Pork Paste Thick Soup Rice
Slimy soup and rice all in one! Taiwanese local pork chop porridge
Description
A heartwarming Taiwanese daily meal where handmade pork paste (Rou Geng) in a thick bonito/shiitake broth is poured over 'white rice' instead of noodles.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- White rice
- Lean pork
- Fish paste
- Bamboo shoots
- Bonito flakes
- Black vinegar
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- [Rou Geng] Season shredded lean pork with soy sauce, five-spice, and garlic. Knead with fish paste and plenty of 'sweet potato flour' (Digua Fen), boil to make plump pork paste chunks.
- [Soup] Boil pork bone broth with massive bonito flakes, shredded rehydrated shiitake, and bamboo shoots.
- Season sweet and sour with soy sauce, rock sugar, and 'black vinegar' (Wu Cu), thicken heavily with potato starch.
- Serve warm white rice in a bowl.
- Heat the boiled Rou Geng in the thick soup, and dump the whole thing like an avalanche over the rice.
- Scatter cilantro, minced celery, and white pepper.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Bonito broth、White pepper、Black vinegar
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Store-bought meatballs, Chinese broth, White rice
Pairing
Boiled greens(Tang Qingcai)
Trivia
[For Everyone] The rice version of 'Rou Geng Mian'. In Taiwanese eateries, customers freely choose 'Noodles, Rice Noodles (Meifun), or Rice' for their thick soup (Geng). The ultimate bowl for a tired stomach.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Since the thick soup coats the rice grains, carefully slurp it down like a 'Chinese-style risotto' with a spoon to avoid burns!
Allergen
Wheat, Pork, Soy, Seafood (Fish paste)