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红烧大排

紅燒大排
hóngshāo dàpái
noun Not spicy

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 red-braised pork chop

About the dish

本帮菜 Shanghai · 热菜 Hot dish

A thick pork chop on the bone, pounded thin, fried, then braised in soy sauce and sugar until dark and glossy. Savoury and sweet; in Shanghai it is often served whole over noodles or rice with some of the sauce.

Examples

HSK 4
Wǒmen xuéxiào shítáng de hóngshāo dàpái shí kuài qián yí kuài, měi tiān dōu màiguāng.
The red-braised pork chops in our school canteen are ten yuan each and sell out every day.
HSK 7-9
Hóngshāo dàpái de ròu yào xiān pāisōng, zài xiàguō jiān.
For red-braised pork chops, the meat is pounded to tenderize it, then fried in the pan.

Tips

usage
In Shanghai and nearby, 大排 means a thick pork chop cut across the loin, bone and all. Noodles topped with one are 大排面.

Stroke Order

红 hóng
烧 shāo
大 dà
排 pái