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.
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