Food starts with noodles

The so-called flavoring means that after heating the oil, add some spices such as scallions, ginger slices and star anise leaves to the oil pan, fry them until golden, then remove and throw away.

In this way, the oil will have the taste of these spices, and the aroma will be more abundant when cooking, and there is no need to add pepper and other spices when cooking, which can relatively improve the operating efficiency of the back kitchen and effectively save the use of spices .

After all, the amount of spices consumed is completely different when frying the spices into the oil and adding spices when frying.

When frying, if you want the flavor of the spices to come out, you have to increase the amount of spices, and because the time is urgent, you usually start frying without waiting for all the flavors of the spices to come out.

This is more wasteful.

And if you fry it in the oil, you can fry the flavor of the spices as much as possible, and you don’t need much spices in a pot of oil.

Of course, these oils are only suitable for general dishes.

For some hard dishes with heavy ingredients and strong flavors, the spices should be added, and the spices must be added, which cannot be saved.

After explaining these things, Xu Zhuo looked at the earthen pots at the door and asked, "Who brought those things? What are they for?"

Xie Hailong hurriedly said: "I brought it. These are the utensils used to make salt-baked chicken. Only salt-baked chicken made in a clay pot can be considered authentic and delicious."

And this one?

Seeing that Xu Zhuo was a little confused, Xie Hailong took advantage of the moment when he was free, and told Xu Zhuo about the past of the salt-baked chicken.

Salt-baked chicken is a Hakka dish. When the Hakka people migrated from the Central Plains to the southeast coast, because the ingredients were not easy to store, especially the slaughtered poultry could not be carried long distances, they had to be wrapped in salt for storage.

On the migration road, when there is no food to eat, the chickens are cooked in the earthen pots carried in the luggage. This is the early prototype of salt-baked chicken.

Up to now, salt-baked chicken has a standard practice.

However, it is recognized that the most authentic method is still to use earthen jars, and these earthen jars can only be used once and not reused.

That's why Xie Hailong brought several of these shoddy earthen pots.

Probably there is a kind of idea that it doesn't feel bad to throw away cheap goods.

But what Xu Zhuo is curious about is why these earthen pots can only be used once, is there any particularity to this?

Xie Hailong took a sip of green vegetable shrimp skin porridge and said: "The structure of these crock pots is relatively loose and has strong thermal conductivity, but after making it once, the melted salt will block the pores, and it is not easy to conduct heat when it is used again, so Can only be used once."

Xu Zhuo was amazed that there is still such a particularity.

However, salt-baked chicken has been enduring for so many years, probably because of this kind of attention.

Xu Zhuo was looking forward to the salt-baked chicken this morning. With Xie Hailong's strength, the taste should not be too bad.

The only bad thing is that there should be a lot of people watching today, and you can only cook one salt-baked chicken at a time.

Totally inadequate.

How about we try to be a taster today?

Chapter 1193 Marinated Salt Baked Chicken

After the preparations are complete, the shooting will officially begin.

The salt-baked chicken dish requires very few ingredients and ingredients. Except for the tender hen that has been slaughtered all the time, the rest is large grains of sea salt, sand ginger, table salt, white wine, and a few pieces of jade buckle paper.

The authentic method of this dish of salt-baked chicken uses very few ingredients.

In addition to salt, the rest is sand ginger.

Sand ginger, also called kaempferum, is a kind of spice that is very similar to ginger.

However, although the two have similar names and appearances, their functions are different.

Ginger tastes pungent, and when cooking, it can remove odors. Although people habitually say that adding ginger is to remove odors and increase aroma, the main function of ginger is to remove odors.

If you add flavor, there is really little, at most, you can contaminate the ingredients with your own spicy taste.

The sand ginger is different. The sand ginger also has a spicy taste, but it is much lighter than the ginger. In addition, the sand ginger can not only remove the peculiar smell, but also enhance the aroma.

Especially when making meat dishes, adding sand ginger can make the fragrance of the ingredients much stronger.

So to make salt-baked chicken, you need to add sand ginger, which can make the fragrance more intense and taste more delicious.

