Lu Rou Fan (Taiwanese Braised Pork Rice Bowl)

Name: Lu Rou Fan (Taiwanese Braised Pork Rice Bowl)
Ingredients: 1 lb skin-on pork belly ((450g, cut into 1/2” pieces)); 2 teaspoons oil; 1/2 oz. rock sugar ((14g, or about 2 1/2 teaspoons granulated sugar)); 1 small onion or a couple of shallots ((finely chopped)); 8 shiitake mushrooms ((cut 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)); 3 star anise; 1 cinnamon stick; 6 cloves; 3 bay leaves; 2 teaspoons Sichuan peppercorns; 2 pieces dried tangerine peel; 2 slices fresh ginger

"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...."

INGREDIENTS

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

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2 teaspoons oil

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1/2 oz. rock sugar ((14g, or about 2 1/2 teaspoons granulated sugar))

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1 small onion or a couple of shallots ((finely chopped))

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8 shiitake mushrooms ((cut into 1/2” pieces))

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1/4 cup shaoxing wine ((60 ml))

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3 tablespoons light soy sauce ((45 ml))

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2 tablespoons dark soy sauce ((30 ml))

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2 cups water ((475 ml))

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4 hardboiled eggs ((peeled, optional))

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3 star anise

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1 cinnamon stick

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6 cloves

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3 bay leaves

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2 teaspoons Sichuan peppercorns

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2 pieces dried tangerine peel

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2 slices fresh ginger

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