131 dark braised Recipes

chicken leg, cut into 5 pieces with bones, dark soya sauce, sugar, cornflour, sweet onion, skin removed and cut into wedges, fresh shiitake mushrooms, cut into halves (can also use black chinese mushrooms, canned or dried), sliced ginger, garlic, skin removed and crushed, cinnamon, star anise, peppercorns, salt, dark soya sauce, water or 300 ml chicken stock, cooking oil, stalk coriander leaves, chopped

dark soy sauce, honey, chinese five spice powder, pork fillets, cut into 2cm pieces, corn oil or 3 -4 tbsp sunflower oil, brown onion, chopped, garlic cloves, bruised, star anise, water, sugar, salt, hard-boiled eggs, shelled (optional), steamed jasmine rice, to serve, fresh red bird s eye chili, finely sliced, to serve

oxtails, oyster sauce, chicken stock, red wine, garlic cloves, soy sauce, dark soy sauce, brown sugar, pepper, green onions (break into three) or 2 sticks chives (break into three), dice mushroom (white or brown ), fresh gingerroot, salt (for boiling oxtail not the braised sauce)

lamb chops, honey, dry sherry, soy sauce, white vinegar, garlic cloves, crushed, chicken stock, brown sugar, dark rum

dark sesame oil, bone-in pork shoulder (boston butt), trimmed, kosher salt, minced peeled fresh ginger, garlic cloves, minced, cola (such as coca- ), hoisin sauce, rice vinegar, lower-sodium soy sauce, diagonally sliced green onions

shiitake mushrooms, sliced red bell pepper, baby bok choy , quartered lengthwise, pre-cut baby corn, drained, sliced bamboo shoots, drained, hoisin sauce, oyster sauce, lower-sodium soy sauce, grated peeled fresh ginger, dark sesame oil, garlic cloves, minced, canola oil, bone-in turkey thighs (about 4 lb), skinned, five-spice powder, freshly ground black pepper, sliced napa (chinese ) cabbage, chopped green onions

oxtail (about 2 1/2 lb.), cut at joints, rice wine (shaoxing or sake), star anise, ach about the size of a quarter ) fresh ginger, garlic, crushed, soy sauce, dark soy sauce (or 2 1/2 tsp soy sauce plus 1/2 tsp dark molasses), brown sugar, daikon, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks, fresh cilantro leaves, salt

vegetable oil, divided, short ribs, cut into 3-inch lengths, salt, fresh ground black pepper, carrots (1 finely chopped and 2 cut into 1-inch chunks ), celery rib, with leaves finely chopped, coarsely chopped shallot, unsalted butter, all-purpose flour, dark beer, beer stock, dark brown sugar, dijon mustard, tomato paste, dried thyme, bay leaf, parsnips, cut into 1-inch chunks, red potatoes, unpeeled, cut into 1-inch chunks, chopped fresh parsley, for garnish

whole duck , muscovy, beer, dark, onions, cut up, carrots, cut up, apples, cut up, cabbage, small head, cut up, dried cherries, dried apricots, soy sauce, pepper, freshly ground

flour, boiling water, sesame seeds, sesame oil, narrow japanese eggplants or 1 medium eggplant, peanut oil, garlic cloves, crushed, dark soy sauce, oyster sauce, shaoxing cooking wine or 1 tbsp brandy, grated ginger, sugar, cucumber, seeded and cut into matchsticks, spring onions , finely sliced lengthwise

tomato juice, ketchup, low-sodium soy sauce, grated orange rind, grated peeled gingerroot, hoisin sauce, molasses, rice vinegar, chinese five-spice powder, crushed red pepper, garlic cloves, minced, star anise, dark sesame oil, firm or extra-firm tofu, drained and cut into 1-inch cubes, sliced green onions, chopped onion, diagonally sliced carrot, diced green bell pepper, chopped tomato

whole star anise, dried red chilies, cinnamon sticks, peanut oil, pork shoulder trimmed and cubed, chicken broth, rice wine, dark soy sauce, light soy sauce, granulated sugar, garlic crushed, whole green onions, ginger root, freshly ground black pepper, steamed rice

duck, washed, cleaned and patted dry, salt, white pepper, szechwan peppercorns, peanut oil, dried lotus seeds , soaked in warm water for 3 hours and drained, dried black mushrooms , soaked in warm water for 1 hour, drained, de-stemmed and quartered, leeks , white part julienned and washed very well, bacon , 1/8-inch pieces, peeled ginger, chicken stock for steaming, oyster sauce, dark soy sauce, shaoxing, sugar, ginger julienned, butter

beef brisket , trimmed of excess fat, kosher salt and coarsely ground black pepper (to taste), vegetable oil, divided use, onions, chopped, carrots, peeled and cut into 1-inch lengths, celery ribs, sliced 1/2 inch thick, garlic, minced, cider vinegar, dark brown sugar, ketchup, beef broth

peanut oil, sliced garlic, heads baby bok choy, halved, washed and de-cored, dried shiitakes, rinsed , rehydrated in hot water, stems removed, chicken stock, dark soy sauce, salt and black pepper, to taste

oil, for frying, olive oil, flour, each beef shanks , about 6 oz each, salt and black pepper, diced onions, diced celery, diced carrots, chopped garlic, bay leaves, chopped fresh thyme, red wine, veal or dark stock, parsley, parsnips, top skin removed and peeled into thin strips

olive oil, flour, lamb shanks (about 8 oz each), diced onions, diced carrots, diced celery, chopped garlic, bay leaves, chopped fresh thyme, red wine, new potatoes, quartered, lamb or dark stock, parsley, essence , recipe follows, paprika, salt, garlic powder, black pepper, onion powder, cayenne pepper, dried oregano, dried thyme

dried shiitake mushrooms (soaked in hot water for 30 min), star anise, ginger, bean curd, prawns, peeled and deveined, chicken stock, dark soy sauce, light soy sauce, sugar, chinese wine, salt, white pepper, cornflour (mix with 2 tbsp water), sesame oil