甲(jia)魚煮粉皮,是一道(dao)傳(chuan)統的地方名菜,由明朝文學家湯顯(xian)祖發明,色澤白潤,味道(dao)嫩(nen)滑鮮美。
明代,重(zhong)陽節這天,天高氣爽,湯顯(xian)(xian)祖(zu)和書(shu)(shu)童(tong)(tong)來(lai)到玉茗堂后(hou)院(yuan)觀賞秋色。突(tu)然,湯顯(xian)(xian)祖(zu)發(fa)現池塘邊泥地(di)有(you)一(yi)(yi)道清(qing)晰的(de)印跡,便問(wen)(wen)書(shu)(shu)童(tong)(tong):那印跡是(shi)什么東西留下的(de)?書(shu)(shu)童(tong)(tong)望了(le)一(yi)(yi)眼印跡說:湯老(lao)爺(ye),寫(xie)戲我不(bu)懂,這個問(wen)(wen)題(ti)你可難不(bu)住(zhu)我。看足印,我拿(na)手,那里一(yi)(yi)定有(you)只(zhi)大甲魚(yu),不(bu)信我抓上(shang)來(lai)給你瞧!一(yi)(yi)會兒工夫,書(shu)(shu)童(tong)(tong)擰著一(yi)(yi)只(zhi)足有(you)兩斤多重(zhong)的(de)大甲魚(yu)上(shang)了(le)岸。湯顯(xian)(xian)祖(zu)欣喜地(di)說:嗯,真是(shi)甲魚(yu),快交給廚師,還有(you)紅燒甲魚(yu)時(shi),別(bie)忘(wang)了(le)加(jia)上(shang)一(yi)(yi)些薯(shu)粉皮。正午時(shi)分,湯顯(xian)(xian)祖(zu)吃著甲魚(yu)粉皮,滿口稱贊。餐后(hou),湯顯(xian)(xian)祖(zu)精神倍增,連午覺都未睡,文思泉涌,揮毫而書(shu)(shu)。從此,每當(dang)湯顯(xian)(xian)祖(zu)忙(mang)于寫(xie)戲時(shi),書(shu)(shu)童(tong)(tong)都會想方設法為湯老(lao)爺(ye)弄(nong)一(yi)(yi)只(zhi)甲魚(yu),做一(yi)(yi)道色澤白潤,味道嫩滑的(de)甲魚(yu)燒粉皮。
將甲(jia)魚剖(pou)凈斬件,鍋上(shang)火放(fang)油旺(wang)火燒(shao)(shao)至七(qi)成(cheng)熟(shu),下(xia)佐(zuo)料,爆香下(xia)甲(jia)魚調料加水燒(shao)(shao)開,改小(xiao)火燜燒(shao)(shao),放(fang)粉皮(pi)燒(shao)(shao)片刻(ke)入味(wei)即可。