Description
Pork ears possessing both crunchy cartilage and gelatin-packed skin, long-simmered in herb spices, chilled, and sliced thin. The king of cold dish Luwei.
Restaurants serving Braised Pork Ears (Lu Zhu'erduo)
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Pork ears
- Soy sauce
- Rock sugar
- Star anise
- Cinnamon
- Scallions
- Sesame oil
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- [Hair Prep & Odor Removal] Burn off fine hairs left on pork ear (Zhu'erduo) surface with a torch, scrape dirt with a knife. Parboil firmly
- mins in water with scallions, ginger, rice wine, wash under running water.
- [Gelatin-drawing Lu Zhi] Boil special soup blending pork bone base, soy, rock sugar, star anise, cinnamon, fennel, chili.
- [Simmer & Fridge Magic] Toss prepped ears, simmer on low 1-
- hrs. Turn off heat when ear skin turns gooey and inner cartilage softens slightly. Too soft to cut while hot, so pull from soup and 'chill completely solid in fridge overnight'.
- [Ultra-thin Slicing] Slice the collagen-solidified ears ultra-thin 1-2mm. Toss with scallions, sesame oil, a little fragrant vinegar (or black vinegar) to finish.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Deep aroma of star anise/cinnamon and refreshing acidity of fragrant vinegar、香酢の爽やかな酸味
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Pork head skin (Lu Zhutoupi: cartilage-free version)
Pairing
Kaoliang liquor、Cold Taiwan Beer
Trivia
[For Adults] The absolute staple always lined up in fridge cases as a small plate (Xiaocai) when visiting Taiwan Beef Noodle or dumpling shops. Outer skin's 'plump/gooey' texture and center cartilage's 'crunchy' texture attack simultaneously; the ultimate snack making chewing irresistibly fun.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Toss tabletop 'super-spicy chili oil' and 'grated garlic' heavily onto sliced pork ears, shoveling down white rice (or noodles) infinitely!
Allergen
Pork, Soy, Wheat (from soy sauce), Sesame