Bundled Pork Elbow Roll

Bundled Pork Elbow Roll

　　Cuisine: Hunan cuisine

　　Flavor: Salty and savory

　　Price: 10–40 RMB

　　Features: Bright red color, elegant shape, crisp and tender texture, deliciously salty and savory.

　　Ingredients:

　　500g pork elbow, 25g Sichuan peppercorns, 150g salt, 100g green onions, 100g white sugar, 100g ginger, 50g white liquor, 100g sesame oil.

　　Preparation method:

　　1. Remove any remaining hairs from the pork elbow, scrape and wash clean, then pat dry.

　　2. First heat the Sichuan peppercorns in a pan, then add the salt and stir-fry until hot, pour out and let cool.

　　3. Crush the green onions and ginger. At the same time, use a bamboo skewer to poke holes in the pork meat.

　　4. Rub the pork with salt, sugar, Sichuan peppercorns, liquor, green onions, and ginger, then place it in a pottery basin and marinate for about 5 days.

　　5. Scrape and wash the marinated pork with warm water, pat dry, wrap it tightly in a clean white cloth into a cylinder. Tie it securely with string, place it in a basin, and steam over high heat for 2 hours before removing.

　　6. Untie the string and cloth, re-wrap once, then steam for another half hour before removing. Let it cool completely, remove the string and cloth, brush with sesame oil to prevent drying.

　　7. When serving, cut into semicircular slices, arrange the thin slices on a plate, and drizzle with sesame oil to serve.