Today is the second day of the first month of the second month of the lunar calendar, but also the folk legend that the Dragon King looks up, in charge of rain, so after February 2, the rain will increase, in many places there are "February 2, the dragon looks up; the big warehouse is full, the small warehouse flows" saying. The south enters the spring earlier than in the north, and the rain is not particularly heavy, but the rainy and foggy weather has been continuous since the festival, and the sun is rarely seen.
In February, the second dragon looks up, and the farmers will start to prepare the agricultural tools, seeds, etc. for spring ploughing on this day, and the early spring ploughing will have a good harvest in the autumn solstice, so in the countryside, special attention will be paid to the festival of the dragon raising. In the north, there is a custom to eat dumplings, dumplings are also called "dragon buds" in ancient times, and in the south there is a custom of "raising dragon boats", because there are customary activities for dragon boat racing in the south, so on the second day of February, there will also be relative celebration ceremonies.
In the traditional custom, the dragon will eat pork on this day, and the rural family will also make some home-cooked dishes related to pork, roast the whole suckling pig and distribute it in turn, but the people in the city do not have such a ceremony, but on the day of the dragon's head, they will also eat some delicacies that conform to the festival, such as this red oil crispy ear made today.
Crisp ears, that is, pig ears, rich in collagen, thin skin, crisp bones, has always been loved by everyone, pig ears crisp and refreshing, especially the small dishes under the dinner must order a single item. The market has to buy a good brine cooked finished pig ear, but some health is worrying, buy a fresh pig ear back to the brine to cook into the flavor, and then mix food, clean and hygienic and refreshing, but also especially cater to the February 2 this festival, today let's do it together!
Ingredients: pork ear, fennel, cinnamon, peppercorns, cloves each, 1 piece of tangerine peel, 200 grams of green onion and ginger, 2 teaspoons of cooking wine, salt to taste, 1 teaspoon of dark soy sauce,
Seasoning: Shredded carrots and coriander, 2 tsp vinegar, 1 tsp sesame oil, 2 tsp chili oil, 1 tsp pepper oil, 1 tsp salt.
method:
1. Prepare one or a few fresh pig ears, scrape the fine hairs clean, put them in a pot of cold water, add a little cooking wine, boil and blanch, can remove the smell of pig ears.
2, since it is a brine cooking material, it is necessary to prepare some spiced brine, cinnamon, fragrant leaves, cardamom, etc., according to the existing materials at home, a variety of grab some to prepare.
3. Sauté the red oil. Pour a little rock sugar and peanut oil into the pot, reduce the heat and fry the rock sugar until the color is slightly golden.
4. Add the blanched pig's ear, and other brines, and put in enough water at the same time, mix the syrup and marinade all well, boil on high heat and then turn to low heat and cook for about 20 minutes.
Season with salt and let cool and cut into thin slices.
Cook a few more brines at a time, put them in the refrigerator for freezing and refrigeration, eat them out to thaw, cut into thin slices, mix with minced garlic, sesame oil chili oil and other seasonings, and prepare shredded carrots and shredded coriander according to personal preferences, simple and crisp.
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