Braised bowls are one of the most distinctive Northeastern dishes.

Wedding banquets in Northeastern rural areas are mostly influenced by Manchu customs. There are "six plates and six bowls, or eight plates and eight bowls" In terms of banquet noodles, there are four cold meat dishes, four large pieces, four fried dishes, and four stewed bowls.

The four braised bowls are a general term for stewed dishes, including braised meatballs, braised tofu, braised three kinds, braised clams, braised crab meat, etc., but the must-have dish is the braised bowl. Soup is the stew bowl we are talking about today.

This authentic stew bowl is a by-product of boiling meat in red and white water in a large pot. It was originally recycled waste. It uses soup made from elbows and water, and also puts pig intestines, and some will Add some pig lungs, because of this, the stew bowl has a rich flavor and full aroma.

In addition to the meat stew, there is also a vegetarian stew bowl. This vegetarian stew bowl can be served on the fasting table. It is vegan, but it tastes exactly like the meat stew bowl, except that the broth is missing. It has a meaty smell, but the fresh taste is not bad.

Ingredients: potatoes, sausages, dried tofu, fungus, carrots, garlic sprouts, coriander, onions, ginger, garlic, salt, monosodium glutamate, white pepper, starch

Method:

(1) Cut the cooked fatty intestines into shreds. Cut dry tofu into thin strips. Soak the fungus in water until soft and cut into slices. Cut the potatoes into long thin strips, wash them twice with cold water and drain them. Cut the garlic sprouts and coriander into small pieces. Shred the onion and ginger, mince the garlic.

(2) Pour a large amount of oil into the pot and heat it to the seventh level. Add the shredded potatoes into the pot and fry until golden and crispy. Take it out and put it in a rack for later use.

(3) In another pot, add a small amount of oil, heat it up, add minced garlic and shredded ginger and sauté until fragrant, then add shredded green onion and stir-fry until it changes color

(4) Pour the broth into the pot and bring to a boil. Add dried tofu, shredded pig intestines, shredded fungus, and shredded carrots and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat and simmer for 3-5 minutes. If the broth is not salty, add salt.

(5) Mix half a small bowl of water with starch, as much starch as needed, and slowly pour it into the soup, stirring constantly, until the soup becomes thick (but don’t turn it into paste or jelly...after all) Or soup)

(6) Add garlic sprouts, fried potato shreds, coriander, MSG, and finally sprinkle with white pepper to enhance the flavor and it is ready to serve

If you want to make a vegetarian stew bowl, It is to replace the broth with water, remove the onions and garlic, boil the water after pouring it into the pot, then break up an egg, stir it again and again and slowly pour it into the soup to form egg drop, and then add dry Shredded tofu and fresh mushrooms. Don't add the garlic sprouts at the end, just add the coriander. What you get out of this way is a vegetarian stew bowl. If you don’t add eggs, it’s vegan.