Hunan cuisine is well-made, widely used, diverse in taste and variety; The color is bright, thick and practical; Pay attention to spicy, fresh and tender taste; The making method is called stewing, stewing, waxing, steaming and frying.
The representative dishes of official Hunan cuisine are Anzu Hunan cuisine, such as Anzu tofu and Anzu shark's fin. Representative dishes of folk Hunan cuisine include fried meat with Chili, fish head with chopped pepper, grandma from Xiangxi, sour meat from Jishou, beef powder, Hengyang fish powder, Du Qifeng fish powder, Dong 'an chicken, goldfish playing lotus, Yongzhou blood duck, Jiuyishan rabbit, Ningyuan stuffed tofu, steamed bacon, sister jiaozi, Ningxiang delicious snake, Yueyang ginger and spicy snake, etc.
The main famous dishes of Hunan cuisine are Dong chicken, braised shark's fin, steamed bacon, whole duck cake, spicy winter bamboo shoots, braised chestnuts, five-yuan fairy chicken and Jishou hot and sour meat. Among them, "Braised shark's fin", also known as "Anzu shark's fin", is a famous dish in Hunan. Cooking methods are shark's fin, chicken soup, soy sauce and so on. Simmer with a small fire. Juice is delicious and famous for its freshness and softness. During the Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty, Jinshitan liked this dish very much, so his chef improved the method of braised fish wings, cooking chicken, pork belly and shark fin together, making the shark fin softer and more mellow and delicious. Tan Jinshi is highly praised for his delicious food and is famous all over the world. Therefore, this dish was created by Tan and his chef, so it is called "Anzu shark's fin".
Anzu shark's fin
Anzu shark's fin, also called braised shark's fin, is a traditional dish in Hunan. The shark fin in the temple is exquisite in materials and unique in production. It is necessary to select the ridge wings, remove the rough and extract the essence; In addition, use a hen, a pig elbow, shrimp, scallops, mushrooms and other seasonings. At the same time, the hen and the pig elbow are cooked on medium heat and simmered on low heat to make soup. After the shark's fin expands, it is steamed with animal soup, and then simmered with seasonings such as shrimp, scallops and mushrooms. This dish has a mellow taste, soft shark's fin and rich nutrition, which is really a treasure in the dish. Before liberation, Qu Yuan Restaurant operated this dish, which was quite appreciated by diners.