Description
Mao's red pork – Hong Shao rou. I love dishes with history. Among them is this spicy pork is a favorite dish of the Great Chinese helmsman Mao Zedong. Mao attributed the words: "Who does not eat red pepper, he is not a revolutionary." Mao believed that meat-eating stimulates the brain, and hot pepper prolongs life. The red pork is cooked in China to this day, it can be found in many Chinese restaurants called "Home food of Chairman Mao" or "Family dish of Mao Zedong". A single recipe of this dish, each province has its own distinct characteristics making it. Version of the recipe that I bring to Your attention, a native of Suzhou city.
Ingredients
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Pork
500 g
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Soy sauce
3 Tbsp
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Vegetable oil
2 Tbsp
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Ginger
20 g
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Star anise
1 piece
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Cinnamon
1 piece
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Chili
1 piece
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Wine rice
1 Tbsp
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Brown sugar
2 Tbsp
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Salt
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Green onions
Cooking
Take the bacon, put into cold water, bring to a boil and cook for 7-8 minutes, take out the meat, allow it to cool, cut into pieces 2 cm
In a wok or heavy frying pan, pour vegetable oil, add brown sugar.
Heat the sugar, stirring until it begins to caramelize.
Add the chopped pieces of pork and rice wine. Mix and slightly fry the slices of pork.
Add water so that it almost covered the meat, put chopped slices of ginger, star anise and a cinnamon stick.
Take soy sauce "Kikkoman".
Pour the meat in soy sauce "Kikkoman".
Add a pod or two of chili peppers. Optional sprinkle with salt. Simmer on low heat for 40 minutes.
At the end of a prolonged fire, to evaporate the liquid. The sauce should become thick and viscous.
When serving, sprinkle with green onions melkorublenym. Bon appetit!
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