After Dong Xiaowan said the hint that Ivan wanted, Ivan has been thinking about a question, what should the chicken do?

It's really a hard question.

The reason why it is difficult is not that chickens are not easy to do, but that there are too many chicken practices.

In Chinese cuisine, there are many ways to prepare fish, and there are at least hundreds of different ways to make it on the table, so it is easy to make a whole fish feast.

But compared to the variety of cooking methods, chicken is not only no less than fish, but much more, and there are at least hundreds of ways to make it on the table.

Therefore, the difficulty of making chickens lies in innovation.

With so many recipes, it's a bit difficult to create new ones, and it's even harder to innovate a delicious chicken.

That's what Ivan is having trouble with now.

Of course, Ivan is not completely clueless about the innovation of making chickens.

At the very least, what he wants now is an innovative approach that conforms to the characteristics of Cantonese cuisine, and it must pay attention to light and original flavor, so the practice of Sichuan cuisine and Hunan cuisine with heavy ingredients is first excluded.

Ivan's thinking suddenly focused on the characteristics of Cantonese cuisine.

The materials are abundant, the selection of materials is fine, the skills are excellent, clear but not light, fresh but not vulgar, tender but not raw, oily but not greasy.

This is the most elaborate feature of Cantonese cuisine.

In terms of cooking techniques, there are not too many restrictions, whether it is steamed, boiled, baked, or stewed...... It's just that it's very particular about the heat.

So how exactly should it be done?

Ivan couldn't help but think of several famous and distinctive chickens in Cantonese cuisine: Wenchang chicken, white-cut chicken, rose soy sauce chicken, salt-baked chicken, mud-baked chicken, pork belly wrapped chicken......

He found that among these famous chickens, basically none of them were fried.

Why is that?

Stir-fried chicken can't get on the counter?

Or is it difficult for fried chicken to become a classic?

Ivan had to think about it.

Because of this competition, the total time is only two hours, and it is impossible for him to use a cooking method that takes too long, such as a stewing method that takes at least four or five or even more than ten hours, and Ivan will not consider it at all.

As a result, the cooking methods he can choose are steaming, stir-frying, and simmering in a relatively short time.

Or rather, a combination of several ways.

So how do you combine that?

Ivan first gave up the idea of steaming.

Although steaming is the most common method used to preserve the original flavor in Cantonese cuisine, it is not very suitable for making chicken.

Even in the major cuisines of the country, there are not many steamed chickens, and the most famous is YN's steamed chicken.

However, the method of steaming pot chicken not only requires special utensils, but also takes nearly four hours.

Ivan's mind seemed to be getting clearer.

He focused his approach on the combination of stir-frying and stewing.

So how, exactly?

"Xiao Wan, do you like to eat meat or drink soup when eating chicken?"

"Liked both, preferred a little soup. ”

"Mizhi, what about you?"

"Let's eat the chicken first, then the soup. ”

There are still two different answers, which may be related to the different needs of men and women.

Ivan pondered again.

Regarding making chickens, he still did a certain amount of homework, and he needed to sort out what he had mastered, and then form a clear idea.

It's really particular about making chickens.

In terms of type, chickens are divided into young chickens, roosters (steers), and hens, among which, young chickens and roosters are more suitable for stir-frying, while old hens are more suitable for stewing soup.

In terms of variety, there are many types of chickens, at least more than 100 common varieties, among which there are more famous and common in Guangdong Province, including three yellow chickens, Qingyuan chickens, Wenchang chickens, Luhua chickens, black chickens, etc.

Because of the different breeds, the meat quality of the chicken will be different.

Because of the different types, the meat quality of the chicken is also different.

In order for Ivan to make a delicious chicken, he had to choose the right breed and type, and then devise a targeted approach.

This really made Ivan a little big.

Because it was designed for competition, Ivan could only cook for two hours, and he really didn't have much choice.

In the selection of chickens, old hens that need to be stewed for a long time for more than one year must be excluded.

Roosters must also be excluded.

The rooster not only has little meat, but also has a strong smell, and it is rarely chosen among high-end delicious chickens.

As a result, he can only choose chickens with more tender meat.

The so-called chicks, mainly refers to the little hens that have not yet begun to lay eggs and the little roosters that have not yet crowed, if it is a batch feed feeding, the chicks only need to be 4-6 months old, and if they are fed normally, they will not exceed one year at most.

In terms of chicken breed selection, he can only choose Qingyuan chicken or Wenchang chicken, which have more fresh and sweet meat.

But in terms of cooking methods, Ivan was stumped again.

There are only two hours of cooking time, is it steaming, is it roasting, is it stewing, is it stir-frying?

Whole or chopped?

He was completely clueless.

It's hard to be a chicken.

It's harder to make delicious chicken.

It's even harder to make delicious and innovative chicken.

No matter how difficult it was, Ivan had to keep his train of thought going.

However, in order to relax himself, he first sandwiched a few pieces of Farewell My Concubine's chicken into his mouth and tasted it carefully.

While eating, he began to think about a question, why did Farewell My Concubine use turtles and chickens to cook together?

Honestly, it's not an ideal match.

Turtle meat has the delicacy of five kinds of meat: chicken, deer, beef, sheep and pig, so it is known as "gourmet five-flavor meat".

Turtle meat is not only delicious, high in protein and low in fat, but also contains a variety of vitamins and trace elements of the nourishing treasures, can enhance the body's ability to resist disease and regulate the body's endocrine function, but also improve the quality of breast milk, enhance the baby's immunity and intelligence of the tonic products.

In China's long ago, there was a record that "soft-shelled turtle can make up for tuberculosis wounds, aphrodisiac qi, and greatly replenish the deficiency of yin", which has been regarded as a nourishing nutritional health product since ancient times.

But there is a little bit of a problem with the combination of turtle meat and chicken.

The reason is that turtle meat is mainly used to replenish yang deficiency, while chicken meat is mainly used to supplement yin deficiency, and the two are matched together, although there is not much problem, but it will still cause some small problems, such as carbuncles.

Furuncles are a kind of infection of purulent hair follicles and deep surrounding tissues of hair follicles, and the infection and inflammation of multiple adjacent hair follicles are called carbuncles.

Therefore, if you want to go well with soft-shelled turtle meat and chicken, it is best to use special cooking techniques and add appropriate Chinese herbs to blend them.

But in fact, this flavor overlord Farewell My Concubine did not use other effective Chinese medicinal materials except tangerine peel.

This dish, from the perspective of health preservation, is actually a failure!

Ivan couldn't help but come to such a conclusion.

If the turtle and the pigeon are matched, they complement each other.

Another thought came to me.

Ivan remembered that when turtle meat and pigeon meat are cooked together, they can nourish the kidneys, nourish the skin, moisturize the skin, and nourish the skin, which is very in line with the logic of health preservation.

That's right!

Why make chickens?