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Tokwa’t Baboy with Tausi (Pork Belly and Tofu with Salted Black Beans)
Tokwa’t Baboy with Tausi (Pork Belly and Tofu with Salted Black Beans)
Tokwa’t baboy is a classic Filipino dish consisting of simmered, sautéed, and braised pork belly with fried tofu. Traditionally this dish also has diced parts of the pig's head, including ears and snout. But for lack of availability, I just stuck with pork belly. You will see tokwa’t baboy served as an appetizer or on top of congee, but with tausi(salted black beans) and tomatoes added into the mix, you create a gravy. This will be best served with steamed rice.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup vinegar
- 2 lbs pork belly cut into 1” cubes
- 1 head garlic minced
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 medium white onion chopped
- 3 small roma tomatoes chopped
- 1/4 cup salted black beans rinsed
- 1 package extra firm tofu pressed; cut into cubes
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- vegetable oil for frying
Instructions
- Place the water, vinegar, and pork belly in a pot over medium high heat. Bring the pork belly to a boil without stirring. Skim any floating scum off the top.
- Add in the garlic, bay leaf, 1 tsp of salt, and 1/4 tsp,of black pepper. Cover. Reduce the heat to medium low and simmer for 45 minutes.
- While the pork belly is simmering, toss and coat the cubed tofu in cornstarch.
- Heat up a 1/4” of vegetable oil in a sauté pan over medium high heat. Fry the tofu on a sides for 2-3 minutes until golden brown and crispy.
- Drain the grease on paper towel and set aside.
- Strain and reserve the liquid from the pork belly.
- Heat up 1 tbsp of vegetable oil in a large sauté pan over medium high heat. Sauté the onions and garlic for 3 minutes.
- Add the pork belly back into the pan. Brown the pork belly on all sides for 8-10 minutes.
- Add in the tomatoes. Sauté for 5 minutes, crushing the tomatoes with the back of a spoon to release the juices and cook down.
- Pour in 1 cup of the reserved liquid that the pork belly simmered in. Add in the fried tofu and salted black beans. Bring to a boil and simmer for 3 minutes.
Ginataang Mungo at Baboy (Pork and Mung Bean Stew)
Ginataang Mungo at Baboy (Pork and Mung Bean Stew)
Ginataang mungo at baboy is a mung bean stew with diced pork belly, spinach, and coconut milk. This stew is kind of the Filipino version of a split pea soup, just with a lot more going on. The stew is very comforting and creamy, especially on a cool day. If you want your pork to be a little leaner then belly, you can substitute cubes of pork shoulder.
Ingredients
- 1 cup mung beans
- 6 cups water
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 medium onion diced
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 1 lb pork belly diced
- 2 roma tomatoes diced
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 1/2 cups coconut milk
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 bunch spinach
Instructions
- Bring 6 cups of water to a boil. Add in the mung beans. Cover. Reduce the heat to medium low and simmer for 45 minutes.
- Turn off the heat. The mung beans should’ve split in half like split peas.
- Heat up cooking oil in a pot over medium high heat. Sauté the onions and garlic for 5 minutes.
- Add in the pork belly. Sauté for 7-8 minutes until browned.
- Add in the tomatoes and fish sauce. Cook for 5 minutes.
- Pour in the mung beans with all of the bean stock. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer for 30 minutes.
- Add in the coconut milk, salt, and pepper. Continue simmering for 5 minutes.
- Turn off the heat. Stir in the spinach.
Hong Kong Breakfast Ramen
Hong Kong Breakfast Ramen
While this seems to be nothing fancy, and it isn’t, Hong Kong breakfast ramen is a staple in tea houses. It’s quick and inexpensive, yet very satisfying. Chicken ramen are topped with a couple slices of fried spam, a fried egg, and a little green onion. You can prepare breakfast ramen at home, costing a little over $1 per serving. You can easily feed a family of 4 for $5.
Ingredients
- 2 cups water
- 1 package chicken ramen
- 2 slices spam
- 1 large egg
- 1 green onion finely chopped
Instructions
- Bring 2 cups of water to a boil in a small pot. Add in the ramen noodles. Cook for 2 minutes.
- Add in the seasoning packet and cook for 1 more minute. Pour in a bowl.
- Pan fry the slices of spam in a small sauté pan over medium high heat for 2 minutes a side until crispy. Set aside.
- Turn up the heat to high. Crack an egg into the pan. Cook sunny-side up for 2-3 minutes until the white is cooked.
