Buddha Jumps Over the Wall 佛跳墙 - Chinese Recipe

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Buddha Jumps Over the Wall 佛跳墙

🌍 Chinese, Fujian Difficulty: ●●●○○



Ingredients

  • 200g pork belly (blanched, sliced)
  • 200g chicken pieces
  • 100g abalone (canned or fresh)
  • 100g sea cucumber (rehydrated)
  • 100g shark fin (optional/substitute with thick glass noodles)
  • 50g dried scallops (soaked)
  • 8 quail eggs (boiled, peeled)
  • 6 dried shiitake (soaked)
  • 50g lotus seeds
  • 30g lily bulbs
  • 2 yam (cubed)
  • 1L chicken stock
  • 100ml Shaoxing wine
  • 3 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 3 slices ginger

Method

  1. Step 1 — Individually prepare each major ingredient: blanch meats, sear abalone briefly, rinse sea cucumber.
  2. Layering — Layer in clay pot: meats at bottom, then seafood, then vegetables, then eggs.
  3. Pouring — Pour stock, wine, oyster sauce, soy sauce over. Add ginger.
  4. Step 4 — Seal pot with dough or foil; steam or simmer on very low 3–4 hours.
  5. Step 5 — Adjust seasoning; serve directly from pot.