Wuxi Stuffed Gluten

Method

1. 01

   Step 1

   Soak the pork tenderloin in water to remove the blood and wash it clean (if you prefer a meaty cut with alternating layers of fat and lean meat, you can also use pork shoulder).

   

2. 02

   Step 2

   Mince the meat and add some scallions, then mince it together.

   

3. 03

   Step 3

   Add appropriate amounts of salt, light soy sauce, Shaoxing wine, and ginger powder to taste.

   

4. 04

   Step 4

   Mix the minced meat and seasonings well.

   

5. 05

   Step 5

   Make a small hole in the fried gluten.

   

6. 06

   Step 6

   Stuff the minced meat into each fried gluten puff.

   

7. 07

   Step 7

   Heat oil in a pan, add ginger to remove any fishy smell.

   

8. 08

   Step 8

   Stuffed gluten

   

9. 09

   Step 9

   Add an appropriate amount of water

   

10. 10

    Step 10

    Add a little dark soy sauce and an appropriate amount of light soy sauce

    

11. 11

    Step 11

    After simmering for a while, add an appropriate amount of white sugar to taste; no need to add salt.

    

12. 12

    Step 12

    Cook until the minced meat and gluten are well-seasoned and the sauce has reduced, then remove from heat.

    

13. 13

    Step 13

    Plate it up with shredded scallions, and a delicious plate of minced meat and gluten is ready—a top choice for Wuxi locals' New Year's Eve dinner.