Babi pongteh
Babi pongteh, from above
Non vegMelaka

Babi pongteh

Pork and potatoes braised in fermented soybean, palm sugar and a mountain of shallots. Nyonya comfort.

90 minTime
26 gProtein each
mildSpice
Nyonya braise2 chapters · 1 min read

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Grandma's wayPork and potatoes braised in taucheo, palm sugar and shallots.
The original
829kcalsame
26 gproteinsame
4 gfibresame
90minutessame

Babi pongteh.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

5 servings
Shallots20, pounded
Garlic12 cloves, pounded
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tbsp
Taucheo3 tbsp
Pork bellychunks
Porkshoulder, chunks
Dark soy sauce1½ tbsp
Palm sugar (gula melaka)2 tbsp gula melaka
Water2½ cups
Dried shiitake mushrooms6, soaked
Potatochunks
Saltto taste

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Fry the pounded shallots and garlic in the oil over low heat for 8 minutes until golden.
  2. 2Add the taucheo and fry 2 minutes.
  3. 3Add the pork, dark soy and palm sugar and toss to coat.
  4. 4Add the water and shiitake, cover and simmer 40 minutes.
  5. 5Add the potatoes and cook 25 minutes until tender and the sauce is thick.
Serve it like this

Serve in a deep bowl with plenty of gravy, steamed rice and sambal belacan with lime on the side.

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What goes with Babi pongteh: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Methi thepla40 min
Bread or rice Jeera rice30 min
On the side Sambal kangkung15 min
On the side Nyonya chap chye45 min
To drink Kokum sharbat25 min
Something sweet Bubur cha cha45 min
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