Babi Kecap (Sweet Soy Braised Pork)

Name: Babi Kecap (Sweet Soy Braised Pork)
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 2 lb boneless pork shoulder, in 1½-inch chunks; 6 tbsp kecap manis; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 1-inch piece ginger, grated; 6 garlic cloves, grated; 2 onions, thinly sliced; 1 tbsp sambal oelek, to serve; 1 lime; 8 oz green beans, for the side; 1½ cups jasmine rice; 2 tbsp oil; 1 tbsp brown sugar; 1 tsp black pepper; salt

DinnerIndonesian110 minServes 5805 kcal38 g protein

Photo: Gunawan Kartapranata · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

A Chinese-Indonesian classic: chunks of pork shoulder slowly braised with ginger, garlic and onions in kecap manis until spoon-tender and coated in a dark, sticky, sweet-salty glaze. Finished with lime and served with rice and sambal.

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Ingredients

2 lb boneless pork shoulder, in 1½-inch chunks
6 tbsp kecap manis
2 tbsp soy sauce
1-inch piece ginger, grated
6 garlic cloves, grated
2 onions, thinly sliced
1 tbsp sambal oelek, to serve
1 lime
8 oz green beans, for the side
1½ cups jasmine rice

From your pantry: 2 tbsp oil, 1 tbsp brown sugar, 1 tsp black pepper, salt.

Instructions

Toss the pork with the ginger, garlic and pepper. Heat the oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high and brown the pork in two batches, 5 to 6 minutes per batch. Set aside.
Lower the heat to medium, add the onions with a pinch of salt and cook until soft and golden, 6 to 8 minutes.
Return the pork with the kecap manis, soy sauce, brown sugar and 1 cup water. Bring to a simmer, cover and braise on low until the pork is very tender, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Start the rice in the last 20 minutes.
Uncover, skim off excess fat, then raise the heat to medium and simmer, stirring, until the sauce reduces to a thick glaze, 8 to 10 minutes. Squeeze in the juice of half the lime.
Steam or blanch the green beans for 3 to 4 minutes. Serve the pork over rice with the beans, the sambal and lime wedges.

Tip: Pork belly is the traditional cut if you want it richer. No kecap manis? Simmer equal parts soy sauce and brown sugar with a spoon of molasses until syrupy.