Shiji Starts from the Beginning of the Month

This process is extremely long!Because there are too many attempts, there is no shortcut, just keep trying!

Of course, this does not mean that it is impossible to design a new sauce that does not follow the regulations of the 31 recipe forms.

However, designing a new one means that you will lose all the previous experience and become an explorer who is crossing the river by feeling the stones.

This is even more difficult!

You know, if you follow the 31 types, you may not be able to match them, let alone research by yourself.

However, this is exactly what Shigezaburo Oikawa is doing!

The strange sauce that Jiang Xia tried was the product of his research!

"Old man Oikawa, why do you want to create a form by yourself? It's a thankless task."

Jiang Xia asked a little puzzled.

"You don't understand. For people like us, doing research within other people's frameworks is always useless. Therefore, at the end of the research, we all want to change these 31 types into 32 types. The ultimate pursuit. It is probably the same as the mentality of your chefs who want to create a unique dish and leave it to future generations."

Oikawa Shigesaburo thought for a while and replied.

To make a new formula, one must first be familiar with the characteristics and tastes of all the materials that can be used, and then have a certain imagination, for example, what is the taste of adding sesame seeds to cinnamon bark, ordinary people can't even imagine it, only these have been studied for a lifetime Only people who have such experience.

Based on this, they will design the material composition of the formula. After designing the composition, the next step is to try and constantly adjust the amount of each material to achieve the taste imagined in their minds.

This amount is accurate to grams, or even smaller units.

"I'm going to make a wave of my new formula. When the time comes, you will help me test the taste. This is what we agreed."

said the old man.

"Basic knowledge needs to be learned slowly. There are materials over there. When I make a new recipe, you can try it yourself. Otherwise, start with the Sichuan pot sauce you are most familiar with."

Shigezaburo Jichuan pointed to the kitchen next to him. In addition to the normal kitchen utensils, there are also various instruments. The "kitchen" of the condiment researcher is completely different from that of the chef. Many tools, Jiang Xia is just a video of Dou Le in his previous life I saw it in the number.

After hearing so much, Jiang Xia himself wanted to try it himself. After all, practicing hands-on is much more interesting than simply listening to lectures. This is true in any industry.

Lovin

Chapter 116 Laoganma, God Forever

Sichuan-flavored sauce, often used as a hot pot base, has been developed by Chinese people in various recipes.

Shigesaburo Oikawa gave Jiang Xia a copy of his own formula.

This is a clear oil hot pot base, which is different from the butter hot pot base. The clear oil hot pot uses broth instead of butter, and the emphasis is on a strong flavor without oil.

500-1500 grams of Erjintiao chili, 100-150 grams of green pepper, 1000 grams of rapeseed oil, 100 grams of green onions, 50 grams of ginger slices and 100 grams of garlic, 35 grams of Pixian watercress, 30 grams of spice powder, 10 grams of chicken essence, monosodium glutamate 5 grams, 1250 grams of salt, [-] grams of broth.

The spice powder has been prepared by Saburo Chuanshi before, using star anise, cinnamon bark, grass fruit, kaempferia, angelica, white cardamom, nutmeg, clove, fennel, bay leaf, spirit grass, papaya and so on.

The ratio of spices is more complicated. Jiang Xia knows that there is a person who is very good at spices in Yuanyue, that is Ye Shanliang, and he has even surpassed his master Jun Shiomi in the use of spices.

Speaking of which, in the original work, Shiomi Research Society and Ryo Hayama switched to Nakiri Ji when Nakiri Ji occupied Yuanyue.

What is the reason?Jiang Xia also couldn't remember clearly.

There are some steps in the production of clear oil hot pot that need to be done in advance, but as a master who often researches condiments, Ji Chuanshigesaburo naturally has these things prepared in advance.

For example, first soak the green peppercorns in a small amount of cooking wine for about 6 hours in order to better volatilize the numbness of the green peppercorns. The ratio of cooking wine to peppercorns is 1:1.

With these prepared ingredients, the remaining steps are more like cooking by a chef.

Put the rapeseed oil into the pot, cook over low heat to remove the smell of vegetable oil.

