甲魚煮粉皮,是一道(dao)傳統(tong)的地方名菜,由明(ming)朝文學家湯顯(xian)祖發明(ming),色澤白潤,味道(dao)嫩滑鮮(xian)美。
明代(dai),重陽節這天(tian),天(tian)高氣爽,湯(tang)(tang)(tang)(tang)(tang)顯(xian)(xian)(xian)祖(zu)(zu)和書童(tong)(tong)來到玉茗堂(tang)后院觀賞秋色。突(tu)然,湯(tang)(tang)(tang)(tang)(tang)顯(xian)(xian)(xian)祖(zu)(zu)發現(xian)池塘邊泥地(di)有一道(dao)清晰(xi)的(de)(de)印跡(ji),便(bian)問書童(tong)(tong):那印跡(ji)是什么東(dong)西留下的(de)(de)?書童(tong)(tong)望(wang)了(le)一眼印跡(ji)說:湯(tang)(tang)(tang)(tang)(tang)老(lao)爺(ye),寫(xie)戲我不懂,這個問題你可(ke)難(nan)不住我。看足印,我拿手(shou),那里一定有只(zhi)大甲魚,不信我抓上來給(gei)你瞧(qiao)!一會兒(er)工夫,書童(tong)(tong)擰(ning)著(zhu)一只(zhi)足有兩斤多重的(de)(de)大甲魚上了(le)岸。湯(tang)(tang)(tang)(tang)(tang)顯(xian)(xian)(xian)祖(zu)(zu)欣喜地(di)說:嗯,真是甲魚,快(kuai)交給(gei)廚師,還有紅燒(shao)(shao)甲魚時(shi),別(bie)忘了(le)加上一些(xie)薯粉(fen)皮。正(zheng)午時(shi)分,湯(tang)(tang)(tang)(tang)(tang)顯(xian)(xian)(xian)祖(zu)(zu)吃著(zhu)甲魚粉(fen)皮,滿口稱贊。餐(can)后,湯(tang)(tang)(tang)(tang)(tang)顯(xian)(xian)(xian)祖(zu)(zu)精神倍(bei)增,連午覺都未睡,文(wen)思泉涌,揮(hui)毫(hao)而書。從此,每當湯(tang)(tang)(tang)(tang)(tang)顯(xian)(xian)(xian)祖(zu)(zu)忙于寫(xie)戲時(shi),書童(tong)(tong)都會想方(fang)設法(fa)為湯(tang)(tang)(tang)(tang)(tang)老(lao)爺(ye)弄一只(zhi)甲魚,做一道(dao)色澤白潤(run),味(wei)道(dao)嫩滑的(de)(de)甲魚燒(shao)(shao)粉(fen)皮。
將甲魚剖(pou)凈(jing)斬件,鍋上火(huo)放油(you)旺火(huo)燒至七成(cheng)熟,下(xia)佐料(liao),爆(bao)香下(xia)甲魚調料(liao)加水(shui)燒開,改小(xiao)火(huo)燜燒,放粉皮燒片(pian)刻(ke)入(ru)味即可。