Taiwanese braised pork rice ( Lu Rou Fan )

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pork belly recipe, taiwanese braised pork belly, taiwanese food

 Taiwanese Braised Pork Rice (Lu Rou Fan) 

My son like this dish. Most children will as the meat is sweet,tender, soft and juicy. It also comes with lots of gravy….. good with a steaming bowl of rice. Yummy!!

  

   

Ingredients:
1 tbs shallot oil 

500gm pork belly with skin, diced

500gm minced pork 

2 tbsp  thick dark soy sauce

1 cup light soy sauce

1 tbsp sugar

1/4 tsp five-spice powder

1 cup fried shallots

1/4 cup fried garlic

6-8 hard boiled eggs, peeled 

2 cups water

Salt and pepper to taste

Methods:

1. Over high heat, add the shallot oil  to a wok . When the oil is hot, add the pork belly and the ground pork in.  Once they’re cooked, fry for a couple minutes until fragrant.

2. Turn the heat to medium and  add in the thick soy sauce, soy sauce, sugar, five spice powder, pepper and salt. Give it a quick stir and let the pork absorb the sauce. Stir every now and then so that it doesn’t burn at the bottom. Let this cook for a couple of minutes more. 
3. Now add the fried shallots and fried garlic. The fried shallots and garlic will start to absorb the sauce. After a couple minutes, add the water and bring it to a boil. Turn up the heat.

4. Once boiled, add the boiled eggs, turn the heat to low and let simmer covered for an hour to two. You can transfer it to a clay pot or slow cooker to simmer. Check the water level every 1/2 an hour. If it seems too low, add 1/2 cup hot water keeping in mind that the top 1/4 inch is oil and not water. At the end of the cooking, the sauce would have become slightly thick.
5. Gently push the oil aside and taste the sauce. You may add soy sauce, sugar, white pepper or fried shallos to your taste. This dish is savory but is slightly sweet as well. If you want to dilute the sauce, add some hot water. You can choose to skim the oil and serve immediately over a bowl of steamed rice or noodles. Garnish with spring onions. 
Alternatively, you can refrigerate it, skim the oil, and reheat the next day because these are best to be eaten the next day. You can make a large batch, freeze and consume in the future too.

***You can add diced mushroom or chopped dried shrimp as well for a difference. 

  

   
 

No Bake Tiramisu

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french desert, mascaporne cheese, tiramisu

Tiramisu

Tiramisu is a popular coffee-flavored Italian dessert. It is made of ladyfingers (Italian: Savoiardi) dipped in coffee, layered with a whipped mixture of eggs, sugar, and mascarpone cheese, flavoured with cocoa.  It is a lovely and light dessert that is easy to make and superb in taste….

  

  

Ingredients 
4 Medium size cold eggs

1/2 cup castor sugar (1tbsp for coffee)

1cup strong coffee (300ml)

500g mascarpone cheese, softened 

400g ladyfingers (2 packet))

2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa for dusting

Instructions
1. Prepare a cup of strong coffee and add in one tablespoon of sugar from the recipe.  Stir till sugar dissolves. 

2. Now separate 4eggs and add in the remaining sugar into 4egg yolks. Beat till it is thick and pale in color. Then add in the softened mascarpone cheese into the egg yolk mixture and beat until silky smooth.

3. Beat 4 egg whites until soft peaks form and  add about ¼ of egg whites into the mascarpone mixture and beat until combined. Then pour all of mascarpone mixture into egg whites. Gently fold until homogenous. 

4. Transfer the sweetened strong coffee into a shallow dish and deep a ladyfinger in coffee,   1/3-1/2 is wet. Arrange it on the bottom with the wet side down. Continue dipping the ladyfinger till the bottom layer is done. Top with mascarpone cream, depending on the size of your container and flatten a little. Dust with unsweetened cocoa powder and repeat layers. Lastly dust with cocoa powder. 

5. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or until set.

Peanuts and dried oyster porriage

  
Peanuts and dried oyster porriage

300gm soup bone 
4-5dried oysters

½ cup peanuts (soaked for 2 hours and peel of the skin)

6 cups water

1 cup rice

1 tsp sesame oil

Good dash of white pepper

1.5 tsp salt

1. Fill a saucepan or small pot with water and bring to a boil. Put in pork ribs or meat and blanch for a minute to two to remove impurities. Discard the water and wash the meat clear of all scum and grit.

2. In another pot, cook rice in 6cups water with  pork ribs, peanuts, dried oysters and sesame oil for 40 mins or until it blooms. Give it a good stir, add in oatmeal and keep stirring till oatmeal is cook. Next add salt and pepper to your prefrence.

3. Serve with a sprinkling of sliced spring onions and soy sauce.
***You can also use rice cooker or pressure cooker with porriage function for this recipe.  just press the porriage function and it’s done.

***You can add more water if is too thick or you can cook till your desire consistency .