Shui Zhu Pork- Szechuan Pork in Spicy Broth
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
20 mins
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Total Time
30 mins
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Servings
3
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Calories
373 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Chinese
Shui Zhu Pork- Szechuan Pork in Spicy Broth
Description
Shui Zhu Pork uses sliced pork butt or tenderloin thinly marinated with Shaoxing wine, light soy, oyster sauce, white pepper, and sugar, then coated with starch for a silky texture. A spicy broth made by frying dried chilies, Sichuan peppercorns, and doubanjiang with ginger, garlic, and scallions is diluted with hot water and simmered to develop flavor.
Bean sprouts and oyster mushrooms are briefly blanched and placed as a base in the serving bowl to add crunch and freshness. The pork is quickly cooked in the hot broth, which intensifies the complex spicy, salty, and numbing flavors characteristic of Szechuan cuisine. The dish should be served immediately to maintain the delicate cooked pork texture while enjoying the heat.
The recipe advises caution as the dish remains hot and can continue cooking after serving. Cooling pieces before eating is suggested to avoid burning the mouth.
Ingredients
- 1 bean sprouts small bunch
- 1 oyster mushroom break into smaller pieces, small bunch
- Coriander for garnishing
Pork seasonings
- 200 g pork butt highly recommend the butt, or pork tenderloin
- 1/2 tbsp. Shaoxing wine , optional
- pinch salt
- 1/4 tsp. sugar
- 1 tbsp. soy sauce light
- 1 tbsp. oyster sauce , optional
- 1 tsp. vegetable oil
- white pepper
- 3 tbsp. starch + 3 tbsp. water
刀口辣椒 Chopped Chili and Sichuan Peppercorn
- 12-20 dried chili pepper , or as needed
- 1 tbsp. Sichuan pepper
Broth
- 4 tbsp. vegetable oil divided
- 2 tbsp. Doubajiang , or half doubanjiang and half hot pot soup base
- 800 ml water hot, as needed
- 2 green onions , white part cut into 2cm long and green pert chopped
- 3 garlic chopped, cloves
- 1 ginger sliced, thumb-sized piece
- 1 tbsp. soy sauce light
- 1/4 tsp. sugar
Instructions
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- In the meantime, blanch bean sprouts and oyster mushroom in boiling water. Then lay in the bottom of the serving bowl.
- 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.
- 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.
- Serve directly with coriander.
Notes
- Serve immediately to preserve pork texture; the residual heat continues cooking the meat.
- Exercise caution when eating as the dish is very hot and spicy; cool pieces briefly before consumption.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 3Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 373 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 373kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 7g | 2% |
| Protein | 12g | 24% |
| Fat | 34g | 52% |
| Saturated Fat | 21g | 105% |
| Cholesterol | 48mg | 16% |
| Sodium | 42mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 339mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 641IU | 13% |
| Vitamin C | 4mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 44mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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