Meat cake with doornail

Meat cake with doornail

Introduction:

"Doornail patty is a traditional snack in Beijing. It's named because it looks like the studs on the city gate in ancient times. And it is said that the meat cake of doornail has the meaning of auspiciousness. It is said that in the Qing Dynasty, the imperial dining room of the Imperial Palace specially made a snack with stuffing for Empress Dowager Cixi. Cixi liked to eat it very much and asked the name of the food. When the cook thought of the doornail on the palace gate, he replied, "it's called doornail Patty."

Production steps:

Materials required:

Beef: moderate

Onion: right amount

Flour: right amount

Pepper water: right amount

Sesame oil: appropriate amount

Edible oil: right amount

Salt: right amount

Soy sauce: 3 teaspoons

Sugar: a little

matters needing attention:

Production difficulty: ordinary

Technology: decocting

Production time: several hours

Taste: salty and fresh