Strange-Flavor White Cut Pork
A classic Zhejiang cold pork dish featuring thinly sliced meat tossed in a complex sauce that balances salty, sweet, spicy, numbing, and aromatic flavors, resulting in a rich and refreshingly savory taste.
Ingredients
pork (fat and lean)
1 kg
sesame paste
25 g
sugar
25 g
scallions (chopped)
25 g
cilantro (cut into segments)
25 g
sweet bean paste
10 g
soy sauce
15 g
chili oil
a pinch
rice vinegar
a pinch
garlic paste
5 g
toasted sesame (crushed)
a pinch
Sichuan pepper
a pinch
Instructions
1
Step 1
Crush the toasted sesame with a knife. Chop the scallions. Cut the cilantro into segments. Boil the pork until fully cooked, then let it cool.
2
Step 2
Combine the garlic paste, chopped scallions, and cilantro segments in a bowl. Add the soy sauce, sweet bean paste, rice vinegar, sugar, sesame paste, chili oil, toasted sesame, and Sichuan pepper. Mix well to make a sauce and set aside.
3
Step 3
Cut the cooled pork into strips about 3 cm long and 0.6 cm thick. Arrange on a plate and pour the sauce over the top.