Source:
http://www.wretch.cc/blog/chenboon/4738713
李明勝同時授招,若要吃出原味和美味,有些食材非要用砂煲料理不可。
◎ 燉炆鮑魚的最佳器具是砂煲。把火腿老母雞湯和鮑魚在砂煲內用慢火燉,鮑魚上桌時特別好吃。
◎ 盆菜用砂煲來盛裝不但可保溫,同時可鎖住食材原味。
◎ 肉骨茶和咖哩魚頭在煮熟上桌前,若盛裝在砂煲加熱並加蓋,可有效鎖住香味和原味,增加食物的色香味。
多種砂煲美食當中,李明勝最喜歡砂煲雞飯。“北海拉惹烏達有一檔全程用砂煲烹煮的砂煲雞飯,我特別愛吃。因為那雞飯全程用砂
煲煮熟,這種檔子已買少見少。大部分砂煲雞飯是以煤氣爐煮熟飯,再用砂煲焗香。但,這怎麼也不比全程用砂煲煮更味美。”
砂煲學問
為什麼用砂煲煮食和盛裝的菜餚, 吃起來味道就真的不同? 砂煲出處, 質地和厚度, 都是主宰食物味道元素。來辨識本地常見的3種砂煲。
砂煲(又稱瓦煲)
指粗陶(缸瓦)製成的鍋;煲身較厚、粗糙和有氣孔,傳熱不快不慢,火力均勻;用來煮食,煲內氣溫慢慢上升,不會一下子過熱,故食物汁水能夠保持,適合煲有味飯和炆燉菜式。
砂煲保溫效能特強,即使離火幾分鐘,打開蓋湯汁仍冒出氣泡,滾熱辣。由於砂煲氣孔多,用來煮煲仔飯,米粒半受火,能做出香脆飯焦。不過,本地制的砂煲因煲身較薄,所以若煮食時全程使用它,則很快就爆破。
中國砂煲
外表看起來和本地砂煲雷同,價格亦相差不遠。要辨認中國砂煲並不難,認煲身上圍繞的鐵線就對了。這環形鐵線作用是讓煲身更堅固,同時也方便夾子扣著煲身夾起。這種砂煲的耐熱度亦不太理想。
日本砂煲
以陶土製造,較厚身,砂眼較少,內外層也塗上釉或保護層,傳熱不及瓦煲快,保溫能力則相若。由於物料堅固加上保護層,不易爆破,美觀耐用,很多酒家和食檔都選用。
In a large measuring cup or bowl whisk together the egg, buttermilk, oil, and vanilla extract.
In another large bowl combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and orange zest. Gently fold in the berries. With a rubber spatula fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir only until the ingredients are combined. Do not over mix the batter or tough muffins will result.
Fill each muffin cup almost full of batter, using two spoons or an ice cream scoop. Place in the oven and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool for about 5 minutes before removing from pan. Dust with powdered sugar.
Makes 12 regular sized muffins or 6 jumbo muffins.
Note: If using frozen berries you may have to bake the muffins a little longer than the stated time. Also, if making jumbo sized muffins, again, you may have to bake the muffins a little longer.
http://www.joyofbaking.com/muffins/ButtermilkBerryMuffins.html
SERVES 12