How to cook Bak Kut Teh

Name: How to cook Bak Kut Teh
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 500g pork belly; 500g pork ribs; 1 packet enoki mushrooms; 6 button mushrooms; 1 packet fried tofu puff; 1 pair YouTiao (Chinese breadsticks); Some Chinese lettuce; 2 liters water; 10g Angelica sinensis (当归 / dang gui); 8g Rehmannia root (熟地 /shou di); 10 g Ligusticum striatum (chuan xiong / 川芎); 15g Polygonatum odoratum (玉竹 / yu zhu /Solomon’s seal); 20 g Codonopsis pilosula (Dang shen / 黨參; 1 tbsp goji berries; 2 star anise; 2 bulbs garlic; 3 cinnamon bark; 2 tsp white peppercorn; 1 tbsp salt; 2 tsp sugar; 1 tbsp light soy sauce

Instructions

Prep:20minCook:1h 30min

Bak Kut Teh is a popular meat dish in Malaysia and Singapore. The name is derived from the Chinese name 肉骨茶 spoken in the Hokkien dialect, which means 'Pork Ribs Tea.’ This article explains how I prepare my favorite version of Bak Kut Teh at home. I am trying to recreate my favorite Bak Kut Teh serving at the store five minutes away from where I live. Let dive in right away on how to prepare my favorite Bak Kut Teh.

Updated at: Fri, 06 Mar 2026 13:00:57 GMT