What kind of person is Su Shi? He was a famous writer in the Song Dynasty, a great poet, and a master of prose. I think everyone has his or her own definition.
Su Shi was a person with high literary achievements. He was smart since he was a child. He was influenced by his father Su Xun’s diligent study. He did not waste his talents and strictly demanded himself since he was a child. Not as good as the weak crown, he can "learn" the classics and history, which is an achievement of "writing thousands of words a day".
In 1057 AD, at the age of 22, Su Shi took part in the imperial examination and became famous all over the world. There were 388 Jinshi scholars that year, ranking second. It is worth mentioning that he could have been ranked first, but because Ouyang Xiu, the examiner at the time, read his work "The Theory of Honesty and Honesty in Punishments and Rewards" and admired it very much, he thought it was written by his apprentice Zeng Gong. In order to avoid suspicion, he gave him the first place. Second, "On the Perfection of Honesty in Punishments and Rewards" was later included in "Gu Wen Guan Zhi".
Su Shi is one of the "Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties". Together with Huang Tingjian, he is known as "Su Huang", together with Xin Qiji, he is known as "Su Xin", together with Ouyang Xiu, he is known as "Ou Su", and together with Huang Tingjian and Mi Fu Together with Cai Xiang, they are called the "Four Families of the Song Dynasty", and together with their younger brother Su Zhe and their father Su Xun, they are called the "Three Sus". He is the representative of the highest literary achievements in the Song Dynasty. He is a famous writer, calligrapher and painter in the Song Dynasty. His works include "Dongpo Seven Collections", "Dongpo Yi Zhuan", "Dongpo Yuefu" and so on.
Su Shi was an open-minded person who was unfazed by favors and humiliations. Although he had three ups and downs in his life and was often demoted, his writing style still had a calm and free spirit, and could give a glimpse of the poet's ambition. After Su Shi was demoted, he placed his affection on the mountains and rivers, which is why he was able to leave behind such masterpieces as "Chibi Fu", "Hou Chibi Fu", and "Nian Nujiao".
Su Shi was still a person who pursued life very much, which can be seen from the dish "Dongpo Pork". Of course, in addition to "Dongpo Pork", there are also Su Shi's original "Dongpo Soup", "Dongpo Tofu", "Dongpo Cuttlefish" and other dishes.
Su Shi was a man who loved meat. Long before "Dongpo meat" was called "Dongpo meat", he had already invented "Dongpo meat" to satisfy his own appetite. However, it was not called "Dongpo Meat" at that time, but was called "Return Meat" because Su Dongpo once received pork, mutton and other gifts from the people as gifts, so he made this dish himself and gave it to the people. After the people ate it, it was called "Dongpo Meat". Give back meat”.
During the Yuanfeng period of the Northern Song Dynasty, he was demoted and relegated to Huangzhou for offending the imperial court. This place was isolated and the prices were extremely low. "Pigs, cattle, deer, and deer were like soil, and fish and crabs did not matter money." Rice fuel and charcoal are quite cheap and are suitable for the poor." The products were rich and cheap, which gave Su Shi a sense of comfort after being relegated to Huangzhou. He cooked delicious food himself and wrote a limerick.
《Pork Eating Poem》
Huangzhou has good pork, but the price is as good as dirt.
The rich refuse to eat, the poor do not understand how to cook.
Slow down the fire and use less water. When the fire is sufficient, he will be beautiful.
Get up and have a bowl every day. You will be so full that you don’t care about it.
As soon as this poem came out, people began to imitate it and taste the delicious food. In order to commemorate Su Dongpo, they named the dish "Dongpo Pork". This dish became famous all over the world, even in later generations. Lasts forever.
Dongpo pork is thin-skinned and tender, bright red in color, mellow and juicy, crispy but not broken, fragrant and glutinous but not greasy, and very delicious. Friends who like meat can try it at home. Do it. Attached is a recipe for the homemade Dongpo Pork. I hope you will accept it.
Ingredients:
1000g pork belly with skin, 500g Huadiao wine, 300g Chinese cabbage
? Accessories:
80g rock sugar, 2 tsp salt, 80g green onions, 50g ginger, 1 tbsp dark soy sauce, 1 tsp sesame oil, 2 tsp dry starch
? Steps:
1. Scrape the remaining hair off the skin of the pork and wash it.
2. Place in a pot of cold water.
3. Bring to a boil over high heat, cook until the blood floats, cook for another 5 minutes, and remove.
4. Cut into small cubes about 4 cm.
5. Cut the green onions into long sections and the ginger into large pieces.
6. First lay a bamboo mat in the casserole, add green onions and ginger slices.
7.
Place the cut meat pieces skin side down into the casserole.
8. Add salt.
9. Then add dark soy sauce.
10. Then pour in Huadiao wine and add 200 grams of water.
11. Put the casserole on the stove and bring to a boil over high heat, skim off the foam, cover and simmer over low heat for 1 hour.
12. Add rock sugar and simmer for another 30 minutes.
13. Turn the pork pieces over, skin side up, and simmer for another 20 minutes.
14. Put the cooked pork skin side up into a large bowl, put it into a steamer and steam over high heat for 10-15 minutes.
15. Put the washed Chinese cabbage into a pot of boiling water and blanch until it changes color, then take it out.
16. Squeeze the water from the cabbage, mix well with a little salt and sesame oil and put it into a small casserole.
17. Put the broth into the wok and add an appropriate amount of water and starch to thicken it into a thick sauce.
18. Place the pork skin side up neatly in a small casserole, and pour the gravy over the pork pieces.