Sha Zhu Cai

How to make Sha Zhu Cai (meat dish).

Difficulty ★★★★Updated 1/25/2026

Ingredients and Tools

  • blood sausage
  • pickled cabbage
  • pork ribs
  • cooking wine
  • chili
  • bay leaf
  • star anise
  • scallion knot
  • sesame oil
  • rapeseed oil
  • garlic

Measurements

  • blood sausage 200 g
  • pickled cabbage 500 g
  • pork ribs 400 g
  • cooking wine 10 g
  • garlic cloves 5
  • ginger powder 5 g
  • dried chili 5
  • bay leaf 2 pieces
  • star anise 1
  • scallion knot 1
  • sesame oil 10 g
  • rapeseed oil 10 g
  • salt 5 g
  • Dipping sauce: chili oil 5 g, light soy sauce 10 g, minced garlic 5 g, sesame oil 2 g.

Steps

  • Use a toothpick to poke many small holes in the blood sausage, then put it in water and simmer on low heat for 10 minutes. Do not let the water boil; keep it at 80 degrees, otherwise the blood sausage will easily burst.
  • Cut the cooked blood sausage into pieces and set aside.
  • Blanch the pork ribs with cooking wine, drain and set aside.
  • Add rapeseed oil to the pot, add garlic cloves, dried chili, and ginger powder, and stir-fry until fragrant.
  • Add the pork ribs and stir-fry until the surface is golden.
  • Rinse the pickled cabbage and squeeze out the water. Add to the pot, add sesame oil and stir-fry; sesame oil removes sourness better and makes the pickled cabbage more fragrant. Stir-fry over high heat for 2 minutes.
  • Add 600 ml hot water.
  • Transfer to an electric pressure cooker, add bay leaf, star anise, scallion knot, and salt.
  • Pressure cook on the rich aroma mode for 40 minutes.
  • When time is up, release pressure and open the lid. Add the blood sausage and goji berries, cover and let it sit for 2 minutes; the blood sausage is already cooked and does not need reheating.
  • Pour into a bowl, make the dipping sauce according to the list above, and serve.