Description
A hyper-famous fast food originating from Baoding, Hebei. There is a Chinese saying: 'In heaven there is dragon meat, on earth there is donkey meat.' Tender, 20-spice braised donkey meat is stuffed heavily inside a freshly baked, ultra-crispy square pastry pocket.
Restaurants serving Lv Rou Huo Shao (Donkey Meat Sandwich)
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Donkey meat
- All-purpose flour
- Green chilies
- Spices
- Soy sauce
- Donkey fat
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Braise fresh donkey meat for a full day in a master stock of 20+ spices until fork-tender.
- Knead flour, water, and oil, folding it into multiple layers to form rectangles.
- Pan-fry both sides on a griddle, then transfer to the oven below to puff up and turn shatteringly crispy.
- Violently chop the hot braised donkey meat on a board along with green chilies.
- Slice open the hot pastry and stuff to the bursting point with the chopped meat.
- Finally, drizzle a spoon of the hot braising broth directly into the pocket.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Odorless、beef-like umami of donkey meat and the shatteringly crisp pastry
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Braise JP beef shank with spices and stuff into a toasted English muffin
Pairing
Egg Drop Soup / Cold Beer
Trivia
While donkey isn't eaten in Japan, in China it is prized as 'premium meat'—high in protein, low in fat, and softer and milder than beef. If you walk the streets of Hebei, you will see these signs everywhere.
Eating tips & etiquette
Take a massive bite straight from the paper bag while piping hot. The outer pastry shatters with a loud crunch, and the meat juices and spice aromas detonate inside. It is the greatest rival to Xi'an's 'Rou Jia Mo'.
Allergen
Wheat, Soybeans