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Goose meat cooked in imitation of civet is one of the dishes with delicious and attractive flavor, very popular with family members. Here are 2 ways to cook delicious, easy-to-apply fake geese in the home kitchen.
1. How to cook regular civet geese
Prepare ingredients
Ingredients to prepare for geese cooked for 4 people include: 1 swan (about 1.5kg of meat), 1 cup batch, 1 galangal root, 2 spoons of shrimp paste, flour wedge.
When choosing swan meat, you should choose old geese with strong, low fat, thick lean meat to make the dish more aromatic and richer. You should not choose young geese because the meat is mushy, cooked for a long time will be crushed, not delicious.
How to prepare
Preliminary preparation and grilling of swan meat: When processing swan meat, you need to remove the wing tip, keeping only the swan body. Galangal needs to prepare old roots for fragrant and bold, peeled, cut into pieces and then pounded (about 1 bowl is medium). Before cooking, swan needs to be grilled to make the flavor more aromatic and richer, eliminating the fishy taste. You should broil through the straw or sauté on the pan or lightly bake on the stove so that the skin is almost golden and fragrant is satisfactory; Marinate the geese: Wait until the swan meat cools down, then use a knife to cut the geese into bite-sized pieces and then marinate the meat with 1 bowl of just pounded galangal + 2 tablespoons of thick shrimp paste + 1 bowl of batch and a little seasoning powder. You should mix and squeeze well for about 5 minutes so that the geese meat is deeply absorbed into the seasoning. The advice for you is to marinate swan meat for about 1 hour before processing so that the spice penetrates deeply into each fiber of the meat, making the dish more flavorful and delicious; Cooking geese imitation civet: After you have all the ingredients ready, put the marinated geese in a pot with a thick bottom. Next, turn on the stove with medium heat, when the geese pot boils, turn down the heat, simmer with low heat until the geese meat is tender, the water in the pot compares. Finished products: Goose meat is tender, delicious, rich and not bad. Eating geese cooked with imitation civet with vermicelli, white rice or dipping it with bread is delicious.
Chuẩn bị nguyên liệu nấu thịt ngan giả cầy
2. How to cook geese imitation civet in Nghe An style
Ngan cooked with imitation civet in Nghe An style brings up the typical aroma from the leaves off (the leaves of mandarin oranges), the sweetness of molasses and the aroma of galangal, lemongrass, and braised green tea. Thanks to that, the cooked meat is soft but still firm, delicious, rich, very suitable with white rice, vermicelli or banh cuon (Nghe An roll cake).
2.1 Preparation of ingredients
The ingredients to prepare for the Nghe An-style civet-cooked geese include:
1 swan is about 2.4 - 2.5kg, so it is better to choose a swan raised for rice, older swans will taste better because the meat is thick and less fat; 3 - 4 lemongrass plants, preliminary processing by mincing half and pounding half; 2 medium galangal bulbs, should choose galangal cake, preliminary processing by mincing half and pounding half; 1 handful of turmeric onion, if not available, replace with purple onion and minced; 1 handful of dried tangerine leaves (foul mandarin leaves) or dried tangerine peels can also be used; 1 bowl of green tea braised to remove the fishy smell of the swan and it is also mixed with molasses for a richer flavor of the meat. If green tea is not available, you can substitute it with tea; 1 few cassava leaves (can be given or not); 2-3 tablespoons shrimp paste. You should choose shrimp paste with a slightly pink or purple-gray color. This is a delicious fish sauce with a characteristic aroma; 2 - 3 tablespoons delicious fish sauce; 2-3 tablespoons molasses. If molasses is not available, replace it with brown sugar; Other seasonings: 2 - 3 tablespoons water, 1 tablespoon cashew oil, 1 teaspoon granulated salt, 1 teaspoon ground pepper, 1-2 teaspoons seasoning, 1-2 red chili peppers, 1⁄2 small bowl of glutinous rice wine (to eliminate the fishy smell of swans); Vegetables served: basil, coriander.
Thịt ngan giả cầy kiểu Nghệ An
2.2 How to do it
The swan needs to be cleaned, the outer skin layer is yellowed to make the meat more fragrant. Should be covered with straw or if not, you can use a gas torch outside the swan and then wash it; Chop into square pieces like chess pieces to taste; Marinate the geese with galangal, lemongrass, fish sauce, shrimp paste, salt, fenugreek leaves, molasses, toothpicks, pepper, cashew oil, water, seasoning seeds for at least 1 hour to soak up the seasoning. If you have time, you should put the marinated swan meat in a box, cover it in the refrigerator, marinate for a long time to make the meat more delicious; After marinating, take out the geese, stir-fry on high heat to infuse the spices into the meat, making the meat more flavorful. If you want to cook more delicious fake civet, cook it twice: First time: Add green tea and boiling water to cover the surface of the meat, cook on low heat for about 40 - 50 minutes until the meat is tender. During the cooking process, if the water is dry, add braised green tea or boiling water, seasoning to taste; Second time: After cooking the first time, let it cool. Before serving, cook it again for a few minutes for a few minutes to make the meat richer and more flavorful. The finished product is swan meat with a rich taste, intact, cooked until it is still a little chewy without being mushy, the sauce is a bit thick, the seasoning is sweet and salty, and the aroma of the leaves and galangal is raised. , lemongrass, shrimp paste.
Note when cooking swan imitation civet:
Do not choose young swans because when cooking the meat will be crushed, not whole pieces, so it will not be delicious; It is recommended to cook 2 times for the seasoning to penetrate, the meat is more delicious and flavorful; When making swans, you can use the juice of male papaya leaves to remove the swan's feathers more cleanly; When the water is drained, if you need more water, you should add boiling water (don't add cold water because it will make the dish fishy); Do not cook too carefully because it will make the swan meat water, not sweet, just need a thick broth; If you don't have swans, you can use old ducks to cook fake civet which is also very delicious. The dish of geese cooked in imitation of civet is very suitable to eat in cool weather days. Housewives can learn in the above 2 ways to prepare a delicious meal for their family while still ensuring food safety and hygiene.
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