eglamkowski's Journal: slashdot cookbook

While the previous chapter was focused on indian food, and thus majority vegetarian, this chapter is going to be on chinese food, and that means plenty of meat. Vegetarians in China are confined mostly to the monasteries - most chinese people eat as much meat as they can afford, which may not be much but it's nothing to do with any dislike of meat.

Yesterday was stewed beef, today's entry is Skewered Pork Dipped in Malt Sugar. This is really good stuff... You'll want to use pork that has some fat in it, lest it dry out in the cooking.

1 pound pork leg
3 tablespoons malt sugar
1/2 cup boiling water

Seasoning:
1.5 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
1 tablespoon Fen liquor, rice wine or dry sherry
2 tablespoons soy bean oil
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon sesame oil

-Cut the meat into strips and place in a dish with the pre-mixed seasoning ingredients. Mix well and marinate for 2-3 hours, turning frequently.

-Thread the stips of pork on a thick metal skewer and suspend them in a pre-heated oven (400 degrees F/200 degrees C) over a drip-tray. Roast for 10 minutes.

-Mix the malt sugar and boiling water together, stirring until the sugar has melted. Remove the pork from the over and brush liberally with the syrup. Return to the over and roast for another 5 minutes. Brush again with syrup, roast again very briefly, then remove from the oven and brush with a final coating of syrup.

The meat should have a rich, red-brown color.

Malt Suger?

[Shadow Wrought]

What's malt sugar? I have never even heard of heard it :-(

Psst. Buddy. Yeah YOU! Your ignorance is showing...

Re:Malt Suger?

[eglamkowski]

I hear there's this really useful website called google... ;-)

A white crystalline sugar, C12 H22 O11 * H2O, formed during the digestion of starch. Also called maltose.

Maltose is a disaccharide made up of two glucose molecules. This sugar is found predominantly as a breakdown product of starches, and is used mainly as a fuel source.

Re:Malt Suger?

[NeMon'ess]

What's the trade off for using sucrose instead?

Re:Malt Suger?

[eglamkowski]

I actually used plain old cane sugar and liked it!

Re:Malt Suger?

[Marxist Hacker 42]

Maltose is a disaccharide made up of two glucose molecules. This sugar is found predominantly as a breakdown product of starches, and is used mainly as a fuel source.

And in beer- fermented from Barley- and let's not forget good old Vodka, from the full rich flavor of Potatos.