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Lu Rou Fan with hard boiled egg
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Lu Rou Fan (Taiwanese Braised Pork Rice Bowl)

Lu rou fan, a Taiwanese comfort food classic of braised pork belly over rice, is probably the best recipe to come out of our kitchen this month.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 40 minutes
Total Time2 hours
Course: Pork
Cuisine: Chinese
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 698kcal
Author: Judy

Ingredients

You'll need:

  • 1 lb skin-on pork belly (450g, cut into 1/2” pieces)
  • 2 teaspoons oil
  • 0.9 oz. rock sugar (25g, or about 1 1/2 tablespoons granulated sugar)
  • 1 small onion or a couple of shallots (diced)
  • 8 shiitake mushrooms (diced into 1/2” pieces)
  • 1/4 cup shaoxing wine (60 ml)
  • 3 tablespoons light soy sauce (45 ml)
  • 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce (30 ml)
  • 2 cups water (475 ml)
  • 4 hardboiled eggs (peeled, optional)

For the spices (wrap everything in cheese cloth and tie with kitchen string):

Instructions

  • Bring a medium pot of water to a boil (just enough so that the pork will be fully submerged), and blanch the chopped pork belly for 1 minute. Drain, rinse clean of any scum, and set aside.
  • Heat the oil in a wok over low heat, and add the sugar. Cook the sugar until it starts to melt and then add the onions. Turn up the heat to medium high and stir-fry the onions for a minute. Add the mushrooms and stir-fry for another couple minutes.
  • Add the blanched pork, shaoxing wine, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce and water. Stir and bring the mixture to a boil. Once boiling, add the spices (which should be tied in cheese cloth), along with the peeled hardboiled eggs and turn the heat to the lowest setting. Simmer for 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking.
  • At this point the meat should be fall-apart tender. To finish the dish, remove the spice packet and turn up the heat to medium high to thicken the sauce, stirring occasionally. This process should take about 5-minutes. The sauce should be thick enough to coat a spoon, but there should still be plenty of it left. Serve over steamed white rice.

Nutrition

Calories: 698kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 68g | Saturated Fat: 24g | Cholesterol: 268mg | Sodium: 1167mg | Potassium: 486mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 260IU | Vitamin C: 2.4mg | Calcium: 67mg | Iron: 2.4mg