The Hexi Corridor has been the only road to the Western Regions since ancient times, and it is also the only place to pass through the famous Silk Road. It has rich water and grass, suitable for cattle and sheep animal husbandry. Mutton is the most common delicacy on the local table, and it is also derived from mutton.
There are many delicacies, among which the mutton rolls are the most representative delicacies, which have a very prairie flavor.
Mutton stuffed rolls are one of the local specialty snacks in Yongchang County, Gansu Province in the Hexi Corridor area.
Different from hand-caught mutton, it not only has the boldness of hand-caught mutton, but also fully expresses the exquisiteness of Hexi pasta.
In the Hexi area, since sheep mainly eat Beishan salted grass, the lamb meat is tender, lean but not woody, rich in nutrients, and has no trace of mealy taste, making it a delicacy.
Jinchang lamb meat pad rolls pay attention to the materials used, strict formula and excellent craftsmanship.
When making it, 1-2 year old lambs are slaughtered. After unique cooking, dough rolls are added to the broth and processed at the same time. The color is pure, the taste is pure, the aroma is overflowing, the meat is tender and delicious, and you will not forget to eat it.
However, when the mutton stuffed roll was first invented, it was not so popular. On the contrary, there was a lot of helplessness.
Maybe you don’t know that the original production of mutton mat rolls actually started from the “lamb killing” every winter and spring.
Why are lambs killed? It turns out that during the breeding season of sheep every winter and spring, a large number of lambs are born on the grassland.
Usually, not all of these lambs can be retained, because the grassland area is limited after all. In order to better graze and protect the grassland, people have to slaughter a group of lambs in proportion according to the requirements of the grassland livestock capacity to maintain the balance of the grassland.
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This was originally a desperate measure.
The lambs that were slaughtered were generally not much bigger than rabbits, and their skins were stretched and used to make lamb skins in the future; and their large amounts of meat, the herdsmen used the method of stewing to invent mutton rolls, and later even
Become a local famous food.
This is why lamb is best used for mutton rolls.
Chop the lamb meat into small pieces, stir-fry in clear oil, add onions, garlic slices, dried peppers, ginger powder, pepper powder, salt and other condiments, add water and simmer until cooked.
Roll the mixed dough into a thin pancake, apply clear oil on it, roll it into a cylinder, cut it into inch sections, place it on the meat, simmer until the dough is cooked and the meat is tender, then it is ready to serve.
Lamb meat rolls are famous for their fragrant noodles, tender meat, delicious taste and rich nutrition.
Mutton and fine noodles, both strong and soft, have the deliciousness of mutton and the authentic chew of high-quality Hexi flour. They complement each other. It is the combination of red flowers and green leaves. It is a perfect combination for talented people and beautiful women.
Different from hand-caught mutton, it not only has the boldness of hand-caught mutton, but also fully expresses the exquisiteness of Hexi pasta.
Compared with the pure nomadic lifestyle in Mongolia, there is already a relatively developed farming civilization here. The blend of cultures is also reflected in a folk delicacy, which can be regarded as knowing the autumn with a leaf.