1. Cut the pork into small pieces, season with white pepper, salt and sugar and leave to take on the flavour, then toss with potato starch and poach in boiling water until cooked through.
2. Add a little natural seasoning, your usual condiments and salt to balance the sweetness of the pork broth.
3. Cook the ban tiao, drain and put into a bowl, then scatter over chopped spring onion and a little shallot sauce.
4. Pour over the pork broth, arrange the pork on top, and a very good bowl of pork and shallot ban tiao is done.