Mustard Duner

By BertramHoeger

Mustard Duner
Mustard Dun 'er has a Beijing flavor when it hears its name. It is a must-have at old Beijing New Year's Eve dinners. It belongs to cold dishes and is the chief among cold dishes. It is popular to eat in winter and early spring. Many snacks and dishes were lost in old Beijing, but mustard dumplings are still preserved.
First, this dish is too distinctive, and second, it is universal to use Chinese cabbage as raw material. Muemadun is an authentic common people's dish. Whenever Chinese cabbage comes on the market in winter, many fastidious families in old Beijing want to make Muemadun. Especially during the New Year, when you eat greasy food for a change of taste, mustard mound is the best. It is refreshing and liquid-tasting, and is very popular among old Beijingers.
In the past, the New Year's Eve dinner in old Beijing paid attention to "seeing the bottom in four seasons". The banquet consisted of four cool dishes (mustard dumplings, fried creeks, meat jelly, and colorful peanuts), four hot stir-fried (braised carp, braised sea cucumber with green onions, stir-fried shrimp, stewed squid dishes), four meat dishes (rice flour meat, four-xi meatballs, red braised pork hoops, twice-cooked pork), and four soup dishes (stewed three delicacies, dried milk soup, whole corn stewed, eight-treasure shabu), etc., to discuss the auspicious meaning of stability.
When eating, you should use clean chopsticks to pick out the mustard dumplings one by one, place them on a small plate, and then pour some of the original soup. The taste is sour, sweet, crispy, spicy and fragrant. Drinking a sip of the original soup will be heart-penetrating. The spicy flavor of the mustard that penetrates the nose makes people feel a lot happier. There are many big fish and meat in New Year's dishes. Eating mustard dumplings can clear the mouth. At this time, mustard dumplings have become a hot commodity. When making mustard dunes, you have to make more to prevent interruptions.

Recipe Recommendations

  • Chinese cabbage appropriate amount
  • rice vinegar appropriate amount
  • white sugar appropriate amount

Steps for Mustard Duner

  • Make  step 0
    1
    Ingredients: Chinese cabbage, rice vinegar, white sugar, mustard powder.
  • Make  step 1
    2
    Remove the old helper from the cabbage, and use a knife to cut the tender helper into three sections, about 5-6 centimeters each, without using the leaves on the top.
  • Make  step 2
    3
    Tie the cut cabbage sections with cotton rope to avoid falling apart during scalding and salting, and keep them neat.
  • Make  step 3
    4
    Bring the water to a boil, and pour boiling water on the cabbage mound in the colander 3-4 times.
  • Make  step 4
    5
    Blanch the mustard powder with boiling water, drain it off and set aside.
  • Make  step 5
    6
    Place the cabbage in an oil-free and water-free container and evenly spread with a layer of mustard paste.
  • Make  step 6
    7
    Sprinkle soft sugar evenly on the mustard paste.
  • Make  step 7
    8
    Pour in rice vinegar, and then add a layer of cabbage dumplings, mustard paste, and soft sugar in turn.
  • Make  step 8
    9
    Cover tightly and seal tightly and can be eaten in about five or six days.