Malaysia

Lor Bak

Name: Lor Bak
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Malaysia
Ingredients: 400 g Pork (in strips); 2 sheets Dried beancurd skin; 1 tsp Five-spice powder; 1 tbsp each Soy & oyster sauce; some of each Garlic & egg; 1 tbsp Cornstarch (for the gravy)

Five-spice pork rolls in beancurd skin

Lor bak are deep-fried pork rolls from Penang's Hokkien cuisine, seasoned with five-spice powder and wrapped in beancurd skin.

The crisp rolls are cut into slices and served with a thick lor dipping gravy and chili sauce.

Servings4

Time60 min

LevelAdvanced

Ingredients

Pork (in strips)400 g
Dried beancurd skin2 sheets
Five-spice powder1 tsp
Soy & oyster sauce1 tbsp each
Garlic & eggsome of each
Cornstarch (for the gravy)1 tbsp

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Marinate the pork with five-spice, soy and garlic.
Soak the beancurd skin and lay the filling on it.
Wrap tightly into rolls.
Deep-fry crisp and cut into slices.
Serve with thick lor gravy and chili sauce.

Make it original

Five-spice powder and beancurd skin for lor bak are in the Asia Boutique.

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