Chapter 15 Fish Fresh Strategy 10
The dish "Sweet and Sour Live Fish" is an evolution of the traditional dish "Sweet and Sour Carp", whose meat is extremely tender and delicious, and the taste is sweet and sour.
The uniqueness lies in the fact that after the meal is served, the diners share the body of the fish, and the head of the fish can still move its gills and open its mouth.
The main point of this dish is "three fast and one refined", and the three fast are: first, the processing is fast, whether it is scaled, disemboweled, or visceral, and the cutting knives on both sides of the fish body must be quickly and cleanly; Second, the cooking is fast, and the paste, frying, and cooking must be agile and coordinated; The third is to serve the food quickly, that is, the food is served quickly, which requires skilled knife skills and superb cooking skills.
Eating fish alive is cooked by sweet and sour method, the live fish is evenly dipped and quickly fried in hot oil until cooked; At the same time, mix the sweet and sour sauce, pour it on the fish or pour the sweet and sour sauce on the table.
Wrap the carp's head in an ice towel and immerse the fish body in a boiling oil pan to fry and mature; Poured with sweet and sour sauce, the diners share the body of the fish after serving, and the poor fish mouth opens and closes, staring at you with big round and watery eyes.
The characteristics of this dish: the fish is extremely tender and delicious, the taste is sweet and sour, and the gills are alive and open. Diners are all pleasantly surprised, if someone toasts to a fish, when the wine is poured into the fish's mouth, its gills move faster, and the fish's mouth opens larger, which is called "eating fish alive".
In the Qing Dynasty, in order to cater to the extravagance and decadence of dignitaries and dignitaries, and the psychology of seeking curiosity and wealth in their diet, individual chefs successively developed some dishes with cruel cooking methods to show off their cooking skills and sensationalize, "sweet and sour live fish" is one of them.
The main thing that can tempt people's appetite is that the fish does not remove the gills, and the fish breathes with the gills and wraps them in a wet towel to keep them moist. The fish can breathe normally, as is the case with everything else.
The chef of this dish must have been psychologically distorted, at least, the diners who tasted it with joy were psychologically distorted, which is why this kind of dish was born.
Molly didn't want to do it.
She came to this world of raiders to steer Qu Jincun, who has mental illness, not to make him more distorted, so she wanted to find another way to avoid this dish, but ...... What kind of dishes should I make instead?
When Molly was struggling, Qu Jincun saw her displeasure.
He didn't say much at the time, but after meeting the master the next day, he politely proposed: In this late spring, when there are occasional cold springs, eating fish head hot pot is more nourishing than eating live fish.
Thinking about it, Molly was sure she couldn't make it.
Not only because the practice of burning fresh fish alive is vulgar, but also because it will make Qu Jincun embarrassed.
She is here to soothe his psychological problems, so she doesn't want to add to his psychological burden.
When he was determined to persuade the master not to eat the sweet and sour live fish dish, Molly was also nervously preparing - isn't the reason why the gourmets like to enjoy such dishes is because they find it novel and interesting?
So as long as it conforms to the curiosity of gourmets and replaces it with other novel dishes, you can be anti-customer-oriented, and minimize the displeasure of Qu Jincun and the teacher.
To Qu Jincun's surprise, when he said to the master, "I'm afraid it's not too clean to eat live fish, it's better to eat fish pot", the master didn't say anything, and even had a little joy on his face.
After Qu Jincun secretly breathed a sigh of relief, he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy in his heart - the attitude of the master always made people feel that it was a cloudy day before the arrival of the thunderstorm, revealing a little bit of "leading but not triggering".
Three days later, when the spring rain was lingering, the master came to Qu Jincun's new residence alone, and when he came, he brought him a book of rice and handwriting.
For the master who values himself so much, Qu Jincun is naturally grateful and respectful.
As soon as they were seated, Molly, who had already started cooking in the kitchen, was ready to serve the food.
It is said that it is a fish pot, but in fact, the fish is no longer visible.
The milky white soup floats in the crystal transparent fish fillet, the shape is like a piece of peach blossom blooming in spring, and there are wisps of deep tea fragrance rising from under the fish fillet.
This time, Qu Jincun did not let Molly retreat, and when Molly took the food herself, Qu Jincun noticed the displeasure that flashed in the eyes of the master when he looked at his cook.
Is the dish not on your eyes?
Is Molly unpleasant in appearance?
Or is there too few servants in his own house, and the master is too slow to be treated?
But looking at the face of the master, Molly couldn't help but feel a little nervous, and she also wasted her mind about this meal of fish pot.
