Description
A nourishing soup where ultra-thin slices of meticulously prepped pork heart are briefly boiled in a ginger and sesame oil (or medicinal herb) broth, offering a crisp texture with zero odor.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Pork heart
- Shredded ginger
- Sesame oil
- Rice wine
- Salt
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- [Heart Prep (Lifeblood)] Halve a fresh pork heart (Zhu Xin), cleanly remove blood clots and tendons inside, wash repeatedly under running water to remove blood.
- Slice 'ultra-thin' until translucent for better texture.
- Boil water (or pork broth) with massive 'shredded ginger'.
- Season lightly with rice wine, salt, white pepper, and a little soy sauce (In winter, adding black sesame oil to make 'Ma You Zhu Xin' is a huge staple).
- Toss the thin-sliced pork heart into the boiling soup.
- [Cooking Secret] Quickly turn off heat within 'dozens of seconds' after the heart changes from red to white (simmering makes it rubbery).
- Plate and drizzle sesame oil.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Ginger heat and Sesame oil aroma
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Sliced chicken hearts or gizzards
Pairing
Ganmian (soupless noodles) or Lu Rou Fan
Trivia
[For Adults] Based on the Chinese medicine concept 'like nourishes like', believed to aid palpitations/insomnia. Draws massive lines at Tainan's famous 'A Ming Pork Heart'. The crisp bite and ginger aroma soak into tired adult bodies.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Make a sauce on a small plate mixing Taiwan's sweet Jiangyou Gao and shredded ginger, dipping the crisp pork heart to eat like sashimi!
Allergen
Pork, Sesame