Lu Rou Fan (Taiwanese Stewed Pork with Hard-Boiled Eggs)
A simple and delicious recipe with very tender stewed pork, and flavorful hardboiled eggs. Lu rou fan is a Taiwanese recipe with flavors very similar to Vietnamese and other Asian pork dishes, but with its own twist.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 45 min
- Yield
- 5 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 4 shallots (or substitute 1 medium yellow onion)
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1.25 lb pork (belly or shoulder)
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tsp dark soy sauce (for color)
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 star anise
- 1/2 tsp Chinese 5 spice powder
- 1-2 inches of cinnamon stick
- 1.5-2 tbsp ginger (sliced)
- 4 shiitake mushrooms (optional)
- 4 hard-boiled eggs
- 1 stalk scallion (finely chopped)
Instructions
- 1
Cut pork into small cubes. Chop shallots and mince garlic.
- 2
Saute pork until brown. Remove meat (leave fat in pan) and saute the shallot and garlic on medium-high heat until lightly browned. Remove from pan, then saute mushrooms.
- 3
Add everything back into the pan, including the soy sauce, rice vinegar, dark soy sauce, water and spices (star anise, 5 spice, cinnamon, and ginger). Simmer for about 30-60 minutes or until tender. Add the eggs during the last 10-15 minutes.
- 4
Garnish with chopped scallion