Chapter 204: The Art of Bursting Flames
The fried dumplings made by the dumpling brothers in "The Little Master of China" are named because of their resemblance to flames.
Fire dumplings, also known as flame dumplings, are a traditional Han snack in Nantong, Jiangsu, and their production is relatively simple. Because it is required to use boiling water when making, and hot oil is used when frying, but the finished product is similar to dumplings, so it is called fire dumplings.
The method of making fire dumplings is basically the same as that of water dumplings, except that different water temperatures are used when mixing noodles, so two different doughs are formed.
Dumplings are cold water dough. Dumplings are hot water dough. The maturation method is also different, the former is boiled and the latter is fried, resulting in different flavors.
The characteristics of fire dumplings are: beautiful outside dishes, golden color, crispy outside, soft and glutinous inside, fresh and tender filling, rich in marinade, and delicious taste.
The filling of the dumplings is generally fresh meat, but it is also different according to the change of the season, such as when the leeks are on the market, you can put a small amount of minced leeks, which is crispy and fragrant in the mouth, which is unique.
In addition, it can also be wrapped with sweet fillings such as five-kernel bean paste, but it is not as popular as savory hot dumplings.
The above is all Chihuo's understanding of this kind of flame dumpling.
If it's just like this, it really can't fight against Li Ke.
Because Chihuo could see that the dish was so delicate that he couldn't even understand it was definitely a dish that was difficult to defeat easily.
God knows how powerful a dish will be if you have a super taste and you don't know how many times you have to taste it before you can complete the recipe.
Chihuo couldn't help but have doubts, if it weren't for the help of Yakan, would Li Ke really have a way to do it so meticulously?
But no matter what, this is the opponent that Chihuo will have to face.
"My flame dumplings, naturally, can't be ordinary flame dumplings. Just like Li Ke's teppanyaki grilled fish, it is not an ordinary teppanyaki grilled fish......" Chihuo said secretly in his heart.
He found that Li Ke actually came over to observe himself from time to time, but unfortunately he was mainly focused on observing the other party, resulting in the cooking here not really starting, so that the other party never saw any dry goods.
However, now that the time has come, it is time to start the full-scale cooking.
Because the preparations have been completed a long time ago, it is relatively easy to cook now.
He began the first step by pouring the flour into a bucket and pouring boiling water into it.
Originally, normal people here should use wooden sticks to quickly stir evenly into pieces, but this is not how Chihuo handles it.
He directly put his hand in, and he was not afraid of the heat at all, and stirred it directly with his hands.
The advantage of this is to make full use of the hand of the sun, so that the flour is filled with the flavor of the sun, and the more thorough stirring while maintaining the heat can make a high-quality dough that is far superior to normal dough.
In fact, getting the draft right and stirring quickly is the key to this step.
Generally, if you use a wooden stick to stir, in any case, it is separated by one layer, and the efficiency will be significantly reduced.
From the very beginning, Red Fire has unleashed the Flame Burst Cooking Technique, with no idea of using it as a key use.
Even if it's not manipulating flames, the Flame Cooking Technique has an excellent manipulation effect on heat and steam.
Therefore, the next step with this cooperation is the real key.
Because the blanched noodles need to be cooled by the heat, so that the dough can be kneaded evenly, but not too much to prevent strengthening.
Otherwise, the finished product will be crusted, the surface will be rough, cracked, and the quality of the finished product will be seriously affected.
How to dissipate heat is also a science, and Chihuo naturally has its own methods.
That is to directly manipulate the heat of the dough through the explosive cooking technique, so that they will disperse like this.
This is more advantageous than the conventional method of sprinkling cold water to dissipate heat.
Not only does it dissipate heat better, but it also keeps the dough in a better condition.
At the very least, its internal and external temperatures can be consistent, and the dough does not even have to be kneaded afterwards, and there will no longer be crust, rough surface, and cracking of the finished product.
At this time, directly knead the dough into strips, knead it directly into sections, and press it directly into a round skin with Tai Chi Qigong palms.
Generally speaking, in the process of making dumpling wrappers, normal people use a rolling pin.
But Chihuo never used a rolling pin, he always used these hands to solve all problems.
Tai Chi Qigong palm was raised by him to an incredible realm, which can be yin and yang, soft or rigid, and even yin and yang.
With a single palm, it directly emits a momentary shock force, and it can be pressed into the most suitable dough.
This is also the culinary bonus brought by strong strength, otherwise it would not be so easy.
On the other hand, when the cooking realm is raised to a certain stage, I am afraid that it will be able to be used in battles in the future.
All this only needs to make Chihuo understand the heart of a real super chef and understand the root of one law and ten thousand laws.
Well, it's still cooking, and Chihuo can't think about it.
He hurriedly wrapped the filling into the dough, folded it in half into a semicircle, and pinched out the pattern with his hands to form the raw blank of the fire dumplings.
In this way, the basic part has been fully completed.
Here's the real highlight!
Heat a pot over heat and pour in the vegetable oil. When the oil temperature rises to 80% hot, put the dumplings into it one by one and fry them.
Next, it's time to look at Chihuo's unique methods.
He still remembers that in the original plot, the younger brother of the dumpling brothers, Aru, held a torch, picked up a clay pot and poured it into his mouth, and when passers-by wondered, he sprayed the contents of his mouth into the torch, only to see the dumplings in the pot ignited a raging flame, and the flame swept away the excess water of the dumplings, so it tasted particularly crispy, and the "flame dumplings" were well received by diners.
Therefore, the whole flame dumpling can really be called a special cuisine at this step.
Otherwise, it won't be up to the level of a master chef.
And now, Chihuo wants to break through the ordinary level of special cuisine, so it will naturally be different.
With the previous Chihuo's exclusive methods, it is indeed still not enough, and the key is indeed at this step.
Whether it can reach the realm of "Lin" depends on whether the red fire will play abnormally.
I saw that Chihuo suddenly put his hand into the fire at the bottom of the pot, and then directly put his burning hands into the pot.
As the sparks splashed, the whole pot burned directly.
In this way, the previous preparation naturally came into play.
However, it turned out that the amount of oil used in the red fire was more than that used in ordinary fire dumplings, and he had brushed a layer of oil on the surface of the fire dumplings with a brush after putting them in the pot beforehand.
It's all for this time, for Chihuo's unique methods.
In the burning pot, Chihuo's hands began to dance.
In a technique similar to Tai Chi drawing circles, the flame in the pot is directly rolled, and it begins to rotate like a whirlpool.
Is this Tai Chi Qigong Palm? Or maybe it's a variant of Spiral Burst?
At this time, even Chihuo himself couldn't tell the difference, only that he was in a special state, and all the many skills he possessed broke through the barriers with each other and were completely integrated into a whole.
Under Fu Ling's heart, his hands shook, and the flames also shook, directly shaking off small sparks, manifesting strange characters one after another, and falling into the fire dumplings.
It was a sun rune, but I didn't expect Chihuo to accidentally realize this step and use it in this way in the process of cooking.
In this way, the last piece of the puzzle is complete.