加(jia)蟹(xie)小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)籠(long)(long)包(bao)(bao)(bao)是(shi)江蘇(su)省常州地區特色傳統(tong)小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)吃,是(shi)常州小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)河沿浮橋南堍的(de)萬華茶樓于清道(dao)光(guang)年間首(shou)創,每年中(zhong)秋節前后,桂(gui)花盛開之際上市供應(ying)。加(jia)蟹(xie)小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)籠(long)(long)包(bao)(bao)(bao),原來叫(jiao)加(jia)蟹(xie)小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)籠(long)(long)饅(man)頭。(饅(man)頭誕生(sheng)時本(ben)無包(bao)(bao)(bao)子這一稱(cheng)呼。宋朝(chao)開始(shi)北方人把有陷的(de)饅(man)頭叫(jiao)做(zuo)包(bao)(bao)(bao)子,而南方仍(reng)然一律稱(cheng)為饅(man)頭。如今(jin)隨著普(pu)通話的(de)推(tui)廣南方也(ye)開始(shi)稱(cheng)包(bao)(bao)(bao)子了(le)。小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)籠(long)(long)饅(man)頭誕生(sheng)時,常州人仍(reng)無包(bao)(bao)(bao)子一說,故名為小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)籠(long)(long)饅(man)頭;如今(jin)因為語言環境的(de)變(bian)化,一般(ban)都稱(cheng)為小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)籠(long)(long)包(bao)(bao)(bao)。
油黃金亮,汁水汪汪,蟹香撲鼻,鮮(xian)美濃郁,是(shi)人間美味。
1.將炒(chao)鍋置中(zhong)火上(shang)燒熱,放(fang)入熟(shu)豬油(you),燒至五成(cheng)熱,倒入蟹黃(huang),用鐵勺溜動,待香味溢(yi)出,油(you)呈金黃(huang)色(se)時,再倒入蟹粉,15分鐘后,起鍋裝(zhuang)在2只缽(bo)中(zhong),凝凍成(cheng)蟹油(you)(2.1公斤)。
2.鍋內放清(qing)水3.5公(gong)斤,將鮮豬肉皮刮洗干凈,入鍋煮至(zhi)(zhi)五成(cheng)熟,撈出(chu)并洗凈。撤去(qu)鍋內浮沫,放回肉皮煮至(zhi)(zhi)七成(cheng)爛,撈出(chu),切成(cheng)米粒狀,再入鍋,加食鹽、蔥(cong)(cong)結(jie)(25克(ke))、姜(jiang)塊(kuai)(50克(ke))、紹酒(75克(ke))、綿白糖(tang)(50克(ke))、醬油(125克(ke)),煮沸后撤去(qu)浮沫,再煮30分(fen)鐘成(cheng)皮湯(tang),撈去(qu)蔥(cong)(cong)、姜(jiang),起鍋盛裝于(yu)缽內,凝成(cheng)皮凍(4.5公(gong)斤)。
3.將豬肉洗(xi)凈,切成(cheng)(cheng)米粒狀,放入盆(pen)內,加(jia)綿白(bai)糖(50克(ke)),紹(shao)酒(100克(ke))、精鹽、味精和(he)剁(duo)成(cheng)(cheng)末的蔥、姜(各50克(ke))拌勻(yun)。再(zai)將皮(pi)凍切成(cheng)(cheng)米粒狀,放入肉盆(pen)內,拌和(he)成(cheng)(cheng)餡(9公(gong)斤)。
4.將(jiang)面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)粉(1公(gong)斤)放入面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)缸,中(zhong)間扒窩,把酵(jiao)種撕碎放入,用60℃熱水(shui)(shui)400克揉合成面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)團,用刀劃開透(tou)氣,涼后(hou)(hou)仍(reng)揉合,蓋(gai)上一層布(bu),發(fa)(fa)酵(jiao)約(yue)4小時即成發(fa)(fa)面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)。另將(jiang)面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)粉(3.3公(gong)斤)和(he)60℃熱水(shui)(shui)1.3公(gong)斤,揉合成嫩(nen)面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian),略劃開透(tou)氣后(hou)(hou)仍(reng)揉合。用熱水(shui)(shui)100克將(jiang)食(shi)堿(jian)溶化,然后(hou)(hou)將(jiang)發(fa)(fa)面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)和(he)嫩(nen)面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)分別(bie)蘸(zhan)堿(jian)液(俗稱蘸(zhan)堿(jian)法),反復使勁揉勻成面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)團。
5.將面(mian)團搓成(cheng)(cheng)長條,摘成(cheng)(cheng)600只面(mian)劑(每(mei)只重10克(ke)),撒上(shang)(shang)撲面(mian)(300克(ke)),分(fen)別將面(mian)劑撳成(cheng)(cheng)直(zhi)徑5厘米,邊薄中(zhong)厚的圓皮,包(bao)上(shang)(shang)餡心(15克(ke)),再加(jia)上(shang)(shang)蟹油(you)(3.5克(ke)),逐只捏成(cheng)(cheng)16至18個花紋(wen)的小(xiao)包(bao)子(zi)。用刷子(zi)將豆油(you)分(fen)刷在50只小(xiao)籠的底墊上(shang)(shang)(防粘),每(mei)籠裝12只,然后上(shang)(shang)旺火沸水蒸鍋蒸約8分(fen)鐘即成(cheng)(cheng)。同(tong)時備(bei)姜(jiang)絲(si)、香醋佐(zuo)食(shi)。