Ultimate char siew and crispy kurobuta pork claypot rice ($23++) & French beans with minced pork and sakura ebi ($12++)!
A modern zi char dinner: claypot rice with char siew, crispy kurobuta pork and a poached egg, plus French beans with minced pork and sakura ebi. $35++.
A treat-yourself zi char dinner with BB: the ultimate char siew and crispy kurobuta pork claypot rice ($23++) with a side of French beans with minced pork and sakura ebi ($12++). 😋
What we had ($35++, around $41 nett with service and GST):
- Char siew and crispy kurobuta pork claypot rice ($23++): rice in a hot clay pot, topped with sweet-glazed char siew, sliced crispy fried kurobuta pork, a runny poached egg, spring onion and chilli threads
- French beans with minced pork and sakura ebi ($12++): wok-fried beans with savoury mince and crunchy little dried shrimp
The claypot was the star, and a clever one. You get two kinds of pork in one bowl: tender, caramelised char siew and a crisp-fried kurobuta cutlet for crunch, with the poached egg sitting on top. Break that egg so the yolk runs down into the rice, mix everything through with the dark sweet sauce, and the bottom layer of rice picks up that prized crispy crust against the side of the pot. Kurobuta is a well-marbled, sweeter pork, so even the fried cutlet stayed juicy inside its crackly coating.
The French beans were the perfect foil: blistered and snappy, tossed with savoury minced pork and a generous scatter of sakura ebi, those tiny dried shrimp that add a toasty, umami crunch in every mouthful.
A rich, very satisfying pairing that felt a step up from the usual zi char.
Overall: 4.8 / 5. 😋👍🏼 A double-pork claypot with crispy crusted rice and punchy sakura ebi beans, indulgent and delicious. Would re-visit.
