Easy 10-Minute Braised Pork Rice (卤肉饭)
Easy 10-Minute Braised Pork Rice (卤肉饭)
Ingredients
- 1/4 kg lean ground pork
- ginger, minced
- garlic, minced
- scallion stalk, white part
- 5 shiitake mushrooms, sliced
- 2 stalks bok choy, chopped
For the Sauce
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1 cup water or stock
- 4 pieces rock sugar, or 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- salt, to taste
- pepper, to taste
- cornstarch slurry, optional, as needed
- sesame oil, as needed
Instructions
- 1
Heat a pan on the stove over medium-high heat. Add the minced ginger, minced garlic, and the white part of the scallion stalk to the hot pan. Sauté until fragrant, about 1-2 minutes.
⏱️ 2 min
- 2
Add the 1/4 kg lean ground pork to the pan with the aromatics. Cook, stirring occasionally and breaking up the pork with a spoon, until the pork is browned, about 3-4 minutes.
⏱️ 4 min
- 3
Incorporate the 5 sliced shiitake mushrooms into the pan with the browned pork. Stir and cook for 1 minute.
⏱️ 1 min
- 4
In a separate bowl, combine the 2 tablespoons soy sauce, 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce, 1 tablespoon oyster sauce, 1 cup water or stock, and 4 pieces rock sugar (or 1 tablespoon regular sugar). Stir to mix well until the sugar dissolves.
⏱️ 2 min
- 5
Pour the mixed sauce into the pan with the pork and mushrooms. Bring the mixture to a gentle simmer.
⏱️ 1 min
- 6
Season the mixture with salt and pepper to taste. Adjust as needed.
⏱️ 1 min
- 7
Stir in the 2 chopped stalks of bok choy. Cook until the bok choy is tender-crisp, about 1-2 minutes.
⏱️ 2 min
- 8
If a thicker sauce is desired, add a cornstarch slurry (made by mixing 1 teaspoon cornstarch with 1 tablespoon cold water) and stir constantly until it reaches the desired consistency. Cook for another 1 minute.
⏱️ 1 min
- 9
Drizzle with sesame oil before serving for added aroma and flavor.
- 10
Serve the braised pork mixture hot over steamed rice.
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Easy 10-Minute Braised Pork Rice (卤肉饭)
- 1/4 kg lean ground pork
- ginger, minced
- garlic, minced
- scallion stalk, white part
- 5 shiitake mushrooms, sliced
- 2 stalks bok choy, chopped
For the Sauce
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1 cup water or stock
- 4 pieces rock sugar, or 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- salt, to taste
- pepper, to taste
- cornstarch slurry, optional, as needed
- sesame oil, as needed
Instructions
- 1
Heat a pan on the stove over medium-high heat. Add the minced ginger, minced garlic, and the white part of the scallion stalk to the hot pan. Sauté until fragrant, about 1-2 minutes.
⏱️ 2 min - 2
Add the 1/4 kg lean ground pork to the pan with the aromatics. Cook, stirring occasionally and breaking up the pork with a spoon, until the pork is browned, about 3-4 minutes.
⏱️ 4 min - 3
Incorporate the 5 sliced shiitake mushrooms into the pan with the browned pork. Stir and cook for 1 minute.
⏱️ 1 min - 4
In a separate bowl, combine the 2 tablespoons soy sauce, 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce, 1 tablespoon oyster sauce, 1 cup water or stock, and 4 pieces rock sugar (or 1 tablespoon regular sugar). Stir to mix well until the sugar dissolves.
⏱️ 2 min - 5
Pour the mixed sauce into the pan with the pork and mushrooms. Bring the mixture to a gentle simmer.
⏱️ 1 min - 6
Season the mixture with salt and pepper to taste. Adjust as needed.
⏱️ 1 min - 7
Stir in the 2 chopped stalks of bok choy. Cook until the bok choy is tender-crisp, about 1-2 minutes.
⏱️ 2 min - 8
If a thicker sauce is desired, add a cornstarch slurry (made by mixing 1 teaspoon cornstarch with 1 tablespoon cold water) and stir constantly until it reaches the desired consistency. Cook for another 1 minute.
⏱️ 1 min - 9
Drizzle with sesame oil before serving for added aroma and flavor.
- 10
Serve the braised pork mixture hot over steamed rice.