Lu Rou Fan – Braised Pork Over Rice 滷肉飯

Taiwanese braised pork over rice or 滷肉飯 is a well known dish of braised pork belly in a dark brown sauce from Taiwan. It’s served over rice so that the white rice can soak up all the rich meaty juices. It has become one of our family favourites because its savoury and sweet flavour profile is perfect for my non-spicy eaters.

A less fatty version

While I LOVE pork belly…I have many recipes that uses pork belly. For my version of 滷肉飯, I choose to use pork neck instead. I find that it has more than enough fat to enrich the sauce and more than enough meat to satiate the strictly lean meat eaters.

An easy to make dish that doesn't need too many ingredients

Great as a week night meal idea, this is easy to make and comes together in less than an hour on the stove top. Better yet, throw it all in your pressure cooker/Instant Pot and get the same melt-in-your mouth morsels of pork in under 30 minutes. Better still, throw it all in your slow cooker and forget it about completely as you go about your day! The ingredients are super simple, all you’ll need are pork and eggs and a handful of mostly pantry items.

Please try it out for your family tonight, you won’t believe how so little effort gives out so much big flavours!