Crispy Cucumber Pork Tenderloin Shreds
A traditional Zhejiang stir-fry of shredded pork tenderloin with cucumber and bamboo shoots. The dish delivers crisp cucumber and tender pork, finished in an elegant palette of green and white.
Ingredients
Pork tenderloin (shredded, mixed with egg white, salt, wet starch until sticky)
250 g
Cucumber (shredded)
25 g
Egg white
1 piece
Cooked bamboo shoots (shredded)
25 g
MSG
2 g
Shaoxing wine
10 g
Scallion sections
0.5 g
Clear soup
50 g
Lard (for frying)
500 g (approx. 75 g consumed)
Starch (for wet starch coating)
20 g
Salt
2 g
Instructions
1
Shredding and coating
Shred the pork tenderloin and mix with egg white, salt, and wet starch until sticky; shred cucumber and bamboo shoots.
2
Stir-frying shredded meat
Heat wok over medium heat, add lard and heat to about 66°C; add shredded meat and separate, remove when white and drain oil.
3
Seasoning stir-fry
Leave 15g oil in wok, add scallion and stir-fry until fragrant; add bamboo shoots and meat, stir-fry briefly, then add tenderloin shreds, Shaoxing wine, clear soup, MSG, drizzle 15g lard, and serve.