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Crispy Pork Roll

A classic Jiangsu dish: pork is simmered until tender, pressed flat, coated in an egg-and-flour batter, and deep-fried until golden and crisp. Serve with Sichuan peppercorn salt or sweet bean sauce.

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Crispy Pork Roll

Ingredients

Boneless trimmed pork leg (cooked and set aside) 400g
Eggs (beaten) 4
Fine soybean flour 75g
Ginger (sliced) 10g
Scallions (cut into segments) 10g
Refined salt 5g
MSG 2g
Sichuan pepper salt (dipping sauce) 1 small dish
Sweet bean sauce (dipping sauce) 1 small dish
Neutral cooking oil (actual usage 75g) 750g

Instructions

1

Boil the meat

Place the boneless trimmed pork leg in a pot, add water, scallions, ginger and refined salt, boil until no pink juices run out (fully cooked), then remove and let cool.

2

Press flat

Place the cooked pork under a heavy weight to press it flat, roll it tightly into a cylinder about 6cm in diameter, then cut into thick slices.

3

Coat with batter

Beat the eggs, add fine soybean flour and MSG to make an egg-flour batter, then coat the pork slices with the batter.

4

Deep fry

Pour neutral cooking oil into a pot and heat to medium heat, add the battered pork slices and fry until golden brown and crispy, then remove and drain excess oil.

5

Plate and serve

Arrange the fried pork slices on a plate, serve with Sichuan pepper salt and sweet bean sauce on the side.