The dog days of and in 2022 begin on July 16. As the saying goes, "Hot comes in the dog days." The dog days are the time with the highest temperature in the year. Once the "dog days" enter, the "sauna days" are about to hit a larger area, with the temperature rising and sweating more.
"volt" means latent. When entering the dog days, the yin energy is forced by the yang energy and hides underground. At this time, the yang energy is at its peak. The dog days are the hottest season in summer, so the family's diet must be adjusted in time. Tomorrow is coming, regardless of whether you have money or not, it is recommended to eat 6 kinds of delicacies to bring good luck and good luck to you and spend the rest of the day safely.
Dumplings
There is a custom of eating dumplings in the north when entering Futian. In summer, people tend to lose their appetite. In traditional customs, dumplings are an appetizing food. Eating dumplings with your head down is "Yuan Bao Fu", which symbolizes full blessings.
┱ Ingredients list┲Eggplant, pork belly, eggs, leeks, carrots , dumpling skins
1. Prepare a round purple eggplant . Clean the eggplant first, then cut off the root of the eggplant. Do not use the outer skin of the eggplant. chip off.
2. First cut the eggplant into thin slices of about 5 mm, then into thin strips of about 5 mm, and finally cut into diced eggplants of even size and put them in a bowl for later use.
3. Add a spoonful of salt to the eggplant, stir thoroughly with chopsticks, and set aside to marinate for 10 minutes to remove the moisture from the eggplant.
4. Crack three eggs into a small bowl, add a spoonful of pepper to remove the fishy smell and increase the aroma, and break them up thoroughly with chopsticks. Set aside.
5. A handful of cleaned leeks, cut into diced leeks, a peeled carrot, cut into diced carrots, cut into bowls and set aside.
6. A piece of pork belly that is 30% fat and 70% lean. Cut the pork belly into slices and then chop it into minced meat. It should be a little grainy. Put it on a plate and set aside.
7. Prepare a piece of gauze and spread it out on a plate. Place the pickled eggplant on the gauze, squeeze out the water from the eggplant, and put it into a large bowl for later use.
8. Heat the oil in a pan. When the oil is hot, put the minced meat into the pan and stir-fry until the minced meat turns white. Pull the minced meat aside.
9. Pour the egg liquid into the pot, stir continuously with chopsticks, and fry the eggs until they are broken into pieces. Then use a shovel to stir evenly, stir fry until cooked, and set aside.
10. Leave the bottom oil in the pot, put the carrots into the pot and stir-fry quickly until the carrots become soft. Dish out and set aside.
11. Put all the minced eggs, carrots, and leeks into the dehydrated eggplant. Season with a spoonful of salt, a spoonful of light soy sauce, a spoonful of oyster sauce, and a spoonful of five-spice powder. Stir evenly and set aside.
12. You can make the dough in advance, or you can use purchased dumpling skins and wrap the fillings in your own skill to shape the dumplings.
13. Boil water in a pot, add the dumplings into the boiling water, and after they are cooked, you can start enjoying these different dumplings.
radish
There is a farmer's proverb "Toufu radish and 2fucai". Radish is known as "little ginseng". It is rich in carotene, vitamins A, B1, B2, folic acid and a variety of amino acids, which has the effect of promoting Digest, increase appetite, produce fluid and quench thirst.
┱ Ingredients list ┲White radish, millet pepper , garlic, ginger
1. Prepare two fresh white radishes. First clean the soil on the surface of the radish, and then cut off the head and tail of the radish.
2. Use a paring knife to peel off the outer skin of the radish, then place it on the chopping board and cut it into long and short uniform segments, and then cut it into thick slices of about 1 cm.
3. Cut the radish slices into thick strips of about 1 cm. After cutting, put them all into a large bowl. Add two spoons of salt, mix well and marinate for 30 minutes.
4. Remove the stems from a handful of washed millet peppers and cut them into pepper rings. Cut a handful of garlic into slices and a piece of ginger into shreds. Cut them into pieces and put them into a bowl for later use.
5. Pour a little more water into the pickled radish strips, wash the radish strips twice repeatedly to wash off the excess salt in the radish, drain the water after washing and set aside.
6. Then add two spoons of white sugar to the radish. About 100 grams of white sugar is enough. Mix evenly with your hands again and marinate for 30 minutes.
7. After being pickled again, a lot of water has come out of the radish. At this time, the radish strips are very tough and very crisp and refreshing.
8. Add the millet pepper, minced garlic, and shredded ginger that have been cut in advance into the radish, and prepare a handful of pickled radish essential ingredients for pickled peppers.
9. At this time, pour 500 grams of apple cider vinegar , then pour in 300 grams of glutinous rice vinegar, put on gloves and mix evenly again, so that all the ingredients and seasonings are mixed evenly.
10. Seal the radish strips with plastic wrap , put them in the refrigerator to marinate for 48 hours, and then you can eat them. They are crisp, refreshing and delicious.
Wontons
For southerners, wontons and dumplings play an almost as important role, so there is a saying in the south of "Toufu wontons and second fu tea". Wonton fillings are rich in ingredients, high in nutrients, and light in taste. They can not only supplement nutrients for the human body, but are also more comfortable to eat and easy to absorb.
