On the 19th day of the third month of the lunar calendar, remember that "eat 4 things and do 1 thing" has a good meaning of wind and rain, and the old tradition needs to be understood!
We have a long history and many traditional customs, where the sun is seen as the source of all things, representing light and warmth. The 19th day of the third month of the lunar calendar is the Christmas of the Sun Star, that is, the birthday of the Sun Emperor. Sun Xingjun is also known as the Sun Gong, the Sun God, the Sun God, etc. The birthday of the Sun Star Monarch is regarded as an important festival by the common people, and many places have their own traditional customs and exquisiteness to express their gratitude and admiration for the Sun Star Monarch.
With the passage of time, these old traditions have been passed down in the long river of history, which is not only a religious ceremony, but also integrated into people's pursuit of a healthy life and yearning for a better life!
One: Suncakes
On the birthday of the Sun Star, many places will eat sun cakes or sun cakes to thank the Star Lord for his blessings and pray for good luck and family harmony in the new year!
【How to make sun cakes】Ingredients: water and oil skin: 200 grams of all-purpose flour, 40 grams of corn oil, 40 grams of water. Puff pastry: 100 grams of cake flour, 40 grams of corn oil. Filling: rose sauce, cooked flour.
1. Mix the water and corn oil well, add flour and form a slightly softer ground dough and knead it evenly and let it stand, then add vegetable oil and flour to grasp and knead it into a puff pastry dough, and let it stand for a while.
2. Knead the water and oil dough and puff pastry dough into small agents, flatten the water and oil skin, roll it out slightly, wrap the puff pastry into a round ball and press it flat, roll it out and roll it up.
3. Add a little cooked flour to the rose sauce and mix well, put it on the puff pastry, tighten the mouth and wrap it, press it flat, so that it becomes the appearance of a small cake, the oven is heated at 200 degrees for about 5 minutes, and it is baked at 170 degrees for 25 minutes to be cooked thoroughly, and the red dots are taken out to become sun cakes.
Two: Eat noodles
Noodles have been given a beautiful meaning by the common people since ancient times, eating noodles on the birthday day means health, longevity, and good luck! March 19 is the birthday of the Sun Xingjun, remember to eat a bowl of noodles to get a good luck!
Recommended [Steak Noodles] Ingredients: Appropriate amount of noodles, 1 steak, 2 shiitake mushrooms, appropriate amount of broccoli, a little black pepper, a little butter.
1. Melt the butter in a pan, fry the steak over medium heat until cooked through, then fry the broccoli and shiitake mushrooms and sprinkle with pepper.
2. Cook the noodles and put them on a plate, and put the steak, broccoli and shiitake mushrooms in successively, and serve on the table.
Three: Eat chicken
In many traditional customs, chickens occupy an important position, not only worship the need for chickens, this day on the table to eat chicken, the meaning of chickens is known to everyone, meaning good luck, all wishes come true!
Recommended [chicken pot method] ingredients: half a free-range chicken, 2 potatoes, half an onion, a little green and red pepper, a little salt, a little light soy sauce, a little chicken pot ingredients, an appropriate amount of peanut oil, green onions, and an appropriate amount of ginger.
1. Chop the free-range chicken into small pieces, peel the potatoes and cut them into small cubes, peel and dice the onion, dice the red and green peppers, slice the garlic and ginger, and cut the green onion into sections for later use.
2. Heat peanut oil in a pot, add green onion and ginger and stir-fry until fragrant, pour in the chicken pieces and stir-fry evenly until the chicken pieces are white, cook in cooking wine to remove the smell, add an appropriate amount of light soy sauce and stir-fry well, add the chicken pot material and stir-fry well.
3. Pour in a little boiling water, add black fungus and diced potatoes to continue stir-frying, cover the lid and simmer slowly over low heat for about 20 minutes, add a little salt to taste, and finally add diced onion and red pepper and green pepper and stir-fry evenly.
Four: Eat glutinous rice balls
Tangyuan is a traditional delicacy that we often eat, which means reunion, don't forget to eat a bowl of tangyuan on Xingjun's birthday, which means good.
Recommended [sorghum glutinous rice balls] Ingredients: glutinous sorghum flour, brown sugar.
1. Put the glutinous sorghum flour in a basin, add water and form a dough, break it into small pieces and press a nest, put in brown sugar to close the dough evenly, and the glutinous rice balls are ready.
2. Add water to the pot, put in the rice balls when the pot is about to boil, cook slowly over low heat, cook until the rice balls float, and then take them out and serve them.
Remember to do 1 thing on March 19:
On the 19th day of the third lunar month, we celebrate and thank the Sun Star, but also don't forget to pay attention to the health of our families. Remember to eat less cold drinks and drink more hot water in late spring to make your body healthier!
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