Beijing Pork with Sweet Bean Sauce
Beijing Pork with Sweet Bean Sauce is a classic Beijing dish featuring tender pork stir-fried in sweet bean sauce, served with cool tofu skin rolls filled with fresh carrot, cucumber, and scallion strips. This simplified version skips cooking the sauce separately, making it quicker to prepare while still delivering rich, savory flavor with a refreshing crunch.
Story
This simplified version of the traditional Beijing classic brings together silky tender pork coated in glossy sweet bean sauce with crisp, cool tofu skin rolls. The fresh crunch of carrot and cucumber alongside the sharp bite of scallion whites balances the savory richness, making each bite feel light yet satisfying.
Ingredients
pork tenderloin
200g
sweet bean sauce
50g
tofu skin
2 sheets
cooking wine
as needed
egg white
as needed
white pepper powder
as needed
starch
as needed
light soy sauce
as needed
dark soy sauce
as needed
white sugar
as needed
carrot
Instructions
1
Step 1
If you have time, slightly freeze the meat first, then it will be easier to cut. Mine was already frozen.
2
Step 2
Add half an egg white, a suitable amount of salt, white pepper powder, and starch, then stir until evenly mixed.
3
Step 3
Cut the carrot, cucumber, and scallion whites into thin strips.
4
Step 4
Blanch the tofu skin in boiling water, then place the carrot, cucumber, and scallion white strips on top.
5
Step 5
Roll into a cylindrical shape.
6
Step 6
Cut diagonally into segments about every 2 centimeters.
7
Step 7
Arrange the cut pieces onto a plate.
8
Step 8
Add 50 grams of sweet bean sauce, 15 grams of sugar, one spoon of cooking wine, one spoon of dark soy sauce, one spoon of light soy sauce, and a suitable amount of water, then stir until evenly mixed.
9
Step 9
Add a suitable amount of oil to the pan, and when it reaches about 40% heat, add the meat strips and loosen them. It is best to use chopsticks to stir in one direction, so they will separate easily and the meat strips will not break.
10
Step 10
When the meat strips turn white, add the evenly mixed sauce.
11
Step 11
Toss evenly, reduce the sauce until thickened, and place onto a plate.
12
Step 12
Finished product photo.
