Description
Pork shank—where transparent tendons interweave within lean meat—long-simmered in star-anise Lao Lu, chilled, and sliced ultra-thin. Premium Luwei.
Restaurants serving Braised Pork Shank (Lu Zhujian)
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Pork shank(Zhujian Rou)
- Soy sauce
- Thick soy sauce
- Rock sugar
- Rice wine
- Star anise
- Cinnamon
- Cao Guo
- Fennel
- Scallions
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- [Shank Tying & Parboiling] Pork shank (Zhujian Rou) crumbles easily when simmered, so tie tightly with twine fixing it into a cylinder. Parboil firmly 40+ mins in hot water with massive scallions, ginger, rice wine to completely remove scum/beastly odor.
- [Deep Umami Lao Lu] Boil strongly scented, slightly sweet Lu Zhi adding caramel from scorched soy/Jiangyou Gao/generous rock sugar, and a spice bag of star anise, cinnamon, Cao Guo, fennel.
- [Extreme Fusion of Lean & Tendon] Toss prepped shank, simmer slowly on low '
- 5-
- hrs'. Turn off heat when lean meat absorbs flavor and inner transparent tendons turn gooey jelly. Chill completely solid in soup overnight (*Absolutely NO cutting while hot as it crumbles).
- [Ultra-thin Slicing] Remove twine, slice chilled tightened meat ultra-thin with a knife. Beautiful cross-sections of lean and transparent tendons appear; toss with scallions and sesame oil to finish.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Heavy sweet aroma of star anise/cinnamon and aged pork aroma、豚肉の熟成香
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Beef shank (as Lu Niujian, king of Beef Noodle toppings)
Pairing
Shaoxing wine、Kaoliang liquor、Dry red wine
Trivia
[For Adults] One of Luwei's highest-grade parts flocked to by adults disliking belly (braised pork) greasiness. Lean meat's 'tight' meatiness and tendon's 'gooey' collagen tasted simultaneously in one bite. Served as a cold dish, no drink snack is more elegant and umami-condensed.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Wrap white scallion curls with sliced meat, dip in special 'garlic vinegar soy', eating while melting lean umami and tendon jelly in the mouth!
Allergen
Pork, Soy, Wheat (from soy sauce)