Thursday, September 23, 2010

四神湯

四神湯
材料: (約8碗) 
豬肚半個或豬腸半斤/ 300g,四神湯料(伏苓、淮山、蓮子、芡實、薏仁各1兩/ 38g),川芎或當歸2片,豬骨高湯8杯,米酒1杯,鹽1小匙。* 另需適量麵粉、沙拉油、酒與白醋。
做法: 
1. 豬骨高湯做法:湯骨1.5磅(約680g),先用滾水汆燙去血水,洗淨,大湯鍋裡另備15杯水,煮滾後放入湯骨,轉小火續煮約1小時,中途要不斷把表面的浮沫撈除。煮好後過濾湯汁備用。
2. 處理豬肚或豬腸:先用麵粉與沙拉油搓揉表面,再用水沖淨去除黏液,翻面使用酒與白醋搓揉去腥,放入煮開的半鍋滾水中汆燙,取出,切成小段。
3. 豬骨高湯8杯用湯鍋煮開,放入豬肚或豬腸,轉中小火煮半小時至熟軟,然後放入四神湯料、川芎或當歸、米酒1杯,續煮45分鐘至藥材煮透,加鹽調味即可裝碗食用。食用前,再噴灑幾滴米酒更添風味。
愛廚注: 1. 這裡用的米酒,是指料理用的透明無色米酒。因為米酒裡的含鹽量不同,所以最後加鹽調味時,要自行斟酌用量。
2. 川芎或當歸只是幫四神湯加味,可以省略不用。四神湯料可以在一般中藥店買到,價錢不貴,且有助腸胃消化功能。在台灣,四神湯是很常見的點心湯品,大多和肉圓一起販售,可能比較消食解膩吧。原本四神指的是伏苓、淮山、蓮子、芡實,後來漸漸加入薏仁,所以現在一般的四神湯料其實是有五種藥材的。也有的中藥店把芡實和薏仁算成一種,各配半兩的重量。
3. 台灣與香港使用的是古制斤兩:1斤=16兩=600g,和大陸使用的新制斤兩不同(1斤=10兩=500g),所以購買時要注意藥方的重量比例。有些超市裡也有賣配好的盒裝四神湯料,但我覺得藥材不是很新鮮,品質也參差不齊,建議最好還是直接到中藥店買。
4. Wendy很喜歡四神湯的味道,特別是老闆通常會在碗裡再灑上一些米酒,熱騰騰的湯加上米酒的香氣,真的很好喝。雖然市售的四神湯多半使用豬小腸,但是改用豬肚或是小排骨來做也是很好吃的喔。

Sunday, September 5, 2010

苏式鲜肉月饼

10个

油酥
低粉:1.5杯
猪油:1/3杯

油皮
中粉:2杯
猪油:1/2杯
水:1/2杯
糖:1大匙
醒20分钟

收口朝上卷,擀平

鲜肉馅
绞肉:半斤
蛋:1个
白芝麻:1/2杯
葱末:2大匙
酱油:1小匙
盐:1/2小匙
胡椒粉:适量
香油:1小匙
肉馅打20分钟,冰一下蛋分离
包好刷蛋黄

200度,烤20分钟

苏式月饼

面皮
富强粉: 240g
饴糖:20g
大油:60g
热水70度:60g
面粉,倒入大油和热水溶解的饴糖,揉匀
分成30g 一个,放置松弛

酥皮
富强粉;140g
大油:60g
分成15g一个

面皮包油皮,擀平,卷起,两头折叠,再擀平,卷起,两端再对折,压扁擀圆。包馅,整成扁圆形。

椒盐馅
绵白糖:180g
大油:100g
胡椒粉:2g
麻仁:40g
瓜仁:2g
盐:5g
熟面粉:180g
分成40g一个
盖印。正面向下,下火230度,3分钟。翻面,上火210度,下火180度,7分钟。

