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How to Make Lychee Pork

Lychee Pork is a distinctive dish of Fujian cuisine, known for its sweet and sour flavor. It is a popular dish in the Fuzhou region.

Estimated Cooking Difficulty: ★★★★

Essential Ingredients and Tools

  • Lean meat
  • Pineapple
  • Egg
  • Cooking oil
  • White sugar
  • Starch
  • Light soy sauce
  • Chicken bouillon
  • Minced ginger
  • Sesame seeds
  • Tomato ketchup
  • Rice vinegar

Measurements

Per serving:

  • Fresh shiitake mushrooms 2
  • Crab stick mushrooms 30 g
  • Lean meat 150 g
  • Pineapple 100 g
  • Egg 1
  • Cooking oil 500 ml
  • White sugar 5 g
  • Starch 100 g
  • Light soy sauce 5 ml
  • Chicken bouillon 5 g
  • Minced ginger 5 g
  • Sesame seeds 2 g
  • Tomato ketchup 20 g
  • Rice vinegar 2 ml

Instructions

  • Cut the lean meat into chunks (2-3 cm each), place them in a large bowl, and add 1 egg, 50 g of starch, 3 ml of light soy sauce, and 2 g of chicken bouillon.
  • Stir thoroughly until the starch coats the meat chunks. If the mixture is too thin, add more starch; if too dry, add a little water. Then add 5 ml of oil, mix well, and set aside.
  • In another bowl, prepare the sauce by mixing tomato ketchup, 3 g of chicken bouillon, 2 ml of light soy sauce, minced ginger, white sugar, 10 g of starch, rice vinegar, and 200 ml of cold water. Stir well and set aside.
  • Peel and cut the pineapple into 6 pieces (each 1.5-2 cm).
  • Heat the wok with 500 ml of oil over high heat until you hear the sizzling sound indicating the oil is hot.
  • Place the meat chunks into the oil one by one (do not pour the entire bowl at once) to ensure they do not stick together.
  • Once all the meat is in, flip the pieces every 30 seconds with a spoon until the surface turns golden brown.
  • Remove the meat. After one minute, return it to the hot oil for a second fry until the surface becomes crispy and dark yellow. Remove and set aside in a large bowl.
  • Pour the prepared sauce into the wok. After 30 seconds, add the fried meat chunks and pineapple pieces. Stir-fry well and remove from heat.
  • Garnish with sesame seeds.

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Additional Notes

  • In Fuzhou, water chestnuts (to cut the grease) and potatoes (to absorb oil) are traditionally used. Pineapple was chosen in this recipe because water chestnuts were hard to find during the pandemic.
  • Fujian cuisine tends to be sweet. If you prefer less sweetness, you can reduce or omit the white sugar.
  • You can tap the meat chunks with a spoon; a hollow sound indicates that the meat is fully fried.

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