「Lychee Pork」

Ingredients and amounts

• 2 fresh shiitake mushrooms
• 30 g beech mushrooms
• 150 g lean pork
• 100 g pineapple
• 1 egg
• 500 ml cooking oil
• 5 g white sugar
• 100 g cornstarch
• 5 ml light soy sauce
• 5 g chicken bouillon
• 5 g minced ginger
• 2 g sesame seeds
• 20 g ketchup
• 2 ml black vinegar

Step-by-step method

1. 1

   Step 1

   Cut the lean pork into 2-3 cm pieces and place in a large bowl. Add 1 egg, 50 g cornstarch, 3 ml light soy sauce, and 2 g chicken bouillon.

2. 2

   Step 2

   Stir thoroughly until the cornstarch coats the pork pieces (add more cornstarch if too wet, or water if too dry). Then add 5 ml oil, mix well, and set aside.

3. 3

   Step 3

   In another bowl, combine ketchup, 3 g chicken bouillon, 2 ml light soy sauce, minced ginger, white sugar, 10 g cornstarch, black vinegar, and 200 ml cold water. Stir well and set aside.

4. 4

   Step 4

   Cut the pineapple and prepare 6 pieces, each 1.5-2 cm in size.

5. 5

   Step 5

   Heat a wok and pour in 500 ml oil. Heat until you hear the sizzling sound of oil.

6. 6

   Step 6

   Add the pork pieces one by one into the oil (do not pour them all in at once), ensuring they do not stick together.

7. 7

   Step 7

   Once all pork is added, flip the pieces every 30 seconds using a spoon until the surface turns golden brown.

8. 8

   Step 8

   Remove the pork. After 1 minute, return them to the oil and fry again until the surface turns deep golden brown. Remove and set aside in a large bowl.

9. 9

   Step 9

   Heat the wok, pour in the sauce mixture. After 30 seconds, add the pork and pineapple pieces. Stir-fry thoroughly, then remove from the wok.

10. 10

    Step 10

    Sprinkle sesame seeds on top.