红烧肉 (hóngshāoròu) · red-braised pork

Measure Word

一盘红烧肉 pán

Meanings

1 red-braised pork

Made with

About the dish

家常菜 Home-style · 热菜 Hot dish

Cubes of pork belly with the skin on, braised in soy sauce and caramelised sugar until glossy and reddish-brown. Soft, fatty, sweet and savoury. The red comes from the sauce, not chili, though Hunan versions add a little.

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Examples

HSK 5

奶奶每年过年都会做一大锅红烧肉。

Nǎinai měi nián guònián dōu huì zuò yí dà guō hóngshāoròu.

Every year at Chinese New Year, Grandma makes a big pot of red-braised pork.

HSK 6

红烧肉要用带皮的五花肉。

Hóngshāoròu yào yòng dài pí de wǔhuāròu.

Red-braised pork calls for pork belly with the skin on.

Tips

usage

红烧 means braising in soy sauce and sugar. The "red" is the reddish-brown color they give the meat, not chili, so the dish is usually sweet and savory rather than spicy.