Hunan cuisine
AlleneShields
Ingredients: chicken essence,salt,green pepper,fish head,MSG,onion,red pepper,ginger,wild mountain Pepper,garlic head,soy
JaymeNienow
In the past, there was a big dish among the official dishes, called "Qianlianfu Braised Pork" and also called "Wanzi Braised Pork". In fact, the meat is cut into hob pieces with a knife method, and then restored to the meat. This kind of pattern is also called the "ten thousand characters pattern". It is a typical representative of the use of ten thousand characters to decorate the pattern in architectural decoration in ancient China. It is generally used on the lace and fork corners of buildings, and lace calls this pattern "Ten thousand characters are endless", meaning auspicious longevity. Decorate this pattern on the fork corners of the overall pattern to be slightly enlarged, and combine it with the close connection with the lace pattern, which means "everlasting life". This kind of pattern can only be used in the Imperial House. When decorating and modeling, it is generally drawn in a high specification with powder and gold, making the building highlight the splendid atmosphere. <br />In the middle and late Qing Dynasty, this pattern was used in the production of dishes. There were dishes decorated with this pattern at the famous "Manchu and Han Feast" and later the 70th birthday banquet of the Empress Dowager Cixi. For example, there are "Qianlianfu Braised Pork" and "Qianlianfu Sea Cucumber", etc. Later, government families also used this pattern to make dishes during festivals or celebrating birthdays for the elderly, mainly for good luck! <br />The method of "Qianlianfu Sea Cucumber" and "Qianlianfu Buffed Pork" are the same, except that "Qianlianfu Sea Cucumber" is the meat added with sea cucumber. The braised meat is placed in the middle of the plate, and the sides are surrounded by braised sea cucumber. The "Qianlianfu Braised Pork" is mainly based on braised pork, surrounded by cabbage hearts, giving the meaning of a long life. This pattern is often used to cook at general birthday banquets. <br />Today's dish is a big dish in the Spring Festival family banquet. The recipe is also very simple. The big fried spoon borrows the recipe from the official dish and calls it "Thousand Lianfu Ten Thousand Words Braised Pork", which means that everything will go well in the coming year and the family will be happy forever!
