Chapter 135: The Art of the Code Disc
Rather than slicing freshly thawed tuna strips, slicing the tender white and smooth puffer fish meat into a millimeter thin fillet is more challenging. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
Yang Huairen first used a dry cloth towel to absorb the moisture on the surface of the two pieces of puffer fish meat, then dried the cutting board, gently put one end of the puffer fish meat pieces on the cutting board, and then slightly forced, so that the whole piece of fish naturally stretched out and slowly fell on the cutting board.
The palm and fingers of the left hand are naturally stretched together and gently pressed against the fish, which should play a role in fixing the fish, and not use too much force to cause the fish to deform.
In the right hand, the long knife resembling a willow leaf is placed diagonally so that the angle between the blade and the cutting board is exactly 45 degrees, and then the knife is lowered from the middle of the blade, and then the blade is drawn to cut into the flesh of the fish.
When drawing the knife, the blade is slowly withdrawn in the direction of the body until the tip of the knife is pulled out of the puffer fish meat, and a piece of almost transparent, paper-thin puffer fish fillet is completely separated from the meat.
But a wonderful scene appeared, because the blade was too sharp, and the feel of the knife was the best, after the fillet and the meat were divided, they were not separated from the fish, and naturally returned to the fish.
If you don't look closely, it's as if the fillet is still one with the flesh, as if it has never been separated.
The same action is repeated over and over again, and between the blades of the fish and the flesh, there is a point of light reflected by the blade that jumps on the puffer fish meat, and it is like an elf dancing happily, which makes people feel a breathtaking beauty.
When Yang Huairen slaughtered the puffer fish, the onlookers may have felt complicated and nervous, full of yearning for the delicious taste of the puffer fish, but also afraid of the poison of the puffer fish.
After he showed his superb knife work, people seemed to let go of their nervousness and began to enjoy this moment, as if the picture in front of them was not a chef making a fish belly, but splashing ink, the sharp blade turned into a fine Huzhou rabbit hair, constantly dancing, a poetic landscape and autumn colors gradually appeared in front of people's eyes.
Hundreds of pieces of uniform thickness of the fish fillet cut, Yang Huairen began to yard the plate, for the use of porcelain plates, he has always been very particular, the last time to place the fish, with the azure Ru kiln porcelain plate, this time to put the puffer fish tart, he chose the Cizhou kiln underglaze color white porcelain plate.
The diameter of the porcelain plate is more than one foot, the dark green is embellished with broken gold and the dragon pattern is bordered, it looks noble and atmospheric, and on the white porcelain background that is as white as snow, there are a few touches of blood red brushing, lively and playful, which makes people think of a pool of clean and transparent lake water, a few red koi fish are playing happily.
Yang Huairen carefully used the tip of his index finger to gently wipe up a piece of puffer fish fillet, and then pressed it on the plate, while the index finger retracted, the shape of the fish fillet changed, one end of the fish slice was firmly pasted on the bottom of the plate, while the other end was slightly curved and cocked, like a petal.
He kept sticking one slice after another to the plate, and at the same time kept turning the porcelain plate, so that each fillet happened to be next to the other, and gradually formed a circle.
Time seemed to stop at this moment, Yang Huairen's eyes only had puffer fish fillets and porcelain plates, everything else around him did not exist, and he only heard the calm and rhythmic beating sound in his chest.
It didn't take much time, and the people behind Yang Huairen saw the picture on the plate clearly, and Yang Huairen actually used the tender white puffer fish fillet to form a lifelike white lotus, like a white lotus blooming in the summer breeze.
A plate of puffer fish has become a beautiful work of art in Yang Huairen's hands, and even a gourmand who has long coveted the deliciousness of puffer fish can't bear to spoil the pleasant scenery.
Juntaro Inu couldn't help but look stupid, his understanding of deliciousness was completely subverted at this moment.
For many years, he has been constantly pursuing the mystery of cooking, and once thought that the food made through exquisite skills can make the mouth and tongue feel infinite enjoyment, which is the highest level of culinary skills.
Until today, seeing Yang Huairen's puffer fish fish production, from the beginning of the slaughter, to the later slicing, all the way to the final yard plate, every step, has shown the pinnacle of incomparably superb skills, like a dreamlike transcendent creativity.
A dish, not only for the taste of enjoyment, but also visually, is already intoxicating and addictive, so that all those who have seen this dish of fish can not resist the temptation of this delicious dish, and can't help but swallow the saliva that has overflowed in the mouth again and again.
Seeing this, Juntaro already knew that he had lost, and he felt a violent vibration in his chest, not that he was unwilling, but such an unbelievable cooking skill, which really shocked every nerve in him, in his eyes, Yang Huairen was already a god-like existence.
However, Yang Huairen's next action was not just as simple as shocking him, Juntaro Koinu began to tremble uncontrollably, and the upper and lower rows of teeth also knocked on each other because of trembling, and his eyes couldn't tell whether it was despair or excitement, and his whole spirit was about to fall into hysterical madness.
Everyone's attention was focused on Yang Huairen's wonderful performance of cutting puffer fish pieces and yard plates, but they didn't notice that on the other side, bubbling water had been washing a piece of puffer fish entrail fixed to the water outlet of the barrel.
After slaughtering the pufferfish, Yang Huairen added edible alkali to the flowing water system, and the livers of the two puffer fish with small openings were continuously rinsed with weak alkaline water, and gradually turned from dark red to milky white.
Yang Huairen rubbed and squeezed the puffer fish liver with both hands for a short while, carefully observed it, and after making sure that there was no variegation, he wrapped it in a dry cloth towel to absorb the water, and then put it on the cutting board and cut it into one-fifth inch pieces, and finally placed it in the middle of the puffer fish fillet, just like the heart of the white lotus.
When it was done, Yang Huairen looked at his masterpiece with satisfaction, then raised his head and nodded in the direction of the dragon chair, indicating that he had finished.
Yang Huairen had that satisfied smile on his face after hard work, but he suddenly found that everyone in the hall, including the official family and the Empress Dowager, all opened their mouths wide and looked at the plate of puffer fish and fish without moving.
Time seemed to have really stopped at this moment, and the vast hall was silent, there was no sound, and even the air seemed to freeze.
Except for Yang Huairen, after the others saw Yang Huairen puffer fish liver yard plate, they all felt that their bodies were petrified in an instant, and their outlook on life, worldview, and morality exploded at the same time.
We all know that puffer fish is delicious, and we have heard of eating puffer fish meat, but who has ever heard of puffer fish liver that can be eaten? Who doesn't know that the most poisonous part of the puffer fish is its liver?