三道小食食譜 初秋野餐無憂大綱
Go to picnic hot spots — parks, beaches, outdoor concerts and the like — and see what people are carrying. Mostly, it's bags of store-bought food, not coolers of home-cooked. While grab-and-go counters of picnicky food are almost universally mediocre and exasperatingly expensive, I do understand the temptation to outsource. The weather is hot, you might not feel like cooking in the first place and, in addition to actually making the food, you have to pack it, transport it and ensure that it's still edible by the time it reaches its final destination.
公園、海灘和露天音樂會等都是野餐的熱門地點,去看看人們都帶著什麼吧。大多數人帶的是從商店買來的整袋食物,而不是盛放家庭自制食物的冰箱。雖然拿上就走的野餐食物櫃臺幾乎都很一般,而且貴得讓人生氣,但是我也理解去那裡買食物的誘惑。首先天太熱,你可能不想做飯,而且除了要做飯,還要打包、運輸,確保到達最終目的地時還能吃。
The recipes here are built to last, so you don't have to worry about timing. Not only are they hardy enough to hang out in the fridge for a while, but many also benefit from that resting time.
我在這裡提到的菜都是能長久儲存的,所以不必擔心時間問題。它們足夠硬,能放在冰箱裡帶出去一段時間,而且很多菜放一段時間反而更好吃。
If you're going to eat these dishes within a few hours of making them, you can just leave them out on the counter; otherwise, they'll be fine for a day or two in the fridge. Ingredients that you don't want mingling in wet environments for too long — like croutons and fragile fresh herbs — should be packed separately, but I've tried to keep those to a minimum here.
如果你打算在做好之後幾小時內吃這些菜,可以把它們就放在案板上;放在冰箱裡可以儲存一兩天。那些不想過早攪入的配料應該單獨打包,比如麵包塊和易腐敗的新鮮草本香料——不過我在這裡已經儘量少放這些配料。
Recipes:
菜譜:
Cold Seared Steak With Tomatoes and Soy
番茄醬油冷烤牛排菜譜:
TOTAL TIME
總計用時:
About 20 minutes, plus refrigeration
約20分鐘,冷藏時間另算
INGREDIENTS
配料:
steak to your liking (on the grill if possible)
按你的喜好烤的牛排(如果可能的話,用烤架烤)
cherry tomatoes
聖女果
ginger
姜
garlic
蒜
soy sauce
醬油
sesame oil
芝麻油
squeeze of lime juice
擠出來的酸橙汁
cilantro
芫荽
basil or mint
羅勒或薄荷
lime wedges.
酸橙角
PREPARATION
製作方法:
1. Cook some steak to your liking (on the grill if possible), let it cool completely, then slice it.
1. 按你的喜好烤一些牛排(如果可能的話用烤架烤),完全晾涼,然後切開。
2. On the day you're going to eat it, toss with plenty of halved cherry tomatoes, grated ginger and garlic, soy sauce, a little sesame oil and a squeeze of lime juice.
2. 在你打算吃的那天,放入大量對半切開的聖女果、磨碎的姜和蒜、醬油、一點芝麻油和擠出來的酸橙汁。
3. Scatter with cilantro, basil or mint (or a combination) before serving with lime wedges.
3. 撒上芫荽以及羅勒或薄荷(或者兩者都放),最後和幾塊酸橙角一起上桌。
Soba Noodles With Chilled Dashi
冷鰹魚湯拌蕎麥麵菜譜:
TOTAL TIME
總計用時:
15 minutes, plus 2 days' refrigeration
15分鐘,另加兩天的冷藏時間
INGREDIENTS
配料:
dried kelp
幹海藻
4 cups of water
4杯水
1/2 cup dried bonito flakes
1/2杯乾鰹魚片
soy sauce
醬油
soba noodles
蕎麥麵條
sesame oil
芝麻油
chopped scallions.
切碎的大蔥
PREPARATION
製作過程:
1. To make dashi, combine a piece of dried kelp (kombu) and 4 cups of water in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
1. 做鰹魚湯時,把一片幹海藻(昆布)和四杯水倒入一箇中等大小的深平底鍋裡,用中火加熱。
2. Don't let the mixture boil; as soon as it's about to, turn off the heat, and remove the kelp.
2. 不要讓它沸騰;快要沸騰時,把火關掉,把海藻移除。
3. Add ? cup dried bonito flakes, and stir; let sit for a few minutes, then strain, add some soy sauce to taste and refrigerate for up to 2 days.
3. 加入1/2杯乾鰹魚片,攪拌;停留幾分鐘,然後把水濾掉,加入一些醬油調味,在冰箱裡放兩天。
4. Cook some soba noodles, and rinse under cold water to cool them down; toss with a little neutral or sesame oil to prevent them from sticking.
4. 煮一些蕎麵麵條,用冷水沖洗、晾涼;攪入一點芝麻油,防止麵條粘到一起。
5. To serve, pour some of the cold dashi into bowls and top with the noodles. Garnish: Chopped scallions.
5. 上桌時,在碗中倒入一些冷鰹魚湯,放上面條。裝飾:切碎的大蔥。
Sesame Seaweed Salad
芝麻油海藻沙拉菜譜
TOTAL TIME
總計用時:
10 minutes
10分鐘
INGREDIENTS
配料:
dried seaweed
幹海藻
sesame oil
芝麻油
soy sauce
醬油
mirin (or sugar).
糖
PREPARATION
製作方法:
1. Rinse dried seaweed (a mixture is best), then soak it in at least 10 times its volume of water until tender, about 5 minutes.
1. 把幹海藻洗淨(帶點水是最好的),然後浸泡在至少十倍的水中,直至變軟,約需5分鐘。
2. Drain, and gently squeeze to remove excess water. Pick through the seaweed, discard any hard bits (there might not be any) and roughly chop it with scissors if the pieces are large. Toss with sesame oil, soy sauce and mirin (or sugar).
2. 把水濾掉,輕輕擠掉多餘的水分。檢查海藻,去掉任何硬的小段(也可能一點硬的都沒有),如果有的塊太大的話,用剪刀粗略剪一下。攪入芝麻油、醬油和糖。
3. Garnish with toasted sesame seeds if you like.
3. 如果你喜歡的話,用烤芝麻籽裝飾。