The corn rice cake and chicken feet pot originated in a small town in southern China. This town is located in the water town of the south of the Yangtze River, with four seasons like spring and abundant products. The townspeople live a prosperous life by growing rice and raising poultry. In this small town, there is an old grandmother named Grandma, who used to wander in other places when she was young and saw all kinds of food. When Grandma returned to her hometown, she began to think about how to combine the specialties of her hometown with the delicacies of other places to create a unique dish.
Grandma found that the town's corn was of good quality and sweet, rice cakes were a must-have food for every household to celebrate the New Year, and chicken feet were a common ingredient in poultry and were rich in nutrients. So, Grandma decided to combine these three ingredients to create a new dish. After many attempts, Grandma finally succeeded in stewing corn, rice cakes and chicken feet together to form a dish with great color and flavor - corn rice cake and chicken feet claypot.
Grandma took this dish to the residents of the town to taste, and everyone was full of praise. Gradually, the corn rice cake and chicken feet pot spread in the town and became a household name. Later, Grandma's grandson brought the dish to the city, allowing more people to taste this delicious dish. Nowadays, corn rice cake and chicken feet pot has become a special delicacy in southern China and has been widely popular.
The process of making a corn rice cake chicken feet clay pot is not complicated, but it requires some skill. First of all, wash the chicken feet, cut off the nails, and blanch them with boiling water to remove the smell. Then peel off the corn and cut it into small pieces, cut the rice cake into small pieces, and chop the chicken feet into two pieces. Next, heat the pot, add an appropriate amount of oil, stir-fry the chives, ginger and garlic, and then add the chicken feet and stir-fry until they change color. Then add corn and rice cakes, add an appropriate amount of water, add light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, cooking wine, sugar and other seasonings, bring to a boil over high heat, turn to low heat and simmer slowly. Finally, when the soup is thick and the chicken is cooked through, sprinkle with chopped green onions and coriander.
Corn rice cake and chicken feet clay pot is not only delicious, but also nutritious. Corn is rich in dietary fiber, vitamins and minerals, which have the effects of lowering blood pressure, blood lipids and anti-aging, rice cakes are rich in carbohydrates and proteins, which can provide the energy needed by the human body, and chicken feet are rich in collagen and calcium, which have a good nourishing effect on bones and skin. Therefore, corn rice cake and chicken feet pot is not only delicious, but also has a certain health care effect.
In short, the corn rice cake and chicken feet clay pot is a delicacy full of stories and emotions. It has witnessed the development and change of a small town, and also carries a grandmother's love for the food of her hometown. Today, this dish has become a specialty dish in southern China and has been widely popular. I hope that in the future, the corn rice cake and chicken feet pot can continue to be passed on, so that more people can taste this delicious dish and feel the stories and emotions contained in it.
【Ingredients Required】
● Chicken feet
● Corn
● Carrots
●Nensu
●Jiang Onion
【Cooking Steps】
1. Wash the chicken feet, blanch and set aside, pour oil into the pot, stir-fry the ginger slices and ingredients until fragrant, add the chicken feet and stir-fry, then add 2 spoons of light soy sauce, 2 spoons of cooking wine, 1 spoon of dark soy sauce, and a spoonful of sugar and stir-fry evenly.
2. Add water to cover the chicken feet, add green onion and simmer for 20 minutes, then add corn and carrots and stew for 15 minutes, add one to two spoons of salt according to taste, add rice cakes and continue to simmer for 5 minutes, and the juice can be removed from the pot on high heat.
【Tips】
1. When buying chicken feet, choose chicken feet that have a complete appearance and no peculiar smell. In addition, corn and rice cakes should also be selected fresh to ensure the texture and taste of the dish.
2. The process of handling chicken feet needs to be careful. Before cooking, we need to cut off the nails of the chicken feet and rinse them with clean water.
3. Blanch the chicken feet in boiling water to remove blood and impurities. Blanching should not be too long to prevent the chicken feet from becoming too soft. After blanching, drain the chicken feet and set aside.
Editor丨Zheng Wei