McChicken Head, the lazy man’s food

There is a popular food in Lanxi Xixiang with a somewhat crude name, McChicken Head. The name definitely reminds people that it is made of wheat flour into the shape of a chicken head and deep-fried. If that were the case, I wouldn't say it was the food of a lazy man, but rather something conceived by a refined man.

At that time, I was staying at my mother-in-law’s house temporarily. Every day I heard people talking in the streets and alleys about cooking some wheat chicken heads to eat in the evening. After hearing this a lot, I also had some thoughts in my mind. What on earth is h? Things will enable everyone to tell them in a greedy tone. I couldn't tell my mother-in-law in front of me, so I asked my wife what Chicken Head was. Unexpectedly, my wife replied, "Haha, I don't want to eat such a disgusting thing." Look at her expression. , as if he has some late-autumn hatred for this McChicken Head. But she added, "I don't know why, but I am allergic to wheat flour and have a stomachache." "Oh." When I realized something, it turned out that she was not disgusted with chicken heads, but rather disgusted with flour.

I have to say that I am happy, and it also corresponds to the popular saying here, "If you want to play at grandma's house, you want to eat at mother-in-law's house." The next day, my mother-in-law made it for me the next day. McChicken head. I also witnessed the entire production process.

My mother-in-law first put the pork belly that had been cut into the pot and boiled it over low heat to get the oil out. I was afraid that it would burn if it was too hot. Knowing that I like spicy food, I added some red pepper and stir-fried to get the spicy flavor. Add some Stir-fry the mustard seeds a few times, add half a pot of water, cover the pot and wait for the water to boil.

A large porcelain plate has been prepared here. Pour in the flour, add a little water, stir it slowly first, and then add water continuously until it can form quickly on the chopsticks and there are no particles in the flour. Okay, add some salt to the flour to add some strength. When the water boils here, stir the flour slurry with chopsticks and put it into the pot. The boiling water will shrink the flour slurry on the chopsticks and suck it in. Sometimes it will stick firmly, so just stir it a few times. The flour lumps gradually floated up one by one, white and fat, with pointed ends, like pieces of Jerusalem artichoke.

When all the chicken heads floated, the soup became a little thicker, and the red chopped peppers, green mustard seeds, and the tangy aroma of lard aroused my taste buds. I scooped up a bowl and took a sip of the soup without worrying about burning my mouth. It was a simple recipe but tasted fresh. Picking up a piece of wheat chicken head, it is very chewy. Although the taste is a bit bland, the fragrance of new wheat flour is still quite strong. I ate two big bowls in a row until my stomach felt a little full.

This was my first experience of eating chicken head. After that, I often learned to make some by myself. One is simple, and the seasonings and ingredients can be freely matched. It can be simple or complex. You can blanch the chicken head in water and stir-fry it to make a delicious dish.

Later, when I went to Wenzhou, I saw that there were also stalls selling chicken heads on the streets, so I tried to see if they tasted the same. It was just an unfortunate opportunity and I didn’t have time to taste it. But I think there must be a reason why this kind of snack is popular in many places in Zhejiang.

This principle is that people are constantly looking for fun in their ordinary lives, or creating some tricks to make their lives less boring. The contentment of ordinary people is actually the key to the survival of this snack.