Mala Pork Cubes
Zhejiang-style Spicy Pork Cubes (Malarouding) has a well-balanced numbing-spicy, aromatic, and fresh flavor that is highly palatable, and is recognized as one of Sichuan's most famous dishes.
Ingredients
Lean pork (cut into small cubes)
200 g
Fried peanuts
75 g
Vegetable oil
75 g
Sichuan peppercorns
10
Dried chili peppers
8 g
Chili powder
2 g
Salt
2 g
Cooking wine
25 g
MSG
3 g
Wet starch
20 g
Soy sauce
20 g
Scallions
20 g
Ginger
12 g
Garlic
12 g
Sugar
12 g
Vinegar
a pinch
Instructions
1
Step 1
Cut the pork into finger-sized cubes. Mix with salt, cooking wine, and soy sauce, then coat with wet starch and a little oil. Set aside.
2
Step 2
Combine the cooking wine, wet starch, scallions, ginger, garlic, sugar, soy sauce, and MSG into a sauce mixture.
3
Step 3
Heat the wok and add oil. Once the oil is hot, add the Sichuan peppercorns and fry until golden, then remove them. Add the dried chilies and fry until dark purple, then add the pork cubes and stir-fry a few times. Add the chili powder. Pour in the prepared sauce and stir a few times once it comes to a boil. Add a splash of vinegar and the fried peanuts, and it is ready to serve.
