Da Jiujia (Yunnan Rice Cake Stir-fry)
A renowned dish from Tengchong, Yunnan, stir-fried rice cakes tossed with sliced meat, ham, and tomatoes. Bright in color with a savory-sweet flavor.
Ingredients
Instructions
Ingredient Preparation
Cut the rice cake into diamond slices. Cut the pork into thin slices, add 1g of refined salt and water starch slurry, mix well and marinate. Cut the ham into thin slices, cut the tomato into small chunks, shred the washed pickled cabbage, and cut the cleaned spinach into segments.
Stir-fry Rice Cake and Blanch Pork
Heat the wok, pour in 20g of lard and heat until hot, add the rice cake slices and stir-fry briefly until soft, then transfer to a plate. Heat the wok again, add 280g of lard and heat until hot, slide the pork slices into the wok to blanch in oil, then drain into a colander.
Mix, Stir-fry and Serve
Heat the wok, pour in 60g of lard and heat until hot, add scallion segments and stir-fry until fragrant, then add tomato and spinach and stir-fry. Add the pork slices, ham slices, and hard-boiled egg, then add sour chili paste, MSG, 4g of salt, salted soy sauce, and 50g of meat broth. Finally add the rice cake and stir-fry evenly before transferring to a serving plate. Boil the pickled cabbage and remaining meat broth into a bowl of sour cabbage soup, and serve alongside.