recipe 16

Ingredient:

• 1 lb. ground pork
• 1 small bundle of bean thread noodles (soaked, drained, cut into 2-3 inch length )
• 1/2 cup tree/woodear fungus (soaked and drained)
• 2 tbs pepper
• 1 tbs salt
• 2 egg whites
• 2 egg yolks
• 1/2 tsp annatto seeds
• 1 tbs oil (vegatable or olive oil)

 Direction:

1. Mix pork, bean thread, fungus, pepper, salt and egg whites together and set aside.
2. In sauce pain add oil and annatto seeds and cook for about 1 min or until desired orange/red color seeps into oil. Do not burn seeds. Strain seeds and mix cooled oil into egg yolks to get a beautiful orange/red color.
3. Place pork mixture into baking pan or individual ramekins. Generously layer on the egg yolk mixture and steam for about 30 minutes. This will vary with your pan and thickness of the custurd. Check using sticking fork or toothpick.