As a master of meat pie making, I still remember the feeling of Chinese New Year when I was a child. On the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, almost every household in the village will hear the sound of splitting boxes. When you hear this sound, you will be excited. Take the bowl and chopsticks early, stay in front of the stove and wait for the meat pie to come out.
"At that time, the family was poor, and the mother only let each child eat a small piece, saying that she would keep the New Year or entertain guests." Although people reach middle age, the scene of Chinese New Year as a child has been deeply engraved in their minds with meat pies.
"You don't have to eat rice cakes for the New Year, but you should make meat pies," Luo Shengping said. Now the market is rich in commodities and there are more and more delicious dishes, but the local people have always had a soft spot for meat pies, which have always been a must-have for local residents. Although there are many local meat pie workshops, there are still many ginkgo people who are used to making their own meat pies every year. The sound of "Knock, Knock, Knock, Knock" seems to tell people that the year is coming.
As a New Year product, patties are often used to entertain guests. In Macheng, there is also a saying that "no meat pie is a feast". "Meat pies seem very simple to make. If the proportion of fish, meat and sweet potato starch is uneven, it will not be delicious and will spill if it is not soft. Picking it up with chopsticks is the top grade of meat pie.
There is a local legend about the origin of meat pie: During the Sui Dynasty, an imperial envoy visited Baiguo Town in Macheng. The official who received him learned that the imperial envoy was a northerner and liked to eat meat but could not eat fish, so he ordered the chef to cook a dish of "seeing meat but not fish" to entertain the imperial envoy. The chef dug out his brain, carefully peeled the fish, chopped it into paste, and then steamed it into pieces with fresh meat paste mixed with powder and minced fish. I don't want the minister to say "beautiful" after eating. Macheng ginkgo meat pie is famous everywhere.
In Macheng City at the southern foot of Dabie Mountain, meat pie is the first dish in the 10 dish named "Meat Pie Pad". Meat pie is a traditional dish in Macheng. Not only that, when there are weddings and funerals, the first dish is always meat pie, which is said to symbolize a new high in career, family harmony and good weather every year!
Remove 30% of fresh fish, 10% of fat pork, 10% of starch, and 10% of water (and the flour ground from half-cooked rice will be thicker if rice flour is added, which will be cooked), remove the bones and peel the pork, chop it into slurry, and mix the soybean flour with clear water. Steam on high fire for 15-20 minutes. After taking out, divide the meat pie into four parts, then cut into strips with a thickness of about 1 cm and a length of about 5 cm, and serve on a plate. It can be cooked or refrigerated, delicious, smooth and full of five flavors.