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Introduction: Jiangnan is not only Zhong Lingyu show, food is a unique temperament, share two courses to everyone, do it at home!!!
Chongyang chestnut cake, is a traditional dim sum in the Jiangnan region, it should be said that it is a traditional festival must eat a delicacy, generally eaten on the ninth day of the first nine days of the ninth month of the lunar calendar, a name should be able to guess the history. Jiangnan people in the beginning of September nine, when ascending will eat it, there are a variety of shapes, some are diamond-shaped, some are round or flower shape, the taste is soft and sticky, fragrant but not greasy, the color is white and light yellow, has many years of history.
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Ingredients: glutinous rice flour, japonica rice flour, fresh chestnuts, sugar and brown sugar to taste (glutinous rice flour and japonica rice flour can be used, if there is no one at home can choose one can also, the amount of sugar according to the taste of the family to decide, not recommended too sweet)
Gastronomic features: The biggest feature of this dessert is that the taste is soft and sticky, especially the cake is very soft but not greasy, chestnut sweet
Directions: Prepare fresh chestnuts first, make a small cut from the side of the chestnut with a knife, boil in water and start boiling, cook until 8 ripe, you can fish out the chestnuts and remove the shells. Then prepare the noodles and stir them together with glutinous rice flour and stalk rice flour and white sugar brown sugar.
Put the 4 ingredients in the pot, into a paste, put into the steamer, the steamer must have a cage cloth, you can directly pour it on it, you can also put it into the mold to steam, after opening the pot on high heat for about 6 minutes, you can open the lid. Be sure to pay attention to safety and don't let the heat burn.
Prepare a spoon with a strainer, place the chestnut pieces on top of the steamed cake, sprinkle with pine powder, continue to put in the pot and start steaming, this time on high heat until cooked through, about half an hour. After steaming, cool it through, cut it into your favorite shape with a knife, put it on a plate, and you can eat it.
Eat directly or dipped in sauce can be, sweet and sticky non-sticky teeth, suitable for all ages.
Tip: When cooking chestnuts, it is recommended to cook well over high heat at once, not over low heat. Another point is that when everyone is steaming cakes, they should also be on high heat, and the heat should not change from beginning to end until they are cooked.
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Crystal pumpkin is a very traditional and homely local dish, belongs to the pastry category, the main ingredients of this dish are pumpkin, chicken, sweet noodle sauce, etc., generally eaten more in Zhejiang. The taste is sweet and spicy, the color is yellow, just like pumpkin, the nutritional value is very high.
Preparation method: Prepare a pumpkin, yellow on the line, do not want that kind of green chestnut pumpkin, that kind of too hard is not suitable. Wash and peel the pumpkin, cut into chunks and place in a pot over high heat to steam.
Then cut the chicken into chicken nuggets, add sweet noodle sauce, watercress, green onion, ginger and garlic, etc., make a sauce and stir well. Rice is also prepared, sautéed with peppercorns until crispy, and whisked into a blender to form a powder. Then add lard, sesame oil, etc. and stir well, stir the pre-steamed pea grains and rice noodles together, and add table salt, in a bowl, steam in the pot, and after cooking, buckle upside down in a deeper dish.
This method is made to taste heavier, suitable for friends with heavy mouths to eat, and it is indeed very delicious.
In addition to this, you can also use pumpkin and noodles, glutinous rice. Carrot puree and sugar are kneaded into dough, and the filling inside is made with chicken meat and bean paste. It can be fried or steamed, and it's all delicious.
Put the steamed chicken in the pumpkin, steam for 20 minutes before entering the mouth, put it on the plate, and garnish it next to it, lettuce or fruit platter.
Some people like to eat carrot flavor, you can add carrot puree, knead into a dough, bread on their favorite stuffing, use a mold to shape, put on a salad or sauce, you can eat.
Pumpkin is rich in nutrition, and there are many delicacies that can be made, such as boiling porridge, stir-frying, making desserts, pastries, etc. are very good. It can also be used as a staple food for fat loss, and the effect is very good.