Lolly's Mandarin Shredded Pork and Sweet Bean Sauce

Submitted by Lalaloob

"Dee-licious, great presentation, and a repeat dish. You can subsitute pork with chicken and it works nicely."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 3⁄4 lb boneless pork loin

• Marinade

• 4 1⁄2 teaspoons soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon rice wine or 1 teaspoon dry sherry
• 2 tablespoons water
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch

• Sweet Bean Sauce

• 4 1⁄2 teaspoons sweet bean paste
• 4 1⁄2 teaspoons rice wine or 4 1/2 teaspoons dry sherry
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 2 cups green onions, shredded
• 1 1⁄2 cups vegetable oil

directions

1. Slice pork into 3" x 1/4" shreds.
2. Combine marinade ingredients in a small bowl. Add pork shreds, mix well.
3. Let stand 30 minutes.
4. Combine ingredients for Sweet Bean Sauce in another bowl; set aside.
5. Arrange green onion shreds in a layer on a platter.
6. Heat oil in a wok over medium heat.
7. Carefully lower pork shreds into hot oil with a slotted metal spoon.
8. Stir-fry for about 2 minutes until pork shreds are no longer pink.
9. Remove pork from oil with slotted spoon, draining well over wok, set aside.
10. Remove oil from wok except 3 tablespoons.
11. Add Sweet Bean Sauce to oil. Stir-fry until sauce thickens slightly.
12. Add cooked pork mixing well.
13. Place pork and Sweet Bean Sauce on top of green onions.
14. Serve immediately.
15. *Shredding: is similar to julienne technique. Cut the food into long strips about 2 inches wide and then chop it into matchsticks.

Reviews

[Chef Tweaker]

I liked the sauce but the meat was too salty for me. I DID marinate it overnight which might be the reason. Also I didn't deep-fry the meat because all that oil makes me shudder. I tried stirfrying it in only a small amount of oil but the meat never crisped so I suppose it wasn't a true representation of the dish.

 

[Kitty Z]

This is quite good... the bean paste adds a nice hint of sweetness to the sauce, without being too much. Don't skip the green onions, their bite is a great match with the pork and sauce. Thanks for posting!