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Shaanxi Roujiamo Pork Flatbread

陝西肉夾饃

Shaanxi Roujiamo Pork Flatbread — finished dish

Total time: 145 min
Difficulty: Advanced
Servings: 4 servings

Recipe overview

Crisp pan-baked flatbread encloses tender chopped soy-spiced pork.

01

Ingredients

Main ingredients

700 g boneless pork shoulder
400 g plain flour
3 stalks spring onions
30 g ginger
5 g instant yeast
220 ml warm water
1 tbsp neutral oil
1 tsp salt

Pork braise

80 ml light soy sauce
20 ml dark soy sauce
30 g rock sugar
2 star anise
650 ml water

Shaanxi Roujiamo Pork Flatbread — ingredients

02

Tools

mixing bowl
rolling pin
heavy lidded pot
frying pan with lid
knife
food thermometer

Shaanxi Roujiamo Pork Flatbread — tools

03

Steps

Shaanxi Roujiamo Pork Flatbread — 1. Mix flour, yeast, salt, warm water and oil into a soft dough.

Step 1

1. Mix flour, yeast, salt, warm water and oil into a soft dough.

Mix flour, yeast, salt, warm water and oil into a soft dough.

Shaanxi Roujiamo Pork Flatbread — 2. Knead 8 minutes, cover and rest 30 minutes while preparing pork.

Step 2

2. Knead 8 minutes, cover and rest 30 minutes while preparing pork.

Knead 8 minutes, cover and rest 30 minutes while preparing pork.

Shaanxi Roujiamo Pork Flatbread — 3. Cut pork shoulder into large chunks and pat dry.

Step 3

3. Cut pork shoulder into large chunks and pat dry.

Cut pork shoulder into large chunks and pat dry.

Shaanxi Roujiamo Pork Flatbread — 4. Brown pork in the heavy pot until the surfaces colour.

Step 4

4. Brown pork in the heavy pot until the surfaces colour.

Brown pork in the heavy pot until the surfaces colour.

Shaanxi Roujiamo Pork Flatbread — 5. Add ginger, spring onions, soy sauces, sugar, star anise and wate

Step 5

5. Add ginger, spring onions, soy sauces, sugar, star anise and wate

Add ginger, spring onions, soy sauces, sugar, star anise and water.

Shaanxi Roujiamo Pork Flatbread — 6. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer pork gently for 75 to 90 minute

Step 6

6. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer pork gently for 75 to 90 minute

Bring to a boil, cover and simmer pork gently for 75 to 90 minutes.

Shaanxi Roujiamo Pork Flatbread — 7. Divide rested dough into eight pieces and roll each into a thin s

Step 7

7. Divide rested dough into eight pieces and roll each into a thin s

Divide rested dough into eight pieces and roll each into a thin spiral.

Shaanxi Roujiamo Pork Flatbread — 8. Flatten each spiral into a round flatbread about 10 cm across.

Step 8

8. Flatten each spiral into a round flatbread about 10 cm across.

Flatten each spiral into a round flatbread about 10 cm across.

Shaanxi Roujiamo Pork Flatbread — 9. Cook flatbreads in a dry covered frying pan over medium-low heat

Step 9

9. Cook flatbreads in a dry covered frying pan over medium-low heat

Cook flatbreads in a dry covered frying pan over medium-low heat until both sides brown and centres cook through.

Shaanxi Roujiamo Pork Flatbread — 10. Check pork reaches 63°C and shreds easily, then chop it with some

Step 10

10. Check pork reaches 63°C and shreds easily, then chop it with some

Check pork reaches 63°C and shreds easily, then chop it with some braising juice.

Shaanxi Roujiamo Pork Flatbread — 11. Split each warm flatbread nearly through to form a pocket.

Step 11

11. Split each warm flatbread nearly through to form a pocket.

Split each warm flatbread nearly through to form a pocket.

Shaanxi Roujiamo Pork Flatbread — 12. Fill with chopped pork, moisten with a little sauce and serve hot

Step 12

12. Fill with chopped pork, moisten with a little sauce and serve hot

Fill with chopped pork, moisten with a little sauce and serve hot.

Common mistakes

Too-hot pan browns bread before the centre cooks.
A hard boil dries pork shoulder.
Do not overfill bread with thin sauce.

Tips

Start the dough while pork braises; total time includes dough rest and full pork cooking.