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'''Water Boiled Pork''' (Simplified Chinese: 水煮肉片; Traditional Chinese: 水煮肉片; Pinyin: ''Shuǐzhǔ ròupiàn'') is a Sichuan | '''Water Boiled Pork''' (Simplified Chinese: 水煮肉片; Traditional Chinese: 水煮肉片; Pinyin: ''Shuǐzhǔ ròupiàn'') is a Sichuan “shuizhu” dish of thinly sliced pork briefly cooked in seasoned broth and served over vegetables under a blanket of hot chili oil. Despite the mild English name, the plate is defined by mala heat and aromatic oil, not plain boiling.<ref name="csf">[https://www.chinasichuanfood.com/shui-zhu-pork-szechuan-pork-in-spicy-broth/ China Sichuan Food: shuizhu method overview (checklist)]</ref><ref name="decoded">[https://chinacoded.com/dishes/shui-zhu-rou-pian/ China Decoded: Shui Zhu Rou Pian ordering notes]</ref> | ||
== Characteristics == | == Characteristics == | ||
Pork stays tender from a short poach after a starch marinade; blanched vegetables—often bean sprouts, cabbage, or leafy greens—sit beneath to catch oil and broth. The finish pours smoking-hot chili oil over dried chilies and Sichuan pepper so fragrance blooms at the table. Soft naming joke: “water boiled” is one of Sichuan cuisine’s great understatements. Closely related techniques appear in [[Sichuan Boiled Fish]] and [[Sichuan Boiled Beef]]; keep distinct from clear soups and from dry-fried chili pork without the oil-bath presentation. | |||
== Ingredients (overview) == | == Ingredients (overview) == | ||
Sliced pork | Sliced lean pork; starch marinade; broth; dried chilies; Sichuan pepper; chili oil; doubanjiang; ginger, garlic, and scallion; blanched vegetables. Heat level is typically high. Soft stock note: some kitchens lean on Pixian doubanjiang color and savoriness; others push heavier peppercorn aroma. Overview only—not a recipe. | ||
== History and culture == | == History and culture == | ||
Shuizhu preparations are modern Sichuan restaurant favorites that extend classic chili-oil and doubanjiang flavors. | Shuizhu preparations are modern Sichuan restaurant favorites that extend classic chili-oil and doubanjiang flavors into a whole family of plates. Soft lineage: the better-documented ancestor is Zigong Salt Gang (盐帮) water-boiled beef, linked to salt-well workers cooking inexpensive retired oxen with salt, chili, and pepper; soft culinary landmark associates Zigong chef Fan Ji’an with refining the restaurant style in the 1930s, after which pork, fish, and other proteins became everyday variants—treat inventor-date details as '''soft / checklist''' history supported by food writers and museum culture notes rather than a single archival patent.<ref name="chill">[https://chillcrispbyxueci.substack.com/p/sichuan-spicy-water-boiled-beef Chill Crisp / Xueci Cheng: Zigong salt-gang shuizhu beef history (checklist)]</ref><ref name="sctu">[https://www.sctu.edu.cn/bwg/info/1065/1543.htm SCTU food-culture museum notes on water-boiled meat lineage]</ref> Soft documentary cue: Sichuan–Chongqing cookbooks of the 1950s–60s begin recording water-boiled beef and pork as named dishes. Soft serving culture: the pork version spread as a more everyday restaurant counterpart to beef and as a peer to fish shuizhu on national [[Sichuan Food]] menus. | ||
== Serving and variations == | == Serving and variations == | ||
Shared main with rice; stir before eating | Shared main with rice; diners stir oil, broth, meat, and vegetables together before eating. Soft variations: beef, fish, rabbit, or chicken under the same oil-bath logic; home versus restaurant chili intensity. See [[Sichuan Food]], [[Sichuan Boiled Beef]], [[Sichuan Boiled Fish]], and [[Mapo Tofu]]. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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* [[Sichuan Boiled Fish]] | * [[Sichuan Boiled Fish]] | ||
* [[Mapo Tofu]] | * [[Mapo Tofu]] | ||
* [[Fish-Fragrant Eggplant]] | |||
* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]] | * [[List of dishes (A-Z)]] | ||
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Water Boiled Pork (Simplified Chinese: 水煮肉片; Traditional Chinese: 水煮肉片; Pinyin: Shuǐzhǔ ròupiàn) is a Sichuan “shuizhu” dish of thinly sliced pork briefly cooked in seasoned broth and served over vegetables under a blanket of hot chili oil. Despite the mild English name, the plate is defined by mala heat and aromatic oil, not plain boiling.[1][2]
Characteristics
Pork stays tender from a short poach after a starch marinade; blanched vegetables—often bean sprouts, cabbage, or leafy greens—sit beneath to catch oil and broth. The finish pours smoking-hot chili oil over dried chilies and Sichuan pepper so fragrance blooms at the table. Soft naming joke: “water boiled” is one of Sichuan cuisine’s great understatements. Closely related techniques appear in Sichuan Boiled Fish and Sichuan Boiled Beef; keep distinct from clear soups and from dry-fried chili pork without the oil-bath presentation.
Ingredients (overview)
Sliced lean pork; starch marinade; broth; dried chilies; Sichuan pepper; chili oil; doubanjiang; ginger, garlic, and scallion; blanched vegetables. Heat level is typically high. Soft stock note: some kitchens lean on Pixian doubanjiang color and savoriness; others push heavier peppercorn aroma. Overview only—not a recipe.
History and culture
Shuizhu preparations are modern Sichuan restaurant favorites that extend classic chili-oil and doubanjiang flavors into a whole family of plates. Soft lineage: the better-documented ancestor is Zigong Salt Gang (盐帮) water-boiled beef, linked to salt-well workers cooking inexpensive retired oxen with salt, chili, and pepper; soft culinary landmark associates Zigong chef Fan Ji’an with refining the restaurant style in the 1930s, after which pork, fish, and other proteins became everyday variants—treat inventor-date details as soft / checklist history supported by food writers and museum culture notes rather than a single archival patent.[3][4] Soft documentary cue: Sichuan–Chongqing cookbooks of the 1950s–60s begin recording water-boiled beef and pork as named dishes. Soft serving culture: the pork version spread as a more everyday restaurant counterpart to beef and as a peer to fish shuizhu on national Sichuan Food menus.
Serving and variations
Shared main with rice; diners stir oil, broth, meat, and vegetables together before eating. Soft variations: beef, fish, rabbit, or chicken under the same oil-bath logic; home versus restaurant chili intensity. See Sichuan Food, Sichuan Boiled Beef, Sichuan Boiled Fish, and Mapo Tofu.
See also
- Sichuan Food
- Sichuan Boiled Beef
- Sichuan Boiled Fish
- Mapo Tofu
- Fish-Fragrant Eggplant
- List of dishes (A-Z)