Braised Pork Belly and Quail Egg, Asadong Liempo at Itlog ng Pugo

Braised Pork Belly and Quail Egg, Asadong Liempo at Itlog ng Pugo. I have been craving for this kind of dish for some time now. I just love the combination of flavors of braised egg and braised fatty pork. I know that pork belly are not the healthiest part of pork, and it is also made more sinful with the combination of whole eggs. Well it does not hurt much if we want to satisfy our cravings once in a while. Pork asado is one of my easiest dish to prepare, I do not usually sauté or sear my my asado or braised recipe. I would just put all the ingredients and let it simmer and slow cooked until the meat are so tender that it actually melts in your mouth.

For this recipe I used pork belly and for the eggs instead of the usual chicken egg I used quail egg. Here is the recipe of my Braised Pork Belly and Quail Egg, Asadong Liempo at Itlog ng Pugo.

Ingredients:

1/2 kilo pork belly, cut into large cubes
14 quail egg, hard boiled
2-3 pieces star anise
1/3 cup soy sauce
1-2 tbsp. sugar
2 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. peppercorn
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 small bundle spring onion, chopped
salt to taste

Cooking procedure:

Place the pork in a medium size sauce pan. Add in 4 to 6 cups of water and add in the peppercorns, star anise, soy sauce, garlic powder and sugar. Bring to a boil and simmer for 45 to 60 minutes. Maintain the water to cover the pork, add more water as necessary and remove scum that rises. Add in the quail egg and continue to simmer for another 15 to 20 minutes or until the liquid is reduced to about half and the pork very tender. Correct saltiness and add more salt if required. Thicken sauce with the cornstarch diluted in 1/4 cup of water, cook for another half a minute or until the sauce thickens. Garnish with chopped spring onion to serve.

See other related asado recipe:

Beef Asado, Braised Beef
Chicken Asado, Asadong Manok
Asado Bulalo, Beef Shank Asado
Braised Beef
Beef Pares