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Shandong Braised Chicken with Chestnuts (Li Zi Shao Ji)
Shandong Province
A classical Shandong autumn braise combining bone-in chicken with fresh chestnuts. The chestnuts are scored, blanched, and peeled before joining the chicken in a light soy and Shaoxing wine braise. As they cook together, chestnuts absorb the chicken-enriched braise while contributing their starchy, slightly sweet creaminess to the sauce. A hallmark of lu cai (Shandong cuisine) seasonal cooking.
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Shandong Braised Pork Knuckle (Tian Ti Shao Zhu Shou)
Shandong Province
Shandong tian ti shao zhu shou (tian ti = honeyed hoof) is a formal banquet dish: the whole pork trotter is slow-braised in soy, Shaoxing wine, rock sugar and five-spice until the skin becomes lacquered and gelatinous. Distinguished from Cantonese pig's trotters by the higher soy-sweetness ratio and the formal presentation on the bone at banquets.
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Shandong Sea Cucumber Braising (Hong Shao Hai Shen)
Shandong Province
Red-braised sea cucumber is the pinnacle of Shandong lu cai banquet cooking — a dish that showcases the chef's ability to transform a flavourless, gelatinous dried ingredient into a deeply flavoured, unctuous centrepiece. The sea cucumber is rehydrated over 3–5 days, blanched repeatedly, then braised in master stock with scallion oil. The thick, collagen-rich sea cucumber absorbs the savoury broth completely.
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Shandong Stuffed Lotus Root (Jiao Hua Lian Ou / 蛟花莲藕)
Shandong Province
Shandong preparation of lotus root stuffed with glutinous rice and pork filling, then deep-fried in a crispy batter until golden. Different from the sweet Jiangnan version — this is savoury, with the lotus root channels filled with meat and rice, coated in a light batter, and fried until the lotus is tender inside and the batter is golden and crisp.
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