Chapter 238: Noda Iwa's Eel Rice
"Well, that's good!"
For this eel jelly, the eel meat should be cut into small pieces and then simmered over low heat. After the pen "Fun" pavilion www.biquge.info stewed into a thick gravy, it is cooled and formed in a special small plate, and then changed to a knife.
The skin of the eel, like the skin of the pig, is rich in a large amount of collagen, which is all separated by boiling and cooling, and the gelatin floats on the top of the fish, which forms two distinct layers.
This dish fully demonstrates the small and refined nature of Toei's cuisine, and although there are only two small pieces, the concentrated fish jelly has a mellow taste and high freshness.
While opening the taste buds of diners, it also makes diners look forward to the next dishes.
"How's it going?Liu Mangjun?" asked Jiro Ida after eating the eel jelly on his plate.
"It's delicious, simple but thoughtful, and it brings out the umami in the eel meat. Liu Mang replied.
"Boss, Dongying's food is still delicious, it's just too less, and it's gone before it's enjoyable!"
"Yes, Le! It's still our big piece of meat and big bowl of wine in China!" Wu Jing also felt concerned.
"It's an appetizer that stimulates your appetite and serves as an appetizer, just like a cold cut. Have you ever seen anyone who can eat chicken feet when they eat a feast?" Liu Mang glanced at them and explained.
Kanejiro Kanemoto's assistant took away the empty small plate in front of Liu Mang, then wiped the table with a white towel, and then served the second dish.
"Liu Mangjun, this is our Noda Rock's roasted food - white braised eel. Kanjiro Kanemoto instructed his assistant, put a few red lacquered wooden boxes in front of everyone, and opened the lid to introduce.
Liu Mang took a closer look, and in the center of the glittering wooden box, there was a whole piece of eel meat roasted into a brown skin.
"Didn't put the condiments?" Liu Mang sighed lightly.
It stands to reason that this seafood has a more or less fishy smell. And the best way to get rid of this fishy smell is to brush it with a heavy sauce and bake it together.
Jiro Ida translated Liu Mang's words, and after Kanejiro Kanejiro Kanemoto listened to it, he said with a somewhat proud face: "Liu Mangjun, the eels of our Noda Rock are all high-priced freshwater eels specially raised in Lake Hamana. This eel has a minimal fishy smell and can be eaten after grilling with just a sprinkle of fine salt. In Toei, only the best ingredients and craftsmanship can be done. ”
After listening to Jiro Ida's translation, Liu Mang nodded, picked up the white grilled eel segment in the box, and put it in his mouth.
As soon as he entered, Liu Mang's eyes narrowed.
The skin of the eel is very crispy, and you can hear a clear 'click' sound with just a bite of your teeth.
The skin is crispy, but the moisture in the meat does not evaporate, but is firmly locked in the eel's skin, making the whole eel meat very tender and juicy.
Kanejiro Kanemoto was right not to use sauce, just to use a little sea salt to bring out the umami of the eel meat itself.
With the chewing of his teeth, Liu Mang's ears seemed to be surging with bursts of waves.
To be able to bake eel in this way, in addition to the control of the heat, it is necessary to have decades of long-term experience in order to achieve the situation in detail.
"Liu Mangjun, how about our 'braised eel' from Noda Yan, does it still match your taste?"
"It's very delicious!" Liu Mang nodded and praised.
"Of course!" Kanjiro Kanemoto said with a slight smugness on his face: "There are no rigid rules for grilling eels, you have to look at them with your eyes and smell them with your nose until the color is beautiful and shining, and you can smell the fragrance of fatty oil dripping on the charcoal." It takes time to accumulate, and the average hairy boy can't do it!"
After listening to Jiro Ida's translation, Liu Mang knew that the hairy young man in Kanejiro's mouth was referring to himself, he smiled faintly and did not deliberately distinguish it.
After eating the 'braised eel', the assistant cleaned up the table and then brought a larger wooden box.
"It's finally here!Liu Mangjun, this is the highlight of the day!" Jiro Ida rubbed his hands and said excitedly.
"Is it eel rice?" asked Liu Mang.
"It's eel rice, yes, but it's not your average eel rice, it's Noda Iwa's eel rice!" Ida Jiro explained word by word.
"Mr. Kanemoto is known as the god of eels by our Dongying people with this eel rice! I came here many years ago under the leadership of my father to eat once, and I still remember it!"
"Really? I must have tasted it. After Liu Mang finished speaking, he opened the lid of the red lacquered wooden box in front of him, and suddenly felt that his eyes lit up.
Inside the square wooden box, half a box of rice is piled up, and the rice is covered with long strips of eel that have been grilled into crimson eel segments.
The tempting aroma emanating from the eel segment comes to your nose, and just by feeling it with your eyes and nose, you can't help but secrete a large amount of saliva in your mouth.
Along with the eel rice, there are five palm-sized boxes. Liu Mang looked at it, they were green onions, sea rocks, wasabi, grapefruit peel, and a bowl of clear broth.
"Liu Mangjun, please taste the taste of the eel first, and then eat it with the ingredients!" Kanjiro Kanemoto said, waving his hand.
"Okay. Liu Mang nodded, picked up the eel segment in the box with chopsticks, and brought it to his mouth to bite.
Different from the white roast just now, the eel covered with the eel rice this time should be grilled while brushing the sauce, the taste is more mellow, and it is more suitable for Liu Mang's taste.
"Hey, this one tastes different. After chewing the eel segment in his mouth and savoring it, Liu Mang sniffled.
"Oh, so you should have grilled and steamed it beforehand, and then brushed with sauce before grilling, so that the flavor of the sauce can completely penetrate the eel meat. Liu Mang muttered to himself.
Hearing Liu Mang muttering alone, Kanjiro Kanemoto, who was watching him eat, couldn't help but ask Jiro Ida what this young Chinese man was talking about.
After Jiro Ida translated Liu Mang's words, Kanejiro Kanemoto's face immediately changed and he was taken aback.
Looking at this young man's appearance, it must be the first time he has eaten the eel rice he has made, but why can he analyze the process of making it in one bite? Could it be that there really is a 'tongue of God' in this world? It's incredible!
After eating a piece of eel meat, Liu Mang poured four kinds of condiments and broth into the rice and soaked it in rice.
"Well, this way of eating soup and rice is very special, and it is very desirable!" Liu Mang scooped a spoon and mixed it, and the rice with eel meat, broth, and condiments was put into his mouth, and he nodded again and again.
The umami flavor of the eel penetrates the rice, and when the stock and condiments are added, the soup becomes even sweeter.
The addition of yuzu peel and wasabi has a distinct flavor, and the freshness of chopped green onions is really delicious.
"Haha, our Noda Yan's eel rice, you Chinese can't make it, right?" Seeing Liu Mang and them eating deliciously, one of Kanejiro's assistants couldn't help but laugh.
"What?" Jiro Ida's brows jumped, and he secretly said that it was broken.