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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.

25 min
Easy
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Crispy Cucumber Pork Tenderloin Shreds

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.