Eel is as main materials to wind and wind eel two cylinder dried eel, eel sharp pickled fresh, often processed into dried products, it became part of the traditional cuisine. Why is it called "wind"? Because the dried eel and eel tube after the production, need to hang around the house or window ventilation (northwest wind) dry naturally, but not in the sun exposure.
In the choice of materials, we must choose the East China sea eel, wind dried eel and eel tube made out of this is authentic. Two to more than three pounds of eel, usually used to wind and two pounds of dried eel, eel, eel is made of multi cylinder. The processing methods are as follows:
By making eel eel Xiang large body, from the eel back knife along the spine from the tail end cut, knife for power leveling, the best spine completely exposed, this section the product phase is good dried eel. Then remove the viscera, gills and other debris in the water, wring dry clean cloth to wipe the blood, prevent the meat from pollution, avoid water cleaning, so as not to affect the freshness and shelf life. To be a little dry, fine salt in the eel body inside and outside evenly with moderate, there are also a few drops of wine, put salt should be carefully controlled to brackish degree, pale as much, too salty, will affect the taste of dried eel. Half an hour after the eel body opened with bamboo piece (in case of deformation, the dried eel maintain good quality, but also conducive to speed up the drying) to hang, can tuyere.
But because of the relatively small eel eel barrel body, directly from the belly cut open, clean up debris and wipe the bloody internal matters. When salt is applied, the meat is thicker on the back of the eel, so more salt should be put in the belly of the eel, and then the eel is circled with cotton rope or cloth strip, and then hung to the draught and dried.
Need to pay attention to in the dry time, southerly days and rainy days is not the wind wind dried eel, eel eel cylinder barrel, because the flesh, not easy to dry, it is easy to degenerate. In order to facilitate the preservation, can be dried or dried eel eel tube splits into the bag after cutting, and then put into the refrigerator frozen, so that at least can save more than half a year. Before eating, just remove and rinse, with a few cooking wine and several slices of ginger steamed. Some sauce or vinegar should be eaten. It is really a taste of the original taste, and can also be eaten by barbecue. It has a unique flavor and is widely loved by people.