Lu Rou Fan (Taiwanese Stewed Pork with Hard-Boiled Eggs)

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5

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  • Prep Time

    15 mins

  • Cook Time

    45 mins

  • Total Time

    1 hr

  • Servings

    5

  • Calories

    392 kcal

  • Course

    Main Course

  • Cuisine

    Taiwanese

Lu Rou Fan (Taiwanese Stewed Pork with Hard-Boiled Eggs)

A simple and delicious recipe with very tender stewed pork, and flavorful hardboiled eggs. Lu rou fan is a Taiwanese recipe with flavors very similar to Vietnamese and other Asian pork dishes, but with its own twist.

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Ingredients

Servings

Aromatics

  • 4 shallot or substitute 1 medium yellow onion
  • 2 cloves garlic

Meat

  • 1.25 .25 lb pork belly or shoulder

Sauce

  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1 tsp dark soy sauce for color
  • 1/4 /4 cup water
  • 1 star anise
  • 1/2 /2 tsp Chinese five-spice powder
  • 1-2 cinnamon stick inches
  • 1.5-2 .5-2 tbsp ginger sliced
  • 4 shiitake mushrooms optional

Final Additions

  • 4 egg hard-boiled
  • 1 scallion finely chopped, stalk

Instructions

  1. Cut pork into small cubes. Chop shallots and mince garlic.
  2. Saute pork until brown. Remove meat (leave fat in pan) and saute the shallot and garlic on medium-high heat until lightly browned. Remove from pan, then saute mushrooms.
  3. Add everything back into the pan, including the soy sauce, rice vinegar, dark soy sauce, water and spices (star anise, 5 spice, cinnamon, and ginger). Simmer for about 30-60 minutes or until tender. Add the eggs during the last 10-15 minutes.
  4. Garnish with chopped scallion

Nutrition Information

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Serving 0g Calories 392kcal (20%) Carbohydrates 7g (2%) Protein 26g (52%) Fat 28g (43%) Saturated Fat 10g (50%) Cholesterol 231mg (77%) Sodium 762mg (32%) Potassium 501mg (11%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 3g (6%) Vitamin A 232IU (5%) Vitamin C 3mg (3%) Calcium 55mg (6%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 5Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 392 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving 0g
Calories 392kcal 20%
Carbohydrates 7g 2%
Protein 26g 52%
Fat 28g 43%
Saturated Fat 10g 50%
Cholesterol 231mg 77%
Sodium 762mg 32%
Potassium 501mg 11%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 3g 6%
Vitamin A 232IU 5%
Vitamin C 3mg 3%
Calcium 55mg 6%
Iron 2mg 11%

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

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