"It's unpalatable!"

"It's like a chicken cake with a vegetable soup......"

"It's true that the outer layer of 'lactone tofu' this time is tough enough, but the inside is still very 'thin', and the mapo sauce can't be flavored. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info"

After Liu Pleiades and Liu Pleiades tasted the finished product just now, they frowned at the same time!

This is their third attempt, the first time they try, the frying time is too short, and it is fried at a low temperature, when stir-fried with the ready-made mapo sauce, although it is not fried under the strong control of Liu Pleiaus, but when tasted, the taste is a little bad......

The second time I tried it, the frying time was a little long, and the taste was still not good after stir-frying.

In this attempt, Liu Pleiades chose to fry at high temperatures, so that the outer skin of the "inner fat tofu" quickly converged in a short period of time, while the inside was still immature.

However, the taste is still not very good, because of the astringency of the tofu skin, although the toughness is enough and it is not fried, but the mapo sauce cannot penetrate into the tofu!

Although it is very tender inside, it is just like what Liu Pleiades said, it is like a chicken cake with a dipping vegetable soup!

In fact, if this is not an assessment, but a competition with the title of "mapo tofu", Liu Pleiades is not unable to solve these problems, as long as the composition of the mapo sauce is changed......

Whether it is changed to "Panda Mapo Tofu", a sauce that can be poured on top of steamed tofu, or a thinner boiled soup, can make up for the lack of "lactone tofu".

However, what is being considered now is not how to improve the sauce and make up for the lack of "lactone tofu", but to make the deficiency of "lactone tofu" itself "disappear" through the control of heat!

The sauce is immovable......

Liu Pleiasion's pyrotechnic skills, although in the presence of "super touch", have reached the peak.

But the problem is that Liu Pleiades himself doesn't know what kind of heat should be used to deal with it, and he doesn't even have a "target", so naturally no matter how high the fire is, it's useless!

"But I think it's right in the general direction, but there are a few points that have to be considered...... First of all, the skin must be tough enough not to allow the flavor of the sauce to penetrate in. Then there is the inside of the 'lactone tofu', which must maintain a tender taste, not too 'thin', but not the same 'chai' as the outer skin,......" Liu said on the side.

Indeed, such speculation is more realistic.

After all, in the few experiments just now, in fact, the "advantages" of each time were optimized, and then combined together, which can be regarded as "barely compatible"!

But Liu Pleiades still feels that making a mapo tofu that is "close to normal mapo tofu" in this way does not seem to be what he should pursue......

"Then you go ahead and try it first, I think I can think about it again." After Liu Yuxing finished speaking, he sat on the high stool in front of the cooking table.

This is probably the "occupational disease" of the students in Yuanyue, after all, every time they take the assessment, the students who always think about "completing it with the minimum" will not stay long in Yuanyue!

And now Liu Pleiades is thinking about how to complete this mapo inner fat tofu according to the "highest standard".

That is to say, how to make this "mapo tofu" without changing the sauce ratio or changing the "lactone tofu" used as an ingredient, so that the finished product will have its own deliciousness, or even surpass the use of ordinary tofu!

In Liu Yuyuan and the Zhao brothers, in the attempt again and again, time passed slowly......

Halfway through, Liu Yuyuan also reminded Liu Yuxing several times, as a chef, you must also understand how to choose, now it is best not to delay the time, and start to try well, otherwise it is likely that it will be eight o'clock, and you still can't get any decent finished products.

However, Liu Yuexing's words made Liu Yueyuan never open his mouth to persuade him again......

"Huh? Isn't this just a 'test' given to us by Lou San's predecessors? The big deal is that it doesn't pass, right? What can it be? I didn't say anything about the bet......"

It makes sense, Liu Yuyuan and others are speechless for this kind of unambitious words!

Dinner arrived on time at six o'clock, just the simplest egg fried rice, but ...... There is actually a level of special one-star!

"It's ...... Golden fried rice? Liu Yuexing's eyes lit up.

"That's right, this is also one of the two cheapest 'dishes' of 'Yangquan Restaurant', and the other is 'fried green cabbage'." Liu Yuyuan said.

"It seems that Master really wants us to dispose of these experiments ourselves."

"But since I have golden fried rice, even if I don't have any other food, I can still eat a bucket!"

The Zhao brothers discussed on the side.

Full of confidence in his younger brother Zhao Liang, Zhao Ming couldn't help but struck: "I think it's better for you to eat a bucket of 'mapo tofu', do you know how many failed products we 'produced' just now?" ”

“……”

"Oops!"

While Zhao Liang was speechless, Liu Yuyuan also snorted lightly, but then, her eyes swept over Liu Yuexing......

