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Lu Rou Fan (Taiwanese Braised Pork Rice Bowl)

Prep Time

20m

Cook Time

1h 40m

Total Time

This Taiwanese Lu Rou Fan recipe features tender, braised pork belly, shiitake mushrooms, and seasoned with aromatic spices like star anise, cinnamon, and Sichuan peppercorns. This dish is simmered in a rich, savory sauce and served over steamed rice for a comforting and satisfying meal. Optional hardboiled eggs add extra flavor.

Lurou Fan

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Ingredients

Servings: 4

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1 lb skin-on pork belly ((450g, cut into 1/2” pieces))

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))

2 teaspoons Sichuan peppercorns

2 pieces dried tangerine peel

2 slices fresh ginger

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.

Lu Rou Fan (Taiwanese Braised Pork Rice Bowl)

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Nutrition Facts

Lu Rou Fan (Taiwanese Braised Pork Rice Bowl)

Ingredients

Steps

Nutrition Facts Nutrition facts are based on 1 serving. If servings is not specified, 6 is assumed for the total recipe.

Nutrition Facts