Junan Sliced Donkey Meat 莒南驴肉
Junan Sliced Donkey Meat is featured among the local specialties of Shandong.
Junan Sliced Donkey Meat (莒南驴肉) is simmered with spring onion, ginger, a spice bag and cooking wine, then cut into slices or pieces and eaten with pepper salt. The meat is cooked through while retaining enough firmness to hold together.
How it is made
Linyi’s (临沂) culture and tourism bureau begins the method by soaking the donkey meat in clean water to draw out blood. Fresh water then covers the meat and aromatics in the pot.
A strong boil brings scum to the surface for skimming. The heat is reduced for cooking until the meat is tender without becoming mushy, after which it is lifted out and cut for serving.
Where it comes from
Junan (莒南) county government lists the dish among the three noted foods of Yimeng (沂蒙), alongside Linyi eight-treasure fermented beans (临沂八宝豆豉) and Mengyin bachelor chicken (蒙阴光棍鸡).