Friends who have been to Huai 'an, Jiangsu Province must have tasted a local delicacy in Huai 'an: Huai 'an spicy soup and Huai 'shang spicy soup, which are different from the spicy soup in Xuzhou in the north. Add a lot of ginger and black pepper. This spicy soup tastes 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 it is unacceptable for southerners who don't like spicy and sweet food. The spicy soup in Huaidi, whether it is a northerner who likes spicy food, is delicious as long as a small spoon is put with big Chili sauce, or a southerner who likes sweet food, has long said hello without Chili sauce, and can enjoy delicious food.
Huaidi Mala Tang has four ingredients, namely silk, gluten, kelp and vermicelli. It is a miracle that the types and quantities of ingredients in spicy soup 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 thicken. In the early days, people who sold spicy soup washed gluten with flour.
Nowadays, on the bean curd bag in the streets and lanes of old Huai 'an, diners are popular with bowls of "two in one". The so-called "Erhe" is Huai 'an people who are good at innovative snacks, mixing spicy soup and tofu brain in a bowl.
Huai 'an people who like spicy soup are now running around the country to live. 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 skins, 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 to put more, and you like to put more;
2. Wash gluten and tear it into small pieces, thousands of peaches;
3. Boil the kelp in the pot in advance, then cook it with medium fire for 10- 15 minutes to see how soft and hard the kelp tastes, and skim off the foam in the middle;
4. After15 minutes, add the prepared gluten strips and thousands of shredded noodles, and cook again on medium fire 10 minutes, mainly because the gluten needs to be cooked more;
5. Finally, put in 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 an omelet with chopped green onion and eat it with this spicy soup. It tastes very special.
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 express your homesickness without it.