After cooling to [-]% heat, fry the scallions, ginger slices, and garlic cloves until fragrant, remove them, then add the bean paste, glutinous rice cake peppers, first boil the oil over medium heat, and then fry slowly over low heat for about half an hour until the fragrance overflows , Remove when dried fragrant.

When frying, use a hand spoon or a spatula to turn it constantly so that the raw materials are heated evenly and avoid sticking to the pan. Then add green peppercorns and a spice bag with 30 grams of spices and simmer for about 10 minutes until fragrant, remove the residue , into old oil, put into a basin to cool.

After this step, Jiang Xia can already clearly smell the strong spicy aroma in the air, because high temperature can promote the dispersion of the aroma, the cooking can't last too long, 10 minutes is enough, so it needs to be cooled immediately .

As for the spice powder prepared before, according to the formula given by Saburo Shigekawa, only 30 grams are needed here, and the remaining 5 grams are used in the subsequent steps.

The next step is to take 2.5 kg of cooled old oil and put it into the pot, add broth and stir well, add chicken essence, monosodium glutamate, salt, 50 grams of green pepper and 5 grams of spice powder, boil over low heat, and serve as the bottom of the pot.

Adding the spice powder at two different times can make the flavor of the spice more intense, and the dosage before and after is also the conclusion reached by Shigeru Saburo Oikawa after many attempts.

At this time, the bottom material has become a soup, the color is bright red, spicy and delicious, it can be served directly on the table, and it can be eaten with various ingredients. Because it is a clear soup, it is not greasy in the mouth. A refreshing taste.

The base material produced according to the above steps is ready-to-use. If you want to make a solid seasoning that can be preserved, you need more cumbersome steps.

Without waiting for Jiang Xia to continue trying, Kawashige Saburo walked in and interrupted Jiang Xia's actions. At this time, he had already tried to make a new condiment, using the same recipe as last time.

Oikawa Shigeru Saburo looked a little excited, and his intuition told him that this time, he seemed to be very close to success, so he immediately found Jiang Xia with the finished product.

"Come on, give me a taste."

Oikawa Shigeru Saburo behaved like a child who has made achievements at this time, waiting for praise from teachers and parents.

The can't wait in his tone, Jiang Xia can feel it without deliberately observing.

"Here, I'm making Sichuan sauce."

Jiang Xia didn't want to stop. How to make the soup base into a seasoning bag, he still wanted to try it. It's really interesting to try this thing by yourself.

In the steps just now, Jiang Xia discovered that all steps require precise control of the amount of ingredients used and timing of adding them, as well as the movement of the spatula during frying and boiling.

This fits well with Jiang Xia's way of cooking.

He felt as if he knew why the young chef wanted to learn how to prepare condiments with Oikawa Shigeru Saburo, because this path seemed to bring their culinary skills to the extreme.

It's just that Jiang Xia hasn't figured out what is the connection between this and the field, but he already has a little clue. I believe that as long as he keeps trying, he should be able to find something.

Therefore, Jiang Xia didn't really want to stop.

"Hey, don't be in a hurry, I will teach you in person later, you can try this for me first."

Oikawa Shigeru Saburo directly brought the prepared dish to Jiang Xia, and even handed him the chopsticks. Obviously, he was not going to give Jiang Xia a reason to refuse.

"Here, okay, this is still configured according to the recipe on your steak last time?"

Jiang Xia asked.

Seeing Chuan Shigesaburo nodding, Jiang Xia took a sip.

The entrance is a slightly sweet taste, followed by a spicy taste, but these two are well blended together. Last time, Jiang Xia only felt bitter and salty on the steak. This time, the light taste is very good. The fusion together, completely without the strange sense of conflict before.

"how can that be?"

Jiang Xia was a little surprised and said, with the same recipe, there is such a big difference between the finished products before and after?

"Old man, are you using some new formula to fool me?"

Hearing Jiang Xia's question, the old man not only didn't get angry, but showed a complacent expression. Jiang Xia's reaction proved that he did nothing wrong this time.

"Boy, you don't understand this. Although the ingredients are still the same, if you change the amount a little, the taste will be completely different. This is the magic of condiments. Because there are many kinds of ingredients, you don't know the final taste. What kind of taste is it synthesized?"

