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Red Cooking

Moist-Heat and Combination Cooking Methods

Red cooking, also called Chinese stewing, red stewing, red braising or flavor potting, is a slow braising Chinese cooking technique that imparts a reddish-brown coloration to the food being prepared. The technique is believed to have originated in Jiangsu province, though it is most prominently associated with the wider Jiangnan region of China.

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