gourmet food

Chapter 313: Kung Pao Chicken, a famous dish at the state banquet

When Long Ma and Lao Wang came, there were already many customers in the store, and now there are no seats left.

what?
Do I have to wait in line to eat?
The dignified boss Wang comes to visit the shop. To have a meal, he has to stand here and wait for a seat?
Seeing that Lao Wang's forehead was wrinkled with the word "Chuan", Long Ma said with a smile: "It's all your fault. You didn't come when I asked you to come in the first place. I had to go to your office to waste time. It's okay now, there's no seat. .”

After hearing what Long Ma said, Lao Wang almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
Blame me?
"Why don't you go and stop eating? I'll treat you to private dining."

Lao Wang felt a little embarrassed on his face. It seemed that someone in the store had recognized him, and everyone was pointing at him.

"No, you've already come. Now, are you afraid of people gossiping? Maybe I'll get some breaking news for you then.

I'll order first. I've ordered both of the two new dishes today. I'll give you a bowl of red oil to try. "

Long Ma knew that Lao Wang liked to eat Chao Shou. There was a story about Lao Wang when his family was poor and he could only eat meat during the Chinese New Year.

Later, a neighbor made Chaoshou. Seeing that he was very greedy, he gave him a taste. From then on, Lao Wang had an inexplicable love for Chaoshou.

The two came to the ordering machine. Long Ma ordered a portion of Kung Pao Chicken - 699 yuan, a portion of fish-flavored shredded pork - 599 yuan, plus a bowl of red oil noodles and two bowls of rice.

Chu Yunfeng continued to be lazy and used the pricing system for the two new dishes. Although Chu Yunfeng had not had time to taste these two dishes, he knew in his heart that they must taste very delicious.

When Longma saw the price when ordering, he didn't feel any burden at all. Instead, he thought the price was very reasonable and nodded in agreement.

But Lao Wang is different. Although he usually eats food that flies in the sky or runs on the ground, the price is much more expensive than this, so he doesn't think there is any problem.

But yours is made of just one chicken and one pork. How can it be sold at such an expensive price?
The price of several Chinese restaurants on this street is estimated to be less than 1/10 of this. Lao Wang's shrewd stinginess has come up again.

The richer you are, the more complicated your thoughts become
Also, this bowl of Chaoshou costs 100 yuan?
This is definitely the most expensive dish I have ever eaten. Are these dishes worth the price?
Long Ma knew that this old Wang would "become a monster" after he came to the store. He smiled and said nothing, took him to the kitchen counter, told Chu Yunfeng, and asked Chu Yunfeng to turn his body sideways while cooking. A little, so that the two of them could see how he did it.

Chu Yunfeng nodded and started making the first dish, Kung Pao Chicken.

As soon as he took advantage of it, Lao Wang was startled by Chu Yunfeng's sword speed. The Nine Gale Blades definitely lived up to its reputation. The rapid decomposition made Lao Wang stunned.

Many people use chicken breast for this dish, but this is actually wrong.

Chicken leg meat should be used in traditional Sichuan cuisine, and after cutting the chicken leg meat, you need to chop it with the tip of a knife several times to cut off the fascia of the leg.

The function of cutting off the fascia is that the meat will not shrink too much during production.

It is estimated that more than half of the chefs do not know this little skill alone.

For formal chef examinations, this dish and the fish-flavored shredded pork dish that follows are required dishes. Therefore, if a chef without formal training makes this dish, he will not be able to make this spicy lychee flavor.

It ruined the limelight of this famous dish at the state banquet.

After Chu Yunfeng cut off the fascia, he began to add cooking wine, salt, and soy sauce to the chicken. After stirring evenly, he added water starch, and then added some oil to seal it first.

Cut the garlic and ginger into small slices, and cut the scallions into segments. The scallions here need to be cut into small segments. In the jargon, they are called scallion marbles, or marble scallions.

Before frying, you need to make a bowl of gravy, which means putting all the seasonings in a bowl first, and using it to season after the ingredients are fried.

This is convenient and fast!
You need to add a little salt, sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, pepper, cooking wine, and water starch to the bowl of gravy. You need to add a little more sugar and vinegar, so that the sweet and sour taste will be rich.

The first step in the production requires crispy peanuts. This step is very simple. You only need to control the heat, and the second is to master the time for the peanuts to cook.

Don't make it too crispy, because after it is cooked, the peanuts will mature further with the help of heat.

If it is too crispy, the peanuts will burn after coming out of the pot.

After the peanut cake is ready, set it aside to let it cool, and now you can officially start making it.

"The knife skills and speed are good, but I don't know how it tastes?"

Lao Wang smelled the aroma of buttered peanuts, and the desire to taste a few popped up in his mouth. It would be better if he could have some more wine.

I remember when I first started my own business when I was young, the conditions were very difficult. When I returned to my simple little house after a tired day, the only thing I liked to do was to make a small plate of fried peanuts and drink a few sips of them.

tsk tsk.
That taste, not to mention how enjoyable it is.

But now I can't recall the taste of that year.

"Taste? After you taste it, I'm afraid you'll come here every day.

By the way, do you think the price is too expensive? "

Long Ma looked at Lao Wang with contempt. Judging from Chu Yunfeng's cooking method, today's dish will definitely be delicious, because just the peanuts can make him eat two bowls of rice.

"Isn't this expensive? It's at least 10 times more expensive than the ones outside!"

Lao Wang thinks he is not so easy to fool. Even though the price is so high, the taste may not be good.

At least I have encountered many restaurants before, and the prices are extremely expensive. Where are the food?It tastes terrible
"Outside?
Ha ha!

Do you know how much a pound of frozen chicken legs in the supermarket costs?
Is 9.9 a pound good?

How much does a chicken drumstick cost?

It only costs 3-4 yuan when weighed. How expensive do you think something made with this cost can be sold?
Let me think about the chicken drumsticks here at Boss Chu's. One chicken costs 280 yuan. Two chicken drumsticks are half the price, so that's 140 yuan.

In this way, the cost is at least 14 times that of the outside world. Do you still think this price is expensive? "

The sunshine mango chicken tasted so delicious. Long Ma asked Chu Yunfeng where to buy it. He also bought a lot from Yang Ming, so he knew the price.

But the price I bought is much more expensive than what Chu Yunfeng bought, because the price has increased now.
"What? A chicken is so expensive?" After hearing Longma's algorithm, Lao Wang seemed to think that the price was not excessive at all, but he vaguely felt that there was something wrong with this calculation?
Adding oil to the pot, Chu Yunfeng first threw a handful of chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns into it to force out the spicy flavor from the oil, and then scooped up the residue.

Continue to add the dried chili peppers, ginger and garlic slices and sauté until fragrant, then add the chicken, stir-fry for a while and then add the green onion balls.

After a quick stir-fry, pour the gravy into the bowl, then add the simmered chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns that were previously choked with oil, and finally add the peanuts, stir the spoon twice and then start the pot.

After the dish was presented, the two of them immediately smelled a spicy aroma, and their saliva swallowed down their throats involuntarily. It was accompanied by a refreshing scent of lychee, which made people salivate.

Without saying a word, Long Ma saw someone standing up at a table who had already finished eating, so he immediately picked up the plate of Kung Pao Chicken and ran over.
(End of this chapter)