hi！Happy New Year, dear friends, I am your food advisor. Speaking of the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, everyone must be preparing the same! When it's time for reunion, you know? Braised elbow is a must-have dish for Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, representing great wealth and nobility. Today, I'm going to talk about this dish to help you. Braised elbow is an important dish in the Manchu and Han banquets. The Manchu and Han banquets were a grand banquet in the imperial palace of the Qing Dynasty, bringing together the essence of Manchu and Han Chinese cuisine, and braised elbow as one of the dishes is enough to see its status in Chinese cuisine. Usually during the New Year's holidays, it is the finale hard dish on the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner table in the hotel. At home, I think you also have a hard time making this dish, making elbows that are not easy to cook and peel, taste bad, taste greasy, and so on! Today I'm here! Share the problems you encounter with my more than ten years of experience, so that you can taste good food.
The production process of the braised elbow is very particular about the chef of the hotel to make this dish with more steaming or stewing methods, today's method is stewed, steamed, family practice is not suitable for recommendation, of course, you can also have more resources!
To put it simply, the high-quality pork knuckle is carefully cooked to make the braised knuckle with bright red color and delicious taste. Without further ado, let's get started!
Prepare the pressure cooker before starting, and the next step is to prepare the ingredients.
Prepare fresh elbows, ginger, green onions, cooking wine, red yeast rice, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, rock sugar, salt, spice packets (star anise, cinnamon, bay leaves, etc.).
Marinate the pork knuckle with an appropriate amount of salt, cooking wine, ginger slices, green onions and other marinades to make it flavorful. Marinate for at least 30 minutes.
Step 1: Clean the pork knuckle to remove excess hair and impurities. You can use a knife to make a few cuts on the surface of your elbow to help absorb the flavor. Then blanch in boiling water to remove blood and fishy smell. Add an appropriate amount of water to the pot, add light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, red yeast rice, rock sugar and salt to taste, so that the elbow is fully colored. Add the elbow, ginger, green onion and cooking wine.
Boil the pressure cooker on high heat for 45 minutes, then open the lid and turn to low heat and simmer for about 2 hours. Remember to turn your elbows at different times from time to time to let the soup soak.
Step When the soup thickens, remove the whole elbow and put it on a plate, turn on high heat to reduce the juice, and pour it over the surface to color. Pair it with Shanghai green vegetables to make lace, and it can be served. A Chinese New Year's Eve meal with all the color and flavor is ready, and the mouth is watering when you think about it.
Choose pork knuckle, preferably the front elbow, because the meat is more tender. During the stewing process, some vegetables such as white radish, carrots, etc., can be added, which can not only absorb some of the oil, but also add flavor to the dish.
When the pressure cooker is spraying, watch the time, don't fill the seasoning and coloring water, and don't turn your elbows too hard to avoid peeling. Using fresh elbows is key, and it's easy to lose your appearance when you thaw your elbows. The cooking time of the braised elbow is longer, and it needs to be patiently simmered slowly to ensure that the meat is crispy. At the same time, pay attention to the control of the heat and avoid overcooking or too hard. When simmering, the heat should be moderate. Add red yeast rice, rock sugar can make the elbow color more red and bright. Other ingredients can be added according to personal taste, such as chili pepper, Sichuan pepper, etc.
Braised elbow is not only delicious, but also nutritious, rich in protein, fat, minerals and vitamins, and has a good nutritional supplement effect on the human body.
In the cold winter, it is undoubtedly a kind of happiness to sit around the dining table with your family and taste the mellow elbows when the New Year is approaching. Through the above steps, I believe that it is possible to make a delicious and non-greasy stewed elbow. Remember to enjoy it with some sweet and sour appetizers to enhance the overall taste and flavor. Dear friends are rich and expensive in the new year, if you have any ideas, please leave a message in the comment area!