Description
The signature dish of Shaxian Snacks, China's largest fast-food chain. Lean pork is violently pounded with a wooden mallet until gelatinous, then wrapped in paper-thin skins also kneaded with meat. Boasts an astonishingly bouncy texture.
Restaurants serving Fujian Bian Rou (Pounded Meat Wonton)
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Lean pork
- Tapioca starch
- Pork bone broth
- Scallion
- Sesame oil
- Salt
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Pound lean pork with a wooden mallet thousands of times until it forms a gelatinous paste.
- Knead part of this paste with tapioca starch and roll paper-thin to create 'meat wrappers'.
- Season the remaining paste with salt for the filling.
- Wrap a tiny thumbnail-sized amount of filling in the wrapper.
- Boil in clear pork bone broth.
- Serve with a dash of scallion and sesame oil.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Light pork broth with sesame oil、and insanely bouncy meat texture
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Substitute with JP minced pork and wonton wrappers (texture will differ)
Pairing
Shaxian Ban Mian / Oolong Tea
Trivia
Unlike normal wontons, it's called 'meat wrapped in meat' because pounded pork is used in both the wrapper and filling. Shaxian Snacks has over 80,000 stores, vastly outnumbering McDonald's and KFC in China.
Eating tips & etiquette
Scoop with a spoon and swallow smoothly with the soup. Ordering it alongside Shaxian Ban Mian (peanut noodles) is the absolute 'Golden Combo' rule at Shaxian Snacks.
Allergen
Pork, Sesame