Henan people are good at eating and making sauce, and they are extremely good at making sauce. In the summer in Henan, a "shattering change" is brewing in the kitchen of almost every family...
Watermelon Sauce
The taste storm caused by this shocking change originated in the Song Dynasty more than a thousand years ago. It evolved from tempeh .
There are records about making sauce dating back to the Pre-Qin period of China. At that time, sauce was a relatively luxurious condiment, and it was not allowed to be enjoyed by noble relatives and high-ranking officials who were not members of the imperial court.
"In the old days, the king's swallows flew into the homes of ordinary people." , this sauce-making technique originated from the palace and became popular in ordinary people's homes, and was soon used by folk gourmets to play new tricks.
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soaked soybeans
covered soybeans
2. When making sauce, press 500 Pour the ratio of 1 g of soybeans to 200 g of salt into the crock pot , and then add the watermelon pulp after adding the seeds. The ratio of soybeans to melon pulp is 1:3. The watermelon juice covers the beans by about 15 cm, and then add the chili. Mix minced ginger, star anise, Sichuan pepper , and white sesame seeds with a clean spoon. Seal the mouth of the jar tightly with breathable gauze and expose it to the hot sun. Open it, stir it once a day, and then seal it. Leave it in the sun for a month. Then you're done.
Don't you think the appearance of the watermelon sauce is too good? Don't worry, the weight and color of the sauce will improve after a month of exposure:
1. Always prevent raw water and rainwater from getting in, and prevent flies and small insects from getting in. The stirring spoons and chopsticks must be hygienic.
2. When encountering bad weather during the day (sudden heavy rain in summer, continuous rainy weather, etc.), remove the tiles in time. Bring the pot back indoors. Bring the earthen pot back indoors at night to prevent sudden rain and dew at night.
Such a watermelon sauce with red color, fragrant sauce, spicy and sweet flavor is completed, which looks like the whole of watermelon sauce. There is no difficulty in the production process. It seems that everyone can make a delicious watermelon sauce...
The difficulty of watermelon sauce is that it needs to undergo concentration and precipitation over time to ensure sufficient daily exposure; keep stirring thoroughly and confirm the crock pot. The watermelon sauce inside is exposed to the sun and heated evenly; the quality and exquisiteness of the raw materials including watermelon and soybeans are also ensured. This is also the characteristic of "Xinyang flavor watermelon sauce" that can be called flavor
Xinyang flavor watermelon sauce
In short, you make the sauce with your heart. , a good sauce will reward you with its unique flavor and excellent taste. If you fool around with making sauce and base everything on "almost good", then your sauce will also fool you in turn and become sour, smelly, and... Hairy mold...
Dear readers, do you think I am right? In the next issue, I will introduce you to the specific method of eating "Xinyang flavor watermelon sauce", so stay tuned
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