Food starts with Mapo Tofu

I have heard of Guangdong herbal tea before it was aged, but I have never drank it, and I have indeed heard that the herbal tea over there is like medicinal materials, with various effects, some can clear away heat and relieve summer heat, and some It can remove moisture, and some drink it when you have a cold or get angry.

"That's what you said, you have to invite me when the time comes."

"No problem, I will treat you when the time comes, but you have to finish your drink."

"Finish? Is this food not good?" Chen Nian was a little puzzled.

"That's not true. I personally think it's okay to drink, but its taste is a little special."

"That's okay, I just have a soft spot for this special thing." Chen Nian didn't realize the seriousness of the problem at all.

"That's good."

When making claypot rice, you need to marinate the side dishes in advance. For example, chicken with mushrooms that need to be fried in advance must be prepared in advance and reserved for later use.

When the rice in the casserole is steamed until it is seven or eight mature, then open the lid and put the vegetables on it.

Finally, a small circle of white wine needs to be poured on the edge of the lid of the casserole.

On the one hand, it is for sealing to prevent the aroma inside from escaping, and on the other hand, it is also to increase the aroma.

After being completely sealed, a certain pressure will be generated inside the casserole, which will also make the rice and vegetables cook faster and blend better.

During the chat, the claypot rice was ready.

There are three servings in total, namely Beef with Nest Egg, Pork Ribs with Black Bean Sauce, and Chicken with Mushroom. These are the more characteristic types of claypot rice in Guangdong, and these are the best sold in Guangdong. In addition, although There are also bullfrog claypot rice, fatty sausage claypot rice, fish-flavored shredded pork claypot rice, fried pork claypot rice, etc., but these are the most classic ones.

As for other claypot rice that sells better meat patties, he did not bring out this time because he had made salted egg patties for red beans before they were aged.

Red Dou wants to eat chicken with mushrooms and pork ribs in black bean sauce, but she can't finish two servings by herself, so she has to ask Chen Lai to help.

Anhongdou first ate the chicken with mushrooms. The mushrooms themselves are similar to most fungi, and are particularly easy to absorb the taste. The seasoning ratio made before aging is basically in line with the flavor of Cantonese, and the soy sauce flavor will be more prominent.

I choose Qingyuan chicken from Guangdong for aging chicken. Although the price is slightly more expensive, and the freshness of the freshly killed chicken bought in the local vegetable market in Guangdong is not as high, but usually the price of this kind of chicken is more expensive. The chicken will not be frozen for too long. After careful cooking, the chicken now has an attractive golden color and a smooth taste. After the mouth, the firm chicken on the top is easily peeled off the bone by the lips and teeth.

During the chewing, the tender chicken overflows with plump juice and the thick meat and smooth taste of the mushrooms are combined. The deliciousness of the chicken and the freshness of the mushrooms are intertwined in the mouth.

Every chew is a novel experience.

Especially when it is paired with silk rice, which is specially used for making claypot rice, silk rice with rich rice flavor is one of the souls of claypot rice, just like the firewood rice that I ate in my hometown in the country when I was a child, full of fireworks breath.

Because the sauce of the claypot rice is also the old recipe passed down to him by Master Qiao, such as soy sauce, oyster sauce, onion, ginger, garlic and so on.

Just like most claypot rice sold in small shops in Guangdong, their sauces and side dishes are also made by themselves, which adds a bit of craftsman's bonus.

Handmade things are always more expensive, and it will make people feel more caring. When a chef combines the skills handed down from his ancestors and traditional food aesthetics into this food, it will make people feel Every bite of this food is precious after eating.

Ingredients and rice, rice and sauce, sauce and ingredients, every bite tastes layer by layer.

"Red bean, eat some more of this."

Chen Nian was eating claypot rice with beef and eggs over there. He saw An Hongdou eating chicken with mushrooms non-stop, and stirred the pork ribs in black bean sauce evenly.

Claypot rice is the most delicious when eaten like this. After stirring, there will be rice and vegetables in one bite.

The taste of pork ribs in black bean sauce is different from that of chicken with mushrooms.

