Honey Sachima

Honey Sachima

Overview

Saqima is a kind of food of the Manchu people. It was one of the sacrifices at the Sanling Tombs outside the Pass in the Qing Dynasty. Its original meaning is dog breasts dipped in sugar. After the noodles are fried, they are mixed with sugar and pressed into small pieces. Saqima is one of Beijing's famous Beijing-style pastries with four seasons. It has the advantages of beige color, soft and sweet, and melts in your mouth. Today, the production method of saqima has been improved: eggs are added to flour to make noodles, and then sugar, honey, cream, etc. are used to make syrup, which is then mixed with fried noodles and left to dry. A square dessert with eggs as the main ingredient. There are also some made with brown sugar on the market, and the flavors are also varied.

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Ingredients

Steps

  1. Beat the flour into the eggs.

    Honey Sachima step 1
  2. Stir.

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  3. Knead into a smooth dough and cover with a damp cloth for 20 minutes.

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  4. Roll the dough into a uniform thickness, just a little thicker than usual.

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  5. Cut into noodles of even thickness.

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  6. Heat oil in a pan, add noodles and fry over medium heat until fluffy and light yellow.

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  7. Remove the oil and set aside.

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  8. Put appropriate amount of honey in the pot. Simmer over low heat without stirring.

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  9. Boil until the sugar becomes thick and stringy.

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  10. Quickly pour the fried noodles, raisins, and black sesame seeds into the boiler, and stir quickly to make the noodles evenly slurry.

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  11. Pour the mixed noodles into the mold while they are hot, and use a spatula to flatten the mixed noodles.

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  12. After cooling slightly, cut into pieces and eat. (Otherwise it will be fragile when cutting)

    Honey Sachima step 12