Taiwanese Minced Pork – Ground pork is gently cooked and simmered in Taiwanese flavours for a super simple, low carb, one pan dinner with a powerful punch of flavour! Serve over a bed of rice or cauliflower if you’re looking to keep it low carb and enjoy!
If you’re bored of your typical weeknight dinner recipes, you might be interest in trying out this Taiwanese Minced Pork!
It’s an incredibly simple recipe that comes together without much fuss. It’s the type of thing you can throw together in under an hour without too much faffing around the kitchen. Most of the time spent is for simmering and sautéing with an occasional check and stir here and there.
Most importantly – it’s delicious!
Taiwanese Minced Pork
Not quite sure what to do with a pack of mince pork that I snagged on sale, Mike took to the Internet for a little inspiration…as you do.
After a quick search he stumbled across this recipe from Yi Reservation for a traditional Taiwanese Minced Pork Sauce. With a few alternations for simplicity, it easily made for one of the best dinners we’ve had in awhile!
This dish is based on one of Taiwan’s most loved comfort foods, though I’ve made a few changes based on what we had. Preparation is quite simple and equipment minimal.
This recipe uses ground pork, but we have made this a with ground turkey and loved it!
Feel free to substitute with your choice of meat. Serve over rice/noodles or cauliflower rice for a low carb option and enjoy.
Taiwanese Minced Pork over Rice
Taiwanese Minced Pork - Ground pork is gently cooked and simmered in Taiwanese flavours for a super simple, low carb, one pan dinner with a powerful punch of flavour! Serve over a bed of rice or cauliflower if you're looking to keep it low carb and enjoy!
Ingredients
- 1 cup thinly sliced shallots, (4-5 shallots)
- 2 tablespoons oil, divided
- 1 pound mince pork, about 1/2kg
- 3 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup gluten free soy sauce or tamari (60ml)
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 2 cups water (480ml)
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon five spice powder
- 1 star anise
- 1 bay leaf
- salt to taste
- Green onions, optional
Instructions
- Heat a large cast iron skillet on medium or medium-high heat with 1 tablespoon of the oil. Once the oil is melted add the shallots and fry until they turn light golden in color, about 5-7 minutes.
- In that same skillet add the remaining oil and the minced pork. Turn to a high heat. Use a wooden spoon to break up the mince. Cook and stir occasionally until the pork starts to brown.
- Add the vinegar, soy sauce/tamari, honey, water, pepper, five spice, star anise and bay leaf spice to the pork. Stir well to evenly coat the pork and shallots the added seasonings.
- Bring the liquid to a boil and then reduce to a low heat. Cover with a fitted lid and let simmer for about 20 minutes, stirring every so often.
- Remove the lid and let the mince simmer about 5 minutes uncovered. Taste and season with added salt and pepper as you see fit.
- Remove from the heat, garnish with sliced green onions (if using) and serve over rice/cauliflower rice.
Notes
- Use coconut aminos instead of soy sauce or tamari for a soy free/paleo option. If using coconut aminos, add 1 teaspoon salt.
- Feel free to use 1 tablespoon white granulated/ caster sugar instead of honey.
Matt says
Thanks Sarah. Another hit that I’m having to cook again – kids loved it ( ;
Goes well with Quorn as a meat replacement although don’t cook for very long. I shoved a star anise in there and steamed some bok choy and other greens with the rice cooker near the end of cooking and yum!
Your recipes are really helping with my wife’s dodgy tum so thanks. It could just be me cooking more than usual of course but your recipes can take the credit for now ( :
The only things I need now is to find a use for all the white bits of scallion/spring onion I have left over so any suggestions most welcome!
Sarah says
That’s so great! I’m so glad you guys loved it! I bet your wife is enjoying the cooking breaks too 😀
Have you ever tried regrowing spring onions from the scraps? They grow surprisingly easy/fast! https://lifehacker.com/kitchen-scraps-you-can-regrow-with-nothing-but-water-1531011995
Elizabeth says
This recipe is amazing!!! Even without adding sugar or honey I love the results! I eat it over raw veggies: shredded cabbage, shredded carrots, bean sprouts and cilantro and top with a spicy peanut sauce. It’s quick and easy to make!
Sarah says
So glad you liked it! Thanks so much for coming back to let me know what you thought!
Joe says
Hi Stacey, amazing recipe. I think I preferred your previous version but would love to understand the update and why you changed it the way you did.
Stacey says
Never heard of crushing the fried shallots. Please tell me the purpose of doing so, I”m so curious.
Sarah says
Hi Stacey! When you crush the fried shallots you kind of turn it into a powder/spice which then distributes to the rest of the ingredients more evenly
Brianne says
Will need to share this with my meat-loving brother. He’s always looking for new recipes and this one sounds right up his alley! Thanks for sharing!
Sarah says
Your meat loving brother sounds like mine! Hope he likes as much as we do 🙂
jayne says
This recipe sounds soooo tasty!! love the combo of spices
Sarah says
Thanks Jayne!
Sam | Ahead of Thyme says
This looks delicious and easy!! Thanks for the recipe 🙂
Sarah says
Thanks Sam!
Sara @ Life's Little Sweets says
This minced pork dish looks so comforting and delicious! My Grandfather makes a dish very similar to this, thank you for sharing!
Sarah says
Thanks Sara! Happy to share 🙂
KC the Kitchen Chopper says
I’ve never used minced Pork but I do love pork chops. The combo of herbs and spices must take this to a new level of YUM. On my “to do” list!
Sarah says
Yay! hope you like it!
lisa @garlicandzest.com says
This sounds like an easy- have it in your back pocket in case of emergency – dinner! Love it!
Sarah says
Exactly my kind of dinner!
Ashley @ Big Flavors from a Tiny Kitchen says
I have everything except shallots at home right now – I think this will be dinner tomorrow night. It looks FANTASTIC!
Sarah says
I saw your picture on instagram – I’m so glad you guys liked it!