Since the ribs themselves tend to be older than the chicken, there is a certain amount of attention to be paid to the selection of ribs and the way they are prepared.

The pork ribs selected for aging are not pure lean meat, but fat and thin. In this way, the ribs themselves will produce oil, and the meat will not feel too bad after eating.

The key to pork ribs in black bean sauce lies in the unique sauce, and the black bean sauce is made from fermented soy sauce, green onions, ginger, garlic and other seasonings. After making it, it has a strong aroma of fermented bean sauce and a fresh taste.

However, Chen Nian itself is from Sichuan, and there are many applications in Sichuan Douchi.

For example, in twice-cooked pork, you need to add chopped fermented soybeans to stir-fry.

Since it has been marinated for more than an hour in advance, the ribs themselves have absorbed a certain amount of flavor, and after being added to the casserole, they are topped with soy sauce, which slowly penetrates under the action of pressure Put it into the ribs, let the seasoning and ingredients blend together, this is the beginning of a delicious food with endless aftertaste.

Only by taking each dish seriously, with the two conditions of filling the stomach and eating pleasure as the premise, coupled with superb skills, can this old pig man not have gone through this world in vain, and he will not be in vain. It was a waste of brother pig's efforts to eat and sleep.

"Chen Nian, is your nest egg beef delicious?" An Hongdou ate about one-third of the claypot rice with pork ribs in black bean sauce with relish, then looked up at Chen Nian and asked.

At this time, Chen Nian had basically eaten more than half of it, but half of the beef and the eggs nestled in it were left.

"Then why don't you try it, mine is also delicious, because the egg is nested in the back, so it is very tender and not old, I remember you don't like eggs with a runny heart, so I made it for you It’s medium-rare, the inside has just solidified but not completely solidified, and it won’t feel too doughy when eaten.”

While talking about aging, he showed that he had eaten half of the eggs he nestled in before aging, so now he could see the inside of the egg, with the complete egg white on the outside and light yellow egg yolk inside. The middle part is some orange-red egg yolk.

Such egg yolks will have some elasticity when eaten, and will produce a mouthfeel similar to jelly.

"Well, it's not bad, but I think these two taste better." An Hongdou said.

It's just that after tasting the old claypot rice, she felt that her stomach was almost full.

"No, I can't eat anymore today, why don't you eat the rest."

"no problem."

Old age eats a lot, because there is a lot of work to do during the day.

After finishing speaking, he finished his portion of beef claypot rice in a few gulps, and then started to attack the other two portions.

In Guangdong, there is actually a way of eating that is different from other places. When eating fast food in a restaurant, the store usually puts rice, meat and vegetables on three plates.

Other places rarely have a separate serving of green vegetables, either you order a stir-fried or cold salad, or you bring your own in that meat dish.

But in most restaurants in Guangdong, green vegetables will be served together with the set meal, and the production method is very simple, just blanch in water until they are broken.In the choice of green vegetables, sometimes it is cabbage heart, sometimes it is lettuce, but no matter which one you choose, most of the shops will pour some soy sauce and soy sauce on it.

When he was still in Chinatown in San Francisco, Chen Nian liked to put some extra peppers on top of the vegetables.

After he finished eating most of it, Chen Nian looked at the crispy rice in the casserole again.

An excellent claypot rice, after it is cooked, the rice crust can be controlled to the thickness of a grain of rice.

In this way, the taste will not be affected by the thick crust when eating.

The rice crust is very crispy after entering the mouth, and because the wall of the casserole has been coated with a layer of oil before cooking, the rice fragrance will be particularly strong when eating.

After scooping up the pot, the bottom was slightly yellowed, but the surface was so smooth that it looked like a mirror.

The crispy texture tastes crunchy, and at the same time, in the process of making claypot rice, the crispy rice not only has the aroma of the rice itself, but also the umami taste of the sauce and various ingredients along the edge after adding The deliciousness that flows down together.

For those who love to eat crispy rice, this layer of crispy rice in claypot rice can be regarded as the finishing touch, and it must also be the crispy rice formed in claypot rice made in a casserole.

