甲魚煮粉(fen)皮(pi),是一道傳統(tong)的地方名菜(cai),由明朝文學(xue)家湯顯祖發明,色澤白(bai)潤,味道嫩滑(hua)鮮美。
明代,重陽節(jie)這天,天高氣(qi)爽,湯(tang)(tang)(tang)(tang)顯(xian)祖和書(shu)(shu)(shu)童(tong)(tong)(tong)來到玉茗堂(tang)后院觀賞(shang)秋色(se)。突然(ran),湯(tang)(tang)(tang)(tang)顯(xian)祖發現(xian)池塘(tang)邊泥(ni)地(di)(di)有(you)一(yi)道清晰(xi)的印跡(ji),便問(wen)書(shu)(shu)(shu)童(tong)(tong)(tong):那(nei)(nei)印跡(ji)是什么東西留下的?書(shu)(shu)(shu)童(tong)(tong)(tong)望了一(yi)眼印跡(ji)說:湯(tang)(tang)(tang)(tang)老爺(ye),寫戲我(wo)不懂,這個問(wen)題你(ni)可(ke)難不住我(wo)。看(kan)足印,我(wo)拿手,那(nei)(nei)里一(yi)定有(you)只大甲(jia)(jia)魚,不信我(wo)抓(zhua)上來給你(ni)瞧!一(yi)會(hui)(hui)兒工夫,書(shu)(shu)(shu)童(tong)(tong)(tong)擰(ning)著一(yi)只足有(you)兩斤(jin)多重的大甲(jia)(jia)魚上了岸。湯(tang)(tang)(tang)(tang)顯(xian)祖欣(xin)喜(xi)地(di)(di)說:嗯,真是甲(jia)(jia)魚,快交給廚師(shi),還有(you)紅燒甲(jia)(jia)魚時,別(bie)忘了加上一(yi)些薯粉皮(pi)。正午時分(fen),湯(tang)(tang)(tang)(tang)顯(xian)祖吃著甲(jia)(jia)魚粉皮(pi),滿(man)口稱贊。餐后,湯(tang)(tang)(tang)(tang)顯(xian)祖精神倍增,連午覺都未睡,文思泉涌(yong),揮毫(hao)而書(shu)(shu)(shu)。從此,每當湯(tang)(tang)(tang)(tang)顯(xian)祖忙于寫戲時,書(shu)(shu)(shu)童(tong)(tong)(tong)都會(hui)(hui)想方設(she)法為湯(tang)(tang)(tang)(tang)老爺(ye)弄一(yi)只甲(jia)(jia)魚,做一(yi)道色(se)澤白潤,味道嫩(nen)滑的甲(jia)(jia)魚燒粉皮(pi)。
將甲(jia)(jia)魚剖凈斬件(jian),鍋上火放油(you)旺火燒(shao)(shao)至七成(cheng)熟,下(xia)佐料(liao)(liao),爆香下(xia)甲(jia)(jia)魚調料(liao)(liao)加水燒(shao)(shao)開(kai),改小火燜燒(shao)(shao),放粉皮(pi)燒(shao)(shao)片刻入味即(ji)可。