Babi Pongteh by Barbara Chua Jalleh‎


Ingredients
1kg pork belly or twee bak (cut into chunks)
4 potatoes (cut into chunks)
15 shallots
8-10 cloves of garlics
10 dried mushrooms, cleaned, soaked & remove stems
½ cup of fermented soya beans (tau cheo)
2 medium size rock sugar
1 ½ tablespoon dark soya sauce
Salt to taste
3 tablespoons of cooking oil

Method
1. Pound or blend shallots, garlic and tau cheo till fine.
2. Heat oil in a wok and sauté the pounded ingredients until fragrant.
3. Add in the pork pieces and coat well with the paste till well blended.
4. Add dark soya sauce, rock sugar and salt.
5. Add about 1-2 cups of water and continue to stir fry till the mixture thickens.
6. Bring it to a boil and add in the mushrooms and potatoes.
7. Turn the heat down to simmer until the pork is tender.
8. Served with piping hot rice and sambal belachan. Enjoy!!