Ribs with Sanfengqiao sauce, commonly known as Wuxi meat bones, have a history of nearly 140 years since their creation and are one of the three famous specialties of Wuxi. Short ribs with Sanfengqiao sauce were produced during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty (around 1875 AD). In order to make full use of the remaining back ribs and breast ribs, Wuxi Nanmen Restaurant Mo Shengxing added seasonings, carefully cooked them, and simmered them until crispy. , that's why he named it Spare Ribs Sauce. Sold as an aperitif. After Shenyu Meat Shop (the predecessor of Sanfengqiao Meat Shop) opened in 1927, the technology of cooking meat bones was improved and the taste was greatly improved. With the economic development of Wuxi, the number of foreign tourists is increasing day by day, and meat bones are loved by everyone. For a while, the ribss with Sanfengqiao sauce have become famous.
As one of the three major specialties of Wuxi, short ribs with Sanfengqiao sauce have deep cultural connotations and have endured for more than a hundred years. Sanfengqiao Sauce Pork Ribs are made from pork ribs or grass ribs, with star anise, cinnamon and other natural spices. Thanks to a unique cooking method, the cooked ribs are sauce red in color, fatty but not greasy, and the bones are crispy and. the meat is tender, with a rich aroma, soft taste, moderately sweet and salty. As early as the 1930s, the playwright Zhou Yibai devoured the meat bones of Sanfeng Bridge and wrote a poem: “The meat bones next to Sanfeng Bridge are so delicious that you can eat them quickly; they taste like chicken ribs, so don't let them "Green ants are floating." It is understood that Wuxi meat bones are equalment sold in Taipei City, but due to the different materials and water quality, and the method which is not authentic, the taste is much inferior to that in Wuxi. that of Spare Ribs with Sanfengqiao sauce. From that time to the present, there have been five generations of descendants of Sanfengqiao Jianggu.
There is such a legend about ribs with Sanfengqiao sauce
There is a big stone bridge in Wuxi City On the river beach, under the bridge pier, many years ago, I don't. I don't know who lost a broken stone mortar there. Over time, the broken stone mortar filled with trash and became covered with moss. One day, a man from Jiangxi sailed south to the Yangtze River in search of treasure. The boat was below deck. The Jiangxi man accidentally discovered the broken stone mortar. He looked at it horizontally, vertically, left and rightite, and couldn't help but exclaimed: "We are destined to meet thousands of miles away." and the treasure rolled before us. » He quickly went up to the shore.
There is a tofu shop near the bridge, and an old couple does a small business to make ends meet. The Jiangxi man came to the door, entered the store, and asked the old man: "Old uncle, who owns this broken stone mortar under the bridge pillar?" Did the old man see that he was asking about this rag? so he felt strange and replied disapprovingly: “That's what my great-grandfather left there. » Without saying a word, the Jiangxi man hurriedly took out two silver coins and placed them on the table. "Okay, okay! I'll buy it for five hundred taels of silver." Your broken stone mortar, please pay a deposit of ten taels today, and I will bring enough money to recover the merchantise in ten days. "The old man was shocked when he learned that a broken stone mortar that no one wanted was worth so much, it was really a fortune that fell from the sky! He immediately agreed. The people of Jiangxi left again happy.
The old couple was indescribably happy, thinking that they had given so much money, they should clean up the broken stone mortar The old couple went down to the river beach and threw away. the waste in the stone mortar in the river. They used a broom to clean the inside and outside of the stone mortar. Then they invited some young people to help them. The stone mortar was taken back to the house. home.
After about ten days, the Jiangxi man rushed to the tofu store, and the old couple welcomed him into the store with a smile. The people of Jiangxi asked. anxiously: “Where is the stone mortar” The old man said?: "Guest, don't worry, the stone mortar is in the room, I have washed it." When the people of Jiangxi heard this, they secretly heard this. complained in their hearts. When they entered the room, they sighed several times and said, "You guys...hey!" I don't want to buy this broken stone mortar. Please return the ten taels deposit to me. "The old couple was puzzled and asked why.
It turned out that the broken stone mortar was not a treasure. The real treasure was the pile of trash in the stone mortar As the saying goes: “It takes a thousand years for the sky to open its eyes. "There is an answer. , God really opened his eyes. The sky was shining, colorful clouds were floating, three phoenix fairies descended into the mortal world, flew towards the south of the Yangtze River. is transformed into three little birds. They actually spent the night in this magpie mortar.rre broken and fell in. You know, these fairy feathers are priceless. Put them in water, the water is clear and clean. and they are extremely delicious when put in vegetables. Now the waste in the stone mortar is thrown away. The treasure was completely thrown away, and the rest of the tattered waste was worthless.
The old couple. regretted hearing the whole story, so they had to refund the ten tael deposit. The old man thought about giving it to others, and turned around and said to the old lady: "Forget it, you go buy two kilograms of meat bones. burn, and let me drink two cups to ease my troubles. »
The old lady bought the meat bones and saw that the iron pot was rusty. She said she took a broom and cleaned the pot, then started a fire and cooked the meat bones with one stick. of incense, the whole pot was filled with water. The smell of the meat was so strongulier that it attracted the noses of passers-by. After a while, the meat bones were served in a blue and white bowl. piece and plunged his mouth into it. , Tsk, tsk, I have never tasted such delicious meat bones in my entire life! He quickly asked: "Old lady, what seasoning did you use to cook it?" "The old lady was also surprised. She tasted it and found that it had an unusual taste. She thought about it carefully and understood: before cooking the meat, she had used the broom that had been used to brush the broken stone mortar to clean the pot! Thought is a treasure. The gas was brought into the pot
The old lady and Lao Laoyi worked together to preserve the remaining meat and bone juice in the pot and the pot! add to the soup every time. cook the meat., every time they were left, the cooked meat bones were surprisingly fragrant and delicious. Later, the couple simply closed the tofu store and.opened a pork ribs in sauce butcher shop, said to be the famous Mojia restaurant in the Qing. Dynasty. As for the big stone bridge, it was also renamed Sanfeng Bridge. When people talk about Sanfeng Bridge, they think of eating meat and bones.
In addition, the waste in the stone mortar, with the fairy. fragments of phoenix feathers, they are thrown into the river and flow from Xishuiguan into Lake Taihu. No wonder the water of Lake Taihu is always exceptionally clear year after year.