China · Home-style

Lard Rice

Name: Lard Rice
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Home-style
Ingredients: cooked rice 200 g; lard 15 g; light soy sauce 5 ml; dark soy sauce 2 ml; oyster sauce 8 g; chopped scallion 2 g; cracklings 5 g

Plain hot rice topped with a spoonful of lard, soy sauce and scallion, tossed until every grain glistens.

15 minutes · 4 servings · Easy

Lard rice is the dish that tells you where a cook stands. In the south of China it is a breakfast staple built on the rendered fat left over from cooking pork belly; elsewhere it is nostalgia for a canteen or a grandmother's kitchen. There is no technique to hide behind, which is exactly why people take it seriously: the lard has to be warm enough to melt and the soy has to be added while the rice is still hot.

Ingredients

cooked rice200 g
lard15 g
light soy sauce5 ml
dark soy sauce2 ml
oyster sauce8 g
chopped scallion2 g
cracklings5 g

Directions

1
Spread lard over the bottom of the bowl.
2
Add the rice.
3
Drizzle over the soy sauce and oyster sauce.
4
Scatter over the chopped scallion and the cracklings.
5
Toss until everything is evenly mixed.

Source: HowToCook · WorldBite adaptation · Unlicense source text; bilingual recipe adapted by WorldBite.