Sweet-and-sour pork Japanese-style for the Dolls' Festival
Servings: 2 Serves
Cost: 600yen
Ingredient
- 2 Pork shoulder roasts
- 2 tsp Sake
- 2 tsp Soy sauce
- 2 tsp Rice flour
- 1 tbsp Potato starch
- 1/2 Carrot
- 7~8 cm Lotus root
- 1/2 Leek
- 2 Dried shiitake mushrooms
- 6 Peas
- 4 pieces Dried peaches
Sauce
- 60 ml Shiitake mushroom broth
- 2 tbsp Ketchup
- 2 tsp Sake
- 2 tbsp Sugar
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 2 tsp Soy sauce
- 2 tbsp Rice vinegar
- 100 ml Frying oil
- a lot Love
Instructions
- Cut pork into bite-sized pieces and season with sake and soy sauce.
- Roughly slice carrot and lotus root, diagonally slice , return dried shiitake mushrooms and cut into 4 pieces
- Deep-fry carrot and lotus root in oil. When softened, drain the leeks and shiitake mushrooms in the oil.
- Put ice flour and potato starch on 1 and deep fry.
- Put all the sauce and love in a pan and heat. When warm, add 3, 4, and dried peaches and stir to combine the flavors.
- Sprinkle the steamed peas over 5.
Notes
Japanese soup stock is very refreshing. It is a great addition to girl’s festival dishes with dried peaches.
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