"Okay, give me the finished product you made, which is still 'edible'...... If the taste is too curious, solve it yourself! Liu Pleiades shrugged.

"Huh? What are you doing? If you waste food, Master will be angry......" Zhao Ming couldn't help but ask.

Liu Pleiades smiled confidently: "Don't worry, I know what 'waste' means, and I also understand 'food', but I don't know it when it's connected!" ”

After that, Liu Pleiades used practical actions to prove what it means to "bark dogs don't bite" (Liu Pleiades: ? ）！

Zhao Liang, who "spoke wildly", looked round, but after eating two or three people's servings, he was already lying on the ground......

But Liu Pleiades swept away the rest, and it is estimated that there are at least a dozen servings, and four or five bowls of servings have been added just for "adding rice"!

"It's a pity that it's not too delicious, and I can only barely 'satisfy my stomach'!" Liu Pleiades patted his belly, which was not bulging at all, and said.

"How do I feel like you're more able to eat? Is it the after-effects of the last epiphany? Don't even need 'that what' now? Liu Yuyuan also said unexpectedly.

If you go into detail, "that what" is obviously related to the "supernatural incident" that the central gastronomy agency encountered in the old school building!

And the elder brother of the Zhao family said at this time: "Next time, I will definitely invite you to eat 'delicious' food as a thank you!" ”

"It's nothing, I haven't tried anything, and now that I have tasted your experiments, it can be regarded as a little more insight, saving me time to try and think about it next!" Liu Pleiades said.

"Huh? Is it okay to just eat it? Don't take it for granted......" Liu Yuyuan obviously didn't understand the role of "super taste".

"Of course, I just happened to have some ideas...... Senior Lou San only said that I couldn't use other ingredients, spices or water, but he didn't say that I couldn't take 'lactone tofu' out, right? Liu Pleiades said.

"Huh? What are you doing? It's almost seven o'clock, Uncle Lou should be back soon, right? ”

"It's okay, then tell him I'll be back before eight o'clock!"

Liu Pleiades said, took a few pieces of "lactone tofu" wrapped in plastic wrap, and left the kitchen......

And Liu Yuyuan and the Zhao family brothers, at this time, they have almost experimented, and they have basically found out some rules and started the stage of final adjustment.

Theoretically, after tasting their "mapolide tofu (semi-finished product)", Liu Pleiades has already caught up with their progress, but Liu Pleiades suddenly thought of another idea, so he went to find the "tools" first......

Sure enough, when it was ten past seven o'clock, Liu Lousan had already returned.

Although eight o'clock is the deadline, if someone finishes it by this time, it can already be given to him to taste.

"Huh? What about the kids? Liu Lousan wondered.

"Uncle, Ah Xing said that he was looking for some tools...... I also brought a few bags of lactone tofu with me, saying that I would come back on time. Liu Yuyuan explained.

Liu Lousan nodded noncommittally.

In the next half an hour, Liu Yuyuan and the Zhao brothers also made finished products and presented them to Liu Lousan.

This time, Liu Yuyuan absorbed the lesson and decided to drag it out until the last "handing in the papers".

The first to be presented was Zhao Ming, ten years ago, when Zhao Ming was only eleven or twelve years old, he still had an instinctive fear of flames.

Although it is said that the children of poor families are in charge of the family early, the two brothers grew up with their mothers since they were children, and they have never had the memory of their father, so they will cook for themselves since they were young...... But from that time, it was the two brothers who cooperated, the elder brother was responsible for using the knife, and the younger brother was responsible for using fire.

After ten years of correction, although he will not show it now, a trace of fear in his heart cannot be changed, so the pyrotechnic is always worse than his younger brother......

"Do you think the texture of this tofu really matches the sauce? The toughness of the outer layer is moderate, but the inside is ...... I feel like I'm chewing dried tofu, and I've been using fire for too long! You should understand what I'm talking about, right? If you want to begin to comprehend the essence of fire, you must feel the existence of fire with your heart, and not "place" your heart in a place where you can't feel fire! ”

"Don't think you're just a bit out of the flame, you can take a shortcut with the oven or other heating methods! The easiest way to feel the 'fire essence' is to use an open flame, although other equipment is easy to use, but it is very difficult to master it, and it can even be said that there is no foundation for open flames, it is impossible to rely purely on other equipment to master the 'fire essence essence'......" Liu Lousan told again and again.

After that, Zhao Liang and Liu Yuyuan were all reluctantly said a few words by Liu Lousan.

It can be seen that Liu Yuyuan is stronger than Zhao Liang but lower than Zhao Ming in terms of knife skills, while it is the opposite in terms of pyrotechnics......

