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Steamed Dried Field Rat

Field mice are salt-cured, marinated in soy sauce, and sun-dried, then steamed until cooked, chopped into pieces, and served on a plate.

1h 30m
Easy
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Steamed Dried Field Rat

Ingredients

Field rats (main ingredient, skin, head, entrails, feet and claws removed) 5
Refined salt (seasoning, for marinating) to taste
Soy sauce (seasoning, for marinating) to taste

Instructions

1

Marinating and Drying

Remove the skin, head, entrails, feet, and claws from the field rats, wash and drain well. Marinate with salt for a full day and night, then add soy sauce for further marinating. Hang in a well-ventilated place and air-dry into dried rat.

2

Steaming and Plating

Wash the dried rat, place in a basin, and steam in a steamer until fully cooked. Remove from the steamer and let cool, then chop into pieces and arrange on a serving plate.