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Four-Style Meat and Vegetables

A Zhejiang home-style braise of sliced pork, tofu skin, greens, and bamboo shoot slices, served with a thick, savory sauce in a balanced meat-and-vegetable combination.

25 min
Easy
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Four-Style Meat and Vegetables

Ingredients

lean pork slices (main) 75 g
tofu skin (auxiliary, cut into 6 pieces) 4
bamboo shoot slices (auxiliary) 50 g
green vegetables (auxiliary, cut into 5 cm segments) 200 g
white broth (auxiliary) 150 g
rendered lard (auxiliary) 50 g
Shaoxing wine (auxiliary) 10 g
soy sauce (auxiliary) 15 g
white sugar (auxiliary) 1 g
refined salt (auxiliary) 1 g
MSG (auxiliary) 1.5 g
scallion white segments (auxiliary) 2 g
wet starch (auxiliary) 15 g

Instructions

1

Preparation

Cut the tofu skin into 6 small pieces, and cut the green vegetables into 5 cm segments.

2

Stir-frying

Heat the wok and add 35 g of lard. When it reaches about 60% hot (approximately 132°C), add the scallion whites and pork slices and stir to loosen. Pour in the Shaoxing wine, then add the green vegetables and bamboo shoot slices and stir briefly.

3

Simmering

Pour in the white broth, cover, and bring to a boil until about 80% cooked.

4

Seasoning and Thickening

Remove the lid, add the soy sauce, white sugar, refined salt, and MSG. Thicken with the wet starch, then plate and serve (original text incomplete).