Old Beijing Pork Skin and Fermented Beans

Method

1. 01

   Step 1

   Soak soybeans in water overnight

   

2. 02

   Step 2

   Soak soybeans the next day

   

3. 03

   Step 3

   Put the pork skin in a pot of cold water, blanch it, skim off the blood foam, and then boil it for another three or four minutes.

   

4. 04

   Step 4

   After the pork skin has cooled, cut it into cubes about one centimeter in size.

   

5. 05

   Step 5

   Wash the radish thoroughly; no need to peel it.

   

6. 06

   Step 6

   Cut the radish into cubes about one centimeter in size.

   

7. 07

   Step 7

   Pour a little cooking oil into a wok, add Sichuan peppercorns, star anise, dried chili peppers, and chopped scallions and sauté until fragrant. Then add diced pork skin and stir-fry until the oil from the pork skin is rendered.

   

8. 08

   Step 8

   Add the diced radish and soaked soybeans, and stir-fry evenly.

   

9. 09

   Step 9

   Pour in an appropriate amount of soy sauce for color.

   

10. 10

    Step 10

    Then add boiling water until it covers the ingredients, add salt to taste, and simmer over medium heat for about 15 minutes. If you want the ingredients to be softer, you can cook them a little longer.

    

11. 11

    Step 11

    Prepare half a bowl of cornstarch slurry

    

12. 12

    Step 12

    After 15 minutes, pour in the cornstarch slurry, stir well until thickened, then turn off the heat and serve.

    

13. 13

    Step 13

    It's amazing with rice, I could easily eat two bowls!