What's the difference between braised pork and stew?

1, different sources:

Braised pork: Hakka in Meizhou, Guangdong

Stewed meat: It is widely spread all over China.

2. The main components are different:

Braised pork: pork belly with skin, sugar, soy sauce, flavoring wine, star anise, onion, garlic, ginger, soy sauce, fragrant leaves, salt and monosodium glutamate.

Stewed meat: pork, beef

3, the effect is different:

Braised pork: tonifying kidney, nourishing yin and benefiting qi.

Stewed meat: tonifying kidney and nourishing blood, nourishing yin and moistening dryness.

Extended data:

Making skills of braised pork

The practice of braised pork in different places will be slightly different. The south is used to mixing colors with soy sauce, while the north prefers to stir-fry sugar. Raw materials are generally good pork belly (the so-called good pork belly should be layered, generally about five layers is better, hence the name "pork belly");

Or "sitting on the hip" (that is, the tip of the back hip). You can add vegetables such as cabbage, tofu, potatoes and carrots to cook together, and you can change all kinds of delicious stews.

It's better to use rock sugar when stewing meat, which is brighter, more beautiful and tastes better than white sugar.

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