Braised Pork Intestines
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Description
A Taiwanese tavern small bowl where pork intestines are simmered with scallions, ginger, soy sauce, and spices like star anise until completely odorless and jelly-soft.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Pork intestines
- Thick soy sauce
- Star anise
- Ginger
- Rock sugar
- Cilantro
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- [Prep] Turn pork intestines inside out, massage repeatedly with salt and flour (or potato starch) to completely remove slime and odor. Then parboil briefly in water with vinegar.
- Heat oil in a wok, sauté intestines until lightly browned to render excess fat.
- Add green scallion parts, smashed ginger, garlic, and chilies for aroma.
- Pour Taiwan's sweet 'Jiangyou Gao (thick soy sauce)', rice wine, rock sugar, and water.
- Drop in a spice pouch of 'star anise, cassia, Sichuan pepper', cover, and simmer very slowly on low for
- 5-
- hours.
- Done when intestines shine amber and are soft enough to cut with chopsticks.
- Slice into bite-sized rings, plate on a small dish, garnish with shredded ginger and cilantro, and drizzle with sesame oil.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Intense aroma of Star anise and Cassia
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Store-bought pre-boiled pork offal
Pairing
Cold Taiwan Beer or Kaoliang liquor
Trivia
[Hardcore] Used as Mianxian topping, but ordering it alone as a small bowl makes it the ultimate beer thief. Since the artisan's 'prep carefulness' directly affects the taste, it's a barometer of the shop's level.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Always put a pinch of 'shredded ginger' in your mouth with the gooey intestines, sharply cutting the fat's sweetness with the ginger's heat!
Allergen
Soy, Pork, Wheat