Cooking Recipe Old White Cut Pork Slices With Garlic Sesame
Recipe Ingredients
Directions
Fresh ham or a fairly fat cut of pork is traditionally used for this
recipe, but boneless lean pork loin makes a delicious and leaner
substitute. For a nontraditional presentation, serve the pork with
grilled asparagus spears, Asian eggplant and/or zucchini slices. Or,
arrange the slices on a bed of watercress with strips of roasted
pepper and serve as a first course salad. Or, simply alternate the
pork with thin rounds of chilled cucum- ber.
Bring the water to a boil in a large pot, then add the pork, green
onions, ginger, garlic and wine. Bring to a boil again. Skim off the
scum that rises to surface. Cover, reduce heat low and simmer for 45
minutes.
When the meat is done, half fill a large pan with cold water and ice
cubes. Remove the meat from the pot and immediately plunge it into
the ice water; let sit for 20 minutes to firm up the meat and juices.
Remove pork, pat dry, cover and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled,
at least 2 to 3 hours, or overnight.
Garlic Sesame Sauce: Mix together all ingredients.
To serve: Cut the meat crosswise into paper-thin slices (no thicker
than 1/8 inch) and arrange in a circular pattern on a plate. Serve
sauce on the side or drizzle it over the pork. Garnish with fresh
coriander eaves.
PER SERVING: 120 calories, 14 g protein, 1 g carbohydrate, 6 g fat (2
g saturated), 41 mg cholesterol, 250 g sodium, 0 g fiber.
Joyce Jue writing in the San Francisco Chronicle, 6/9/93.