Chapter 221: Crab Encrusted Orange
After coming to the kitchen, the cook had already prepared according to Song Yao's instructions.
The noodles only need to be cooked in the pan and then the final step of splashing the oil is done.
The ingredients needed for the lotus root clamp are also prepared, such as minced green onions and ginger, beaten eggs, and minced meat in a bowl, and the lotus root clamp has been peeled and cut.
"You get rid of these crabs first." Song Yao instructed: "The big one is steamed, the small one is spicy crab, and then pick some fatter ones for me, and I will make new dishes later." ”
The cook immediately began to process the crabs, and Song Yao began to stir the meat filling.
Add the minced green onion and ginger to the meat filling, add edible salt and pepper, add the cornstarch produced at home, then add the egg mixture, then add water in stages, stir in a clockwise direction to make the meat filling sticky, and then put it aside and wait for the flavor.
In addition to the control of the oil temperature, the slurry is also very important.
Song Yao took some dry flour, glutinous rice flour and a small amount of baking soda, added water and stirred well, and made a batter.
Put the meat filling in the middle of the lotus root, then clamp the lotus root tightly, wrap it in batter, and then fry it in the oil pan.
"There are a lot of lotus roots sent today, you can make more, and the rest will be fried in the pot tomorrow, and it tastes good." Song Yao said a word to a few cooks, and saw that Haiyan was making lotus root clips very seriously, so she smiled and said: "When Haiyan goes back, she will also bring some, today is to practice, and there will be one more dish at home in the future." ”
"When I was a child, I didn't go to the pond to dig lotus roots, and those who looked good sold were sold for oil and salt, and those who couldn't be sold were eaten at home, which was boiled in pure water, and sprinkled with a little salt was seasoning. Following his wife, the conditions at home are better, but I haven't eaten lotus root for a while, and I really can't forget the previous taste. Now it's okay, learn a new way, and your family will like it. Haiyan laughed.
"There are many benefits of lotus root, nourishing the spleen and stomach, nourishing the kidneys and liver, nourishing the marrow and benefiting the blood, no matter what age people are suitable for eating. However, lotus root has the effect of invigorating blood and removing blood stasis, but it is better not to eat it for women who are menstruating or who have just given birth. "Song Yao popularized nutrition knowledge for everyone, so as not to suffer in this regard in the future.
Haiyan and the others are busy remembering in their hearts, what Mrs. said will not be wrong, and they will pay attention to it in the future.
While speaking, Song Yao had already put a few lotus root clips into the oil pot.
The lotus root clip can not be put more at a time, it is easy to stick and scatter, and it is slowly fried in batches over medium-low heat, and it can be fried until it is golden on both sides.
Because the lotus root is coated with starch, it will inhale a lot of oil, not to mention unhealthy, it will also affect the taste, so Song Yao put the lotus root clip on the cut steamed bread noodles to absorb oil.
No way, there is no blotting paper here, so you can only use this method.
The lotus root clamp plate does not need to be too complicated, the golden lotus root clip is dotted with a few green leaves.
"In fact, there are many ways to make lotus root, it doesn't matter if you don't know how to do it, cut it into cubes when making soup and put it in it, or put some lotus root slices when cooking, it tastes good and is nutritious." Song Yao has the intention to teach Haiyan a few specialty dishes, but many of them are recipes for restaurants, so I will mention them like this.
"Can lotus root slices be added to other dishes?" Haiyan asked subconsciously, she really hadn't eaten that much.
Song Yao chuckled: "Naturally, you can, but there are also a little taboos." It is best not to use an iron pot to make lotus root slices, otherwise the made lotus root will turn black and affect appetite. It can't be made with soybeans, radishes, and pork liver, and people with spleen and stomach deficiency are not suitable for eating raw lotus root. ”
Song Yao didn't explain why she couldn't eat like this, so she simply said that it would be good for everyone to pay attention.