In fact, in Cantonese cuisine, sand ginger has many uses, such as cooking, soup, cold salad, dipping... Anyway, as long as you can think of it, sand ginger can be used.

Of course, in addition to the more fragrant taste of ginger, it also has different functions from ginger.

The main function of ginger is to sweat and dispel cold, while the main function of sand ginger is to appetize and eliminate food.

The role of the two determines the difference in usage.

In the Lingnan area, the temperature is hot most of the year, and there is no need to sweat to keep out the cold. Instead, because of the hot weather, many people will lose their appetite.

Therefore, adding sand ginger can have the effect of appetizing and eliminating food, and increase people's appetite.

Xie Hailong, who participated in the filming of the video for the first time, was a little excited. He used his fluent Cantonese Mandarin to explain the difference between ginger and ginger, as well as the status of ginger in Cantonese cuisine.

Then began to explain the first key step of making salt-baked chicken - marinating chicken.

To make salt-baked chicken, you need to marinate the chicken in advance, so that the chicken will be more flavorful and delicious.

Only well-marinated chicken is delicious if it is baked with salt, otherwise it will be a failed product no matter how well it is baked.

Xie Hailong took the prepared sand ginger and put it on the chopping board, cut the sand ginger into even pieces with his skillful knife skills, and then said: "The method of marinating chicken is very simple, just cut the sand ginger into pieces Mince, and then spread evenly on the chicken with salt.

If you find it troublesome to make at home, you can also buy those finished salt-baked chicken powder. The main ingredients in it are actually salt and sand ginger, and the taste is almost the same. "

In Xu Zhuo's impression, chefs are people who don't talk much and like to work hard.

But almost all of the chefs I met were talkative, and I was afraid that they talked too little.

For example, this is the case when shooting videos. These chefs don’t care whether they can use it or not. When cooking, they have to explain almost every step from beginning to end.

It's good for Xu Zhuo, because he doesn't have to rack his brains to think of topics, he just needs to say "um", "yes", "that's right" and "that's great" from time to time. , do nothing else.

Xu Zhuo felt that he could go to Deyun Club to be a popular actor when he was desperate in the future. His level was quite good enough.

Xie Hailong put the minced ginger into a bowl, added a spoonful of salt into it, poured some white wine, and after stirring evenly, he began to smear it on the chicken.

The purpose of adding white wine is to better taste, and also to remove the miscellaneous smell from the chicken, making the chicken more tender and delicious.

In addition, the volatility and permeability of liquor can also speed up the speed of pickling.

It is enough that the marinade cannot be spread evenly. You need to massage and rub the chicken repeatedly with your hands, so that the ginger and salt can penetrate into the meat faster and more evenly.

Xie Hailong didn't stop talking when he was massaging the chicken: "Actually, you can also put some gardenia powder in these marinades, so that the chicken will be bright yellow in color and look better.

However, the freshly killed chickens we use today are of very good quality, so there is no need for such trouble. "

Massage the chicken several times inside and out, use up all the marinade in the bowl, then put it in a basin, seal it with plastic wrap and start marinating.

In order to ensure that it can be marinated thoroughly, the marinating time should not be less than one hour.

After the camera was turned off, Xie Hailong washed his hands, wiped the sweat from his face with a towel, looked at Xu Zhuo and asked, "How is my performance?"

Xu Zhuo smiled: "That's right, very good, you can tell at a glance that you are someone who has gone through a big scene."

Xie Hailong smiled, he has indeed experienced many big scenes, and also made some food videos.

But when he thought that millions of people would watch the video after it was sent out, his calves trembled with excitement.

The road of visiting professor has officially started.

I hope that there will be some clues to this matter by the end of the year. I don't want to get the title of visiting professor immediately, but at least I have to see that my hope will not come true.

Let the master work there during the Chinese New Year, and then talk to Xu Jimin, Yu Peiyong and others. If everyone works hard together, this matter will basically be completed.

For universities, so many visiting professors are mostly for the purpose of recruiting students.

A small part is really for the benefit of the students. After all, these famous chefs not only have rich cooking experience, but also have knowledge that cannot be learned in the classroom.

