Friends who have been to Huai 'an, Jiangsu Province must have tasted a local food in Huai 'an: Huai 'an spicy soup, Huai 'an spicy soup, which is different from the spicy soup in Xuzhou in the north. With a lot of ginger and black pepper, this spicy soup tastes very spicy. It is also different from the hot soup in Henan, the hinterland of the Central Plains. The added spices make it spicy and mellow, which is very suitable for northerners' tastes, but southerners who don't like spicy and sweet can't accept it. The spicy soup in Huaidi, whether it is spicy northerners, is palatable as long as a small spoon is put on the big Chili sauce, or sweet southerners, who have long said hello without Chili sauce, can enjoy the delicious food.
Huaidi's mala Tang has four ingredients, namely silk, gluten, kelp and vermicelli. It is a miracle that the variety and quantity of mala Tang ingredients have not changed so far. Spicy soup must be thickened with starch. If it is not thickened, it is thin soup according to the picture. It is the key to master the thin consistency of thickening. People who sold spicy soup in the early days used flour to wash gluten.
Nowadays, popular diners come to the bowl of "two in one" on the bean curd brain baggage in the streets and lanes of old Huai' an. The so-called "two-in-one" is that Huai 'an people who are good at innovative snacks mix spicy soup and tofu brain in a bowl.
Huai' an people who like to drink spicy soup are now running around the country for their lives. How long has it been since you had spicy soup? The following small series will share with you a simple way to make authentic Huai' an spicy soup at home. Friends who like spicy soup can try to make it at home.
material
A large piece of kelp gluten, a whole thousand pieces of skin, a small bundle of soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil and Chili sauce.
manufacturing process
1, the dried kelp is soaked and shredded. The specific amount can depend on whether you like it more or not. If you like it more, put more.
2. Wash and tear gluten into small pieces, thousands of peaches;
3. Put the kelp into the pot to boil in advance, and then cook it on medium heat for 10- 15 minutes to see the hardness of the kelp and skim off the foam in the middle;
4. After15 minutes, add the prepared gluten strips and thousands of shredded money, and cook again on medium fire 10 minutes, mainly because the gluten needs to be cooked more;
5. Finally, put a handful of vermicelli, cook for 5- 10 minutes according to the state of vermicelli, and then you can take the pot and hold the bowl;
6, seasoning: soy sauce, sesame oil, vinegar, Chili sauce, you can put more according to your own preferences.
At this time, this Huaian spicy soup is basically ready. You can spread a chopped green onion omelet with this spicy soup, which is especially delicious.
You can never get enough of the flavor of your hometown. Wherever you go, you will always miss the taste of your hometown. Every time you return to Huai 'an, you must enjoy the delicious food in Huai 'an, as if you can't show your homesickness without it.