Name: Shen Fui (“Fantasy Pork”)
Yield: Serves 8 to 10 as Part of a Chinese Meal, or 4 to 6 as a Single Dish.
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 225 ml/8 fl oz rice wine or dry sherry; 8 slices fresh ginger root; 225 ml/8 fl oz dark soy sauce; 3 tablespoons whole roasted Sichuan peppercorns; 6 tablespoons rock or ordinary sugar; 4 star anise; 2 cinnamon sticks or bark; 4 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed; 8 spring onions; 3 tablespoons peanut oil; 1 teaspoon salt; Fresh ham, about 2.3 kg/5 lb; 1.1 L/2 pt hot water; 2 teaspoons five-spice powder

Preparation info

Serves
8 to 10
as Part of a Chinese Meal, or 4 to 6 as a Single Dish.

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Taste of China

By Ken Hom

Published 1990

About

I was very encouraged when I tasted this dish because it catered to my ideal of Chinese cooking with its straightforward, careful preparation and attention to a balance of flavours. Friends took me to a privately-owned restaurant in Kunming, Yunnan, where I sampled this “fantasy pork.” It was properly braised, with just the right enhancing seasonings that gave the meat a robust but not overpowering fragrance. The rich wine sauce and subtle sweetness of the other ingredients combined beau

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