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Rou Jia Mo (Chinese Hamburger)肉夹馍

China's original street sandwich — spiced, slow-braised pork belly stuffed into a freshly pan-baked flatbread with a crisp, flaky crust. Yeasted dough and aromatic braise come together in about 25 minutes.

Prep: 6 minCook: 20 min2 ServingsMedium🍢 Street Food
Ingredients

Noodles

500 g

Dry Yeast

5 g

Sugar

8 g

Salt

Water

Pork Belly

Cinnamon Bark

1 piece

Sichuan Peppercorn

Bay Leaves

8 slice

Star Anise

5 piece

Rock Sugar

Scallions

1 stalk

Dark Soy Sauce

1 tbsp

Soy Sauce

1 tbsp

Shaoxing wine

1 tbsp

Dried Red Chilies

Oyster Sauce

1 tbsp

Ginger

5 slice

Long Green Pepper

5 piece

Cilantro
Seasonings

noodles

500 g

sugar

8 g

cinnamon-bark

1 piece

bay-leaves

8 slice

star-anise

5 piece

dark-soy-sauce

1 tbsp

soy-sauce

1 tbsp

shaoxing-wine

1 tbsp

oyster-sauce

1 tbsp

long-green-pepper

5 piece

Seasoning Guide: Start with the listed baseline amounts, then adjust gradually after tasting. Fine-tune salt, sugar, acid, and finishing oils in small increments.

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Mix Flour with Yeast
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Mix Flour with Yeast

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Add salt, sugar, and dry yeast to the flour. Mix the dry ingredients together.

Active: 3 min
Add Warm Water to Dough
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Add Warm Water to Dough

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Gradually add warm water in small amounts while stirring, until the mixture forms a shaggy dough.

Active: 3 min
Prepare Spices
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Prepare Spices

Prep

Prepare the aromatic spices for braising the pork.

Active: 2 min
Blanch and Caramelize Pork
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Blanch and Caramelize Pork

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Cut pork belly into chunks and blanch in boiling water. Heat oil in a wok, add rock sugar and melt over low heat until amber-colored. Add the blanched pork and stir-fry to coat with caramel.

Active: 4 min
Braise Pork in Rice Cooker
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Braise Pork in Rice Cooker

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Transfer the caramel-coated pork to a rice cooker. Add water to cover the meat, along with salt, ginger slices, and scallion segments. Press cook and after it finishes, keep warm for another 30 minutes.

Active: 3 min
Divide Dough into Even Portions
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Divide Dough into Even Portions

Prep

Divide the dough into evenly sized portions.

Active: 2 min
Pan-fry Flatbreads Until Golden
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Pan-fry Flatbreads Until Golden

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In an electric griddle or dry skillet without oil, place the rolled flatbreads and cook about 3 minutes per side until golden brown on both sides.

Active: 3 min
Remove Braised Pork Belly
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Remove Braised Pork Belly

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Take out the braised pork belly from the rice cooker. The meat should be very tender and easy to shred.

Active: 3 min
Chop Cilantro
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Chop Cilantro

Prep

Chop the cilantro into small pieces.

Active: 2 min
Assemble Rou Jia Mo
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Assemble Rou Jia Mo

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Cut the cooked flatbread open from the middle. Stuff with the chopped braised meat, then drizzle with a spoonful of the braising liquid—this is the soul of rou jia mo.

Active: 1 min

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Serving Suggestion

Serve Rou Jia Mo (Chinese Hamburger) as a complete dish while hot.

Storage

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Reheat: Reheat gently on the stove or in the microwave before serving.

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