In fact, except for people with a weak spleen and stomach and a bad stomach, it is not suitable to eat raw lotus root, and other foods will not bring any adverse consequences, but it will affect the absorption of iron, which is also the reason why Song Yao can't explain it.
"Send the lotus root clip to the young master first, let the two of them eat less, and there will be a main dish later." Song Yao only loaded six lotus root clips, so as not to let Song Yuanbao and Yinzi eat enough and not be able to eat other delicacies.
Originally, she wanted to make oily noodles, but there were crabs, so Song Yao planned to make seafood-flavored hot and sour noodles.
Crabs are cold, and eating some spicy flavor can be combined, so as not to make your stomach upset.
The crab had already been partially cleaned up, and Song Yao handed over the matter of frying the lotus root to the cook and Haiyan, which was not difficult.
Eat male crab in October, the nutritional content of crab paste is extremely high, rich in protein, fat, phospholipids, vitamins and other trace elements needed by the human body.
Song Yao plans to cook two dishes related to crabs today, one is crab inlaid with orange, and the other is crab paste pine nut rice.
"Pick some big ones to steam, and small ones to make spicy crabs." After Song Yao finished speaking, she called a little girl to help her and prepared to make two new dishes.
Crab paste pine nut rice, you need to steam the whole crab first, so Song Yao made crab inlaid orange first.
Cut off the top of the top quarter of the orange and scoop out the flesh of the orange, leaving a small amount.
Cut the pork fat meat into cubes after boiling water, cut the water chestnuts into cubes after peeling them for later use, and appropriate amount of minced ginger.
Put the crab paste meat, diced meat, and water chestnuts in a container, add egg liquid, minced ginger, pepper, refined salt, cooking wine, etc., mix well, put them into the shell of the oranges, cover them with orange peels, and steam them for half an hour before eating.
Song Yao was only responsible for the previous steps, and the matter of loading the crab paste meat was handed over to the little girl.
"Ma'am, the crab is already steamed." A fire-burning girl hurriedly spoke.
"Take it out of the pot and cool it, be careful not to burn your hands." Song Yao is preparing the soup for boiling noodles, and the soup boiled with crab legs is delicious, and it is one of Song Yao's favorite soup bases.
After Song Yao made the soup base, she began to prepare to make crab paste pine nut rice.
For such a job as cutting crabs, Song Yao only needs to give an order.
Mix the crab meat removed from the steamed crab with rice and cooked pine nuts, then fill it back into the crab cap, and finally spread the crab paste.
As for artificial crab roe, Song Yao didn't plan to do it, it took too much time, and her baby son couldn't wait at all, so she should fill the Five Organs Temple first.
When Song Yao's two dishes are out of the pot, the steamed crab and spicy crab have also been prepared, and the cooks will pick the good ones and send them to the table for the master, and the rest can be eaten as you like, and this kind of treatment is only available to the Song family.
When she came back from buying a chef, Song Yao once said that as a good cook, you must know how to taste, learn from each other, and find out each other's shortcomings.
Therefore, the subordinates in the Song family's kitchen eat about the same as the master, unless it is something that is particularly expensive and difficult to buy, Song Yao will not be stingy.
Especially for seafood that can't be stored, the tone is thrown away at the end, so it's better to let everyone feast.
The noodles have already been cut and set aside, and the soup base has been boiled to the heat, and it will be too late to get off the pot after half a pillar of incense, lest the noodles will be lumped after the masters have eaten the crabs.
"Wow! There were crabs to eat. When Song Yuanbao saw the crab, his eyes immediately lit up.
Crabs are not easy to fight, even if the Song family has a good relationship with the fishermen, they can only eat a few more times than others, and they can't be bought if they want to.
Song Yuanbao likes to eat seafood, especially crabs, which is probably related to the fact that the seafood he first ate was crabs.
"Don't be greedy, be careful that your stomach hurts." Song Yao admonished.
