When I arrived in Beizhen, Jinzhou, Liaoning Province, I found that the "Chinese Time-honored Brand" and "Liaoning Provincial Intangible Cultural Heritage" of the gourmet ditch gang smoked chicken were originally here.
The annual output value of Goubangzi smoked chicken is nearly 500 million yuan, intangible assets are 1 billion yuan, the existing staff is more than 1,000 people, the five major production workshops, is a set of poultry breeding, poultry slaughtering, cooked food processing, food wholesale and retail equal to one, through the ISO9001 international quality management system certification of large-scale modern food processing enterprises.
At present, with the daily processing capacity of 50,000 white strips, 15,000 smoked chickens, 600 pieces (boxes) of leisure food and 500 pieces (boxes) of various intestinal foods, it is one of the largest poultry slaughtering and deep-processing food enterprises in Liaoning. The formation of fresh, leisure, sauce and marinade, spicy four series, more than 100 varieties, products through direct sales, agency, e-commerce and other ways to sell, throughout the northeast, north China, Beijing and Tianjin and other places.
Therefore, I walked into this century-old brand to visit the past and present lives of the smoked chicken of the Gou Gangzi.
"Gou Gang Zi Smoked Chicken" has experienced historical events and important stages such as the end of the Qing Dynasty, the invasion of the Kwantung, the Republic of China, the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the War of Liberation, public-private partnerships, reform and development, etc., and has been painstakingly cultivated by four generations, operated diligently, and passed down for a hundred years, and the taste is still there.
Gou bangzi smoked chicken was founded in 1899, the founder Yin Yucheng, before liberation by the second generation of Yin Shenglin to take over the business, in 1956 through the public-private partnership Yin family smoked chicken factory temporarily closed, in 1978 after the Third Plenary Session of the Party, the reconstruction of Yin family smoked chicken factory, the third generation of Yin Yaru inherited the ancestral industry, in 1993 invested 500,000 yuan, expand the scale of production, the establishment of Beizhen City Yin family smoked chicken factory.
At present, the smoked chicken of the Gou Gangzi is the fifth generation of people. In 1995, the fourth generation of Wang Jin took over the Yinjia Smoked Chicken Factory and began to enter a period of rapid development, in 2016, in order to better highlight the characteristics of Gou Bangzi Smoked Chicken and the geographical characteristics of Gou Bangzi trademark, the group was renamed Liaoning Gou Bangzi Smoked Chicken Group Co., Ltd.
Gou Bangzi smoked chicken ancestral court secret recipe, cooking process, in accordance with a specific order, adding appetizers, spleen, digestion of cinnamon, baizhi, tangerine peel, sand kernels and other twenty flavors of traditional Chinese medicine and spices, after sixteen meticulous processes, lasting 17 hours of marinating into the taste, the whole process is complex and elaborate. In the processing, through standardized process control, it is ensured that the three accuracies are always achieved: the salt is accurate, the saltiness is appropriate; the heat is accurate, and the people do not leave the pot; the throwing material is accurate and the fragrance is maintained. Finally, it is grilled with white molasses.
This is the leisure base of Goubangzi smoked chicken, fruit planting, chicken and duck free range, leisure residence, picking experience, production visit, etc., has become the diversified operation management of Goubangzi smoked chicken, industrial tourism visits and other modes.
On the basis of inheriting the traditional process and variety of Gou Bangzi smoked chicken, we have developed products such as smoked chicken and boneless smoked chicken, and re-developed the palace yellow chicken that has been lost for a hundred years, injecting new blood and vitality into the century-old brand of Gou Bangzi smoked chicken. After continuous innovation and development, Goubangzi smoked chicken has formed a series of products with more than 100 kinds of products such as unique Goubangzi smoked chicken, smoked pig's trotters, smoked chicken, etc., and has become a unique show in the Manchu food culture in western Liaoning.
Through scientific and technological research and development in cooperation with relevant universities, a new product packaging has been developed, which can make the freshness shelf life of fresh smoked chicken reach about 10 days at room temperature, and the cold chain transportation and storage can reach 30 days. As a result, the product block of Goubangzi smoked chicken products has been improved, and the shortcomings of the previous packaging with short shelf life and the inability to maintain the unique flavor of smoked chicken have been changed. At the same time, this kind of packaging has also laid a solid foundation for completely changing the sales model of the old Gou Gang Zi Smoked Chicken, promoted the industrialization of smoked chicken production, and made it possible for the Gou Bang Zi Smoked Chicken to really sell well in the country and even go abroad.
Gou Bangzi smoked chicken has won the market with its unique craftsmanship and reputation that has been passed down for a hundred years. It has been recognized by the Ministry of Commerce, the National Tourism Commission, the Department of Culture of Liaoning Province, the Liaoning Provincial Administration for Industry and Commerce, the Liaoning Provincial Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision, and the People's Government of Liaoning Province as "China Time-honored Brand", "National Industrial Tourism Demonstration Site", "Intangible Cultural Heritage of Liaoning Province", "Famous Trademark of Liaoning Province", "Famous Brand Product of Liaoning Province", "Leading Enterprise of Agricultural Industrialization in Liaoning Province" and so on.
