Description
Simmered and chilled pork head skin (Zhutoupi) in herb soup, allowing 100% pure enjoyment of 'skin gelatin and fat sweetness' more than pork ears due to lacking cartilage.
Restaurants serving Braised Pork Head Skin (Lu Zhutoupi)
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Pork head skin
- Soy sauce
- Thick soy sauce
- Rock sugar
- Star anise
- Garlic
- Sesame oil
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- [Thorough Prep] Burn residual hair on pork head skin (Zhutoupi) with a torch, scrape with knife. Parboil 40+ mins with massive scallions, ginger, rice wine to completely erase beastly odor.
- [Deep Rich Lao Lu] Add soy, sweet Jiangyou Gao, rock sugar, star anise, cinnamon, fennel to pork bone base soup, boiling a slightly sweet Lu Zhi.
- [Gelatinization Magic] Toss prepped head skin, simmer on low 1-
- hrs. When gooey enough for chopsticks to pierce easily, pull from soup, chill completely solid in fridge overnight (*Chilling changes mushy fat into supreme plump collagen).
- [Ultra-thin Slicing] Slice solidified head skin transparently thin with a knife, toss with scallions, grated garlic, sesame oil to finish.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Sweet star anise aroma and intense punch of raw garlic and sesame oil、生ニンニクとごま油の強烈なパンチ
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Thin-sliced pork belly (different texture but sub to enjoy fat sweetness)
Pairing
Shaoxing wine、Taiwanese dry noodles(Mixed noodles)
Trivia
[For Adults] Hearing 'head skin' might shock, but it's a super popular snack rivaling pork ears in Taiwan. Lacking cartilage, it just offers continuous 'plump, sticky' collagen texture. Punched with garlic/sesame oil flavor, a dangerous plate accelerating alcohol consumption abnormally.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Place cold Zhutoupi over piping hot dry noodles, aiming for the 'gooey' moment when fat melts slightly from noodle heat to tangle and devour!
Allergen
Pork, Soy, Wheat (from soy sauce), Sesame