Autumn is the harvest season. In early autumn, although the heat has not faded away, the colors of the harvest have already spread. At this time, the thing that seduces me the most is the fiery and passionate chili pepper. This brilliant red color always brings me back to the happiness and dizziness of eating five-spice chili sauce for the first time.
The first time I met it was at a friend’s house. It was also such a hot autumn day. When I went to play at my friend’s house, I saw the leftover scallion pancakes from the morning and a plate of bright red chili sauce on the dining table. My friend told me to try the sauce that I just made. So he unceremoniously picked up a piece of pancake, smeared it evenly with spicy sauce, rolled it up and put it in his mouth. When he took a bite, the salty, spicy and delicious flavor exploded in his mouth unexpectedly. The feeling of happiness was accompanied by a slight dizziness... Waiting for the mouth to boil. Before I can speak, I quickly ask for the recipe and how to do it.
I clearly remember that was in 2007, which is exactly 10 years ago. I look forward to this fiery and passionate season every year, like lovers in love looking forward to reunion. I make several pots every year and give some to family and friends and keep some for myself. In the early autumn of 2009, just over 20 days after giving birth to my daughter, bright red peppers began to rain down all over the place. Its season is very short, and I was afraid of missing my appointment with it, so I asked my neighbor to buy me a bag of it. I washed and dried twenty pounds of fresh peppers, then chopped them into pieces and boiled them for two days. After a jar of chili sauce was cooked, I almost collapsed as I had not yet finished my confinement. Lying on the bed with my daughter in my arms, I didn’t even want to eat, but my heart felt happy and stable. It was like a grand event that I had been looking forward to for a long time, and finally I didn’t miss it. Later, my mother found out and scolded me severely. I understand that every word of that sentence is filled with love for my daughter...
From this we can see that chili sauce is true love!
Happiness should be shared with everyone. Today I will share with you the recipe and steps of cooking it in the past ten years in detail (there are changes from the recipe of my previous friends). I hope those who like it will not miss it. A feast of chili peppers.
Recipe:
5 pounds of fresh red pepper?
2.5 pounds of finely ground sesame oil (corn oil can also be used)
Dried soybeans (mostly Fortunately, it is local and non-GMO) 1 catty
1 catty raw peanuts
3 quantities of peeled white sesame seeds (the same is true for frying without peeling)
Soybean paste Or a large bottle of sweet noodle sauce
120 grams of salt? 70 grams of sugar? 100 grams of white wine? 20 grams of chicken essence
Soak the soybeans for 3 hours in advance, then bring to a boil over high heat and simmer over low heat until Until the noodles are cooked. You can start cooking the beans while chopping the peppers, because it will take more than an hour to chop 5 pounds of peppers. The more chopped the pepper is, the better it will be cooked. You will understand why I say this when you get to the cooking stage. Be sure to wear disposable gloves when cutting. If you didn't wear them before, your hands would be burning and uncomfortable for a long time after cutting. No matter how you wash it with clean water or ice water, it is useless because the chili pepper liquid has penetrated into the skin.
It is best to use a larger wok to facilitate stirring later. Pour in half of the oil first, then when it is 6 minutes hot, pour in the peanuts and fry over medium-low heat to prevent the peanuts from getting too old. If the peanuts are fried too much, they will taste bitter, so use a slotted spoon to gently push them. It's almost done when the color turns deep red, turn off the heat, take it out and set aside. Then pour in the remaining oil. Why do you have to pour the oil in two steps? This is my experience after pouring the pot. The first time I made the sauce, I didn't know how deep it was. I took out the rice and poured in the chopped chili peppers. Because the oil is hot and the fresh chili peppers have a lot of water, a lot of oil will come out at once. So I slowly figured out how to refuel in batches, and never missed it again.
Boiling the chili peppers is the most critical step in the entire process of cooking the sauce. There is no shortcut, just time, and no corners should be cut at all. If you don't have enough time, the chili sauce will spoil immediately. It will be difficult to preserve it in two months, let alone a year.
After 1 hour and 40 minutes of cooking over medium-high heat, half of the freshly chopped chili peppers have been cooked, and all the water has been lost. Don’t feel bad. As a serious note, you cannot leave the stove during the cooking process because you need to keep stirring and pushing to prevent the pot from sticking. The next step is to pour in the water-controlled soybeans. Why put the soybeans first instead of peanuts? Because the soybeans are boiled in water and have relatively high water content, they are boiled first to dry out the water for better storage.
This process takes 20 minutes, then add salt, sugar, and white wine, and continue to stir evenly. When these ingredients are melted, add peanuts and sesame seeds and continue to stir.
After stirring evenly, add soybean paste or sweet noodle sauce. Stir quickly and evenly. If the speed is slow, it may stick to the pan.
Turn off the heat, add chicken essence and stir evenly. In this way, the salty, spicy and fragrant sauce is perfectly cooked. If you happen to have pancakes or corn tortillas on hand, put some hot sauce and take a bite, it will definitely make you want to cry with happiness...
The delicious hot sauce is over, and then I will say a few words to myself. feelings about life.
"The First Half of My Life" was aired some time ago. I believe many of you have followed the show and are deeply moved by the entanglement between He Han, Luo Zijun and Tang Jing. I also watched this drama, although it is very different from the original work. Watching Luo Zijun's counterattack from an abandoned housewife to a white-collar elite, I once doubted my years as a housewife at home. Isn’t it a bit silly to wonder if you still enjoy being a housewife every day? Doubt the value of your efforts and your future. Later I thought about life, after all, it is life, and TV series are, after all, TV series. Life should be lived step by step in a down-to-earth manner, unlike TV series where a year is more than a lifetime in a blink of an eye... I don’t have a lot of tricks. I can not only build a successful career, but also take care of my daughter’s health and nourishment, and I can also take care of the house. Clean and warm. Mainly because I am not Luo Zijun, and He Han can appear when I am in a hurry.
Think about it, think about it again, just be a happy housewife. Take good care of your family and take care of yourself...