Grandma's Meatloaf With Mushrooms

Grandma's Meatloaf With Mushrooms
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Try this flavor-packed meatloaf recipe from award-winning Chef Peter Chang, who specializes in Szechuan cuisine.Recipe courtesy of Chef Peter Chang and Pichet Ong
Prep Time
25
minutes
Cook Time
20
minutes
Servings
6
servings
Grandma's Meatloaf With Mushrooms
Total time: 45 minutes
Ingredients
  • 1 pound fatty ground pork, coarse ground
  • 2 teaspoon ginger, minced
  • 1 cup cold water
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon white pepper, ground
  • 1/4 cup sesame oil
  • 1/2 cup scallion rings, thinly sliced
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup scallion rings, sliced thin
  • 1/2 teaspoon ginger, minced
  • 1 cup chicken or pork stock
  • 1/4 cup shitake mushrooms, thinly sliced
  • 1/4 cup beech mushrooms
  • 1 tablespoon light soy sauce, or more to taste
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch
  • 2 tablespoon shaoxing wine
  • 1 tablespoon cold water
  • 1/8 teaspoon white pepper
  • 1 cilantro sprig
  • sliced scallion rings
Directions
  1. In a bowl over ice, mix together ground pork, ginger, 1⁄2 cup of water, salt, pepper, sesame oil, scallion with fingers to aerate and mix thoroughly until everything is blended properly.
  2. Add the remaining water in two increments using your palm and smacking it down on the side of the bowl several times to strengthen the mix.
  3. Repeat this process several times.
  4. When you lightly pat the mixture it should be bouncy and jiggly like a balloon filled with water.
  5. On a baking dish, shape the meatloaf into a mound and create an indentation in the middle.
  6. Crack the egg onto the indentation.
  7. Place meatloaf on a shallow 6'' inch bowl.
  8. Add a little dish upside down at the bottom of the pot to elevate the bowl so it is not sitting in water when steaming.
  9. Cover and increase heat to high and steam for 16 minutes.
  10. In the meantime, prepare the mushroom sauce.
  11. In a sauté pan over medium heat, sauté oil with scallion and ginger until fragrant.
  12. Add mushrooms and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
  13. Add Shaoxing wine, let cook for 30 seconds.
  14. Add stock and let cook for 1 minute to reduce.
  15. Add soy sauce.
  16. Make a slurry of cornstarch with water and bring mixture to a gentle simmer for 10 seconds to thicken.
  17. Season with white pepper, and add red bell pepper to warm up.
  18. Once cooked, carefully drain out the cooking liquid from the meatloaf pan.
  19. Glaze the top with the mushroom sauce and then garnish with 2 tablespoons of scallion rings and 1 cilantro sprig.
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