加蟹小(xiao)(xiao)籠(long)(long)包(bao)(bao)(bao)是江蘇省常州(zhou)(zhou)地區特色傳統(tong)小(xiao)(xiao)吃(chi),是常州(zhou)(zhou)小(xiao)(xiao)河(he)沿浮(fu)橋南堍的(de)(de)萬華茶樓于清道光年(nian)(nian)間首創,每年(nian)(nian)中秋節前后,桂花盛(sheng)開之際上市供應。加蟹小(xiao)(xiao)籠(long)(long)包(bao)(bao)(bao),原(yuan)來叫(jiao)加蟹小(xiao)(xiao)籠(long)(long)饅(man)頭。(饅(man)頭誕(dan)生時(shi)本無包(bao)(bao)(bao)子(zi)這一(yi)(yi)稱(cheng)呼。宋朝開始北方(fang)(fang)人把有陷的(de)(de)饅(man)頭叫(jiao)做(zuo)包(bao)(bao)(bao)子(zi),而南方(fang)(fang)仍然一(yi)(yi)律稱(cheng)為饅(man)頭。如今(jin)隨著普(pu)通話的(de)(de)推廣南方(fang)(fang)也開始稱(cheng)包(bao)(bao)(bao)子(zi)了。小(xiao)(xiao)籠(long)(long)饅(man)頭誕(dan)生時(shi),常州(zhou)(zhou)人仍無包(bao)(bao)(bao)子(zi)一(yi)(yi)說,故(gu)名為小(xiao)(xiao)籠(long)(long)饅(man)頭;如今(jin)因為語言環境的(de)(de)變化,一(yi)(yi)般都稱(cheng)為小(xiao)(xiao)籠(long)(long)包(bao)(bao)(bao)。
油黃(huang)金亮,汁水汪汪,蟹(xie)香撲鼻(bi),鮮美濃郁,是人間美味。
1.將炒鍋(guo)置(zhi)中火上燒(shao)熱(re),放入熟豬(zhu)油,燒(shao)至五成(cheng)熱(re),倒(dao)入蟹黃,用鐵勺(shao)溜(liu)動(dong),待香味溢(yi)出,油呈金黃色時,再倒(dao)入蟹粉,15分鐘后,起鍋(guo)裝在2只缽中,凝(ning)凍成(cheng)蟹油(2.1公斤(jin))。
2.鍋內放清(qing)水3.5公(gong)斤,將鮮(xian)豬肉皮(pi)刮洗(xi)干(gan)凈,入鍋煮(zhu)(zhu)至五成(cheng)(cheng)熟,撈(lao)(lao)出并洗(xi)凈。撤去(qu)(qu)鍋內浮(fu)沫,放回肉皮(pi)煮(zhu)(zhu)至七成(cheng)(cheng)爛,撈(lao)(lao)出,切成(cheng)(cheng)米粒(li)狀,再入鍋,加(jia)食鹽、蔥結(25克(ke))、姜(jiang)塊(50克(ke))、紹酒(75克(ke))、綿白糖(50克(ke))、醬油(125克(ke)),煮(zhu)(zhu)沸(fei)后撤去(qu)(qu)浮(fu)沫,再煮(zhu)(zhu)30分(fen)鐘成(cheng)(cheng)皮(pi)湯,撈(lao)(lao)去(qu)(qu)蔥、姜(jiang),起(qi)鍋盛裝(zhuang)于缽內,凝(ning)成(cheng)(cheng)皮(pi)凍(4.5公(gong)斤)。
3.將豬肉(rou)洗凈,切(qie)成米粒(li)狀,放入盆內,加綿白糖(50克(ke)),紹酒(100克(ke))、精(jing)鹽、味精(jing)和(he)剁成末的蔥(cong)、姜(各50克(ke))拌(ban)勻。再(zai)將皮凍切(qie)成米粒(li)狀,放入肉(rou)盆內,拌(ban)和(he)成餡(9公斤)。
4.將(jiang)面(mian)(mian)粉(1公斤(jin))放入面(mian)(mian)缸,中(zhong)間(jian)扒窩,把酵種(zhong)撕碎(sui)放入,用(yong)60℃熱水400克揉合成(cheng)面(mian)(mian)團(tuan)(tuan),用(yong)刀劃開透氣,涼后仍揉合,蓋上一(yi)層(ceng)布,發酵約4小時(shi)即成(cheng)發面(mian)(mian)。另將(jiang)面(mian)(mian)粉(3.3公斤(jin))和60℃熱水1.3公斤(jin),揉合成(cheng)嫩面(mian)(mian),略(lve)劃開透氣后仍揉合。用(yong)熱水100克將(jiang)食堿(jian)溶化,然后將(jiang)發面(mian)(mian)和嫩面(mian)(mian)分別蘸堿(jian)液(ye)(俗稱蘸堿(jian)法),反復使勁揉勻成(cheng)面(mian)(mian)團(tuan)(tuan)。
5.將面(mian)團搓成(cheng)(cheng)長條,摘成(cheng)(cheng)600只(zhi)面(mian)劑(ji)(每只(zhi)重10克),撒上(shang)(shang)撲面(mian)(300克),分(fen)別將面(mian)劑(ji)撳(qin)成(cheng)(cheng)直(zhi)徑(jing)5厘米,邊薄中厚的圓(yuan)皮,包上(shang)(shang)餡心(15克),再加上(shang)(shang)蟹油(3.5克),逐只(zhi)捏成(cheng)(cheng)16至18個(ge)花(hua)紋的小包子(zi)。用刷子(zi)將豆油分(fen)刷在50只(zhi)小籠的底墊(dian)上(shang)(shang)(防粘),每籠裝12只(zhi),然后上(shang)(shang)旺(wang)火沸(fei)水蒸鍋蒸約8分(fen)鐘即成(cheng)(cheng)。同(tong)時備姜絲、香醋佐食。