Pot-stewed vegetables are the most common delicacies on the northern table. Braised vegetables are a bit like stew in the northeast. Stewed dishes are simple to make and taste suitable for Shanxi people's taste buds, occupying Shanxi people's dining tables all the year round. Oh! When pot-stewed vegetables arrive in the northeast, they are called northeast stew. In Hebei, this is called cooking, and the name is very interesting. The big stew has the boldness of the northeast people.

Although the name is different, the cooking method is similar. Stews are also popular in Shanxi, so what are the reasons for stews and how are they made?

Shanxi braised dishes are common snacks in farmers' recipes. Especially in the autumn and winter of 1970s and 1980s, due to the lack of vegetables in winter, potatoes, vermicelli, fried tofu, Chinese cabbage, kelp and other ingredients became the main ingredients of food stalls, and braised dishes became the most popular dishes in winter.

The main ingredients of pot-stewed vegetables are sliced meat, fried tofu, potato pieces, fried meatballs, bean sprouts, eggplant, beans, kelp and vermicelli. Put these ingredients into the pot and simmer slowly until the flavors of the ingredients blend with each other, so why is the stewed food delicious? In winter, the family sits around the table and eats steaming stew, feeling warm and happy.

Braised stew is also a home-cooked dish, and it's not just Shanxi people who have a soft spot for it! Other provinces also have the habit of stewing vegetables. I mainly stew my favorite ingredients in a pot. There are soup and vegetables, which are delicious.

, rich in nutritional value. Suitable for people of all ages. More importantly, the family sat together, enjoying deep affection and tasting delicious pot-stewed dishes. Especially in the hot summer, steaming pot-stewed vegetables will make us hearty.

According to folklore, treacherous court official was in power in Song Dynasty, especially treacherous court official Qin Gui, who dominated the state affairs and framed Yue Fei. Some people with lofty ideals stir-fry all kinds of vegetables and stew them together, saying that everyone treats it as Qin Gui, eats its meat and drinks its blood.

This dish soon spread among the people, and after experiencing the rich tastes of past dynasties, it constantly improved the pot-stewed dishes.

There is also a legend that once there was a landlord who felt that he had no appetite for anything and then passed by a farmer's house. Smelling the fragrance of the garden, I went in and saw the farmers cooking. I was curious and stayed to eat a bowl. It turned out to be really delicious. Asked how to do it, the farmer said that there was little food at home, and when he was hungry in winter, he hid it in the cellar and took it out, cut it into pieces and stewed it together. Add seasoning to satisfy hunger. This is the legend of pot-stewed dishes I heard. Whether it is true or not remains to be verified.