Description
Cantonese-style bacon is mostly made by air-drying. Cut the pork belly into strips about one inch wide, then marinate them with a mixture of soy sauce, wine, sugar, etc., and when the color turns brown, drill a hole at one end of the strip, put a string on it, and hang it outdoors Air-dried and served as Cantonese-style bacon.
history
According to the "Book of Changes - Biting Pieces Explanation": "When the sun rises in the sun and rises in the fire, it is called bacon." It proves that bacon has a history of more than two thousand years. Due to the humid climate in the south, making bacon from raw meat (pork, beef, fish, poultry such as chicken, duck, etc.) can prolong the shelf life, and the bacon is delicious, which is deeply loved by the local people.
make
Smoked bacon: First stir-fry the crystal-like coarse salt, put the fresh pork into the pot at a certain level, and mix it with the salt evenly. After cooling, marinate for a week. After a week, take out the meat and wash it white, then cover it with gauze and let it dry in the sun. Afterwards, it is smoked and roasted with thick smoke. The heat should be well controlled. If it is too large, the meat will be cooked. If it is too small, it will lose its fragrance and have a strong smoky taste. The meat is finished when it is grayish-yellow in appearance. There are also many times when it is smoked for a long time, and finally becomes dark black.
Kinmen sorghum bacon: The method is to soak pork belly in equal proportions with Chinese medicinal materials and Kinmen sorghum wine. The traditional Chinese medicine needs to be ground for better taste and effect. During the soaking process, soy sauce or salt also needs to be added. After soaking for about 6 days, take it out Let dry. This method is healthier and has no cancer-causing concerns of smoke.
Cantonese style bacon
Unlike bacon in other regions, which is made by smoking and roasting, Cantonese-style bacon is mostly made by air-drying. Cut the pork belly into strips about one inch wide, then marinate them with a mixture of soy sauce, wine, sugar, etc., and when the color turns brown, drill a hole at one end of the strip, put a string on it, and hang it outdoors Air-dried and served as Cantonese-style bacon.
dishes
Hunan dishes about bacon include:
Stir-fried Bacon with Winter Bamboo Shoots
Fried Bacon with Bitter Gourd
Steamed preserved meat (bacon, cured fish, cured chicken)
Fried Bacon with White Pepper
Bacon with Garlic Sprouts
Jiangsu and Zhejiang dishes/Hangbang dishes related to bacon include:
Pickled Duxian
Bacon and Winter Melon Soup
Braised bamboo shoots with bacon