(Metro English - 084 - Cooking - Congee of Minced Pork & Egg

Cooking - Congee of Minced Pork & Thousand Year Egg (皮蛋瘦肉粥)

松花蛋又叫皮蛋。如果你以为吃松花蛋是件非常轻松自然的事情，那么告诉你一个事实，那就是，在很多西方国家，视吃松花蛋为一件人生当中相当挑战的事情，或许比蹦极还难。

松花蛋的英文叫做thousand-year-egg，也有人叫它是century egg，不管是千年的蛋，还是百年的蛋，意思是说是个相当可怕的蛋，或者根本不可能吃的蛋。为大家引一篇文章，来说明松花蛋的”厉害“。

”There are many demented practices in Asia, and the consumption of offensive culinary treats accounts for most of the horror stories in that category. 在亚洲，有许多疯狂的做法，而在这一系列的恐怖故事中，最令人不安的就是他们所烹饪的美食。 

I have long watched particularly Americans protest, gross-out, cry, and vomit at the mere sight of a century egg. This made the century egg one of the first things I wanted to try when I set foot in Asia.

在亚洲，有许多疯狂的做法，而在这一系列的恐怖故事中，最令人不安的就是他们所烹饪的美食。我很早就注意到，即便是看到一个世纪蛋，美国人都会表现出来的抗拒、厌恶、尖叫和呕吐，而这使得它成为我踏上亚洲之路时最想尝试的东西之一。

A bit of history about the Century Egg

关于世纪蛋的一点历史

This egg is NOT a hundred years old, despite what American TV presenters would have you believe. The prefixed word ‘century’, in the name century egg, is merely there to indicate to you the amount of time that will pass before any sane person would summon up the courage to attempt eating one of these things again. The century egg has long been used as a form of torture on reality TV shows; it has cost many a Survivor tribe member the immunity idol, and has singlehandedly stopped everyone from stuntmen to army generals in their pursuit of the $50,000 prize money offered on Fear Factor.

尽管美国电视节目主持人会让你相信，这个鸡蛋还不到一百岁。在“世纪蛋”这个名字中，前缀“世纪”仅仅是向你表明，在任何一个有理智的人鼓起勇气再次尝试这一食物之前所经过的时间。“世纪之蛋”长期以来一直被用作真人秀节目中的一种酷刑形式；它让许多幸存者部落成员失去了“豁免偶像”，并且单枪匹马地阻止了所有从特技演员到陆军将领，去追寻“Fear Factor”（挑战恐惧比赛）的5万美元大奖。

How a Century Egg is made

"世纪蛋“是如何制作的

The reality is that the century egg starts life out as a normal chicken or duck egg that is placed in potash and left to ‘cure’ for about a week. The term ‘cure’ makes one wonder if that’s a hint they give so you know what the first thing is that you should seek out after consuming this delicacy.

事实是，世纪蛋生命的开始，也曾经是一个正常的鸡或鸭蛋，把它放在钾碱中被'治愈'约一个星期。“治愈”一词很令人生疑，这是不是一种暗示，让你知道在吃了这种美味之后，你或许应该找到些什么呢。

My Review of the Century Egg

我对世纪蛋的评价

Honestly, I love century egg. It tastes far better than a hard-boiled egg (something I usually dislike) and it has no foul odor at all. It actually smells a lot less offensive than eggs normally do. The taste is soft and quite neutral (like egg yolk, just creamier), but it is a bit sticky and can make your teeth look green if you don’t have the sensibility to flush it down with—as per my recommendation—some alcoholic beverage.

老实说，我喜欢世纪鸡蛋。它的味道比煮熟的鸡蛋（我通常不喜欢吃的东西）好得多，而且一点臭味也没有。事实上，它闻起来不像鸡蛋那样难闻。味道很软，很中性（像蛋黄，但是更细腻、润滑），但它有点粘，可能会让你的牙齿粘上绿色，如果你不是太敏感的话，我建议，可以喝一些酒精饮料把它们冲下去。“

好，现在你知道了，光是因为能吃皮蛋，你就已经平白无故地胜过了这个世界上的很多人。那么今天就来说说皮蛋瘦肉粥的做法吧，它也是我在美国能买到皮蛋的地方的一个相当享受的自制美食之一。

Ingredients  配料

• ¾ cup white rice 3/4杯米

• 4 ounces pork shoulder, julienned 4盎司猪肩肉，切丝

• ½ teaspoon cornstarch 1/2茶匙玉米淀粉

• 1 teaspoon oyster sauce 1茶匙蚝油

• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil 1茶匙植物油

• 7 cups water or chicken broth 7杯水或鸡汤

• 2 thousand-year-eggs 2个松花蛋

• 3 slices ginger 3片姜

• ¼ teaspoon ground white pepper 1/4茶匙白胡椒粉

• Salt to taste 盐适量

• Chopped scallion and cilantro, to garnish 葱末和香菜末，装饰用

Instructions 步骤：

1. Wash the rice, drain, and transfer to a ziplock bag or freezer-safe container. Leave it in the freezer for at least 8 hours.  大米淘洗，沥干，放进密封袋或冷藏盒中。然后放进冰箱至少8小时。

2. Marinate the pork with the cornstarch, oyster sauce, and vegetable oil for about 15 to 20 minutes.  用玉米淀粉、蚝油和植物油将猪肉腌15到20分钟。

3. In a medium pot, bring 7 cups of water to a boil. Add the frozen rice (no need to defrost) and bring it to a boil again, stirring the rice to prevent sticking. Reduce the heat to a low simmer, and cover and cook for about 15 minutes. Periodically check and stir the congee. It’s important to stir from the bottom to prevent sticking, as the rice texture thickens quickly.  在一个中等大小的锅里，煮7杯水。加入冷冻大米（不需要解冻），再次煮沸，搅拌大米以防粘锅。把火调低至慢火，盖上盖子煮15分钟左右。定时查看并搅拌粥，从底部搅拌以防止粘锅，因为大米的质地会很快变厚。

4. While that’s cooking, dice the thousand year egg and set it aside. Very thinly julienne the ginger. Don’t prepare this ahead of time, as we want the flavor of freshly cut ginger.  在烹饪的时候，把松花蛋切成丁放在一边。很薄的姜片。不要提前准备，因为我们想要新鲜切姜的味道。

5. After 15 minutes, it’s time to add the julienned ginger, pork, and thousand-year egg. Stir and simmer for another 5 minutes or so. Finally, stir in the white pepper and salt to taste. Serve piping hot with chopped scallions and cilantro.  15分钟后，加入姜汁、猪肉和送花蛋，搅拌，再煮5分钟左右。最后，加入白胡椒和盐调味。粥要趁热喝，把切碎的葱和香菜叶撒上就可以开喝了。

It's that easy, folks! 亲们！就这么简单！

demented 发狂的

culinary 烹饪的;食物的

offensive  含羞草

gross-out 令人厌恶的东西;倒胃口的东西

sane  理智的

torture 折磨

singlehandedly 单独地

potash  钾碱

delicacy 美味

foul odor 难闻的气味；恶臭

neutral 中性的;不含褒贬义的

creamier 像奶油的;光滑细腻的

alcoholic beverage 酒精饮料

julienned 切丝、细丝

defrost 解冻

piping hot 热腾腾

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