"West Lake Water Shepherd Soup", also known as "Chicken Fire Water Shepherd Soup", is a unique ancient dish in Hangzhou. Water shield, also known as water sunflower, is a precious aquatic vegetable, which is rich in protein and vitamins. Water shield is born in the shallow water of lake pond. In China, there are only three places: Taihu Lake in Jiangsu, Xiaoshan Lake in Zhejiang, and West Lake in Hangzhou, among which the three pools of West Lake are the best. The tender buds, unexpanded leaves and tender tips of the West Lake water shield are all edible. The "West Lake Water shield soup" is famous for its freshness, tenderness and smoothness.

Speaking of "West Lake Water Shepherd Soup", there is another story here. According to The Book of Jin Han Shu Zhang Chuan, when Han Shu Zhang was an official in Luoyang, he missed the delicious "boiled bass" in his hometown because of the autumn wind, so he abandoned his official and returned home. Later, the idiom "thinking of perching on a tree" came into being. Many gourmets also regard Taihu water shield, Songjiang perch and West Lake water shield as the "three famous dishes" in the south of the Yangtze River. There are records about eating water shield in ancient books such as Qiantang County Records and Compendium of Materia Medica. In the Song Dynasty, there was a saying, "The lakes and mountains are all over the place. When will I get drunk?" . This shows that people like to eat water shield since ancient times.

Although the water shield is delicious, it was only eaten in the producing area before, and it was seasonal. In recent years, bottled water shields that can be stored and transported have been made in the place of origin, transported to all parts of the country, and some of them have been exported.

Origin: Hangzhou, Zhejiang

manufacturing method

raw material

200g of fresh water shield, 40g of cooked ham, 50g of cooked chicken breast, 0g of cooked chicken oil10g, 2.5g of monosodium glutamate, 5g of refined salt and 360g of stock.

prepare

(1) Put the wok on a high fire, add 500g of clear water to boil, add water shield, take it out immediately after boiling, drain the water and put it into a soup bowl.

(2) Cut the cooked chicken breast and cooked ham into 6 cm long filaments. Then boil the broth, add salt and monosodium glutamate, pour it on the water shield, sprinkle with shredded chicken and ham, and pour in cooked chicken oil.

Features:

West Lake water shield soup is also called chicken fire water shield soup. When cooking, use West Lake water shield, shredded ham and shredded chicken breast to cook together. This soup consists of green water shield, bright red ham and snow-white chicken breast, with bright color, tender fragrance and rich nutrition. It is one of the 36 famous dishes in Hangzhou recognized by Zhejiang Province 1956.