Description
A powerful, strongly flavored dish where fried pork is simmered in a rich soy, star anise, and doubanjiang sauce similar to beef noodle broth until dark brown.
Restaurants serving Soy Braised Pork Rib Rice
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Pork
- Dark soy sauce
- Star anise
- Doubanjiang
- Rock sugar
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Cut pork loin into large pieces, pound, coat lightly, and fry.
- Heat oil in a pot, sauté doubanjiang, star anise, cassia, garlic, and fried shallots.
- Add plenty of dark soy sauce (Lao Chou), light soy sauce, rock sugar, and water to make a pitch-black, rich braising liquid (Hongshao Zhi).
- Add the fried pork and simmer for
- mins until the sauce penetrates to the core and the crust becomes gooey.
- Place the juice-heavy, dark pork on rice and let the remaining sauce soak into the entire bowl.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Star anise and Doubanjiang
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Pork loin cutlets, Sukiyaki sauce with doubanjiang
Pairing
Cold Jasmine Tea
Trivia
[Hardcore] 'Hongshao' is the base seasoning for Taiwanese beef noodles. Applying it to pork rib rice creates a dish so salty and rich it makes you eat several bowls of rice. For meat maniacs wanting a hearty meal.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Shred the dark, simmered pork with chopsticks, unify it with the sauce-soaked rice, and shovel it in with a spoon!
Allergen
Wheat, Pork, Soy