The signature dish of Shanghai old hotel ’s signature dish 8 Treasure duck
The fireworks of the New Year often start with a reunion dinner. But if you are a kitchen novices who don’t know how to cook and want to cook a decent New Year’s Eve dinner for your family at home, is it possible? Yes, and you can easily copy signature dishes such as: Babao duck, Jinyu Mantang Buddha Jumping the Wall , Squirrel Manyu , Fugui Hoof, Jintang Abalone Pepper Chicken, Benbang smoked fish, Babao rice , Dexing soup buns, etc., from Shanghai old hotels, Green Bolang, Songhelou , Shanghai Dexing Pavilion and other famous brands.
There is more than a month left before the Lunar New Year, and the New Year atmosphere in Shencheng is ready. The reporter learned from Yuyuan Culture and Food Group that dine-in New Year's Eve dinners of well-known restaurants in Shanghai, such as Shanghai Old Hotel, Green Bolang, Shanghai Dexing Pavilion, Songhelou, Nanxiang Stewdough Store, , etc., are being booked at peak times such as New Year's Eve and the first day of the New Year. At the same time, in order to allow citizens who are celebrating the New Year at home to feel the New Year atmosphere on their tongues, they have also gathered famous dishes and spots from various time-honored brands to jointly build with Zhen Tingjia, and launched a pre-made New Year’s Eve dinner set series with the "Top Ten Signature Dishes" as the main product, which will be sold simultaneously online and offline through multiple channels.
, founded in 1875, is a well-known golden signboard in the cuisine industry. As the protection unit of the national intangible cultural heritage project "Shanghai Benbang cuisine traditional cooking skills", Old Hotel may be the first memory of many Shanghai people about the New Year flavor. Such as Benbang smoked fish, oil-burned river shrimp, and rich hoofs are all frequent visitors to Shanghai people's New Year's Eve dinner tables. But if you want to talk about the most popular New Year dishes, the Babao Duck will definitely have a place.
The Babao Duck, which means auspiciousness, is one of the signature dishes of the old Shanghai hotel. Although the name is "Babao", the ingredients are actually more than Babao. The duck's belly is wrapped with chicken breasts, pork, winter bamboo shoots, , mushrooms, Jinhua ham , chicken ham , chestnuts, and ginkgo. Stir well with white glutinous rice, and mix the secret sauce of the old restaurant, which is soft, glutinous and fresh. However, the production process of Babao Duck is relatively complicated, time-consuming and laborious, and it is not easy for ordinary people to copy it at home.
The good news is that in the pre-made dishes set for New Year’s Eve dinner at the old hotel in Shanghai this year, they used the power of science and technology to restore this classic New Year’s dish. "We followed the recipe for cooking Babao duck in the store, and the selection of ingredients is the same as dine-in in the store." According to Luo Yulin, the chef of the old Shanghai hotel and the fifth generation of intangible cultural heritage inheritor, they retained the original flavor of Babao duck as much as possible, and also provided convenience for the general public to restore this New Year-style "big dish" at home. "No need to open a oil pan, heat the Babao duck in the bag for about 40 minutes, then pour it on the special sauce and serve it on the plate."
In addition to the classic dishes of the old brand of Benbao, Subang Kung Fu dish Squirrel Mandarin Fish has also added the New Year-style pre-made set meal, and can be replicated with air fryer .
Picture description: The squirrel mandarin fish produced by Songhelou can be restored in an air fryer
Squirrel mandarin fish is the signature dish of the century-old Songhelou brand Suzhou . This dish is famous for its shaped like squirrel , tastes sweet and sour, and has a rich taste. At the same time, the production process is also relatively complicated, including multiple steps such as sliced fish, sizing, and frying. The pre-made squirrel mandarin fish in Songhelou has been cleaned up in advance and the flower knife is opened. As for the most critical fried part, a new option is added to the oil pan - an air fryer.
"In the past, many customers may have concerns about making squirrel mandarin fish, which is that they use a lot of oil, and the second is that the temperature is difficult to control. So we tested the version of the air fryer this time, so that customers can restore this classic Subang New Year dish conveniently and safely at home." The person in charge of Songhelou's R&D introduced that squirrel mandarin fish consists of two parts: fish head and fish body. Put them into the air fryer and fry them at 185 degrees for about 8 minutes before they can be cooked. Then pour them on the roasted special seasoning sauce, and a squirrel mandarin fish produced by Songhelou can be served.
Eight Treasure Hot Sauce
At the same time, Green Bo Gang and Shanghai Dexing Pavilion have also launched a number of pre-made dishes for New Year’s Eve dinner, including the Golden Jade Buddha Jumping the Wall of the Wall, the Lu Bo Gang’s Golden Jade Monopoly Buddha Jumping the Wall, the Lu Bo Gang’s Lu Feng Pepper and Chicken , the Eight Treasure Rice, the tomato sauce prawns, Dexing soup buns and other famous dishes in Shanghai Dexing Pavilion, making customers’ New Year’s atmosphere choices more personalized and diversified. It is reported that the pre-made New Year’s Eve dinner set meals for time-honored brands have been sold online and offline simultaneously in Zhenchangjia Tmall flagship store and major catering stores.
In addition, the time-honored brands have also prepared a series of theme and welcomed new delicacies to welcome the Year of the Rabbit. For example, Nanxiang Mantou Store and Shedejiu cross-border cooperation to launch the "Shedejiu Crab Xiaolong" and a limited edition handmade rabbit bun bag; Ningbo Tangtuan Store, famous for handmade glutinous rice products such as Tangtuan, plans to launch the "Keep the 'Blessing' and Wait for the Rabbit Year" limited mango dafu, etc., which are expected to be launched in the near future. By then, these cute and realistic rabbit-shaped creative foods can make people enjoy their happiness and even more enjoyable.
Edited by: Xu Mingrui
