Instant Pot Tau Yew Bak (Braised Pork in Soy Sauce)
Course: Entree
Cuisine: Chinese
Prep Time: 18 minutesminutes
40 minutesminutes
Total Time: 58 minutesminutes
Servings: 6servings
Author: Marvellina
Make this incredible soy-braised pork with young bamboo shoots with this easy recipe yet packed with amazing flavor. It can be cooked on the stove, pressure cooker, or slow cooker.
The bamboo shoots I got from the store have been parboiled and soft, so I just need to boil them in water briefly to get rid of the pungent aroma. The bamboo shoots are in large cone shapes and so I cut into half. You can slice them even smaller if you like
Brown the meat (for cooking on the stove and slow cooker methods):
Preheat about 1 Tbsp of oil in a large pot. Brown the meat (batch by batch) in the pot until they have a nice brown
Remove the pork from the pot. Add another 1 Tbsp of oil to the same pot. Add the aromatics and soy bean paste stir fry until the aroma rises, about 3 minutes. Make sure to scrape the bottom of the pot with a spatula
If continue cooking on the stove:
Add the pork, bamboo shoots, dried bean curds, hard-boiled eggs, and seasonings. Add water just until it submerges everything inside the pot and bring it to a boil and then lower the heat and simmer covered partially with a lid until the pork is tender, this may take about 45 minutes or longer.
15 minutes before the end of the cooking time, add the potatoes and let them cooked until soft but not mushy. Remove from heat
Cooking with Instant Pot pressure cooker:
Press "saute" mode on Instant Pot. When it says hot, add the oil and then add some pieces of the pork in batches to brown them. The meat won't be cooked yet at this point. We just want a nice brown color.
Remove the pork pieces and add another 1 Tbsp of oil to the same pot. Add the aromatics and soy bean paste stir fry until the aroma rises, about 3 minutes. Make sure to scrape the bottom of the pot with a spatula. Turn off saute mode
Add the pork, bamboo shoots, dried bean curds, hard-boiled eggs, and seasonings. Add water just until it submerges everything inside the pot. Close the lid and turn the steam release valve to "sealing". Press "pressure cooker" and set the timer to 30 minutes or 40 minutes if you want it really tender
Release pressure immediately when it's done. Carefully unlock the lid and turn the saute mode back on and add potato quarters and cook for another 10-15 minutes or until the potatoes are tender but not mushy. Turn off saute mode
Cooking with slow cooker:
After you brown the meat above and saute the aromatics as mentioned in the steps above, transfer them to a slow cooker and add the pork, bamboo shoots, dried bean curds, hard-boiled eggs, and seasonings.water until it just about to submerge everything inside the pot. Cover the lid and let it cook on low for 6 hours
Serving suggestion:
If you prepare this for the next day, place the pot inside the refrigerator until you are ready to serve them. The flavor will develop even more and the egg will get a much darker brown. You can also remove some of the extra fat that have solidified due to refrigeration. Leave some on for flavor though. Reheat it on stove top when you are ready to serve
Serve warm and garnish with coriander leaves just before serving