滷肉飯 Lor Bak Png – Taiwanese Braised Pork Rice Bowl

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 pounds pork belly good, cut into 1/2 cm thick strips, do not use anything less than 1 kg as it would not be flavourful enough）
• 2/3 pound pig ’s skin, either cut into large 5 cm long pieces or into small pieces the same size as pork belly strips
• 3 tablespoons shallot of fried, crisp (油葱酥)
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 star anise
• 2 tablespoons five spice powder
• 2 teaspoons ground pepper
• 4 tablespoons soya sauce good dark, depending on the saltiness and colour intensity of the soya sauce used
• 3 7/8 tablespoons rock sugar
• 8 hard boiled eggs
• salt to taste
• 2 tablespoons cooking oil preferably oil from frying shallots
• water as required
• 3 sprigs coriander leaves
• 3 slices daikon pickled or white radish, Takuan, 沢庵 aka 日式腌白萝卜
• white rice steamed

Nutrition

• Calories : 1850 calories
• Carbohydrate : 27 grams
• Cholesterol : 675 milligrams
• Fat : 167 grams
• Fiber : 3 grams
• Protein : 59 grams
• SaturatedFat : 57 grams
• Sodium : 1380 milligrams
• Sugar : 8 grams