This also made Liu Lousan secretly sigh, in fact, the talent of the Zhao brothers is not much worse than Liu Yuyuan, but because they all have their own flaws, they are not obvious.

And just when it was only fifteen minutes before eight o'clock, Liu Pleiades came back with a small basin......

"Huh? You're all done? Well, wait a minute, I'll be right away! Liu Pleiades said.

After seeing Liu Pleiades finish speaking, he turned on the fire, and then put the ready-made sauce in it, but the amount seemed to be a little small?

In the prepared "mapo sauce", there is already meat foam, and all the ingredients and grease are also fried in advance to just right, and when you use it, you just need to re-fry the whole again.

Such a simple operation, whether it is "super tactile" or "super smell", can make Liu Pleiades easily grasp the situation......

Liu Pleiades skillfully used a shovel to pluck in the pot a few times, spread the sauce to the most suitable heating area, and after a while, a fragrance emanated from the pot, and at this moment, Liu Pleiades closed his eyes and relied on his sense of smell to grasp the opportunity, sprinkled the "small basin" slightly, and poured a small amount of water into it......

Wait a minute! Something seems wrong......

Water?

Liu Yuyuan and the Zhao brothers couldn't help but widen their eyes, although the amount was not very much, but ...... This is blatant cheating! It was said that it is not allowed to add other ingredients, including "water"!

However, although surprised, out of respect, several people including Liu Lousan did not open their mouths to remind them, but just waited on the side.

After the sauce mixed with water was reheated to a fragrant temperature, Liu Pleiades poured the tofu in the small basin into it......

Looking at his movements rather casually, it seems that these "lactone tofu" are already very strong?

According to the experience of the Zhao brothers and Liu Yueyuan, usually in order to ensure the taste, the "lactone tofu" will not be fried so "firm", otherwise although it is easy and not easy to break when stir-frying, the taste will decline.

After stir-frying, Liu Pleiades put out this "mapo tofu", and several other people also paid attention to the contents of the plate......

"Ah Xing, you can't forget that you are not allowed to add water, do you?" Liu Yuyuan couldn't help but whisper a reminder on the side.

"No, what Lou San's predecessor said is not that 'adding water' is not allowed......"

"Huh? How is it possible, didn't Master say before that nothing is allowed to be added? Zhao Ming wondered.

"That's right, it's not that 'adding water' is not allowed, but that 'adding foreign ingredients or spices' is not allowed!" Liu Pleiades said.

"What's the difference? Master didn't prepare water for us, did he? Zhao Ming was still puzzled.

And at this moment, Liu Lousan spoke: "No, Ah Xing is right, although I didn't prepare water directly, but ...... Tofu has a water content of more than 85%, while lactone tofu will be even higher! ”

The essence of tofu is equivalent to a colloidal solution formed by water and beans, and most of the water and beans do not have any chemical reaction, but are physically combined in the form of colloids.

"The moisture content of tofu ...... What the? Could it be that these are the water in tofu? That...... How did he suck the water out? Zhao Liang said in surprise.

"Still don't understand? Take a closer look at this plate of 'mapo tofu'! Liu Lousan said.

The other three looked intently at the tofu block......

In fact, at first glance, they thought this plate of "mapo tofu" was a little strange.

First of all, "mapo tofu" in the "color", it should be red and white, dotted with green onions, at most, the tofu is heated and shows a tender yellow 0 color, which should also be red, yellow and green.

But in Liu Pleiaus's plate of "Mapo Tofu", the tofu cubes are also red!

When Liu Pleiades just poured the tofu into the pot just now, although he didn't see it too clearly, the color was definitely not so eye-catching......

The three of them took a closer look, and only then did they find that it was not the tofu block that turned red, but the honeycomb-like hollow structure on it, and the mapo sauce mixed with water was absorbed and full in these hollows, so it became red!

"It's ...... Frozen tofu? Zhao Ming understood a little: "Ah! That water is the water that melts after the frozen tofu is thawed! ”

Frozen tofu, an ingredient derived from tofu, is usually stored in the refrigerator or freezer...... In winter, it can also be the result of directly freezing outside, waiting until it is completely frozen, and then thawing.

The water content of tofu is extremely high, and when the water is below 4 degrees, it has the characteristics of anti-expansion, that is, the lower the temperature, the lower the density, and when the water becomes ice, the density is smaller than that of water!

With the decrease of temperature, especially after becoming ice, the combination form of water and bean quality will also change, and a part of the water can no longer maintain the state of colloidal solution, separated from the bean quality, forming an independent Xiaoice crystal, and the tofu that has removed a large part of the water, the physical state has become no longer soft and fragile, but has a certain toughness, biased towards the texture of dried tofu and bean skin.

