Must-eat braised mutton during Xiaohan solar term

Overview

January 5, 2021 is Xiaohan, the penultimate of the twenty-four solar terms, and the coldest time of the year in the lunar calendar. It is the coldest day of the year. In the north, it is not an exaggeration to describe it as freezing cold. I am hit by cold air from time to time, and I really don’t want to go out. There is a proverb from the farmers saying that during the minor cold period, the weather is cold and the ground is freezing and the north wind roars. The cellar pits and stalls should be protected from cold, and the melon, vegetable and potato cellars should be tightly sealed. Fruits and vegetables need to be well preserved, not to mention you and me, which need to be kept warm and protected from the cold. Three nines will make up for the winter, and there will be no pain in the coming year. After nearly a year of consumption, the yin and yang qi and blood in the internal organs will be somewhat weakened. Proper supplementation can not only replenish qi, blood and body fluids in time, resist the invasion of severe cold, but also reduce the incidence of diseases in the coming year, thus achieving the goal of maintaining health with twice the result with half the effort. Before and after the minor cold, give your family more warm food. When eating meat, you must eat mutton. Mutton is warm in nature and is suitable for winter. Eating more mutton can keep us warm from the inside out, making us less afraid of the cold and healthier. To eat mutton on a daily basis, you can eat it in clear soup, braise it in braise, or stir-fry it. The stewed meat in clear soup brings out the natural aroma of the mutton, and you can also drink mutton soup. Braised mutton is more pleasing to the eyes and taste. Occasionally stir-frying is also good. Anyway, eat more mutton. Sister Xie cooked mutton today. The method is very simple. After boiling and stir-frying, it is transferred to the health pot and simmered slowly for two hours. Let’s take a look at how to do it.

Tags

• hot dishes
• home cooking
• banquet dishes
• lunch
• dinner
• coriander
• cumin
• dried chili pepper
• edible oil
• mutton
• onions
• thirteen incense
• garlic
• salt
• soy sauce

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Prepare a piece of lamb and cut it into bite-sized pieces. The lamb belly with a little fat will taste better when cooked.

   

2. 2 Cut the mutton into small pieces and put it in a pot of cold water, blanch it and bring it to a boil, clean it and set aside.

   

3. 3 Cut the onion into cubes and prepare a few dried chili peppers. You can also prepare some carrots to burn together. Chop the garlic and set aside.

   

4. 4 Preheat the wok, add oil and heat until hot, add onions and peppers and saute until fragrant.

   

5. 5 Then add the blanched mutton pieces, add minced garlic and stir-fry, then add thirteen spices and minced cumin and stir-fry evenly,

   

6. 6 Finally, pour in soy sauce and stir-fry evenly. Soy sauce can be used for coloring or seasoning. It needs to be used in conjunction with salt. Add appropriate salt and mix evenly.

   

7. 7 Transfer the fried mutton to the health pot, bring to a boil over high heat, then turn to low heat and simmer for two hours.

   

8. 8 Just add chopped coriander when serving.