HOMEMADE PORK FLOSS

Meat floss, also known as rousung in Chinese, is a dried meat product with a light and fluffy texture similar to coarse cotton. It is a very popular food item in Chinese cuisine and is one of the Chinese New Year goodies. You can use it as a topping for porridge/fried rice, filling for sandwich, various buns and pastries, and even as a snack food on its own.

There are different versions of meat floss: pork, chicken, beef and also fish (less common).

As I mentioned, we have soups quite often and most of the time, we don't eat the meat that was used to boil the soups because it becomes tough, dry and relatively tasteless. Still, it's a little wasteful to just throw them away, so I thought why not try making it into meat floss? It's simple to make anyway. The basic steps? Cook meat, shred meat finely, combine shreds with seasonings, fry shreds over low heat until dry. That's all! At least it is healthier (You know exactly what it is made of), you can adjust it to your preferred taste and there's no added preservatives or artificial flavoring. The store-bought version usually contains meat, sugar, soy flour, soy sauce, lard, salt and MSG.

Ingredients:

1 pc cooked lean meat (Approx 250g)
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp light soya sauce
1 tbsp brown sugar
2 tbsp water
A dash of ground pepper
Some fish sauce (Optional), if you like it. We don't usually cook using this so I didn't use any.

Shred the lean pork by scraping with a fork and tear any bigger pieces using hand.
Heat oil in a pan. Stir fry the shredded meat for 1-2 minutes. Turn to low heat.
Add soya sauce, sugar, pepper and water. Stir fry over low heat til meat becomes dry and flossy.

*Since no preservative substance used, larger batches are not recommended.

*Bonus tip* (This is for those who have dogs):

If meat floss isn't something that you like, you can use the leftover meat to make doggie cookies! Here's a recipe I saw online:

1 cup cooked meat, chopped
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup rolled oats
A handful parsley, chopped
1 egg
Approx 1/2 cup water

Simply mix all together into a dough, cut using a bone shaped cutter and bake at 180°C for about 20 mins.

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