Braised Pork 卤肉饭

Ingredients:
400g minced pork (I asked the butcher to mince the part that has some fats, but not a lot)
(You can use pork belly if you prefer the fats, dun need to mince it, just cut into strips.)
5 dried shitake mushroom (soaked till soft)
1 - 2 tbsp dark soya sauce
1 pc honey rock sugar
1 tsp five spices powder
2 cinnamon stick
3 star anise
Few cloves of garlic (mince)
200ml chicken stock
400ml water
3 tbsp oil

Method:
1. Squeeze the water out from the mushrooms and dice them.
2. Heat the oil in a pan, and add the garlic. Fry them until golden brown and pour them on a strainer. Pour the oil back. Keep the garlic aside.
3. Fry the mushroom until fragrant.
4. Add the pork and continue to stirfry.
5. Add 1 tbsp dark soya sauce. O if you prefer, 2 tbsp.
6. Add the garlic, five spices powder, chicken stock, water, sugar, , cinnamon stick, and star anise, and bring to a boil. Cover with a lid, and lower the fire to simmer them for at least 45 mins.

The eggs:
1. Boil a pot of water, add some salt in it.
2. Add room temperature eggs and continue boiling for 5 mins.
3. Take the eggs out and submerged them in a pot of ice water for 5 - 10 mins.
4. Peel the eggs,
5. Scoop the sauce from the braised pork into a bowl and place the eggs in it for at least 15 mins. Longer if you prefer a darker brown.

Note: Instead of pork, it can be minced chicken too.