Gourmet food starts from the green leather train chef

Chapter 251
Dengyun Duck is a dish with a lot of materials. It is actually duck feet, and it is the fattest wild duck feet.

Different from other birds, other game birds love to fly around in the sky when they have nothing to do. They are all fitness experts. It is strange to be fat. The meat is not only firewood, but also fishy. Many diners actually eat Fresh, the taste is not as good as artificially farmed.

But wild ducks and wild geese are different. They are born on the water, and the number of natural enemies becomes less and less in modern times. If human beings don't kill them, they can basically reproduce without limit. There are fish and shrimps to eat in the water, and these guys don't like sports. There is a saying about fat ducks, even if they are wild ducks, they are too fat, especially the duck feet are fatter and more delicious than artificially raised ones, which is the reason why they eat live food for a long time.

Sun Desheng spent more than a full day looking for the fattest wild duck, and then took its fat palm as the basic ingredient of this dish.

The first step in making Dengyun duck is to grow the duck feet. The hard skin of the fat duck’s feet must be removed, and then soaked in rice wine. It takes at least 24 hours to soak until it is as thick as a child’s finger.

Sun Desheng dismissed the other disciples, leaving only Wang Shenghai, Zhou Zhou, and Zhang Zhouxuan in the back kitchen. Even Su Rou and Wu Jiutong were politely rejected by him.This dish is his unique skill, and he can pass it on to Zhou Zhou, a promising rising star. He is not worried that Mr. Zhang Zhouxuan, a national culinary master, will steal his skills, but he will never show it in front of Su Rou and Wu Jiutong. .

There is a trick to tearing the hard skin of the duck’s paw at this step. Use the duck’s paw that has just been cut off, and while the blood is still there, quickly soak it in hot water, open along the edge of the palm, and tear it open toward the duck’s toe.

Seeing that Sun Desheng finished handling a duck's paw in two or three strokes at most, Zhou Zhou and Zhang Zhouxuan couldn't help but secretly praised him. It would take him a few days of practice to get started with such a technique. It's really not easy.
Zhou Zhou just nodded slightly. The legendary vegetable washing skill itself includes the preliminary processing of ingredients, so just by taking a look, he can do it more perfectly than Sun Desheng.

What he really paid attention to was Sun Desheng's mastery of the time to soak the duck feet, and the rice wine used for soaking the hair,
Lao Sun seemed very generous, and he didn't even shy away from watching him and Mr. Zhang Zhouxuan in the back kitchen. When he used the rice wine, he looked unnatural. The speed of pouring the wine was as fast as if he had been single for 70 years. He also quickly covered the porcelain basin where the duck feet were soaked with a lid.

This old fox said that he wanted to pass on his own dish, but he still kept it secret. This is a bad habit passed down by Huaxia masters and apprentices for many years, and it seems that he is no exception.

Zhou Zhou laughed secretly, flicked the porcelain basin with his fingers, and praised: "Good thing, the voice is clear."

Wang Shenghai said triumphantly: "Of course, I specially ordered this in the Porcelain Capital. It is an industry of Qingguan kilns. Master Zhou, don't look at the wall thickness of this basin. The quality of the fetus is very delicate.

This pot is filled with stinky tofu for three days, as long as it is washed, it will not leave any smell! "

"According to Master Wang, it is really a good thing.

Zhou Zhou withdrew his hand with a smile, his fingers were already stained with a little rice wine spilled by Sun Desheng, he found a time when everyone was not paying attention, put it into his mouth, and secretly analyzed the rice wine with the myth on the tip of his tongue.

"The wine is a ten-year-old Guyue Longshan. It's not rare. What's rare is the few Chinese medicines and honey that are put in this wine. The latter is actually a rare orchid honey?
This kind of honey combines the taste of traditional Chinese medicine without leaving a bitter feeling, and these traditional Chinese medicines remove the earthy smell of duck feet and are good for soaking hair.

