Shuiji flat meat

Shuiji Flat Meat is a special snack in Shuiji Town, Jianyang City, Nanping City, Fujian Province. Flat meat is a kind of food whose shape and making process are similar to those of northern wonton and southern Fujian flat food, but its taste and umami are quite different. According to legend, Shuiji flat meat originated from Shuiji Town, Jianyang City, Fujian Province. Different from wonton, which is popular all over the country, the authentic Shuiji flat meat tastes elastic. The meat stuffing is not chopped with a knife, but made by repeatedly knocking fresh pork legs with a cylindrical wooden stick. The production method is similar to that of Fuzhou swallow skin. The unique taste of Shuiji flat meat skin comes from a little edible alkali put in it. The practice of Shuiji flat meat is very particular, which is essentially different from Shaxian snack. In the selection of stuffing, Shuiji flat meat requires that the pork must be a live pig slaughtered in the early morning of the same day, and the lean meat of the hind legs is selected; Processing the stuffing, without touching any iron, mashing it with a wooden hammer to keep the fiber structure and juice of the meat; White leather is selected, mixed evenly, manually kneaded, pressed, pushed horizontally by a lever, stacked layer by layer, and then cut into thin, translucent and square leather for later use. In the filling process, the meat pulp to be used is filled in a plate, a little baking soda is added and stirred evenly, and the pulp is scraped and wrapped with wood chips or bamboo chips, and the remaining gravy on the scraper is scraped and glued at both ends of the leather to form a triangular package; One filling selection and stirring must be used up, and it cannot be recycled or put on the lower plate for reuse, and it cannot be used overnight. When cooking. After the water boils, grab the flat meat one by one, throw it into the pot, and then cover it; Boil with cold water after boiling; After all float, use a fishing screen to remove it and put it in a bowl with pig, soy sauce and chopped green onion. It can be eaten. If diners have different tastes, they can also add corresponding ingredients and ingredients to mix according to their respective requirements. Shuiji flat meat is put into a bowl, the skin is smooth and translucent, and the meat stuffing is swollen, round and slightly reddish, especially like a floating jellyfish, crystal clear; Put the leather into the mouth to naturally dissolve; Meat stuffing is elastic, tender, slippery and sweet. Shuiji flat meat has a long history. Before the Anti-Japanese War, there were Shuiji people in Shanghai and Fuzhou who operated "Shuiji Flat Meat". During the Republic of China, there were 36 flat meat shops in the county. After the founding of New China, he used to run a private flat meat shop. In 1977, the state-owned Yuejin Flat Meat Store was set up in the urban area, and the business was booming when it opened. With the liberalization of the pork market after the reform and opening up, this snack is mainly self-employed. By the end of last century, flat meat shops could be seen everywhere in Jianyang city and towns.
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