In recent years, court dramas have become popular, not only because of the fascinating plots, but also the details of the sets and props. For the meals that appear in the dramas, a special team of chefs has been dispatched to the set, allowing the audience to watch the dramas at the same time. Impressed by the delicate pastries on the screen, it is deeply rooted in my mind.
Sixi dumplings are a must-have dish for auspicious New Year's Eve, and are also one of the key points of court banquets; they are ranked among the top 108 varieties of dumpling banquets.
100 grams of high-gluten flour, 60 grams of low-gluten flour, 75 grams of hot boiling water, and 10 grams of cold water.
300g minced pork, 4 dried shiitake mushrooms, 20g diced carrot, 3 minced shallots, 1 tsp minced ginger.
50g spinach stems, 10 egg skins, 4 dried shiitake mushrooms, 100g diced ham, 20 slices of carrot (for dumplings).
1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp fresh chicken powder, 1 tbsp rice wine, 1 tsp sesame oil, 1 tsp white pepper powder, 1 tsp sugar.
❶ Dried shiitake mushrooms are soaked until soft and stalked, then cut into small cubes; minced pork mince, add seasonings and mix well until it becomes sticky, then mix with remaining filling ingredients and refrigerate. Blanch the spinach stems and mince them; chop the egg skins and set aside. ❷ Sift the high-gluten flour into a steel basin, add in hot water, and mix with a stick until the gouache is mixed. ❸Add in cold water and mix until mixed, take out and knead into a smooth dough by hand, put it in a plastic bag and let it rest for 30 minutes for later use. ❹ Knead the relaxed dough into a long strip and divide it into 20 small doughs. ❺ FaceAfter the stick and the work surface are coated with a little high-gluten flour, first flatten the small dough with the palm of your hand, then knead the dough with one hand and hold the noodle stick in the other, and rotate the dough counterclockwise with one side of the rod until the rod is straight and about 7 cm long. round dough. ❻ Scoop an appropriate amount of filling in the center of the dough, fold it in half, and knead the center. ❼Pinch the two sides to the center to form four slender pockets. ❽ Open the bag mouth and shape it into four wider bag mouths, and then use a small spoon to fill in four different color decoration materials. When filling in 4 kinds of materials, do not mix different materials so that they can be clearly distinguished into four colors. ❾ Put the carrot slices in the steamer, and then put the dumplings. After the steamer boils water, put the steamer on it and steam for 6-8 minutes on high heat.
●The raw product is frozen for 7 days. ●The steam temperature is high, please be careful when taking it out. ●A layer of wooden steamer can be added to the stainless steel steamer for steaming together. This method is faster than using the wooden steamer directly, and the steamer can be separated to prevent excessive moisture at the bottom and affect the taste of steamed dumplings.
One day in the 6th year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty, the Empress Dowager Cixi fell ill because of her preference for greasy food. Due to indigestion and stomach discomfort, after consultation with the imperial doctor, she thought it was caused by the weakness of the spleen and stomach. Taste prescription, grind into fine powder and add sugar to make cakes, called "spleen-strengthening cake".
After eating for a few days, Cixi recovered from her illness, and her appetite greatly increased and her physical strength was good. When Lafayette was happy, he renamed it "Eight Treasures Cake". After that, no matter whether he was in poor health, he often asked for imperial meals. Make this cake and enjoy it. And
A: 70 grams of Poria powder, 70 grams of Gorgon, 70 grams of lotus seeds, 70 grams of coix seed, 70 grams of Chinese yam, 70 grams of mung bean kernels, 70 grams of lotus root powder, and 70 grams of malt.
B: 100 grams of glutinous rice flour, 70 grams of Penglai rice flour, and 250 grams of soft white sugar.
C: water 190g
❶Put ingredient A into a conditioner and grind it into a powder, or ask a Chinese pharmacy to grind it into a powder for later use. ❷Method ❶Put the powder ingredients into a steel basin, add ingredients B and mix well. ❸ Add water and knead with your hands to form a fluffy cake flour. Knead the powdered sugar with both hands until it becomes cake flour. The fluffy state means that it can be formed into a dough by pinching it with your hands. ❹ Sift the cake flour twice with a sieve to form a fine powder. ❺ Brush the steamer with oil, place a sheet of steamer paper, and scoop in the cake flour. ❻ Smooth the surface evenly with a scraper; boil water in a steamer pot, put the paved Bazhen cake in, steam for 30-40 minutes over high heat, until cooked, then cut into pieces and eat. If the edge of the cake separates from the steamer and feels springy to the touch, it is done.
●Tasting period: sealed and stored at room temperature for 2 days. ●Poria can strengthen the spleen and stomach, remove excess water from the body, gorgon can nourish the appetizer, lotus seeds can calm the mind and the mind, yam (a dried product of yam) can nourish the body and nourish the body, and lotus root powder can cool the blood and remove irritability, all of which are good for health The effective material is very suitable for children who have no appetite and enhance physical strength.
◎ This article is excerpted from / "Palace dim sum: a collection of 64 imperial chef's exquisite recipes"Yan Jinman ◎ Image source/provided by Confederate Culture
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