┱Ingredients list┲Ginger, shallots, pork belly, onions, ginger, garlic, coriander
1. First prepare onion and ginger water, cut a piece of ginger into shreds, cut a handful of shallots into slices, cut them into small bowls and set aside. Break up one star anise and put it into a bowl.
2. Add half a bowl of warm boiled water to a small bowl, stir evenly with chopsticks to bring out the aroma of onion, ginger and aniseed, and soak the onion and ginger juice.
3. Prepare two pounds of fresh pork belly. When choosing meat, be sure to choose pork belly that is 30% fat and 70% lean. Cut the pork belly into small pieces first.
4. Then put it into a meat grinder, beat the pork belly into powder, beat it at home, you can beat it two or three times, beat it well and put it in a basin for later use.
5. Add a spoonful of salt, a spoonful of five-spice powder, a spoonful of pepper, a spoonful of light soy sauce, a spoonful of sugar, a spoonful of oyster sauce, and a spoonful of cornstarch to the meat filling.
6. Add one-third of the onion-ginger water, stir continuously in one direction with chopsticks until strong, then add one-third of the onion-ginger water, and continue stirring until absorbed.
7. Until all the onion and ginger juice is absorbed into the meat filling, then pour in a spoonful of cooked oil and a spoonful of sesame sesame oil, and continue to stir evenly to lock in the moisture of the meat filling.
8. Prepare a handful of washed green onions, drain the water, cut into finely chopped green onions, put the green onions into the meat filling, and continue to stir evenly in one direction.
9. Cut half an onion into diced onions, cut the green onions into chopped green onions, flatten a piece of ginger and cut into minced ginger, flatten a few cloves of garlic, chop all the ingredients into a bowl and set aside.
10. Heat the oil in a pot. When the oil is hot, put all the chopped ingredients into the pot and fry slowly over low heat until the aroma of the ingredients comes out. Do not fry over high heat.
11. Stir-fry until the ingredients turn slightly yellow, add a small handful of shrimp skin to freshen it up, continue to stir-fry evenly until the aroma becomes fragrant, then put it into a bowl and set aside.
12. Prepare an appropriate amount of wonton wrapper and wrap it with a spoonful of filling, wrap it in the same way as wrapping wontons, and wrap all the wontons in turn.
13. Boil water in a pot. After the water boils, put the wontons into the pot one by one. Stir with a spoon to prevent sticking. Cook the wontons over medium-low heat.
14. Add a handful of chopped green onion, a handful of coriander, a piece of seaweed, a handful of shrimp skin, a spoonful of scallion oil, a spoonful of pepper, a spoonful of light soy sauce, and two tablespoons of hot soup to the bowl.
15. Put the cooked wontons into a bowl, stir well and enjoy the meal with your family.
面
There is an old saying in rural areas: "Dumplings for the first time and noodles for the second time, and eggs rolled in pancakes for the third time." This old saying is very popular in many areas. Eating noodles and dumplings on the first day has become a common ingredient in many families.
┱Ingredients list┲Pork tenderloin, shallots, ginger, millet pepper, pickled mustard, eggs, dry noodles
1. Prepare a small piece of pork tenderloin, first cut into thin slices, then cut into thin strips, then put into a bowl Reserved.
2. Prepare three green onions, clean them, separate the green onions and green onion leaves, cut them into chopped green onions and place them separately. Cut a small piece of ginger into minced ginger, and put the minced ginger and green onions together for later use.
3. Cut a few millet peppers into pepper rings. After cutting, put them on a plate for later use. Then prepare a pack of mustard and put them on the plate for later use.
4. Heat the pan with cold oil, crack in two whole eggs and slowly fry them over low heat. Fry the eggs into poached eggs. After frying, take them out and set aside.
5. Leave the bottom oil in the pot. After the oil is hot, put the shredded pork into the pot and stir-fry quickly until the minced meat turns white. Add the green onion and minced ginger to the pot and stir-fry until fragrant.
6. Then put the prepared mustard into the pot, pour in a spoonful of light soy sauce to make it fresh, stir-fry quickly and evenly, add a bowl of water, and bring the water to a boil over high heat.
7. For seasoning, add a spoonful of chicken essence and a spoonful of pepper and stir evenly. After the water boils again, turn off the heat and set aside.
8. Boil water in another pot. After the water boils, add a handful of dry noodles. Stir evenly to prevent sticking. Cook until the noodles are uncooked and add a handful of washed lettuce.
9. Boil the lettuce until it is raw and remove the water. Put the noodles into a large bowl. Add the chopped green onions and millet pepper rings prepared in advance into the noodles.
10. Finally, add the shredded pork mustard juice to the noodles, stir evenly and enjoy the food. Two bowls of noodles will not be enough to eat.
Chicken
As the old saying goes: Eat a chicken and you will be in good health for a year. The climate in the south is hot and humid in summer, and ancient people believed that roosters can remove dampness. There are many ways to eat chicken. It can be braised, stewed, or stir-fried.
