Gourmets in the Heavens

It depends on how each chef handles the ingredients.

At least when selecting and processing ingredients, Zhao Youqian has done his best.

If further processing continues to remove the bitterness, then there is no need to use bitter gourd as an ingredient.

So the grasp of this degree is also very important.

The bitter gourds that were cut vertically from the middle here were processed, and the remaining white jade bitter gourds did not escape being processed.

After removing the two ends, cut them directly into cylindrical sections according to the width of two fingers. According to the diners in Zhutian Restaurant today, each person must eat at least three or four bitter gourds with meat, at least forty or more, In addition to the white beard who eats enough, there will be about ten more.

It can be said that it took Zhao Yougan a lot of time just to cut the bitter gourd into cylindrical sections, let alone remove the bitter gourd pulp and melon seeds inside.

Fortunately, Zhao Youqian's hands and feet were quite quick. He took a small curved knife with a thin blade, inserted it into the flesh of the bitter gourd and turned it around, leaving a hole in the center of the bitter gourd.

This made Zhao Youqian's processing speed much faster, but in order to get rid of the taste of these bitter gourds, he also had to put in some refined salt for pickling, so that some of the juice of the bitter gourds would be lost.

Then blanch it with boiling water. In order to ensure the color of these bitter gourd segments, a certain amount of edible oil should be added to the blanched water.

This repeated blanching and ice water showering would take about three times before it would be fully effective, and after Zhao Youqian removed most of the ingredients, including the mustard greens that had been marinated for a while, the juice and salt were washed and dried.

There is already a bitter smell spreading in the whole Zhutian Xiaoguan.

"The store manager... what is he going to do today?"

Wesley had a strange look on his face. He didn't expect that he would have a hard day in the Tiantian Restaurant, but the huge body of the white beard was beside him, and he laughed.

"Boy, what are you worried about? Can the store manager let you eat really bad food?"

"Since the store manager has done this, it must be delicious, don't worry!"

Hearing what Whitebeard said, the weird look on Wesley's face didn't get rid of much, but the others really relaxed a lot.

"Even if it's delicious, I don't want to taste it if it's bitter... That's too weird!"

Wesley muttered a few words, but his trust in Zhao Yougan didn't make him say anything more.

Lao Tianshi and Hong Yi have excellent eyesight. They both noticed the ingredients made by Zhao Youqian. In the Tiantian Restaurant, everyone tacitly abandoned the sensing methods other than the five senses, so except for the white beard because of his tall stature. Aside from being a bit cheaper, the rest of the people can only rely on the five senses of physique piled up by their cultivation bases to inspect others, or use their own cultivation bases to bless and observe.

This is also the reason why most of the diners are not as good as the old Tianshi and Hong Yi's eyesight.

As for the new diner, Mo Cangli, who seemed to be silent and neglected, he observed everything in the restaurant with great attention, including the two children who were pulled to ask what happened.

It was just a detail that made Hong Yi, who had been paying attention to the man in dark green clothes all the time, smile slightly.

That is, Mo Cangli also inadvertently and subconsciously put those appetizers into his mouth from time to time.

'enough...'

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Zhao Youqian in the kitchen didn't care what the diners thought, unless someone explicitly protested, it was always what he did and what the diners ate in Zhutian Restaurant.

What's more, he is confident this time, and the food he cooks definitely surpasses the understanding of these ingredients by ordinary people.

Jinhua ham, pork ribs, and old hen are all ingredients that need to be processed. In order to make these bitter dishes, Zhao Yougan has to use a lot of ingredients, but fortunately, except for the bitter bamboo shoots, the other kinds are not It takes too much time, so the first thing Zhao Youqian cooks is this traditional famous dish belonging to the Jiangnan area of ​​Yaozhou!

Chapter 74 Another guest

It takes a lot of effort to boil pickled Duxian. After blanching the bitter bamboo shoots twice and then showering, there is almost no bitterness left. The remaining bitterness will turn into umami after stewing. , and the taste of getting tired.

Therefore, Zhao Youqian's main step is to stew the famous Jiangnan dish of salted Duxian first.

To make this dish is not only about the ingredients, but also the kitchen utensils used. Generally speaking, a casserole is good, but if you want to be able to completely cook the desired taste, then the purple casserole is indispensable That chose.

Pots made of purple sand rarely contain a large amount of trace elements, so cooking with this kind of cooking utensils is helpful for the human body to absorb important elements.

Of course, for Zhao Youqian, what is more important is the constant heat preservation effect of the purple casserole, and the nutrient retention of the stewed ingredients is better than other pots.

To be clear, the taste of stewed and marinated Duxian in purple casserole will be better, this is the decisive factor!

With good kitchen utensils, the rest depends on how Zhao Youqian cooks. Pickled salted meat means bacon, so Zhao Youqian specially selected Jinhua ham that has just been marinated. This kind of ham that has not been fully dried is the best. Good quality bacon.

However, this kind of bacon usually needs to be washed, cut into pieces, and blanched again before it can be used.

After all, the bacon that has just been marinated generally still has a lot of salt left on the surface. In order to ensure the taste of the soup, there should be some cleaning actions.

Fresh Jinhua ham replaces the usual bacon. After cutting into small pieces, we start to process the remaining ingredients, such as hoof, short ribs, and hen. Generally speaking, if you make a serving, you only take a part enough.

However, based on the number of diners in Zhutian Restaurant, even if it is a whole chicken, a hoof, and a small rib on one side, it is too small.

Zhao Youqian can only blanch all these things to remove the blood, and then chop them into small pieces. One purple casserole can be made in this way for two people.

After exchanging ten purple casserole pots, these things were put away one by one.

Just use scallions and ginger as auxiliary materials, a small piece of hoof meat in each casserole, seven or eight pieces of short ribs, a quarter of an old hen, and a small piece of ham cut into small pieces, That's all there is to it.

There is no need to put anything else, Huadiao wine, water, according to the ratio of one to one, to submerge all the ingredients in the purple casserole, and then the liquid in the pot can be as large as a finger knuckle, and then it can be simmered slowly .

Pickled Duxian, pickled is bacon, fresh is chicken, pork ribs, meat and other ingredients, then the last Du is the way of boiling, boiled with a low fire 'gulpow', so it is called Duk!

So when the purple casserole starts to boil slightly, you can turn to a low heat, and then slowly cover and cook.

After simmering on low heat for half an hour, add bitter bamboo shoots and continue cooking for another hour and a half. This famous dish in the Jiangnan area is considered complete.

As for the seasoning, there is Jinhua ham, which has been marinated. You just need to taste the saltiness before serving the pot, and then consider whether to add salt. Generally speaking, it should rely on the saltiness of the ham to make the soup taste just right. Degree.

And Zhao Youqian is also very confident in the ratio of the ham, there is no need for too much seasoning, and after adding the bitter bamboo shoots, the deliciousness of the soup can be brought to the extreme, which means that this soup only needs time. It is tantamount to completion.

It can be said that Zhao Youqian's arrangement is difficult first and then easy.