【Chapter 265】Braised Fish
"Anyway, these guys are just fake cooks, so I'll try my newly learned dish today: braised fish!"
The main reason for choosing braised fish is that most of the ingredients in this large pile are meat that Wang Xiaotie can't name, and this piece and piece of meat are probably cut from a mutated monster like his little brother.
Wang Xiaotie didn't know what a monster was, and even if he knew, he wouldn't be able to cook monster dishes, and the ancestors of Huaxia didn't leave a recipe for how to cook monsters.
Carrying a big fish more than half a meter long in his hand, and finding an unknown piece of meat that looked very fat, Wang Xiaotie returned to his cooking area.
As soon as he came to the place where he was cooking, a messy smell came, which made Wang Xiaotie stagger, and almost made him cry directly.
"My God! Are these guys chefs or poisoners? Lao Tzu is here to participate in a cooking competition, right? Looking at this stance, why does it look like Frankenstein is concocting deadly poisons? ”
At this moment, a bare-shouldered man with five big and three thick faces and stubble on his face shouted:
"It's done! Look at my invincible roasted octopus monster! ”
"Hey!" In Wang Xiaotie's stunned, the hero easily lifted a large lump of black things, and with a "bang", he fell onto a metal disc more than one meter wide, and by the way, he stuffed the pitch-black tentacles scattered on the outside of the plate into the plate.
This is not what shocked Wang Xiaotie the most, what shocked Wang Xiaotie the most was the black smoke rising above the "invincible roasted octopus monster".
"Can this Nima be eaten?"
Wang Xiaotie just looked at the proud man, holding the large plate of intimidating octopus, striding proudly to put it on the stands, and then stood by with joy and waited.
"There's no way anyone can eat it, right?"
Wang Xiaotie felt that even if he got closer, he might pass out directly, it was impossible for these high-ranking officials to eat such a characteristic cooking!
"Hmmm! It tastes good! The Caron Group is worthy of being a first-class force on the sea, and the strength of this exclusive chef is also extraordinary. ”
"Hmmm! Not bad indeed! This octopus monster is grilled just right! It's very crispy in the bite! ”
No way? The officials not only ate it, but also praised it? Oh, my God! The world is crazy too!
Can it not be brittle? No matter what kind of meat it was before, it was almost charred! It's no wonder it's not brittle!
Seeing such a dish, Wang Xiaotie suddenly felt that his chances of winning were a little bigger.
He took out a long cloth, dipped it and tied it under his nose, because the smell was so bad.
Although there was no time limit, Wang Xiaotie immediately devoted himself to the process of cooking, forgetting everything around him for a while, and devoted himself to the braised fish.
Remove the gills and scales, and disembowel the belly. Not to mention, there are really some serious chef postures.
The tail and fins of this Nima are also too big!
As a last resort, Wang Xiaotie, like those barbarians, took out his own mountain knife and worked hard to clean up this big fish.
Remember that the recipe needs to be cut with two oblique edges, so that the fish can be more flavorful. But it is definitely not enough to cut this big fish twice, Wang Xiaotie picked up the mountain knife, cut an oblique knife every half a palm, and then took some clean cloth to wipe the water traces on the fish before.
"Well, tip one, removing the gills and tails of fish can remove a lot of fishy odor. Tip 2: Fry the fish in oil before stewing, which will make the fish firmer and more delicious! ”
This is what Wang Xiaotie will do next. Heat the pot, then threw down the piece of meat with fat, and began to stir-fry non-stop, until the bottom of the pot was oiled, Wang Xiaotie lifted the fat again.
This can't be helped, except for the main ingredients, the competition provides almost no ingredients, only some black sea salt. Wang Xiaotie can only refine oil by himself.
On the other side, Wang Xiaotie began to clean the black sea salt with a little water provided by the competition. It's not that Wang Xiaotie has a habit of cleanliness, but if this black salt is added to his own dishes, it will be too disobedient.
Feeling the temperature of the oil in the pot a little with his hand, Wang Xiaotie thought it was almost over, and then put the big fish down.
"Whoa!"
The moment the fish comes into contact with the hot oil, a unique sound is heard. However, compared to this lively cooking area, it is like a stone sinking into the sea, and there is not a single splash.
This fish is too big! Wang Xiaotie couldn't help complaining that in order to fry both sides of the fish until golden brown, Wang Xiaotie used a lot of strength.
"One last step! This Nima needs the innovation of this handsome guy! ”
Leaving a small amount of oil at the bottom of the pot, Wang Xiaotie took out a lot of bottles and cans from the package, thought about it, unscrewed it and began to pour it into the pot.
Then add a small half basin of water, cover the pot, and wait for the water to boil.
Finally, put the fried fish whole into the pan, add a large handful of washed salt, cover the pot again, and remove half of the fuel from the bottom of the pan to make it less hot.
"In the end, you only need to simmer for half an hour on low heat, and then reduce the juice on high heat and it's done!"
The rest of the time was just waiting, looking at the time on his watch, Wang Xiaotie was a little bored for a while, leaning on the warm fire and closing his eyes to recuperate.
As time slowly passed, a characteristic aroma began to permeate the space.
The other contestants had already finished cooking, and the food had also entered the stomachs of the dignitaries. No, the group was farting and chatting contentedly until the aroma wafted over the stands.
"Huh? What does it smell? So fragrant? ”
The noisy hypocritical politeness suddenly stopped, and all the officials and gentlemen smelled the aroma.
"Look! There's also a cook! That's what he smelled of! ”
Immediately, someone with a sensitive nose pointed out the source of the aroma.
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"Yawn~~ I wipe, why did I fall asleep? Broken! My fish! ”
Wang Xiaotie woke up immediately, and quickly glanced at his watch, uh, fortunately, just five minutes have passed, there should be no big problem, after all, he has added a lot of water, so he will not be dry.
Standing up, Wang Xiaotie was about to open the lid of the pot to check the condition of the fish, when he suddenly felt countless eyes staring at him.
"You...... You are going to ...... What are you going to do? ”
I don't know when, Wang Xiaotie's surroundings were surrounded by people.
Looking at those big shining eyes, the hairs on Wang Xiaotie's body stood upside down, and he unconsciously protected the mountain knife in his hand tightly on his chest, and asked with vigilance.
"Little brother, uh, master, what are you cooking? Why does it smell so good? ”
"Yes! Master, is it ripe now? Is it ready to eat? ”
"Oh my god! Lao Tzu has never smelled such a fragrant smell in his life, and he can't stop salivaing! ”
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