Du Bao Rou (Lamb Meat Stuffed in Sheep Tripe)
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Description
A traditional nomadic dish that recently exploded in popularity among Chinese youth via SNS. A sheep's stomach is used as a pouch, stuffed to the brim with chopped mutton and scallions, tied with string, and boiled in broth for hours. When sliced open, golden meat juices cascade out like a waterfall.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Sheep stomach(Tripe)
- Mutton(lean and fat)
- Onion
- Cumin powder
- Black pepper
- Salt
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- (Tripe Prep) Vigorously wash sheep stomach (tripe) with salt and vinegar to completely erase odor. Cut into palm-sized circles.
- (Filling) Dice fresh lean mutton and fat. Mix with onions, salt, cumin, and black pepper.
- (Wrapping) Place the filling in the center of the tripe, gather the edges like a dumpling, and tie the top tightly with cotton string (or a clip).
- Boil mutton bones, scallions, ginger, and Sichuan pepper in a giant pot. Drop in the stuffed tripe balls.
- Simmer on low for
- hours until the tripe is tender and the fat inside melts into a premium soup.
- Served hot; diners slice it open themselves. Dipping in chive sauce or black vinegar is standard.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Pure mutton meat juice and the crunchy texture of the tripe、胃袋のコリコリした食感
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
(Stuff minced meat into beef tripe and boil in consomme)
Pairing
Raw garlic / Cold Beer
Trivia
[Trivia] A genius dish created by nomads in harsh environments, designed to be portable and cooked in a single pot without losing nutrients. Its overwhelming visual impact caused it to go viral on Chinese TikTok (Douyin) as 'the most delicious-looking meat dish in the world'.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] The moment the knife cuts in is the ultimate highlight. Snipping it open releases a massive flood of boiling meat juice soup trapped inside the tripe. Experiencing the crunchy outer offal and the melting inner meat simultaneously creates the ultimate 'meat juice bomb'.
Allergen
Mutton