Chapter 524: What is Western Food?
Chihuo didn't do it himself this time, and chose to tutor the new household.
"Hey, Red Fire, it's been two hours...... And after that? Xinhu Scarlet Shazi came out of the kitchen with a slight sweat on his head and said.
"After that, change to a low fire to skim out the impurities inside."
Chihuo pointed.
Xinhu Scarlet Shazi said: "I still need to say that I have already skimmed out the impurities." ”
"When you simmer slowly, impurities will continue to be generated, and you will have to filter out the impurities from time to time for the next three days." Chihuo said.
"Three days?" Shinto Scarlet exclaimed.
Erina Nagikiri on the side also said, "Three days is too long, right?" And I wanted to say before, why choose those rough, untreated bones and internal organs and use them directly for cooking? Otherwise, impurities will not be produced all the time......"
"No, this is the most important process of this dish, and it must be filtered out from time to time!" Chihuo said without pretense.
"Shall we take shifts, then?" Erina Nagikiri suggested.
Chihuo frowned and said, "It's better not, this dish is best done by one person, and I have to prepare another dish, and I also need your help." ”
Shinto Scarlet didn't want to make Erina Nagi do such a laborious thing because of the trouble she was looking for, so she immediately said, "Just leave it to me here!" Miss, go and prepare the rest with Chihuo! ”
Before leaving, Chihuo suddenly remembered something, and reminded Xinhu Scarlet: "By the way, if you feel that you can't hold on to something, think about what the origin of your cooking and medicinal diet is!" ”
When the two left together, Erina Nagikiri was still complaining about whether Chihuo was deliberately embarrassed for the new family......
"Don't worry, if it can be successful, this is also a rare opportunity for the little secretary!" Chihuo said.
Chihuo naturally didn't deliberately embarrass her, but taught her the recipe of "liver stewed porridge"!
Chihuo also began to try to point out others, which is a kind of summary of himself.
In the future, if you want to teach apprentices, as well as run your own shop, you need to teach the kitchen workers in simple terms.
And now Chihuo is going to start making this kind of attempt.
Unlike the casual teaching when I was in my sister's world, this kind of teaching is more formal now.
"Opportunity? What chances? Erina Nagi wondered.
"If you can succeed, the little secretary will surprise you!" Chihuo laughed.
The "liver stewed porridge" he taught to Xinhu Scarlet Shazi is a bowl of porridge made for Qiulan, the granddaughter of the elders of the Guangzhou Chef Federation, in "The Little Master of China", in which the little master Liu Yuexing was framed by a French celebrity chef and became an arsonist who burned down the Yangquan Restaurant.
Qiu Lanfu showed willfulness and ruthlessness as soon as she appeared, because Qiu Lan had severe anorexia, and the Great Elder would ask all the chefs who made mistakes to cook for Qiu Lan once before being executed, and as long as they could satisfy her, their sentences could be reduced......
But in fact, even if it is a Manchu and Han banquet, the answer she gets here in Qiulan can only be "unpalatable", even if she knows that the chef will be executed because of her bad reviews in the future, she still goes her own way.
The little master Liu Pleiades was because he found Qiulan's cuffs, which accidentally exposed his skin, which looked loose and aging, and judged that Qiulan was because he had eaten too many delicacies from the mountains and seas, but because of this, he was in poor physical condition, and he regained Qiulan's appetite with a bowl of "liver stewed porridge".
Although it was just a bowl of porridge, it took three days and three nights to make the soup base, and it was clear that coarse bones, chicken liver, pork liver and other ingredients that were prone to impurities were used, but it was as clear as water...... Because during the three days, you must constantly get rid of the impurities!
This "liver stewed porridge" is not easy to make, and it is not something that ordinary chefs can make.
Without the level of a Grand Chef, it is really difficult to finish.
And Chihuo is challenging this limit, so that the new households who can't meet the standard can at least make a semi-finished product.
If she succeeds, she will not become a special chef directly, but she can definitely go further.
After all, the characteristics of this dish are not only the large level span, but also the fact that it takes three days and three nights to continuously clear the soup base, which is a great test of concentration and the chef's faith, which means that if the chef's "concentration" is enough, it is entirely possible to use this as an opportunity to condense the "heart of cooking"!
