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Dishes that can be named after local or regional names strongly reflect local specialties or local special flavors. Luoding tempeh chicken, well known for the special flavor brought by tempeh, is a traditional dish with full color and flavor on the Cantonese menu, and is also a shining business card among many Luoding cuisines.
To make this dish, we must choose the domestic three yellow chicken, this chicken is smooth and tender, fat but not greasy, under sufficient heat cooking, the chicken flows through the tumbling hot oil, the golden appearance is wrapped in fresh and tender meat, with a rich soy sauce, when served, it also steamed, wafting out a tantalizing aroma.
Tempeh is the soul of this dish. Luoding tempeh is one of The famous souvenirs of Luoding and is protected by the National Geographical Indication. Luoding tempeh brewing technology has been selected into the list of intangible cultural heritage of Guangdong Province, and its brewing technology has a long history and has enjoyed a high reputation in the Ming and Qing dynasties. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, Xu Fengju, a jinshi of Dong'an County, Luoding Prefecture, once composed a tempeh song "Olive Horn Salted Fish Tempeh Steaming, Oyster Sauce Shrimp Rice Buy Doding." ”
Luoding tempeh is mainly made of pure black beans or soybeans as raw materials, through steaming, fermentation, rinsing, drying and flavoring, its brewing technology mainly includes screening, moisturizing, steaming, koji making, washing koji, ingredients, altar filling, sunscreen, finished products and other nine processes. Compared with other tempeh produced in various places, Luoding tempeh is more relaxed and aromatic, and the dishes prepared with it, in addition to tempeh chicken, tempeh mud carp, tempeh sauce ribs, tempeh braised pork, etc. are very delicious dishes and are loved by people. In addition, when stir-frying field snails, stone snails, flower clams and other dishes, adding a handful of tempeh that increases the flavor can make the flavor level of the sauce richer and make many diners reminisce endlessly. In Luoding, tempeh will appear more or less on the stove head of almost every household.
Black tempeh
Tempeh
◎ Ingredient list
500g chicken, 35g tempeh, shallots, garlic, ginger, shallots, corn starch, cooking wine, salt, soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar to taste.
◎ Method steps
(1) Mince the chicken, add soy sauce, cooking wine and starch, grasp and marinate for 1 hour to taste;
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(2) Slice the ginger, minced garlic, chop the shallots, wash the tempeh and set aside;
(3) Heat the oil in the pan, fry the chicken nuggets until golden and scoop up the filter oil for later;
(4) Leave 2 tablespoons of oil at the bottom of the pot, add ginger garlic and tempeh and stir-fry until fragrant;
(5) Pour in the chicken with filtered oil, add shallots and other spices, stir-fry until all the ingredients are fused and out of the pan.
◎ Food and nutrition secret language
Luoding tempeh aromatic loose, sweet and delicious taste, rich in nutrition, wrinkled meat jerky, soft texture, juicy flavor, color pulp red or black brown, rich in protein, various amino acids, lactic acid, phosphorus, magnesium, calcium and a variety of vitamins, with a certain historical, cultural, economic, nutritional, medicinal and other values. The flavor of black tempeh and soybean tempeh is also different, and when making dishes every day, we can choose the right tempeh according to the dishes you want to make and the preferred taste.
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Cui Wanfan, columnist, a photography enthusiast who loves food and art, is a master of craftsmanship who is keen to innovate and explore. Interesting, fun, with a point of view.
【Photo/Video】Cui Wanfan
【Editors】MCA
【Coordinator】Ma Hua Cai Huafeng Li Jie
【Author】 MCA
【Source】 Southern Press Media Group South + client