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Name: Antik kinesisk mat: Han-dynastins bord
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 200 g foxtail or common millet, rinsed; 400 ml water; 2 tbsp fermented black beans (douchi), rinsed and roughly chopped; 1 tbsp lard or neutral oil; 3 spring onions, sliced, white and green kept apart; 2 garlic cloves and a thumb of ginger, finely chopped; 200 g pork belly or shoulder, finely diced (or shiitake, for the everyday version); 1 tbsp rice wine; 1 tsp sugar or a little honey; 200 g leafy greens (mustard greens or pak choi), shredded; pickled or salted vegetables, to serve

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