gourmet restaurant

Chapter 226 Wenchang Chicken

There are many restaurants in Yangcheng, and many famous ones.

Zhong Yuli took Jiang Yang and the others to a well-known restaurant in Yangcheng——Yangcheng Restaurant!
On the table, Zhong Yuli ordered a table full of dishes.He doesn't worry about wasting it. Although there are many types of dishes, the portion is very small.The three big men ate, but they couldn't finish it no matter what.

"Thank you for what happened today, I won't talk about it." Zhong Yuli said while holding the wine.

Jiang Yang raised his tea and said: "Don't talk about these, we are all friends, it would be too far-fetched to say so."

"Haha, good! Then I'll do it first!" Zhong Yuli said.

Min Jiaxin didn't say a word, with a preoccupied look on his face.

"Jiaxin, what's on your mind?" Zhong Yu asked out of his mouth.

"No, no." Min Jiaxin shook his head.

Zhong Yuli didn't ask the question himself, so let's ask the child in private.

"Brother Jiang, you should eat and drink well today!" Zhong Yuli said with a smile.

"The food is pretty good, don't worry." Jiang Yang smiled.

The two were laughing and talking, when the waiter brought a dish.

The color of the dish is light yellow and bright, with a layer of Gorgon sauce dripping on it.Chicken slices, ham slices, and chicken liver slices are spaced apart, and fish scales are built on the upper plate, and the chicken head, wings, and tail are placed in the original shape of a chicken.

Jiang Yang could tell at a glance that the chicken was cut and placed from a whole chicken.With ham slices and chicken liver slices, the ingredients of the three colors complement each other.

This dish is exactly the famous dish of Cantonese cuisine - Wenchang chicken!

"Come on, brother Jiang, try this Wenchang chicken quickly and see if it suits your appetite." Zhong Yuli said, putting a piece of chicken in a Jiangyang bowl.

Jiang Yang didn't refuse, took a sip, the skin was thin and the meat was tender, the fragrance was strong, fat but not greasy.

The aroma of the ham and the freshness of the chicken blend together to give this dish a unique and wonderful taste.

The dishes look light all day long, without heavy seasonings such as chili and pepper.

But when you eat it in your mouth, it is indeed fragrant and full-bodied.

The deliciousness of the chicken itself is brought into full play, and the thick taste of the ham complements the chicken. It is the pinnacle of taste enjoyment when paired with the soaked chicken liver.

"Delicious! It is indeed one of the top ten famous dishes in Cantonese cuisine." Jiang Yang praised.

There are many famous chicken dishes, and Jiang Yang even had a famous state banquet dish in Star City - Dong'an chicken!

Both are famous chicken dishes, but the taste is different.Dong'an chicken is a roasted chicken dish, which is hot, sour and delicious; Wenchang chicken is different, and the cooking method of Wenchang chicken is more complicated, with rich taste.

There is no difference between the two dishes, just like spring flowers and autumn chrysanthemums, each has its own beauty.

Zhong Yuli has studied food very deeply. Although he doesn't know how to cook, he can be regarded as an expert in food.

When he was traveling abroad, he once played a guest role as a food critic and earned some spare money.

"Brother Jiang, do you know about this Wenchang chicken?" Zhong Yuli asked.

Jiang Yang naturally knew about Wenchang chicken. After all, it is a famous dish in Cantonese cuisine, so he had heard of it.

But Jiang Yang still shook his head and said, "I know, but I don't know much about it."

Zhong Yuli smiled and said, "This Wenchang Chicken is the signature dish of Yangcheng Restaurant. It is said that this dish was created by a chef of Yangcheng Restaurant back then."

Jiang Yang's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and he said, "Oh? Really?"

"Haha, of course, it is said that when the chef of Yangcheng Restaurant created this dish, it caused quite a stir. At that time, Yangcheng Restaurant became the most famous restaurant in Yangcheng at that time. Later, it was passed down in an orderly manner, and it has always been the restaurant of Yangcheng. The restaurant's signature dish, until today." Zhong Yuli said.