甜肉馅

绵白糖:140g
大油:70g
瓜条:30g
果脯:30g
桃仁:20g
盐:0.5g
炒米粉:110g


麻蓉馅
绵白糖:80g
花生油:20g
花椒粉:3g
麻仁:40g
桃仁:5g
熟面粉:180g

糖桂花

   糖桂花一:干桂花一包,冰糖适量,玻璃瓶一只。瓶子洗干净,用开水消毒,晾干。冰糖放碗里加适量水,放到微波炉里高火转3分钟,拿出来搅拌一下,如果冰糖都融化了就再加一些冰糖,若没融化继续高火3分钟,再拿出来重复刚才的步骤。
  一共加热10分钟左右冰糖就会融化成糖浆,这时有点未融化的冰糖是正常的,证明糖浆已经达到饱和状态了,否则糖浆太稀了也不好。把桂花撒一层到消毒好的玻璃瓶里,倒进还滚烫的糖浆,再放一层桂花,再倒糖浆,直到放完。晾凉后放进冰箱保存,大概两天之后就可以食用。
  糖桂花二:桂花、白糖(或蜂蜜)各适量。桂花摘下后清水稍漂洗一下;沸水放入桂花煮一两分钟,据说可去苦味,也可不煮直接晒干;捞出沥干,一层白糖一层桂花,装入玻璃瓶密封,放入阴凉处储藏即可。不吃白糖,可用蜂蜜,把桂花先铺底,倒入蜂蜜即可。
    糖桂花三桂花、麦芽糖各适量。将新鲜桂花风干,即成干桂花。将风干的桂花,放清水里漂洗一下,去掉表面的灰尘,掏起,沥干水份。加入两勺麦芽糖,上锅蒸上10分钟,中途拌一下就可以了。待凉了后放入干净的密封瓶内,冰箱冷藏就可以了,食用时用干净的小勺取用。
  营养功效:
  桂花中所含的芳香物质,能够稀释痰液,促进呼吸道痰液的排出,具有化痰、止咳、平喘的作用;
  桂花芳香,具有行气之功,能够缓急止痛、散血消瘀,并促进肠道秽浊物质的排泄;
  桂花馨香,能祛除口中异味,并有杀灭口中细菌的功效,是口臭患者的食疗佳品。

Sunday, July 4, 2010

日式高湯


首先只要使用昆布和柴魚片,就能煮出基本的萬能高湯,基本比例,一杯水配2公克的昆布、4公克柴魚片,再加入1/4杯水,以補足烹煮過程流失的水分。提供以下步驟:
1.將昆布及水一起放入鍋內,不要加蓋,用中火煮滾,至快沸騰時,昆布會開始冒出小的氣泡,此時即可將昆布撈起。
2.立刻加入柴魚片,轉小火,煮約一分鐘後即可熄火,等柴魚片沈入鍋底,因為一直沸騰熬煮,柴魚的香氣不但會消失,高湯會變得混濁。
3.在大碗上放置濾網,濾網上再放廚房紙巾,把煮好的過濾,千萬不要去擰柴魚片,否則會產生苦味。
煮好的高湯可用在煮在火鍋或什錦飯的時候。

香菇昆布佃煮

昆布佃煮是日本著名的风味小食,可用做餐前做开胃菜,也可做为平时的零嘴小吃,用来下酒带饭也都是一流。因为它所用到的主要原料,海带,素有“长寿菜”之称,因此而成为大家喜爱的理想天然食品。
昆布就是海带了~佃煮是一种日式做菜的方法~ 现在的昆布佃煮也衍生出了各种不同的口味,有芝麻昆布佃煮,香菇昆布佃煮,紫苏昆布佃煮,昆布佃煮卷,各类鱼子昆布佃煮卷等等,口味咸甜,相信不喜欢海带的小朋友也很难抗拒,做法简单,大家都可以试试~~~
香菇昆布佃煮
原料:
海带25克、干香菇3朵、清水150ML、酱油2匙、味醂100ML、姜1片、白醋1匙、炒香的白芝麻少许。
做法:
1、海带香菇泡发切成丝;
2、将所有材料和调料放入锅中,小火煮40分钟左右至水干;
3、加入芝麻,大火收汁即可。
香菇昆布佃煮
注:
没有味醂的可用糖加米酒100ML代替。

