HAPPY Mutton--Braised mutton hot pot

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The winter solstice is coming, and Christmas is not far away either! ! ! LEMON’s friends decided to have a big meal of outdoor mutton hot pot; and everything must be prepared by yourself~~~ Then they went to have a drink; friends unanimously recommended Chef LEMON. Because the mutton made by LEMON is super delicious; there is also its own specially made spicy millet~~~ Friends who love spicy food should come and try it! Jiawu falls on the first day of November in 2014 in the lunar calendar; the countdown to the winter solstice is now~~~ The winter solstice is a great time to maintain health, mainly because [qi begins at the winter solstice]. As soon as winter comes, the life activities of the human body begin to change from dynamic to static, from prosperity to decline. The ancients said: [Eating mutton during the winter solstice will keep you warm all winter] [Eat mutton in winter, wear one less piece of clothing] [Eating mutton in winter is better than ginseng, and eating it in spring, summer and autumn will also strengthen your body] Mutton is nourishing but not drying. It has long been praised by doctors and foodies in the past, and it is one of the best tonic products in autumn and winter. , scientific health preservation during the winter solstice; it helps to ensure strong energy and prevent premature aging, achieving the purpose of prolonging life. During the winter solstice, the diet should be diverse, with a reasonable mix of grains, fruits, meats, and vegetables, and appropriate selection of high-calcium foods. The custom of eating mutton during the winter solstice is said to have started in the Han Dynasty, which once regarded the winter solstice as a legal festival. According to legend, Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, ate mutton cooked by Fan Kuai on the day of the winter solstice. I thought it tasted particularly delicious and praised it profusely. Since then, the folk custom of eating mutton during the Winter Solstice has been formed. People eat mutton and various nourishing foods on the day of the winter solstice in order to have a good omen in the coming year. Winter solstice health preservation is one of the focuses of health preservation during the 24 solar terms. Be sure to eat [mutton stewed with white radish] regularly from the winter solstice. This was the first dish served during the ancient royal meal on the Winter Solstice.

