Recipes tagged "Grapefruit leaves"
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【Sichuan】Panda version of leaf cake
Ye'er cake (also called pig cake, duck cake) is a very famous traditional local delicacy in Yibin, Sichuan (the hometown of Wuliangye). Because it is wrapped with galangal leaves, it is called Yeerba. Ye'er cake is made with exquisite selection of materials and fine craftsmanship. It has the characteristics of green color, beautiful shape, softness and refreshing taste. It is one of the famous snacks in Sichuan. As a local specialty of Yibin City, Sichuan, we have to mention another Yibin specialty for making fillings - bean sprouts. Bean sprouts are one of the indispensable seasonings for making the most authentic Ye'er cake. The stir-fried meat fillings of bean sprouts and pork are wrapped in glutinous rice flour and wrapped with galangal leaves. After steaming, the aroma is rich and glutinous in the mouth. Because of everyone's love for Ye'er cake, it has been widely spread to various places. Each place has made changes according to local tastes, and formulated new varieties such as sweet Ye'er cake. Yeer cake can now be seen and eaten in Luzhou, Chengdu, Jianwei County of Leshan City and other places, but the cooking method is slightly different. However, in my memory the ye rake is made from fresh pomelo leaves wrapped and steamed. The choice of grapefruit leaves is very particular. If they have not been grafted, the wild ones are the best. Because the fragrance of wild grapefruit leaves is very strong, it is particularly intriguing. When I was in elementary school, I was walking home from school on the gravel road not far from home, and I smelled the strong aroma of steamed grapefruit leaves. Sure enough, when we got home, grandma and mother made leaf rake at home, and the steamer was still steaming. Just smelling this smell makes you salivate. Every New Year, my grandma and my mother would make leaf rake in advance, because my father and I like to eat sweet things. So we will make some bean paste flavors for us separately. Because I was in high school at that time, I would help my grandma at home during the winter vacation. I am responsible for washing the grapefruit leaves, and my grandmother and mother are responsible for filling the stuffing and raking the leaves. The main ingredients of Yeer Raking are glutinous rice flour, pork, dried tofu, etc. Every time she makes leaf rake, my grandma will soak the glutinous rice in water in advance, and then mix the soaked glutinous rice with a certain amount of water at home and beat it into glutinous rice. Then, use a well-sealed cloth bag (this kind of cloth bag was often used to make tofu at home when I was a child, but it is probably rare now.) and tighten the opening, and put a heavy object on the bag. The glutinous rice milk will gradually drain away the water and turn into glutinous rice dough that can be formed. Next, Ye'er rake the stuffing, mince fresh pork into minced meat, pour an appropriate amount of rapeseed oil into the pot and stir-fry over low heat until the excess oil is stirred out to reveal the aroma. Then add bean sprouts, chopped dried tofu and continue to stir-fry until fragrant, and the filling is ready. This time, some changes have been made to the appearance of Ye'erba, making it look like a panda unique to Sichuan.
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Yeerba
Grandma is from Luzhou, hard-working and capable, and can cook all kinds of local delicacies. The one that impressed me the most is longevity noodles. Every time the old man celebrates his birthday, he will prepare the noodles a day in advance and cook a big pot of noodles. The day before the birthday, the whole family gathers together to eat longevity noodles! It's a pity that she passed away the day before the Dragon Boat Festival this year. Due to long-term Alzheimer's disease, I was not able to learn the most authentic way to stir-fry dumplings. Due to the impact of the epidemic during the Mid-Autumn Festival, I accidentally prepared two kilograms of glutinous rice flour but never used it. Then I remembered the ye'er cake made by my grandma. I went to the countryside two days ago to pick some leaves. I was busy all day yesterday and made a pot of ye'er cake. I have never done it before and I don't know which kind of leaves tastes good. I prepared corn husks, banana leaves, grapefruit leaves, orange leaves, and bamboo leaves. I will try them all.
Snacks Banana leaves -
Sweet and delicious spring bamboo shoots during Qingming Festival - salty and fragrant bamboo shoots flavored mugwort
The Qingming Festival has passed, but the spring bamboo shoots in this season are still sweet and delicious, making people nostalgic. Remember the glutinous moxa cake? This savory moxa cake is packed with fresh bamboo shoots and various home-cooked vegetables. It is salty and delicious, and is more surprising than eating sweet moxa cake! Record the moxa cake made by my mother~
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Rains fall one after another during the Qingming Festival——Pomelo-flavored moxa cake
It rains heavily during the Qingming Festival, and it’s the Qingming Festival again. When worshiping ancestors during the Qingming Festival, it is indispensable to bring some Qingming dumplings (moxa kueh). The fragrant glutinous rice flour is mixed with the fragrance of mugwort and the fruity fragrance of grapefruit leaves. It is sweet but not greasy, and a small one can satisfy both cravings and hunger! The ground glutinous rice flour and mugwort powder can also be frozen in the refrigerator and can be taken out at any time to make pomelo-flavored mugwort cake!
Snacks Brown sugar -
Sichuan snack-Yeerba
Yeerba is very common in Sichuan breakfast. It is simple to make, similar to glutinous rice balls but more chewy than glutinous rice balls. Coupled with the fragrance of grapefruit leaves, it is hard to refuse. .
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Qingming cake (cotton vegetable cake)
Gourmet Cooking Kitchen and Toutiao are under the same name. Everyone is welcome to follow and we will teach you how to make a dish every day. Mouse grass is called cotton cabbage in Wenzhou, so the Qingming cakes in Wenzhou are also called cotton cabbage cakes. In many places, Qingming cakes are made with mugwort leaves. Today I use Moxa grass to make a Qingming cake.
Snacks Qingming