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

雙色芋頭酥

好久沒做油酥油皮類的點心了
這種傳統的中式小點心
深受家中長輩的歡迎~
尤其包了自製芋泥餡的芋泥酥
更是媽媽和公公的最愛..
最近的芋頭價格一直居高不下
一顆芋頭要價將近百元真的是很貴...
那天看到價格稍降馬上二話不說
挑顆最大的回家做了芋泥酥~
自製的芋泥餡好香好綿密~
加上外皮層層疊疊的油皮油酥
真的是入口即化~
難怪老人家會喜歡~
再來壺好茶
真是會讓人一個接著一個吃~~
雙色芋頭酥
【油皮材料】
(@約30g)

中筋麵粉200g    糖粉15g    無水奶油70g    冷水90g
【做法】
1.將糖粉加入無水奶油中混合均勻
   (無水奶油不要回溫到太軟的程度,不然混合時會黏手)
2.將過篩的粉類加入,先用手大約混合均勻
3.將冷水倒入用手攪拌搓揉5-6分鐘成為一個均勻柔軟不粘手的麵團即可
4.放入塑膠袋中或盆子表面封上保鮮膜,醒置40分鐘

【油酥材料】
(約20g)

低筋麵粉160g   無水奶油(或酥油)80g    芋頭精(或草莓精)數滴
~

【做法】
1.將低筋麵粉用濾網過篩
2.將無水奶油加入低筋麵粉中,用手慢慢將酥油及粉搓揉均勻
3.加入適量芋頭或草莓精搓揉成為一個均勻的麵團就好,包上保鮮膜放冰箱備用
   (不需要搓揉過久,避免麵粉出筋影響口感)
【包製】
1.將油酥麵皮平均分割成6等份(每塊約40g)滾成圓形
2.將醒置好的油皮麵皮平均分割成6塊(每塊約60g),捏成圓形
3.將油皮麵皮壓扁桿開,光滑面在外,包上一個油酥麵皮,收口捏緊
4.將包好的麵團稍微壓一下橄成橢圓形薄片,光滑面在下,由短向捲
   起,收口朝下,蓋上擰乾的溼布再讓麵團休息10分鐘
5.將休息好的麵團橄成長形後翻面,由短向捲起,蓋上擰乾的溼布再讓麵團休息20分鐘
6.休息完成的麵團用刀子從中間部份切下成為2個麵團
7.分別將麵團橄成直徑約10cm圓形薄片
8.切開面朝外,中間放上芋頭餡(@約25g),收口捏緊,成為一個圓形
9.將包好餡料的芋頭酥間隔整齊放入烤盤中
10.放進已經預熱至170度c的烤箱中烘烤25分鐘至餅皮
     表面呈現一圈一圈明顯紋路即可
芋泥餡
【材料】
芋頭(去皮後)500g    細砂糖80g    無鹽奶油30g   全脂奶粉20g
(甜度僅供參考,請依照自己喜好酌量增減)


【做法】
1.芋頭削皮取500g切成塊狀或片狀上籠大火蒸20分鐘
2.蒸到用竹籤可以輕易戳入的程度就是好了
3.趁熱用叉子壓成泥狀
4.依序將所有材料加入拌合均勻即可
5.放涼將它搓成長條狀分割成每個約25g再搓圓備用

