Creative Ways to Cook with blanching – Recipes You Haven’t Tried
Shake up your routine with these unexpected yet delicious blanching recipes — fun, easy, and full of flavour.
Recipes with blanching
The steak is fried until charred, with the gravy locked in between the textures. The green broccoli is crispy and tender after blanching, and the red tomatoes are sweet and sour. Cut the steak into small pieces and simply mix it with the vegetables. The meaty aroma and the fresh vegetables blend together, and the dish is refreshing. It is a small happiness on the tip of the tongue to taste the simple and delicious taste of home-cooked cooking in one bite.
Jade white rolls are wrapped with cabbage leaves and steamed to perfection. The leaves are translucent white with emerald green edges. The golden red soup is poured over them, and shredded with scallions and red peppers. They are fresh and mellow, and you can taste the exquisite blend of meat and vegetables in one bite.
The refrigerator was filled with lychees fed by neighbors, friends, and colleagues one after another, and I instantly remembered the lychee chicken soup I made before! I always thought that the price of lychees was "arrogant", and every time I made this soup, it was like a "luxury experience", and I was still not satisfied after making it. This year, the price of lychees is affordable, and with everyone's enthusiastic feeding, I can finally turn over this favorite again! ~~ Remove the pits and take out the meat of the lychees, put them into the pot with fresh chicken and pitted red dates, and add Ophiopogon japonicus and Polygonatum odoratum to neutralize the warm nature. Even I, who am afraid of getting angry, can drink it with confidence! The fruity and meaty aromas slowly seep out, and the soup is sweet and mellow, and it still tastes like the fairy in my memory! After drinking the soup and eating the meat, I have to say that this wave of feeding is simply a "god assist". This time I can finally drink enough and make up for all the "drinks" I didn't "drink enough" in the past~
The tender tofu lies in the white porcelain bowl, like jade soaked in a spring stream, trembling and shaking with fine waves when touched by fingertips. The aroma of soybeans exposed to the summer sun is hidden in the texture. A sip is as refreshing as autumn dew, and swallowing it is as sweet as the melting water of winter snow floating in the throat. With a light pinch of chopsticks, it turns into half a pool of clouds, mixed with the green of chopped green onions, as if the four seasons are crushed and gently fed into the mouth
Cantonese style blanched lettuce is very popular because it is simple to make but can highlight the delicious taste. The "blanching" method uses boiling water or soup to quickly cook the lettuce, which retains its fresh taste and sweet juice to the greatest extent. The key is seasoning. Soy sauce, oyster sauce and a little sugar are added to bring out the freshness, and then hot oil is poured to enhance the aroma. The salty and fresh sauce blends with the sweetness of the lettuce, with rich layers without being heavy. It has a refreshing taste, can balance greasy dishes, and let people taste the original flavor of vegetables.
3. Cold-boiled quail eggs: Boil the quail eggs, peel them, pair them with cucumber and carrot shreds, and drizzle them with blanched sauce. It is refreshing and appetizing, and is a great delicacy for relieving greasiness on the summer table.
This dish is beautifully presented, with lotus root slices stacked and covered with spicy sauce, crisp and tasty. The emerald green okra surrounds the edge, and the braised pig ears are hidden, crisp and chewy. The blend of multiple tastes is fresh and spicy, and it is a creative and delicious cold dish.
- Blanching: Boil water in a pot, add a little salt and a few drops of cooking oil, first put in the dried tofu shreds and blanch for 1-2 minutes, remove and rinse with cold water, drain the water, this can remove the bean smell and make the taste softer; then put the bitter gourd shreds in boiling water and blanch for about 30 seconds, quickly remove and rinse with cold water to maintain its emerald green color and crisp taste.
The dish of "crispy and tender three shreds" exudes a refreshing feeling just by hearing the name. The lotus root is cut into fine and even pieces, with a natural crispness and sweetness, and it becomes even whiter after blanching; the shredded radish is full of moisture, and it makes a crackling sound when bitten, with a slightly spicy and sweet aftertaste; the shredded green pepper is bright green, crisp and tender with a clear and spicy taste, which just neutralizes the sweetness of the first two. After being quickly stir-fried in hot oil, the three kinds of shreds are wrapped in a light oil fragrance, which does not compete with each other's taste but sets off each other's freshness. The crispness of the lotus root, the crispness of the radish, and the crispness of the green pepper are layered in the mouth, with a salty and light taste, and the freshness of the vegetables themselves. Whether it is served with rice or eaten alone, it exudes a refreshing and appetizing feeling.
This dish "Red Shirt Fish Cooked with Tomatoes" is bright in color. The fish is first marinated with salt and then fried until the skin is slightly crispy. It is then cooked with tomato sauce, which is sour and sweet, with a slight tomato fragrance and scallion flavor. The fish is tender and juicy. The overall taste combines the smoothness of tomatoes and the delicateness of red shirt. It is simple and easy to make and has a homely feel. However, you need to reserve time for marinating the fish and blanching the skin, and the ratio of starch sauce must be properly controlled to avoid the sauce being too thin or the fish being slightly dry.