Shredded Squid with Pork

Name: Shredded Squid with Pork (Chin kou yu yü ssu)
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: ½ tablespoon sesame oil; 2 tablespoons soy sauce (light); ½ tablespoon vinegar; 4 oz. dried squid; 2 oz. blanched garlic chives (white); 2 cups boiling water; 1 package lye (1” square) or 2 teaspoons baking soda; 1 package lye (1” square) or 2 teaspoons baking soda; 2 red pepper (hot); 2 red pepper (hot); 1 bamboo shoot (cooked); 2 oz. blanched garlic chives (white); 2 tablespoons soy sauce (light); ½ tablespoon wine; 5 tablespoons oil; 4 oz. lean pork

Chin kou yu yü ssu

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Pei-Mei’s Chinese Cookbook

By Fu Pei-Mei

Published 1969

About

Ingredients

4 oz. dried squid
1 package lye (1” square) or

Asia
Taiwan
Dinner

Method

From the sharp point, roll the squid into a roll, then cut the squid into thin strips. Put it in a big bowl with the lye or baking soda. Add boiling water and mix well. Soak for 30 minutes. Then rinse it carefully in clean water.
Cut the blanched garlic chives into 1 inch long pieces. Cut the bamboo shoot into thin strips. Then cut the red peppers and pork into