Food starts with Mapo Tofu

Chapter 741 Drooling Chicken (seeking a monthly pass~)

They are here, and it is inevitable that some people want to take pictures with them.

And Ke Jie basically did not refuse.

Generally speaking, as long as there are no important things to do or some people have a bad attitude, Ke Jie and the others will rarely refuse to take photos with fans.

In this way, after being dragged here to take a few photos, Ke Jie and the three were able to escape.

Chen Nian brought them into the box.

Ke Jie first introduced to the people around him: "Let me introduce to you, this is the boss Chen I mentioned in the afternoon, and this restaurant is opened by their own family."

After the two hurriedly greeted Chen Nian, Ke Jie introduced the people around him to Chen Nian, but even if no introduction was needed, Chen Nian knew both of them.

After exchanging pleasantries in the private room, Chen Nian went back to prepare the ingredients.

For the three of them who came today, Chen Nian prepared a total of six dishes, so six dishes must be a lot for the three of them, but after all, it is their own treat, so the table must be full.

Otherwise, there are three dishes on such a big table, no matter how you look at it, it will be shabby.

The work of serving tea in the meantime is done by my mother.

The first dish that Chen Nian planned to serve them was Saltwater Chicken, which was not available in the restaurant, but Chen Nian did know how to cook it, and it was pretty good.

The reason why the saliva chicken is called this name, generally speaking, there are two theories.

The first theory is that the original name of this dish is Baichouji, which is somewhat similar to Baizaiji, but Guo Moruo likes to eat this dish very much, so people take it out of Guo Moruo's name in order to gain popularity, one mouth and one three points Water, this is called saliva chicken.

There is also a more popular saying that because this dish contains a lot of pepper, after eating it will paralyze the mouth and drool involuntarily.

Chen Nian thinks the second theory is more reliable.

After all, the first statement seems to be the same as the Kangxi and Qianlong food stories that can be seen and heard everywhere.

This is a relatively homely dish, and it doesn't pay too much attention to the ingredients themselves.

Just a fresh chicken leg will do.

And the most indispensable thing in the old shop is chicken legs.

To make spicy chicken, you need a rooster, and after the body of the rooster is used to make spicy chicken, the legs can naturally be used to make saliva chicken.

Of course, under normal circumstances, Chen Nian will also put the chicken legs into the spicy chicken.

The chicken legs to be used have been soaked in the afternoon, the purpose is to remove part of the blood inside, and he also put some seasoning spices when soaking, which can increase the base flavor and at the same time remove a little more fishy effect.

After taking out the chicken legs, Chen Nian first used a special fork to pierce some small holes in the chicken legs, so that the chicken can be more flavorful while waiting for the production process.

And after the hole is pierced, the inside of the chicken is no longer a whole, so it will be cooked faster.

However, although it has been soaked before, it still needs to be boiled for aging. On the one hand, it is to cook the chicken, and on the other hand, it is also to further remove the blood inside.

Since returning from Yong'an County, Chen Nian has become more proficient in handling ingredients and increasing the low flavor of ingredients themselves.

At the same time he put in some spices.

Scallion knots, Chinese prickly ash, ginger slices, fragrant leaves, kaempferia, star anise and cooking wine.

These are seasonings that are more delicious with poultry such as chicken, duck, and goose.

Wait until the water is boiled before putting the chicken legs into it.

After a while he added two spoonfuls of salt.

Originally, according to the normal procedure, after boiling, it needs to be boiled for about 20 minutes on low heat, but Chen Nian was not sure when Ke Jie and the others would come over, so he soaked it in seasoning water long before, also in order to be able to The time for this step is shortened a bit.

Otherwise, it would be too long to cook the first cold dish for half an hour.

In half an hour, everyone drank enough water.

After the chicken is cooked, the soup that boils the chicken has turned into a rich golden yellow, with droplets of operating oil floating on it.

For Chen Nian, he can tell whether the chicken is cooked by looking at the time and the state of the domestic chicken, but now he teaches his apprentices while cooking, so after taking out the chicken, he pricked it with chopsticks: " You see, chopsticks can easily pierce through the meat now, and there is no blood in the chicken, so it is fine, and the chicken will get old if it is cooked for a long time."

After taking it out, the old man put the chicken in cold water for soaking.

The skin becomes crispier and more elastic after being boiled and then soaked in cold water.

