Liu Jiali
Although it is not until the end of May and June that a large number of zibai are on the market, for food lovers who want to pinch the tip in advance, the russet white that has just been listed in April is enough to make their taste buds go back to the sky.
The word "russet white" actually gets its name from its growth environment and appearance - its roots are intertwined, its stems are tender and white, and when combined, it becomes "russet white". As a member of the famous "Eight Immortals of Water" in Jiangnan, Zibai has a very long history, and if you have ever seen the description of "菰" in ancient books, it is likely to be closely related to it. It is understood that the white is actually the "mutation" produced by the stem of the aquatic plant "菰" after the fungal parasitism, but the result of this mutation is not as frightening as the literal sense, but provides a bulky, tender and crispy sweet ingredient, so that in the next long period of time, people will deliberately cultivate this mutated stem for food, and with the continuous evolution of cooking methods, more and more ways to eat. People who eat light mouth, only need to cut the white into shreds or slices, the water inside a hot, mix a sauce can eat a refreshing, or come to a white fried three silk, the color is refreshing, eat light and elegant and delicious, if you want to come to a little heavy taste, then use soy sauce, sugar to boil the white, sprinkle a little dried shrimp seeds before leaving the pot, eat fat, full of umami, used to make porridge in the sweltering summer, it is really wonderful.
Stir-fried three shreds of russet white
raw material:
White, carrot, green pepper, salt, oil
method:
1, the white, carrot, green pepper washed, after the white, carrot changed to a knife cut into silk; after the green pepper cut to remove the seeds, change the knife into silk, set aside;
2, take a clean pot, put oil in the pot, when the oil is boiled to 60% or 70% hot, pour the white silk and carrot shreds into the pot for stir-frying, wait until the two ingredients become softer, add green pepper shreds to continue stir-frying;
3: Wait until the green pepper shreds are also soft, add a little salt, then stir-fry it evenly, and then you can put it out of the pot and put it on the plate.
Tips：
1, zibai silk and carrot shredded in the cutting of attention, do not cut too coarse, so as not to appear fried uncooked situation, if you feel that your knife is not enough, it is recommended to use a grater to complete;
2, for the kitchen novice, it is not easy to judge when to put new ingredients, you can consider blanching the white silk and carrot shreds in advance, making it soft and then stir-frying. It should be reminded that these two ingredients can be considered to add a little oil to the water when blanching;
3, like to eat meat can be appropriately added to a little meat shredded, if you feel that the freshness is not enough, you can add a little MSG seasoning. MSG is actually not terrible, and adding a moderate amount to the dish can indeed improve the flavor of the dish.
Oil stewed white
Russet, dark soy sauce, shrimp seed soy sauce, sugar, oyster sauce, oil, salt
1, the white wash, and then cut into hob pieces, set aside;
2, take a clean bowl, mix the old soy sauce, shrimp soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar mix well, then add the appropriate amount of water, set aside;
3, take a clean pot, put oil in the pot, after burning to 60% or 70% heat, put the white cubes into it for stir-frying, wait until the white cubes are slightly soft, pour the sauce prepared in advance into the pot, turn the heat to medium-low heat, cover the lid, simmer for a while;
4, wait for the white cubes to become soft, turn the medium-low heat into a high heat to collect the juice, and then according to the taste can be appropriately salted seasoning, turn off the heat can be out of the pot and plate.
1, shrimp seed soy sauce itself with a certain sweetness, so in the sugar can be appropriately reduced proportion, but the specific flavor selection, according to your preferences to determine;
2, the main role of the old pump is to color, the dosage does not need to be too much;
3, the combination of russet white and shrimp seeds will further highlight the umami taste of the ingredients, if you feel that the simple use of shrimp seed soy sauce is not strong enough, you can also consider adding an extra dried shrimp seed, both as a decoration, but also can be fresh.
Editor-in-Charge: Li Shuping
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