China · Dongbei

Northeast Pork Rib and Sauerkraut Stew

Name: Northeast Pork Rib and Sauerkraut Stew
Prep time: 48 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 66 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Dongbei
Ingredients: blood sausage 200 g; fermented cabbage 500 g; pork ribs 400 g; cooking wine 10 g; garlic cloves 5 pieces; ginger powder 5 g; dried chili 5 pieces; bay leaf 2 pieces; star anise 1 pieces; scallion knot 1 pieces; sesame oil 10 g; rapeseed oil 10 g; salt 5 g; dipping sauce: chili oil 5 g

Pork ribs, sour fermented cabbage and slices of blood sausage simmered together in one pot, sharp and warming.

66 minutes · 4 servings · Moderate

The name refers to the slaughter, and it is the great feast of the northeastern winter, cooked when a family pig was killed and nothing was wasted. Fermented cabbage, pork ribs and blood sausage all go into the same pot and share the broth. The blood sausage is the delicate one, since it splits easily if the water is allowed to boil.

Ingredients

blood sausage200 g
fermented cabbage500 g
pork ribs400 g
cooking wine10 g
garlic cloves5 pieces
ginger powder5 g
dried chili5 pieces
bay leaf2 pieces
star anise1 pieces
scallion knot1 pieces
sesame oil10 g
rapeseed oil10 g
salt5 g
dipping sauce: chili oil5 g

Directions

1
Prick the blood sausage all over with a toothpick, then simmer it in water for ten minutes over low heat. Do not let the water boil; hold it around eighty degrees or the sausage will split.
2
Cut the cooked blood sausage into pieces and set aside.
3
Blanch the ribs in the cooking wine and drain them well.
4
Put the rapeseed oil in the wok and fry the garlic cloves, dried chili and ginger powder until fragrant.
5
Add the ribs and stir-fry until the surfaces are golden.
6
Wash the fermented cabbage and squeeze it dry, put it in the wok with the sesame oil and fry. The sesame oil takes the sourness off and makes the cabbage rounder; stir-fry over high heat for two minutes.
7
Add six hundred milliliters of hot water.
8
Transfer to a pressure cooker and add the bay leaf, star anise, scallion knot and salt.
9
Cook on the rich flavor setting for forty minutes.
10
When the time is up, release the pressure and open the lid. Add the blood sausage and goji berries, cover and let it stand for two minutes; the sausage is already cooked and needs no reheating.
11
Turn it into a bowl and serve with the chili oil dipping sauce mixed as described.

Source: HowToCook · WorldBite adaptation · Unlicense source text; bilingual recipe adapted by WorldBite.