Braised Pork Shank 紅燒蹄膀 is another traditional Taiwanese New Year dish for you – or enjoy it any time of year! It’s a common main course in Taiwan. Many big occasion meals include this dish as it is quite eye-catching on your table. In this lunar new year most families will have this meal because Taiwanese believe it can bring you fortune and energy. It can be kept for good tasty leftovers – if there’s any left at the end of your meal!
Braised pork shank, ready for the table
The ingredients 食材 for 4 people;
- A pork shank
ingredients
- carrot
- mooli
- Spices: chili, garlic, spring onion, cinnamon, star anise, black pepper, sugar, vegetable starch
- Sauce: soy sauce, rice wine
- Serve: on a bed of wilted Chinese cabbage (optional)
Joanne has recorded a how to make Braised Pork Shank 紅燒蹄膀 video so you can see and follow the exact chopping sizes, cooking timings and method step-by-step. She talks you through the ingredients and cooking methods in the video – watch it below!
How to make Braised Pork Shank 紅燒蹄膀 video
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5 comments
jj.lymm says:
Feb 6, 2014
鴨媽特別提醒:這蹄膀烹飪之前一定要用竹籤定住並以滾水淋兩次(以定形)
Magdalene Ng says:
Feb 13, 2014
Lovely. I am going to try this next. As we speak, I am making the soy braised chicken and with the sauce, I make noodles with it. We called wantan mee, malaysian style. My husband enjoyed it very much. Thanks Joanne.
jj.lymm says:
Feb 13, 2014
That chicken sounds good. I hope you enjoy this pork too! Let me know how it goes and why not put a picture on TaiwanDuck’s Facebook page?
reznap says:
Feb 20, 2015
Thank you!! I do not see when you add the vegetable starch. I added 1 TBS of potato starch dissolved in the water, and that worked great. A most delicious meal! Happy New Year!!
jj.lymm says:
Feb 26, 2015
Thank you for your comments! Sounds good. And Happy New Year of the goat!!