Dog Meat Soup

Dog Meat Soup

　　The method for making dog meat soup is very simple. Just follow the recipe step by step, and you will surely enjoy a delicious dish. Dog meat soup is one of the distinctive dishes in the Northeastern cuisine of Chinese cooking. It primarily uses dog meat as the main ingredient, and the cooking method is mainly boiling. The flavor is savory and salty.

Cuisine: Northeastern Chinese

Cooking Method: Boiling

Ingredients:

Main ingredient: 1000g dog meat

Side ingredient: 100g eggs

Seasonings: 100g coriander, 100g green onions, 100g chili powder, 10g pepper, 200g soy sauce, 5g salt, 10g mustard, 20g pickled leek flower, 3g monosodium glutamate

Features: The soup is clear and rich in flavor, not fishy or greasy, with tender meat and chewy tendons, spicy and refreshing.

Cooking Method:

1. Cut the dog meat (bone-in) into 6 pieces. Soak in cold water to remove blood, then wash clean.

2. Put the washed dog meat into a pot of boiling water. When it boils, skim off the foam, then remove the oil that rises to the surface and keep it in the pot.

3. Place the popped oil from boiling the dog meat into a pan. When the oil is hot, add chili powder, fry until done, then pour into a bowl to make a dipping sauce.

4. When the meat is thoroughly cooked, take it out (the original broth remains in the pot). While still hot, remove the bones and put them back in the pot. Shred the cooked meat into strips.

5. Wash and chop the coriander into sections.

6. Mix the shredded meat with chopped green onions, soy sauce, and pepper. Stir well, let it marinate, then keep warm in a heated place.

7. Place the shredded meat in a bowl, add a little coriander, pour an appropriate amount of dipping sauce, add boiling original broth, and then drizzle in some beaten egg to finish.

8. Have refined salt, soy sauce, mustard, pickled leek flower, chili powder, and monosodium glutamate on the table so diners can season to taste.

Cooking Tips:

1. Yellow dog meat is of the best quality, black dog meat is second.

2. Dog meat must be soaked thoroughly in cold water to remove blood; this prevents the soup from being fishy.

3. When boiling dog meat, add a little perilla seed to make the soup fragrant and free of gamey smell. Shred the cooked dog meat by hand, keeping the strips uniform in thickness.

Health Tips:

Eating it in winter helps dispel cold and warms the body, promoting health and longevity. Drinking the soup in summer makes you sweat profusely; by winter, you’ll better withstand the cold and are less likely to catch a cold.

Food Incompatibilities:

Eggs: Eating with goose meat harms the spleen and stomach; eating with rabbit meat or persimmons causes diarrhea; should also not be eaten with soft-shelled turtle, carp, soy milk, or tea.