The bell of 2023 is about to ring, and New Year’s Day is coming soon, followed by the Spring Festival, a traditional Chinese festival. This is really something that makes everyone happy. Clear away the smog for everyone, a new life and new firepower are waiting for us at the front.
My mother was very happy. She told me in a video today that she must come back to her parents’ home on New Year’s Day and that everyone would get together to welcome the New Year. For those who like to cook, I also prepared my own menu, which included 6 dishes and 2 soups. Based on the principle of affordable family meals, the old man was afraid that we would spend too much money, so he was very satisfied with the dishes I prepared. Let’s take a look.
The first course: [ Honey Braised Pork ]
Ingredients to prepare: 400 grams of pork belly, 1 pack of June Sweet Braised Seasoning, a little cooking wine, a little salt, ginger, garlic and aniseed.
Specific method: Cut the pork belly into small pieces, about the size of mahjong pieces. You can also blanch it in a pot under cold water or fry it directly.
Heat a little oil in a pan, add the pork belly and stir-fry for a while, then add onion, ginger, garlic and aniseed, continue to stir-fry until the pork belly is browned.
Next, add my unique secret recipe for making this dish, which is to add 1 packet of honey braised seasoning, then water is enough to cover the ingredients, bring to a boil and reduce to low heat and simmer for 50-60 minutes.
If you are afraid that it will be too greasy, you can add cucumbers, potatoes, etc. before the last pot, then continue to cook for a while, add some pepper and salt according to your personal taste, and the last few drops of balsamic vinegar to relieve the greasiness and increase the flavor.
The second course: [Shacha Steak]
Preparation materials: 5 pounds of steak
Spices: One piece of Codonopsis pilosula, Chuanqiong2 small pieces, one piece of tangerine peel, 2 pieces of fragrant leaves, 2 pieces of licorice, 3 star anise, a little of astragalus, more than 100 pieces of Gorgon fruit, 2 slices of ginger. The other is sand tea sauce 3 tablespoons.
Specific steps: First, cut the steak into large pieces, put it into a pot of cold water, add onion and ginger cooking wine, bring to a boil, remove and rinse.
Step 2: Pour oil into the pot, stir-fry all the spices over low heat for a while, then add the Shacha sauce and continue to stir-fry until fragrant.
Step 3: Add the steak and stir-fry so that the steak is coated with the sauce. Then transfer everything into the casserole.
Step 4: Add hot water. Remember not to use cold water, but boiling water. The amount of water should be more than enough to cover the ingredients. Then pour in soy sauce, add a little sugar and pepper, and bring to a boil over high heat. Turn to low heat and continue to cook for 80 minutes. It will be very soft and tasty. Finally, season with some salt and chicken essence according to your personal taste.
The third course: [Fried squid with celery]
Ingredients: 4-5 squid, appropriate amount of celery and a little garlic and ginger slices.
You should buy fresh squid. The outer skin is easy to peel off, and then the internal organs are removed and cleaned. Soak the celery in flour, salt and water for 5 minutes, then wash and slice into slices with a diagonal knife.
Next, cut the squid into thick rings. In addition, boil water and add some salt and oil. First, blanch the celery for a while and take it out. Then add some cooking wine and ginger slices, blanch the squid rings for a while and take them out immediately. Don't blanch the squid for too long or it will affect the taste.
Pour oil into the hot pan and sauté the garlic and ginger slices until fragrant, then add the celery and squid at the same time, cook in a little cooking wine, add shrimp oil, soy sauce and pepper, stir-fry over high heat and stir evenly.
Course 4: [Stir-fried Pork Liver with Pickled Peppers]
Pork liver has nutritional subsidies. You may wish to eat more on weekdays to strengthen your body and improve your immunity . You can’t go wrong.
Preparation materials: 250 grams of pork liver, appropriate amounts of ingredients and onions, half a cucumber, 1 spoon of pickled pepper, and a little ginger and garlic.