Although An Hongdou was already full, he still ate a lot while eating crispy rice.

"Aren't you already full? How can you still eat so much crispy rice?" Chen Nian asked suspiciously.

"That's different. How can crispy rice be considered a staple food? It's a snack at most. Don't you know that girls have three stomachs? One stomach is used for dinner and the other stomach is used for snacks , and another stomach is used to eat fruit and ice cream.

Generally, when girls say they are full, it means that the stomach that eats dinner is full, and the other two stomachs are still empty. "

"Really, I also studied biology back then, why didn't I know that women have two more stomachs?"

"There are so many things you don't know. Although you studied well at the beginning, you are not full-time and omnipotent. Do you know that girls pee standing up? Do you know that girls shiver after peeing?"

Chen Nian thought for a while: "I know, I read on the Internet before, many girls pee standing up in the shower, but do girls actually shiver when they pee? I thought it was only us men who would. "

"Ah?" An Hongdou looked at Chen Nian suspiciously when she heard this, "Are you guys going to tremble too?"

"Of course, it's normal to shiver a little bit."

"Well, I thought it was just us."

Now An Hongdou is used to it. Every time she eats here, she will help clean up the things, but it is only limited to taking the dishes, chopsticks and plates to the kitchen, because Chen Nian doesn't want her hands to get wet.

Now most girls' hands are relatively white and tender, but most women's hands in the past were rough.

Because at that time people washed clothes and cooked with their hands, day after day, year after year, the hands would naturally become rougher.

Now it is much better to have a washing machine, but there are also times when people do not wear gloves to wash dishes, so sometimes it can be seen at a glance whether a person does housework frequently.

And Chen Nian itself does such a job, washing meat, vegetables, dishes, and dishes every day is nothing, but it is better to do as little as possible of red beans.

"Chen Nian, you will be in charge of the kitchen in our house from now on, and I will be in charge of cleaning and washing clothes."

"No problem, but you only need to be responsible for the clothes that can be washed in the washing machine. If it's the kind that can't be washed in the washing machine, let me do it."

"Ok!"

After packing up, Chen Nian sent An Hongdou home first, and then returned home by himself.

These days, Chen Nian still has to stay at home. After all, he is going to get married, and there are many things that need to be discussed with the family members.

For example, the red lanterns to be hung and the red carpet to be laid on the ground are actually ready to buy.

After buying things, you can put them at home first, which is better than rushing to use them in case something happens to the express delivery, but the things cannot be delivered.

On the second day, Fu Xin's wedding list had been written and the whole process was designed.

After Chen Nian read it, he felt that there were no problems with these words, and it really made people feel at ease when the number one scholar came out to do things.

Afterwards, Fu Xin went to the Intercontinental Hotel again, but Huo Fuyun just didn't have time that day, so he arranged for an apprentice to meet Fu Xin.

Because it involves the layout of the wedding scene and flowers, it is best to find a wedding company to do it.

Fu Xin only needs to give the design drawings to the wedding company and say what kind of effect he wants at that time.

On the day of the wedding, there will naturally be wedding staff to go to the scene to arrange, so that they don't have to do it themselves.

As for the wedding celebration, after reading the manuscript that Fu Xin took out and listening to Fu Xin explain all his requirements, the person in charge looked at Fu Xin with burning eyes.

"Sir, what do you do now?"

"I don't have a job now, so I'm staying at home." Fu Xin replied with a smile.

"I see that your conditions here are good. Are you interested in joining our company? Our company has cooperation with many big hotels. With your ability, you can definitely shine in our company. You can design and write It’s a set of words, and it’s so thoughtful in wedding design.”

Hearing this, Fu Xin smiled: "Forget it, I just graduated from high school, and I will go to college in more than a month. I'm afraid I can't work here with you."

"Ah, you're a high school student?"

"Almost, graduated from high school, prospective college student."

"It's amazing. The plan you made is better than most of our company's plans."

"You are polite, but I will leave these things to you first, and you should prepare first. If you have any questions during the process, please call me at any time."