Sautéed Pork Julienne with Sweet Bean Sauce (京酱肉丝 Jing Jiang Rousi)
Sautéed Pork Julienne with Sweet Bean Sauce (京酱肉丝) is a famous Beijing homey dish that is very close to my heart. It's traditionally eaten with some green onion whites and wrapped in a tofu sheet.
- Prep time
- 25 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1/2 lb (~225g) pork tenderloin
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- ~3 tablespoons water
- 1/2 teaspoon
- another 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon corn starch
- 2 green onions (white part only)
- A few tofu skins/sheets or thin flour tortillas
- 2 tablespoons sweet bean sauce/sweet flour sauce (甜面酱)
- 1 tablespoon Chinese cooking wine
- 1 teaspoon dark soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 2 tablespoons water
Instructions
- 1
Make the pork julienne first by following step 1-4 from my previous Shredded Pork/Pork Julienne recipe. Reduce the salt for the recipe to 1/4 teaspoon of kosher salt (or 1/8 teaspoon of table salt) since sweet bean sauce, which is used here, is quite salty already. Make sure the pork julienne is only cooked to 80% doneness. Set aside.
- 2
While marinating the pork julienne, prepare the sauce by mixing 2 tablespoons of sweet bean sauce, 1 tablespoon of Chinese cooking wine, 1 teaspoon of dark soy sauce, 1 teaspoon of sugar, and 2 tablespoons of water.
- 3
Cut the white part of the scallions into thin slices. Cut the tofu skins into smaller squares. Set aside.
- 4
Once pork julienne has cooked, heat a skillet or wok under medium-high heat. When the pot is getting warm, add the 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, then pour in the sauce, stirring immediately to prevent burning. Once the sauce looks glossy and starts thickening (about 20 seconds), add the pork julienne, stirring and tossing until all of the pork julienne is well blended with the sauce. Turn off the heat.
- 5
Transfer the sautéed pork julienne with sweet bean sauce to a large plate. Lay the previously prepared white parts of green onions and tofu skin next to it. When eating, wrap the sauteed pork julienne and sliced green onion whites in a tofu skin and enjoy!