You must know that three consecutive days and three nights of skimming impurities is not only a test of concentration, but also a process of sharpening concentration!
At the same time, I understood the origin of the medicinal diet, and I wanted to use the food to help the patient's heart no matter what, which would be the best weapon for Shinto Scarlet to persevere, but Chihuo's belief was not suitable for such sharpening, so the opportunity was given to Shinto Scarlet.
"What are we going to do now?" Erina Nagikiri wondered.
"Another dish that goes well, it's too late to start preparing tomorrow night, and now we're going to do ...... Think of my semi-finals! Chihuo said.
Erina Nagikiri's face turned red, and then she remembered that Chihuo still had a game on the weekend, but she was pulled out by herself.
Although, in principle, the top ten can't directly help the contestants in the autumn selection competition, but since Chihuo delayed the precious pre-competition preparation time for her, it is also appropriate to provide some indirect help within the scope of the rules!
"How? Western main dishes are not your strongest point, but they are not too difficult, right? Erina Nagi said.
"It's not that it's difficult, it's ...... What kind of cuisine to choose is still undecided! Chihuo said helplessly.
"Huh? Haven't decided on a general classification all day? Erina Nagikiri said in amazement.
"In general...... It's not meat or seafood! Chihuo sighed.
“…… It's not up to you, it's the title that calls for it. Erina Nagi said helplessly.
"In short, it is a dish with meat or seafood as the main ingredient, and it can be used as the main meal in a Western-style banquet alone...... It's still relatively broad! Chihuo expressed his understanding of the topic.
"You should know what 'Western food' means, right?" Erina Nagikiri said suddenly.
Chihuo was stunned, and immediately reacted, Erina Nagikiri must be hinting at something!
"Of course, Western food in a broad sense should refer to European and American cuisines that originated in Italian cuisine and are now represented by French cuisine......" Chihuo replied after thinking for a moment.
"Then you should understand that the west does not represent the West, right?" Erina Nagi said with a sense of urgency.
"'West' doesn't mean 'Western'......" Akafi muttered Erina Nagikiri's words.
However, Erina Nagikiri refused to say anything more.
Chihuo stayed where he was and said to himself: "That's right, if it's 'Western' in the pure direction, Chinese cuisine, Southeast Asian cuisine, Mediterranean cuisine...... For the island nation, it is also to the west! However, the "west" of "Western food" does not refer to the direction alone, but refers to the cuisine of European cuisine...... Wait, is this different from what I said earlier? ”
Chihuo couldn't help but get entangled, Erina Nagikiri wouldn't say that for no reason, she must be trying to hint at something!
European, Western......
"When it comes to European cuisine, Italian and French cuisines are the most famous, but Spanish and Russian cuisines are ...... Wait a minute! Did she mean ......"
Red fire suddenly had a flash of inspiration, European cuisine is not an independent existence, and the food culture of many European countries has also been influenced by Mediterranean and Russian cuisine.
Although the majority of the population of Russia is in Europe, the cuisine is heavy on greasy and sour, sweet, salty, and spicy, and cannot be treated with European cuisine.
"Erina Nagikiri's meaning is not to make me enlarge my thinking, but to lock in 'Western food' more 'accurately'! In other words, in terms of taste, it is also more inclined to set off the original flavor of the ingredients themselves! Chihuo thought thoughtfully, "The most suitable way to bring out the original flavor of the cooking should be stewed, grilled, and steamed, so that the goal is smaller!" ”
According to the "unspoken rules" of the distant moon, as long as the "Western food" of the topic is satisfied, that is, "meat or aquatic products are the main ingredients", "can independently assume the position of the main dish in the banquet", and "stewed, steamed, and grilled cooking with spices as a foil to the original flavor", any cooking can be regarded as satisfying the topic......
"Meat, fish, stew, steam, grilled ......"
"And the side dishes! The side dish part of Western food is also very important......"
"By the way, while ensuring that the dish can take the position of the main dish in the banquet independently, it is also necessary to have a dish that can impact the judges with the first bite......"
The last two are the potential limitations that Chihuo thinks of when he recalls the original plot!
Chihuo's goal became more and more concrete, and he finally had an eyebrow......