Not only are the thin, translucent fillets, which float in the milky white broth like a swimming fish, but the soup is also a fresh broth that has been boiled since the morning, and it is made with pork bones, chicken gold, and crucian carp.
In addition, in order to match the theme of "swimming fish", Molly also carved a few small fish out of tofu, and then put them in after the soup boiled, and the fish rolled between the blisters, as if they were swimming and coming to life.
Not only that, but halfway through the meal, the bones soaked in the stored ice and snow are brought to the table, and the snow-white bones are set off by the crystal clear ice.
When the master looked at the keel-like fish bones in amazement, Molly unhurriedly poured the hot fish oil on the cold fish bones, and when she landed, there was a small cracking sound of clicking, and the fish bones were first frozen and then drenched with hot oil, and finally shattered.
"This is the rock candy dragon boat," Molly smiled indifferently and said to the two guests of honor who were doing it, "Please use it slowly." ”
Bones and the like are extremely difficult to taste, but when the bones are treated in this way, they have a luscious taste unique to fish and a crispy flavor unique to fried food.
Unconsciously, the master who recognized himself as having little desire like Confucius and Mencius actually ate all the fish bones of half of the fish, and the number of "rock sugar fish bones" he ate was not at all a lot compared to the "flower fish fillet".
It is indeed rare to eat one fish and three meals.
The master's face improved slightly, and he finished the meal silently, and at the same time ate a lot of soup, Qu Jincun saw that although the master did not open his mouth to praise the delicious meal, he also ate all the food in his bowl, so he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Unexpectedly, after the meal was over, the master didn't wait for the leftovers to be torn off, so he gave Qu Jincun a stick to drink.
"I'm going to take this cook." The seat teacher said.
Qu Jin's hand stored under the table suddenly clenched, and it took almost all his strength to not lift the table.
"I must take this cook with me." The master said lightly, but his face was not frivolous, but with a solemnity that hated iron but not steel, and repeated to him, "You know the truth of playthings, but I don't want you to do anything that hinders your career because of your greed for appetite and short-sightedness." ”
Qu Jincun, who was silent, lowered his eyes, his lips were pursed, and although his face was expressionless, his straight back showed his affection.
- He was not pleased.
After a long time, the master suddenly sighed and stood up with a flick of his sleeves.
After finishing the food, she left the living room, and when Molly, who was guarding the kitchen, heard that the voice was wrong and chased her out, she happened to be opposite to the master.
The gray-haired, grim-faced master narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at her, then paused.
"Are you a deed of sale or a deed of pawn?" After the master looked at her, his face was disdainful, "After the famous and noble, the proud son of the scholarly family - is also what you can think of?" ”
The master spoke sharply, and the more he spoke, the more serious his tone became, and Qu Jincun, who followed him closely, heard him treat Molly like this, and his heart was full of sighs.
- He originally thought that the master was angry for Senior Brother Fang, but looking at the current appearance, it was as if he was ......
"The old man doesn't need to be angry, she doesn't have much knowledge as a servant," Qu Jincun quickly changed his face, stepped forward and supported the master's arm, half coaxing, half pleading and leading him back to the house.
Before turning his head, he tried his best to wink at Molly: Don't come with me, find a place to hide!
Seeing his appearance, Molly couldn't help but stop and sighed a little unbearably.
-- There are many ways to make a strategy, so a short separation in the process of a strategy is nothing, on the contrary, it can also be a good impression on the target of the strategy.
But Qu Jincun's appearance, how can Molly feel at ease to leave with the master?
But he didn't give Molly a chance to speak at all, and he had already decided in his heart that even if he offended the master, he would never let the cook in his family out.
The master nodded a little bit to the obviously docile-looking cook, and said nothing else.
After eating tea in the warm hall for a while, he didn't speak, and Qu Jincun didn't rush to speak.
Both were trying to convince each other.
-- The master thinks that he is selfless, and takes in a servant woman who will cause him trouble in the future for Qu Jincun, and he is subservient to himself, and he is seeking perfection for the students.
- Qu Jincun thinks that the master is no different from the others, he is here to rob his belongings, especially since this property has helped him when he was in trouble, how can he let go of such a "memorial" that represents his most difficult period?!
Qu Jincun thinks that he thinks uprightly, and his husband does something and doesn't do anything, he didn't have a mother, so he could only suffer from his stepmother's various calculations, and there was nothing that belonged to him.
Even now that he has begun to move towards a bright future, he must keep his bottom line!
- Well, now even if there is no bright future - he is still living like a human being without the gloomy mansion where his stepmother is, so for the sake of his dignity as a "human being", it is necessary for him to have, so, no, for.