At present, the best taste of Gou Bangzi smoked chicken is the Smoked Chicken of the Yin family, there is such a story, in 1887, the teenager Yin Yucheng broke into the Kanto alone, when he came to the then Guanguan Daogou Gangzi (now Beizhen City, Liaoning Province) Gou Bangzi Town), saw the beautiful mountains and rivers here, the folk customs are simple, and decided to settle here. He opened a noodle shop with his family's heirloom craft and brewed his own wine, known as "Gou BangZi Xiao Yaki". Yin Yu became a hero, loyal, and often helped the poor people, and was deeply loved by the townspeople, and later was valued by a rich merchant surnamed Du in the local area, and married Miss Du family, after which he was known as Yin Fourth Master.
One night, on the way home, Fourth Master Yin met an old man in rags, and saw that he had no place to live, so he felt pity and took him home to take care of him. Careful care made the old man recover quickly, because of the great gratitude for the help of Fourth Master Yin, the old man told the truth about his identity as a royal cook and the experience of being persecuted and escaping from the palace before leaving. Finally, the old man took out a secret recipe for smoked chicken from his arms and told Fourth Master Yin: This thing is the secret recipe of smoked chicken in the court that I have created with more than forty years of experience, and this smoked chicken is deeply loved by the former emperor.
Yin Yucheng smoked chicken according to this method and boldly innovated and improved the recipe, while selling it with homemade shochu, and soon "smoked chicken shochu" was well known in the streets and became a famous snack of the Gou Gangzi. With the help of his father-in-law, Yin Siye founded the Smoked Chicken Factory in 1889 and named it "Gou Gangzi Smoked Chicken". Due to its unique taste, GouBangzi smoked chicken was favored by the local people and past merchants, and was later hand-picked by the imperial dining as the "imperial chicken of the court". In the folk, GouBangzi smoked chicken is also known as the first of the "four famous chickens in China", and is well-known.
As the founder of the world-famous Gou Bangzi smoked chicken, the owner of the famous "Gou Bangzi" and "Yin family" trademarks, Liaoning Gou Bangzi Smoked Chicken Group has become a large-scale group enterprise integrating breeding, slaughtering and deep processing of meat products through the historical events and important stages of the late Qing Dynasty, the Invasion of Japan, the War of Liberation, the War of Liberation, public-private partnership, reform and opening up, etc.
Goubangzi Smoked Chicken Group takes traditional smoked chicken and smoked pig's trotters as the leader, while vacuum leisure products such as aromatherapy, spicy chicken feet, chicken legs, pig trotters, chicken rice and other products not only retain the traditional flavor of Goubangzi smoked chicken, but also integrate modern processing technology, which has been selling well for many years and lasting.
In the hearts of the majority of consumers, Gou Bangzi smoked chicken is not only one of the most distinctive local specialties, but also a memory, a feeling, a generous gift, a nostalgic Gou Gangzi smoked chicken thick historical heritage, a nostalgic hometown feelings, far-reaching Kanto impressions, has long surpassed the product itself, beyond the beautiful landscape of Gou Bangzi, become a business card of the northeast, become a part of the long-standing Kanto culture.
I was visiting by chance to meet the influencer live broadcast. Ditch gang smoked chicken - this smoked chicken has become a must in the northeast. Many people may want to ask if you can provide us with simple ingredients and preparation methods, so the competing manufacturers agreed and gave such an ingredient material: 1 chicken, soy sauce, salt, 1 green onion, 1 piece of ginger, 5 grams of grass fruit, 3 grams of cloves, 5 grams of nutmeg, 5 grams of star anise, 8 grams of peppercorns, 8 pieces of fragrant leaves, 3 grams of cinnamon, 2 grams of white root, 3 grams of galangal, allspice powder, dried chili peppers, 8 grams of rice, 15 grams of sugar, 5 grams of tea leaves...
Detailed steps of the method:
1. Slaughter the baby rooster and tidy up; Place the chicken on the board and belly up, use a knife to cut the middle of the chicken ribs and vertebrae, and fold it with your hands, then use a small wooden stick to put it into the belly to prop up, and then open a small opening at the tip of the chicken's breast, cross the chicken legs into the mouth, cross the wings into the mouth, and then dry the surface water for use; 4. Put all the spices (cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, sand kernels, white root, etc.) into a cloth bag and put it in the pot; Mix fresh ginger, five-spice powder, pepper and MSG into a pot with clean water;
5. Soak the chicken in a pan for another 17 hours, then cook over low heat until half cooked with salt, then continue to cook until ripe, remove and smoke while hot; 7. Spread sesame oil on the chicken before smoking; Then put the chicken on the grate in the pot, when the bottom of the pot is boiled until it is slightly red, add sugar and honey to smoke for 2 minutes, turn the chicken body and smoke for another two or three minutes.
Production tips: 1. 2. Cook chicken should master the heat, rot and not scatter, in order to maintain a complete chicken shape, so as to facilitate the next process; The smoking time should not be too long, otherwise the color is too heavy and affects the appearance; When mixing fresh ginger, five-spice powder, pepper, and monosodium glutamate, you can also add spicy powder, and the taste will be more delicious.
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Lotto Travel Network and Lotu Inspiration Traveler: Zhu Wenxin Updated: 2017.08.08