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1. Brown sugar glutinous rice cake:
Brown sugar glutinous rice cake is one of the indispensable delicacies of Xiaonian. It is made with high-quality glutinous rice as the main ingredient, with sweet brown sugar, and exquisite craftsmanship. Its soft and glutinous sweet taste, with a strong aroma of brown sugar, symbolizes sweetness and reunion, and is a mouth-watering New Year's delicacy.
Ingredients: glutinous rice flour: 500g; brown sugar: 200 grams; Warm water: to taste; Peanut oil: to taste; Crushed peanuts: to taste (optional).
Steps:1Preparation: Sift the glutinous rice flour to ensure that it is fine and free of particles.
2.To make the syrup: Take a bowl, add the brown sugar, add an appropriate amount of warm water, and stir until the brown sugar is completely melted to form the syrup.
3.Add water slowly: Add the glutinous rice flour slowly, while stirring with warm water, stirring well, until a paste is formed.
4.Steamed pastry: Pour the stirred cake paste into a steaming tray and steam it on high heat for 15-20 minutes in a steamer covered with a damp cloth until cooked and soft.
5.Oil: After steaming, remove the cake batter and apply a thin layer of peanut oil to prevent sticking.
6.Diced: Cut into small pieces that can be eaten straight or dipped in chopped peanuts for a more flavorful taste.
7.Enjoy: The brown sugar glutinous rice cake is made, sweet and glutinous, and full of New Year's flavor. Can be served with chopped peanuts for an even more delicious taste.
Tips: 1) When adding water, you can control the appropriate amount to maintain the consistency of the pastry, and do not add too much.
2) When steaming the cake, control the heat to prevent the cake from drying out for too long.
3) The amount of brown sugar can be adjusted according to personal taste, and if you like sweeter, you can increase it appropriately.
2. Shopee dumplings:
Shopee dumplings are a traditional choice on the New Year's table. Filled with tender shrimp and salty shrimp skin, wrapped in thin-skinned dumplings. Each bite has the flavor of shrimp and is full of fragrance. The unique shape of the shrimp dumplings means that everything will be good and smooth sailing in the coming year.
Ingredients: Dumpling skin: appropriate amount; Fresh shrimp: 250 grams; Shallots: to taste; Ginger paste: to taste; Shopee: to taste; Salt: to taste; Cooking oil: to taste; Soy sauce: to taste; Sesame oil: to taste.
Steps:1Prepare the ingredients: Chop the shrimp into minced shrimp, mince the shallots, and puree the ginger for later use.
2.Deep-fry the shrimp skin until fragrant, remove and drain the water and chop it.
3.Mix the filling: Put the minced shrimp, minced green onion, minced ginger and fried shrimp skin into a large bowl, add an appropriate amount of salt, soy sauce and sesame oil, stir well to make the filling.
4.Wrapping dumplings: Put an appropriate amount of filling on the dumpling wrapper**, then fold the dumpling wrapper in half and pinch the edges with your hands to form a half-moon shape. Then pinch out the folds one by one along the edges.
5.Steaming or boiling: Place the wrapped dumplings in a steamer or pot and choose the steaming or boiling method for cooking. Once steamed or cooked, it can be removed.
6.Enjoy: Boiled shrimp dumplings can be served with homemade dipping sauces such as light soy sauce, vinegar, minced garlic, etc., according to personal taste.
Tips: 1) The frying of shrimp skin can enhance the flavor of the dumplings.
2) Pay attention to the even distribution of fillings when making dumplings and avoid too much or too little.
3) After the dumplings are cooked, you can choose the dipping sauce according to your personal taste, or you can add some chili oil or peanut butter to increase the taste.
3. Fried crispy fruit:
Deep-fried puff pastry is a unique delicacy in the young year. The crust is made from high-quality flour and wrapped in a sweet fruit and deep-fried. With a crispy outer layer and fruity aromas, every bite is a satisfying treat. The shape of the fried crisp fruit is like a gold ingot, which means that the coming year will be rich and prosperous.
Ingredients: Flour: 200g; Mashed sweet potato: 200 grams; Milk: to taste; Brown sugar: to taste; Vegetable oil: to taste; Salt: to taste;
Steps:1Prepare the dough: Place the flour in a container, add salt to taste, then slowly add the milk, stirring well until there are no particles.
2.Add the sweet potato puree: Mash the previously cooked sweet potatoes into a puree, add to the flour, and continue to stir well.
3.Add Brown Sugar: Add the right amount of brown sugar to your taste and stir well to make the dough sweet and delicious.
4.Knead the dough: Knead into a smooth dough, cover with plastic wrap and let stand for 15-20 minutes.
5.Roll the balls: Take an appropriate amount of dough and roll it into small balls.
6.Frying: Put the kneaded balls in a pan and fry them over medium-low heat until golden brown on both sides and crispy surface.
7.Enjoy: Deep-fried puff pastry is steaming hot, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, sweet and delicious, making it a delicious snack that warms the heart in winter.
Tips: 1) The frying time of the puff pastry should be well controlled to maintain the crispy texture.
2) The amount of brown sugar can be adjusted according to personal taste, and if you like sweeter, you can increase it appropriately.
3) The oil temperature should not be too high to avoid the crispy fruit from being burned.
4. Sweet potato balls:
Sweet potato balls are one of the desserts in the young year, made with sweet potatoes as the main ingredient and some glutinous rice flour. Fry until golden brown and crispy, sweet on the outside and soft on the inside. The round shape of the sweet potato ball symbolizes reunion, meaning that the whole family is united and happy.
Ingredients: Sweet potato: 500g; Glutinous rice flour: to taste; Coconut milk: to taste; Brown sugar: to taste; Vegetable oil: to taste;
Steps:1Steamed sweet potatoes: Wash and cut the sweet potatoes into cubes and put them in a steamer to steam.
2.Mash: Mash steamed sweet potatoes into a puree.
3.To make the sweet potato ball filling: Add an appropriate amount of glutinous rice flour and coconut milk to the mashed sweet potato, stir well, and add an appropriate amount of brown sugar to taste.
4.Roll into small balls: Roll the flavored sweet potato filling into small balls.
5.Deep frying: Heat oil in a pan and fry the kneaded sweet potato balls in the pan until golden brown.
6.Drain the oil: Remove the fried sweet potato balls and place them on oiled paper to drain the excess oil.
7.Enjoy: The fried sweet potato balls are crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, sweet and delicious, and can be eaten directly.
Tips: 1) When frying sweet potato balls, the oil temperature should not be too high to avoid frying paste.
2) Add an appropriate amount of shredded coconut or sesame seeds according to personal taste to enhance the taste.
3) The amount of glutinous rice flour can be increased or decreased as needed to achieve a suitable taste.
In this traditional New Year, tasting the "Four Treasures of the New Year" is not only the enjoyment of food, but also the expectation of a better life in the new year. In the atmosphere of reunion, people welcome the arrival of the New Year together, inheriting rich and beautiful cultural traditions. Let us welcome a happy and healthy New Year with good expectations.