Chao Sansi

Name: Chao Sansi (Three-Shredded Dish)
Yield: Serves 4 to 6 as Part of a Chinese Meal, or 2 to 4 as a Single Dish.
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: Pinch of salt and pepper; ½ teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoons cornflour mixed with 1 tablespoon water; 2 teaspoons dark soy sauce; 1 tablespoon light soy sauce; 2 teaspoons sesame oil; 1 teaspoon rice wine or dry sherry; 1 tablespoon cornflour mixed with 1 tablespoon water; 125 ml/4 fl oz chicken stock; 4 eggs; 450 ml/8 oz peanut oil; 1 teaspoon cornflour; 1 teaspoon sesame oil; 1 teaspoon light soy sauce; 225 g/8 oz boneless lean pork; 1½ tablespoons finely chopped garlic; 225 g/8 oz cooked boneless duck or chicken; 2 teaspoons finely chopped ginger; 2 teaspoons light soy sauce; 225 g/8 oz fresh pork liver; 4 tablespoons finely chopped spring onions

Three-Shredded Dish

Preparation info

Serves
4 to 6
as Part of a Chinese Meal, or 2 to 4 as a Single Dish.

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Taste of China

By Ken Hom

Published 1990

About

I savoured this dish at a small restaurant, the Qing Hui Yuan, in the town of Shunde, a few hours by car southwest of Canton. My good friend Willie Mark, one of Hong Kong’s leading food critics, insisted that I pay it a visit because the restaurant specialises in local dishes and its food is stunningly good. It was. “Three-shredded” refers to the roast duck, pork, and pork liver which are stir-fried in a savoury sauce. Then they are placed on a bed of crisply deep-fried egg shreds. Hmmm,

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Asia
China
Main course
Dinner

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