Taiwanese Meat Sauce over Rice

Taiwanese Meat Sauce over Rice

Taiwanese Meat Sauce over Rice

Lo bah png is simply a Taiwanese meat sauce that is served over steamed rice. Ground pork is sautéed with shallots and wood ear mushrooms, then simmered in a salty and sweet soy based sauce for an hour. Classic Taiwanese home cooking.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 10 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Taiwanese
Keyword: East Asian, main course, Pork, Taiwanese
Servings: 4
Author: Alex Gorgos

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 3 dried woodear mushrooms rehydrated; chopped
  • 5 shallots chopped
  • 1 lb ground pork
  • 2 cups water
  • 1/2 cup light soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp shaoxing cooking wine
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp 5 spice powder

Garnish

  • cilantro chopped

Instructions

  • Heat up 1 tbsp of cooking oil in a large sauté pan over medium high heat. Sauté the shallots for 3 minutes.
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  • Add in the ground pork and the wood ear mushrooms. Sauté until the pork id cooked through; about 8 minutes.
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  • Pour in the water, soy sauce, cooking wine, sugar, and 5 spice powder. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer for 1 hour.
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The sauce will reduce by half.
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Serve with steamed rice. Garnish with chopped cilantro.