Brine is a common condiment in cooking, and most of the brines are boiled by themselves. There are different opinions about the materials used in making brine. Here are some methods and materials for making brine:

1, ingredients: Sichuan pepper, star anise, clove, tsaoko, licorice and cinnamon ***3/4 cups.

Practice: Brine material and galangal powder are put in the same cloth bag. Add eight cups of water and bring to a boil. Bring to a simmer for about one and a half to two hours.

2. Ingredients: star anise (two tablets), fennel, pepper (two teaspoons each), licorice (six tablets), cinnamon (one tablet), Amomum tsaoko (one) and dried tangerine peel (1/4).

Practice: Brine is carried in a cloth bag, boiled in 12 cups of water for 30 minutes and taken out.

3. Ingredients: pork, pork bone, fermented soybean with old mold, cinnamon, dried tangerine peel, licorice, fennel, star anise and Siraitia grosvenorii.

Practice: add water and cook for an hour.

4. Ingredients: 50 grams of soy sauce essence, star anise, cinnamon and Amomum tsaoko, 25 grams of galangal, pepper and clove, 50 grams of licorice and 500 grams of boiled water.

Practice: First, put soy sauce, cooking wine, rock sugar, refined salt and monosodium glutamate in a earthen pot and put it on slow fire, and cook it for about 1 hour. Spices and herbs must always be soaked in pots. After brine is made, it is best to use it every other day.