Lu Rou Fan-Braised Pork Rice

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  • Prep Time

    30 mins

  • Cook Time

    1 hr

  • Total Time

    1 hr 30 mins

  • Servings

    4

  • Calories

    1539 kcal

  • Course

    Main Course

  • Cuisine

    Chinese

Lu Rou Fan-Braised Pork Rice

Lu Rou Fan-Taiwanese braised pork over rice

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Ingredients

Servings
  • 1000 g pork belly , either skin on or skin off
  • 4 middle shallots , peeled and sliced
  • 1 cup of oil
  • 6 dried shiitake mushroom , pre-hydrated
  • 25 g rock sugar
  • 4 tbsp. light soy sauce
  • 3 tbsp. thickened soy sauce , also known as soy paste. (or 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce)
  • 4 tbsp. Shaoxing wine
  • 4 hard boiled eggs , unshelled
  • 4-5 garlic cloves , sliced
  • 1/4 tsp. white pepper powder
  • 2 green onions
  • 2-3 trees of Bok Choy

Spices (or you can use 1 teaspoon Chinese five spice powder)

  • 4 star anise
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 10 Sichuan peppercorns , optional
  • 1/8 tsp. cumin seeds , optional
  • 1 slice of sand ginger , optional
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Instructions

  1. Cut the pork belly into small diced (around 2-3 cm).
  2. Heat around 1 cup of oil in a wok or sauce pan, add sliced onion in to fry until they becomes golden brown. Control your fire especially in the final stage and stir continuously. Transfer out to cool down. After cooled, the fried onions will become quite crispy, you crack them in a plastic bag with a rolling pin or chop with a knife.
  3. Leave around 1 tablespoon of oil and then fry pork belly until slightly browned and they begin to release oil.
  4. Get a iron cast deep pot, transfer pork belly in, add shaoxing wine, soy sauce, thickened soy sauce, garlic slices, spices, white pepper, scallion, rock sugar, diced mushrooms and then strained mushroom soaking water. Then add stock or water until 2-3 cm higher than the pork belly. If you are using regular pot with more escaping steam, slightly add more water. Bring to boil and simmer for 15 minutes over slowest fire.
  5. Add fried shallots and hard boiled eggs. Cover the pot and simmer for around 30 minutes to 40 minutes over slowest fire. You may need another 20 to 30 minutes if using regular pot.
  6. Use high fire to slightly thicken the soup in the last stage. You can serve directly. But the best taste comes several hours later. When all the flavors are well combined several hours later, re-heat it and stir to prevent sticking. Then serve with steamed rice and blanched vegetables.

Notes

  • Since different brands of soy sauce have different salinities. You can taste the meat after simmer and then adjust the taste by add more light soy sauce.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 1539kcal (77%) Carbohydrates 22g (7%) Protein 34g (68%) Fat 144g (222%) Saturated Fat 50g (250%) Cholesterol 366mg (122%) Sodium 1593mg (66%) Potassium 806mg (23%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 8g (16%) Vitamin A 575IU (12%) Vitamin C 6.8mg (8%) Calcium 94mg (9%) Iron 5mg (28%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 1539 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 1539kcal 77%
Carbohydrates 22g 7%
Protein 34g 68%
Fat 144g 222%
Saturated Fat 50g 250%
Cholesterol 366mg 122%
Sodium 1593mg 66%
Potassium 806mg 17%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 8g 16%
Vitamin A 575IU 12%
Vitamin C 6.8mg 8%
Calcium 94mg 9%
Iron 5mg 28%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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