Steamed roast pig with shrimp paste

3 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 pounds Roast pig
1 slice Fresh ginger root
tablespoon Shrimp paste
½ teaspoon Sugar
3 drops Sherry; more or less

Directions

1. Cut roast pig in ¾-inch slices, then in 1-½ inch squares.

Arrange, skin side up, in a shallow heatproof dish.

2. Mince ginger root, then combine with shrimp paste and sugar. Dilute with a few dmps of sherry and mix well. Spread mixture over each piece of roast pig.

3. Steam on a rack 20 minutes (see HOW-TO SECTION). Serve hot.

NOTE: Roast pig, not to be confused with roast pork, is used here. (See GLOSSARY.)

From <The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook>, ISBN 0-517-65870-4. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .

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