┱ Ingredients list┲Three-yellow chicken, dried shiitake mushrooms, pink skin , green onions, garlic, ginger, coriander, green pepper, red pepper
1. Prepare half a fresh three-yellow chicken. Clean the chicken first, then rinse it with water and put it aside. On the chopping board.
2. Cut the chicken into small pieces of even size, add a spoonful of flour, and stir the chicken thoroughly for 3 minutes to squeeze out the blood and impurities in the chicken.
3. Catch the chicken until it is a little sticky. Wash the chicken several times with clean water until the water becomes clear.
4. Drain the washed chicken and squeeze out the water from the chicken with your hands so that the chicken can absorb the flavor better. Put it in a large bowl and set aside.
5. Add two spoons of light soy sauce, one spoon of oyster sauce, one spoon of rice wine , and half a spoon of pepper to the chicken. Mix well and set aside to marinate for 15 minutes.
6. At this time, prepare a handful of dried mushrooms and put them into a large bowl, add a small bowl of warm water, cover the lid and set aside to soak the dried mushrooms.
7. Prepare a handful of dry vermicelli, cut it into small pieces, put it into a large bowl, add a bowl of warm water, set it aside and soak the vermicelli until soft.
8. Cut a green onion into slices, a handful of garlic into slices, and a piece of ginger into slices. Cut them all and put them on a plate for later use.
9. Cut a handful of washed coriander into coriander segments, wash one green pepper and one red pepper, cut them into hob pieces, and put them on a plate for later use.
10. Wash the soaked mushrooms with clean water, squeeze out the water and set aside. Wash the soaked vermicelli, drain the water and set aside.
11. Heat the oil in a pan. When the oil is hot, add the onion, ginger, and garlic into the pan and stir-fry until fragrant. Then add the marinated chicken into the pan and stir-fry quickly to get out the water.
12. Stir-fry the fat in the chicken again, stir-fry the chicken until it turns slightly yellow, pour in a little dark soy sauce to adjust the color, and stir-fry quickly evenly.
13, then add a small bowl of boiling water, bring the soup to a boil again over high heat, add a spoonful of salt to taste.
14. Put the cleaned mushrooms into the bottom of the casserole, then put the vermicelli on top of the mushrooms and arrange them evenly. Finally, pour the chicken and soup into the casserole.
15. Turn on high heat and bring the soup in the casserole to a boil. Then turn to low heat, cover with a lid and simmer for 20 minutes. Stew the chicken until it is cooked and fragrant.
16. Open the lid and put the green and red pepper pieces into the pot, stir slightly, cover the lid again and simmer for about a minute. Stew the green and red peppers until they are raw.
17. Turn off the heat and garnish with coriander, and the delicious stewed chicken nuggets are ready. It is delicious and goes very well with rice.
Mutton
In some places in the south, there is a saying that "a bowl of soup is needed for the sheep, and there is no need for a miracle doctor to prescribe a prescription." It is believed that eating mutton during the dog days warms the body with heat. The best way to cook mutton in summer is to stew it. .
┱ Ingredients list ┲ Mutton, ginger, millet pepper, garlic, garlic sprouts
1. Prepare three pounds of fresh mutton. First chop the mutton into small pieces, then clean the mutton, then pour in water and soak the mutton for two hours.
2. Pour out the blood and water from the soaked mutton, wash the mutton twice more, drain the water and put it on the chopping board.
3. Use fire gun to burn the wool on the surface of the mutton, otherwise it will affect the taste. After burning, put it into a large basin and add water, and use a knife to scrape the sheepskin clean.
4. Put the completely processed mutton into a large pot, add a few slices of ginger, a few star anise, two grass fruits , a piece of cinnamon, two bay leaves , and water to cover the mutton.
5. Turn up the heat and bring the water to a boil. After the water boils, skim off the scum on the surface. Skim for as long as possible, then cover and simmer over medium heat for 2 hours.
6. Prepare more millet peppers, wash them, remove the roots, cut the millet peppers into pepper rings, put them in a small bowl and set aside.
7. Cut a piece of ginger into shreds, cut a handful of garlic into slices, and cut two garlic sprouts into segments with a diagonal knife. After cutting them all, put them on a plate for later use.
8. The cooked mutton can be penetrated with chopsticks. Put the mutton in a basin and let it cool naturally. Then cut the mutton into thin and even slices and put it in a bowl for later use.
9. Heat oil in a pan. When the oil is hot, add shredded ginger and garlic slices to the pan and stir-fry until fragrant. Add millet peppers to the pan and stir-fry until fragrant.
10. Then put the cut mutton into the pot and stir-fry quickly to add the flavor. Add a bowl of mutton soup and stir evenly. Bring the soup to a boil again over high heat.
11. For seasoning, add a spoonful of salt, half a spoonful of chicken essence, and a spoonful of light soy sauce for freshness. Continue stirring evenly and cook for about 3 minutes until the ingredients are fragrant.
12. Then put the garlic sprouts cut in advance into the pot, stir well, cook until raw, take it out of the pot and put it on a plate, and start enjoying the food.
