Food starts with Mapo Tofu

Chapter 322 Birthday Banquet ([-])

Feng Honghong didn't go to the kitchen immediately after going out, but stopped at the door for a while, so she also heard what Bai Jingsheng said just now.

"It turns out that not all of this family are like that woman. It seems that there are many people who understand."

Some people think that the dishes made by their son are delicious, and she, a mother, is also very happy.

It's just that she was proud of her husband before, but now she is proud of her son.

For a while, I felt a little emotional in my heart.

Although she didn't mind those slanderous words on the surface, she still felt uncomfortable after hearing some words, but after Bai Jingsheng said those words, she quickly let go of the previous things.

It wasn't until there was silence in the room that she came to the kitchen to start serving food.

Although there are a total of 16 dishes at the banquet, the cold dish is actually a dish of crystal meat, but the order of serving the dishes has already been known, so the speed of serving the dishes will not be slow.

Basically, the next dish will be served after the guests have eaten this dish and chatted a few words.

After sitting in the restaurant for so long, this time can still be controlled.

Very soon, Feng Honghong came to the box with a dish of crystal meat and put it on the table. The woman was about to say something, but was elbowed by his man, so she held back her words.

Feng Honghong naturally also noticed the movement over there. She knew that some women just couldn't control their mouths when they were idle.

"Come here, try this dish. Many of the dishes today are specially learned by my son from Yangzhou. Let's see how it tastes." Seeing that the atmosphere here was a little silent, Feng Honghong spoke softly.

As soon as she opened her mouth, Bai Qiushui nodded.

"Yes, Grandpa, the owner of this restaurant cooks delicious food. He is very famous in this area. Every day he comes here to eat, he has to queue up. There are also many people who don't eat in those big restaurants when they come to play. Instead, I made a special trip to come here.”

Looking at his grandson's spare no effort to praise him, Bai Jingsheng didn't mind feeling a little curious, because he had been to many places when he was young, and had eaten the specialties of many places, and he also knew that many master chefs actually drove such small cars. shop.

Only some gourmets who know how to eat can find it.

But now that the information is developed, if people spread the word about the delicious food, many people will go there admiringly.

But when he came in just now, he also paid attention to the kitchen. In the kitchen, there were only a few young people busy back and forth. The average age seemed to be no more than 25 years old, and it might even be younger.

"But this dish should be Huaiyang cuisine..." Bai Jingsheng said, "And if I remember correctly, this dish should have originated from Zhenjiang. The authentic one is made with pig's trotters."

Feng Honghong didn't know where it came from, she turned around and left after the food was served.

Bai Qiushui in the box said rather proudly: "Grandpa, the reason why I chose this restaurant is because the owner of this restaurant is from Sichuan, but he never sticks to one cuisine. There are at least four or five local specialties.”

"Learning so complicated... Sure enough, young people are young people."

"If you don't understand one cuisine, you can learn others."

That untimely voice sounded again, and finally the woman couldn't hold back anymore.

But Bai Qiushui frowned after hearing this, but the other party was his elder after all, and he didn't want to say anything more since today was his grandpa's birthday.

But Bai Jingsheng disagreed with this point of view: "What's wrong with young people? The mobile phones you use and the high-tech we can see everywhere are all made by young people. Let's eat the vegetables first and taste the taste. How come you still look like a child at an older age."

As he spoke, Bai Jingsheng stretched out his chopsticks to the plate containing the crystal meat and took a bite.

Others don't know, but he is still very clear. Although this dish is served as a cold dish, the origin of this dish is not small at all, and it is one of the top ten classic dishes in Jiangsu.

And this dish is not that simple to make, even for Jiangsu locals, it can be regarded as a kung fu dish.

Next to the plate with the meat, there is a small dish filled with vinegar and a little ginger on it.

"It seems that the dish that the proprietress said just now was learned by the boss here from Jiangsu. It is true. It is a bit particular about putting shredded ginger in the dipping sauce, and this dish will also be called crystal dish over there. hoof."

Bai Jingsheng knows that many places also have cold dishes similar to meat dishes, and they also have dipping sauces, but there are usually shredded green onions or coriander and sesame oil in them.

Moreover, the texture of this crystal meat is crystal clear, and the plum red lean meat is contained in a light yellow transparent jelly, which is particularly appetizing under the light.

