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How to make taiwanese ground pork and brown egg

Another recipe from Auntie Judy's kitchen. A childhood favorite of mine, this dish can be served with rice or your favorite type of noodles.

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STEPS
INGREDIENTS

Prepare to chop onions

Prepare to chop onions

Chop chop

Chop chop

Chop chop

Chop chop

Chop chop

Chop chop

Add onions to pot.

Add onions to pot.

Put stove on high.

Put stove on high.

Add approx 3 Asian soup spoons of cooking oil once onions have been in pot ~3 minutes.

Add approx 3 Asian soup spoons of cooking oil once onions have been in pot ~3 minutes.

Stir.

Stir.

Lower heat slightly.

Lower heat slightly.

Wait.

Wait.

And wait.

And wait.

And stir.

And stir.

And wait.

And wait.

Alter heat as needed.

Alter heat as needed.

And wait.

And wait.

And wait until finally the onions look like this!!

And wait until finally the onions look like this!!

Then add the pork.

Then add the pork.

And bring the heat back to high.

And bring the heat back to high.

Mix.

Mix.

And mix.

And mix.

And mix.

And mix.

Until the onions and pork are mixed almost perfectly together.

Until the onions and pork are mixed almost perfectly together.

Bring the heat down to medium high.

Bring the heat down to medium high.

Add soy sauce.

Add soy sauce.

So it looks like this

So it looks like this

Then add three 'ba jiou' - aniseed star

Then add three 'ba jiou' - aniseed star

The 'ba jiou'

The 'ba jiou'

Add cooking wine.

Add cooking wine.

Add the cooking wine to the edge of the pot.

Add the cooking wine to the edge of the pot.

You want the cooking wine to almost cover the meat.

You want the cooking wine to almost cover the meat.

Cover the pot.

Cover the pot.

Wait until the pot reaches boiling.

Wait until the pot reaches boiling.

Add water.

Add water.

Until it covers the pork and looks like this.

Until it covers the pork and looks like this.

Have eggs already prepared or just hard boiled.

Have eggs already prepared or just hard boiled.

Add the eggs.

Add the eggs.

Set it for high ...

Set it for high ...

Cover the lid and wait for it to boil.

Cover the lid and wait for it to boil.

Once you see it boiling

Once you see it boiling

Set the heat to medium

Set the heat to medium

and let it cook for 20 minutes. Then serve!!

and let it cook for 20 minutes. Then serve!!

When it's done it should look like this. Delicious!!!!

When it's done it should look like this. Delicious!!!!

Add it to some noodles, and you're good to go.

  • 2.0 White onions
  • 1.0lb Ground pork
  • Cooking oil
  • Asian cooking wine
  • Soy sauce
  • Salt
  • 3.0 Pieces of star anise