所謂油(you)茶,即面(mian)(mian)(mian)粉、調料(liao)面(mian)(mian)(mian)加涼(liang)水攪(jiao)(jiao)成稠糊,徐(xu)徐(xu)溜入(ru)開水鍋中攪(jiao)(jiao)拌,勻(yun)而沒有(you)疙瘩,再加入(ru)杏仁、芝麻、秈米,微火邊燒邊攪(jiao)(jiao)。再加入(ru)醬(jiang)油(you)、鹽面(mian)(mian)(mian)、胡(hu)椒(jiao)粉、味精(jing),微火邊燒邊攪(jiao)(jiao)。完全要用攪(jiao)(jiao)功,攪(jiao)(jiao)得(de)顏色發黃,油(you)茶發稠,表面(mian)(mian)(mian)有(you)裂紋(wen)痕跡才止(zhi)。
所謂壺(hu)(hu)壺(hu)(hu),即偌(ruo)大的有提手有長嘴的水壺(hu)(hu),為了保溫,用棉套包裹,如壺(hu)(hu)穿衣。尤在冬(dong)日(ri),其臃(yong)臃(yong)腫(zhong)腫(zhong),放在那里,老(lao)翁是立著的壺(hu)(hu),壺(hu)(hu)是蹲著的老(lao)翁。壺(hu)(hu)壺(hu)(hu)油茶在晚(wan)上更受歡迎,是最(zui)佳消夜(ye)食品。
壺壺油(you)茶(cha)在(zai)陜(shan)西(xi)很多地(di)方都很常(chang)見,賣(mai)者手提裝滿開水的茶(cha)壺,壺嘴往下一沉,一股熱(re)騰騰的水沖入碗中,油(you)茶(cha)便(bian)沖好了。其特(te)點(dian)是方便(bian)衛生,新鮮熱(re)乎,咸香(xiang)可口,營(ying)養豐富。
先(xian)把杏仁用(yong)涼(liang)水(shui)(shui)泡開(kai)后(hou)(hou)煮(zhu)二(er)十(shi)(shi)分鐘(zhong),再用(yong)涼(liang)水(shui)(shui)浸泡拔去(qu)苦(ku)味,搓掉外皮,撈出(chu),淘凈(jing)控干,另把芝麻炒熱搟碎,把面(mian)粉(fen)用(yong)小火炒黃,出(chu)鍋晾涼(liang),加適(shi)量的鹽和(he)調和(he)面(mian),拌(ban)勻后(hou)(hou)炒二(er)十(shi)(shi)分鐘(zhong)左右,吃(chi)時把炒面(mian)熬成(cheng)稀(xi)稠適(shi)當(dang)的糊(hu)糊(hu),(500克炒面(mian)約2000克水(shui)(shui)),先(xian)把杏仁放(fang)在(zai)碗(wan)里,再倒油起(qi)蒸煮(zhu)后(hou)(hou),裝進(jin)小甕里發酵,到(dao)立冬前(qian)后(hou)(hou)就能育熱淋(lin)醋(cu)了。淋(lin)醋(cu)時,各家都(dou)要把醋(cu)婆神(shen)敬起(qi)來。據說從前(qian)是位農婦發明了做(zuo)醋(cu),一(yi)立冬她就給各家教(jiao)傳釀醋(cu)技術,死后(hou)(hou)便被人(ren)們封為醋(cu)神(shen)。頭茬醋(cu)一(yi)淋(lin)完(wan),家家都(dou)先(xian)做(zuo)一(yi)頓澆湯面(mian),人(ren)吃(chi)之前(qian)先(xian)給醋(cu)婆獻上一(yi)碗(wan)。