Lychee

This fruit is considered the rose of the fruit world with its pearly translucent flesh, tropical-floral aroma and delicate delicious flavor. Our Lychee puree is as exotic as it is imaginable. True to taste, it lures the palate to far away places with its uncommonly pleasing flavor. Use Lychee puree in these easy recipes for Asian dishes, desserts, cocktails, and fruit punch.


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Featured Recipe

Blood Orange and Black Currant Glazed Crispy Pork

Servings: 4 entree
Source: Executive Chef Nick Wong, Tommy Toy's Restaurant, San Francisco, CA

Pork:
    • 1 lb. pork loin, trimmed
    • 8 pieces fresh peeled lychee nuts


Seasoning A:
    • 1/4 tsp. salt
    • 1 tsp. sugar
    • 1 tbsp. dark soy sauce
    • 1 tbsp. rice vinegar
    • 3 tbsp. Culinary Traditions™ Lychee,  thawed
    • 1 tbsp. cornstarch


Seasoning B:
    • 1 tbsp. Culinary Traditions™ Blood Orange Concentrate,  thawed
    • 2 tsp. Culinary Traditions™ Black Currant,  thawed
    • 1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
    • 2 tsp cornstarch
    • 1 tsp peanut oil
    • salt and pepper to taste

Method:
1. Trim the pork into 2" pieces. Marinate in Seasoning A for 1 hour.
2. Heat a saute pan with oil. Add the pork and seasonings mixture and cook through. Set aside.
3. In a second saute pan, whisk the cornstarch and peanut oil into a paste then stir in remaining ingredients from Seasoning B. Simmer over medium heat, whisking continually, until sauce boils and thickens.
4. Add the pork loin and lychee nuts to pan and cook over high heat until all ingredients are hot.
5. Serve.

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