Ingredients

• 2 lb. pork (50% belly 50% shoulder works nicely)
• 6 fluid oz. Rico coconut soda, Coke, or 7-Up
• 3 Tbsp. fish sauce
• 2 tsp. salt
• 2 quarts water for second boil (or enough to just cover the pork)
• 8 large hard-boiled eggs (duck or chicken)
• 1 yellow onion cut into 8 large chunks

Directions

Cut the pork into 1.5" cubes.

Add the pork, coconut soda, fish sauce and salt to a large pot, then add water so it just covers the pork.

Bring to a boil. Once boiling, lower heat and simmer for about 1.5 to 2 hours total, leaving covered for the first 40 minutes. Check and stir the pot every 20 minutes. The longer you cook it, the softer the pork gets. After 40 minutes, remove the cover to let the liquid reduce so you get a more concentrated sauce.

Make the hard-boiled eggs: add the hard-boiled eggs to a pot and cover the eggs with cold water by 1 inch. Bring to a boil on medium-high heat. Remove from heat and let it sit for 8 minutes. Cool under running water and peel the shells.

During the last ~30-40 minutes of cooking add the peeled eggs and onions.

The final goal is to reduce the liquid about 1/3 of the starting amount, but you can do it based on your own taste of the sauce and pork softness. When the pork hits a doneness you like and re-season to taste with salt and fish sauce.