Description
The absolute flagship menu representing Shanxi province alongside 'Dao Xiao Mian' (knife-shaved noodles). Sliced pork is flash-fried in low-temp oil ('Guo You'), making it astonishingly tender. It is then elegantly stir-fried with wood ears, bamboo shoots, and Shanxi's special aged black vinegar (Lao Chen Cu).
Restaurants serving Guo You Rou (Shanxi Flash-Fried Pork with Black Vinegar)
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Lean pork
- Wood ears
- Bamboo shoots
- Shanxi Lao Chen Cu(Black vinegar)
- Potato starch
- Scallion
- Garlic
- Soy sauce
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- (Ultimate Tenderness: Shang Jiang & Guo You) Slice lean pork (tenderloin/loin). Massage heavily with salt, wine, egg, and [massive starch slurry], creating a thick starch velvet coating.
- Heat generous oil in a wok to a 'relatively low' 140-150°C. Drop in the meat, separate rapidly, and remove instantly after 'a dozen seconds' when it turns white (This is Guo You: Flash-frying). This locks in moisture, rendering the meat silky soft.
- (Stir-fry) Leave a little oil, fry minced scallion, ginger, garlic.
- Add wood ears, sliced bamboo shoots, and spinach stems.
- Return the flash-fried pork.
- [Flavor Core]: Splash soy sauce, salt, broth, and the soul of Shanxi cuisine: 'Shanxi Lao Chen Cu' (aged black vinegar) down the blistering wok sides.
- Thicken lightly with starch slurry, burning off the sharp acidity of the vinegar to leave only its mellow, profound aroma clinging to the meat.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Mellow、non-sharp depth of Shanxi Lao Chen Cu(aged black vinegar)
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
(Coat JP pork heavily in starch and stir-fry with black vinegar)
Pairing
Dao Xiao Mian (Knife-shaved noodles) / White Rice
Trivia
[Trivia] 'Guo You' means to pass through oil, a technique used nationwide, but in Shanxi, it names the dish itself. Shanxi is China's largest vinegar producer, and this dish is their proud creation designed to taste the aroma of black vinegar in its most delicious form.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] It is NOT sweet like Sweet and Sour Pork (Subuta). It is an elegant flavor where the 'mellow aroma' of black vinegar wafts through the umami of soy and broth. The starch-coated pork is so silky and tender it 'can be cut with your lips', contrasting perfectly with the crunchy wood ears.
Allergen
Pork, Soybeans, Wheat (Soy sauce)