Lion's head is a classic Huainan dish, not only every Huainan cuisine chef will do it, but also every Huainan family will do it, and it is also a dish that must be included in various banquets.

The lion's head is also called sunflower meat, and it is also called Sixi meatballs in the north. When Qianlong went down to the south of the Yangtze River, after tasting the dish of "sunflower chopped meat", he renamed it "lion's head" and brought a delicacy to Kyoto, making it one of the dishes of the Qing court. Since then, the famous dish of "lion's head" has been added to Huaiyang cuisine.

Qiao Zhi specially made this dish for the third box, because the lion's head also has an auspicious meaning, symbolizing the members of the family.

What made Father Lin feel relieved was the salted old goose, he subconsciously took a bite, never thinking that he would be conquered by the wonderful taste in an instant.

Chicken, duck and goose are three types of birds, and generally speaking, chicken is the most delicate, followed by duck, and goose is relatively rough in taste.

But the saltwater old goose completely subverted Father Lin's impression of goose meat.

The goose meat has skin and a little fat under the skin, and at first glance it looks like a piece of fat and is very greasy.

Father Lin subconsciously stuffed a mouthful into his mouth, the unique aroma of goose meat instantly opened in the mouth, not greasy at all, the lean meat was chewy, and it melted on the tip of the tongue after two chews.

Father Lin not only doesn't like to eat pork, but also doesn't like to eat other meats, and has a long-term habit of maintaining health, and only eats some vegetarian food.

But the saltwater old goose made him love it.

Especially after the second piece was dipped in a clear marinade, his appetite was completely opened.

The marinade sè is golden and clear, similar to the goose skin of the light yellow sè, and there is no dark sè like the lo-mei in other places, and when you take a bite, you do only have the taste of saltwater, but if you taste it carefully, you will find that there is a unique aroma that overflows from the throat and goes up to the nasal cavity.

It feels like you're on top!

There are two most basic criteria for screening the taste of salted goose, first, whether the goose meat is rotten but not transparent, and second, whether the brine is fragrant but not greasy.

Shen Xian cooked the salted goose according to the method provided by Qiao Zhi, and these two standards naturally reached a very high level, and the key was to add fresh elements.

"How can I taste the taste of Chinese medicinal herbs?" Father Lin said after a long aftertaste.

"Are you deliberately lying to me?" Mother Lin glanced at Father Lin angrily.

Father Lin urged: "Absolutely add Chinese medicinal materials, it should be Angelica Angelica! You will give me a meal once in three or two days, I will definitely not eat it wrong." ”

Father Lin's sense of taste is good, and he tasted the ingenuity of this dish.

Qiao Zhi didn't know that Father Lin and Mother Lin paid attention to health, but he had his own ideas for each dish.

Therefore, this saltwater old goose was added by him to the element of health.

In the process of pickling, the self-made Huai salt is selected, and the old goose with good Huai salt is sealed in the altar, and the temperature difference between boiling water and ice water is used, and the wind blows to make the goose meat skin crisp and the taste is better.

When cooking, the amount of Angelica dahurica is increased, so that the dish has a strong flavor of Angelica dahurica, and it also has certain health care effects.

Angelica dahurica is warm and thick, relieves cold, dispels wind and relieves pain, clears the nasal passages, relieves dampness, reduces swelling and discharges pus, and has many effects.

Mother Lin saw that Father Lin didn't seem to be cheating, so she also tried to eat a bite of this salted water health goose.

Mother Lin was also rejected at first, but the result was the same as Father Lin, she couldn't stop!

A quarter of the goose meat was wiped out in the blink of an eye.

"I didn't expect the goose meat to be so delicious, I almost bit my tongue just now. Mother Lin said with emotion.

"It's not that the goose meat is delicious, it's that the owner of this restaurant is a good cook. To be able to make goose meat so refreshing, you need to be very proficient in the heat. Father Lin commented in a good way.

"Why don't we try the lion's head?" Mother Lin and Father Lin right

After a glance, the two tacitly began to act.

Divide the lion's head into four petals from the middle with a spoon, and then put one of the petals into the spoon with chopsticks and take a bite gently.

The crispness of the crab meat, the flavor of the crab paste, and the firm texture of the pork burst out on the tip of the tongue, colliding back and forth.

Mother Lin couldn't help but praise: "It's delicious!"

It's a bit of a pity, they tasted it a little late, and the broth in the porcelain bowl was a little cold, otherwise, the taste would definitely be even more amazing.

In the short time that An Zixia and Lin Ping went to the bathroom to touch up their makeup, Lin Ping's parents began to be in turmoil, they not only ate the salted old goose, but also eliminated the lion's head, as for the same delicious Jiang Xian and vegetarian stir-fry, they did not let go.

Lin Ping glanced at An Zixia embarrassedly, her parents' behavior made her very embarrassed, she was originally so reserved, but she let go of her appetite and showed no mercy at all.

An Zixia wanted to cry without tears, and felt that this time she was not happy!

However, she was quite comforted to see that Lin's father and Lin's mother were eating so happily.

As a host, of course, I want the guests to be satisfied with the meals.

As for not getting what he wanted, anyway, the future will be long.

Qiao Zhi was discussing with Shen Xian the shortcomings of the innovative lion head in the cafeteria.

"I think the taste is a little lacking. ”

"It should be related to the addition of Angelica dahurica. ”

"Can you find a way to make the texture softer? For young people, it may feel that the taste is suitable, but for middle-aged and elderly people, it is a little too hard. ”

"If you don't reduce the amount of tofu, it might be much better. ”

"Okay, let's try again. ”

Zhou Chong and the three sous chefs were staring at each other, they could only say that they didn't understand the world of masters.