Step 1: Cut the pork liver into thin slices, then mix it with some flour and salt, and rinse it several times to remove the blood better. Then add shredded ginger, oyster sauce, cooking wine, soy sauce and 1 tsp cornstarch to marinate.
Step 2: Cut onions and colored peppers into small pieces, slice garlic, and cut cucumber into thin slices
Step 3: Heat the pot, then pour in oil, this oil can be slightly more, pour in the marinated pork liver and stir-fry until it changes color.
Step 4: Then keep on medium heat, add pickled peppers, cucumber slices, onions, a little white wine, soy sauce, and sugar and stir-fry until fragrant. Finally, before putting it in the pot, add a few drops of balsamic vinegar to remove the fishy smell and increase the aroma. Add the colored peppers and stir-fry evenly.
Course 5: [Flame Snail]
Materials prepared: White snail Ingredients: 3 garlic cloves, a little oyster sauce, a little soy sauce, a little sugar and pepper, a pack of coarse salt, a little pepper.
Method: Soak the white snails in flour, a little salt and some water for 10 minutes, so that surface impurities can be easily washed away with a brush.
Add enough water to the pot at one time, add ginger slices, cooking wine and scallion segments. After boiling, add the washed white snails. After boiling, continue to cook for 5 minutes, then take it out and rinse it with cold water. Spin the snail meat out of the shell, then remove the impurities, rinse it again and set aside.
Add a small piece of butter and a little oil to the wok, add the minced onion and garlic and stir-fry until fragrant. Then add a little water, oyster sauce, light soy sauce, sugar and pepper, and pour in the white snails, stir-fry evenly over high heat so that the snail meat is coated with the sauce, and then put everything back into the snail shell.
This last step cannot be omitted. Pour coarse salt and a little pepper directly into the clean pot, stir-fry until slightly yellow, then pour directly into the plate and spread. Spread the white snails one by one on the heated coarse salt, pour an appropriate amount of high-strength white wine on the salt, and then light it. The beautiful and delicious flame snails are ready.
Course 6: [Steamed sea bass with courgette]
Seabass is rich in protein , vitamin A, B vitamins, calcium, magnesium, zinc, selenium and other nutrients. It can nourish the liver and kidneys, benefit the spleen and stomach, resolve phlegm and relieve cough. It has a good tonic effect on people with liver and kidney deficiency.
Method: First, marinate the fish. The fish is relatively large. In order to shorten the steaming time, we need to make 2-3 cuts on each side of the fish body, then sprinkle salt, pepper and cooking wine, add some green onion and ginger and spread evenly to marinate to remove the fishy smell. Peel the courgette and cut into thin slices.
Spread the courgette slices on the plate and place the marinated fish on top. At the same time, add some shredded ginger and pour about 1 tablespoon of June Fresh Light Salt and 12 grams of super original soy sauce.
After the water is boiled, put in the fish and steam it for about 8 minutes. Before putting it in the pot, pour some hot oil, sprinkle with chopped green onion, and then drizzle a little soy sauce.
Course 7: [Hericium Mushroom Stewed Pork Ribs]
If you have a weak spleen and stomach, especially if you have a bad stomach, you might as well try this soup regularly on weekdays, which can protect your stomach.
Hericium erinaceus should be soaked in advance, washed and broken into small pieces. Put it into the pressure cooker together with the blanched pork ribs. Add a little tangerine peel and ginger slices, and an appropriate amount of water. Turn to low heat and press for 20 minutes.
Course 8: [Stewed Pork Ribs with Yam and Agaricus Agaricus]
Soup is a must-have on the Fujianese dining table, especially in the period of maintaining good health and increasing nutrition, so a pot of good soup can make the whole family eat happily and healthily, which is perfect.
The ingredients include yam, Agaricus blazei , carrots, and soft steak.Blanch the soft steak in advance, then put it into the electric pressure cooker together with other ingredients, and add a little ginger slices and tangerine peel. You need to add enough water at once, and add salt to taste before eating.
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