Guozijian little cook

Chapter 425 Set of Four Treasures

Xiao Nianzhi named the dishes and also explained the general methods of making the two dishes.

The key to pagoda meat is knife skills.

In modern times, in order to cut meat better, we usually put the meat in the refrigerator and freeze it. Of course, it will not be so frozen that it cannot be cut, but when it is cut, it is just right and the knife is ready. It feels very smooth to the touch.

Pagoda meat requires cutting a square piece of pork belly into thin slices according to the shape. These thin slices need to be connected into a line and then piled into the shape of a pagoda.

This is where the name of this dish comes from.

Of course, a suspended pagoda cannot be formed independently, so the inside of the pagoda needs to be filled with various dried vegetables to enhance the freshness and flavor.

Dried bamboo shoots, dried pickles, and dried mushrooms are all acceptable. Just look at the chefs’ freshness methods and usage habits.

Because it is a modified knife for cooked meat, it is easier to cut than raw meat, but if you want to cut it as thin as a cicada and make it look good when stacked, it all depends on how good your knife skills are.

As soon as they heard that they were going to challenge their knife skills again, all the chefs became interested.

"Let me try."

"I'm coming too!"

……

Everyone quickly participated enthusiastically.

As for the other set of four treasures, it is interesting, but the challenge of knife skills is more important. Let’s try the pagoda meat first!
The chefs quickly got involved, selecting the meat first, then blanching it, and cutting it into square shapes, making it easier to slice the meat into thin slices for the tower.

It has to be said that there is strength in numbers, and there are many talented people among them. Xiao Nianzhi has already seen the Wensi Tofu that is finished today, so he will naturally have no doubts about everyone's knife skills.

When it comes to meat, even without Xiao Nianzhi's guidance, they all have their own skills and can cut it well.

Because the pork belly is blanched, various spices need to be added during the process to enhance the flavor.

Therefore, the skin of the meat is caramel color, and the tower that is piled up at the end is also the color of rich sauce flavor. Just thinking about the smell of steaming it in the pot and then coming out, the chefs can't sit still.

After finishing the knife skills, everyone was eager to try the steaming.

Of course, during the steaming process, I also tried stuffing different types of dried vegetables in the middle of the pagoda to see which one was the best to enhance the freshness.

This part of the experiment was painful for Xiao Nianzhi again.

Because she needs to keep trying.

She hadn't even digested what she had eaten for lunch, and here it comes again!
After pagoda meat, everyone tried the set of four treasures.

don't say...

This thing, when put on, is quite addictive!
At the beginning, everyone followed the rules: inside the chicken was a duck, inside the duck was a pigeon, and inside the duck was a quail.

But everyone was not satisfied with the same thing and started trying other things.

How to make it is a technical issue, and whether it tastes good or not is a craftsmanship issue.

Everyone tries different things to see who comes out with the best taste in the end.

I have to say that there must be a reason why the Four Treasures can be passed down.

This set is the silkiest and smoothest to put on, and the most delicious and fragrant.

Today's two dishes were both big fish and meat. After eating, Xiao Nianzhi felt like vomiting when he smelled the meat.

The chefs were excited at first, but they couldn't stand it anymore.

By the time Yan Xingxuan came over, everyone was already over the excitement and starting to feel nauseous, but they still persisted, tried again, and created again.

I have to say that the chefs are really dedicated, or the job of royal chef is really hard to do.

Therefore, even if they felt nauseated and nauseated, everyone still gritted their teeth and continued to try.

Xiao Nianzhi can also understand this.

After all, when the emperor was angry, blood flowed like rivers.

That is to say, the current His Majesty is quite generous in temperament compared to the late Emperor.Otherwise, once you feel embarrassed or unhappy, it is not impossible to kill two royal chefs.

Thinking about it this way, it's actually quite good to be the mascot of a small department.

At least, it seems safe for now.

Xiao Nianzhi couldn't eat anymore. Yan Xingxuan had just come over and had not been beaten by the mellow taste. Now he was in good spirits.

As soon as I hear about a new dish, I can’t help but want to try it.

What the royal chefs need right now is someone like him who is willing to try but also understands delicious food.

Therefore, Yan Xingxuan was quickly pulled over, and then Yan Changxia also brought his two brothers.

Finally, one of Yan Changxia's two brothers left with a slight frown, and the other left with his mouth covered.

Without him, I would feel nauseated if I ate too much!
Especially the pagoda meat. Although it has been processed in layers, the fat part is actually not too greasy, and even melts in your mouth.

but……

No matter how greasy it is, no one can resist putting so much grease on it!
The two young gentlemen were in high spirits when they arrived, and they walked in a hurry when they left, as if there were wolves chasing them. My sister didn't even care and ran away!

On the other hand, Yan Changxia was fine, but compared to her two brothers, her face was not very good-looking either.

Fortunately, these two dishes will be served tomorrow, and the portions are not large, otherwise...

yue!

Yan Xingxuan was chewing dried hawthorn at the moment. Just drinking the digestion soup could no longer save his fragile stomach and complexion.

Xiao Nianzhi calmed down now and asked in a low voice what happened at today's banquet.

Regarding this, Yan Xingxuan thought for a while before speaking: "The food is delicious, especially the boiled cabbage. Think about it, you are really amazing! The feeling of eating yesterday is different from the feeling of today. You don't know , the envoys from various countries were so surprised when they found out that the soup was not real plain water..."

Once he praised Xiao Nianzhi, Yan Xingxuan couldn't stop at all.

As for how many people came from the foreign countries, how were the envoys?

There are delicious food there, but who cares about them?

They don't think about it!
Xiao Nianzhi was actually just chatting, and he wasn't really interested in the envoy.

Thinking that she was in the palace now, and the envoys had come to eat many times, she couldn't go back to the house for the time being, and she couldn't catch up with Zhang Hanshan's birthday next door.

Fortunately, I had prepared the birthday gift in advance. Now I just need to have someone send the message back. When the uncle goes next door, I can help him deliver the gift.

Chang Shan didn't follow him into the palace, so it was difficult to send Isatis out. Xiao Nianzhi was now the only one who was close to him.

If they were really sent out, Xiao Nianzhi would still feel uneasy.

Thinking of this, she tentatively mentioned it to Yan Xingxuan.

Knowing that Xiao Nianzhi was a birthday gift for someone else, and that he was still a man, Yan Xingxuan's first reaction was naturally not very happy.

However, he knew rationally that Xiao Nianzhi was just a normal social interaction.

In particular, the Zhang family lives next door to the Xiao family. If Xiao Nianzhi is free that day, it is normal for him to stop by for a meal.

Sometimes Yan Xingxuan hates his own rationality.

So, why does he need a brain?

How good would it be to just be a fool and start going crazy at this time?

Unfortunately, he really can't.

Thinking of this, Yan Xingxuan couldn't help but want to sigh, but when he met Xiao Nianzhi's soft and expectant eyes, he swallowed it silently.

He thought that there was nothing wrong with growing a brain just to think.

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