Cao Cao's chef

Chapter 170 The key to the banquet menu

Since the emergence of new tableware, the eating habits of Chinese people have also begun to change.

From the initial meal-sharing system to later when everyone eats at the table, table manners have also changed with the change of eating habits.Compared with the previous one-person meal-sharing system, it is more warm for the family to eat around the dining table.

However, in this period of the world, on formal occasions, the principle of the meal sharing system must be followed.After all, it is the feudal era as the background, and the subordinates and superiors eat together, so it is better to have a sense of hierarchy.If you eat at the same table, you will be a little cautious.

For a dish, if the superior must serve the chopsticks, the inferior will dare to use the chopsticks, and it will be embarrassing to eat like this.In particular, Wen Ming could not be regarded as an employee of the Yamen strictly speaking, but just a salesman of the Master House who helped Wang Yong with a part-time salary.

Maybe one day, Wang Yong will have to return to his original post after he has a deadlock with Wanshiwu, or after he is disqualified from the Class C membership.

"The meal sharing system...it feels a little less old-fashioned..." Wang Yong took over the task of the New Year's banquet, and naturally began to consider the menu of the New Year's banquet.

"Braised lion head is naturally indispensable... cured beef...forget it, there is no such condition... gourd chicken can be included as an option... steamed fish, the problem is that if you want fresh sea bass, the cost is not usually high... braised in soy sauce Meat, with braised lion's head, is a bit repetitive, after all, this is a banquet..." Wang Yong ticked in the New Year's dishes.

Rice cakes can be considered. The staple food is of course dumplings. Seasonal vegetables are nothing more than lettuce, cabbage, onion, radish, spinach, mustard greens, and sweet beans, etc. Fungus can also be included as an option...

Speaking of which, it seems that there will still be mushrooms for sale in the winter market. I don't know what's going on here.

There must be no shortage of chicken, duck and fish.If the chicken is boiled chicken, then the duck or goose should be grilled; if the chicken is gourd chicken, then the duck should be chopped white. After all, it is obviously inappropriate to have two dishes with similar cooking methods at the banquet.

There are two ways to braise the hoof with elbows, one north and the other south.The south is called the round hoof, and the north is called the elbow.However, in the case of a divided meal system, the visual sense of the hoof is much worse.

There was plenty of crops, no sweet potatoes, no corn, no squash, at least not to the point of being able to splurge.Old vinegar and peanuts are a good choice, and they are also a good choice for appetizers at banquets.

There is no way to make soup with mixed chicken, duck and vegetables, so you have to choose a soup that can be served with noodles.Soft-shelled turtle is a good choice. Add ham and stew it. It is light and sweet. It is a good choice as an appetizer soup.

Of course, boiled prawns are also indispensable. Choose prawns, remove the shrimp line, pour a little wine in the water and boil until it is about nine mature, and use minced ginger and garlic with soy sauce, and add two drops of sesame oil as a dipping material. Nice dishes.It can be served in the middle of greasy meat dishes, which can serve as a link between the preceding and the following.

Finally, the menu was roughly determined: appetizer-skin jelly; pre-soup-turtle ham soup; side dish-steamed sea bass; four main courses, namely braised lion head, boiled prawns, gourd chicken and iron pot stew Mutton; staple food - dumplings; vegetables - spinach soup; dessert - creme brulee; drinks - Dukang/rice wine.

"Okay, the menu has probably been decided!" Wang Yong wrote down the menu, "Help me purchase the raw materials!"

"Okay!" Wen Ming took the menu and saw that all the seasonings and ingredients needed were written on it, so he nodded, and immediately went to the Wanshiwu to coordinate. This is his job in itself.The most important thing is that he also had a part in the banquet that night!

In order to make the dishes more delicious two days later, one thing must be prepared, that is - soup!
"I haven't cooked soup before..." For Wang Yong, soup is too far away from him. The ingredients are mainly lean meat, old chicken and ham, and it takes more than four hours to cook it successfully.

In ancient times, Shangtang was the existence of 'monosodium glutamate'.Wang Yong checked it before, or only saw it once, but now his memory has improved, but he recalled it directly: 19 catties of lean meat, 8 catties of old chicken, 3 catties of peeled raw ham, 42 catties of water, boiled over a slow fire to make 30 catties about a catty of soup.Of course, because it is a trial work, it is scaled year-on-year, and it is enough to boil it for about two or three catties.

"The time is two days later. In other words, I only have two days to conduct experiments..." These ingredients are available here, and Wang Yong can prepare them at any time, but how to prepare the most delicious soup is another matter.

The definition of Shangtang is not "soup", but a kind of "seasoning". In cooking, it can be used in stir-frying, Sichuan soup, rolling, simmering, and clear stewing. In other words, it is not only spinach in soup, but other dishes The same can be used.

"Skinless raw ham soaked in water to remove excess salt...Peel the skin of the old chicken...then blanch it separately from the lean meat (big bone)...cook the blood foam and remove it, then take it out. Prepare a large pot of water , and then put the chicken, lean meat (pig big bone) and ham into it, and simmer for four hours...the ratio is not wrong, and the ratio of each material is strictly in accordance with the recipe...but the soup made in this way , it’s just a standard configuration... far from the soup that belongs to 'me'..." Wang Yong processed the ingredients one after another according to the recipe, and started to simmer slowly. Looking at this soup pot, he couldn't help but sigh road.

The most standard is not necessarily the 'best' choice.Among all the ingredients with a strong umami taste, only by extracting the umami taste while maintaining an absolute balance can it be regarded as your own 'exclusive' soup.

"Xixiu... Wuyou, what are you secretly doing delicious food again?" A certain cute dog was obviously attracted by the smell, saw Wang Yong in front of the stove, and something was stewing in the pot, and immediately ran over .

"I'm making soup. Isn't it full for dinner? And I just ate apple candy!" Wang Yong complained directly.

"I'm just curious about what's being stewed. It smells delicious... Sniff..." Xun Yu twitched his nose.

"The one used in this New Year's dinner is called Shangtang. It's not so much a soup, it's more appropriate to say that it's a seasoning. When cooking, add some to it to enhance the freshness..." Wang Yong didn't hide it either.

"How long will it take to finish?" Xun Yu hurriedly asked, saying that the invisible tail behind had already wagged.

"Two hours! And this is the first time I try it, it's hard to guarantee the taste..." Wang Yong couldn't stand her, "Go back and have a good rest, you will taste it at the banquet the day after tomorrow!"

"Huh? Will it take that long? There's no way... I'll go back first!" Xun Yu immediately left with a disappointed expression after hearing this... a defeated dog? !
Suddenly, I feel that I need someone to complain about around me... It's uncomfortable to hold back like this... Wang Yong looked at Xun Yu's leaving figure, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"Master Chef, for the ingredients you want, Wanshiwu is hurrying up, and it will probably take a day to prepare in the surrounding counties!" Half an hour later, Wen Ming also came back to report.After all, the construction of Master House has just started, and the warehouse has just been completed, and the materials are indeed not that rich.

"It's okay, just prepare it for me the day after tomorrow!" Wang Yong nodded. With his privilege, there is no extra charge for urgent business.

"In order to have a good meal in two days, my subordinates will follow up with all their strength!" Wen Ming solemnly promised.

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　At first, I planned to follow the southern New Year's dishes, after all, I am a southerner.But later I remembered that the protagonist was set to be from Xi'an, and I investigated many recipes in Xi'an, and then determined the menu for the banquet.I asked a netizen in Xi’an, and found that the special New Year’s dishes introduced on the webpage are actually not that particular. But in the end, I listed the menu carefully. By the way, I will drive tomorrow!
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