Gui Xingquan tightened his apron around his waist and went to the cooking area on the stage, then took out his tools and ingredients from a large box. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

"I've read Dream of Red Mansions seven or eight times, but I remember the dishes in it clearly, and there is only a few sentences in the book about this 'chicken marrow shoots'. I don't know how Gui Xingquan and his master studied the recipe. Dai Jili was puzzled.

"I also remember the original text of Dream of Red Mansions about this dish, and the original text should be like this-Mandarin duck said, I can't see what these two things are, and the old man sent them. A bowl of chicken pith bamboo shoots was given by the master outside. Lin Tong recalled: "I have some doubts, the book is just the name of the dish, so how to cook?"

"So it's not so simple to replicate the dishes of the Red Mansion. Wang Lan stroked his chin and beard: "In addition to reading the Dream of Red Mansions, we also have to check the recipes and books of the time to confirm whether this 'chicken pith bamboo shoots' has any aliases, what ingredients are used, and what methods are used." That's quite a project. ”

"Well, that makes sense. Dai Jili and Lin Tong nodded.

Gui Xingquan put his things on the board, and he was not in a hurry to make them, but explained them.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Cao Xueqin clearly explained that Grandma Liu first entered the Grand View Garden and was made fun of "eggplant" by Mother Jia and the young ladies, but the "chicken marrow shoots" did not have much ink and ink. At present, some hotels in Dafan cook the "Red Chamber Banquet", and a dish of "chicken marrow bamboo shoots" is indispensable, but most of the makers of the dish are looking at the literary, not to mention the complexity, and some even get the bone marrow out of the chicken leg bones and put it on the plate, which is simply ridiculous and generous. ”

"Well, I don't think so, I guessed before that this 'chicken marrow shoot' should be the name of a bamboo shoot in the Qing Dynasty, not a cooking practice. Liu Mang nodded in agreement.

Liu Mang's words should have talked about the true meaning of 'chicken marrow bamboo shoots', which made Gui Xingquan on the stage obviously surprised.

"I didn't ...... That's right. Chicken pith shoots are indeed the name of a type of bamboo shoots. My master read a lot of books and consulted many well-known experts in red studies, and finally found the answer in the "Bamboo Shoot Spectrum" written by Master Zanlin in the Song Dynasty. The bamboo shoots used in Jiafu in the Red Mansion are tender bamboo shoots from Tianmu Mountain in Zhejiang Province. ”

"Your master is really a person with great perseverance! If it were me, I would definitely not have wasted so many years on a few dishes. Liu Mang was very emotional.

"Master Gui Xingquan, does this 'chicken pith bamboo shoot' really need to be cooked with the bone marrow in the chicken bones?" Lin Tong couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Of course not. Gui Xingquan shook his head: "Maintaining the original umami of bamboo shoots is also the best way to cook bamboo shoots." Knocking on the bone and sucking the marrow is too complicated, and the role of chicken bone marrow is just to show off the skill, and it is not much help to taste. ”

"Then what are you going to do?" Wang Lan also asked.

"I'm going to use chicken broth, a chicken broth made from chicken bones to bring out the original flavor of the bamboo shoots. ”

After Gui Xingquan finished speaking, he picked up a small red clay jar on the board and walked to the stove: "This is the chicken soup I made early in the morning, no chicken, all the chicken bones that have been removed." The chicken bones are also specially selected, and only about three years of free-range nursing hens are used. The soup made from these chicken bones is delicious, and it is a perfect match when cooked with fresh bamboo shoots. ”

Gui Xingquan twisted the fire on the stove and placed the crockpot on it to heat it. Then he took a few fresh bamboo shoots with dew on their shells and peeled them off.

After peeling the bamboo shoots, Gui Xingquan first rinsed them with cold water, and then used a knife to cut the bamboo shoots vertically in two, dividing them into two parts: the tip of the bamboo shoot and the heart of the bamboo shoot.

Next, bring hot water to a boil, pour the bamboo shoots together, and boil the water over high heat.

Boil fresh bamboo shoots in water, this process is indispensable. Because only in this way can it remove its astringency and not numb its mouth.

After the bamboo shoot had been tumbling in the pot for about a quarter of an hour, Gui Xingquan scooped it up, controlled the moisture a little, and separated the tip of the bamboo shoot from the heart. The bamboo shoots are set aside, and the tips are simmered in chicken broth stewed on another stove.

"Ladies and gentlemen, although I have already cooked the chicken soup in advance, I still need to wait for a while in order for the bamboo shoots to fully absorb its umami. ”

"It's okay, you can do it slowly, we're willing to wait. Dai Jili replied.

The bamboo shoots are simmered in a clay pot, and Gui Xingquan takes a large piece of chicken breast, peels and removes the tendons, beats it into minced chicken with the back of a knife, and adds egg white, salt, and scallion oil and stirs in one direction.

When the filling made from chicken breast is stirred, Gui Xingquan takes a table knife and spreads the filling evenly on the bamboo shoots.

"It's strange what he does, why do you want to make bamboo shoots separately?" Dai Jili pushed his glasses and said in surprise.

"I guess the bamboo shoot heart is the most tender part of the bamboo shoot, and if you simmer it in chicken broth, it will easily rot. The texture of the tip of the bamboo shoot is a little tougher and can be simmered. Wang Lan thought for a moment and replied.

After the bamboo shoots were processed, Gui Xingquan opened the lid of the clay pot on the stove, inserted it with a bamboo stick, tried the degree of softness, and then scooped it up with a colander.

"Oh, is it to cook different parts of the bamboo shoots separately first, and then combine them together?" Liu Mang's eyes narrowed: "Yes, the bamboo shoots processed in this way will produce a layered sense in the mouth, and the taste will be richer." I don't know where He Donglin found the cooking method, it's really ingenious. ”

The bamboo shoots braised in the chicken broth are tightly buttoned together with the bamboo shoots smeared with minced chicken, carefully arranged in a large dish, and then placed in the steamer.

"Handle them separately and steam them together in the end, is this the real method of 'chicken marrow shoots' in the Red Mansion?" Dai Jili's eyes did not blink, for fear of missing some important steps.

"Xiao Dai, even if you write down the production process, it will be difficult to reproduce it. Wang Lan laughed: "Don't forget, that can of chicken soup is the key, how to cook it? What seasonings are put in, you don't know anything." ”

"I didn't want to try it. If you can learn a dish from the Red Mansion, then there will be more talk in the future. Dai Jili was a little embarrassed.

After steaming in the steamer for about 7 to 8 minutes, Gui Xingquan took out the bamboo shoots. Then pour a little chicken broth from the braised bamboo shoots into the pot, add a little water starch after heating, hook a thin thickener, and evenly pour it on the bamboo shoots on the plate.

Finally, he sprinkled a little chicken fat and a little white sesame seeds, and then he nodded with satisfaction.

"Master Liu Mang, the three judges, the 'chicken marrow shoots' in my Red Mansion dish are now completed. ”