Set the Instant Pot to "Sauté" function Add the oil, garlic, cinnamon, star anise, fennel seeds, and white peppercorns Sauté for 2 minutes Add the pork and sauté for 5 minutes Add the wine or Hennessy and sauté for 2 minutes Add the hot water, sugar, both types of soy sauce, and hardboiled eggs Close the lid of the pressure cookerStep 3 Cut pork belly into strips Put into an empty wok (without oil) over mediumhigh heat Fry until the fat has been extracted and the meat browns slightly Step 4 Stir in garlic and rock sugar Fry until fragrant and the sugar has melted Step 5 Add light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, Shaoxing rice wine, fivespice powder, white pepper Step 1 make crispy shallots Crispy shallots (fried shallots, 油葱酥) are an essential (and magical) ingredient for Lu Rou Fan They add an oniony taste and aromatic sweetness making the dish different from other types of Chinese style braised pork, such as the classic Hong Shao Rou (Red braised pork belly, 红烧肉) Taiwanese Brai...