Compared with ordinary flowers, orchids are less in number, not to mention waiting for bees to pick them and turn them into honey.

Not to mention that it is difficult to find this kind of honey, even if it is found, the price is probably too expensive. No wonder Sun Desheng seldom cooks this dish. According to Wang Shenghai, this dish is affordable and worth buying by himself. There are not many people.”

Zhou Zhou thought secretly in his heart, few people had seen orchid honey, let alone bought it, and he didn't know where Sun Desheng's master and apprentice found it.

Sun Desheng was obviously stunned, and after looking at Zhouzhou in surprise, he said in embarrassment: "You have also seen that it takes time to soak the duck feet, so this 'Dengyun duck' may not be eaten until tomorrow arrive.

It's a pity that you didn't come at the right time. If you had come a few months earlier, when the bamboo shoots had just sprouted, the taste of this 'Dengyun Duck' would have been even better.

Now I can only use the spring bamboo shoots stored in the cellar. Sheng Hai, the "Thunder Shoots" from Lao Zheng's side reminded me that they must be delivered tomorrow, and Zhang Ji's groceries are also urged. The Jinhua ham last time was not very good. It’s too thin, I want to straighten the hind legs of Huaxia Black Pig, and I’ll get another one next time, so I don’t need to cooperate in the future.”

"Sun Desheng is just Sun Desheng. The ingredients are indeed particular. But what he said is right. The bad thing about this dish is that the spring bamboo shoots are discounted. After all, the bamboo shoots in the cellar are not fresh enough."

On the way back to Sun's private courtyard, Mr. Zhang Zhouxuan said with a smile, but he was secretive, thinking that no one would really know that orchid honey was added to the rice wine soaked with duck feet?Seeing Zhou Zhou smiling, he sighed, "Sure enough, I didn't hide it from you, Xiao Zhou, you have a good nose, which is more talented than my old man back then."

Zhou Zhou smiled and said, "Old man, this dish is called Dengyun Duck. Is it because of the bamboo shoots used?"

The old man Zhang Zhouxuan frowned and said, "Perhaps, one of the ingredients used in this dish is bamboo shoots, and bamboo has the meaning of climbing higher and higher, like climbing a ladder to heaven. Maybe this is why this dish got its name? Xiao Zhou, what do you think?" ?”

Zhou Zhou shook his head: "It always feels too far-fetched."

If it is said that this dish can be named 'Dengyun Duck' because it uses bamboo shoots, it is obviously not convincing enough, and Zhou Zhou will not agree.
After he said this, Mr. Zhang Zhouxuan also fell into deep thought. What Xiao Zhou said was right.

The ancients are different from modern merchants. They dared to call it "Rou Chang Bai Zhuan" when they used a pig's large intestine as an ingredient. In fact, this is still a bit of a borderline. If you make a pile of radishes, you can say it is a "gathering of heroes", and there is no bottom line. to speak of.

This 'Dengyun Duck' should not be such a famous dish, otherwise it would not have a great reputation, and even become the housekeeping dish of the master Sun Desheng.

It can never be so simple!
Mr. Zhang Zhouxuan's eyes lighted up slightly, and now eating is a second priority, and exploring the secrets of this dish is what interests him the most.

"Ladder."

Zhou Zhou kept chewing on the meaning behind this word,

According to the interpretation of the ancients, the ladder is the 'Dragon Gate'.

The so-called "people climb the ladder to the sky, fish leap to the dragon's gate" means from quantitative change to qualitative change, breaking the void and changing to a new sky!
But this is just a dish, so why dare to call it a ladder?

"Could it be that eating this 'Dengyun Duck' can give people a great sense of pleasure, just like climbing a ladder?"

Don't look at how old he is, Mr. Zhang Zhouxuan still has a rich imagination, and he swallowed his mouth as he talked.

"Well, when it comes to Dengyun Duck, I just feel that the name of this dish is not simple, but a dish is a dish, not a psychotropic drug. I'm afraid it won't be as exaggerated as you say, old man?"

