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Yu Xiang Pork
Classic Sichuan dish with savory-sweet flavor, tender pork strips
Prep Time15m
Cook Time30m
Yield4 servings
Cuisine
Spicy:
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Ingredients
- Pork tenderloin 200g
- Wood ear mushrooms 50g
- Winter bamboo shoots 50g
- Carrot 50g
- Doubanjiang 1 tbsp
- Pickled chili 5
- Garlic 4 cloves
- Ginger 5g
- Scallions 15g
- Light soy sauce 2 tbsp
- Dark soy sauce 1 tbsp
- Vinegar 1 tbsp
- Sugar 1 tbsp
- Cornstarch 1 tbsp
- Cooking wine 1 tbsp
- Oil as needed
Steps
- Cut pork: Slice pork tenderloin into thin strips. Add 1 tbsp cooking wine, 1 tbsp light soy sauce, cornstarch. Mix well, marinate for 10 minutes.
- Prepare vegetables: Soak wood ear mushrooms, slice. Cut winter bamboo shoots and carrot into strips. Blanch and set aside.
- Make sauce: In small bowl, mix light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, 1 tbsp cornstarch, and some water.
- Stir-fry pork: Heat oil in wok, add pork strips, stir-fry until变色. Remove and set aside.
- Cook aromatics: Add more oil, add doubanjiang, pickled chili, minced garlic and ginger. Stir until red oil appears.
- Add vegetables: Add carrot, bamboo shoots, and mushroom strips. Stir-fry for 1 minute.
- Return pork: Add the cooked pork strips back to wok, stir-fry on high heat.
- Add sauce: Pour in prepared sauce, quickly toss to coat pork evenly.
- Finish: When sauce thickens, sprinkle with scallions, toss briefly.
- Serve: Transfer to plate. Yu Xiang Pork is savory, sweet, and tangy - perfect with rice.
Tips
Tips: 1) Cut pork strips evenly; 2) Marinating with cornstarch makes pork more tender; 3) Stir-fry on high heat throughout; 4) Prepare sauce beforehand.



