Dishes
Rock-sugar braised pork hock
冰糖元蹄
Also called: 冰糖蹄膀 · 紅燒蹄膀
A whole pork hock braised slowly in soy sauce and rock sugar until tender.
Photo: Fumikas Sagisavas, CC0What it is
The name says it: 冰糖 is rock sugar and 元蹄 is pork hock. It belongs to the soy-and-sugar red-braising tradition of Shanghai-style cooking.
How it is made
The hock is braised slowly in soy sauce with rock sugar until the meat is tender and the sauce has reduced.
How to eat it
Share it with rice and other dishes. It is rich, so one hock goes a long way for a group.
In Kaohsiung
NOWnews lists rock-sugar pork hock among the signature dishes at Yung Yen, a tiny old-school eatery in Kaohsiung, along with stir-fried three shreds and silky egg with shrimp.
Where to eat it in Kaohsiung
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