Chapter 12: The Competition
Rob's home. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info Rob's mother couldn't help but feel a little uneasy when she saw Rob and her friend Ma Ling coming back together. But there was nothing unusual on Rob's face, and he happily talked to Ma Ling about the naughty things they had done together before, which made Luo's mother's heart go into her stomach.
Luo Mu hurriedly stepped forward and greeted warmly: "Ma Ling is here!" Don't leave tonight, eat at home! ”
Ma Ling responded enthusiastically: "Hey! Auntie, I'm here for dinner today. Rob has come back with a chicken from the farm and wants to show off his skills, so let's try his hand at it! ”
Luo's mother glanced at Rob in surprise, and was also very surprised: "My son has worked in a restaurant in the city for several years, and he has never cooked at home, but this time he took the initiative to ask to cook, is it stimulated by something?" ”
She hurriedly said: "Bubu, our family is not as good as a hotel." The restaurant has everything, especially all kinds of accessories and condiments, and the dishes are very particular. We have onions, ginger, garlic, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar at home, and the dishes we make are definitely not as good as those in restaurants, or you can make them if you don't understand that your mother will buy more condiments. ”
What Luo's mother said is true, compared with the condiments of ordinary families and restaurants, it is like the dressing table of an ordinary woman and the dressing table of Faye Wong: not only the quantity is small, but also the quality is poor.
According to Rob's experience in the kitchen at the Shin Shin Hotel, condiments fall into six categories.
1: Brewing condiments: Brewing condiments are based on grains rich in protein and starch as the main raw materials, fermented after treatment, that is, a series of biochemical changes are produced by the action of microbial enzymes, which are transformed into various complex organic substances, such condiments mainly include: soy sauce, vinegar, sauce, tempeh, tofu, etc.
2. Pickled vegetable condiments: Pickled vegetable condiments are salted vegetables, and the proteins and some carbohydrates in the vegetables are converted into amino acids, sugars, aromas and pigments through the action of relevant microorganisms and enzymes in the cells of fresh vegetables, which have a special flavor. Some of them are fermented with light brine to form wet pickles, and some are dehydrated and salted to become semi-wet pickles. This kind of bubble fermentation becomes wet pickles, and some are dehydrated and salted and fermented into semi-wet pickles. Such condiments mainly include: mustard, sprouts, winter vegetables, plum vegetables, pickled snow mushrooms, pickled ginger, pickled peppers, etc.
3. Fresh vegetable condiments: Fresh vegetable condiments are mainly fresh plants. Such condiments mainly include: onion, garlic, ginger, chili, coriander, horseradish, toon, etc.
4. Dry condiments: Most of the dried condiments are made of roots, stems and dried fruits, which contain special spicy or spicy flavors. Such condiments mainly include: pepper, Sichuan pepper, dried chili, star anise, cumin, mustard, cinnamon, ginger slices, ginger powder, grass fruit, etc.
5. Aquatic condiments: some animals and plants in aquatic condiments, dried or processed, contain high protein quality, have special umami, and are accustomed to be used for seasoning foods. Such condiments mainly include: water delicacies, fish sauce, dried shrimp, shrimp skin, shrimp roe, shrimp paste, shrimp oil, oyster sauce, crab products, mussels, seaweed, etc.
6. Other condiments: condiments that do not belong to the previous categories, mainly including: salt, monosodium glutamate, sugar, rice wine, curry powder, five-spice powder, sesame oil, sesame paste, peanut butter, sand tea sauce, silver shrimp paste, tomato sauce, tomato sauce, jam, tomato juice, Guilin sauce, pepper oil hot sauce, sesame hot sauce, peanut hot sauce, puff pastry, hot soy sauce, chili oil, fragrant lees, red lees, bacterial oil, etc.
