Cao Cao's chef

Chapter 977 The former soup is stewed snake with turtledove

Five drunken prawns, to be honest, are not enough to fit between the teeth, and they are not the kind of prawns themselves, just taste it.

Needless to say, it is delicious, even if it has been eaten, there is still some aftertaste of that delicious taste.If you have the conditions, maybe you still think about it, go back and find a chance to make it. If you eat too much of this stuff, you will probably become addicted, and you won’t be able to stop until your sense of taste is exhausted.

"The second dish, the former soup—the dragon and the phoenix bring prosperity!" The eunuch saw that everyone had finished eating, so he came out and announced.

"This Wang Wuyou, wouldn't really stew the dragon?" Dong Cheng said jokingly.

"Dragon doesn't exist at all, it should be something else. Speaking of which, some time ago, it seemed that some dragons were bought in the palace, could it be that?" Xun Yu, who had been promoted to the young mansion, replied, and now she can also be fair and honest. Royal banquet.

"Dragon meat... a little curious..." Wang Yun was a little bit emotional, after all, that thing is almost a legendary thing.But curiosity is curiosity, and I must also be curious about what the meat tastes like.A dragon, after all, is a dragon!

"But even if it is a dragon, if you eat dragon meat directly, your Majesty will not have any objection?" Yang Biao asked suspiciously.

"Your Majesty seems to be looking forward to the meat of the dragon..." Cao Cao smiled, "However, it is also decreed that except for the imperial banquet, it is forbidden to eat dragon meat everywhere. However, if the dragon harms the people, it will pose a threat to the local area. The situation can be reported and hunted after approval!"

After all, the dragon is not a dragon, at most it is a distant relative.However, the dragon is a symbol of the royal family. If the people eat the dragon, it will somewhat reduce the people's awe of the royal family, so it is forbidden to eat it in private.It's just that animals are animals after all. If they do something harmful to nature, after reporting it, the emperor will approve and kill them, which can be regarded as protecting the face and reputation of the royal family.

At the same time, putting the dragon meat in the imperial banquet can also be regarded as the emperor's performance for the closest courtiers.

"Speaking of which, in the end we still don't know whether this Dragon and Phoenix Prosperity is the dragon meat..." Xun Yu tilted his head, "But it's already served..."

Just as the voice was falling, the back kitchen had already brought up bowls of soup one after another. It was really only the size of a bowl, and I saw some ingredients sporadically, but that was all.

"This...could it be..." Cao Cao scooped up a spoonful and seemed to understand something when he saw a certain piece of meat.

"Is it okay to use that stuff to stew?" Xun Yu was a little worried.

"Snake soup?" Peng Qi seemed to recognize it, "It's delicious, this thing!"

"Well, the king cobra is used, a very large poisonous snake!" Wang Yong explained.

"Won't you be poisoned?" Liu Xie asked.

"The poisonous snake's main toxicity comes from the poisonous sac on the head. In other words, as long as the poisonous sac is removed, there will be no problem. Before serving it, the imperial chef has already tested the poison in advance." Wang Yong replied, "I drank it myself bowl."

"What if something happened to you..." Liu Xie scolded.

"It's also a normal thing in the industry. When cooking puffer fish, you have to taste it first after cooking. If there is no problem, you can give it to diners. Since I cook dishes with poisonous ingredients, as a chef, I should also taste it first. "Wang Yong replied.

After all, Yu Chu is not an ordinary chef. If someone maliciously invests in and then falsely accuses him, then maybe he will really suffer innocent injustice.In contrast, if he tasted the soup directly, if something went wrong, at most it was just that he was not good at cooking.

"But I remember, aren't you invulnerable to all poisons?" Liu Xie thought for a while and replied.

"It's not immune to any toxins, but has a strong resistance to toxins. So if the soup is poisonous, then I will feel uncomfortable for a while, but at least I won't die. But if it is someone else, I will really die .” Wang Yong replied.

"So this dragon and phoenix are auspicious, and the dragon is the king cobra, so the phoenix... don't tell me it's a ****?" Peng Qi raised his head.

"It's the turtledove. I hesitated among the pigeons, dragons and quails." Wang Yong replied after hearing the words, "I added yam, and only salt was added for seasoning."

"Just added salt?" Liu Xie felt very strange, isn't this seasoning too simple?You know, this is a royal banquet!
"I've tasted it, so it's clear." Wang Yong smiled mysteriously.

"Then, let's try it first!" Liu Xie didn't say anything, but scooped up a spoonful of soup, put it in his mouth and sipped it.

A very strong fragrance swept over and hit the brain, and an image of dragon and phoenix forming auspiciousness took shape in my mind.Liu Xie was in a daze for a moment, then came back to his senses and looked at the soup in the bowl in disbelief.

"Why so fresh?" Liu Xie asked curiously.

"In the final analysis, this is also a means of emphasis. I use high-quality mountain spring water and take it after standing for a period of time. The sweetness of the mountain spring water makes the broth very sweet. The key seems to be more poisonous The better the meat, the better the meat quality, so when I chose king cobra and turtledove as ingredients to cook the soup, I had this idea, that is to emphasize the original deliciousness of the ingredients, and I only used salt for seasoning!" Wang Yong replied.

But the salt is not ordinary salt. This salt is the salt left over after smoking the seaweed. It has the taste of 'smoky' and full of umami.Of course, the most crucial foreshadowing is naturally the drunk shrimp in the appetizer!
"Sure enough, it's no wonder that the appetizers are at the front this time!" Cao Cao took a sip of the soup and was intoxicated for a few seconds before he came back to his senses and said with emotion.

"The taste of this soup is very pure!" Wang Yun nodded, "There seems to be no extra seasoning, not even ginger slices, but the umami and fragrance are very obvious. And remove the last bit of fishy smell of this dish to build a complete dish Yes, it is the umami taste of the shrimp and wine in the last dish!"

In other words, sublimate this dish with the aroma of the previous dish that remains in the mouth.Of course, it is also possible to pour cooking wine or something into it and boil it at the beginning, but it is difficult to boil out this natural fragrance.

No, it is not so much a natural taste as it is full of wild flavor!The wild nature of the two ingredients, along with the soup filling the whole body, makes one feel full of strength, and one becomes a little wild.

"The theme of tonight's banquet will not be wildness, right?" Dong Cheng was a little curious.

"The first dish is eaten raw, and the second dish is soup, but it is seasoned with very little seasoning." Liu Xie looked at Peng Qi at this moment, "Just like the evolution of civilization, People ate raw at first, then learned to bake and stew. Then they learned to fry, and then they learned to fry and steam... The dishes also changed from simple cooking to complex craftsmanship. This is the evolution of civilization, and this , is also the theme of tonight's banquet."

"So that's why the second dish only uses salt!" Peng Qi suddenly realized.It might be delicious with other seasonings, but it is difficult to cook such pure game.

At first, she thought it was just like that, but she didn't expect this soup to have such a deep meaning...

　Ask for collection, ask for recommendation, ask for subscription!

　　Thanks to the book friend 'Shuangshi Yanming' for the reward, and thanks for the support of this book!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)