Recipe > Lap Yuk Chinese Bacon

Lap Yuk (臘肉), or Chinese cured pork belly, is a handcrafted Chinese "bacon" cured with salt, sugar, soy sauce, and alcohol (such as rice wine), then air-dried. It's a flavorful ingredient, typical of winter and Chinese New Year, used in dishes like fried or steamed rice. Steam the lap yuk along with the rice, cutting it into pieces that fit in your rice cooker. Wash the rice and add water as usual, then place the lap yuk in the pot. Cook everything in the rice cooker normally. At the end, cut the lap yuk into small pieces and leave it on top of the rice or in a separate dish. The rice will absorb some of the fat and become unctuous and aromatic.