But what Rob wants to do today is the most homely dish of white chopped chicken, and he doesn't need any special spices, these ordinary ones at home are enough. So he smiled and said, "Mom, you just wait to eat, this is the first dish my son learns, eat more in a while." ”
"Good, good!" Luo's mother agreed, but she thought in her heart: "Hurry up and calculate with his father, and eat it even if it is unpalatable later, so as not to hit her son's confidence." ”
Rob carried the farm's systematically modified chickens into the kitchen and quickly disposed of them. Luo's mother secretly pulled Ma Ling, and the two walked into the room where Luo's father was recuperating and whispered. By the time they had made everything clear and discussed countermeasures, Rob had already prepared the chicken and put it in the pot to cook.
Soon, an enticing aroma wafted out of the kitchen, attracting Ma Ling into the kitchen. As you can tell from this guy's size, he's definitely a foodie.
Ma Ling walked up to Rob and asked while swallowing his saliva, "Radish, is this your chicken?" Why does it taste so good? ”
Rob's eyes were fixed on the pot, and he replied: "Meat food will emit more than 200 kinds of aromas when it is heated and grilled, among which the main ones are alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, acids, esters, ethers, furans, pyrroles, internal fats, benzene compounds, nitrogenous compounds, etc. Due to the breeding and breed of my chickens, there are very few substances in the body that produce fishy smell, so you can get rid of the fishy smell with just a simple seasoning. At the same time, it is very rich in fragrant substances in its body, so it is particularly fragrant when cooked. ”
Rob searched for knowledge from the Internet café at noon at this time, and used it to deal with other people's questions, but he didn't expect it to come in handy in the evening. This set of professional explanations stunned Ma Ling for a moment, and then he could only nod admiringly and watch it honestly.
In this way, Rob was busy for a while, and skillfully made this white chopping chicken. While waiting, he saw a handful of celery in the kitchen, so he removed the leaves of the celery, blanched it in a pot, put it in cold water, then cut it into small pieces, mixed it with salt and sesame oil, and made a verdant and crispy appetizer.
The dining table was moved to Luo's father's window, and the other three sat on one side of the table, with two dishes, one meat and one vegetarian, placed in the center of the table. The cold celery that Luo Bu used to fill the number of can't be called a dish at all, no one noticed it at all, and everyone's eyes were focused on the plate of white chopped chicken.
Rob's parents looked at the beautifully made dish and couldn't believe it was their son. In their eyes, this is a work of art, and they are not willing to destroy it with chopsticks. But the tantalizing aroma penetrates into the nose and eyes, stimulates their olfactory nerves, and produces a strong stimulation of the brain.
At this time, Ma Ling couldn't help it, took a piece and stuffed it into his mouth, and then shouted in satisfaction: "It's so delicious!" This sound was like a starting gun, and Rob's parents raised their chopsticks to pick up the chicken and stuffed it into their mouths.
When the chicken was entered, the taste nerves on the taste buds of the tongue were immediately surrounded by a sweet taste, which made the second elder lose the ability to speak all of a sudden, and could only think in his heart: "This is the dish made by my son, it is so delicious, there is nothing more delicious in the world." In a trance, tears flowed down his cheeks, which was moved by the dishes made by his son.
In fact, Rob's dishes are only at the intermediate level, but it is normal for the son to cook for his parents for the first time, and it is normal for his parents to cry, not to mention that the ingredients used in Rob's dishes are particularly superb.
The three of them couldn't stop after taking a bite, and soon the plate of chicken was all in the belly of the three of them, and Rob, as the head chef, only ate one piece and tasted it. Ma Ling looked at the empty plate, sighed with satisfaction: "It's a pity, there is only so little." After eating such delicious food, can I eat anything else tonight? Looks like I'm destined to starve tonight. ”
Then, his eyes lit up, and he said to Rob, "Why don't we go to the farm again?" ”
Rob looked at his hopeful eyes, shook his head firmly, picked up a piece of steamed bun and ate it with cold celery.
After dinner, Ma Ling reluctantly left, and his parents rested contentedly, and even his father's back injury seemed to be relieved and easily fell asleep.