以上做法參考carol的 芋頭酥

Saturday, June 19, 2010

枫糖奶酪布丁

枫糖奶酪布丁

   牛奶、鸡蛋、糖的简单组合,带来的是柔滑有弹性的布丁,淋上一层枫糖,挖出一小勺,抿在嘴里,嗯么么么~~幸福也如此简单...
材料〗4.5cm*6cm  3杯
奶油奶酪:50g
牛奶:120g
动物性鲜奶油:45g
砂糖:20g
蛋黄:1个
吉利丁:2g
香草精:几滴
枫糖酱:适量
〖做法〗
1.吉利丁粉+30g牛奶静置浸泡15分钟后,隔热水搅拌溶化。
2.奶油奶酪室温软化后隔水搅拌至顺滑。
3.加入蛋黄拌匀。
4.剩余的牛奶90g+鲜奶油+砂糖+香草精放入另外一个锅内,中火煮到快沸腾前熄火(锅边起小泡泡的时候就关火)备用。
5.吉利丁液加入牛奶液中拌匀。
6.将(5)过滤后分3次加入奶酪糊中
7.拌好的布丁液
8.将布丁液过滤到模具中,冰箱冷藏2小时至凝固,吃之前淋上枫糖酱。
****  如果没有枫糖的话,可用蜂蜜代替,但是会差一点枫糖特有的风味。
****  布丁液一定要过滤才会细致光滑、没有小气泡哦。

Tuesday, May 18, 2010


Alphabetical List of American Apple Varieties and Characteristics 

Arkansas Black
  • A medium to large apple
  • dark purple to almost black
  • Very, very hard texture and an excellent keeper.
  • Almost too hard-textured at harvest. Best after some storage time.
  • Great for baking; and terrible for applesauce
  • A Winesap type.
  • Late season
Baldwin
  • good quality large red apple
  • An old variety, subject to cold injury in the winter
  • late mid-season
  • medium sweet
Blushing Golden
  • Medium-sized waxy coated modern yellow apple with a pink blush
  • Jonathan/Golden Delicious cross.
  • Firm flesh with flavor like Golden Delicious, but tarter.
  • Keeps well
  • Late season
Brae Burn
  • Rich red color with white flesh
  • Sweet
  • Best for eating
  • Late season
Cameo
  • A large, round sub-acid apple with red blush stripe over yellow.
  • Late ripening
Cortland
  • A Ben Davis/McIntosh cross
  • large flat, dull red apple with a purple hue and soft, white flesh
  • Less aromatic than McIntosh
  • Good keeper.
  • Very good in salads.
  • Mid season
Cox's Orange Pippin
  • Popular in English markets. 
  • Medium sized, golden yellow skin, with brownish orange
  • often russeted. 
  • Flesh tender, crisp, semi-tart
  • early
Crispin/Mutsu *
  • Light green to yellowish white
  • Sweet, rich, full flavor
  • Firm, dense texture
  • Best for: eating fresh
  • Mid - late season
Empire*
  • A McIntosh type apple
  • Long shelf life
  • Aromatic and crisp with creamy white juicy flesh.
  • Best for: eating fresh
  • Early - Mid season
Fuji.Fuji 
  • Very sweet, aromatic flavor
  • Yellow-green with red highlights 
  • Originated in Japan.
  • Best for: eating, salads, best applesauce apple
  • Late season
Gala.Gala 
  • Developed in New Zealand.  
  • Sweet, aromatic flavor
  • Best for: eating, salad, best applesauce apple
  • medium to smaller in size with a distinctive red and yellow striped heart-shaped appearance. 
  • Early to mid season
Ginger Gold.Ginger Gold 
  • Very slow to turn brown, so it's a great choice for apple slices.
  • Best for: eating, sauce, salad
Golden Delicious.Golden Delicious
  • Firm white flesh which retains its shape
  • Rich mild flavor when baked or cooked. 
  • Tender skin
  • Stays white longer when cut; 
  • Best for: salads, blend in applesauce
  • Early season
Grimes Golden
  • Firm white flesh which retains its shape
  • Rich mild flavor when baked or cooked. 
  • Tender skin, with a "grimy mottled surface; hence the name (there's no "Mr. Grimes")
  • Stays white longer when cut; 
  • Best for: salads, blend in applesauce
  • Early season
Granny Smith.
Granny Smith
  • Very tart
  • Bright green appearance, crisp bite and sour apple flavor. 
  • Best for: people who like bitter sour apples rather than sweet ones :-)
  • Mid to late season
  • Not good for applesauce unless you add sugar (or like a very tart applesauce)
Gravenstein
  • Greenish-yellow with a lumpy appearance
  • A good, all-purpose apple,
  • Good for applesauce and pies.
Hokuto
  • A Mutsu/Fuji cross
  • crisp texture of Fuji,
  • large size and shape of Mutsu,
  • sweet flavors
  • late mid-season
Honeycrisp
