Description
The mainstream style in southern Taiwan (like Tainan): a non-greasy, lighter minced rice dish using lean minced pork simmered in a sweeter sauce.
Restaurants serving Rou Zao Fan (Minced Pork Rice)
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The Recipe section below is a general reference, not a recipe from the listed shops.
Recipe
Ingredients
- Lean minced pork
- Fried shallots
- Rock sugar
- Garlic
- Cilantro
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Grind lean pork (shoulder or ham) coarsely (or pulse in a food processor).
- Sauté the minced pork thoroughly in a pan until crumbly to remove pork odor.
- Add plenty of fried shallots, minced garlic, soy sauce, rock sugar (more is used as southern style is sweeter), rice wine, and five-spice powder, and sauté together.
- Pour in water and simmer on low for
- mins to
- hour to let flavors meld. Simmer time is shorter than pork belly Lu Rou Fan, finishing with a bit more broth.
- Serve over rice, topped generously with fresh cilantro (coriander).
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Five-spice powder and Garlic
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Minced pork/beef blend, Fried onions
Pairing
Milkfish Soup(Sabahee Tang)
Trivia
[Hardcore] Caution: ordering 'Lu Rou Fan' in southern Taiwan gets you rice topped with a massive braised pork block (Kong Rou Fan). The minced version is called 'Rou Zao Fan'.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] In Tainan, sweet sauce is always paired with cilantro. The golden rule is to order it with fish ball soup to eat as a set meal!
Allergen
Wheat, Pork, Soy