Chapter 52: The Smell of Yellow Sorghum Fish
"It's amazing."
After Shang Xiuxun finished tasting Zhao Youqian's food, he heard Zhang Xiaofan's explanation again, and the whole person didn't seem to have come to his senses.
But subconsciously began to praise Zhang Xiaofan.
"Xiaofan, your talent in cooking is terrifying!"
This point, even if it is Nu Liang Slippery, he will not deny it, otherwise he would not have nodded slightly to Zhang Xiaofan.
Obviously, his explanation has completely explained the smoked fish that is the perfect accompaniment to the drink.
It's not just a matter of being able to eat, you have to have an amazing talent for cooking.
"You guys, just keep eating, Xiaofan finished tasting that dish, now it's up to me to do the second method..."
The two guys who swallowed it angrily, this dish obviously needs to be tasted slowly, but it turned out that the slave was smooth and smooth, Shang Xiuxun stuffed it into a third of it in one bite, even if most of the alcohol has been ignited, the residual high liquor will make people drunk, okay?
waved his hand and beckoned Zhang Xiaofan over, and Zhao Youqian began to prepare to make a second dish with meiyu.
He used the gap in the pickled fish to clean up the other fish before, but this time he also took two fish, but he didn't cut them directly, but only made a small slit in the stomach.
The internal organs inside have been cleaned up, and even the gills and teeth of the fish have been specially cut off, but a certain integrity of the fish belly has been maintained, and there is only a little gap, which also makes Zhang Xiaofan a little puzzled outside the kitchen.
"What is this...?"
Zhao Youqian is not surprised that Zhang Xiaofan doesn't understand, but the cooking he taught this time is also teaching Zhang Xiaofan some super-era cooking concepts, which can be regarded as opening his eyes, so he didn't completely follow the step-by-step path.
The current Zhang Xiaofan can't understand it, and it's no surprise that he can't even learn it at all.
"The belly of the fish goes into the sorghum."
Although Zhao Youqian was cooking at this time, he still had a little time to explain to Zhang Xiaofan.
After speaking, he stuffed the Yujing rice and some millet that had been soaked before into the fish belly, of course, not only these rice grains, astragalus, codonopsis, wolfberry, ginseng, red dates, but also sent into the fish belly.
All of a sudden, the belly of the fish, which was originally as flat as a sword, was stuffed to the brim, as if it was pregnant.
Seeing this, Zhao Youqian was quite a pity.
It would be nice if it was a later season, especially in autumn, if there is caviar, the flavor is even better.
Having already tried the quality of the meat, he can roughly guess that the roe is delicious, and if it can be combined with rice and other ingredients, it will be really superb.
Now, although it is a little less rich, the taste is still acceptable...
Using perilla leaves to plug the gap in the belly of the fish, Zhao Youqian found two thin slices of bamboo dustpans, put the two fish in them, and then sealed them with bamboo strips.
"Fish is fragile, if it is not easy to cook, you can wrap it with something, prevent direct contact with the pot and shape it to keep it intact, generally speaking, bamboo products are the best, and you can also bring some bamboo fragrance to the fish."
In fact, Zhao Youqian's approach is not a novelty, it is just a fish belly with rice, and a similar practice has been circulated in Yaozhou a long time ago.
The most important thing is actually the type of rice.
Yujing rice and millet are mixed, creating an effect like the yellow rice in the story, in fact, Hong Yi also has yellow rice in their world, but it is relatively rare, and he has to prepare for a scientific expedition recently, so Zhao Youqian did not trouble him.
Let him prepare for the exam with peace of mind, and by the way, he will also press the sale of spices, so as not to ship too many spices in Yujing City, and Hong Yi's own supply will not be easy to explain.
Stop selling for a while, Hong Yi is not short of money for the time being, and then consider continuing to sell spices after the scientific examination, and then he will be considered half an official master, and he can hire someone to act as an agent for this kind of thing.
So recently, Hong Yidu rarely came to Zhutian Restaurant, and only occasionally came to dine to relax, but Zhao Youqian came up with another way, and he had been preparing Yujing rice and millet soaked in water.
I didn't expect it to be used this time.
Putting the medicinal herbs together, it is considered a practice from the Northeast Xian people in Yaozhou, combined with a little ginseng chicken soup cooking ideas.
The meat itself is delicate and fatty, but it is a bit similar to chicken.
The water for soaking rice can not be wasted, when the two fish are put into the stew pot together with the dustpan, and the water for soaking rice is also put into it at the same time, this dish can not be put cooking wine, otherwise it will destroy the natural taste of the ingredients, and the cooking wine will be slightly sour after simmering for a long time.
Zhao Youqian only slightly put a few green onions, a dozen uncrushed whole white peppercorns, and then heated the stew pot over medium heat, then adjusted to low heat, and simmered for forty minutes.
It can be said that this is an excellent nourishing fish soup for vitality.
There are very few seasonings, and even after it comes out of the pot, it can be tasted with sesame oil and salt dish with only some sea salt and chopped sesame seeds.
Drinking is pure, unflavored fish soup is delicious, and it is also the method that can best bring out the original taste and effect of the fish.
Zhang Xiaofan naturally saw this technique, but what he didn't understand was that he did it like this, why did he put rice in it, wouldn't it have the same effect just by simmering the medicinal herbs together?
"You'll know once you've tasted it!"
Sensing the incomprehension in Zhang Xiaofan's eyes, Zhao Youqian did not give a direct answer, this kind of thing must be tasted in person to draw conclusions, why these things are put in the recipe, why do you do it.
"Prepare to see me do the third way!"
Zhao Youqian has always been quite resolute in cooking, even if Zhang Xiaofan hasn't understood the last dish, the last dish of fish has to be eaten.
After all, it takes at least 40 minutes to stew the yellow sorghum fish, so you can't wait and do nothing, right?
But at this time, Tanjiro and Youdouko, who had been suffering from a heat wave all over their bodies, finally woke up!
'Crackling! ’
It's as if there are firecrackers sounding one after another in the Heavenly Restaurant, and even Nu Liang Slippery and Tony, who is enjoying the smoked fish. Stark turned his gaze.
"Looks like it's working well!"
Zhao Youqian also cast a look, and then nodded silently.
Tanjiro, who had just come to his senses, hadn't come back to his senses yet, and when he looked at his sister next to him for the first time, he suddenly found that his sister seemed to have grown up a little...
"Brother, why do you seem to have gotten bigger?"
I didn't expect him to open his mouth just yet, but You Douzi had already pointed at him in surprise and exclaimed.
At this time, he realized that the clothes on his body had become significantly smaller at some point.
"Don't be surprised, it's just normal to make up for some of your losses..."
With a piece of smoked fish in his mouth, Tony answered next to him, and then his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Come here, let me see what has happened to you after your genes have made up for your vitality!"
So You Douzi, who hasn't been awake for a long time, has become a tool to draw blood in Tony's hands again...