And because of the gaps "squeezed out" by the ice crystals, the frozen tofu has a honeycomb-like structure after thawing, fluffy and elastic......

Therefore, it can absorb a large amount of soup, and it is very popular in soups and shabu-shabu!

"I see! Ah Xing, you went out before, to find equipment that can be quick-frozen? Only then did Liu Yuyuan understand.

After all, there is no equipment in this kitchen that can achieve quick freezing in an hour.

The Zhao brothers seemed to want to say something, but they didn't say anything last......

Liu Lousan saw what the two brothers thought, and then he said: "No, it's not just that the 'lactone tofu' is processed into frozen tofu, the water in that small basin should be taken out of these tofu, right?" ”

"That's right, so it can be said that all the 'lactone tofu' is added to it, and there is neither more nor less water, but the form of existence has changed." Liu Pleiades said.

"If that's the case, that is, ......"

Liu Lousan said, as if to verify his conjecture, he picked up a piece of "Mapolactone Frozen Tofu" and put it in his mouth.

When the tofu is sandwiched, you can see that the "lactone frozen tofu" is softer than ordinary frozen tofu, and the soaked red mapo sauce is squeezed out under the pressure of chopsticks, and it looks mouthwatering!

After Liu Lousan entered the tofu, he couldn't help but puff out his eyes, only to feel that between chewing, the full soup splashed in his mouth......

Every part of the mouth is surrounded by the aroma of mapo sauce, and the most important time is not only the taste of the frozen tofu, but also the smooth and tender part of the inside when you bite through the outer layer of frozen tofu that is full of soup!

It is when it is not completely frozen that the frozen part is relieved by heating! It still retains the soft and tender texture of tofu......

That's right, these are not completely frozen tofu, Liu Lousan can see this from the amount of water!

Although lactone frozen tofu is also softer than ordinary frozen tofu, with the frozen tofu part on the outside, the tofu will not fall apart, and unlike fried tofu, the frozen tofu with a honeycomb structure on the outside will not only not block the sauce outside, but will absorb it!

The diluted mapo sauce surrounds the "tofu" in the hollow of the hive, giving you a different taste and flavor from ordinary mapo tofu when you eat it!

"It's just ...... You can call it a 'mapo bomb'! ”

Not bad! It's an explosion!

This kind of semi-frozen tofu mapo tofu brought Liu Lousan an an explosive impact!

Obviously it is just used to "embarras" the other party's assessment questions, but it actually brings a new food experience!

And so it was! It's not just frozen tofu...... In addition, the inside of the tofu is still fresh and tender, and because of the heating up after low temperature, the taste has become free of the defect of 'lactone tofu' being too thin! Liu Lousan said.

Although there is no specific value to compare with the heat of this test, it has already explained everything from Liu Lousan's reaction.

Even the "mapo tofu" made by Zhao Liang and Liu Yueyuan, when Liu Lousan tasted it, Liu Lousan only commented that it was "close" to ordinary mapo tofu, but now Liu Lousan said frankly that Liu Pleiades's mapo tofu was delicious, and it was ......

"Ah Xing, when you have time later, how about reorganizing the recipe of this 'mapo bomb' and hanging it on the menus of 'Yangquan Restaurant' and 'Yangquan Hotel'? At that time, the restaurant will be priced at 288 per piece, and the hotel will be priced at 68 per piece, and you will be given a 30% share for each one sold. ”

"What? Join the menu of 'Yangquan Restaurant'? This ......," the Zhao brothers exclaimed.

For chefs of Chinese cuisine, this can almost be said to be a special honor.

Although it is not a signature dish, it is just added to the menu, but you must know that many three-star Chinese cuisine wandering chefs are proud to have their own recipes and are attached to the menu of "Yangquan Restaurant"!

And Liu Pleiades is only sixteen years old now, and the most important thing is ...... The prototype of this dish is just from a difficult assessment!

"But Master...... Is this a 'pyrotechnic'? Zhao Liang asked a little depressed.

Liu Pleiades took the initiative to reply: "Of course! The so-called pyrotechnic does not only refer to 'fire', but also refers to the control of temperature! Controlling the low temperature is also something that a chef should master, just like a cold cut, isn't there an optimal temperature range for cooking? ”

Of course, if the specific practice of "semi-frozen lactone tofu" is to be promoted, Liu Pleiades feels that it should be improved again, he borrowed a liquid nitrogen spray bottle before, and then put a piece of cut lactone tofu in his hand and sprayed it with tofu in his hand!

Ordinary people do this, and it is estimated that they can directly amputate their limbs......

Liu Pleiades uses the heating of the skin to control the effect of liquid nitrogen refrigeration, so that the outer layer is quick-frozen, and the inner layer will not be frozen together...... (To be continued.) )