Wuxi meat bones (sauce pork ribs) are our well-known local specialties. Legend has it that Jigong huayuan came to Wuxi, passing by a meat factory, and the enthusiastic boss gave Jigong a piece of meat. Unexpectedly, Ji Gong still had to eat after eating, and the boss had no choice but to continue to give. After a while, the meat was all eaten by Ji Gong, and only fragments of bones were left. The boss was angry: it's all bones, how can I sell it? Ji Gong hurriedly ripped off a few pu pu sticks from his broken fan and threw them into the pot along with the meat bones, and in a short while, the fragrance overflowed, attracting diners from all over the world. Since then, the boss's point has become an Internet red shop in the Southern Song Dynasty, and Wuxi meat bones have become popular since then.
The image of Ji Gong in film and television dramas
Today idle people will try to make Wuxi meat bones, the craftsmanship is not refined, and the shortcomings are also pointed out by friends.
Step 1: Wuxi meat bones should first select the ribs on the pig, clean it and put it into the pot, add the shallots, ginger slices, fennel, and a small amount of Xishan yellow wine, the purpose is to remove the fishy. Then light the heat and cover the pot.
Wash the ribs and put them in the pan
Step 2: Blanch the ribs with water to remove impurities.
Blanch the water
Step 3: Wash the ribs in boiling water and then put them in the pot.
Rinse with blanched water before placing in a pot
Step 4: Add water, put three spoonfuls of dark soy sauce, a little salt and MSG, and then put a lot of brown sugar (no brown sugar, white sugar, rock sugar, honey can be, anyway, today when I make this dish, there is only brown sugar at home), and then open the fire and simmer slowly. (In Wuxi, as long as it is braised dishes, there is a common feature that it is too salty and sweet.) We don't put sugar because we love sweets, we just want to make them fresh. ）
Simmer over high heat
Step 5: When the soup is almost finished, turn on the low heat and simmer for a while.
Start collecting juice
Step 6: The soup is almost dry, and it is about to start cooking.
It's about to start cooking
Step 7: The wuxi meat bones are completed and plated.
Completed
The above is the practice of Wuxi meat bones, we must not mistakenly think that Wuxi meat bones are sweet and sour ribs, the two are different concepts. Therefore, I did not put vinegar, nor did I put ketchup, in order to maintain the old taste of Wuxi. Of course, if you want to sell better, friends with conditions can add red yeast rice noodles when making sauce ribs. Unfortunately, today's idle people at home rummaged through the boxes and cabinets, and did not find half a package of red yeast rice noodles, and the difference in sales was almost over.