Sour Pork Head Meat
A Yunnan Baoshan-style cold appetizer featuring large, paper-thin slices of meat, with a balanced blend of sour, salty, spicy, numbing, and aromatic flavors.
Ingredients
Cooked boneless pork head meat, sliced into large thin pieces
to taste
Sesame paste
to taste
Spicy sesame oil
to taste
Sweet soy sauce
to taste
Soy sauce
to taste
Vinegar
to taste
Minced garlic
to taste
Minced ginger and scallion
to taste
Salt
to taste
MSG
to taste
Sesame seeds
to taste
Minced cilantro
to taste
Instructions
1
Step 1
Boil the pork head meat until 80% cooked, then remove and submerge it in cold boiled water. Once cooled, remove the bones, then return the meat to the cold boiled water.
2
Step 2
Before serving, slice the pork head meat into large thin slices (the thinner the better). Submerge the slices in cold boiled water and let them soak for an additional hour.
3
Step 3
Add the sesame paste and spicy sesame oil to a bowl and mix until smooth. Stir in the sweet soy sauce, soy sauce, vinegar, minced garlic, minced ginger and scallion, salt, and MSG until well combined.
4
Step 4
Drain the meat slices and arrange them on a plate. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and minced cilantro. Pour the prepared sauce evenly over the meat, toss to coat well, let the flavors absorb, then serve.
