Jiaozi, a vegetarian in Tianjin for the New Year, is a local specialty. It is not only a delicious food for relatives and friends during the New Year, but also a symbol of people's good wishes for the New Year. Below, let's uncover the secret of being a jiaozi and explore the inheritance on the tip of the tongue.
Pay attention to the choice of ingredients: fresh ingredients are the source of delicious food.
Tianjin Sujiaozi's ingredients are carefully selected and particularly fresh. Green vegetables, spinach, white tofu, crispy lotus root and golden carrot, these seasonal vegetables are washed and scalded, and then cut into thin slices, which becomes the soul of Su Jiaozi. With mushrooms, vermicelli and other ingredients, enrich the taste and level.
Blending stuffing: Only when the proportion is balanced can harmony be achieved.
Preparation of stuffing is the most important thing in vegetarian jiaozi. Spinach powder and tofu should be mixed according to the ratio of 3: 1, and then chopped lotus root, carrot, mushroom and vermicelli should be added. When seasoning, salt and chicken essence are indispensable, oyster sauce is fresh and sesame oil is fragrant. Finally, add a small amount of flour and stir evenly to make the filling moderate in thickness, not dry or thin.
Bao jiaozi: Ingenious workmanship and outstanding skills.
Bao jiaozi seems simple, but it tests the patience and craftsmanship of Bao jiaozi people. The rolled dough is thin but not broken, and the edge is round and smooth. Place the filling in the middle of the dough, fold and knead it into a jiaozi. Tianjin people are also very particular about the shapes of jiaozi, such as jiaozi, jiaozi and jiaozi, which symbolize happiness, jubilation and wealth.
Cooking method: Boiling and steaming are suitable for each other.
Su Jiaozi has two cooking methods, boiling and steaming. When cooking, put boiling water into the pot and take it out when jiaozi floats on the water. When steaming, the drawer cloth will be laid, the jiaozi will be placed neatly, and the fire will steam. The cooked jiaozi is tender and smooth, and the soup is full; The steamed dumpling skin is soft and glutinous, fragrant and delicious.
Dip in the juice to taste: the finishing touch, fresh and fragrant.
Tianjin Sujiaozi's dipping sauce is very particular, sweet and sour, and rich in garlic flavor. The following dipping sauces are very popular:
Garlic juice vinegar dish: put minced garlic into the vinegar dish and mix well.
Chili oil vinegar dish: on the basis of garlic vinegar dish, add Chili oil, which is delicious and spicy.
Sesame soy sauce: Mix soy sauce with sesame oil, with chopped green onion and shredded ginger, which is delicious.
Moral symbol: pinning good wishes
Jiaozi, a vegetarian in Tianjin for the New Year, is not only delicious, but also carries people's good wishes for the New Year. Spinach means "long-term", tofu means "more happiness and longer life", lotus root means "rising steadily" and carrot means "going in and out safely". When wrapping jiaozi, they knead dough skillfully, pinning their wishes for family harmony and reunion.