Description
A masterpiece representing Shandong (Lu) Cuisine. Pork large intestines are washed, stuffed inside each other to create thick, multi-layered tubes, boiled, deep-fried, and finally braised in a sweet-sour glaze of soy, black vinegar, sugar, and spices.
Restaurants serving Jiu Zhuan Da Chang (Nine-Turn Intestines)
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Pork large intestine
- Soy sauce
- Black vinegar
- Rock sugar
- Cooking wine
- Spices (Pepper
- Cinnamon)
- Scallion
- Ginger
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- (Nine Turns) Wash pork large intestines thoroughly with salt and vinegar. Stuff smaller intestines inside larger ones, folding them back repeatedly (Tao Chang) into a thick, multi-layered tube.
- Boil with scallion/ginger until soft; slice into 2cm rings.
- Deep-fry the rings until crispy outside.
- Heat oil, caramelize rock sugar.
- Add rings, scallion, ginger, garlic, wine, soy, black vinegar, pepper, cinnamon, and cardamom.
- Pour in superior broth and reduce on low.
- Blast on high to glaze the rings in the thick, bright red sweet-sour sauce. Finish with sesame oil and cilantro.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Sourness of black vinegar、sweetness of rock sugar、and 'Five Flavors' of spices
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
(Difficult at home. Can only approximate by adding black vinegar/sugar to JP tripe stew)
Pairing
Premium Baijiu / Shaoxing Wine
Trivia
Invented in the Qing Dynasty at Jiu Hua Lou in Jinan. Named 'Nine-Turn' due to the insanely complex prep and because 'Nine' represents the ultimate in Taoism. It is the ultimate exam for a Shandong chef.
Eating tips & etiquette
Pick up a ring with chopsticks. Biting reveals a crispy outer layer followed by fluffy layers of inner fat bursting with 'Five Flavors': sweet, sour, salty, spicy, and umami.
Allergen
Pork, Soybeans, Wheat