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The "minister in charge of logistics" purchased: 1000 grams of oyster mushrooms, 2 handfuls of enoki mushrooms, 1 Chinese cabbage, 1000 grams of wild bamboo shoots, 1 handful of spinach, 500 grams of coriander, 500 grams of dried fragrant garlic, 200 grams of green garlic, 2000 grams of glutinous rice cakes, and 500 grams of fish balls; LEMON is counting the quantities; if there is not enough, we will continue to buy~~~
grams of mutton, 1 white radish, 1 ginger, 20 grams of dried red pepper.
tablespoons of vegetable oil, 2 tablespoons of dark soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of light soy sauce, 1 green onion, 1 ginger, 2 tablespoons of refined salt, 1 tablespoon of pepper, 1 tablespoon of chicken essence, 1 star anise, 1 cinnamon, 20 grams of dried red pepper, 2 tablespoons of cooking wine, 1 sesame oil Spoon, 1 tangerine peel, 5 star anise, 10 grams of Sichuan peppercorns, 3 grams of cardamom, 1 gram of fennel, 2 licorice, 2 grass fruits [You don’t need to add more grass fruits, we always remove the seeds when we use them, because the grass fruits seeds are bitter. It is natural for aniseed to be bitter, just add more water and it will be fine. Also add some sugar color, don’t burn the sugar color]
Wash the lean lamb leg meat, and add some fat to the meat to get rid of the oil. Cut into 4cm square pieces.
Put the mutton into the pot, add an appropriate amount of water, add unpeeled ginger, a few green onions, and white wine and bring to a boil over high heat. Blanch for about 1 minute. Turn off the heat when foam comes out; take it out and put it in clean water to wash off the foam and set aside.
Put a clean pot on a high fire, heat the oil until it is 60% hot, pour in vegetable oil and heat it, add whole dry red peppers and stir-fry until fragrant.
Cinnamon, dried tangerine peel, star anise, Sichuan peppercorns, cardamom, fennel, licorice and grass fruits are stir-fried to bring out the fragrance. [If you don’t like the hot pot filled with aniseed ingredients; just use a special bag to put the aniseed ingredients]
When cooking mutton, the combination of seasonings cannot be ignored. It is best to put some unpeeled ginger, because the ginger skin is pungent and cool, which has a certain auxiliary effect on rheumatism patients. It has the functions of dispersing fire, removing heat, relieving pain and removing rheumatism.
Pour in the blanched mutton and stir-fry until fragrant. Add fresh mutton soup and bring to a boil over high heat. You can add some lotus seeds when cooking mutton; it has the effect of clearing the heart and purging fire. Reduce heat to low and cook until six ripe; skim off any floating foam.
Add two tablespoons of cooking wine; increase accordingly according to the amount of mutton. Usually 2 spoons is enough.
Add two tablespoons of dark soy sauce for color.
A tablespoon of light soy sauce enhances the flavor.
Use a drinking glass to put water into the pot, and add enough water to cover the mutton. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat without the lid, then switch to low heat and simmer for five minutes.
Wash and peel the radish and cut into large pieces the same size as the lamb. Before putting the white radish into the pot, it has been blanched in boiling water to remove the spicy taste of the white radish.
Add a tablespoon of sugar. Cover the pot, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and simmer for about 2 hours until the mutton is completely crispy and fragrant. [If you feel that the mutton is not cooked enough, you can transfer it to the stew pot and simmer for 3 hours]
Open the lid and turn to high heat to thicken the soup. Add 1 tablespoon of chicken essence, 2 tablespoons of salt, and 1 tablespoon of pepper to adjust the taste.
Sprinkle the green onion segments, cover the pot and simmer for one minute (this will make the green onions more fragrant), then open the lid and remove from the pot.
Cut off the root of the enoki mushroom directly with a kitchen knife and wash it with water. It's easy~~~
Coriander is a bit troublesome to clean. The rhizomes are relatively small and sometimes covered with mud, so when cleaning the rhizomes, you need to wash them one by one. Fortunately, LEMON is the chef~~~you don’t have to do the dishes! What a cold day~~~
The flaps of the oyster mushroom are very large, so tear them apart along the vertical lines of the mushroom to the size you like. Oyster mushrooms are very easy to clean.
Remove the roots and wash the spinach. The preliminary preparation for blanching vegetables is to soak them in salt water and clean them~~~
Peel and wash the wild bamboo shoots; blanch them and cut into small pieces for later use. There are reports on the Internet that eating bamboo shoots + mutton together can cause poisoning. But we always like to stew wild mountain bamboo shoots with mutton, and cook them longer! It tastes great and I never feel any discomfort; does LEMON have a strong stomach~~~heehee~~~
Chinese cabbage~~~I like it, it’s so easy to clean~~~I won’t explain it here! !
Hehe Xianggan~~~Easy~~~But; the knife needs to be modified.
Fish balls can be used as a staple food, but they still need to be modified. Just cut it off at the waist.
Cut off the base of green garlic. Open the green garlic leaves; wash the soil in the gaps.
Glutinous rice cake is also a staple food. My friends all like to eat it. I originally wanted to buy rice cakes; but the gentleman in charge of purchasing missed it~~~
This dish is done~~Do not mix it with bean paste during the cooking process~~~Bean paste is salty and cold in nature; it removes heat and detoxifies, while mutton is very hot and irritates the body. The functions of the two are opposite. There is a folk saying that "pigs don't eat ginger and sheep don't eat soybean paste", so the two should not be eaten together. Mutton has a high protein content, which can replenish calories in time and relieve fatigue caused by excessive calorie consumption. White-collar office workers with heavy official duties can take appropriate supplements to help restore their physical strength. Mutton is a warm food. Eating mutton regularly in winter can not only increase body heat and resist the cold, but also increase digestive enzymes, which can help the spleen and stomach digest and play an anti-aging role. It is also of great benefit to all diseases caused by deficiency and cold. Dear~~~Please don’t mix the ingredients according to the ingredients purchased by LEMON~~~Otherwise you will have to eat them for a week! ! ! Reduce the amount, reduce the amount~~~The fragrant and refreshing mutton hot pot is completed~~~Dear friends: Let’s eat! ! !

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