Looking at the tide in braised pork.

What is tide watching? Looking at the tide is a small octopus. The small octopus is called the tide-watching along the east coast of Zhejiang Province, probably because it lives on the beach. When the tide comes in, it will attack the small crabs and shrimps ashore. There is a proverb saying: "A big head looks at the tide with eight feet, but eighteen generations can't catch up." Stand in the cave and watch the tide arrive, and send crabs and shrimps to eat. " In the past, Shanghainese liked to eat squid. Sliced squid meat was called fish fillets, cut squid meat into flowers was called fish rolls, and braised squid was called fish grilling. Squid usually eats water to make dried squid. Octopus is usually not eaten, and only some old Ningbo people buy some Wangchao to burn pickles, which are delicious. The famous "Sixteen Bowls" of seafood in Shipu Fishing Port in Xiangshan, Ningbo, is among them. Cut the belly of Wangchao, take out the internal organs (without peeling), wash it, drain the water slightly, add oil in a hot pot, stir-fry ginger, stir-fry Wangchao in the pot, cook the cooking wine after changing color, cook for a while, add a proper amount of red soy sauce and a little water, and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes with low and medium fire, until the soup is thick, forming a thick red sauce. The fish of this dish is tender and crisp, and its taste is better than that of sole fish. In Xiangshan, Ningbo, this is definitely a hospitality dish. In recent years, Xiangshan seafood has become more and more famous in Shanghai, and many people also like to watch the tide. As a result, the tide-watching price in the Shanghai market has soared, from the original one kilo in 2 yuan to the present one kilo in 10 yuan. However, because the tide in the Shanghai market is dead, you should first blanch in boiling water to remove the fishy smell, and then burn it to taste better.
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