  • Introduced in Minnesota
  • Very sweet and aromatic
  • Great for juice, as it is a very juicy apple
  • Best for: Eating, pies, baking  
  • Mid season
Jonathan.
Jonathan
  • One of the first red apples of the fall
  • Sweet-tart taste with firm texture
  • Light red stripes over yellow or deep red
  • Best for: eating and cooking 
  • Early season
Jonalicious
  • Flavor like Jonathan but a little less tart and darker red skin. 
  • Larger, crisper, and juicier than Jonathan, and a better keeper.
  • Slightly sour/acid balance.
  • early midseason
Jonamac
  • A medium-sized Jonathan/McIntosh cross
  • Sour flavored, aromatic and tender fleshed like McIntosh.
  • Early season, a few days prior to McIntosh.
  • Poor keeper.
Jonagold *
  • A cross of Jonathan and Golden Delicious.
  • Best for: eating, sauce, pies, salad, baking  
  • Mid season
Liberty
  • A highly disease-resistant introduction from Geneva New York. 
  • Liberty has superior dessert quality, similar to one of its parents, Macoun
  • Best for: eating, sauce, salad
  • flavor improves in storage
  • late season
Macoun
  • Named after a famous fruit grower in Canada
  • Best for: eating, sauce, salad
  • Very good, sweet, all-around apple
McIntosh *
  • Popular in America since 1811
  • Best for: eating, sauce, salad , good as part of a blend for applesauce
  • Sweet, mild flavor
Melrose
  • The official apple of Ohio
  • Similar to a Jonathan but sweeter.
  • Good for pies: the slices hold together in pies
  • Keeps well
Mutsu
  • Lousy name, but a great apple
  • It is sweet and crisp
  • A lot like a Golden Delicious
  • Best for eating fresh and it makes a great applesauce
Northern Spy
  • Large, high quality fruit
  • Good for storage 
  • Mid-late season
PaulaRed
  • A tart apple with light to creamy flesh.
  • Good for eating, in pies and sauces.
Pink Lady
  • Rich red/pink color with white flesh
  • Very sweet and crisp
  • Best for eating and makes a naturally sweet, smooth applesauce and it is good in salads and pies.
  • A cross between a Golden Delicious and a Lady William. 
  • Late season
Red Delicious.Red Delicious  
  • WAS the most popular apple variety in the world! for December ades (now being replaced by Fuji and Gala)
  • Best for: eating, salad, very good  as a base apple for applesauce
  • Thin bright red skin with a mildly flavored fine-grained white flesh. 
  • Bruises easily and does not keep well.
  • Early to mid season
  • There are many, many varieties of red delicious, so there is a range of properties.  Not all red delicious are the same!

Rome
  • Best for:  baking and cooking - but not applesauce - not sweet enough, and it has a fairly bland flavor
  • Very smooth red apple with a slightly juicy flesh. 
  • Very hard flesh
  • Mid to late season
Spartan
  • A cross between the McIntosh and Pippin apples. 
  • Good all-purpose apple.
Stayman
Stayman or Stayman-Winesap
  • Juicy, cream-colored to yellowish flesh with a tart wine-like flavor. (often also called winesap)
  • Good storing apple, bruise resistant, dull red coat. 
  • Best for: Cooking, pies and cider
Suncrisp
  • A hard tart, long keeping apple.
  • Red over orange color; Golden Delicious-type
  • Ripens late in the season
  • Best for: Baking, storing

Winesap.
Winesap
  • Rich red color with white flesh
  • Crisp texture and juicy
  • Best for cooking
  • Mid to late season

Yates
  • Rich red color with white flesh
  • Sweet
  • Best for eating
  • Late season

York.
York
  • Crisp and flavorful
  • "lop-sided" shape
  • Deep red with green streaks
  • Best for eating. holds texture during cooking and freezing
Images from the U.S. Apple Association (mostly)!