"By the way, one thing you must pay attention to in the future is that you have to use cold water when cooking a lot of dishes, but you must not use the water directly from the water pipe, you know? Prepare more cold water in advance, and you will use it when the time comes. If you want to use it directly, it will be cleaner and more hygienic.

Moreover, the taste of unboiled water will destroy the taste of the food. Although most people can't taste it, those who really find fault are those who know how to do it. "

"I know Master."

Several apprentices nodded in unison.

In fact, when learning how to cook, Chen Nian would not say that he only taught Xie Yu about the red case, and He Hai only about the white case. can listen.

As for whether they can learn it, it depends on their good fortune.

Of course, with the level of detail explained by the old age, as long as you have a little talent, you are not stupid or lazy and you will not be able to learn it.

During the process of soaking the chicken legs, Chen Nian took out the washed bean sprouts and scalded them in another pot of hot water. Later, the bean sprouts would be served as a side dish on the bottom of the bowl.

He started to prepare the ingredients for the bowl of juice again.

He took a bowl and added a little sesame paste, about a spoonful of salt, and half a spoonful of sugar, in addition to soy sauce, vinegar, red oil, pepper noodles, minced ginger and garlic.

Among them, the prickly ash noodles are a little bit more aged. After all, this is not a dish that is mainly spicy. The main highlight of this saliva chicken is numbness.

First use sesame oil to remove the sesame paste, wait until its texture is uniform, and then put other seasonings into it.

Mix well!

All of a sudden, there are white sesame seeds and finely chopped peppers floating on the red sauce, which can not help but whet the appetite.

After a shallow taste, Chen Nian couldn't help but nodded.

"not bad."

At this time, the other apprentices followed suit, and when Chen Nian saw this, he scooped out a spoonful of soup from it and put it in a small dish for the apprentices to taste too.

Even if the apprentices try again after they go back, at least there is a standard.

Seeing that the saliva chicken soaked in cold water was almost done, Chen Nian took it out and put it on the chopping board, took a large kitchen knife, and slapped the saliva chicken, including the belt and meat, with a few bangs. All the bones are cut open.

The cut chicken is flake-like, about the thickness of a chopstick.

"There's nothing to say about the plate arrangement. If you arrange it neatly, it will definitely look good." While talking, Chen Nian placed the chicken in the original order on top of the bean sprouts that had been blanched in advance and put on the bottom of the plate.

From a distance, it is still in the shape of a drumstick.

Afterwards, Chen Nian picked up the bowl of juice that he had just adjusted, and stirred it with chopsticks. After all, after leaving it for a while, some solid matter sank to the bottom, and he stirred it to make it more even.

Finally, pour this bowl of adjusted bowl of juice evenly over the chicken.

But this dish is different from Suannibairou and Lizhuangbairou. The saliva chicken has more juice in the bowl. After pouring all of it, the soup is also filled with soup in addition to the sauce poured on the chicken. .

To describe it in one word, it is water overflowing Jinshan, but not completely overflowing.

Only a third of the way through.

When laying out the noodles, there should be more soup, so only a small part of the noodles needs to be exposed, because it can look better.

But the main thing that stands out in the saliva chicken is the chicken, so naturally most of the chicken should be exposed.

After looking at it again after aging, I felt that the color was still not enough, so I scooped some red oil from the pot with red oil chili on the side and sprinkled it on it, so that the color was enough.

Then came the last step. Chen Nian sprinkled the crushed peeled peanuts on top, and sprinkled some remaining chopped green onions on top.

"All right."

Chen Nian is very satisfied with this saliva chicken that he made himself.

But after finishing it, he realized that he didn't seem to leave it for others.

"Let's eat saliva chicken for the staff meal at noon tomorrow, and I'll make another one for you." Chen Nian can only use this method to compensate everyone.

After all, any new dishes that have been cooked in the past will leave a small part for everyone to taste.

After it was done, Chen Nian carried the saliva chicken into the box.

"Go geniuses, here comes the first course, Salivating Chicken."

"This is a cold dish. Let's eat it first, and I'll do other things. If you have any questions, you can tell me or my mother."

After Chen Nian finished speaking, everyone quickly apologized.

"Thank you!"

"Thank you, Boss Chen!"

"This dish looks so appetizing! I'm so hungry now, it's all because Ke Jie went out to eat alone at noon, which made it difficult for the two of us to eat well." Zhan Ying couldn't help complaining.

"You can't blame me for this, can you? Can you blame me for this too? We are all adults, and we have to eat when we are hungry."

