Taiwanese Braised Pork Rice (Lu Rou Fan)
Authentic Taiwanese Braised Pork Rice (Lu Rou Fan) made with tender pork belly, savoury soy sauce, and fragrant spices. A beloved Asian comfort food perfect for family dinners or festive gatherings.
Recipe - Station Square
Taiwanese Braised Pork Rice (Lu Rou Fan)
Prep Time20 Minutes
Servings4
Cook Time45 Minutes
Ingredients
500g pork belly (diced into 1 cm cubes)
2 tbsp dried shrimps (soaked and chopped)
2 tbsp Granulated Sugar
¼ tsp five spice powder
2 pcs Star Aniseed (Dried)
¼ cup Light Soy Sauce
2 tbsp Dark Soy Sauce
¼ cup Cooking Wine
4 tbsp fried shallots
2 tbsp fried minced garlic
4 eggs (hard boiled)
2 cups rice (cooked)
a bunch of bok choy or any green leafy
hot water (enough to cover the pork)
Directions
- Place a wok or large pan over medium heat and cook diced pork belly until the liquid has almost evaporated, about 10 minutes.
- Add dried shrimp, sugar, star anise, and five-spice powder, stirring well to combine. Then add soy sauce, dark soy sauce, wine, fried shallots, and minced garlic. Stir to mix well and cook for 5 minutes.
- Pour in enough hot water to cover the pork. Add hard-boiled eggs, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes, turning the eggs halfway through to ensure even colouring.
- Serve braised pork with steamed rice and blanched green leafy vegetables.
20 minutes
Prep Time
45 minutes
Cook Time
4
Servings
Shop Ingredients
Makes 4 servings
Fresh - Pork Belly Boneless Slice RWA, 140 Gram
$2.77 avg/ea was $3.08 avg/ea$1.98/100g
Not Available
Rogers - Fine Granulated Sugar, 1 Kilogram
$3.99$0.40/100g
Mccormick - Chinese Five Spice, 41 Gram
$6.29$15.34/100g
TASTIE - Dried Star Anise, 80 Gram
$4.99$6.24/100g
AMOY - Gold Label Light Soy Sauce, 500 Millilitre
$6.99$1.40/100ml
AMOY - Dark Soy Sauce, 500 Millilitre
$6.29$1.26/100ml
ASIAN FAMILY - Chinese Cooking Wine, 500 Millilitre
$4.79$0.96/100ml
Shallots - Fresh, Bulk, 20 Gram
$0.20 avg/ea$1.01/100g
Garlic - White, Bulk, 1 Each
$1.29
Golden Valley - Country Golden Yolks Free Range Large Brown Eggs, 12 Each
$8.49$0.71 each
Shirakiku - Premium Short Grain Rice, 6.81 Kilogram
$44.99 was $59.99$0.66/100g
Bok Choy - Fresh,, 1400 Gram
$4.60 avg/ea was $6.14 avg/ea$0.33/100g
Not Available
Directions
- Place a wok or large pan over medium heat and cook diced pork belly until the liquid has almost evaporated, about 10 minutes.
- Add dried shrimp, sugar, star anise, and five-spice powder, stirring well to combine. Then add soy sauce, dark soy sauce, wine, fried shallots, and minced garlic. Stir to mix well and cook for 5 minutes.
- Pour in enough hot water to cover the pork. Add hard-boiled eggs, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes, turning the eggs halfway through to ensure even colouring.
- Serve braised pork with steamed rice and blanched green leafy vegetables.