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Ingredients
- 1 pound side pork or fresh bacon
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon sherry
- 2 slices ginger
- 2 ounces cellophane noodles (fen szu)
Method
- Choose the piece of pork with as much lean meat as you can find.
- Wash and pat dry with paper towel.
- Leave the rind on.
- Cut into 1" cubes.
- Place in heavy saucepan.
- Add enough boiling water to cover.
- Bring to a boil.
- Cook uncovered 10 minutes.
- Drain and rinse meat.
- Return meat to pan.
- Add all remaining ingredients except cellophane noodles.
- Bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer covered for an hour.
- While the pork is simmering soak cellophane noodles in 2 cups hot water.
- After 1 hour add noodles to pork.
- Cover and simmer until pork can be very easily pierced with a chopstick or fork.