Food is an indispensable part of people's lives, and bacon is a treasure in traditional Chinese cuisine. In the south, as soon as the weather is cold, every household begins to marinate bacon in preparation for the New Year to entertain relatives and friends. The production of bacon not only tests the cooking skills, but also contains the taste of the family, which makes people have an endless aftertaste.
First, the production process of bacon:
The production of bacon requires a series of careful steps to ensure the taste and safety of the ingredients. Here's how to make bacon:
1. Choose pork belly with a distinct texture and a moderate amount of fat. Cut the pork belly into strips 4-5 cm wide and about 30 cm long, wash and dry the moisture on the surface. Heat the salt and peppercorns in a wok and let cool for later use.
2. Coat the surface of the pork belly with a layer of fried salt and peppercorns, then add the remaining salt to light soy sauce and dark soy sauce, stir well, and spread on the pork belly. Finally, add some liquor, put the skin of the meat downwards and the meat upwards, and place them in the basin. Marinate overnight to fully absorb the flavor, turning a few times halfway through.
3. Take out the marinated pork belly and place it in a ventilated place to dry the surface moisture to form a uniform film.
2. How to preserve marinated bacon?
The older generation hung the bacon in a cool, ventilated, low-temperature workshop for preservation. However, hanging for a long time will attract ash and may deteriorate, so people are now Xi to keep bacon in the refrigerator.
There are two ways to store bacon in the refrigerator: one is to put the dried bacon into a vacuum packaging bag, and the air in the packaging bag is pumped out through a vacuum machine to prevent oxygen from causing spoilage and keep the ingredients fresh. Place the vacuum-packed bacon in the refrigerator and keep it at the proper temperature. The other is: if you don't eat it for a long time, you can completely seal the bacon with plastic wrap and put it in the freezer layer for freezing to prolong the shelf life of the bacon.
3. Processing method of frozen bacon when eating:
When you decide to taste frozen bacon, the following steps will help you better preserve the original flavor of the bacon:
1. Take out in advance and thaw naturally: Take out the frozen bacon in advance, remove the packaging bag, and let it thaw naturally indoors.
2. Soak in warm water: In order to enhance the taste, you can soak the bacon in warm water to absorb water and restore the tenderness of the meat.
4. Recommended recipe: [Stir-fried bacon with tempeh]
Ingredients: tempeh, bacon, green garlic, garlic sprouts, dried red pepper, millet spicy, green onion, ginger, garlic, cooking wine, salt
Here's how:
1. Clean the bacon, cut it into slices, blanch it for later use, remove the old skin of the green garlic and cut it into sections for later use, and cut the garlic sprouts into small pieces. Shred green onions, ginger and garlic, and cut spicy millet into sections for later use.
2. In a hot pan, add an appropriate amount of cooking oil, after heating, add green onions, ginger, garlic, black bean sauce, dried red pepper segments, and stir-fry until fragrant. Add the bacon that has been blanched beforehand, cook in an appropriate amount of cooking wine, and stir-fry evenly.
3. Then add the green garlic and garlic moss, then add an appropriate amount of millet spicy, sprinkle in a little salt, continue to stir-fry for half a minute, then turn off the heat and remove from the pot.
The bacon of tempeh fried in this way has a crispy taste, fresh and tender meat, and the unique flavor of the tempeh is perfectly integrated with the aroma of bacon, resulting in a double harvest of nutrition and deliciousness.
The deliciousness of bacon lies not only in the unique production process, but also in the freshness of the ingredients and the science of preservation. Through proper curing, vacuum packaging, and refrigeration, we are able to keep bacon in the refrigerator for a year and still enjoy the original taste. Therefore, when you see bacon in the refrigerator, you might as well try to treat it with your heart, taste the taste of your family, and share the joy of this delicious meal with your friends.