Tender, juicy pork slivers flavoured with an umami-rich sauce, Peking shredded pork is simple to cook but tastes absolutely amazing.
6 min
Serves
4
Medium
Asian
Ingredients
- 400 g pork tenderloin (aka pork fillet) (about 14 oz)
- 2 tsp light soy sauce
- 2 tsp Shaoxing rice wine
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 pinch ground white pepper
- 2 tbsp water
- 1 tsp neutral cooking oil
- Scallions, the white part only
- Cucumber
- Tofu sheets (or duck pancakes (see note 1 & 2)
- 3 tbsp sweet bean sauce (Tian Mian Jiang/甜面酱) (see note 3)
- 1 tbsp Shaoxing rice wine
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 2 tbsp water
- 3 tbsp neutral cooking oil
Preparation
Not specified
Cooking
- Marinate the pork.
- Use a sharp knife, cut pork, across the grain, into narrow strips.
- Then put it into a bowl.
- Add light soy sauce, Shaoxing rice wine, cornstarch, salt, white pepper and water.
- Use your fingers or chopsticks to agitate until the liquid is fully absorbed and the meat becomes sticky.
- Pour in 1 teaspoon of oil and mix to coat.
- Leave to marinate for 10 minutes or so.
- Prepare the accompaniments.
- Julienne the white part of the scallions.
- Peel the cucumber and remove its seeds, then cut it into thin strips.
- Cut tofu sheets into squares (similar size to wonton wrappers).
- Blanch them in boiling water for 2 minutes.
- Drain then leave to dry.
- Mix the sauce.
- In a bowl, mix sweet bean sauce, Shaoxing rice wine, sugar and water until smooth.
- Set aside.
- Stir-fry the dish.
- Heat a wok (or a deep frying pan/skillet) until very hot then add 3 tablespoons of oil (if using non-stick cookware, add oil first then heat up).
- Put in the marinated pork.
- Use chopsticks to loosen the strips.
- Then toss constantly to fry evenly.
- As soon as the meat turns pale, transfer out leaving any oil in the wok.
- Turn the heat to low.
- Pour the sauce mixture into the wok and leave to simmer.
- Once the sauce starts to thicken, return the pork to the wok.
- Toss to evenly coat it with the sauce.
- Serve the dish.
- Transfer the pork to a serving plate and put tofu sheets, scallions and cucumber on the side.
- Place some scallions, cucumber and pork strips over a piece of tofu sheet.
- Roll up and enjoy!.
Plating & Serving
Not specified
Suggested Sides
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