Description
A traditional Chinese stamina-boosting soup. Bull penis (Niu Bian) boiled for hours with massive amounts of Chinese herbs like goji, ginseng, jujube, and yam. Often scored intricately to bloom into 'beautiful flowers' to mask its grotesque original shape.
Restaurants serving Niu Bian Tang (Bull Penis Soup)
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Bull penis(Niu Bian)
- Ginseng
- Goji berries
- Jujube
- Ginger
- Chicken broth
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Slit the bull penis (Niu Bian) vertically perfectly in half.
- [THE MOST CRUCIAL STEP]: Meticulously carve out the inner urethra (white membrane) down to the millimeter. Blanch repeatedly in boiling water to completely eradicate the intense ammonia odor.
- Strip the tough outer skin, leaving only the bouncy collagen tissue.
- To mask the graphic appearance and help flavor absorption, score the surface finely in a crosshatch pattern (Ju Hua Dao), so it blooms like a 'Chrysanthemum flower' when boiled.
- In a clay pot, combine premium chicken/pork bone broth with the prepped meat, ginseng, goji berries, jujubes, ginger, and scallions.
- Simmer on low for 3-
- hours until the meat is jelly-like and melting into the medicinal broth.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Complex medicinal aroma of ginseng etc.
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Beef tendon (similar texture and collagen)
Pairing
Baijiu / Hot Chinese Tea
Trivia
[Hardcore] The ultimate embodiment of the Chinese medicinal philosophy 'Yi Xing Bu Xing' (eating a shape nourishes that same body part). Served in high-end restaurants as the centerpiece of multi-hundred-dollar banquets.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Scoop the beautifully bloomed 'chrysanthemum' meat from the clay pot and eat it with the broth. The texture is exactly like 'premium beef tendon' or 'sea cucumber'—bouncy, gelatinous, and completely odorless.
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