Wai Po Hong Shao Rou (Shanghai Grandma's Braised Pork)
ゆで卵やタケノコがゴロゴロ！上海の甘くて優しい「おばあちゃんの角煮」
Description
A homestyle variation of Shanghai's representative braised pork. 'Wai Po' means maternal grandmother. Pork belly is slowly braised in a sweet soy and rock sugar sauce alongside boiled eggs, bamboo shoots, and tied tofu skin knots. Every ingredient absorbs the pork umami, creating a deeply comforting meal.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Skin-on pork belly
- Boiled eggs
- Bamboo shoots
- Tied tofu skin knots
- Soy sauce
- Dark soy
- Rock sugar
- Scallion
- Ginger
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Cut skin-on pork belly into large cubes and blanch.
- Deep-fry boiled eggs until the skin wrinkles into Tiger Skin Eggs.
- Prepare tied tofu skin knots and chopped bamboo shoots.
- Fry the pork until browned.
- Add scallion, ginger, cooking wine, soy sauce, and dark soy.
- Flood with hot water, dump in the eggs, bamboo shoots, and tofu knots.
- Cover and simmer on low for
- hours.
- Once the meat is tender, dump in massive rock sugar.
- Blast on high heat until the syrup glazes everything with a brilliant shine.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Intense sweetness and depth of reduced rock sugar and soy
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
JP pork belly, quail eggs, boiled bamboo shoots
Pairing
White Rice / Tea
Trivia
[Trivia] While high-end restaurants serve refined Hong Shao Rou, this version bulks up the dish with various ingredients to fill up the whole family, hence the name 'Grandma'. It symbolizes the warmth of Shanghai homes.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] The tofu knots, having absorbed the pork fat and sweet sauce to their limit, are the true star. Splitting the fried boiled egg, coating the yolk in the pitch-black sauce, and eating it with rice is the ultimate moment.
Allergen
Pork, Soybeans, Wheat, Eggs