Xingren Griddle Cooked Dishes

Xingren Griddle Cooked Dishes

　　Xingren Griddle Cooked Dishes are a local specialty of Xingren County in the Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province. These dishes are spicy, savory, deliciously appetizing, rich in oil yet not greasy, and have been awarded the title of “Famous Western Snack.”

　　Ingredients: appropriate amounts of edible vegetables (such as cabbage, celery, etc.), meats (pork, beef, fish, etc.), various semi-prepared meats, potatoes, stinky tofu, alkaline tofu, konjac tofu

　　Seasonings: pure natural rapeseed oil, chili powder, Sichuan peppercorn, salt, monosodium glutamate

　　Preparation Method:

　　1. Chili Powder Preparation. Crush chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns together into a powder, then mix in an appropriate amount of salt and monosodium glutamate.

　　2. Pour an appropriate amount of rapeseed oil into a prepared shallow flat-bottomed pan or a specially made traditional earthenware sand pot. Then add the vegetables and meats to the pan and cook them until thoroughly done. When eating, dip the cooked food in the prepared chili powder as desired.

　　Flavor Characteristics: Spicy, savory, deliciously appetizing, rich in oil yet not greasy, and has been awarded the title of “Famous Western Snack.”

　　Technical Tips: The preparation of chili powder requires careful control of proportions, and attention should be paid to adjusting heat when cooking vegetables and meats.

　　The flavor of the griddle cooked dishes largely depends on the chili powder. Therefore, the chili powder is key.