Taiwanese Minced Pork on Rice

Name: Taiwanese Minced Pork on Rice
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: Asian, Chinese
Ingredients: 500 g pork shoulder, ground; 50 g shiitake mushroom, diced; 2 cups water; 2 cm (1 in) ginger, minced; 1 shallot, minced; 15 g rock sugar; 2 star anise; 3 tbsp shaoxing wine; 2 tbsp light soy sauce; 1 tbsp dark soy sauce; 1 tbsp oyster sauce; 0.5 tsp white pepper; 0.25 tsp 5 spice; 0.25 tsp MSG; egg yolk, for garnish (optional); scallion, thinly sliced for garnish

6 steps

Prep:5minCook:30min

A classic Taiwanese dish where the first bite is as good as the last. Perfect for prepping in large amounts for an easy weekday meal.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 05:01:36 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories262.7 kcal (13%)

Total Fat14.2 g (20%)

Carbs7.7 g (3%)

Sugars4.8 g (5%)

Protein21.8 g (44%)

Sodium923.7 mg (46%)

Fiber0.9 g (3%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

500gpork shoulder

ground

50gshiitake mushroom

diced

2 cupswater

2 cmginger

15grock sugar

3 Tbspshaoxing wine

2 Tbsplight soy sauce

1 Tbspdark soy sauce

1 Tbspoyster sauce

½ tspwhite pepper

¼ tsp5 spice

¼ tspMSG

egg yolk

for garnish, optional

scallion

thinly sliced for garnish

Instructions

Step 1

(Optional, can just buy ground pork) Using a cleaver, slice pork into small cubes and mince.

Step 2

In a wok, sweat shallots and ginger. Then add mushrooms.

Wok

shallot1

ginger2 cm

Step 3

Add minced pork and cook until meat is lightly browned.

pork shoulder500g

Step 4

Deglaze wok with shaoxing wine, add rock sugar, light soy, dark soy, oyster sauce, white pepper, 5 spice, water, star anise, and MSG.

shaoxing wine3 Tbsp

light soy sauce2 Tbsp

dark soy sauce1 Tbsp

oyster sauce1 Tbsp

white pepper½ tsp

5 spice¼ tsp

MSG¼ tsp

Step 5

Bring to a boil and simmer for 20-30 minutes until it reaches a saucy consistency. (Optional, but you can add some hard boiled eggs at this point to soak up the flavor)

Step 6

Serve over rice with an egg yolk (optional) and scallions.