Lu rou fan | Asian Cuisine | Umami

Ingredients

• 1 kg (2.2 lbs) of skin-on pork belly, diced into 1 cm (0.4 inch) cubes
• 2 tbsp peanut oil
• 4 shallots, sliced thinly
• 4 eggs, hard-boiled for 8 minutes
• 8 slices of ginger
• 8 cloves of garlic, peeled
• 1 star anise
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 3 bay leaves
• 3 tbsp of rock sugar
• 7 tbsp of light soy sauce
• 1 cup (240 ml) of Shaoxing wine
• 1 tbsp of dark soy sauce
• 1 tsp of white pepper
• 1 tsp of five-spice powder
• 2 cups (475 ml) of water
• Steamed rice and bok choy to serve