At this time, Lian Xiao also smiled and said: "Who made you tell us yesterday that you are going to invite us to dinner today? I thought it was noon, but who would have thought it would be evening? So the two of us at noon waited for you to have dinner at night. Deal with it."

"Then you can't blame me." Ke Jie spread his hands and immediately separated the relationship.

Chen Nian also exited the private room at this time.

Everyone in the room moved their chopsticks at the same time and picked up a piece of chicken.

"It smells good, it feels a little spicy."

Then Ke Jie put the chicken into his mouth, and the chicken was easily bitten between his teeth.

The chicken skin, which has been blanched in boiling water and then soaked in cold water, becomes very springy at this time.

There is no fishy smell at all in the mouth.

First of all, the fresh and sour sweetness blooms on the taste buds. During the chewing, the fresh and tender chicken is lingering between the lips and teeth. Usually, if the chicken is not cooked properly, it will be sticky, but this is not the case at all. .

But the moment they swallowed the chicken, the spicy and numbing taste rushed up instantly.

Among them, the spiciness is not bad, mainly because of the numbness.

It made their tongues feel electrified.

It's as if popping candy is bouncing on the tongue.

Taking a breath of cool air, it feels even worse.

At this time, they looked at the white chicken and the red sauce on the plate, and the whole feeling was different.

Can't help but extend the chopsticks to the innocent slobbering chicken again.

"This is too delicious!" Zhanying said vaguely while eating.

She doesn't need to care about her image in front of these two people, since everyone sees her as a brother anyway.

Wiping her mouth when eating this kind of food is her last stubbornness. As for whether she is not very ladylike during the process, then she can't care about it.

"The chicken is very tender, and the seasoning of this ingredient is really great. I think it's quite OK to use this ingredient to make chicken shredded cold noodles."

"Then I'll give you another noodle?" Lian Xiao asked.

"No." Zhanying immediately shook her head, and then she seemed to have noticed something: "Oh~ are you trying to harm me? One dish will fill my stomach, and I can only watch you two eating afterward, right? "

But talk and laugh, they are still chatting while eating saliva chicken.

By the way, they also took out their phones and watched some of Chen Nian's online videos.

At this time, Chen Nian was already preparing the second course.

Generally speaking, the order of serving dishes is to cool first and then heat, and the saliva chicken is a cold dish served before aging.

The second dish is aged and I plan to serve them Mapo Tofu.

Mapo tofu is now the most classic dish in the store, and it is also the most sold dish in the store.

Not long after, Aged Nian made a second dish of Mapo Tofu and served it to them. At the same time, he asked them if they would like to serve rice.

"If you want, my mouth is already numb, and I don't feel good just drinking Coke." Lian Xiao said hastily.

"Ok."

Then Chen Nian went out to ask his mother for help, and filled three bowls of rice for his mother to serve them.

After about 5 minutes, about half of the rice for the three of them had gone down.

There is no other, just because the slobbering chicken in front and the mapo tofu just served are too much for a meal.

So when the third dish of spicy chicken was served, they began to ask whether the dishes after the old age were served like this.

If this is the case, they will have at least two bowls of rice as a base today.

Aging = After thinking about it, it means that there are two dishes in the back that are really good for dinner.

But the last soup dish was okay.

Hearing these words, Zhan Ying sighed: "Now my weight loss plan is in vain again."

Chen Nian smiled and comforted: "It's okay, Miss Ying, you are not fat at all, what are you talking about losing weight?"

"Fat, why not fat?"

Chen Nian shook his head: "Sister Ying, I have a nutritionist certificate, you are very healthy now, there is absolutely no need to lose weight, especially don't lose weight through hunger, most people can't master the intake of nutrition, don't At that time, it will be bad if you turn yourself into anorexic, generally speaking, it is better to have a dedicated dietitian to customize the weight loss meal."

"Slimming meal?" Zhanying was stunned for a moment, "Should the weight loss meal be eaten before or after meals?"

Vintage: "."

He really couldn't take it.

Then Chen Nian fled away on the grounds that he wanted to prepare the next dish.

But at this time, Ke Jie and Lian Xiao in the room laughed.

"What are you laughing at?" Zhan Ying asked.

"It's nothing. I just think it's funny to eat weight loss meals before meals or after meals. In addition, Boss Chen just said about health made me think of some interesting things."

"Is there anything interesting to tell you?"

"It's that pig, it's round and healthy..."

"Ke Jie!"

Hearing this, Zhan Ying immediately raised his volume.

(End of this chapter)