1. Cha Siu Roast Pork
  2. Vegatable Fried Rice

Cha Siu is the specialized form of Cantonese roasting. The meat is first martinated in a soy sauce mixture and then quick roasted at a high temperature. The high heat causes the marinade to become encrusted on the surface of the pork froming a dark rim round each slice. menu serves 4-6.


1. Cha Siu Roast Pork ()
    Materials:
    2 tablespoons red bean curd cheese
    2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
    1 tablespoon yellow bean sauce
    3 teaspoons vegetable oil
    2 tablespoons sugar
    2 tablespoons Chinese wine or dry sherry
    750 g (1 1/2 lb) fillet of pork


    Preparation time: 10 minutes, plus marinating
    Cooking time: 18-20 minutes minutes
    Oven: 200 degree C, 400 degree F, gas Mark 6

1. Mix together the bean curd, soy sauce, bean sauce, oil, sugar and wine. Rub the mixture on to the pork and leave to marinate for 1 hour.

2. Place the marinated pork on a wire tray in a roasting tin and place in a preheated oven to roast for 18-20 minutes.

3. Remove from the oven. cut the pork fillet across the grain into thick slices and serve immediately on a bed of lettuce leaves.

  
2. Vegetable Fried Rice ()
    Materials:
    5 tablespoons vegetable oil
    1 garlic clove, crushed
    3 slices root ginger, shredded
    1 onion, finely chopped
    1 red pepper, cored, seeded and sliced
    4 dried Chinese mushrooms, soaked, for 20 minutes, drained, stemmed and sliced
    1/4 cucumber, sliced
    50 g (2 oz) peas
    4 tomatoes, chopped
    2 teaspoons salt
    1 tablespoon winter pickle
    450 g (1 lb) cooked rice
    2 tablespoons soy sauce


    Preparation tim: 30 minutes, plus soaking
    Cooking time: 6-7 minutes

1. Heat the oil in a wok and add the garlic and ginger. Stir-fry for 1 minute then discard. Add the vegetables, salt and winter pickle and stir-fry over medium heat for 2-3 minutes. The vegetables should still be crunchy.

2. Add the rice and mix well for 2-3 minutes until heated through.

3. Sprinkle with the soy sauce, mix well and serve.


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