Sohla Makes an Ancient Chinese Hamburger ( Rou Jia Mo from 200 BCE ), Ancient Recipes With Sohla

Ancient Recipes with Sohla will be back with more episodes this summer Check out every episode so far here: The hamburger as we think of it today originated in the US around the turn of the century but a dish of meat between slices of bread has been a part of many cultures throughout history. In this episode, Sohla recreates Rou Jia Mo, one of the first versions of a hamburger from Ancient China in 200 BCE. ,AncientRecipes Recipe for Rou Jia Mo: What you need for the meat filling: 1kg Pork belly 60g rock sugar cup Liaojiu or sherry Fermented soybean paste equivalent to 5tbsp of soy sauce 10g ginger 20 Sichuan peppercorns 3 pieces star anise teaspoon ground cinnamon Handful of shanzha berries 3 small cut pieces of liquorice root tbsp salt Instructions: 1. Over medium heat, add about a tablespoon of oil and melt 60g of sugar into the oil until dark brown about 5 minutes. Be careful not