Ji Chuan Shisaburo explained to Jiang Xia.

In fact, Jiang Xia does not understand. In cooking, the same is true. In every detail, controlling the amount of ingredients added will also make a difference to the overall flavor of the dish.

However, the difference in cooking is not as straightforward as the condiments. Jiang Xia even thinks that the old man's is two completely different things.

No wonder, the old godmother has always been very popular in the previous life, and there are many manufacturers who want to imitate it, but none of them can make the taste of the old godmother, so the old godmother has always stood in the top position of Chinese condiments, and no one has ever tried it. Can replace!

This is the power of the formula, any slight difference is a completely different taste experience.

Lovin

Chapter 117 No one can casually succeed

"How about it, what do you think can be added to the cooking?"

Ji Chuanfan Saburo saw that Jiang Xia had finished tasting, and asked, Jiang Xia is a chef, so he naturally knows better how to use condiments in the middle of the current recipes, so as to improve the current recipes.

"Ok?"

When Jiang Xia heard the question, she also pondered.

The names of sliced ​​skin duck, crispy duck and so on flashed in his mind. The main taste of the old man's sauce is sweet and spicy, but this kind of spicy is not the spicy taste of sweet and spicy sauce, but a real spicy. The entrance can feel the rise of the internal temperature of the mouth.

It seems that dishes with these names are not suitable.

"There is no suitable Chinese cuisine for the time being. Old man, the taste of your condiment is still a bit too strong. If you cook like this, it will still overwhelm the taste of the dish itself."

Jiang Xia discovered the problem. It is precisely because of this strong and heavy feeling that no matter what dish it is served with, the taste of the dish itself will be overwhelmed by the seasoning.

This is a bit preposterous.

After all, condiments are just condiments. As a condiment, its positioning is to interact with various ingredients in the dish to enhance the flavor of the ingredients. If the taste is too strong and covers up the original taste of the ingredients, then it is no longer a Seasoning, it should be called a dish.

Hearing Jiang Xia's evaluation, Kawashigesaburo bowed his head and began to think.

"You're right. If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have noticed this, because my sense of taste has deteriorated too much. I feel that the flavor of this condiment is not bad. It seems that this is indeed a question."

Oikawa Shigesaburo just sat down where he was, tilting his head and thinking about things, as if he had fallen into some difficult situation.

"If it's just to make the taste a little lighter, increase the amount of base material, reduce the amount of seasoning, and then mix the ratio. Is there any trouble?"

Seeing that Saburo Chuanshige did not speak for a long time, Jiang Xia took the initiative to ask, condiments are like chemical solutions, all flavorful ingredients are solutes, and those that carry their taste are solubilizers, I want to make the taste a little lighter , lower the concentration.

"You're not familiar with condiments, so you don't know."

Oikawa Shigesaburo spoke with some embarrassment.

"Actually, reducing the concentration is not that simple, because the taste will become lighter when the proportion of the material is less, so it will be more difficult to try out the taste difference between different proportions, and, after the amount is less, the In mass production, it will be more difficult to control the accuracy of dosage.”

Jiang Xia quickly understood what Kawashige Saburo meant, reducing the concentration was like doing fine carving, any small mistake, or any inaccurate operation would bring unpredictable consequences.

Therefore, this requires that the hands of the producer are very precise, and every step of the control must be just right. For Kawashige Saburo, who is old and not a culinary master, this is very difficult.

"I'll help you."

Seeing that Oikawa Shigeru Saburo had made a breakthrough, but fell into another more difficult situation, Jiang Xia offered to help.

"However, this is a very boring process, can you do it?"

It seemed that he was a little shocked by Jiang Xia's offer to help, and there was a hint of doubt in Kawashige Saburo's tone.

I haven't known Jiang Xia for a long time, but I think he already understands his character and Kawashige Saburo. He is only interested in things that can improve his cooking skills, and he can put in great efforts. On the contrary, if someone else He will take everything indifferently.

Most of the time, the performance is like a salted fish.

This kind of character is actually very similar to Oikawa Shigeru Saburo himself, and he is full of enthusiasm for the things he likes.Therefore, his sense of Jiang Xia is not bad.