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The working recipe — the Market List, the Method, and where it lives or dies
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Origin
Guangdong Province — Cantonese luxury tradition
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Description
The preparation of dried abalone is a multi-day process that culminates in one of the most prized dishes in Chinese cuisine. Dried abalone requires 5–7 days of soaking and gentle blanching before braising. Fresh abalone can be steamed, pan-fried, or braised; dried abalone is exclusively for long braising in rich master stock. The quality of abalone is measured by its size (number per jin/500g).
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The Thread
—French braised langoustine (luxury shellfish preparation)
—Japanese awabi abalone in kaiseki
—Korean jeon-bok porridge (abalone rice porridge)
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Flavour Context
Intensely rich and savoury; the braise-reduced sauce coats each slice with concentrated shellfish-stock-soy complexity; texturally silky yet firm
Pillars V — VII
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