Melt-in-Your-Mouth Chinese Braised Pork: The Surprisingly Simple Recipe

Ingredient： 1 Slightly fatty pork belly with skin on 2 Spring onions 3 Ginger 4 Salt 5 Star anise 6 Rock sugar or regular white sugar 7 Light soy sauce 8 Chicken eggs or quail eggs (optional side dish) 9 Garlic (optional side dish) 10 Green onions or chives (for decoration) Ingredients and Preparation: Select slightly fatty pork belly with skin on. Boil pork with spring onions, ginger, salt, and star anise for 10-15 mins. Wash pork to remove impurities. Cut pork into pieces. Caramelized Sugar: Caramelize rock sugar with low heat. Add pork, ensuring even coating. Add water, light soy sauce, and a pinch of salt. Simmer covered for an hour. Side Dish - Tiger-Striped Eggs (Optional): Boil quail eggs in water around 90°C (194°F) for 5-8 mins. Crack eggshells, peel underwater. Fry eggs and garlic, or use boiled eggs. Combining and Finishing: Add fried eggs and garlic to the pork, simmer for 10 mins. Generousl