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Lu Rou Fan (Braised Pork Rice)

Name: Lu Rou Fan (Braised Pork Rice)
Total time: 60 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Taiwan
Ingredients: 500g Pork Belly; 600g Cooked Rice; 4 tbsp Soy Sauce; 2 Star Anise; 1/2 tsp Five Spice Powder; 3 cloves Garlic; 10g Ginger; 2 tbsp Sugar; 4 Egg

Rice Dish

⏱ 60 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Pork belly braised meltingly tender in a star-anise-scented sweet-savory sauce, ladled over rice — Taiwan's national comfort food.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Found at every eatery in Taiwan, from home kitchens to street stalls. Minced pork simmers until meltingly tender, scented with star anise and five-spice powder. Known regionally as "rou zao fan," with every household guarding its own version of the perfect ratio.

🌆 Where it's eaten: Ladled generously over warm rice, often with a boiled egg and pickles on the side.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Pork Belly 500g
Cooked Rice 600g
Soy Sauce 4 tbsp
Star Anise 2
Five Spice Powder 1/2 tsp
Garlic 3 cloves
Ginger 10g
Sugar 2 tbsp
Egg 4

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Finely dice the pork belly into 5mm cubes. Mince the garlic and ginger.
Boil and peel the eggs.
Heat oil in a pot and fry the garlic and ginger until fragrant.
Add the pork and cook thoroughly until the fat renders.
Add the soy sauce, star anise, five-spice powder, sugar, and 400ml water; cover and simmer over low heat for about 40 minutes.
Add the boiled eggs and simmer for another 10 minutes; serve ladled over rice.

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