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Sweet and Pungent Lotus Root with Pork
Sweet and Pungent Lotus Root with Pork
- Recipe Submitted by ADMIN on 09/26/2007
Category: Meat, Chinese
Ingredients List
- 1 lb Lotus root
- 1/2 lb Pork butt
- 2 Slices fresh ginger root
- 1 tb Peanut oil
- 2 tb Sugar
- 3 tb Water
- 1 tb Thin soy sauce
- 2 tb White vinegar
- Cornstarch paste
Directions
Place pork & ginger in boiling water: simmer for 30 minutes. Immediately
transfer pork to bowl of iced water to cool for another 30 minutes. Slice
pork with the grain in 2" strips. Wash & peel fresh lotus root. Slice
crosswise into 1/4" pieces. Blanch for 10 minutes in same water used for
pork; drain in cold water. Arrange lotus root in circle of overlapping
slices on round serving plate; mound pork in center. Cover & reserve.
In wok or saucepan, heat oil to medium hot. Add sugar, water, soy sauce &
vinegar. Stir until sugar is dissolved, then add cornstarch paste to make
light sauce. Cook briefly. Pour sauce over lotus root & pork. Allow to
marinate for at least 15 minutes before serving. Serve slightly warm.
transfer pork to bowl of iced water to cool for another 30 minutes. Slice
pork with the grain in 2" strips. Wash & peel fresh lotus root. Slice
crosswise into 1/4" pieces. Blanch for 10 minutes in same water used for
pork; drain in cold water. Arrange lotus root in circle of overlapping
slices on round serving plate; mound pork in center. Cover & reserve.
In wok or saucepan, heat oil to medium hot. Add sugar, water, soy sauce &
vinegar. Stir until sugar is dissolved, then add cornstarch paste to make
light sauce. Cook briefly. Pour sauce over lotus root & pork. Allow to
marinate for at least 15 minutes before serving. Serve slightly warm.
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