Boil 5 eggs, peel, and set aside.
Cut the pork up into 1″ pieces.
Season the pork with 1.5 tsp salt and 1 tsp black pepper.
Mix 3 cloves of garlic, 1 medium diced onion, and 3 Tbsp fish sauce in the pork. (I recommend using a spoon or glove to mix everything together. Fish sauce has a strong odor that you don’t want on your hands.)
Heat up a heavy bottomed pan on medium and pour the oil and 1.5 Tbsp of sugar in and keep stirring until the sugar starts to caramelize.
Quickly pour the pork into the pan with the caramel and stir the pork around.
Once the pork’s outer layer has been cooked, pour in the coco rico. The pork will foam, when this happens use a spoon to remove the foam.
Pour in enough water to cover the meat.
Add 1 tsp of the coco caramel syrup and stir.
Put a lid on and turn the heat down between low/medium and let the pork braise for 20 minutes.
Place boiled eggs in and continue to cook for another 15-20 minutes.
Serve over a hot bowl of rice and enjoy!