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    Home » Cuisine » Asian » Chinese

    Taiwanese Meat Sauce over Rice (lo bah png)

    Published: Jun 25, 2009 · Modified: Oct 27, 2014 by Jennifer Che

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    "Lo bah bng," a meat sauce made of ground pork cooked in soy sauce with shallots and spices, is very classic Taiwanese home cooking. Whenever I have this, I am reminded of the food my mom used to make.

    It's surprisingly easy to make - just takes time on the stove.

    This recipe is adapted from Homestyle Cooking of Taiwan by members of NATWA

    Ingredients
    2 dried black mushrooms
    5 shallots, minced
    ½ lb ground pork
    1 t rice wine
    ½ cup soy sauce
    2 cups water
    1 t sugar
    ½ t 5-spice powder
    6 cups rice (cooked)

    Soak the mushrooms in hot water until soft. Meanwhile, mince the shallots. I used a food processor, which made it a lot easier. When mushrooms are soft, slice them into thin pieces.

    Add 1 T of vegetable oil to a wok and put on medium high heat. When the oil is hot, add shallots and stir fry for about 1-2 minutes, until they start to brown a lot.

    Add mushrooms and ground pork. Stir fry until the pork is cooked. Add rice wine, soy sauce, water, sugar, and 5-spice powder.

    Let it simmer for 1 hour.

    Ladle out the meat mixture and pour over rice.

    There will be a lot of excess liquid. Leave that in the pot. You can optionally mix the meat sauce together with rice as well and garnish with some scallions and red pepper flakes.

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