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	'''Mao's Red-Braised Pork''' (Simplified Chinese: 毛氏红烧肉; Traditional Chinese: 毛氏紅燒肉; Pinyin: ''Máo shì hóngshāo ròu'') is a Hunan-~~style pork~~ belly red-braise associated with Shaoshan "Mao family~~" restaurant cooking~~. It ~~is a regional branded cousin of~~ the wider Chinese [[Hong Shao Rou]] ~~tradition~~, ~~typically richer in~~ chili ~~and Hunan seasoning~~ than many Jiangnan sweet ~~versions~~.		'''Mao's Red-Braised Pork''' (Simplified Chinese: 毛氏红烧肉; Traditional Chinese: 毛氏紅燒肉; Pinyin: ''Máo shì hóngshāo ròu'') is a Hunan (Xiang) pork-belly red-braise strongly associated with Shaoshan restaurant culture and Mao-family (毛家) branding. It belongs to the wider Chinese [[Hong Shao Rou]] family of soy-caramel braises, yet local talk treats the name as a Hunan identity plate—often spicier and more chili-fragrant than many Jiangnan sweet versions—rather than a synonym for every red-cooked belly on a national menu.<ref name="ssxw">[https://www.ssxw.net/content/2010/01/04/6374800.html Shaoshan News cultural note on Maojia red-braised pork]</ref>

	== Characteristics ==		== Characteristics ==

	~~Glossy soy~~-~~caramel braise~~ with ~~fatty-~~lean ~~pork cubes;~~ Hunan versions ~~often~~ push savory-~~spicy~~ depth ~~rather than only~~ sugar ~~sweetness~~. ~~Served~~ as a ~~signature restaurant plate~~.		Finished cubes are glossy red-brown to amber, with soft lean layers and translucent fat that should not taste greasy. Hunan restaurant versions commonly push savory-sweet depth plus a warm chili or dried-pepper edge; aromatics such as ginger, star anise, and cassia appear in many house styles. Some Shaoshan-associated kitchens emphasize sugar-color (''tang se'') for hue instead of heavy soy—an attributed kitchen preference in later biographical cooking lore, not a single sealed original patent that every Xiang cook follows.<ref name="atlas">[https://www.chinesefoodatlas.com/zh/foods/mao-style-red-braised-pork/ Chinese Food Atlas: Mao-style red-braised pork overview]</ref>

			On the plate it reads as a shared main with rice, not a thin stir-fry. Color, cube size, and chili heat vary by shop: tourism Maojia dining rooms may stage a darker, sweeter glaze, while ordinary Hunan home pots stay closer to everyday hong-shao practice.

	== Ingredients (overview) ==		== Ingredients (overview) ==

	~~Pork~~ belly~~, soy sauce,~~ sugar, Shaoxing wine, ginger, star anise, and ~~often~~ dried chili or Hunan aromatics. Compare technique families with [[Hong Shao Rou]] and [[DongPo Stewed Pork]].		Encyclopedic overview only (not a recipe): pork belly (often skin-on); sugar or rock sugar for caramel color; Shaoxing wine; ginger; star anise and related warm spices; salt; frequently dried chili or other Hunan aromatics; soy used lightly or omitted in some Shaoshan-style narratives. Compare technique families with [[Hong Shao Rou]] and Hangzhou [[DongPo Stewed Pork]]. This page does not give step timings or ratios.

	== History and culture ==		== History and culture ==

	~~Popularized through~~ Hunan restaurant ~~culture and~~ Shaoshan culinary tourism; ~~filed under~~ [[Hunan Food]] ~~next to~~ [[Dong'an Chicken]]. ~~On this~~ wiki ~~it has its own~~ page ~~to distinguish Mao-family Hunan branding~~ from generic [[Hong Shao Rou]].		Red-braised pork is a pan-Chinese comfort category; the Mao's / Mao-family label ties one Hunan branch to Shaoshan place branding and twentieth-century political-culinary memory. Civic and restaurant writing repeatedly presents the dish as a signature of Maojia dining rooms that spread from Xiangtan's Shaoshan to other cities, using the name as soft culinary tourism shorthand.<ref name="ssxw" />

			Stories about personal taste preferences—such as avoiding soy and relying on sugar-color in later kitchen practice—circulate in memoirs and press retellings. They should be read as attributed anecdotes that help explain one restaurant style, not as archival proof of a single fixed formula invented on a known date.<ref name="atlas" /> Culinary marketing lists have also grouped Mao-style braised pork among Hunan classic name dishes in contemporary China-dish campaigns; that is prestige framing, not a UNESCO listing.

			Within [[Hunan Food]], the plate sits beside other Xiang identity dishes such as [[Dong'an Chicken]]. Keeping a separate wiki page from generic [[Hong Shao Rou]] prevents merging a regional brand story with nationwide home braising.

	== Serving and variations ==		== Serving and variations ==

	~~With~~ rice as ~~a rich main. See [[Hong Shao Rou]],~~ [[DongPo Stewed Pork]]~~, and [[~~Hunan ~~Food]]~~.		Shared main with steamed rice; common on Hunan restaurant set menus and Shaoshan visitor tables. Home versions may be milder or soy-heavier than tourist house styles. Do not treat the name as identical to Jiangnan sweet [[DongPo Stewed Pork]] or to every soy-dark hong-shao belly outside Hunan.

	== See also ==		== See also ==
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	* [[Dong'an Chicken]]		* [[Dong'an Chicken]]
	* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]		* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]

			== References ==
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| image = Mao's Red-Braised Pork.jpg
| caption = Mao's Red-Braised Pork
| alternate_name = Mao family red-braised pork; Chairman Mao's pork; 毛家红烧肉
| pinyin = Máo shì hóngshāo ròu
| type = Braised pork belly
| course = Main
| country = China
| region = Hunan (Shaoshan association)
| other = Hunan-style red-braised pork associated with Mao family cooking; related to but distinct branding from generic Hong Shao Rou
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'''Mao's Red-Braised Pork''' (Simplified Chinese: 毛氏红烧肉; Traditional Chinese: 毛氏紅燒肉; Pinyin: ''Máo shì hóngshāo ròu'') is a Hunan-style pork belly red-braise associated with Shaoshan "Mao family" restaurant cooking. It is a regional branded cousin of the wider Chinese [[Hong Shao Rou]] tradition, typically richer in chili and Hunan seasoning than many Jiangnan sweet versions.

== Characteristics ==

Glossy soy-caramel braise with fatty-lean pork cubes; Hunan versions often push savory-spicy depth rather than only sugar sweetness. Served as a signature restaurant plate.

== Ingredients (overview) ==

Pork belly, soy sauce, sugar, Shaoxing wine, ginger, star anise, and often dried chili or Hunan aromatics. Compare technique families with [[Hong Shao Rou]] and [[DongPo Stewed Pork]].

== History and culture ==

Popularized through Hunan restaurant culture and Shaoshan culinary tourism; filed under [[Hunan Food]] next to [[Dong'an Chicken]]. On this wiki it has its own page to distinguish Mao-family Hunan branding from generic [[Hong Shao Rou]].

== Serving and variations ==

With rice as a rich main. See [[Hong Shao Rou]], [[DongPo Stewed Pork]], and [[Hunan Food]].

== See also ==

* [[Hong Shao Rou]]
* [[DongPo Stewed Pork]]
* [[Hunan Food]]
* [[Dong'an Chicken]]
* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]

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