China's culinary culture is vast and profound, the cuisine is a variety of dishes, the most prestigious of which are the eight major cuisines, namely, Lu, Sichuan, Guangdong, Suzhou, Fujian, Zhejiang, Anhui and Hunan.
And in these eight major cuisines, Lu cuisine is the most famous and influential, but also known as the first of the eight major cuisines, so today I will share with you what are the ten most famous dishes in Lu cuisine, let's see how many dishes you have eaten.
Nine-turn Large Intestine
Nine-turn large intestine first appeared in the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, when it was called braised large intestine, and later changed to nine-turn large intestine.
The main ingredient of this dish is pork large intestine, which is cleaned and blanched, then added with more than ten kinds of spices and simmered with a light fire, because it has to be cooked nine times, so it is called nine turns of large intestine. The dish has a rich aroma and red color, and tastes tender and delicious, fatty but not greasy.
Braised Sea Cucumber with Spring Onion
This dish, also known as sea cucumber with green onion, is a specialty of the coastal region of Shandong and has become a nationally known dish after years of development.
As you can see from the name, this dish mainly uses green onion and sea cucumber as the main ingredients. Cut the sea cucumber into strips and blanch them, put the green onion slices in the pot and pop them, then fish them out and add the sea cucumber, add condiments and stock to simmer, and finally add the green onion slices and stir-fry.
Confucius One Piece Pot
Confucius One Piece Pot is a famous traditional dish that belongs to Confucius cuisine. This dish is characterized by rich ingredients, bright colors, and all in one pot.
Confucius One Piece Pot is one of the top ten classic dishes in Shandong. It is made of sea cucumber, fish maw, chicken, abalone, shark fin, flower mushroom, sea cucumber and pork knuckle as the main ingredients simmered in a delicious and fragrant soup.
Zibo bean curd box
Zibo bean curd box is a home-cooked dish whose main ingredient is bean curd, also known as Shandong bean curd box, which is a traditional snack in Lu cuisine.
The preparation of this dish is simple, but the ingredients are more complicated, including tofu, pork stuffing, sea rice, fungus, shiitake mushroom, green onion, ginger and garlic, refined salt and cooking wine. Cut the tofu into pieces and steam it in a pot, then fry it until golden, then stir-fry the meat stuffing and fungus, add it inside the tofu, and it's ready.
Stir Fried Cashew
Stir-fried loin is one of the top ten dishes in Lu cuisine, with pork loin and water chestnuts as the main ingredients.
Although this dish is very simple to make, it is a high-class dish, usually common in high-class banquets, tastes mellow, tender and delicious, fragrant but not greasy.
Sautéed Shredded Tenderloin
The majority of Lu dishes are stir-fried, and one representative dish is stir-fried shredded pork tenderloin, which is wrapped in egg white and stir-fried.
The key to this dish is to coat the shredded pork with egg paste, cornstarch, and salt, and to add shredded green onion and garlic when stir-frying, as well as the right amount of cooking wine to achieve a "smooth" effect.
Sweet and Sour Pork
Many of you will wonder, is this dish from the Lu cuisine family? In fact, this dish is included in Lu, Cantonese, Sichuan and Zhejiang cuisine, today we mainly talk about the practice in Lu cuisine.
Slice pork tenderloin, cover with egg, cornstarch and flour, then add wine, sugar, vinegar, salt, green onion, ginger and cornstarch in a bowl to make sauce. Fry the meat until it is crispy. Leave the oil in the pan, add the sauce and meat and stir-fry evenly.
Boil Shi Shi Tongue
The name of this dish baffles many people. Xishi Tongue is a specialty of Jiaonan, with white and delicate meat and delicious taste.
Boiled Shi Shi Tongue is made with Shi Shi Tongue as the main ingredient, together with cilantro stalks, leek and other auxiliary ingredients, which makes it a very delicious dish to eat.
Sweet and Sour Carp
Sweet and sour carp is a traditional dish from Jinan, Shandong Province. The Yellow River carp is fried in a pan with a special sauce, which is delicious, sour and appetizing.
Dezhou Steak Chicken
Texas steak chicken is one of the three treasures of Texas, and is also a national intangible cultural heritage, after the ancient method of cooking steak chicken red color and flavor, tender and delicious, is a nationally known snack.
These are my recommendations for the top ten dishes in Shandong, each of which is unique and delicious, I wonder if they have whetted your appetite?