"Don't worry, your son is measured." Song Yuanbao patted his chest and said with a straight face.
Glancing at Song Yuanbao, Song Yao was too lazy to expose this snack goods, so she stared at it more.
Picking up a crab with crab paste and pine nut rice, Song Yao scooped out the food inside with a spoon and tasted it slowly.
The few times there were crabs before, Song Yao used the simplest method to steam or make them spicy, but she hadn't eaten other flavors for a long time.
Song Yuanbao did the same, and did not forget to let the silver eat more.
Haiyan was somewhat restrained, embarrassed to gnaw on the crab, so she also learned Song Yao's way of eating and ate one.
Crabs are rare, so Song Yuanbao no longer eats lotus root slices, and wants to eat them again after eating one of everything, but he is uncomfortable with Song Yao's gaze, so he has to discuss: "Mother, I finally ate a crab once, and I'll eat another one, okay?" ”
Looking at her son's pitiful eyes, Song Yao nodded and said, "The last one, if you are greedy, you are not allowed to eat crabs in the future." ”
"Mother's best mother." Song Yuanbao threw a flying kiss without hesitation, but hesitated which flavor of crab to eat.
In the end, Song Yuanbao took a crab inlaid orange, chewed it and ate it slowly, this novel way of eating he preferred.
There is the deliciousness of crabs, the fragrance of fruits, and the water chestnuts he likes to eat, even if he gives him all the plates on the table, Song Yuanbao can eat it.
The silver was very conscious, and after eating a little bit of everything, he turned to eat lotus root clips.
The crab would have a stomachache if he ate too much, and he would rather eat less than drink the bitter decoction.
The kitchen brought seafood-flavored hot and sour noodles, and Song Yuanbao and Yinzi ate some more, and then went out to digest the food with their round stomachs.
Haiyan still has to go home, after eating, Song Yao asked her to pack some lotus roots to take back, and let the Hai family try it, and by the way, she also gave Haiyan a set of silver-headed noodles, as well as two red satins suitable for wedding dresses, but she couldn't lose it.
Now that the Hai family is responsible for delivery, Song Yao has equipped them with a carriage, and Haiyan is just taking the return car back, so there is no need to worry about safety.
Seeing that Song Yao was fine, Haiyan didn't ask about the Lin family, so as not to upset the owner.
But the people didn't come back until the city gate was locked, so Song Yao asked the kitchen to bring up the dishes left before.
After seeing the crab, Keren was also very happy, she was the person who loved to eat crabs the most except for Song Yuanbao.
After tasting the two new dishes made by Song Yao, the eyes of the people were shining: "Madam, if these two dishes are launched in the restaurant, they will definitely be very popular, and the price can be higher if you can occasionally catch crabs now." ”
Crab inlaid with orange and crab paste pine nut rice not only tastes good, but most importantly, it does not lose the fresh aroma of crabs, but also saves the embarrassment of crabs, which is very suitable for those guests who hold their own identity.
And innovative dishes are too important for restaurants.
"These two dishes are not difficult to make, and if you want to sell them at a good price, it is also because the price of crabs is expensive, and it has nothing to do with craftsmanship." Song Yao didn't have such an optimistic view.
Simple dishes are easy to imitate, and it won't be long before a new dish is launched at the restaurant.
If it weren't for the restaurant's seasoning being Song Yao's unique secret recipe, I'm afraid that business wouldn't be so prosperous.
Of course, the restaurant will launch new dishes every half a month, which is one of the reasons for attracting customers.
"It's all the same thing, it's good to be able to earn money."
But the man is very sure of the way:
"Now the guests who can come to our restaurant to dine are all heads and faces, and they are interested in the dishes of the restaurant, but many times for the sake of noodles, only choose the expensive ones and not the right ones, which is a common problem of rich people. What's more, if those restaurants want to do it, they have to buy crabs. ”