Dongbei Xue Chang (Northeast Blood Sausage)
Black pudding!? Fluffy bloody sausage with garlic soy sauce
Description
A winter staple in Northeast China. Fresh pig blood mixed with pork broth and spices, stuffed into a pork casing, and poached gently. Unlike dry Western blood sausages, this is as fluffy and jiggly as silken tofu.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Pig blood
- Pork small intestines
- Pork bone broth
- Scallion
- Ginger
- Sesame oil
- Five-Spice
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Violently wash pork small intestines with salt and vinegar until completely transparent and odorless.
- To fresh, liquid 'pig's blood', add salt, sesame oil, minced scallion, ginger juice, and Five-Spice.
- The ultimate secret: Mix in a precise ratio of 'rich, cloudy pork bone broth (Gao Tang)'. This guarantees a pudding-like softness when cooked.
- Use a funnel to pour the blood mixture into the casing, tying it off with twine at intervals.
- Heat water in a pot (NEVER let it boil, keep it 80-90°C/175-195°F) and gently submerge the sausage. Boiling will burst the casing and ruin it.
- Prick with a needle to release air, poaching silently for
- mins until the blood sets.
- Cool and slice diagonally.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Mashed garlic and soy sauce dip
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
(Irreplaceable - completely unique texture)
Pairing
Baijiu / Suan Cai Bai Rou Pot(as an ingredient)
Trivia
[Trivia] An absolutely mandatory ingredient in the Northeast 'Sha Zhu Cai' (Whole pig stew). It looks black and surprising, but eats smoothly like 'savory custard' or 'liver pâté', spreading rich iron umami.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Slice diagonally while hot, and dunk heavily into a small dish of 'massive mashed garlic and soy sauce'. The spicy garlic completely obliterates any hint of blood funk.
Allergen
Pork, Sesame