Bak Kut Teh Pepper Pork Fried Rice with a Garlic Broth Shot

Method

1. Cut the pork into thin 1 cm strips and toss with part of the light soy, the cornstarch and part of the white pepper; leave for 10 min. The starch coats the meat so it stays juicy over high heat.

   Add in this stepPork shoulder or collar 200 gLight soy sauce 0.9 tspCornstarch 1 tspGround white pepper ¼ tsp

2. Smash a quarter of the garlic with the flat of a knife and put it in a small 14 cm pot with the stock, part of the white pepper and part of the salt. Simmer on low heat for 10 min to make the garlic-pepper broth, then fish out the garlic and keep it warm.

   Add in this stepChicken stock (low-salt) 300 mlGarlic cloves 2Ground white pepper ½ tspSalt ¼ tsp

   low heat

3. Thinly slice half of the remaining garlic and chop the rest. Put most of the oil and the sliced garlic into a cold 28 cm wok and fry on medium-low heat for 4 min, stirring. Lift the chips onto paper towels as soon as they are pale golden; they keep darkening, and brown garlic tastes bitter. Keep the garlic oil in the wok.

   Add in this stepVegetable oil 2.4 tbspGarlic cloves 4

   medium-low heat

4. Add the rest of the oil, heat the wok on high heat, spread in the marinated pork and stir-fry for 2 min 30 sec, until browned outside with no pink inside.

   Add in this stepVegetable oil 1.6 tbsp

   high heat

5. Push the pork aside, pour in the beaten eggs and, when half set, add the rice and chopped garlic and stir-fry on high heat for 4 min. Press the rice with the spatula to break up clumps, then add the dark soy and the rest of the light soy, white pepper and salt and mix evenly. It is ready when the grains are separate and start to crackle.

   Add in this stepEggs 2Cold cooked jasmine rice (day-old) 360 gGarlic cloves 2Dark soy sauce 1 tspLight soy sauce 2⅛ tspGround white pepper ¾ tspSalt ¼ tsp

   high heat

6. Spoon the fried rice into bowls and top with the garlic chips and sliced scallions. Pour the hot garlic-pepper broth into small cups to sip between bites.

   Add in this stepScallions 2