◎Jizhou Stewed Cake

To make Jizhou stewed cakes,we need a special iron pot,which is 5 to 8cm thick,helmet shaped,and weighs more than 20 jin.The heat transfer of the iron pot is stable and even,and the soup is easy to be absorbed into the stewed cakes without sticking to the pot.The cake strips also need special baking,commonly known as “package cake,” with no more than 3 layers.After being baked,the strips are cut by hand with uniform width.The production process pays attention to “soup stock and sesame oil,first stir frying before stewing,covering the pot for aftertaste,and turning the cooking spoon for taking out cakes.” Soup stock is a kind of soup made by mixing and boiling ribs and chicken bones.Jizhou stewed cakes made according to such traditional technology are bright yellow,soft and chewy,free of stickiness,and mellow in taste.There are several kinds of stewed cakes,such as stewed cakes with vegetable,those with meat (fat meat after big-fire stewing,or lean meat after small-fire stewing),those with egg,and those with mixed materials (with two kinds in one plate).(https://www.daowen.com)