Authentic Minced Pork & Rice Lu Rou Fan (Taiwanese Style Miso Pork)

• 800 grams Pork belly (block)
• 2 tbsp Fried sliced shallots The proper name is red onion flakes in Chinese
• 1 jar Taiwanese-style Pickled Cucumbers
• 4 tbsp Soy sauce
• 40 grams Crystal rock sugar
• 2 tbsp Cooking sake
• 1 dash Pepper
• 1 dash Chinese 5-spice powder
• 800 ml Water

1. Grind the pork belly roughly with a meat grinder (If you don't have a meat grinder, have it ground up roughly at the supermarket.)
2. Finely chop the Taiwanese style pickled cucumbers.
3. Add the oil into a frying pan, then add in the fried shallots, then stir fry until aromatic.
4. Add in the minced pork belly and stir fry.
5. Next add in the finely chopped cucumbers and stir fry.
6. Add in all of the seasonings, bring it to a boil and then cook on a low heat setting for a while.
7. Once it's cooked for about 40~50 minutes, the water has evaporated slightly, and it looks a bit glossy and shiny, it's done!
8. All you need to do is put it on some rice and your authentic lu rou fan (minced pork bowl) is ready.
9. You can put it on top of some boiled veggies too.
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11. It's also great with thin udon!
12. You just slurp it up and you won't be able to stop.
13. These are the fried shallots that I used and they are sold in Japan!
14. You can get these at a Chinese supermarket, the Chinese section of your supermarket or online!
15. Fried shallots are finely chopped red onions fried in oil.
16. The are called Red onion flakes and I've seen them used in Taiwanese cooking.

shallots, cucumbers, soy sauce, crystal, sake, pepper, water

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/169666-authentic-minced-pork-rice-l%C7%94-rou-fan-taiwanese-style-miso-pork (may not work)