Lu Rou Fan (Taiwanese Braised Minced Pork Over Rice)
Brought over by Chinese migrants from the Fujian province, lu rou fan has become ubiquitous in Taiwan. The most basic recipe calls for stir-frying minced (or ground) fatty pork and finely sliced shallots then braising them in soy sauce.
Ingredients
- 250 to 300 grams thinly sliced fatty pork
- 2 to 3 shallots
- 2 tablespoons sesame seed oil
- 2 to 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 to 3 tablespoons rice wine
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon five-spice powder available in the Asian section of most groceries
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- sliced scallions to garnish
Instructions
- Using s sharp and heavy knife, cut the pork into small pieces.
- Thinly slice the shallots.
- Heat the sesame seed oil in a wok or frying pan.
- Add the pork and shallots. Stir fry until the pork is lightly browned.
- Pour in the soy sauce and rice wine. Sprinkle in the sugar and the five-spice powder. Continue cooking over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, for about five minutes.
- Stir in the oyster sauce. Cook for another minute.
- Serve the braised minced pork with rice and, optionally, stir fried bok choy and soy sauce eggs.
