Taiwanese Braised Minced Pork Rice (台式肉燥飯)
Dai Ga Si Faan recipe - Taiwanese
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 25 min
- Yield
- 3 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
- 500 g minced pork
- 300 ml water (or until covers pork)
- 3 tbsp fried shallots
- 3-4 dried shiitake mushrooms (soaked and rehydrated)
- mushroom water (from soaking the dried shiitake mushrooms)
- 2 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1 tbsp Shaoxing cooking wine
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 1/2 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 1 tsp ginger, minced
- 1 tsp garlic, minced
- 1/2 tsp Chinese five spice powder
- 1/4 tsp white pepper powder
- 2 green onion, chopped
Instructions
- 1
Using the sauté function of your pressure cooker, add the minced pork and cook for 2-3 minutes, until the liquid evaporates and the pork begins to brown slightly.
- 2
Stir in chopped mushrooms, minced garlic and minced ginger. Sauté for about 1 minute until fragrant.
- 3
Pour in Shaoxing wine, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, brown sugar, fried shallots, white pepper powder, and five-spice powder. Stir everything together to combine well.
- 4
Add the reserved mushroom water and enough additional water to cover the pork. Stir to mix throughly.
- 5
If using a pressure cooker, cover the lid and pressure cook for 20 minutes. If using stovetop, bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer on low for 1.5 hours, stirring occasionally.
- 6
After cooking, sauté the mixture again to reduce and thicken the sauce to your desired consistency.
- 7
Serve the braised minced pork over steamed rice along with boiled vegetables. Garnish with chopped green onions. Enjoy!