Braised meat

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Ingredients:

500g meat
( depends on what kind of meat you perfer)

1 box of quail egg - boiled & removed the shells)
* you can use large eggs if you like.

2 piece of tou foo

1 pack of braised meat sauce
*( take out 4tsp from it to marinate the meat)optional

8 cloves of garlic - smashed with its skin on

1 tblsp cooking oil

800ml water


Tips:

1. when boiling the egg, put it 1 tsp of salt. It will make peeling of the eggs a easier job.

2. Soak the tou foo in water with a pinch of salt before use. It will make the toufoo firmer and won't smash/break into tiny pieces so easily.


Preperation work:

I marinated the meat with 4 tsp of the braised paste. Leave it aside for @ least 30min.

soak the tou foo in salt water while waiting for the meats to be done.

Method:



1. Heat oil in pot and stir fried the garlic till fragrant. Add in the meat to stir fry.


2. once the meat are almost cooked, add in water and braise meat. Cook it on high heat for 10min.


3. Add in the egg & toufoo, make sure the sauce is enough to cover it.

4. Braise it for 1 to 2hr depending on the size of your meat under low heat.


* You can add in other ingredients that you will like to have.
* If you intend to left the gravy overnight, REMEMBER to heat it up before storing it.
* The balanced gravy can be kept in freezer for later use.

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I used some of the gravy to make braise rice...