New Year cake
Overview
Northeastern people must eat rice cakes during the Chinese New Year. The color is golden, just like gold. In the festive New Year, how can the dining table be missing this gold bar-like rice cake? It not only satisfies the taste buds, but also has a visual effect. Traditional rice cakes come in yellow and white colors and come in many styles, including round and square, symbolizing gold and silver! Nian Gao, also known as Nian Nian Gao, is a homophonic word for Nian Nian Gao. It is a food with a festive meaning. It brings new hope to people every year and means that people's work and life are getting better and better year by year. According to ancient legends, there was a monster called Nian in ancient times. Every time it was severe winter, it would come down the mountain and hurt people's lives. Later, there was a smart tribe called the Gao clan. Every time it was severe winter, when the monster was expected to come down the mountain to look for food, they made a lot of food with grain in advance, rolled it into strips, pressed it into pieces and put it outside the door, and people hid in their homes. When the new year comes, no one can be found to eat, so the hungry people will not choose what to eat, so they eat the food left by the people to satisfy their hunger. After eating, they go back to the mountains. Seeing that the monster was gone, people all went out of their homes to congratulate each other, thankful that they had escaped the new year. Year after year, this method of avoiding animal harm was passed down. Because the grain bars were made by the Gao family, the purpose was to feed the year, so people associated the year with Gao and called it rice cake (homonym). New Year Cake - an ancient custom that represents good luck and good fortune every year. I remember that in the past few years, there were people selling New Year Cake in the streets and alleys of Harbin. It was 3-4 inches thick, with two layers of beans sandwiched in the middle. It tasted so enjoyable, and it is almost impossible to see it now. However, our family has always continued this beauty. Every year we serve a pot of rice cakes like this, and the sweetness is even more memorable.
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Ingredients
Steps
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Kidney beans are cooked in advance
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Yellow rice flour is ready
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Yellow rice flour needs to be mixed with some water, which is traditionally called making paste
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The battered flour should not be granular. It is better to pick it up with your hands and hold it in your hands without scattering. There should not be too much water, and it should not form a ball when held in your hands
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Add an appropriate amount of water to the steamer, and sprinkle a layer of kidney beans on the bottom curtain
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Heat the steamer over high heat and bring to a boil. When the heat comes up, start to sprinkle the mixed flour on top layer by layer
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After spreading each layer, wait for the steam to come up before spreading the second layer
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Sprinkle a layer of kidney beans in the middle
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Sprinkle kidney beans on the last layer, cover the pot and steam for 15-20 minutes
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A pot of hot rice cakes is steamed. Use a shovel to cut the rice cakes in the pot into quick,
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Put it on a plate and dip it in sugar to make it smooth and sweet. It’s so beautiful!
