Steamed Minced Pork with Water Chestnuts and Dried Shiitake Mushrooms 冬菇馬蹄蒸免治豬肉餅

A comforting home-style Cantonese dish featuring tender steamed minced pork, crunchy water chestnuts, and fragrant rehydrated shiitake mushrooms. It's savory and perfect with a bowl of rice.

Nutrition (per serving)

Ingredients

• 300g minced pork (shoulder/collar)
• 50g water chestnuts, peeled and finely diced
• 3 dried shiitake mushrooms, rehydrated, stems removed, finely diced
• 1 tbsp light soy sauce
• 1 tsp oyster sauce
• 1 tsp cornstarch
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• 1/4 tsp white pepper
• 1 tbsp water
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 1/2 tbsp finely chopped ginger
• 1 tbsp chopped green onion (for garnish)

Steps

1. In a large bowl, combine minced pork, diced water chestnuts, diced dried shiitake mushrooms, light soy sauce, oyster sauce, cornstarch, sugar, white pepper, water, sesame oil, and chopped ginger. Mix well until everything is thoroughly combined and slightly sticky.
2. Shape the mixture into a flat patty, and place it onto a heatproof dish.
3. Boil water in a steamer. Once the water is boiling, place the dish with the pork patty into the steamer.
4. Steam for 15-20 minutes, or until the pork is cooked through and no longer pink in the center.
5. Garnish with chopped green onion before serving. Serve hot with steamed rice.

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