Xiaoxiao has prepared 5 New Year "lucky dishes" for everyone. They are full of meat and vegetables, delicious and easy to prepare, and full of meaning. They are especially suitable for cooking and eating on New Year's Day. Below I will introduce them to you one by one.
01. Contentment and abundance - Yuba
Yuba is a homophone of "abundance", which means happiness and abundance. Moreover, yuba is rich in nutrients and delicious. A simple stir-fry will make it a favorite delicacy on the table. This [braised yuba] is fragrant and delicious, and it tastes super satisfying.
[Ingredients]: Bean curd sticks, fungus , eggs, peppers, onions and garlic.
[Method]:
1. Soak the yuba and fungus in advance, chop the onion and garlic and cut the pepper into sections for later use.
2. Add a little starch and water to the eggs and stir evenly. Then add the soaked yuba into the egg batter, then fry it in an oil pan until golden and take it out.
3. Heat oil and sauté minced onion and garlic until fragrant, add hot pepper and fungus and stir-fry evenly.
4. Pour in the yuba, add an appropriate amount of light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, oyster sauce, salt and water. Bring to a boil over high heat and simmer for a while. Pour in starch water to reduce the juice before serving. Serve on a plate.
02. Prosperity every year - hairtail
Every year at the end of the year, every household has to stock up on new year's goods, among which hairtail is the most commonly stocked fish by northern families. The meat of hairtail is thick and has few spines. Whether it is fried, stir-fried or stewed, it is always delicious. My family’s favorite is the [fried hairtail], which is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. It’s so delicious that you can’t stop eating it.
[Ingredients]: Hairtail, green onions and ginger, Chinese beef, salt, starch.
[Method]: Clean the hairtail and cut it into small pieces, add an appropriate amount of green onion and ginger water, rice wine and a little salt, marinate for more than half an hour. When the time is up, take the hairtail out, cover both sides with a layer of dry starch, and then put it in an oil pan and fry it. The first frying process is medium heat, dip and fry until it is set and mature, then increase the oil temperature, and fry it a second time to force out the excess fat in the hairtail, and it will taste crisper.
03. Rolling wealth - Pumpkin Glutinous Rice Balls
The golden [Pumpkin Glutinous Rice Balls] means rolling wealth and making a fortune in the new year. This dish tastes crispy on the outside and glutinous on the inside, with the natural flavor of pumpkin. It is delicious and nutritious, and is a favorite among children.
[Ingredients]: Pumpkin, glutinous rice flour, black sesame seeds, white sugar, bread crumbs.
[Method]:
1. Peel and remove the flesh from the pumpkin, wash and cut into thin slices, put in a steamer to steam until mature, crush the steamed soft pumpkin into puree, add a little sugar and mix well.
2. Then pour in an appropriate amount of glutinous rice flour, knead it into a smooth dough, and then divide it into small balls of equal size.
3. Mix the bread crumbs and black sesame seeds, put the prepared pumpkin meatballs into the bread crumbs, roll them in a circle, and then knead them with your hands to evenly coat the meatballs.
4. Finally, put the pumpkin balls into the oil pan and fry until mature and then take them out.
04. Be bullish - Beef
You should eat meat in the New Year. Among pigs, beef and mutton, only beef has the best meaning. You are so bullish, and cows have new opportunities, and there are so many of them. Therefore, at the New Year's Day family banquet, there is a beef dish on the table, which not only means delicious food, but also looks good and delicious. This [Stir-fried Beef] tastes smooth, tender and full of flavor.
[Ingredients]: Beef, sesame seeds , onions and garlic.
[Method]:
1. Clean the beef and cut it into thin slices. Add an appropriate amount of light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, baking soda , chili powder and cumin powder. Mix well and add a little cooking oil. Seal it and put it in the refrigerator for half an hour.
2. Sauté onion and garlic in oil pan, add beef and stir-fry over high heat until beef changes color.
3. Then add sesame seeds and chopped green onions, stir well and serve.
05. Rising steadily - Spare Ribs
During the holidays, in addition to chicken, duck and fish, spareribs are also an essential delicacy on the table. Spare ribs have the meaning of rising steadily. This [Sweet and Sour Spare Ribs] is simple to make and suitable for all ages.
[Ingredients]: Spare ribs, onion, ginger, white sesame seeds.
[Method]:
1. Wash and cut the ribs into pieces, put them into a pot under cold water, then add an appropriate amount of ginger slices and scallions, blanch the impurities in the ribs and then drain them out.
2. Add a little dark soy sauce, light soy sauce, white sugar and rice vinegar to the bowl. The ratio is 1:3:2:4. Mix the sauce evenly and set aside.
3. Pour an appropriate amount of oil into the pot, add a little rock sugar and stir-fry until the color turns brown. Then add the ribs, bay leaves and star anise, stir-fry quickly and evenly.
4. Finally, pour in the sauce and appropriate amount of water, simmer for about half an hour until the soup dries up, then turn off the heat and sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve on a plate.
06. Good Luck and Good Luck - Chicken
Chicken is also a frequent guest in family banquet menus. Chicken has a beautiful meaning of good luck and good luck. This [Pastoral Chicken Leg] is more fragrant than beef and mutton. It is rich in ingredients, balanced in nutrition, and tastes extremely delicious.
[Ingredients]: chicken legs, corn, carrots, onions, ginger and garlic.
[Method]:
1. Wash the chicken legs, add a little shredded ginger, light soy sauce and oyster sauce, mix well and marinate for half an hour, blanch in cold water to remove impurities, remove and set aside.
2. Pour cooking oil into the pot, add sugar and stir-fry until the color turns brown. Add chicken legs, mix well and add ginger and garlic slices and stir-fry until fragrant.
3. Then add the prepared corn cubes, carrot cubes and green pepper cubes, add a little light soy sauce and dark soy sauce and mix well.
4. Finally, add an appropriate amount of hot water and simmer over medium-low heat for half an hour. When the soup is almost dry, add salt to taste.
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