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Braised Pork in Soy Sauce

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ID: 1939V Intermediate
While braised pork in soy sauce is a dish that can be found in many places in China, perhaps it's most well-known and famous incarnation is from Shanghai. In today's lesson, in addition to discussing the necessary steps to craft this dish in Mandarin Chinese, our very own Jenny Zhu will personally demonstrate for all of our users! Feast your eyes on today's intermediate video lesson! You can also watch the lesson on Vimeo or Tudou in a higher quality version.
Wed May 23 2012 | Jenny, John
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红烧肉 hóngshāoròu braised pork in soy sauce
之前 zhīqián before
准备 zhǔnbèi to prepare
材料 cáiliào ingredients
大家好，今天我要教大家做红烧肉。
dàjiā hǎo ，jīntiān wǒ yào jiāo dàjiā zuò hóngshāoròu 。
Hello, everyone. Today I'm going to teach you how to make braised pork in soy sauce.
做之前，我们要准备一些材料。
zuò zhīqián ，wǒmen yào zhǔnbèi yīxiē cáiliào 。
Before we make it, we have to prepare a few ingredients.
大家看，有葱、姜，还有大料，当然还有肉，肉一定要买带皮的五花肉。
dàjiā kàn ，yǒu cōng 、jiāng ，háiyǒu dàliào ，dāngrán háiyǒu ròu ，ròu yīdìng yào mǎi dài pí de wǔhuāròu 。
Everyone take a look. We have scallions, ginger, anise, and of course the meat. Make sure you get the marbled pork belly with the skin still attached.
第一步，把肉洗干净，切成小方块，跟麻将差不多。用料酒腌一下。腌十五分钟。
dì yī bù ，bǎ ròu xǐ gānjìng ，qiē chéng xiǎo fāngkuài ，gēn májiàng chàbuduō 。yòng liàojiǔ yān yīxià 。yān shí wǔ fēnzhōng 。
The first step is to wash the meat and cut it into small chunks. They should be about the size of mahjong tiles. Marinate them in cooking wine for 15 minutes.
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