Description
Small red sausages (Xinxinchang) with a slightly cheap taste familiar at Taiwan breakfasts/stalls, scored and simmered in star-anise Lu Zhi to bloom like flowers.
Restaurants serving Braised Mini Sausages (Lu Xinxinchang)
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Mini sausages(Xinxinchang)
- Lu Zhi(soy/rock sugar/star anise etc.)
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- [Scoring Octopuses] Prepare small red sausages 'Xinxinchang' sold in Taiwan supers. To let soup umami absorb inside and look cute, score crosses deeply on one (or both) ends with a knife.
- [Mild Lu Zhi] Sausages have own saltiness and unique flavor, so adjust Lu Zhi slightly thin while spicing with soy, rock sugar, star anise.
- [Blooming Simmer] Toss sausages in boiling soup, simmer on low 3-
- mins. Turn off heat when scored parts open 'pop' like octopuses from heat and herb soup enters the gaps. Trick is finishing quickly, as long simmering loses umami and tears skin.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Sweet star anise aroma and sausage smoked aroma
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Japanese red wieners (becomes almost exactly same taste)
Pairing
Sweet milk tea、Science Noodles
Trivia
[For Kids] Totally different from premium Taiwan sausage (Xiangchang); features a cheap fluffy texture like mixed fish/pork sausage. A staple ingredient Taiwan kids beg parents 'Put this in!' in front of Luwei stalls; a nostalgia mass adults sometimes crave irresistibly.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Dip slightly in Taiwan sweet mayo (Shala Jiang), exploding kids' tastes with herb soup saltiness and mayo sweetness!
Allergen
Pork (or Chicken/Soy protein etc.), Wheat (from soy sauce)