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Marinating

腌yan

Season protein ahead with soy, wine, and starch for flavor and texture.

Brief reference for now — not yet in the full step-by-step lesson format.

Raw pork slices evenly coated with a dark soy marinade, turned with chopsticks in a bowl.
Raw pork slices evenly coated with a dark soy marinade, turned with chopsticks in a bowl.
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Before you start

Recipes using this method often take about 15 minutes — treat that as a rough reference; amounts and equipment set the real time.

Signs of success

Surface evenly coated, slightly tacky; no pooling liquid.

Troubleshooting

  • too much soy
  • no starch
  • marinating vegetables early

Put it into practice