Have you ever eaten braised chicken?
From the name alone, you may think of it as a delicacy made from chicken, as I do.
A lot of my friends, like me, are misled by its name. Because although its name is rolled chicken, there is no trace of chicken in the raw materials, and it is a vegetarian dish with good color and flavor. Nowadays, this dish can be seen in many vegetarian restaurants, and it is listed as a classic dish imitating meat.
Braised rolled chicken, also known as Hangzhou rolled chicken, is a classic Hangzhou cuisine and an authentic Hangzhou snack. This dish is one of the 36 famous dishes in Hangzhou recognized by Zhejiang Province in 1956.
What ingredients does the famous dish "Braised Roll Chicken", which is misled by the name, contain? Let's take a look at it
Production materials: Sixiang rotten skin, Tianmu bamboo shoots and other specialties of Hangzhou region as raw materials.
The tofu skin is wrapped in bamboo shoots and dotted with green vegetables, which is very fresh. The dishes are soft, tender and fragrant, full of local flavor.
Home-made method: soak the dried bamboo shoots in advance, remove the old root part, tear it into thin strips, change the knife into small segments, and then dry the water.
Unfold the tofu skin, put in the dried bamboo shoots, tighten while wrapping, leaving some excess rotten skin, wrap and seal, and change the knife to a large section. Heat the oil in a pan, roll the vegetarian and fry it in the pan until golden brown.
Start the pot again, base the soup with the clear soup, mix in soy sauce, rice wine, sugar, salt, heat it and then put it into the pot, simmer it over low heat to taste, pour water starch into the soup when it is semi-dry, hang the juice evenly and then come out of the pot.
The finished dish is salty and sweet, with a rich sauce and rich taste. The flavor is intense and the color is shiny.
Backed by Wushan Mountain, the south of the city facing the Qianjiang River has always been the most core area of Hangzhou City, and you can see the old shops that have been open for more than 20 years in the old community where you lived as a child. The streets and alleys are hidden with the smell of old Hangzhou. Where there are old residents, the requirements for food taste are even more stringent.
There are many shops selling Hangzhou rolled chicken in the small shops in the alley, and the brine is slightly different for each one, and the recipe is not passed on. The rolled chicken is made on the spot, and the bread in the roll chicken has mushrooms and shoots, and it is crisp and refreshing to bite down.
Friends should definitely try it, it has a different flavor.