【Tianjin】Braised pork and smoked eggs

【Tianjin】Braised pork and smoked eggs

Overview

This is a delicacy that I have never tired of since I was a snack. It is also a must-have dish on many Tianjin people’s Spring Festival tables. Chunks of pork are braised and hard-boiled eggs are smoked inside the meat. The eggs have a strong meaty aroma, and the combination of the eggy and meaty aroma is delicious. Pork is fat but not greasy, lean but not fat. It's very enjoyable to eat. I remember the days when there were no working meals and I had to bring lunch to work every day. My mother often made this dish. A few pieces of meat, 2 eggs, and some vegetables make a full lunch box, which is both delicious and nutritious. Once when I was bringing this dish, a colleague who is not originally from Tianjin asked me what kind of dish it was and why the eggs were this color. After tasting it, I sighed: Eggs can still be so delicious. Then, ask carefully about how to do it. Later, this colleague who was not from Tianjin cooked this dish with Tianjin characteristics very well.

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Ingredients

Steps

  1. Wash the pork and cut into medium-sized pieces

    【Tianjin】Braised pork and smoked eggs step 1

  2. Heat the wok, add a little oil, and stir-fry the pork. Stir slowly over low heat to remove the oil from the meat and serve

    【Tianjin】Braised pork and smoked eggs step 2

  3. Use the remaining oil and fry the aniseed ingredients in the pan until fragrant, then stir-fry the ginger and green onions until fragrant

    【Tianjin】Braised pork and smoked eggs step 3

  4. Stir-fried pork

    【Tianjin】Braised pork and smoked eggs step 4

  5. Stir-fried with sweet noodle sauce

    【Tianjin】Braised pork and smoked eggs step 5

  6. Add soy sauce and stir-fry

    【Tianjin】Braised pork and smoked eggs step 6

  7. Add light soy sauce and stir-fry

    【Tianjin】Braised pork and smoked eggs step 7

  8. Add cooking wine and stir-fry

    【Tianjin】Braised pork and smoked eggs step 8

  9. After adding rock sugar, add appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat. Stir fry from time to time

    【Tianjin】Braised pork and smoked eggs step 9

  10. Use this time to boil the eggs until they are 70 to 80% cooked, then remove the shells. You can use a toothpick to poke some holes in the eggs to facilitate the flavoring

    【Tianjin】Braised pork and smoked eggs step 10

  11. Cook the meat until it is 7 or 8 minutes cooked, add the eggs into the pot

    【Tianjin】Braised pork and smoked eggs step 11

  12. Add salt and continue to cook, stirring occasionally until the meat is cooked

    【Tianjin】Braised pork and smoked eggs step 12

  13. Soak the eggs in the soup and smoke them for a while before eating them, they will taste better

    【Tianjin】Braised pork and smoked eggs step 13