Roasted Pork Loin, Sesame-Chili-Glazed Pork Dumpling, Sauteed Napa Cabbage, Congee-Style Rice, Kabocha Squash Purée, Petite Herb Salad, Caramelized Shallot Jus
Recipe courtesy of Tony Le, CEC, Executive Chef, White Cliffs Country Club (Plymouth, Mass.)
Ingredients
- Ingredients for Roasted Pork Loin:
- pork loin - 1 ea., 12 oz., cleaned, trusted
- twine - 5 ea.
- garlic - 1 ea., halved
- shallot - 1 ea., halved
- thyme - 1/4 cup, chopped
- sage - 1/4 cup, chopped
- rosemary - 1/4 cup, chopped
- lemongrass - 1 ea., 2-in. pc.
- ginger - 1 ea., 2-in. pc., split
- star anise - 2 ea., whole
- clove - 2 ea., whole
- cinnamon stick - 1 ea.
- cardamom pods - 2 ea.
- butter - 1/2 cup
- Asian spice blend - 2 oz.
- Ingredients for Dumpling Dough:
- all-purpose flour - 160 gms.
- chicken stock - 110 gms.
- salt - 4 gms.
- Ingredients for Pork Dumpling:
- dumpling dough - 4 ea.
- pork farce - 4 oz.
- water - AS
- all-purpose flour, sachet - AS
- Ingredients to Finish Pork Dumpling:
- pork dumpling - 4 ea.
- chives - 1 Tbsp., sliced
- butter - 1 Tbsp., diced
- water - 3 oz.
- Ingredients for Chili Oil:
- Chinese 5 Spice - 2 gms.
- white sesame seeds - 2 gms., toasted
- black sesame seeds - 1 gm.
- chili flake - 1 gm.
- sugar - 2 gms.
- Maldon Salt - 1 gm.
- shallot - 10 gms., minced
- garlic - 10 gms., minced
- canola oil - 40 gms.
- Ingredients for Sauteed Napa Cabbage:
- Napa cabbage - 200 gms., chiffonade
- shallot - 10 gms.
- garlic - 10 gms.
- olive oil - 10 gms.
- lemon juice - 5 gms.
- Ingredients for Congee-Style Rice:
- short-grain rice - 1/4 cup
- mushroom stock - 1 1/2 cup
- shallot - 1 tsp.
- garlic - 1 tsp.
- white wine - 1/4 cup
- scallions - 2 Tbsps.
- dried mushroom - 1/2 cup, diced
- Ingredients for Kabocha Squash Purée:
- shallot - 20 gms., minced
- garlic - 20 gms., minced
- white wine - 50 gms.
- kabocha squash - 200 gms.
- olive oil - 30 gms.
- chicken stock - 250 gms.
- whole butter - 20 gms.
- Ingredients for Caramelized Shallot-Soy Pork Jus:
- canola oil - 1/4 cup
- pork trim - 1 lb.
- white onion - 1/2 cup, julienne
- carrots - 1/4 cup, julienne
- celery - 1/4 cup, julienne
- garlic - 3 ea., sliced
- shallot - 1/4 cup, julienne
- daikon - 1/4 cup, julienne
- ginger - 1/4 cup, julienne
- jalapeño - 1/4 cup, seeded, sliced
- scallion whites - 1/2 cup, sliced
- bay leaf - 1 ea.
- cilantro - 4 ea., whole
- thyme - 4 ea., whole
- parsley - 4 ea.
- white wine - 1 cup
- dark soy sauce - 1/4 cup
- mirin - 1/2 cup
- pork stock - 1 pint
- cornstarch - 2 Tbsp.
- water - 2 Tbsp.
Instructions
Procedure for Roasted Pork Loin:
Yield: 4 portions
- In a medium pan, pan-sear pork in rendered pork fat.
- Add pork fat and herbs.
- Baste and cook until the internal temperature of 115°F.
- Tent and rest for 10 minutes.
Procedure for Pork Dumpling:
Yield: 6 dumplings
Procedure for Dumpling Dough:
- In a medium bowl, combine salt and flour. Mix well.
- Stir in flour. Mix and knead until smooth.
- Wrap and rest for 30 minutes.
- Form into 6 equal portions.
- Roll until thin and rest for later use.
Procedure for Dumplings:
- Lay dumpling sheets on a floured surface.
- Apply a small amount water on half of the circle of dough.
- Lay 1 oz. of farce in the middle of the dumpling.
- Crimp and fold layers onto each other to create a rippled ridge.
- Pan-fry on a nonstick pan with canola oil.
- Once the dumpling is slightly browned, add 1/4 cup of water and cover with a lid. Cook for 4 minutes.
- Add chili oil, chives, butter and sesame oil. Baste to glaze.
Procedure for Chili Oil:
Yield: 1 pint
- In a small pot, heat oil to 300°F. Stir in all ingredients.
- Cover and reserve for later use.
Procedure for Sauteed Napa Cabbage:
Yield: 1 pint
- In a small pan, sweat shallots and garlic in olive oil.
- Add cabbage and sweat until al dente. Season with salt and lemon juice.
Procedure for Congee-Style Rice:
Yield: 1 pint
- In a small pot, sweat shallots, mushrooms and garlic in olive oil.
- Cook until tender.
- Deglaze with white wine.
- Add mushroom stock and bring to a boil.
- Whisk in rice and simmer on low for 20 minutes.
- Add butter and scallions to finish.
Procedure for Kabocha Squash Purée:
Yield: 1 pint
- In a small pot, sweat shallots, garlic and onion in olive oil.
- Deglaze with white wine. Reduce until au sec.
- Add squash. Sweat for 5 minutes. Cover.
- Add chicken stock and cook until squash is tender.
- Purée and mount with butter. Season to taste.
Procedure for Caramelized Shallot-Soy Pork Jus:
Yield: 1 ½ cup
- In a medium pot, sear pork trim until properly browned. If it is not browned, roast in an oven.
- Remove trim into a pan to drain excess fat.
- Add onion, carrot, garlic, celery, shallot, daikon, ginger, jalapeños and scallions to the pot.
- Caramelize vegetables until browned.
- Deglaze with white wine, using half of the wine at a time.
- Add dark soy sauce, mirin and bones into the pots.
- Cover bones with chicken stock.
- Reduce until desired flavor.
- Strain sauce into a small pot and tighten with a cornstarch slurry.