Braised Appetizer Platter (Luwei)
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Description
A platter of various ingredients like Dougan, braised eggs, pig's ears, and kelp braised in a secret star-anise-based sauce—collectively called 'Luwei'.
Restaurants serving Braised Appetizer Platter (Luwei)
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The Recipe section below is a general reference, not a recipe from the listed shops.
Recipe
Ingredients
- Pig's ears
- Dougan
- Boiled egg
- Kelp
- Soy sauce
- Star anise
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- [Secret Lu Zhi] Boil soy sauce, rock sugar, scallions, ginger, garlic, and an intensely aromatic 'Lu Bao' (star anise, cloves, cassia, licorice, etc.) in a giant pot (historic shops replenish this sauce for years).
- Prep ingredients: pig's ears (Zhu Er), Dougan, boiled eggs (Lu Dan), kelp (Haidai), and pig's blood cake (Zhu Xue Gao).
- Since cooking times vary, simmer them sequentially in the Lu Zhi, cooling them in the sauce to dye them brown and infuse flavor.
- Upon order, rapidly chop the customer-selected ingredients into thin slices or bite-sized pieces with a cleaver.
- Arrange beautifully on a large platter (Pinpan), drizzle lightly with chopped scallions, sesame oil, and a little Jiangyou Gao.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Star anise and Clove (Dingxiang) aroma
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Store-bought Chinese braised egg and Atsuage platter
Pairing
Ice-cold Taiwan Beer or Shaoxing wine
Trivia
[For Everyone] Like a Japanese 'Oden Platter', but characteristically served soupless and cold (or room temp). Pointing at your favorite ingredients in the eatery's glass case to have them chopped is a blissful moment.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Enjoy the 'texture contrast' with every bite—crunchy pig's ears, chewy pig's blood cake, firm tofu—along with beer!
Allergen
Soy, Wheat, Egg, Pork, Sesame