Cat ears

Cat ears

Introduction:

"Cat ear is a famous snack with historical allusions and legends in Hangzhou. It is said that when Emperor Qianlong of Qing Dynasty went to Jiangnan, he once took a boat to enjoy the West Lake. When you were enjoying yourself, it suddenly began to rain. Everyone took shelter from the rain in the cabin of the boat, but it rained more and more, and it didn't stop for a long time. A few hours later, Emperor Qianlong was hungry and could not help asking the old fishermen what food they had. The old fishermen told him that Qianlong had noodles, but he could not make noodles without a rolling pin. Just when she was worried, the little granddaughter of the old fisherman came up with a little cat in her arms and said, "there is no rolling pin. I'll twist it with my hand." So the little girl began to twist the noodles into pieces, like the ears of a little cat, small and lovely. She cooked the strange shaped noodles in a pot, then poured them with fish and shrimp gravy and served them to Qianlong. Qianlong's noodles are exquisite and unique. After eating them, they have a lot of aftertaste. They quickly ask the little girl what kind of noodles it is. The little girl answers that it's cat ear. Qianlong liked this snack very much. When he returned to Beijing, he called a little girl to make "cat ears" for it. Since then, "cat ears" has become a famous snack in Hangzhou

Production steps:

Step 1: add proper amount of water and salt to flour and knead it into a dough harder than dumpling dough.

Step 2: roll into a 5 mm thick cake and cut into 1 cm small pieces.

Step 3: sprinkle flour on the panel, roll the dough with your thumb and rub it forward.

Step 4: rub the cat's ears.

Step 5: cut leek moss into small sections, dice carrot, and soak shrimps.

Step 6: heat the oil in the pan, add diced carrots and stir fry until fragrant.

Step 7: add leek moss and stir fry until fragrant.

Step 8: add proper amount of water and shrimps to boil.

Step 9: put in the cat's ear.

Step 10: cook until all of them are well cooked, add salt, chicken essence and sesame oil, turn off the heat and season.

Materials required:

Flour: 200g

Leek Moss: 30g

Carrot: 30g

Shrimp: right amount

Salt: right amount

Chicken essence: appropriate amount

Sesame oil: right amount

Note: if you add bamboo shoots, scallops, chicken and ham to the soup, it will taste better. Please choose according to your own ingredients.

Production difficulty: ordinary

Process: boiling

Production time: half an hour

Taste: salty and fresh