"That's right, let's talk about it after eating old man Sun's food."
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A master is a master, and Sun Desheng's 'Dengyun Duck' is not to say whether it is authentic or not, it can restore a bit of taste, and the appearance alone can make people appetite.

The azure disc fired in the top-grade kiln of Porcelain City is dotted with gold. This is real edible gold powder. It is said that people will not only not die after eating it, but also can obtain beneficial elements from the gold powder.

In fact, this is nonsense, gold powder is used to improve dishes, especially for diners, it is usually used by chefs in five-star hotels, but Zhou Zhou did not expect that a master-level figure like Sun Desheng would come to this set ?

However, the four bunches of Dengyun duck placed on the gold powder are also attractive in color and fragrance.

The duck feet are golden yellow, the ham is light red, and each waist is tied with thin and crisp kelp silk. The color matching can be regarded as very comprehensive.
Moreover, the gold powder on the bottom of the plate reflects the lights, making the whole plate glittering and misty. It really is a dish that can 'shine'.

Of course, Mr. Zhou Zhou and Mr. Zhang Zhouxuan were not ordinary diners who only looked at their appearance. They each picked up a bunch of Dengyun Duck, put it in their mouths and chewed it gently. Mmm, the taste is not bad, right?

Because the main bone and negative tendons of the duck feet after soaking have been drawn out, the fat and thin ham is cut into two thick slices, and a piece of ham is sandwiched with a duck foot; in addition, the spring bamboo shoots are also cut into slices and smeared with honey. Tie it together with kelp silk and steam it thoroughly with a slow fire.

So the two of them took a bite, and the well-soaked duck feet first had a slight spring and chewy texture, and then the ham’s unique smokey and wood-like taste, one hair and one close, one soft and one hard, one fat and one woody, in contrast. A special flavor is formed in the process.

When you are amazed by the unique taste formed by this contrast method, the spring bamboo shoots soaked in oily and honey fragrance are like a gust of spring breeze blowing in front of you, which makes you feel fresh in your mouth while eliminating the greasy, you can’t help but think of those two sentences Poem 'No meat makes one thin, no bamboo makes one vulgar'.

What a dish, what a Dengyun Duck!If it is placed in a top-level private restaurant or a top-level hotel, it will definitely be a must-see dish!
Grandmaster made a move, it really is not bad!
Grandpa Zhang Zhouxuan praised: "It really tastes good, Mr. Sun is really a treasured sword!"

"Um"

Sun Desheng looked at him with some displeasure, saying that the sword is not old, such words are used to praise the old man, I am only in my early seventies, am I old?
Seeing that Zhou Zhou remained silent for a long time after eating his own 'Dengyun Duck' and still frowned, Sun Desheng was even more unhappy: "Boy Zhou, why don't you talk, is there something wrong with this dish?" ?”

Wang Shenghai was also looking at Zhou Zhou, the master was like a mountain in his heart, who would dare to question the dishes cooked by the master?Zhou Zhou frowned after eating the chef's dishes without saying a word. What does this mean?
Seeing that Sun Desheng took the initiative to ask, Zhou Zhou knew that he couldn't avoid it, but it was absolutely impossible for him to say something nice against his conscience, so he simply said bluntly: "The taste of Mr. Sun's dish is still good. ,but."

"But what?" Sun Desheng asked.

"However, I thought that this dish should not be a real Dengyun duck,
Mr. Sun said that after years of research, you have restored this ancient dish to seven or eight points, but if I’m not very respectful, I’m afraid it’s less than five points, right?
Because in my opinion, this dish has appearances but no reality, a taste but no reality.
Oh, I like to tell the truth, offended Mr. Sun. "

"Master Zhou, it's over if you say that?"

Before the master opened his mouth, Wang Shenghai said angrily: "You want to say that there is nothing but truth, although the same is unreasonable, at least I can understand it. As for this 'mere appearance, but no truth' What exactly does it mean, can you please explain it?"

