Braised pork with golden hook, a very distinctive Northeastern home-cooked dish, only those who have tried it will understand

There is a kind of snap bean in the Northeast, which is light yellow in color and not big in size. , has no tendons, and looks like an old bean, which makes people not want to eat it. In fact, it is a kind of high-quality beans, also known as "golden hook", commonly known as "oil beans". For this kind of unspectacular "golden hook", its price never drops from the time it goes on the market to the time it goes off the market. It is one to two times more expensive than ordinary beans. It can sell for more than ten yuan per catty at the highest, even now This season, the price of golden hooks is also about 5-7 yuan per catty, which can be regarded as the best among beans.

The name of the golden hook comes from its appearance color. After the golden hook is mature, its color is light yellow, and some golden hooks are golden in color. It not only has a special color, but also has a meaty texture. It is also different from ordinary beans, which have a chewy texture, while golden hooks are soft and waxy, easy to cook, and have no tendons. Especially when stewed with braised pork, the taste is really delicious. Got it!

Braised pork with golden hook can be considered a home-cooked dish in the Northeast, because in restaurants in the Northeast, this dish has a high order rate and is also very popular with everyone. The braised pork itself is soft, waxy and fragrant, coupled with the unique taste of the golden hook. When these two ingredients are stewed together, it feels waxy and not very greasy when you eat it. Therefore, braised pork with golden hook may not look very special, but only those who have eaten this dish will understand how it tastes, and will eventually fall in love with this dish.

Making braised pork with golden hook takes a longer time. From processing to ripening, it takes at least an hour, so you still need to be patient when making this dish.

When making Braised Pork Stewed Golden Hook, you must first prepare the braised pork. We all know that making braised pork is very time-consuming, because the braised pork needs to be simmered over low heat so that the taste is good. It will be soft and glutinous, and the shape of the braised pork is also good. If you use a pressure cooker to stew the braised pork, although the time will be shortened, the taste of the braised pork will be much worse, so the preparation time of the braised pork should be at least fifty minutes. , so as to make soft, tender and fragrant braised pork.

After the braised pork is cooked, the golden hooks cannot be stewed directly in the braised pork. A pre-processing is required, that is, the cleaned golden hooks are fried in a pot to remove the gold. The beany smell of the hook is removed, and it can also play a role in shaping it, so that the golden hook can maintain its integrity after being stewed.

Next, I will share with you the complete method of braised pork and golden hook.

Braised pork with golden hook

Ingredients required: 500g pork belly, 500g golden hook, a little pepper and star anise, 30g white sugar or rock sugar, 20g soy sauce, onion and ginger each 20 grams, 10 grams of refined salt, 10 grams of cooking wine.

——Preparation method——

①Cut the pork belly into evenly sized pieces. Add a small amount of cooking oil to the pot. When the oil temperature is 30% hot, add white sugar or rock sugar. When frying, you must stir-fry over low heat because we are frying the sugar. If the heat is too high, it will cause the syrup to scorch. Only stir-frying over low heat can control the color of the sugar. Only when the sugar is stir-fried, the color will be maroon and slightly When it bubbles, you can put in the pork belly pieces and stir-fry until browned.

② After frying the pork until the color is even, add onion, ginger, star anise, pepper, cooking wine, and soy sauce and stir-fry evenly. Then add an appropriate amount of water. Bring the water to a boil over high heat, then turn to a small pot. Simmer over low heat for forty minutes. After stewing for forty minutes, the braised pork is already eighty-done. At this time, we turn off the fire and start preprocessing the golden hook.

③ Do not add oil to the pot. Put the washed golden hooks into the pot, turn on low heat and fry slowly for five minutes until the golden hooks become soft. At this time, you must control the heat. If If the fire is strong, the golden hook will be scorched.

④After the golden hook is fried, put it in the braised pork. Although there is not much soup in the braised pork now, do not add additional water, just simmer it over medium heat for about ten minutes. Add salt to taste and serve.

This stewed and mature dish is slightly red in color and has almost no soup. It is similar to a dry pot dish, but its texture is soft, glutinous and fragrant. Once you take a bite, your taste buds will be widened in an instant!

To make this Braised Pork Stewed with Golden Hook, you need to pay attention to the following points.

① The braised pork must be stewed in advance to taste, because the golden hook is not easy to stew for a long time. If the braised pork is not stewed well, it will affect the overall eating effect of this dish.

② The golden hook needs to be fried in advance. This method is not universal, but I often use it myself. This can remove the beany smell of the golden hook and taste better.

③The golden hook itself is easy to cook, so the stewing time should not be too long, otherwise the golden hook will be stewed too soft and rotten. Not only will the effect not look good, but the taste will also be greatly reduced. .