This Instant Pot Taiwanese braised pork rice is made with tender pork belly, lean ground pork, fried shallots, hard-boiled eggs, soy sauce, Shaoxing wine, and fragrant Chinese five-spice. The sauce is savory, slightly sweet, rich, and aromatic, making it perfect for spooning over warm rice with crisp cucumber and fresh green onions.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Asian
Keyword instantpot, pork
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 20 minutesminutes
Total Time 30 minutesminutes
Servings 6servings
Author winnie liong
Ingredients
For the braised pork
3/4poundpork bellycut into small pieces
3/4poundlean ground pork
1/4cuplight soy sauce
1/4cupdark soy sauce
2garlic clovesminced
1 1/2tablespoonsChinese five-spice powder
1tablespoonhoney
1tablespoonbrown sugar
6tablespoonsShaoxing wine
3cupswater
3shallotsfinely chopped and fried until golden
Hard-boiled eggspeeled
For serving
Warm cooked rice
Sliced cucumber
Chopped green onions
Instructions
Set the Instant Pot to Sauté. Add the pork belly and lean ground pork, then cook until lightly browned, breaking apart the ground pork as it cooks.
Add the light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, garlic, Chinese five-spice powder, honey, brown sugar, Shaoxing wine, and water. Stir well and scrape the bottom of the pot.
Secure the lid and cook on High Pressure for 20 minutes. Let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes, then carefully release the remaining pressure.
Set the Instant Pot back to Sauté. Stir in the fried shallots and add the hard-boiled eggs.
Simmer uncovered for 15 minutes, then serve over warm rice with sliced cucumber and chopped green onions.