Introduction: Eat more of this meat in autumn, cheaper than chicken, more delicious than beef and mutton, nutritious and delicious and not fat, cook it with your hands, it's so fragrant!
Every autumn, my kitchen is full of big bones. I remember one time, in the autumn, I saw a special price for big bone sticks in the vegetable market, and I couldn't help but buy a few back. That day, I stewed a pot of big bone stick soup, which was so fragrant that even my husband, who usually doesn't like to drink soup, couldn't help but drink two bowls in a row. Later, he asked me, "Why is this soup so fragrant and the meat so tender?" I laughed and told him that this is the secret of the big bone stick, and the simple stew is not only delicious, but also very nourishing.
The big bone stick, as the name suggests, is the part of the animal's thigh bone. Compared with other parts of the meat, the price of the big bone stick is more affordable, and the meat is firm, rich in collagen and calcium, and the stewed soup is particularly rich. Autumn is a good time for health preservation, and drinking more big bone stick soup at this time can not only nourish the body, but also warm the stomach and keep out the cold.
The weather is getting colder and colder, and the human body is susceptible to cold, and the big bone stick soup has the effect of warming and nourishing the qi, nourishing the stomach and nourishing the stomach. Drinking a bowl of hot big bone stick soup, the stomach is warm, and the whole person feels much more comfortable. The bone marrow and fascia in the big bone stick contain a lot of collagen, and drinking a bowl of big bone stick soup can effectively replenish the elasticity of the skin, especially for women who love beauty, this is a natural "beauty soup". And the meat of the big bone stick is firm, low in fat, but high in protein, it is not greasy to eat, and there is no need to worry about gaining weight, which is a healthy food suitable for the whole family.
Stewing big bone sticks seems simple, but there are actually a lot of tricks. Especially if you want to stew a pot of thick white soup without a fishy smell, you need to think a little bit about it. Next, I would like to share with you my experience of stew.
1. First of all, the big bone stick must be purchased fresh, preferably the pork leg bones slaughtered on the same day, such bones are not only delicious, but also the stewed soup is more nutritious. If conditions permit, you can ask the seller to split the big bone sticks, which will make it easier to stew a thick soup.
2. Put the big bone stick in a pot of cold water, add a few slices of ginger, and bring to a boil. At this time, a lot of blood foam will float, skim off the blood foam with a spoon, and then take out the large bone stick and rinse it with warm water. This step is to remove the smell of blood and ensure that the stewed soup is refreshing and fishy.
3. Put the processed big bone stick into the pot and add enough water. The amount of water here should be filled at one time, and no more water should be added halfway through, so as not to affect the concentration of the soup. After boiling over high heat, reduce the heat to low and simmer for 1-2 hours until the soup turns white and the soup thickens. The longer it is simmered, the richer the flavor of the soup and the more nutritious it becomes.
4. Finally, add an appropriate amount of salt to taste, and you can also add a few pieces of Chinese herbal medicines such as codonopsis and wolfberry when the soup is about to be stewed, which can not only increase the nutritional value of the soup, but also enrich the taste. Of course, it is not recommended to add too much seasoning so as not to mask the original flavor of the big bone stick.
The stewed pot of big bone stick soup can be made into a variety of delicious dishes in addition to drinking the soup and eating meat directly. Here are some of my personal recommendations:
1. Rice Companion: Big bone stick soup is a very good rice companion. The soup is poured over the rice and a few pieces of stewed large bone stick meat are added to make the soup soak into the rice, and the taste is particularly delicious.
2. A great partner to noodles: Use the stewed bone stick soup as a soup base, and add cooked noodles and vegetables to make a simple but delicious bowl of bone broth noodles.
3. Make a hot pot base: Use the big bone stick soup as a hot pot base, and add some fresh vegetables, tofu, mushrooms and other shabu-shabu vegetables, which is healthy and delicious.
4. Cooking porridge: Big bone stick soup can also be used to cook porridge, especially rice porridge or millet porridge, which is fragrant and thick, making it a very nourishing breakfast option.
5. Frozen into bone broth jelly: If you stew a lot of soup at one time, you can put it in a sealed box, put it in the refrigerator and freeze it, and take it as you go. The next time you cook soup or cook, you can take it out and use it directly, which is very convenient.
Whenever autumn comes, I take advantage of the cheap price of big bone sticks and buy some stewed soup to drink. The big bone stick is not only affordable, but also nutritious, the soup is fresh and delicious, and it is a rare nourishing product in autumn and winter. Stewed in a pot of thick white bone stick soup, the fragrance is overflowing, warm the body and heart, and it is a delicious delicacy that everyone loves. You might as well try a pot of bone stick soup at home and enjoy this simple but blissful autumn delicacy.