Lamb chops 2000g White radish One
Red dates 3 pieces Wolfberry 20 pieces
Light soy sauce 30ml Old soy sauce 5ml
Brown sugar 80g Star anise one
How to make braised mutton A must-have for Shanghai New Year’s Eve dinner—Illustration of how to make nourishing braised mutton 1

Step 1

Cut the mutton into pieces, rinse well, put water in the pot, put the mutton in cold water, and set it over medium heat. A must-have for Shanghai New Year’s Eve dinner—Illustrated recipe for nourishing braised mutton 2

Step 2

Cut the mutton into pieces, rinse well, put water in the pot, put the mutton in cold water, and set it over medium heat. A must-have for Shanghai New Year's Eve dinner - Nourishing braised mutton recipe 3

Step 3

Take out the blanched mutton and rinse it with running water. A must-have for Shanghai New Year’s Eve dinner—Illustration of how to make nourishing braised mutton 4

Step 4

Total cooking time is about 2 hours, (choose "fermented bean curd hoof" or similar close option) A must-have for Shanghai New Year's Eve dinner—Illustration of nourishing braised mutton 5

Step 5

Put the rinsed mutton into the pot, add enough water to almost cover the mutton, bring to a boil over high heat, peel the white radish and cut it into large pieces and put it into the pot. After boiling for 15 minutes, take out the radish and discard it. Need not A must-have for Shanghai New Year's Eve dinner - Nourishing braised mutton recipe 6

Step 6

After taking out the radish, add about 80g of brown sugar and one star anise (the brown sugar was brought back from my trip to Cambodia. The sweetness of brown sugar is relatively low. If you don’t have it, you can use about 60g of rock sugar instead, and because there is a lot of mutton. , Shanghai tastes a little sweet, you can adjust the amount of sugar appropriately) A must-have for Shanghai New Year's Eve dinner - Nourishing braised mutton recipe 7

Step 7

After the sugar dissolves, add about 30ml of light soy sauce. No need to add salt. A must-have for Shanghai New Year’s Eve dinner—Illustration of how to make nourishing braised mutton 8

Step 8

Add about 5ml of dark soy sauce to add color and continue to simmer over high heat A must-have for Shanghai New Year’s Eve dinner—Illustration of how to make nourishing braised mutton 9

Step 9

After 40 minutes, turn to medium heat and simmer, add red dates and wolfberry A must-have for Shanghai New Year's Eve dinner—Illustrated recipe for nourishing braised mutton 10

Step 10

After 40 minutes, turn to medium heat and simmer, add red dates and wolfberry A must-have for Shanghai New Year’s Eve dinner—Illustrated recipe for nourishing braised mutton 11

Step 11

After crisping, reduce the juice over high heat, depending on preference Braised mutton cooking tips

The cooking methods are different in each place, Shanghai’s specialty is sweeter