Braised Pork Soy Sauce (Hong Shao Jiang You)
This one completes the boiled pork kakuni!? Magical colored soy sauce specializing in "red grill"
Description
A massively popular evolution of 'Lao Chou' (dark coloring soy) in Chinese supermarkets. As the name suggests, it is pre-blended with a golden ratio of rock sugar and amino extracts on a Lao Chou base specifically for making 'Hong Shao' (sweet soy braises). Anyone can achieve the perfect teriyaki glaze without fail.
Classification: Everyone, Condiment, Soy Sauce, Dark Soy, Hong Shao Rou, Braised Pork, Sweet, Coloring
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How to use
Ingredients
- Soybeans
- Wheat
- Water
- Salt
- Sugar(Rock sugar)
- Caramel color
- Yeast extract
Instructions
- [Typical Uses]
- [Hong Shao Rou (Braised Pork Belly)]: After frying pork belly, just add this soy sauce and hot water (and optional star anise) and boil. It yields a restaurant-quality pitch-black glossy glaze without needing to melt rock sugar caramel.
- Use for all braises needing glaze and sweetness, like Cola Chicken Wings or braised radish.
Learn more Substitutes, pairings, tips
Key spices
Deep depth of Lao Chou、enhanced by the syrup-like sweetness and glaze of rock sugar
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Mix JP Tamari soy sauce with equal parts brown sugar and a dash of oyster sauce
Pairing
Hong Shao Rou (Braised Pork Belly) / Various Braises
Trivia
Major brands like Haitian sell it under names like 'Secret Braising Sauce'. For modern busy young Chinese housewives or singles living alone, it is a savior for easily recreating 'Mom's home-style stews'.
Eating tips & etiquette
In traditional recipes, melting oil and rock sugar to create 'caramel' (Tang Se) is very difficult for beginners (often burns and turns bitter). This ultra-convenient item skips that step: 'Just pour this in and you're good.'
Allergen
Soybeans, Wheat