Just by observing, it can be seen that all the meat in this dish is made of pig's trotters.

Dip the meat in the small dish, let the first third of it enter it, and then lightly brush it over the edge of the dish, leaving the excess vinegar sauce inside, so as not to splash everywhere.

After getting closer, he could only smell a sour and slightly sweet breath.

put it in your mouth...

"Sure enough, the balsamic vinegar from Zhenjiang is used. The chef has a heart."

The entrance is sweet and sour, not too sour.

Coupled with the slippery taste of the meat, a wonderful feeling suddenly rushed into Bai Jingsheng's heart.

The teeth were light and the meat was easily cut, and the transparent jelly that was condensed by collagen was full of elasticity at this time, but it was just to the extent that Bai Jingsheng could chew it easily, and it didn't take much effort to eat it.

Moreover, after tasting the lean meat inside, you can taste that it does not only have the taste of balsamic vinegar, but has a rich taste system unique to the dish itself.

You must know that even if you cook this dish in old age, you must first cut open the pig's trotters.Take out the bones and tendons, poke some small holes on them, rub them well with coarse salt, and finally put them in the refrigerator to marinate for a whole day before taking them out to continue making.

And after that, it needs to be cleaned carefully, and then the onion, ginger slices, pepper star anise, cinnamon and other seasonings are put into the seasoning bag and the washed meat is put into the pot and simmered slowly over low heat.

In the process, a spoonful of sugar and two spoonfuls of Shaoxing wine are added to enhance the taste.

So it is naturally impossible for this dish to have only a monotonous meaty taste.

"Sure, Qiu Shui has found a good place."

"Now I'm looking forward to the next dish."

Bai Jingsheng couldn't help but feel a little pleasantly surprised, at his age, it's hard for him to be interested in ordinary things.

And now there are only three things that he can pay attention to.

First, we must never let Lao Zhang in the community beat himself in chess.

Second, the situation at home and abroad.

Third, I can still eat food that I can eat.

At his age, just be happy.

And the other people couldn't help nodding after eating this dish. Most of them have seen the world, and they are basically people in the business field, so they can tell that this dish tastes good.

But the woman thought in her heart that the dish obviously tasted so-so.

But she didn't say it.

After all, it's still the old man's birthday today, so I still have to say something nice. The few words I said just now seem to have made my father a little unhappy.

But soon Feng Honghong brought the second dish.

The second dish was served in a shallow basin, in which eleven meatballs were neatly stacked.

"Crab powder lion head." Feng Honghong reported the name of the dish when serving it.

Naturally, Bai Jingsheng knew that this crab noodle lion head was Huaiyang cuisine, because when Bai Qiushui took the menu back, he was the one who looked at it one by one and ordered it.

But although he was also surprised why there are all kinds of cuisines on the menu, he had stayed in Jiangsu for a long time before, so he had a soft spot for the cuisines there, so he ordered so many Huaiyang cuisine.

At the time, he didn't have much fantasy.

Because there are not many people who can cook Huaiyang cuisine in ordinary restaurants, and this is still in Sichuan.

But by this time he knew that the cook was a young man in his 20s.

"Grandpa, can I take a photo of this dish?" Bai Qiushui asked suddenly.

"Shooting." Bai Jingsheng naturally didn't care about these details.

But when he took the photo, Bai Qiushui's father sighed: "Nowadays, young people always like to take photos when they eat. In the past, the cook would taste the food first, and then the guests would eat it. But now, the cook can't taste it." I don’t know if I taste it, but when it’s served, I always eat it with my phone first.”

Everyone smiled when they heard this, and Bai Qiushui also knew that his father might be beating him, and he also knew that it was impolite to do so.

But letting him finish eating like this is really a bit reconciled.

"Dad, you don't know this. When this restaurant first opened, there was only one dish of Mapo Tofu, and it only sold for one yuan. After a few months, their one-dollar Mapo Tofu is still selling, but every The boss will come up with a new dish for a while, and the dishes on the wall are added one by one later. According to him, if you can't make delicious dishes, you will never sell them.

But the restaurants we ate today have never been sold in these restaurants. I asked, most of them can only be ordered at banquets, and we are the first banquet at Honghong Restaurant for a long time, so I only I want to take this photo and send it out to show off to those people. "

"You have to know that even the bloggers with millions of fans on the Internet have never eaten these things."

