Braised Pork Cartilage and Chestnuts in Lotus Leaf
Ingredients:
Pork cartilage 8 pcs (around 1.5 catties)
Chestnuts 10-12 pcs
Corn starch little
Minced garlic 2 tbsp
Ground bean sauce 2 tbsp
Shaoxing wine little
Sugar 1/2 tsp
Oyster sauce 2 tsp
Soy sauce 2 tsp
Dark soy sauce little
Water some
Rock sugar some
Fresh lotus leaf 1 pc
Corn starch and water mixture some
Method:
1. Shell chestnuts, cook in boiling water for 10 mins, remove the brown membrane, set aside.
2. Remove fat from pork cartilage, cut in halves, then dust with a little corn starch, pan fry until slightly brown on both sides, drain. Do not add too much oil when pan frying as the pork cartilage will release fat.
3. Heat wok, add oil, sauté minced garlic, stir in ground bean sauce, return pork cartilage and mix well, drizzle with a little Shaoxing wine, sauté until fragrance of pork cartilage is released, add hot water until it covers the pork cartilage. Season with sugar, oyster sauce, soy sauce and dark soy sauce, add rock sugar, cook in high heat for 10 minutes, then turn to low heat and stew for 3 hours.
4. Prepare fresh lotus leaf, place the braised pork cartilage on top of lotus leaf, then scatter with chestnuts. Thicken the pork cartilage braising sauce with corn starch and water mixture, then pour over pork cartilage.
5. Wrap the pork cartilage and chestnuts with lotus leaf, put a plate on top and steam for 20 mins, serve.