In autumn, as the temperature gradually cools down and the rain decreases, most crops usher in a bumper harvest season. Every time at this time, there will be a vegetable in the vegetable market that begins to be listed in large quantities, which is the "leek flower". Leek flowers, referred to as leek flowers, are white flower clusters that grow on leek moss in autumn. Although the leek flower is just an ordinary condiment, there is a good story that "when a leaf announces the beginning of autumn, it is the beginning of the leek flower's taste", which shows that the leek flower is a rare delicacy in the early autumn. This dish can be seen for a short time every year, and after a while, the leek seeds cannot be eaten, and it will not be seen on the market. Therefore, after entering the autumn, when encountering leek flowers, don't be soft, buy more chopped and save, and make it once to eat for a whole year.
Leek flower has a long history of consumption, it is not only delicious, the nutritional value is also very high. In addition to being rich in protein, carotene, vitamins and dietary fiber, leeks also contain minerals such as calcium, iron, and magnesium. Eating leeks can be raw and appetizing, enhance appetite, promote digestion, and are very suitable for autumn consumption.
The method of leek flowers is very diverse, you can stir-fry, you can also use leek flowers to scramble eggs, but the more classic method is pickled leek flower sauce. Autumn breeze, pickles. Leek flowers count as the first pickle to be pickled in the autumn. Every autumn, I will take advantage of the leek flowers when they are fresh, buy more to go home, chop and marinate and put them in the refrigerator to save, make a whole year to eat, and then take the leek flowers out after the cold, whether it is noodles, sandwich cakes, or hot pot, it is particularly fragrant!
What is the pickling method of leek flowers? How to pickle it well? Making leek flower sauce seems simple, but it is also skilled! Some details are overlooked, and your pickled leek flower sauce may not have been left for long to spoil or spoil. Below, I will share the method of making leek flower sauce to everyone! Do as I do, eat until the new leek flowers of the next year are on the market, and the leek flowers are still emerald green and fragrant. Friends who want to make homemade leek flower sauce at home can collect it first and use it every year!
【Pickled leek flower sauce】
1500 g leek flowers, 150 g salt, 1 small piece of ginger. The amount of leek flowers increases or decreases according to the amount you need, and 1 pound of leek flowers can be put in 50 grams of salt. What spices can be added to make the leek flower sauce not bad for a year? What kind of leek flowers pickled out taste better? (With instructions at the end of the article) You should remember to take a look.
First cut the handle of the leek flower with scissors, if there is an old skin at the bottom, or there are withered flowers to pick up, to clean up one by one, the process is a little laborious, but think about the leek flower sauce you made clean and hygienic, you have to add fuel. When handling leek flowers, you can wear thin gloves, do not delay the work, and do not make your hands full of leeks.
Pour water into the leek flowers and sprinkle starch and salt in the water. You can't wash the leek flowers completely with water. If there is no starch can be replaced with flour. Repeatedly grasp the washing, you can see that the water has become very turbid, and change the water a few more times until the water becomes clear, so that the leek flowers are washed very clean.
After the leek flower is washed, it is dried in a breathable grate, if the amount of leek flower is large, it is necessary to divide several containers to control the water, and to dry the excess water, this step is very important. If there is water, the leek flower sauce made is particularly easy to produce soup, and it is not conducive to long-term storage.
After the leek flowers have dried, place them on a board and chop them up with a kitchen knife. Whipping the leek flowers with a blender seems to save effort, but the leek flowers that are whipped into the mud have no taste at all, and the aroma will fade, and the leek flowers chopped out with a knife are particularly fragrant, and there is still a slight grainy feeling to eat, which is much more delicious than the muddy leek flower sauce!
Place the chopped leek flowers in a pot and add salt and ginger. When picking leek flowers, you can also put pears and cucumbers, which have a unique flavor to eat, but it is not as easy to store as pure leek flower sauce. If you like to eat this bite, you can leave a small part alone, peel and chop the pear, cut the cucumber into small pieces, mix well together and marinate, and eat the leek flower sauce with these ingredients as soon as possible.
The following is going to tell you a small secret to make the leek flower sauce not bad for a long time, that is, add a little liquor, liquor can not only increase the fragrance, but also play a role in preservative. Liquor should be high, not too expensive. I pickled 3 pounds of leek flowers and put one or two white wines. If there are too many words, the aroma of the wine is easy to cover the aroma of leek flowers.
After the leek flowers are pickled, do not bottle immediately, slightly let it kill the water, wait for about ten minutes, there is water analysis out, control the water out, put the leek flowers into a sealed jar, close the lid, the bottle mouth is glued with a sealing film, and stored in the refrigerator for refrigeration. The glass jar containing the leek flowers should be water-free and oil-free, boiled in boiling water for 5 minutes in advance, and dried. Jars filled with leek flowers can be reused in the next year, because they will retain the flavor, so do not use it to pickle other dishes, so as not to skewer. Look at my jar, but my grandmother's family has been passed down from generation to generation, and only uses it to pickle leek flowers every year!
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How to pick leek flowers?
Pickled leek flower sauce to use flowers that are not fully open, the following figure from left to right is the different stages of leek flower growth, the middle leek flower is more suitable for pickled leek flower sauce, the left side is somewhat tender, and the right side is old.
How much salt should I put in the pickled leek flowers?
The question of how much salt to put in the pickled leek flowers can be difficult for many people, taking a pound of leek flowers as an example, it is necessary to put 1 or 2 edible salts.
How long does it take to pickle leek flower sauce? How much leek flowers are good to eat each time?
The leek flowers can be eaten after 3 days of pickling, and the taste of the leek flowers will be more spicy. Don't eat it after 7 days, and eat it again a month later. The amount of leek flower sauce is about 10 grams each time, do not overeat.
After entering the autumn, when encountering leek flowers, don't be soft, buy more chopped and save, and make it once to eat for a whole year. In my childhood memories, as long as the adults in the family pickled leeks, I knew that autumn was coming, and the day of eating hot pot would be far away? The indispensable sauce for shabu-shabu is the crisp, tender, delicious, and fragrant leek flower sauce.
Although it is a bit troublesome to make homemade leek flower sauce at home, it is the process of washing leeks, chopping them up, and marinating them for storage, which really makes people feel the ritual of welcoming autumn with joy and joy. If the leek flower sauce is properly preserved, it will not spoil and taste for a whole year. To activate the taste buds of autumn, just this plate of leek flower sauce, do you like to eat leek flowers?
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