Every year1February 28th, some hardworking Shanwei people will play some mackerel balls. At grandma's house, there is a busy time every year, and everyone will be free that day, because the procedure of playing mackerel pills is complicated, there are many materials and it takes a long time. The whole family needs to be mobilized. In the process of making mackerel balls, someone needs to scrape the fish, chop up the pork belly, separate the egg yolk from the egg white, and be called around like a coolie, helping to get the salt, the spoon and the basin, regardless of the details. This scene is particularly lively and joyful. Maybe the whole family can get together and Qi Xin can work together to do something. Such a process and atmosphere is enough to make people warm and excited.
Why is the mackerel ball called "hit"? The formation of mackerel balls really needs a lot of manpower. Without certain experience and full beating skills, ordinary people really can't make strong and delicious fish balls, so it is more appropriate to call it "beating"
Mackerel balls can be divided into white balls and meatballs. Their different materials have different tastes. They all use mackerel, especially mackerel that needs refrigeration. Fresh mackerel is not suitable for playing fish balls It is said that it is impossible to play fish balls, and some of them are falling apart. First, thaw the frozen mackerel one by one, cut each mackerel, then scrape off the fish with a spoon and put it in a basin. Scraped fish will be divided into two parts, one for white balls and the other for meatballs.
Let's talk about the process of white pills first. First, put the scraped fish on a wooden chopping board and chop it with a knife until it is chopped. Then, add the egg white into the pot and knead it constantly. This kneading process is very important, because only through vigorous kneading can we make elastic, energetic and delicious white pills. You can beat it into pulp and grab some fish pulp with your hands. When your palms are closed, a small circle will be formed between your thumb and forefinger. These white pills will break through this small circle, be caught by the spoon, evenly put on the steamer, steam for 20 minutes, and the white pills will be cooked.
The first step of beating meatballs, like beating white balls, is to put the scraped fish on a wooden chopping board and chop it with a knife, but add some pork belly and chop it together until it is chopped, then put it in a basin, add egg yolk, add "iron supplement" and salt powder, and then knead it evenly. After constant kneading, an experienced master will know with his eyes whether it is pulpy or not. The prepared meatballs are also placed on the steamer and steamed in water.
Oh, trying these freshly baked fish balls is my most anticipated and favorite. Eating freshly baked fish balls offset my hard day's work. I ran up and down, holding this and handing that, which was quite tired. Whenever the fish balls are cooked, I open the lid. Although there is fog, I can always catch the fish balls accurately and quickly first. Hot white meatballs were put into my mouth, and the delicious taste made me particularly satisfied. I ate one by one. Fresh-baked white meatballs are rich in flavor, elastic, chewy and especially sweet. Delicious meatballs are rich in flavor, with the flavor of fish, meat and "iron supplementation". They are so delicious that I forgot that they love such a heavy taste. Eating these freshly baked fish balls, the delicious taste makes me unforgettable and elated. It's a pity that grandma always won't let me eat too much, saying it's one of the dishes left for relatives and friends during the New Year. Hey! Only those who have eaten freshly baked fish balls can understand what freshly baked fish balls are like, which is incomparable and beyond other fish balls.
It has always been believed that in the market, the mackerel balls sold by supermarkets; The mackerel balls eaten in various restaurants are always inferior to the fish balls made at home. Maybe it's because of my own efforts, maybe it's because of the cooperation of my family, maybe it's because of the smell of home. I love to taste the fruits of such labor and miss the freshly baked mackerel balls in those years. . .