蔥(cong)燒海(hai)參是一(yi)道魯(lu)菜經典,以(yi)水發海(hai)參和大蔥(cong)為(wei)主料(liao),想要做(zuo)好這道菜并不簡單(dan),其中發海(hai)參成為(wei)關(guan)鍵。海(hai)參雖然是天(tian)生補品,但是卻天(tian)性(xing)濃(nong)(nong)重,大蔥(cong)恰好可(ke)以(yi)去除葷、腥、膻等異味(wei),兩(liang)者(zhe)完(wan)美搭配,可(ke)以(yi)達到“以(yi)濃(nong)(nong)攻濃(nong)(nong)”的效果(guo),以(yi)濃(nong)(nong)汁(zhi)、濃(nong)(nong)味(wei)入(ru)其里,濃(nong)(nong)色表其外,達到色香味(wei)形四(si)美俱全的效果(guo)。
蔥燒海參以水發海參和大蔥為主料,海參清鮮,柔軟香(xiang)(xiang)滑,蔥段香(xiang)(xiang)濃,蔥香(xiang)(xiang)味醇,營養(yang)豐富,食后無(wu)余汁。
海參(can)(can)同人參(can)(can)、燕窩、魚翅齊(qi)名(ming),是(shi)世界八(ba)大珍(zhen)品之一。海參(can)(can)不(bu)僅是(shi)珍(zhen)貴的(de)食品,也是(shi)名(ming)貴的(de)藥材。據《本(ben)草綱目(mu)拾(shi)遺》中記載:海參(can)(can),味甘咸,補腎,益精髓,攝小便(bian),壯(zhuang)陽療痿,其性溫補,足(zu)敵人參(can)(can),故名(ming)海參(can)(can)。現(xian)代研(yan)究(jiu)表明(ming),海參(can)(can)具有(you)提(ti)高記憶力、延緩性腺衰老(lao),防止動脈硬化(hua)、糖尿病以及抗腫瘤(liu)等作用。
海(hai)(hai)參(can)(can)可分為(wei)刺(ci)參(can)(can)、烏參(can)(can)、光參(can)(can)和梅(mei)花參(can)(can)等多種,山東(dong)沿海(hai)(hai)所(suo)產的刺(ci)參(can)(can)為(wei)海(hai)(hai)參(can)(can)上(shang)品(pin)。海(hai)(hai)參(can)(can)之所(suo)以名(ming)貴(gui),還(huan)另有一(yi)個原因,就(jiu)是海(hai)(hai)參(can)(can)生于淺海(hai)(hai)礁石的沙泥(ni)海(hai)(hai)底,喜在海(hai)(hai)草繁茂的地(di)方(fang)生長,在采撈時(shi)需人工(gong)潛水逐個捕撈,費力而且得(de)之很(hen)少,故物(wu)以稀為(wei)貴(gui)。
烹(peng)制(zhi)蔥(cong)燒海(hai)(hai)參(can)(can)時(shi),先(xian)將(jiang)海(hai)(hai)參(can)(can)解凍后(hou)洗凈,然(ran)后(hou)切(qie)條焯(zhuo)水(shui),在鍋內放少(shao)量油,燒熱后(hou)加入(ru)蔥(cong)段(duan),爆香后(hou)將(jiang)蔥(cong)段(duan)裝起備用。原鍋中(zhong)加入(ru)海(hai)(hai)參(can)(can),再加入(ru)適量鹽、料(liao)酒、蠔油、生抽(chou)、冰糖、上(shang)湯,然(ran)后(hou)蓋上(shang)鍋蓋燜至汁收(shou),加入(ru)之前爆香的(de)蔥(cong)段(duan),翻炒后(hou)埋入(ru)稀芡即可。燒出海(hai)(hai)參(can)(can)色(se)(se)暗汁寬(kuan),味薄(bo)寡(gua)淡,讓人食之不忘。袁(yuan)枚《隨園食單》載有:“海(hai)(hai)參(can)(can)無為之物,沙(sha)多氣(qi)腥,最難討(tao)好,然(ran)天性(xing)濃(nong)(nong)重(zhong),斷(duan)不可以清湯煨(wei)也。”有鑒于此,北京豐(feng)澤園飯莊老一(yi)代名(ming)廚王世珍(zhen)率先(xian)進行了(le)改革。他針對海(hai)(hai)參(can)(can)天性(xing)濃(nong)(nong)重(zhong)的(de)特(te)點,采取(qu)了(le)“以濃(nong)(nong)攻濃(nong)(nong)”的(de)做法(fa),以濃(nong)(nong)汁、濃(nong)(nong)味入(ru)其里,濃(nong)(nong)色(se)(se)表其外,達到色(se)(se)香味形四美俱(ju)全(quan)的(de)效(xiao)果。