Chapter 90: A Feast of Desperation (Part II)
"So-Chef Yin, there are people who suspect that the meat for the prince is stained with lard, is there such a thing?"
Yin Xin smiled slightly, and said categorically:
"Yes."
"What!"
Hearing this, there was an uproar at the scene, and the prince's face instantly became gloomy, and he whispered a few words to the translator angrily. The accompanying interpreter nodded and said:
"President Li Wenhai, what else do you have to explain so far? His Royal Highness is very angry at your rude behavior on the Chinese side, and has decided to end this visit ahead of schedule, and we will send diplomats to confirm this matter with the Chinese side, and at the same time we will ask for a test to see if the meal contains pork, and once it is verified, we will officially lodge a protest with you! ”
Yin Xin shrugged his shoulders with a smile:
"What else is tested, it's true, yes, the meat we prepared in advance is indeed contaminated, there is no doubt about that. But! ”
Just as the guards were about to step forward and grab Yin Xin, Yin Xin suddenly changed his words:
"I didn't cook with contaminated meat, because there was no meat at all at this reception!!"
"What!?"
This sentence undoubtedly dropped another bombshell in the crowd. The translator frowned and said:
"So-Chef Yin, I suspect you're deliberately insulting us! This time, the meal clearly consisted of rosemary garlic beef and curry chicken rice bowl, but you said that there was no meat at all at this reception, do you mean that all of us here are blind? ”
Hearing this, Yin smiled confidently and said:
"Your Royal Highness, Your Excellency the Translator. Please give me five minutes and I'll give you a brief introduction to the whole process of cooking, okay? ”
The interpreter relayed Yin Xin's words to the prince, who nodded and signaled that Yin Xin could begin to explain. The corners of Yin Xin's mouth outlined a subtle smile, and his thoughts returned to an hour ago......
【1 hour ago】
"Brother Xin, now that all the meat has been ruined, it's too late to transport another piece of meat, what should we do?" Looking at Yin Xin, who had a calm face, Lu Xiaoya was about to cry.
"Meat is definitely not going to work, but we can use something else. A long time ago, Yin Tiandi told us about his hospitality to Middle Eastern guests, and he said that Middle Eastern guests can eat any vegetarian food, even if the chef is not a halal chef, and it does not conflict with the teachings at all. Therefore, today we use vegetarian food to entertain guests, and we can solve a qiē problem satisfactorily! Yin Xin smiled.
Lu Xiaoya frowned and said:
"But don't you have to change the recipe? Besides, if you have a vegan feast, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the guests to swallow......"
Yin Xin smiled, raised his head and said:
"So, let's let our guests eat vegetarian food, but we think we're eating meat!"
After Lu Xiaoya was confused for a long time, she suddenly realized:
"I see, you mean, vegetarian meat!"
Yin Xin smiled and nodded:
"Absolutely!"
The so-called vegetarian meat refers to a kind of pseudo-meat made with soy products to imitate the taste and texture of meat, which is usually made into a meal by the temple to entertain pilgrims who come to offer incense, or used for some patients who cannot eat meat for some reason, but salivates over meat. In terms of toughness and taste, the best vegetarian meat is not even much different from real meat, but the ingredients are undoubtedly vegan, and if you use vegetarian meat, it is undoubtedly a way to treat guests without meat, but let guests enjoy the pleasure of meat!
Thinking of this, Yin Xin didn't waste any more time, sent everyone to do their own things, and then took out his mobile phone, dialed Xuewei's phone, and explained his thoughts to Xuewei as they were. After hearing this, Xue Wei replied to the voice message:
"Yin Xin, I didn't expect your thinking to be quite open, yes, a chef should be like this! In order to reward you for this kind of thinking, I will teach you the treasured vegetarian manufacturing method today, you have to know that the level of my vegetarian meat back then was the first of the top in the whole of China, the top of the first! ”
"Wonderful, the smell of snow! With your words, my heart is also relieved. Yin Xin said excitedly.
"However, this cooking of vegetarian meat, it is not difficult to say, it is not easy to say, this cooking, don't go offline, I have to guide the whole process, put the camera of the mobile phone in a position with a wide field of vision, I want to watch your every move closely from a distance...... "Xue Wei said.
"So, without further ado, let's get started!" Yin Xin nodded.
According to Xuewei's guidance, Yin Xin picked up a box and walked into the food warehouse, quickly took off dried tofu, soda, flour soda, ingredients, peppercorns, cinnamon, bay leaves, soybean oil and other things from the shelf, and then quickly cut the dried tofu into the shape of one by one, each about an inch wide.
Soon the water was boiling, and Xuewei instructed Yin Xin to put in the dried tofu cut into strips while it was hot, and at the same time take about 2 or 3 grams of soda flour alkali and throw it into the pot to boil for a few minutes. After that, quickly remove the drain, put it in the gauze while it is hot, wrap it in a draining tray, and then press it on the cloth bag with a huge cylinder stone to press out all the water in the dried tofu and press it into shape.
A quarter of an hour later, Yin Xin moved away the pressure cylinder stone, took out the vegetarian meat that had been pressed into shape, cut it into diced chickens, and then fried it slightly with vegetable oil, and finally put it into the prepared soup for cooking again, so that the texture of the vegetarian meat was not firewood and dry, but preferred to the texture of chicken breast......
After listening to Yin Xin's introduction, the prince couldn't help but give a thumbs up:
"I didn't expect it to be like this! The craftsmanship of the Chinese chef is truly astounding! I really admire how all soy products can be turned into meat texture by your processing. ”
The translator relayed these words to Yin Xin. Yin Xin smiled:
"I knew in advance that the prince is a devout believer, and you categorically refuse to eat meat that has not been ceremonial, so I can only use vegetable oil and brine for this cooking, and if you can use meat oil and chicken broth, the taste will be even more delicious."
The prince nodded and thanked him:
"It's rare that you've been so thoughtful, thank you, Chef Yin Xin, for doing this in order to take into account our feelings, please accept my gratitude."
"Wait!"
Wang Xiaotian, who finally couldn't sit still, stood up with a gloomy face and scolded angrily:
"Your Royal Highness, don't be deceived by this cunning boy! Yes, there is a recipe for vegetarian chicken in Chinese cuisine, and every chef knows it, so it's no surprise! But the texture of this beef, how do you make it from soy products! What a clever statement! ”
Yin Xin shrugged:
"So, who told you that I made vegetarian beef made from soy products?"
"That's?" The prince frowned.
Yin smiled mysteriously and said slowly:
"Mushrooms."
"What......"