Spicy fragrant pot, a folk snack originating from Sichuan, its story is like a jar of old wine, the more you taste, the more flavorful. Tracing back to its source, you can go to the market and alleys of the land of Bashu, which is a taste memory given by water and soil. According to legend, in ancient Shu, the people lived a simple life, liked to eat spicy food to drive away cold and dampness, and the prototype of the spicy fragrant pot was to simply mix the vegetables and soy products that can be obtained daily, and add homemade chili oil and pepper powder to enhance the flavor and fragrance. Just as the Tang Dynasty poet Du Fu wrote "Shu Road is difficult, it is difficult to go to the blue sky", with its unique spicy flavor, the spicy fragrant pot allows diners to find the pleasure of conquest in the challenge of taste, and achieves a beautiful landscape in Sichuan cuisine culture.
Cooking Steps:
**Preparation Materials:**
- 100 g of potatoes
- 100 g cucumber
- 50 grams of tofu skin
- 50 grams of fungus
- 30 grams of peanuts
- 10 grams of cooked sesame seeds
- 20 g of paprika
- 10 g of peppercorn powder
- 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- A pinch of chicken bouillon
- Cooking oil to taste
1. Shred potatoes and cucumbers, cut into strips after soaking tofu skin and fungus, and stir-fry peanuts until fragrant.
2. Blanch shredded potatoes, fungus and tofu skin until they are broken, and remove the supercooled water to keep them crisp.
3. Add chili powder, Sichuan pepper powder, light soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, chicken essence to the bowl, and pour in the hot oil to stimulate the fragrance.
4. Mix all the processed ingredients with the sauce well, and sprinkle with fried peanuts and cooked sesame seeds.
Tips:
- Blanch for too long to keep the ingredients crisp and tender.
- The oil temperature is controlled at 70% hot, too high will paste the spicy seeds, which will affect the flavor.
- When making chili oil, add a few grains of spices (e.g. star anise, cinnamon) to add a layer of aroma.
Spicy fragrant pot, a seemingly ordinary but profound cultural delicacy, it awakens people's pursuit of the ultimate taste with its spicy and fragrant taste. The plate of colorful, red and green mixed vegetables exudes an enticing aroma, and the taste is first spicy and spicy, followed by the sweetness of various ingredients and the mellow of the sauce, interweaving a carnival of taste buds.