They had already tried at least five lion's head practices, and each time Zhou Chong tasted it as a guinea pig, feeling that the taste was almost the same every time, but Qiao Zhi and Shen Xian felt that it was still not perfect enough, so they reversed it and started over.

"The boss and Chef Shen went crazy. One of the sous chefs shook his head and smiled wryly.

"If you don't become an immortal, you become a demon. The older sous chef said with a serious expression, "Let's take a look at the side, this is a rare opportunity to learn." ”

It is not only the cooking method of the lion's head that they learned, but also the various techniques that Qiao Zhi and Shen Xian used when preparing this dish.

Knife work, spoon work, and heat.

Qiao Zhi and Shen Xian spent a whole afternoon finally completing the innovative version of the lion's head.

"Give this dish a name? It will be one of the signs of the cafeteria. Qiao Zhi handed over the right to take the name to Shen Xian.

Shen Xian tilted his neck and thought for a while, "The lion's head of the medicinal diet has two flavors of Chinese medicinal materials such as angelica powder and wolfberry powder, and now the concept of medicinal diet is very popular." ”

Qiao Zhi touched his chin and pondered for a long time, "The medicinal diet is too serious, and most of the customers we face are young people. When it comes to medicinal diets, it will dissuade many people. ”

"That's called the Internet celebrity lion head?" Shen Xian didn't have any talent in choosing a name.

Qiao Zhi shook his head, "It's too ordinary, it's too vulgar." ”

Shen Xian scratched his ears and cheeks, and the face that was already ridiculously ugly was even more terrifying.

Qiao Zhi couldn't bear to continue to force him, snapped his fingers, and said with a smile: "How about calling it the head of the big sword lion?"

"Great health care?" Shen Xian's face turned green, "Will it be too naked and banned?"

Qiao Zhi smiled, "The treasure of the baby, the sword of the sword." ”

The lion's head, like Wensi Tofu, also pays attention to knife work.

Unlike making fish balls and meatballs, do not use a meat grinder to grind the pork belly into puree, but cut it out one by one.

The pork is first sliced with a flat knife and then cut into very small cubes with a straight knife.

The so-called coarse cut into shreds, finely cut into dices, the size of pomegranate grains, a knife without chopping, trivial cut, to ensure that the meat texture, tissue still exists, to maintain the taste of tenderness to the greatest extent.

It is said to be a knife technique, but it has the fineness of swordsmanship, and it is also intuitive to describe it as a "sword".

Shen Xian's face was like an ugly chrysanthemum, revealing a cruel smile, and he gave Qiao Zhi a thumbs up, "This name is absolute!"

Qiao Zhi and Shen Xian have been discussing together a lot recently, and they have to order a few signature dishes in the cafeteria.

For any restaurant to be able to gain a foothold and attract new customers to become repeat customers, it must use signature dishes with unique flavors.

Relying on constant hype and using traffic to attract new customers can only be a stopgap measure.

Signature dishes have to be competitive, but they also have to be accurately positioned.

Qiao Zhi and Shen Xian are both Huainan cuisine chefs, so the dishes they choose are biased towards Huainan cuisine.

One by one, they tried and hoped to find something that would stand.

Crab roe lion's head is a good choice.

Although it is a traditional dish, the crab ingredient has been very popular in recent years, and every time it is in the golden autumn of October, when the crab fat is yellow, there will be a wave of heat.

However, if you want the crab roe lion's head to become famous, you still have to add innovation to it.

Wellness, along with socio-economic stability, has become the main theme of catering.

Delicious and healthy, this will be the next wave of development trends in catering.

Now it is the season of late autumn and early winter, the weather is changeable, adding an appropriate amount of angelica and wolfberry to the lion's head can resist the cold evil, replenish qi and generate blood.

Of course, in terms of dosage, Qiao Zhi is still extra careful, after all, it is a three-part poison.

When Qiao Zhi was researching the imperial kitchen inheritance, the "Medicinal Diet" section mentioned the amount of herbs that could be used in the dish.

The physical fitness of the ancients is very different from that of today, and Qiao Zhi has improved and perfected the dosage.

Although Shen Xian is ugly, he has a very good personality, they are often together, and they slowly get used to the way they get along with him - it's a big deal, it's good not to look at him.

What moved Qiao Zhi was that in the study of culinary skills, Shen Xian seemed to be more obsessed than himself.

I have a very perverted level of matching ingredients, knife processing, and fire control.

Shen Xian is even more strict about this, he holds a timer and a ruler in his hand, and he will measure the calculation data at any time and record the time spent on each process.

Qiao Zhi felt that he was exaggerating this at first, but after flipping through the notebook he recorded, he sincerely felt admiration.

"Old Shen, have you ever thought of coming up with a recipe?" Qiao Zhi said tentatively, half-jokingly.

"I'm just a big boss, where can I have the ability to write recipes?" Shen Xian knew how many pounds and taels he weighed.

"Your notebook is good, and with a little tidying up, you can make a cookbook that catches the eye. Qiao Zhi persuaded with a serious expression.

"However, I didn't have the time to organize it, and the writing was really bad. Shen Xian suddenly burst into inspiration, "Why don't you help me moisten my sè, let's finish this recipe together, how about it?" To be honest, my understanding of this period of time comes from discussing with you." The notebook has half the credit for you. ”

Qiao Zhi originally planned to persuade Shen Xian, but he didn't expect him to invite him to co-author the recipe.

Well, that seems like a good note!

There are a lot of recipes on the market now, but most of them don't have too many highlights.

With the development of the Internet now, everyone searches for the name of the dish, and a variety of strategies will immediately appear.

It's not difficult to write a cookbook, the key is to write a recipe that stands out from the rest, it's not easy!