Sun Desheng also sneered slightly, looked at Zhouzhou but didn't speak, he wanted to see how this young man would explain it!Fortunately, my old man patiently explained it to you when he was still making this dish, you are lucky!

Sun Desheng was really angry. This Dengyun duck took him a lot of hard work, from the selection of various ingredients, to the search for precious orchid honey, to the research on the formula of traditional Chinese medicine for soaking hair, which has crossed the industry!To teach Zhouzhou face to face, even though he was interested in Zhouzhou's future development and wanted to keep his personal feelings, but it can be regarded as sincerely supporting the backward, and you come to this set?

Regardless of the fact that there are a lot of dignitaries in Quancheng, chefs who are mixed up to his level will not easily serve anyone. He also values ​​Mr. Zhou Zhou and Mr. Zhang Zhouxuan. No one is allowed to intervene, Wang Shenghai's eyes are red seeing the master working so hard!

But just like that, Zhou Zhou actually dared to criticize him as a master of hard work, saying something that was "showy but not real, tasteful but not true", not only annoyed Wang Shenghai who loved his master, but also Sun Desheng.

The atmosphere in the back kitchen suddenly condensed, and some chefs began to sharpen their knives vigorously on the whetstone
"What I said is vain, but not true. I mean that Mr. Sun's Duck Duck is indeed worthy of the master's handiwork. All kinds of ingredients and accessories have been used to the extreme by Mr. Sun.

For example, the precious orchid honey, this kind of honey is more afraid of high temperature than ordinary honey, so Sun Lao will use honey first when soaking duck feet, and when the duck feet are soaked, the honey will penetrate deep into the duck feet Deep in the texture, you are no longer afraid that the taste and color will be destroyed by high temperature.

There are also things like ham and spring bamboo shoots.”

Zhouzhou is like a treasure, from the ratio of various ingredients, application, fire control, to the final dish and taste, he praised Sun Desheng as a little red flower, and Lao Sun's tense face finally began to tense I couldn't help it, and gradually revealed a smile.

Zhou Zhou looked at Sun Desheng: "That's why I said Mr. Sun has his own taste!

But it's just tasteless, Mr. Sun, please don't get angry, may I ask why you used so much gold powder in Dengyun Duck?
As chefs, we all know that eating such a luxurious thing as gold powder does not help the taste of the dishes at all. It can only add some color at most, and it is a relatively vulgar color.

Such a thing actually appears in Sun Lao's dishes, which makes me very incomprehensible."

"Humph."

Sun Desheng snorted: "Boy Zhou, do you think I don't know that eating gold powder is a kitsch thing, and Gao Che doesn't take it?
You are still young, you must know that any kind of ingredients and accessories, even things like gold powder that do not help the taste of the dishes themselves, have their value!
'Dengyun Duck', do you think it got its name just because it uses bamboo shoots?That would be too shallow! "

Zhou Zhou nodded: "I also thought it wasn't just because of the bamboo shoots, I"

"Well, it's considered that you have some knowledge, kid.

Let me tell you that a dish, in addition to the most basic color and aroma, should also be deeply enjoyable.

What is deep pleasure?
'People climb the ladder, fish leap over the dragon's gate'!This is the greatest joy and pleasure!
What is a ladder, and what is a dragon gate?
In fact, whether it is a human or a fish, it is just two words - 'rich'! "

Zhou Zhou said with a smile: "I understand, the edible gold powder Elder Sun uses actually represents wealth?

So Mr. Sun thinks that this is the reason why 'Dengyun Duck' got its name? "

Sun Desheng frowned and said, "It may seem a bit far-fetched, but can you think of a better way of expressing it?"

Zhou Zhou shook his head and said, "It's not far-fetched, it's completely wrong! This is what I said 'it has a taste but no truth'! In my opinion, Old Sun's edible gold powder is both distorted and superficial.

Because it is not the real reason for the name 'Dengyun Duck'!

Old Sun's approach may have deviated from this dish."

(End of this chapter)