Taiwanese Soy-Stewed Pork Rice Bowl 台式控肉飯

 

Kong Rou Fan 控肉飯/Taiwanese Soy-Stewed Pork Rice Bowl is another locally loved dish that I have been craving recently. It’s very similar like Lu Rou Fan滷肉飯but Kong Rou Fan is usually cooked with large cut of pork belly that you can enjoy meaty texture with soy sauce based umami flavour. A sweet and savoury, gelatinous pork dish that would satisfy your craving. The pork is fully infused with rich flavours and the fats easily melt away when chewing. I just can’t help eating more rice than usual to extend this umami flavour and it would be also perfect to have it with some pickles and a fried sunny-side up egg!

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INGREDIENTS
-350g pork belly, cut into 4cm pieces.

-1 tbsp golden caster sugar.

-1 tbsp dark muscovado sugar.

-3 garlic cloves, smashed.

-3 shallots, finely chopped.

-2 stalks spring onions, finely chopped.

-3 tbsp soy sauce.

-3 tbsp cooking wine.

-1 tsp white pepper.

-200ml water.

METHOD

1. Place pork belly chops in a non-stick pan over medium heat without adding oil, pan fry until golden on both sides.

2. Stir in caster sugar and dark muscovado sugar to brown the meat.

3. Transfer the caramelised pork belly into a pot, add garlic, shallots, spring onions, soy sauce, cooking wine, white pepper and water, bring it to a boil then simmer over the lowest heat for 1 hour. (Check constantly in case a pot boils dry.)

4. Serve with rice and enjoy with some pickles!

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French Toast 法式厚吐司

Doesn’t need complicated ingredients, French Toast is so easy to make and looks fancy on the table to brighten up the day. Basically, you can use whatever bread you like but I particularly want THICK BREAD for this. Just get my hands on a thick cut of loaf, soak it in smooth batter, and let the pan do the work.

 

Is there anything better than having this thickest ever French Toast for breakfast?
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INGREDIENTS

-A thick slice of bread.

-1 large egg

-100ml whole milk

-1 tsp sugar

-1 tsp vanilla extract

-25g butter

ADDITIONS

-Strawberries

-Wafer rolls

-Icing sugar

METHOD

1. Whisk egg, milk, sugar and vanilla together.
2. Soak the bread into egg and milk mixture for 15 minutes, then turn over to soak for 15 minutes more.

3. Heat butter in a pan over medium low heat until foaming, pan-fry soaked bread until golden browned on each side.

4. Serve dusted icing sugar, wafer rolls and strawberries, or any fresh fruits of your choice if you like.

 

There are so many ways to serve French Toast, let me know what is your favourite addition to go with?⁠ 

Meanwhile sharing a fun fact about French Toast I found online:

French Toast was not invented in France at all! An American man named Joseph French created this savoury sweet delight in 1724 and advertised it as ‘’French Toast’’ which was supposed to be ‘’ French’s Toast’’. But actually this tasty treat has already existed with a very long history as in the age of Roman Empire, Romans dipped bread in a milk and egg mixture before frying which was the similar recipe like what we now know as French Toast.⁠

Quite interesting, isn't it?