Processing technology of traditional old Beijing hotpot

Old Beijing instant-boiled mutton needs to be squeezed in advance and cut into fresh mutton by hand.

Method of pressing meat: choose the part with a little more fat, or the hind legs of sheep. First, wrap the meat tightly with cloth or towel, grow it into strips, and put it in the refrigerator for freezing 1 hour (-18 degrees). Then wait until the surface is frozen before cutting, not too long. It needs quick cooling and quick freezing, because frozen meat is not easy to cut.

The specific process of hand-cutting fresh mutton:

1, take out the frozen mutton and cut off the excess sebum.

2. Pull the meat forward, empty it backwards, and cut it with a top knife, cutting it quickly. The mutton slices hit a soft roll on the blade and fell off. Don't press the meat with your palm. The heat in your palm will soften the frozen meat. Just press the meat with two or three fingers.

3, cut the plate, you can start to enjoy the hot pot. A catty of mutton can be cut into 270-300 pieces, and leg meat can be cut into 220-250 pieces, with a thickness of about one millimeter.

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The benefits of eating mutton:

1. Mutton is rich in protein and low in fat, so it is a good meat supplement. Eating mutton often has the effects of enriching blood, nourishing liver and improving eyesight, and can effectively treat eye diseases such as anemia, glaucoma, cataract and night blindness.

Mutton is tender, easy to cook and digest. Eating more mutton can enhance physical fitness and improve disease resistance. Eating mutton in autumn and winter can dispel cold and heat and promote blood circulation.

3, mutton is warm, eating more mutton can promote blood circulation and enhance physical fitness. Mutton can also nourish yin and tonify kidney, which is of great benefit to the elderly, children, women and the infirm.

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