At least a few words from these professors are enough for the students in the school to chew on for a long time.

For example, how to get along with colleagues, such as how to choose a teacher when entering the back kitchen, such as how to fight for the benefits you deserve.

These are things that the teachers in the school cannot teach them.

But these visiting professors have rich experience, and even they can become famous chefs, because of this factor.

At this moment, the filming is suspended, and everyone else gathers to chat.

Xu Zhuo listened for a while, and found that they were not talking about salt-baked techniques, but were flattering each other, so he stopped listening and wandered to the company.

Yuan Kang hasn't moved much in the past two days. He neither confessed nor tried to curry favor with Zhou Wen. He didn't even like Zhou Wen's circle of friends.

This made Xu Zhuo a little puzzled.

Is he going to pretend to be deep to attract Zhou Wen's attention?

If this is the case, it will be even more difficult. After all, Zhou Wen is an anchor, what kind of man has he never seen?

If you play deep, you may sink yourself.

When he came to the company, Xu Zhuo walked into Li Hao's office, just as Lao Meng was there.

The three gossip guys got together, and the topic naturally revolved around Yuan Kang. After all, Yuan Kang and Zhou Wen could be regarded as a couple with a rich and beautiful appearance.

And everyone can trust Yuan Kang's character, he is not the kind of flamboyant person.

But the progress of things is not as everyone imagined...

"What? Yuan Kang has been so obsessed with exercising these past two days that he didn't even care about work?"

Chapter 1194 Xu · Black-hearted capitalist · Clumsy

Xu Zhuo was speechless and didn't even know what to say.

It is understandable to choose fitness in order to chase girls. After all, everyone wants to show their best side in front of the girls they like.

But what the hell is a fitness obsession?

Not only did he not care about the company's affairs, even Zhou Wen ignored him, and went to the gym before get off work hours, and he used to go to the store for breakfast in the morning, but now he doesn't go.

Instead, go to the gym and eat the low-fat weight-loss and muscle-building meals provided there.

If it wasn't for Li Hao talking about it, Xu Zhuo really wouldn't have noticed it.

This Yuan Kang, wouldn't reshape the Three Views like Zhao Guangming went swimming, right?

If that's the case, it is estimated that Zhou Wen will have no hope of getting out of the single again, but the girls may have multiple rivals of the opposite sex.

Meng Liwei said: "Are you two thinking too much? I guess he just loves the money for the card, so he spends a long time in the gym, otherwise it would be too wasteful."

Li Hao and Xu Zhuo's eyes lit up at the same time.

According to Yuan Kang's temperament, it is really possible that this is the case.

After all, he is a person who will feel sorry for half a day when he spends a dime. This time he paid a lot of money to get a fitness card. He must spend a long time there, otherwise he will lose too much.

From this point, it can be seen that Yuan Kang is different from Xu Zhuo and the others.

Xu Zhuo, Li Hao, and Lao Meng have also applied for a fitness card, but after applying for the card, they have the mentality of "one card in hand, I have health", and never go to the gym again.

In fact, many gyms use the same method to promote a wave first, and then attract a group of people to come to apply for a card.

When no one comes to apply for the card, just slap your ass and leave.

According to statistics, more than 60.00% of people don't know that the fitness club they signed up for has closed down or moved to the suburbs where the rent is relatively low.

But meeting someone like Yuan Kang is probably considered unlucky for the gym.

After all, people have been soaking in it for a long time to exercise, and the wear and tear of the equipment must be great.

Relatively speaking, it is better to be a female student. When I arrive at the gym, I change into clothes, take pictures for half an hour and leave.

It doesn't wear out the equipment, but it can also attract the attention of male students. At the same time, the photos they post on various platforms can also attract a wave of students.

Get more in one fell swoop.

Xu Zhuo doesn't care about the business model of the gym, he only cares about Yuan Kang, after all, almost all the business of the company is now managed by Yuan Kang.

You can't be fooled.

"Yuan Kang is not stupid. There is a high probability that he will not be fooled by others. He should just feel sorry for the money for the card... Actually, we can help him."