What seasonings are needed to make cold dishes

Cold dishes are definitely one of the main dishes on people’s tables in summer. Not only are they appetizing, but they also have the effect of relieving heat and reducing internal heat. However, the cold dishes you make at home are always not as delicious as those sold outside. The main reason lies in the seasoning. If you want to make cold dishes taste tempting, you must put more effort into the seasoning. What are the seasonings for homemade cold dishes?

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1. Hot and sour sauce : Hot and sour sauce is often used in mixing cold dishes such as vegetables, chicken, and some fish, such as crispy pickled cabbage, hand-shredded chicken, hot and sour fish fillets, etc. Specific method: Mix white vinegar, salt, MSG, a little sugar (for flavor enhancement), sesame oil, and chili oil until the seasoning is completely melted and mixed.

2. Salty and fresh sauce : Salty and fresh sauce is commonly used in the preparation of cold dishes such as meat, seafood and vegetables, such as salt-pickled chicken fillet, salted shrimp, mixed peanuts, and great harvest (non-spicy). Specific method: Dissolve salt, sugar and MSG in warm water, then add a little sesame oil or chili oil.

3. Sweet and sour sauce : Sweet and sour sauce is mainly used in the preparation of cold dishes made with vegetable ingredients, such as sweet and sour melon strips. Specific method: Dissolve the salt and sugar with white vinegar or rice vinegar and stir with the ingredients.

4. Garlic sauce : Garlic sauce is often used in mixing vegetables and some meat cold dishes, such as garlic-flavored cowpeas, garlic-mashed pork, etc. Specific method: Use a garlic press to mash the garlic into garlic paste, and mix it with salt, sugar, MSG and sesame oil.

5. Ginger juice : Ginger juice is mostly used in preparing cold dishes made from seafood and poultry, such as ginger crab sticks, ginger chicken steaks, etc. Specific method: Crush the ginger, squeeze out the ginger juice and mix well with salt, MSG and sesame oil.

6. Sweet and spicy juice : Sweet and spicy juice is mostly used to mix with vegetable products, such as sweet and spicy radish. Specific method: Boil sugar, salt, and vinegar (either white vinegar or rice vinegar) over fire, mix well with the ingredients, and then pour on the chili oil.

2. What seasonings should be used for home-cooked cold dishes?

1. Salt : It can provide appropriate saltiness to dishes, increase flavor, dehydrate vegetables, and play a moderate preservative role.

2. Sugar : It can bring out the natural sweetness in vegetables and make dishes more delicious. It can also be used to pickle kimchi to accelerate fermentation.

3. Onion, ginger, and garlic: They have a spicy taste and can remove the rawness or fishy smell of the ingredients and reduce the special sour taste of kimchi after fermentation.

4. Chili : It has the same effect as onion, ginger and garlic, but its unique spicy taste is more stimulating and is a major contributor to making many cold dishes appetizing.