🇨🇳 Chinese Cuisine

鱼香肉丝 (Yu Xiang Rou Si)

Yu Xiang Shredded Pork

Prep Time 30 minutes
Servings 4
Difficulty Medium

A Sichuan classic of shredded pork stir-fried with wood ear mushrooms, bamboo shoots, and peppers in a fish-fragrant sauce. Despite the name, there is no fish - the sauce just mimics the seasonings used in fish cookery.

Ingredients

  • 300g pork loin shredded
  • 50g wood ear mushrooms soaked and sliced
  • 50g bamboo shoots shredded
  • 1 carrot shredded
  • 2 tablespoons doubanjiang
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons black vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 tablespoon garlic minced
  • 1 tablespoon ginger minced

Instructions

  1. 1 Marinate pork shreds with soy sauce and cornstarch.
  2. 2 Stir-fry pork in hot wok until color changes, set aside.
  3. 3 Fry doubanjiang, garlic, and ginger until oil turns red.
  4. 4 Add vegetables and stir-fry two minutes.
  5. 5 Return pork, add vinegar and sugar mixture, toss until sauce coats everything.

Did You Know?

The fish-fragrant flavor profile is one of the 23 classic Sichuan flavor combinations and contains no fish whatsoever.

From The Culinary Codex — http://theculinarycodex.com/dish/chinese/yu-xiang-shredded-pork/