Shui Zhu Pork- Szechuan Pork in Spicy Broth
Super yummy Sichuan Shui Zhu Pork
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 3 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 small bunch of bean sprouts
- 1 small bunch of oyster mushrooms (, break into smaller pieces )
- coriander for garnishing
- 200 g pork butt or pork tenderloin ( , highly recommend the butt)
- 1/2 tbsp. Shaoxing wine (, optional )
- pinch of salt
- 1/4 tsp. sugar
- 1 tbsp. light soy sauce
- 1 tbsp. oyster sauce (, optional )
- 1 tsp. vegetable cooking oil
- white pepper
- 3 tbsp. starch + 3 tbsp. water
- 12-20 dried chili pepper (, or as needed)
- 1 tbsp. Sichuan pepper
- 4 tbsp. vegetable cooking oil (, divided )
- 2 tbsp. doubajiang (, or half doubanjiang and half hot pot soup base)
- 800 ml hot water as needed
- 2 green onions ( , white part cut into 2cm long and green pert chopped)
- 3 garlic cloves ( , chopped )
- 1 thumb ginger ( , sliced)
- 1 tbsp. light soy sauce
- 1/4 tsp. sugar
Instructions
- 1
Slice the pork thinly and then add pinch of white pepper, light soy sauce, oyster sauce and cooking wine. Combine well and set aside for 15 minutes. Then add water starch to coat well. Set aside.
- 2
Heat 12 to 20 dried chili peppers for half minute and then 1 tablespoon of Sichuan peppercorn in wok until slightly aromatic. Move out, cool down and then roughly chop.
- 3
In a wok, add 2 tablespoon of oil, fry doubanjiang and hot pot seasoning if you are using with slow fire until the red turns red, then add ginger, scallion sections, garlic, fry for 1 minute until aromatic too. Then place 1/3 of the chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorn we prepared in the first step.
- 4
Pour 800ml hot water. Then season the broth with 1/4 teaspoon of sugar and 1 tablespoon of light soy sauce. Let it simmer for 5-8 minutes.
- 5
In the meantime, blanch bean sprouts and oyster mushroom in boiling water. Then lay in the bottom of the serving bowl.
- 6
Add 1 teaspoon of oil in the marinated pork and mix them again to make sure they are evenly coated. Turn up fire and add the pork slices in and cook until the broth begin to boil again. Wait for around 20 to 30 seconds and transfer them out immediately.
- 7
Pour the broth to fill the container. Place fresh garlic, chopped peppers prepared in step 1, chopped green onion, white sesame seeds on top, then pour 2 tablespoon of hot oil on top. Serve immediately.
- 8
Serve directly with coriander.