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September 9, 2015

Taiwanese minced pork and rice

Taiwanese minced pork and rice recipe

Do you get stuck in a food rut?  Making the same old tried and tested recipes week in and week out?  As much as you may love those foods, it gets boring to eat the same food every week.  I have recently found myself being caught in this trap and decided it was time to try one new recipe a week.  Nothing too complicated as time is always short during weekdays and also any new recipe has to be family friendly too.  So when I came across this Taiwanese minced pork recipe that sounded interesting, I decided to give it a go.  It turned out to be yummy with bags of flavour and has already become a regular in our mid-week menu.  And it also freezes really well so I usually make two meals worth which is what I’ve given you quantities for below.

TAIWANESE MINCED PORK AND RICE
Serves: 8

900 gms minced pork
1-1½ tbs sunflower or vegetable oil
2 garlic cloves minced
2 star anise
2 bay leaves (dried is fine)
1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
3 teaspoons sugar
1 tsp Chinese five spice powder
4-5 tbs cooking wine
2 tbs dark soy sauce
4-5 tbs regular soy sauce
600ml chicken stock (shop bought is fine)
80gms fried shallots and a bit extra for garnishing*
3 spring onions finely sliced
One fried egg per person

*For the fried shallots, the easiest option is to get them ready fried from an Asian supermarket.  If not then finely slice and deep fry the shallots till they are crispy.

Start by heating the oil over a medium heat.  Add the garlic and quickly stir for about a minute making sure it doesn’t burn.  Add in the minced pork and turn the heat to high.  Cook the pork, stirring and breaking up any large bits until all the meat is browned.

Now add the sugar, pepper, five spice, star anise and bay leaves to the minced pork and give it a very good mix.  Next add the cooking wine and bring to a boil.  Let the wine bubble for a couple of minutes and then add both the soy sauces and the chicken stock.  Bring back to the boil, reduce the heat to a low simmer and cover and leave to cook for 30 minutes.

After 30 minutes add in the shallots and stir everything really well.  Then cover and leave to cook for another hour – stirring occasionally.  Once the sauce has thickened and the pork has become really soft, it’s done.

Taiwanese minced pork recipe

When you’re ready to eat, fry the eggs – one per person.  Pile up a bowl with rice and top with the pork.  The pork is very flavourful so a little goes a long way.  Place the fried egg on top and I like to add some steamed green beans to the dish as this then makes a complete meal – but you can add any veg you have in the fridge.  Serve the dish with the chopped spring onions and fried shallots for everyone to use as a garnish.

Taiwanese minced pork rice recipe

This Taiwanese minced pork dish doesn’t only freeze really well but you can also make the pork several hours in advance and just heat when you’re ready to eat so it makes a great prepare in advance dish for when you have friends over too.  And once all piled up in a bowl it tastes delicious and looks so pretty too.

I got the idea for this dish while googling recipes with minced pork.  There were two recipes that stood out for me and so I kind of created my own version using these two recipes as a guide: 1 and 2.

*I’ve linked up to honest mum’s tasty tuesdays.

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Filed Under: FOOD Tagged With: asian food, asian recipes, easy family meals, family friendly recipes, kid friendly recipes, mid-week suppers, recipes

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  1. Mirka Moore @Kahanka @Fitness4Mamas says

    September 9, 2015 at 6:41 pm

    Can i come for a dinner? Another very tempting recipe!

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    • ebabee likes says

      September 9, 2015 at 9:03 pm

      Come anytime! You are ALWAYS welcome here. Maybe we should do a MaSH night here soon xxx

      Reply
  2. Honest mum says

    September 9, 2015 at 8:32 pm

    As always, another dreamy, beautiful, accomplished recipe and post, girl, you literally shine at absolutely everything, I come to your blog and am always in awe, of your eye, voice and attention to detail, wow. So proud of you x

    Reply
    • ebabee likes says

      September 9, 2015 at 9:08 pm

      Thank you lovely lady for your generous words – you are too kind. xx

      Reply
  3. Amy says

    September 15, 2015 at 9:37 am

    Love this! Your photos are gorgeous. It is probably a bit salty for my youngest but I will def be trying it out on the rest of the family! Thanks for a great recipe 🙂

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    • ebabee likes says

      September 15, 2015 at 11:02 am

      Thank you so much! You could maybe reduce the amount of soy sauce or use the low sodium version. Let me know what you think 🙂

      Reply
  4. Zara says

    September 15, 2015 at 10:46 am

    My partner is Vietnamese and he loves these flavours so it is certainly something that we will be cooking. I love the final shot too. Looks amazing!

    Reply
    • ebabee likes says

      September 15, 2015 at 11:03 am

      Thanks so much. I love these kind of Asian favours too – so yummy. Does your husband have any great Vietnamese recipes? I love Vietnamese food.

      Reply
  5. Mummy's Got Style says

    September 17, 2015 at 9:24 am

    Just divine, your cooking, the photography, the flavours. I want to come over immediately so you can rustle it up for me! Thanks for linking up to #tastytuesdays x

    Reply
    • ebabee likes says

      September 18, 2015 at 1:24 pm

      Thank you lovely and you are welcome here anytime at all xxx

      Reply
  6. Honest mum says

    September 17, 2015 at 9:24 am

    Sorry wrong handle x

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    • ebabee likes says

      September 18, 2015 at 1:25 pm

      🙂

      Reply
  7. Alison says

    September 18, 2015 at 5:54 pm

    This looks amazing, and a brilliant way of cooking minced pork. I bet even my fussy eater would eat this up. #tastytuesdays

    Reply
    • ebabee likes says

      September 20, 2015 at 10:15 am

      Thank you. It was delicious. I’m not normally a huge fan of pork but with these flavours I really enjoyed it.

      Reply

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