Description
A B-grade gourmet where a filling of minced pork, fish paste, and cabbage is wrapped in 'pork caul fat', skewered, shaped like a chicken drumstick, and deep-fried.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Pork caul fat(Zhu Wang You)
- Minced pork
- Fish paste
- Cabbage
- Five-spice powder
- Sweet chili sauce
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- [Filling Prep] Put minced pork, white fish paste, minced cabbage, carrots, and onions in a bowl. Add five-spice, soy sauce, sesame oil, and potato starch, kneading firmly until sticky.
- [Caul Fat (Lifeblood)] Spread 'Zhu Wang You' (caul fat), the net-like fat around a pig's stomach/intestines.
- Wrap the filling with caul fat, piercing an ice cream stick (or skewer) in the center.
- Squeeze by hand to shape like a fried chicken drumstick.
- Dust lightly with flour, fry slowly at 160-170°C.
- Drain when the caul fat melts infusing umami into the filling, and the surface turns crispy golden.
- Brush with sweet chili sauce (Tianla Jiang) to serve.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Five-spice aroma and intense caul fat richness
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Wrap in tofu skin and fry (becomes vegetarian style)
Pairing
Tea or Tapioca Milk Tea(Walking stall food)
Trivia
[For Youth] An 'old-school taste (Guzaowei)' originating when real chicken legs were too expensive; made mimicking the shape using cheap pork/veg to delight kids. Wrapping in caul fat prevents dryness and creates intense juiciness.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Hold the skewer, bite into it like eating real fried chicken, and taste the overflowing pork fat and cabbage sweetness along with the sweet/spicy sauce!
Allergen
Pork, Seafood (Fish paste), Soy, Wheat