Minced Pork Shiitake Mushrooms and Oysters 冬菇蠔豉菘

Minced Pork with Dry Chinese Shiitake Mushrooms and Oysters 冬菇蠔豉菘

Ingredients:

For minced pork

  • 1 piece pork shoulder or boneless pork chop, about 2 - 2 1/2 lb (1.0 - 1.25 kg);
  • 8 or 9 shiitake mushrooms, about 1 oz (30 g);
  • 11 or 12 median size dry oysters, about 4 oz (125 g)
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons minced ginger, (1 piece ginger, about 4 oz (120 g), peel and mince);
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil;
  • 12 iceberg lettuce leaves.

For marinate

  • 1/2 teaspoon corn starch;
  • 1 teaspoon liquid aminos/soy sauce;
  • 2 teaspoons dark soy;
  • A pinch sugar;
  • 1 teaspoon vegetable oil.

For thickening sauce

  • 1 1/2 teaspoons corn starch;
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar;
  • 1/2 cup water;
  • 1 tablespoon liquid aminos/soy sauce;
  • 2 tablespoons dark soy.

Recipe:

Serving for 4

  1. Clean pork and pat dry, mince;
  2. Add minced ginger and marinate, mix well;
  3. Set aside to marinate;
  4. Soak shiitake mushrooms for at less 45 minutes;
  5. Squeeze dry and cut into 1/4” (0.5 cm) cubes;
  6. Do the same with dry oysters;
  7. Take out the heart from the iceberg lettuce;
  8. Shape them into a shape of a cup;
  9. Dry and set aside;
  10. Add 1 tablespoon vegetable oil to a wok/sauté pan over medium high heat;
  11. Sauté shiitake mushrooms and then dry oysters for 3 minutes;
  12. Add water from soaking the dry oysters and cover and cook for other 2 minutes;
  13. Take them out and set aside;
  14. Add 1 tablespoon vegetable oil;
  15. Place minced pork in and don’t move to give it a chance to brown;
  16. Turn it up-side-down to brown before break apart;
  17. Give it an chance to cook;
  18. Add mushrooms and dry oysters back;
  19. Add more water from soaking the dry oysters;
  20. Cover and cook for 5 minutes;
  21. Make sure there is no pink in pork;
  22. Add well mix thickening sauce to the middle;
  23. Turn off heat when it comes back to a boil and thickens;
  24. Scope minced pork in the iceberg lettuce cup;
  25. Serve hot.

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