Bait block is a traditional flavor food in Yunnan. Yunnan people like to eat bait blocks and are better at making bait blocks. There are many varieties of yunnan bait, and the more famous ones are the small pot bait silk and Weishan in Duanshi Street, Kunming. Grilled meat bait pieces of silk, Hui bait? Block sandwiched with marinated beef, Tengchong stir-fried bait? Blocks and ham chicken mixed bait silk, etc., and the Qujing steamed bait wire to be introduced below is a must.
To say that Qujing's steamed bait silk, the time can be traced back to the 80s of the last century. At that time, there was a restaurant at the entrance of Xueyuan Street in Qujing City, although the façade was not large, but because the main snack variety served by the restaurant was finely made and had a unique flavor, it attracted customers every day, and became famous within a few years.
The main ingredient of Qujing steamed bait silk is locally produced barrel bait.. It is made of high-quality rice produced along the river and Zhujie in Qujing and processed according to traditional craftsmanship.
The mixture of Qujing steamed bait silk is very rich and quite elaborate. The first is fresh leeks and mung bean sprouts, as well as specially boiled soy sauce and carefully sautéed meat sauce. When boiling soy sauce, it should be served with a certain proportion of spices, simmer until it is thick and flavorful, and then put it in a container for later. The meat sauce is selected with fresh pork front sandwich hind leg meat, which is finely chopped and then fried with the sauce to form a meat sauce. The sauerkraut used for steaming bait is carefully pickled by the family, and the peppers that make the oil and pepper are from Qiubei, the peppercorns are from Xichang, Sichuan, as well as the star anise and grass fruits produced in Guangxi, the high-quality shiitake mushrooms produced in Fujian, the washed sesame seeds produced in Henan and so on. In addition, the red-skinned garlic produced by Hengda Road in Qujing Yuezhou Town also plays an important role in it. Of course, refined salt, sugar, monosodium glutamate, etc. are also indispensable spices.
The production process of Qujing steamed bait silk is not complicated. Take the good bait?, first soak in cool water, then cut into slices, and then evenly cut into shreds, put into the wooden or bamboo dumplings and steam until the bait is soft, take it out and put it in a bowl, put the blanched leeks, mung bean sprouts, add refined salt, sugar, monosodium glutamate, drizzle with boiled soy sauce, cover with meat sauce, garlic paste, sprinkle with sauerkraut, customers who like to eat spicy can also put their own oil spicy seeds, and finally mix well to eat. When the customer finishes eating the bait and drinking a small bowl of bone broth sprinkled with green onions, it is called the aftertaste!