World Flavors Cookbook

Lu Rou (Soy-Braised Pork)

Name: Lu Rou (Soy-Braised Pork)
Cook time: 90 min
Cuisine: Ancient World
Ingredients: pork belly, soy sauce, Shaoxing wine, rock sugar, scallions, ginger, star anise, cassia bark, water

Pork belly braised in soy sauce, rice wine, and rock sugar until lacquered and tender — a Han dynasty preparation that is the ancestor of the beloved modern lu rou fan.

Cuisine: Ancient World

Ingredients

pork belly, soy sauce, Shaoxing wine, rock sugar, scallions, ginger, star anise, cassia bark, water

Instructions

Cut pork into chunks. Blanch in boiling water 5 minutes to remove impurities. Drain. Melt rock sugar in a little oil until amber (caramel). Add pork and coat in caramel. Add soy sauce, wine, ginger, scallions, star anise, and cassia. Cover with water. Braise on low heat 1.5 hours until pork is very tender and sauce is thick and glossy. Serve over rice.