Chinese home cooking

Jing Jiang Rou Si (Peking Shredded Pork)

Name: Jing Jiang Rou Si (Peking Shredded Pork)
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 300 g pork tenderloin; 1 cucumber; 3 sheets tofu skin; 2 spoonfuls tianmianjiang (sweet bean sauce); 1/2 spoonful light soy sauce; 1/2 spoonful cooking wine; 1 small spoonful starch; 1 small spoonful sugar; 1 spoonful cooking oil; a little water

京酱肉丝 · Jīng jiàng ròu sī

Fine pork strips are coated in sweet bean sauce and served with cucumber and tofu skin to wrap at the table.

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Also known as Peking shredded pork with sweet bean sauce · Beijing Shredded Pork with Sweet Bean Sauce.

Published 2026-10-12

Glossy brown pork strips beside cucumber shreds and folded tofu skin. — Jing Jiang Rou Si (Peking Shredded Pork)

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About This Recipe

Jing Jiang Rou Si is shredded pork coated in sweet bean sauce. This version marinates the fine pork strips before a quick stir-fry, then cooks the sauce separately over low heat. The pork returns to the sauce and is served with cucumber and tofu skin for wrapping at the table.

Ingredients

300 gpork tenderloin
1cucumber
3 sheetstofu skin
2 spoonfulstianmianjiang (sweet bean sauce)
1/2 spoonfullight soy sauce
1/2 spoonfulcooking wine
1 small spoonfulstarch
1 small spoonfulsugar
1 spoonfulcooking oil
a littlewater

Spoonfuls retain the Chinese recipe measures 勺/匙. Small and large spoonfuls retain 小勺 and 大勺; their volume is unspecified and is not converted to teaspoons or tablespoons.

Ingredient Notes

Cook the sweet bean sauce over low heat to avoid scorching.
Cut the cucumber shortly before serving to keep it crisp.

Step-by-Step Instructions

01
Cut the tenderloin into fine strips along the grain. Shred the cucumber and cut the tofu skin into pieces suitable for wrapping the pork.
02
Mix the pork with cooking wine, light soy sauce and starch and leave to marinate. The source does not specify a duration.
03
Mix sweet bean sauce, sugar and a little water.
04
Heat the oil and quickly stir-fry the pork until its color changes and the strips separate. Remove from the pan.
05
Leave a little oil in the pan. Cook the sauce over low heat until it bubbles and becomes fragrant.
06
Return the pork and stir-fry until cooked through and coated in thick, glossy sauce. Serve with the cucumber and tofu skin for wrapping.

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Cooking Method

Stir-Fry ↗

FAQ

How is the shredded pork served in this version?

Serve it with the shredded cucumber and tofu skin. Place some pork and cucumber in a piece of tofu skin and wrap it at the table.

How should I cook the sweet bean sauce?

Cook the sauce over low heat until it bubbles and becomes fragrant. The supplied notes advise low heat to avoid scorching it.

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