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Sweet and Pungent Lotus Root with Pork

Yields:4 servings
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Recipe Cooking TimePreparation10 minutes
Cooking90 minutes
Ready In100 minutes
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Ingredients

1 pound lotus leaves root
1/2 pound pork shoulder butt
2 slices ginger root fresh
1 tablespoon peanut oil
2 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon soy sauce thin
2 tablespoons white vinegar
1 x cornstarch mix with water to form a paste

Directions

Place pork and ginger in boiling water: simmer for 30 minutes.

Immediately transfer pork to bowl of iced water to cool for another 30 minutes.

Slice pork with the grain in 2" strips.

Wash and peel fresh lotus root.

Slice crosswise into 1/4" pieces.

Blanch for 10 minutes in same water used for pork; drain in cold water.

Arrange lotus root in circle of overlapping slices on round serving plate; mound pork in center.

Cover and reserve.

In wok or saucepan, heat oil to medium hot.

Add sugar, water, soy sauce and vinegar.

Stir until sugar is dissolved, then add cornstarch paste to make light sauce.

Cook briefly. Pour sauce over lotus root and pork.

Allow to marinate for at least 15 minutes before serving.

Serve slightly warm.

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My family loves this recipe! It has quickly become a Christmas Tradition in our home.