But even though he said so, the others still didn't feel anything after hearing this.

Of course, guessing is guessing, what should be eaten is still what should be eaten, and the crab noodles with lion head should be eaten while it is hot.

When they started using their chopsticks one after another, Chen Nian began to think in the kitchen what kind of evaluation they would have after eating the lion's head with crabmeat.
Because this dish also took a lot of effort to age, and the cost is also high.

The main reason is that this lion head is not just made of pork. Since it is called crab powder lion head, the main raw material is crab meat, and considering its taste, the proportion of crab meat is quite considerable.

When making lion's head, stir crab roe, crab meat and pork, add appropriate amount of onion, ginger and a very small amount of wine, stir until shredded, and then use a spoon to dig into a round lion's head.

Moreover, the lion head with crab powder is different from the casserole-sized braised lion head eaten in Yangzhou. Under the dish, some cabbage heart boiled in high soup is put under the dish, so that guests can eat the cabbage heart to relieve their greasy after eating. .

做蟹粉狮子头是要看季节的，其中肥肉和瘦肉的比例在冬季的时候为7:3，夏季一般是5:5，春秋季一般为6:4。

This is also taking into account the different tastes of people in different seasons. The colder the weather, the lower people's requirements for fat, and a proper intake of fat will also make people feel happy.

But in summer, the weather itself is hot, and the fatty food will make people feel conflicted.

Of course, he didn't stop while guessing what to do with his hands. At this time, he was already cooking squirrel mandarin fish. The mandarin fish had been cleaned and its internal organs removed earlier.

Quick and precise when cutting diamond-shaped strips from fish.

The hand holding the knife was as steady as an old dog, without any trembling.

Xie Yu stared at the side, his eyes straightened. He asked himself that it would be no problem to cut out the similar effect of Master, but it is absolutely impossible to restore it one by one, because Chen Nian didn't cut straight when cutting.That's simple, but the cut strips will be very short.

In terms of aesthetics, it will be much worse.

The aging method uses oblique cutting, and the fish can be cut into strips of at least two centimeters with one stroke.

It is not easy to cut such smooth and tender fish meat, and it is necessary to ensure that the fish skin cannot be cut too deep.

The most important thing is that the aging speed is very fast, and the upper and lower slices of the fish are all cut in less than 1 minute.

At this time, the oil pan has also been heated up, and Chen Nian directly puts the fish in and fry it until it turns golden and white before taking it out.

The fried fish oil is put into another special bucket, which is separated from the fried pork oil, because the fried fish oil has a fishy smell, and it is easy to carry it for a long time when cooking other dishes. fishy smell.

Even if you keep it in the future, you can only use it to fry fish or shrimp.

Add some reasons to age and start to make the sauce quickly. After the red sauce is made, pour it evenly on the fish that has been placed on the plate.

"Mom! Serve the food!"

……

At the same time, in the private room, after they tasted the lion's head with crab powder, they couldn't get enough of it.

For no other reason.

Mainly because the lion head is really delicious!
The meat is firm, dense and elastic. When you bite down, there is not only a rich and mellow soup in the gaps of the meat, but also a strong crab aroma.

Bai Qiushui even came with a spoonful of the shallow soup below.

Very delicious!

The sweet taste is not greasy at all, and it only makes people feel incomparable when it goes down the throat. The pure taste flows from the outside to the inside, which surprises him very much.

If it is said that he usually comes here to eat on the premise of being full, and taste the delicious food by the way, but this time after eating the lion's head with crab noodles, he suddenly felt a very complicated emotion.

I just want to eat such a delicious lion head all the time, but I am afraid that after eating so much, I will be resistant to this dish.

Just thinking about it, I may feel resistant and bored with a very delicious dish in the future
Absolutely not!

"This dish is really well prepared. It seems that Qiushui really has a heart and can find this place." Bai Qiushui's father said, although he felt that his son's behavior just now was not very polite, but the food here tastes really good.

"Even if the following dishes are a little more ordinary, there is nothing wrong with it, because just taking out these two dishes can make many people full of praise."

But as soon as his words fell, Feng Honghong knocked on the door again.

"Hello, let's serve some food!"

"Squirrel mandarin fish."

(End of this chapter)