Bacon, a traditional Chinese delicacy, has been one of people's favorite foods since ancient times. Its production requires pork belly, salt, sugar, cooking wine, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, liquor, Sichuan pepper powder, chili powder, five-spice powder and other seasonings, and the marinating time should be sufficient, generally 2-3 days, and the steaming time is about 30 minutes. Let's take a look at how to make simple and delicious bacon!
1. Prepare materials.
Pork belly 500g
Salt 5g, sugar 5g
Cooking wine 10g
Light soy sauce 10g
Dark soy sauce 10g
Liquor 10g
Sichuan peppercorn powder 2g
Paprika 2g
Allspice powder 2g
Cooking oil to taste.
Second, the production steps.
1.Wash the pork belly.
Wash the pork belly and shave the hair off the skin with a knife.
2.Marinate the pork belly.
Put the pork belly in a basin, add salt, sugar, cooking wine, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, white wine, Sichuan pepper powder, chili powder, five-spice powder and other seasonings, spread the seasoning evenly on the pork belly by hand, marinate for 3-5 days, and let it fully absorb the flavor.
3.Dry the pork belly.
Hang the marinated pork belly in a cool and ventilated place to dry for 3-6 days until the moisture on the surface of the meat is evaporated. The length of drying time depends on the ambient temperature and humidity, and generally the drying time should not be too long, so as not to harden the meat.
4.Steamed bacon.
Cut the dried bacon into small pieces, put it in the steamer and steam it for about 30 minutes, and then it can be out of the pot.
5.Smoked bacon.
If you want smoked bacon, you can hang the steamed bacon in a well-ventilated area and smoke it for 2-3 days until the surface of the meat is golden brown. The smoking time and heat should be well controlled to avoid burnt or pasted on the surface of the bacon.
3. How to eat bacon.
Steamed bacon can be stored in the refrigerator and can be eaten as you go, and can be used to make a variety of delicacies, such as bacon fried rice, bacon noodle soup, bacon burgers, etc., and can also be eaten as an appetizer or snack. Here are a few common ways to eat bacon:
Bacon fried rice. Bacon stewed vermicelli.
Bacon soup. Bacon steamed dishes.
Roasted tofu with bacon.
Stir-fried greens with bacon.
Bacon noodles. Bacon omelette.
The above is the simple production method and eating method of bacon, I hope it will be helpful to everyone. In the production process, it is necessary to pay attention to the freshness and hygiene of the ingredients to ensure that the bacon tastes delicious, healthy and safe. Give it a try! Don't forget to follow, like, favorite, **oh!