Lao Shaanxi Noodles~Stir-fried Pork with Lotus Vegetables

Lao Shaanxi Noodles~Stir-fried Pork with Lotus Vegetables

Overview

This stir-fried pork with lotus vegetables is a banquet dish for guests in the Guanzhong and Weibei regions of Shaanxi. The meat is made from Guanzhong black pork with the delicate and mellow meat of Guanzhong Sanbao. The lotus is made from the crisp, sweet and refreshing nine-eyed lotus produced in Fuping, Shaanxi. The finished dish is yellow-red in color, crispy and tender, and very delicious.

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Ingredients

Steps

  1. Slice the lotus root and soak it in water. In order to prevent oxidation and discoloration, add 1 tablespoon of vinegar to the water. Slice the meat, add dark soy sauce, cooking wine, and pepper, mix well and marinate for 15 minutes. Soak fungus in warm water and wash. Chop onion, ginger and garlic.

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  2. Add water to the pot, add a spoonful of rice vinegar, add lotus root and fungus to the water, bring to a boil, remove and control the water.

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  3. Heat a pan with cold oil, add the meat slices to 50% heat, and stir-fry until they change color.

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  4. Add onion, ginger and garlic and stir-fry until fragrant.

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  5. Pour in the lotus root and fungus, add soy sauce, rice vinegar and salt.

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  6. Pour in sesame oil, stir well and remove from pan.

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  7. Crisp, tender, fragrant and delicious, it goes well with rice.

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  8. It is a dish that we Shaanxi people use to entertain guests during festivals and weddings.

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  9. From snacks to big delicacies.

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