Vermicular | Braised Pork Rice

Braised Pork Rice

Tailored for: Oven Pot 2.0

Cooking Time

Cook

Ingredients

  • 1–1 ⅓ lb pork belly, diced into ½” cubes
  • 1 large onion, finely chopped
  • 4 dried shiitake mushrooms, soaked overnight, stemmed and cut into ½” cubes, set aside water
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced

Braising Liquid

  • 4 tablespoons reserved soaking water from shiitake mushrooms
  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 3 tablespoons light brown sugar
  • 4 tablespoons sake
  • 2 teaspoons five-spice powder
  • 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
  • 4 soft-boiled eggs, peeled
  • Cooked rice

Garnish

  • Cilantro, roughly chopped

Directions

  1. Preheat the pot over medium heat for 2 minutes, place pork belly in the pot and sauté for about 5 minutes. Once browned, wipe off excess oil with paper towels.

  2. Add garlic and sauté until fragrant, then add onions and rehydrated shiitake mushrooms. Continue to sauté for 1 to 2 minutes, or until the onions become translucent. In a small bowl, mix ingredients for Braising Liquid and pour into the pot. Cover and simmer over low heat for about 2 minutes. Once steam starts to escape, reduce to very low heat and continue simmering for another 50 minutes.

  3. Turn off the heat and add soft-boiled eggs. Cover and let it rest in the residual heat for 10 minutes. To serve, plate the pork on top of a bowl of rice, top with the soft-boiled egg, and drizzle with sauce. Garnish with cilantro and serve.

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