Soups & stews 汤羹炖煨

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AI illustration: A plate of pale boiled lamb chunks with a few bone-in pieces.
Inner Mongolia

Lamb Stewed with Suoyang Herb 锁阳炖羊肉

Lamb Stewed with Suoyang Herb (锁阳炖羊肉) is listed among the local specialties of Alxa League, Inner Mongolia. The name includes 羊肉 (lamb or mutton). 炖 describes slow simmering.

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Northeastern mixed vegetable & pork stew · 东北乱炖 · AI dish illustration
Liaoning

Northeastern mixed vegetable & pork stew 东北乱炖

The flavour is savoury and homely, with different vegetables contributing sweetness and texture. Corn can remain juicy, potato softens and aubergine absorbs the seasoning; the dish is about their combination rather than perfectly separate pieces.

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AI illustration: A rustic ceramic bowl of bone-in chicken pieces in golden-brown broth with mushrooms and a few ginger slices.
Liaoning

Chicken Stewed with Mushrooms 小鸡炖蘑菇

Chicken Stewed with Mushrooms (小鸡炖蘑菇) is a north-eastern Chinese stew of chicken and the local hazel mushrooms (榛蘑, zhenmo); Chinese Wikipedia gives Liaoning as its place of origin.

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Liaoning

Xiuyan Goat Soup 岫岩羊汤

Xiuyan Goat Soup (岫岩羊汤) is a local soup associated with Xiuyan (岫岩), Anshan (鞍山). At Qianbao (前堡), a family business in Huanghuadian Town (黄花甸镇), the meat comes from local castrated male cashmere goats.

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Liaoning

Xiaoshi Goat Soup 小市羊汤

Xiaoshi Goat Soup (小市羊汤) is a local cashmere-goat soup associated with Benxi (本溪). Its thick, white broth and soft meat are characteristic features described by the Benxi Manchu Autonomous County (本溪满族自治县) government.

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