Bak Kut Teh

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Bak Kut Teh is a popular meat dish in Malaysia and Singapore. The name is derived from the Chinese name 肉骨茶 spoken in the Hokkien dialect, which means 'Pork Ribs Tea.’ 

 

This article explains how I prepare my favorite version of Bak Kut Teh at home. I am trying to recreate my favorite Bak Kut Teh serving at the store five minutes away from where I live. 

 

Let dive in right away on how to prepare my favorite Bak Kut Teh.

 

Ingredients

 

The main ingredients: A

 

• 500g pork belly
• 500g pork ribs
• 1 packet enoki mushrooms
• 6 button mushrooms
• 1 packet fried tofu puff
• 1 pair YouTiao (Chinese breadsticks)
• Some Chinese lettuce
• 2 liters water.

 

The herbs: B

 

• 10g Angelica sinensis (当归 / dang gui)
• 8g Rehmannia root (熟地 /shou di)
• 10 g Ligusticum striatum (chuan xiong / 川芎)
• 15g Polygonatum odoratum (玉竹 / yu zhu /Solomon’s seal)
• 20 g Codonopsis pilosula (Dang shen / 黨參
• 1 tbsp goji berries

 

The spices: C

 

• 2 star anise
• 2 bulbs garlic
• 3 cinnamon bark
• 2 tsp white peppercorn

 

Others: D

 

• 1 tbsp salt
• 2 tsp sugar
• 1 tbsp light soy sauce

 

Instructions

 

• Clean the pork belly and pork ribs under running water. Place the pork in a pot of cold water. Bring the water to a boil, and continue to simmer over low heat for 5 minutes.  
• Skim off the scum floating on the surface. Then remove the pork and wash again with cold water.
• Place B and C in a cloth bag. Boil it with the garlic for 30 minutes.
• Add the pork and simmer over low heat for 45 minutes. Season the broth with D.
• Bring a portion of the broth to a boil in a clay pot.
• Add the pork and ribs.
• Once it is boiling again, add the enoki and button mushrooms. Simmer for half a minute. 
• Remove from heat. Add the lettuce on top.
• Cook the tofu puffs with some broth in a separate pot for ten minutes.
• Serve the Bak Kut Teh with the youtiao, steamed rice, and the tofu puffs.

 

For more tips on this recipe, click here to the original article!

 

Source: Taste of Asian Food. Reproduced with permission.

 

 

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