When Braising Pork, Rock Sugar Isn't Necessary, the Head Chef Secretly Adds ‘It’ – A Whole Pot Isn't Enough to Eat
When braising pork, rock sugar is not necessary, the head chef secretly adds a 'it', a whole pot is not enough to eat. Braised pork is a traditional delicacy, popular throughout the Jianghu and North and South. Whether in the south or the north, it seems that everyone likes to eat this dish. When it comes to the key ingredients of braised pork, some people say fine pork, some say to add rock sugar, in fact, head chefs also have their own little secret recipe, that is to add a little 'it', which is delicious and special, no wonder restaurants make it always better than at home. So what is 'it' ? It is fermented tofu curd! It's a bit surprising, because fermented tofu curd is salty, and most braised pork is sweet, which looks a little conflicting, but try it once and you will know, braised pork with fermented tofu curd is so delicious!
Fermented Tofu Curd Braised Pork
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Ingredients:
Five flower pork 500G, fermented tofu curd juice appropriate, fermented tofu curd (red) 3 pieces, old rock sugar 4 pieces, wine , old soy sauce 1 small spoon, soy sauce 1 large spoon, half a piece of scallion, ginger appropriate, garlic appropriate, boiling water appropriate, oyster sauce 1 spoon, eight corner 1 piece, cinnamon 1 piece, quail eggs choose
Cooking steps:
1. Prepare the ingredients. First, wash the five flower pork, and put old soy sauce, soy sauce and oyster sauce in a small bowl, convenient to pour later directly.
2. Boil water in a pot, add a small amount of ginger slices and wine, after the water boils add five flower pork, first blanch, then remove and cut into pieces for later use.
3. Add a little oil in a pot and heat it, then add eight corner and cinnamon to fragrant, then add the cut five flower pork pieces, stir-fry until the surface of the meat turns golden before taking it out, leaving a little oil in the pot.
4. Put oyster sauce, soy sauce and old soy sauce in a bowl, add fermented tofu curd pieces and fermented tofu curd juice, add a little boiling water and stir until smooth, pour into the pot, stir-fry to color.
5. Add a little boiling water into the pot, the water level should cover the meat pieces. Bring to a boil over medium heat
6. Then pour it into a clay pot, simmer over low heat for 40-60 minutes. If you cook quail eggs, put them into the pot together when braising the meat.
7. About 40 minutes, you can open the lid to check, taste the flavor, you can adjust the saltiness and sweetness before serving. Finally, open the lid over high heat to thicken the sauce. The finished fermented tofu curd braised pork is rosy and glossy, tender and juicy, the fat is not greasy, the texture is delicious.
Cooking tips:
1. Braised pork is a famous and popular dish in Shandong Province. It is made with five flower pork as the main ingredient. The best five flower pork is a variety of three layers (five flower pork) with fat and lean meat, there are more than 20 ways to make it. 2. The cooking skills of braised pork, the pot is mainly clay pot, the meat is fat and lean, fragrant and soft, tender and juicy. Braised pork is popular throughout China, it has certain nutritional value 3. Braised pork is a classic Chinese dish, with fat and not greasy, soft and sweet, suitable for adults and children. At the same time, braised pork is rich in collagen, it is a good dish for beauty and skin care. Of course, braised pork has many flavors and sweetness, so don't eat too much, patients with high blood sugar and high cholesterol should not eat it. The cooking skills of braised pork is mainly clay pot, with fat and lean meat, fragrant and soft, tender and juicy. Braised pork is popular throughout China, it is a famous and popular dish. You will feel greasy about braised pork?
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