red-cooked
Chinese braising method
Red-cooked describes a Chinese braising technique where meat is slowly simmered in soy sauce, rice wine, sugar, and aromatics until deeply flavored and mahogany-colored.
The "red" refers to the reddish-brown hue the sauce imparts: red-cooked pork belly, red-cooked beef shank.
Also called red-braised.
Sear, then simmer covered
- soy sauceFermented bean condiment
- sugarCrystalline carbohydrate sweetener
- caramelizationSugar's heat transformation
- simmeringCooking below boiling point
star anise · five-spice · ginger · scallion · aromatic · low heat · basting · reducing
Fatty porcine underside cut
- spare ribsBone-in pork cuts
- beef shankBovine leg portion
- chicken wingsFried poultry sections
- tofuCoagulated soy milk block
eggs · fish · pork shoulder · duck · trotter · oxtail · meatballs · bamboo shoots
Fifth taste sensation
- caramelCooked sugar confection
- glossySmooth and shiny
- richHaving much of something
- aromaticPleasantly strong-smelling
fragrant · complex · deep · warming · anise · cinnamon · clove · soy
Of that Asian nation
- ShanghaineseShanghai's regional language
- HunanSpicy Chinese regional cuisine
- FujianCoastal southeastern Chinese province
- CantoneseSouthern Chinese dialect
Taiwanese · regional · banquet · comfort food · traditional · festive · family meal · ancestral
braising
Sear, then simmer covered
- soy sauceFermented bean condiment
- sugarCrystalline carbohydrate sweetener
- caramelizationSugar's heat transformation
simmering · star anise · five-spice · ginger · scallion · aromatic · low heat · basting · reducing · glazing
pork belly
Fatty porcine underside cut
- spare ribsBone-in pork cuts
- beef shankBovine leg portion
- chicken wingsFried poultry sections
tofu · eggs · fish · pork shoulder · duck · trotter · oxtail · meatballs · bamboo shoots · mushrooms
umami
Fifth taste sensation
aromatic · fragrant · complex · deep · warming · anise · cinnamon · clove · soy · gingery
Chinese
Of that Asian nation
- ShanghaineseShanghai's regional language
- HunanSpicy Chinese regional cuisine
- FujianCoastal southeastern Chinese province
Cantonese · Taiwanese · regional · banquet · comfort food · traditional · festive · family meal · ancestral · heritage