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Kway chap (braised pork and tofu with rice roll sheets)

Strips of rice roll sheets served in a dark, star-anise-scented broth flavoured with soy sauce, along with braised pork, tofu and offal. It's a comforting Teochew dish, often eaten for breakfast.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Garniture

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

Instructions

  1. Fry the crushed garlic in the oil, then add the pork cut into pieces and sear it for 5 minutes.
  2. Add the water, the soy sauces and the spices (star anise, five-spice, cinnamon) and bring to the boil.
  3. Lower the heat, cover and simmer for 45 minutes so the meat becomes tender and the broth is well flavoured.
  4. Add the tofu cut into cubes for the last 15 minutes, then adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper.
  5. Cut the rice roll sheets into 1 cm strips and divide them between the bowls.
  6. Pour the hot broth over the strips, add the pork and tofu, then top with the boiled egg and spring onion.

Variations and tips

Meat-free. Replace the pork with shiitake mushrooms and tofu, using a vegetable stock and the same soy sauces.

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