Cao Cao's chef

Chapter 178 Oh, it's so strange
A sense of disobedience, a strong sense of disobedience!Whether it's appetizers, appetizers or side dishes, the quality and taste are impeccable, and the umami taste is also excellent, but this is definitely not Wang Yong's level!

"Could it be that...it's because...we...have been eating soup all the time?" Guo Jia asked cautiously. In the past two days, because Wang Yong cooked a lot of soup, not only It is them, ordinary officials can also taste it.

Not only them, but the surrounding officials did not show any abnormalities, which is the strangest thing.With Wang Yong's culinary skills, fresh shrimp in noodle soup can create such a strong umami chain before, it is impossible to regress at the banquet.

"So, sure enough, there are more powerful ones waiting for us, right?" Cao Ren was a little worried, no matter how careless and tomboy she was, she was still a girl.

Every time she eats the dishes carefully cooked by Wang Yong, she will tear up her disguise and show the real her.The shy appearance of the little girl, she originally only planned to show it to her husband...

"Then..." Seeing that they had finished eating the two lion heads, Wang Yong clapped his hands, and the chefs immediately understood and began to change the dishes.The fourth course, which is also the first course of the main course, is boiled prawns.

Shrimp threads have been carefully selected, and a little broth is poured in during the boiling process.

"Boiled prawns, please taste slowly." Wang Yong introduced slowly, and the helper divided the prawns into pieces, each about five.There may be one more, but not one less. After all, the number "four" in China is not very auspicious, especially in a festive environment like the New Year's dinner.

"Hehehe... Wuyou, you can't hide it from me, the real key is here, right?" Cao Ren looked at the orange-red prawn in front of him, and immediately showed an expression of 'I see through you'.

"What's the key..." Wang Yong smiled slightly when he heard the words, "I don't know anything!"

"Anyway... I will never eat it until someone else eats it!" Cao Ren said directly with his hands folded in front of his chest.

"You're wrong, you're talking as if my dish is poisonous!" Wang Yong replied angrily, then picked up a prawn and started to eat it.He is also a guest at the banquet, so naturally he also gets the shrimp.

The prawns are perfectly boiled, basically just cooked, the prawn meat will not look old, even if it is too raw, after all, river fresh seafood, if not cooked, may still be infected with ascariasis.

Under the taste of the soup, you can vaguely feel that the umami taste of the shrimp is more solid, but because there is not much in it, you can't feel it at all if you don't taste it carefully.Yes, it is developing exactly as I expected.

"The taste of these shrimp is so fresh!" Xun Yu, a foodie, naturally started to do it. The boiled shrimp is actually very fresh when eaten directly, but if it is dipped in sauce, the taste will be further improved.

The sour sauce with shredded ginger is very appetizing, and even dilutes the richness of the previous dish, while highlighting the original sweetness of the shrimp.

"Eh? Wen Ruo, this boiled shrimp..." Cao Ren looked at Xun Yu suspiciously, how could there be no response.

"It's very fresh! I always feel that the umami taste is very strong, but it's just like that... Yes, it's so strange!" Xun Yu also felt strange, why is it like this?The taste is really good, but it doesn't feel like a torrent or an electric current at all.

"Really? Then I'll try!" Xun Yu didn't respond, so he probably didn't respond either.Cao Ren quickly picked one up and tried one, and he could indeed feel a strong umami taste, but his body didn't have much reaction.

"Hahaha, could it be that Wuyou's cooking skills have really regressed?" Cao Ren teased.

"For your words, I will punish you with a drink!" Wang Yong raised the wine glass in his hand and signaled to Cao Ren.

"After eating so much food, I want to have a drink! Why don't we all have a drink together?" Cao Ren suggested directly.

"Cheers!" Naturally, everyone had no objection, so they all raised their glasses and drank them all in one gulp.The wine stimulates the umami taste in the taste buds, and there is a faint sense of electricity, but it is only a flash.

"Illusion?" Everyone couldn't help being a little 'vigilant', and then picked up the remaining shrimps and ate them.After being stimulated by alcohol, the umami taste of the shrimp is further enhanced. Every time you eat, you will feel a little electricity flowing through the taste buds, which is crispy and numb.

"Sure enough, what kind of trap is there!" Cao Ren looked thoughtfully at the empty dinner plate in front of him.When I ate shrimp before, I just enjoyed its deliciousness, but after drinking wine, the umami taste seemed to be further condensed.

It is impossible to have no traps. There must be a trap in a certain dish. Where is it?

As for Wang Yong, after drinking a glass of wine, he has already gone to the back kitchen.The chef can do most of the things, but some dishes require him to personally check the craftsmanship is very complicated, and there is no way to easily hand it over to others.

Three hours ago, also two hours before the dinner, he had led the cooks to kill the chicken, put it in the water for a quarter of an hour, then cleaned the blood and chopped off the chicken feet; after that, put it in boiling water for about three hours. 10 minutes.

After taking it out, cut off the tendons on the leg bones, put it in a steamer, and pour broth to cover the chicken body.Add the soup, put the onion, ginger, cinnamon, and star anise on the chicken, then put it in the cage and steam it for about two hours.Calculate the time, it's almost time to get out of the drawer.

When we arrived at the back kitchen, the gourd chicken had been steamed thoroughly. At this time, we took it out, picked up the green onion, ginger, cinnamon and star anise, drained the water, and cut the chicken open along the spine.Put rapeseed oil in the frying pan, heat it up to [-]% heat, push the back of the chicken down into the pan, stir it with a hand spoon, and when it is golden brown, put it in a colander to drain the oil.

Considering the meal-sharing system, there is no way to take out the whole chicken, so the shape of the gourd is naturally impossible to make, but it is only placed on a plate according to half the specifications. In addition, put pepper and salt on the dipping plate, and serve it out with the gourd chicken .

"It's been a long wait this time!" Cao Ren complained directly.In fact, they chatted for a while just now, and after realizing that Wang Yong has already come out, they didn't wait too long.

"Sorry, it's not easy to make this dish, it takes nearly two hours to make it!" Wang Yong apologized, and then ordered the helper to bring the gourd chicken.

"Isn't it called gourd chicken? Why doesn't it look like a gourd?" Xiahou Dun asked curiously.

"The whole chicken will definitely be made into a gourd, and even put into a special gourd container. However, because it is divided into meals, it is served in half, and naturally it will not be shaped. In fact, gourd chicken is not boiled with gourds. The original name is actually It's called '囫囵鸡', and it was changed to 'Hulu Chicken' because of its homonym." Wang Yong replied.

In addition, there is also the issue of material selection. The real gourd chicken seems to be a special chicken breed, which weighs only one catty after adulthood, so even if the whole chicken is brought up, it is naturally no problem.However, he searched in the warehouse of Wanshiwu and asked the manager there, but he didn't seem to find a similar variety.

So sometimes it is like this. Dishes cooked around certain ingredients will not work in this world!

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