"It's a pity that I didn't have the chance to meet that chef. I don't know what kind of genius it is to be able to create such dishes." Jiang Yang sighed.

"Do you know the origin of this Wenchang chicken?" Zhong Yuli asked.

"I don't know." Jiang Yang shook his head.

"It is said that in the Ming Dynasty, there was a man from Wenchang who was an official in the capital. After returning home, he brought a few chickens to serve the emperor. The emperor ate it, alas~ this chicken is good! So he praised: the chicken came from the hometown of culture, the people are outstanding, the culture is prosperous, The chicken is also delicious and sweet, and it is really Wenchang chicken! Later, this Wenchang chicken got its name, and the name spread to the world.” Zhong Yuli told the allusion of Wenchang chicken.

"Oh? This Wenchang chicken has such an allusion?" Jiang Yang asked in surprise.

"What's so strange about this is that in China, every dish that can be named has its allusion, if you search carefully, it has its allusion. As for whether it is true, or it was added later to make the dish more noble, then I don't know. It is." Zhong Yuli said with a smile.

"That's right, the allusions to this dish are different from place to place. Maybe if you sum it up carefully, there may be several versions." Jiang Yang nodded.

Jiang Yang thought of a dish - Zhucheng rice noodles!There are also many allusions to this dish, including myths and legends, historical allusions, and folk adaptations.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yang couldn't help but smile. It seems that not only modern talents do this to package dishes.

The recipe of Wenchang Chicken is complicated, and it is many times more difficult than dry fried Niuhe.Jiang Yang has read about Wenchang chicken recipes on the Internet, but the taste he made is completely different from the taste made by this Yangcheng restaurant.

Wenchang chicken selection language selects high-quality Wenchang local chicken, plus chicken liver and ham in the right amount.

The cooking method is as follows: Slaughter the Wenchang chicken, put it into a slightly boiling two-soup pot, soak it for about 15 minutes on low heat until it is just cooked, take it out and let it cool, remove the meat and bone, and cut obliquely into 24 pieces in the shape of a long day.

While soaking the chicken, wash the chicken liver, put it in a bowl, immerse it in boiling water, add refined salt, soak it until it is just cooked, take it out and cut it into 24 pieces, and put it in a bowl.

Cut the ham into 24 slices the same size as the chicken.

Separate chicken slices, ham slices, and chicken liver slices on the upper plate to form fish scales, and arrange the chicken head, wings, and tail to form the original shape of the chicken.

Put it into the original shape of the chicken, steam it in a steamer over low heat, take it out, and decant the water.

Heat a frying pan over medium heat, add oil, cook 5 grams of rice wine, add soup, monosodium glutamate, and thicken with wet starch.

Finally, add sesame oil and toss well, then pour over the chicken.

The steps seem to be not difficult, but the difficulties are known only after the actual operation.

Such as removing the bone from the meat, the simple four words really test the chef's knife skills.If the knife skill is not good, could it be that the chicken can't be put together in the end?

Besides, soaking in boiling water is the test of the heat. When the ingredients are just right, it cannot be completed without a solid fire foundation.

Then there is the plate presentation, which is also one of the chef's skills. A dish is delicious without a good plate presentation.

Therefore, this dish has quite high requirements for the chef's craftsmanship, almost a comprehensive requirement.

After thinking about this, Jiang Yang smiled and continued to taste this Wenchang chicken.

"The Wenchang Chicken this time seems to be better than before." Zhong Yuli muttered.

Jiang Yang didn't hear what Zhong Yuli said, he was immersed in this dish with all his body and mind.

……

The back kitchen of Yangcheng Restaurant.

Liang De was instructing Feng Shaoming, and said, "Did you understand how to make that Wenchang chicken just now?"

Feng Shaoming nodded and said, "Understood."

"That's good." Liang De nodded, he had no doubts about Feng Shaoming's talent.It can be said that Feng Shaoming is the most talented chef he has ever seen, and he may surpass his chef in the future!

"In the future, you will focus more on this dish, and it will also give you a bargaining chip to participate in the National Young Chef Competition." Liang De said.

"Okay, master." Feng Shaoming said indifferently.

(End of this chapter)