For a long time, the chinese people have always been imaginative about the names of classic cuisines, especially favoring legendary things such as "dragon" and "phoenix". The dish to be introduced today is no exception, its name is called an egg hatching double phoenix. Does it sound particularly grand, in fact, it is in the mouth of the people, it is a traditional watermelon chicken. As an authentic Confucian dish, it inherits the aristocratic tradition since ancient times.
Since its inception, one is the protagonist of the court banquet, and its main ingredient is watermelon and chicks, cooked with fresh mushrooms and dried scallops, and the finished product that comes out of the pot has both the fresh aroma of chicken and the freshness of watermelon. In fact, this dish was called watermelon chicken at the beginning, but because the name was not very elegant, it could not be climbed on the elegant hall, so the chef took the name of this particularly domineering dish - an egg hatching double phoenix.
The main cooking method of this classic dish is steaming, don't look at the simple process, in fact, it is hidden. The chicks selected must be carefully selected breeds, and the grasp of the birth time is extremely strict, it is necessary to select a two-month-old chick, clean the internal organs, and blanch it with boiling water, mainly to remove the bloody smell of the chicken.
Secondly, the watermelon used should be round, which is not only more attractive in appearance, but also plays a role in protecting the chicken skin from being damaged when steaming. The most critical step is to master the heat, for the cooking technology, the focus is on the control of time. Finally, pour all the cooked ingredients into the watermelon, continue to cook on the fire for half an hour, and a classic egg hatching double phoenix will come out of the pot.
<h1>First, the history of an egg hatching double phoenix</h1>
As a famous dish that has been flowing for hundreds of years, it also has an extraordinary allusion. Since ancient times, Confucius has always been a relatively noble place during the period of China's feudal society. He often received the favor of the nobles of the current dynasty, and even the emperor would often come over. In the society at that time, the cooking skills of Confucius represented the highest standard. Among them, there was an imperial chef named Zhang Zhaozeng, whose cooking level was the highest among the imperial chefs at that time. What is rare and valuable is that this person is not complacent, always likes to make some new tricks on the dishes, and the most brilliant one is to make a birthday banquet for Kong Xiangke.
Among all the cuisines, Kong Xiangke only favors food, and Zhang Zhaozeng is best at cooking various chickens. Once, when it was a sweltering heat, Kong Xiangke couldn't really mouth the chickens on the table, and such a situation spread to the back kitchen, that is, there was a challenge to them.
One day, I was worried about how to make a dish that was both cool and fragrant, and suddenly I saw several watermelon vendors on the street, and I was inspired by this thing, and sometimes it appeared so magically. Zhang Zhaozeng suddenly thought about how to make a favorite summer chicken. So I picked a few large watermelons, and two small chicks, and after slaughtering, I put the chickens in the watermelon, and then put them in the pot and began to steam. The moment the pot is opened, the whole kitchen is confused with a special fragrance. While making people feel the aroma of fruit, there is no lack of delicious chicken, and this is the origin of an egg hatching double phoenix.
<h1>Second, the development of an egg hatching double phoenix</h1>
The rudiments of this dish were steamed with chicken and watermelon, but in later improvements, many unexpected ingredients added to the layering of its flavor, and made this dish truly a classic dish that has been passed down to this day. On this basis, people add a variety of fresh seafood, such as abalone, sea cucumber, sea rice and so on. When the fresh flavor of seafood and the strong aroma of chicken, with the fragrance of watermelon, the three umami flavors are mixed together, let people take a bite, instantly hit the taste buds, between the lips and teeth, a variety of umami back and forth, let people evocative endlessly.
And its name, too, has been improved. At first, Zhang Zhaozeng called it a watermelon chicken, but at first he felt that it was unremarkable, and he could not climb the Hall of Elegance at all. Kong Xiangke, who had little interest, suddenly opened his sense of taste after trying it again, which made people feel very unhappy. In this way, the heads of the two chicks are visually imagined to be placed on the outside of the watermelon, so they were inspired and named an egg hatching double phoenix.
Today, this classic dish has also become the housekeeping skill of many housewives, who spend hours preparing this famous dish when entertaining relatives and friends. And the ingredients in it always have a different essence, frugal by people. It is this famous dish that constantly makes new tricks in Lu cuisine, which makes people see the wonderfulness of classic famous dishes.
<h1>Third, the value of an egg hatching double phoenix</h1>
As the main ingredient of an egg hatching double phoenix, watermelon is known as the king of summer fruits. Watermelon is rich in glucose, fructose, malic acid, protein amino acids and other nutrients, which have obvious food supplement effects for people to clear heat, detoxify and eliminate fatigue.
In the ingredients of this dish, it naturally contains watermelon juice, which is the main chemical ingredient used in modern urban women's beauty and has more nutrients. Watermelon not only has the function of nourishing yin and yang for women's bodies, but also plays a significant role in sun protection and whitening for women.
Another ingredient, sea cucumber, is also a food with a very high nutrient content. The low-fat and low-sugar ingredients in the sea cucumber are favored by health care people. Among them, the protein provided by sea cucumber is the main material engineering of human life activities, which can greatly help people enhance their physical resistance.
The trace elements contained in sea cucumbers, especially zinc and iron, are the highest among other similar products. Iron, as an important component of hemoglobin in the human body, is known to have an extremely important balancing significance. In addition, zinc is also a component of hundreds of zinc enzymes in the human body. Eating more sea cucumbers can effectively promote the brain function of the human body and the overall development of children's intelligence.
<h1>IV. Conclusion</h1>
The main intention of an egg hatching double phoenix comes from the chicken head that is about to come out, and it is the wisdom of the ancients that gives this ordinary dish a unique meaning. When people are celebrating at the reunion, this classic dish with auspicious meaning once again plays a role in setting off the atmosphere of the whole banquet.
Nowadays, with the change of people's dietary concepts, many people have changed the habit of overeating or eating meat exclusively, and people pay more attention to the importance of health. And this dish, a combination of the nutrition of chicken and the freshness of watermelon, let people satisfy the taste at the same time, but also in the hot summer can also experience the fresh and unique taste. It's a great combination of meat and fruit, and I have to admire the chef's innovative spirit and bold culinary skills in the production process.
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Compendium of Materia Medica
"Qi Min Zhi Shu"