红烧 (hóng shāo) — braise in soy sauce (a Chinese cooking method using soy sauce, sugar, and aromatics to give a rich red-brown color)
Definition
verb
braise in soy sauce (a Chinese cooking method using soy sauce, sugar, and aromatics to give a rich red-brown color)
Examples
- 红烧。Wǒ mā ma zuò de hóng shāo ròu tè bié hǎo chī.The braised pork my mom makes is especially delicious.
- 红烧。Zhè dào hóng shāo yú xū yào màn dùn sì shí fēn zhōng.This braised fish needs to be simmered for forty minutes.
- 红烧，。Tā jīn tiān dì yī cì cháng shì zuò hóng shāo pái gǔ, wèi dào bú cuò.Today he tried cooking braised spare ribs for the first time, and they tasted pretty good.
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