Chapter 739: Cooking is a Back-to-Basics Process [Happy New Year to All]
Because of the dark soy sauce when marinating, the fried pork ribs are bright red in color and look very attractive.
But I can't eat it at this time, because it hasn't been seasoned yet.
The sauce that was just marinated just adds a base flavor, and the last step is needed to achieve a delicious flavor.
Remove the oil from the pan, add the fried ribs, add five tablespoons of sugar, the sauce for marinating the ribs, and a bowl of broth for cooking the ribs, depending on the amount of the ribs, and turn on the heat.
When the water in the pot is boiling, add a spoonful of salt to taste.
Cover the pot and simmer for 10 minutes.
Then lift the lid and turn on high heat to reduce the juice.
At this time, the soup in the pot has become ruddy and sticky, and the sour taste of sauce and meat and balsamic vinegar makes people drool unconsciously.
However, at this time, the vinegar flavor has already exuded most of it, so although the vinegar flavor is mellow, it is still lacking in general.
So, when the soup is further reduced, scoop a spoonful of balsamic vinegar and pour it down the edge of the pot.
The flavor of balsamic vinegar suddenly rises in the pot.
A pleasant smell of vinegar suddenly wafted out.
This sublimated the ribs in the pot.
Out of the pot!
Place the ribs on a plate one by one, then pour the remaining soup over the pot.
The pork ribs are ruddy, the soup is sticky, and just looking at the color makes people hungry.
When serving, Xu Zhuo found that although this method is a little more complicated than the usual method, there are also simplifications.
For example, when this pork rib was made, there were no things such as peppercorns, bay leaves, cinnamon, and even five-spice powder and thirteen spices from beginning to end.
But the taste ......
Xu Zhuo blew on a piece with chopsticks, carefully put it in his mouth, and before he could bite it, his mouth was full of sweet and sour fragrance.
The flavor is strong, but it doesn't rush at all.
On the contrary, it is very comfortable.
It's amazing!
The layer of pulp hanging on the outside of the ribs is sticky and sweet, making people feel like eating dessert.
When Xu Zhuo felt a little tired, he subconsciously bit the meat on the ribs, and a smell of meat mixed with the fragrance of sauce exploded in his mouth.
This taste, combined with the aroma of meat and the inherent sweet and sour taste in his mouth, was so delicious that Xu Zhuo almost chewed the bones.
And because the meat on the ribs has been fried, it tastes slightly strong on the outside, but the meat inside is soft and delicious, and the juice is abundant, and a piece of meat can actually eat two tastes.
What's even more rare is that in so many complex flavors, you can still taste the flavor of pork.
Awesome!
Awesome!
Before making it, Xu Zhuo felt that this dish was not worthy of the B-grade name at all.
Compared with the fire heel fairy duck, the force is somewhat lower.
Because this dish is so common, all cuisines have it, and all restaurants will make it, isn't this just home cooking?
But after tasting it, I found out,
B-grade dishes, as expected, live up to its name!
"Xiao Zhuo, this is the sweet and sour pork ribs you made?"
I don't know when, the old man appeared at the door of the kitchen, the sentimentality in his eyes had disappeared, replaced by a full of surprise.
Obviously, he didn't expect Xu Zhuo to make sweet and sour pork ribs, let alone Xu Zhuo to make it so well.
Although the old man hasn't tasted it yet, just by looking at the color of the ribs and the smell wafting in the air, he knows that the ribs are absolutely delicious.
People who have been cooking all their lives still have this ability.
Xu Zhuo took a pair of chopsticks and handed them over: "Grandpa, how about you taste it." ”
The old man took the chopsticks, took a piece of pork ribs and put it in his mouth, chewing it slowly and tasting it.
The more you taste, the more smiles you have on your face.
"This taste, it's really wonderful! Kid, even if I or you and Grandpa Yu cook this dish, it's almost like this, it's so good, it's terrifying!"
Xu Zhuo smiled and did not speak.
He knew that the old man had just become absolutely modest.
Because if the old man really makes this dish, it will definitely be an A-level dish.
With decades of experience and top-notch cooking, it's no joke.
Even if you have a system, it is delusional to want to surpass the old man in a short period of time.
"Didn't you put any spices?"
The old man's mouth is really powerful, even if he doesn't see the cooking process, he can taste the ingredients used.
Xu Zhuo nodded, when he did it just now, he really didn't put any ingredients.
"Actually, the delicious braised pork is also without any spices. ”
Idle, the old man began to tell Xu Zhuo about the process of learning to cook.
When I first started learning, I learned how to put spices and the ratio between spices, and use spices to increase the flavor of ingredients.
The average apprentice is at this level.
When you are almost at the end of your studies, you will start to create new flavors with spices based on your understanding of cooking, and you will also be researching new spices.
This is the way to become a chef and the backbone of the culinary circle.
But after that, I began to think about how to reduce the spices while still maintaining the good taste of the ingredients.
In the end, it's a complete abandonment of spices.
Combining a variety of cooking techniques, we can make the best ingredients without spices.
If you can reach this point, you will be a master chef.
It's a process of growing up as a chef and returning to basics.
In the end, the old man encouraged Xu Zhuo: "You already have the potential to be a celebrity chef now, so you must guard against arrogance and rashness, keep your heart, and strive to go further on this road." ”
After saying that, he left the kitchen and asked Xu Zhuo to continue cooking.
But he didn't go too far, because Xu Zhuo heard the old man sending a voice message.
"Why haven't you arrived yet? Ma Yu hurry up, my good grandson's dishes are ready, and there is no one yet, and he has learned to set up music before he becomes a professor?"
Hearing this, Xu Zhuo immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
The old man's mood recovered.
But he actually called himself a good grandson......
Growing up, this seems to be the first time he has called himself like this.
The old man was screaming in the living room, while Xu Zhuo was busy cooking in the kitchen.
It's not enough to just have a sweet and sour pork rib, you have to make something else to match.
When he was busy working, Xu Zhuo felt that someone was tugging on his trouser leg.
Looking down, the bear cub didn't know when he ran over.
"Meow~"
Seeing Xu Zhuo bow his head, the thing raised his head and shouted pitifully.
Obviously, it was attracted by the smell of meat.
When he was just cooking the ribs, Xu Zhuo left two pieces for this product, after all, he had to give something in return for what he did for his small fish.
Xu Zhuo carried it with a plate, walked out of the kitchen, found the cat basin where the bear cub was eating, and put the ribs in it.
When Xu Zhuo put the ribs, this thing still rubbed Xu Zhuo's trouser leg with his big head.
But as soon as the ribs are put in, they no longer sell cute.
Even when Xu Zhuo squatted down to stroke his hair, it dodged for a while, and a threatening sound came out of his mouth.
Boss Xu sighed.
"You're such an unfed dog!"