How to do "ants climbing the tree" to ensure that the vermicelli does not stick to the pan?

Vermicelli is the main labor force in Northeastern cuisine. Vermicelli is found in famous dishes, such as sauerkraut and pork stewed vermicelli and Chinese cabbage and pork belly vermicelli. Although the main ingredient is starch, they firmly occupy the position in the food world. , becoming a legend of cross-border success.

But vermicelli is not only active in the Northeast. The dish introduced today comes from Sichuan cuisine - Ants Climbing a Tree.

Ants Climbing a Tree

The popular term for Ants Climbing a Tree is minced meat vermicelli. Depending on the appearance of the noodles after they are made, the name is somewhat vivid.

Prepare ingredients:

A handful of vermicelli.

1-2 taels of meat filling.

Appropriate amount of sea rice, green onion, ginger and minced garlic.

Soak the Sichuan peppercorn water in advance (twenty or thirty Sichuan peppercorns, pour in warm water and soak for 30 minutes, the color will be the color of a strong tea soup), light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, and appropriate amount of salt.

Preparation method:

1. Wash the vermicelli in heated water in a basin, cut into sections, and then soak in hot water until soft.

2. Heat oil in a pot, about 1 ounce of base oil. Add green onions and minced ginger to the pot when the oil is hot. (Minced garlic is not resistant to fire. If you put it in first, it will turn a little yellow. Add it when it is out of the pot.) .

3. After boiling the pot, pour in the minced meat, use a shovel to quickly stir-fry the minced meat until the minced meat turns white, add hot water, add 1/2 hand spoon of hot water (do not add soup in the middle).

4. When the water boils, start adding seasonings, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce to adjust the color, add freshness, add refined salt, add some pepper water, add soaked vermicelli, turn down the heat and start simmering.

5. Cover the pot and simmer for 3 minutes. Push it with a spoon to prevent it from sticking to the pot and heat evenly. Then simmer for another 3 minutes.

Ants Climbing a Tree

6. Open the lid of the pot. If there is still a lot of juice, reduce the juice over high heat and sprinkle in minced garlic.

7. Beat the oil, about two tablespoons, and put it on a plate.

Ming oil

It tastes salty and delicious, transparent and bright, very attractive and goes well with rice.

Key points to knock on the blackboard:

1. The main component of vermicelli is starch, which is equivalent to staple food, so don’t be greedy when eating.

2. Add hot water during the cooking process, add enough at one time, do not add water in the middle, otherwise the vermicelli will stick together when it is cold or hot.

3. Unlike other dishes, the ants climb up the tree to fry the oil instead of thickening it.

Vermicelli has good adsorption properties and can effectively absorb delicious soup into itself, making the taste smooth and refreshing, and can effectively increase appetite. However, since vermicelli contains a lot of aluminum, it is not advisable to consume too much at one time. Vermicelli contains carbohydrates, dietary fiber, protein, niacin, and minerals such as calcium, magnesium, iron, potassium, phosphorus, sodium, etc., which can be effectively absorbed and utilized by the human body. However, since alum is added during the production process of vermicelli, excessive intake of aluminum sulfate will affect the function of brain cells, thereby affecting and interfering with people's consciousness and abilities, and may easily cause Alzheimer's disease and other diseases, so the amount of intake should be avoided. Too big.