原汤鱿鱼 Original Flavor Squid Soup (A Fujian Traditional Dish)

Fujian cuisine is one of the eight major cuisines in China. It was formed through the mixture of the Han culture of the Central Plains and the culture of the Minyue people. It originated in Fuzhou and is based on Fuzhou cuisine. Later, it was combined with the flavors of East Fujian, South Fujian, West Fujian, North Fujian, and Putian to form a cuisine. In a narrow sense, Fujian cuisine refers to Fuzhou cuisine, which originated in Min County, Fuzhou, Fujian, and later developed into three schools: Fuzhou, South Fujian, and West Fujian, which is the broad sense of Fujian cuisine. Fujian cuisine is characterized by fresh taste, mellow taste, meaty aroma, and lots of soup. It is good at seasoning with red dregs and sweet and sour sauce.

闽菜是中国八大菜系之一,历经中原汉族文化和闽越族文化的混合而形成。发源于福州,以福州菜为基础,后又融合闽东、闽南、闽西、闽北、莆仙五地风味菜形成的菜系。狭义闽菜指以福州菜,最早起源于福建福州闽县,后来发展成福州、闽南、闽西三种流派,即广义闽菜。闽菜以口味清鲜、和醇、荤香、多汤为主,擅红糟、糖醋调味。
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原汤鱿鱼 Original Flavor Squid Soup (A Fujian Traditional Dish)

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原汤鱿鱼
该菜为福建传统菜。鱿鱼泡发以后已失去其原味,这道菜通过技术处理,保持了鱿鱼本味,从而闻名于烹坛。

食材
鱿鱼干250克,
发菜25克,
猪里脊肉250克。

调料:
精盐适量,
料酒、味精少许,
上汤700克。
烹饪方法
1.
鱿鱼干洗净,切下头待用。鱿鱼身泡发,发透后待用。
2.
将泡发好的鱿鱼用斜刀切成6×3厘米的长方形。
3.
鱿鱼头洗净后用热水洗去异味,放在碗中,猪里脊肉焯水后放在鱿鱼头上面,注入上汤200克上笼屉蒸2小时,过滤待用。
4.
切好的水发鱿鱼,在沸水锅中氽一下沥干水分,用料酒10克左右渍匀,放在汤碗中。
5.
发菜剔净杂物,在清水中泡5分钟,沥干水分在沸高汤100克中氽一下,捞起待用。
6.
锅置旺火上,入500克上汤和蒸好过滤的鱿鱼头汤,加入精盐烧沸,再加味精和少许料酒成原汤。
7.
将沸原汤半勺先冲入鱿鱼碗,再沥去汤(这种做法叫回汤),把氽过的发菜放在尤鱼的一边而后再氽入烧开的原汤即成。

特点
保持鱿鱼的本味和特色。

烹饪解说
上汤可用鸡粉,鸡汁,浓缩高汤和史云生清鸡汤代替
挺有趣的做法
将鱿鱼头和猪肉放入蒸柜蒸,可以令鱿鱼的鲜味散发到汤裏面
而魷魚身依然保持自己原本的鮮味



** Original Flavor Squid Soup (A Fujian Traditional Dish)**

This dish is a Fujian classic. Dried squid typically loses its original flavor after rehydration, but this recipe uses a special technique to preserve the squid’s natural taste, making it renowned in culinary circles.

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### **Ingredients**
- Dried squid: 250g
- Fat choy (发菜/hair seaweed): 25g
- Pork tenderloin: 250g

**Seasonings**:
- Salt: to taste
- Cooking wine (e.g., Shaoxing wine): a small amount
- MSG (optional): a pinch
- Superior stock (上汤): 700g

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### **Cooking Method**
1. **Prepare the squid**:
- Rinse the dried squid. Separate the head from the body.
- Soak the squid body in water until fully rehydrated.

2. **Slice the squid**:
- Cut the rehydrated squid body diagonally into rectangular slices (6cm × 3cm).

3. **Steam the squid head**:
- Clean the squid head and rinse with hot water to remove any unpleasant odor.
- Place the squid head in a bowl, top with blanched pork tenderloin, and pour in 200g of superior stock. Steam for 2 hours. Strain the broth and set aside.

4. **Blanch the squid slices**:
- Briefly blanch the sliced squid in boiling water, then drain.
- Toss the squid with about 10g of cooking wine and place in a soup bowl.

5. **Prepare the fat choy**:
- Clean the fat choy, soak in water for 5 minutes, and drain.
- Blanch in 100g of hot superior stock, then set aside.

6. **Assemble the soup**:
- In a pot over high heat, combine 500g of superior stock and the strained squid head broth. Add salt and bring to a boil.
- Season with MSG and a small amount of cooking wine to create the "original broth."

7. **Final steps**:
- Pour half a ladle of the boiling broth into the squid bowl, then immediately drain it (this step is called **"回汤/huí tāng," or "returning the broth"** to lock in flavor).
- Arrange the blanched fat choy next to the squid.
- Pour the remaining hot broth over the ingredients and serve.

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### **Features**
- Preserves the squid’s natural flavor and texture.

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### **Cooking Tips**
- **Superior stock substitute**: Use chicken powder, chicken broth concentrate, or store-bought clear chicken broth (e.g., Swanson).
- **Steaming technique**: Steaming the squid head with pork infuses the broth with umami while keeping the squid body tender and flavorful.

**Fun fact**: The "returning the broth" step ensures the squid absorbs just enough heat to stay tender without overcooking! 🦑
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