Chapter 018: A Long Way to Go

In addition to the unknown dream, the biggest gain is a large number of ingredients. According to the snake, there is a fairy mountain at the bottom of the Jinjiang River, and most of the postmodern species are conceived by spiritual power, and most of them have atavistic phenomena. Close to the ancestors, not polluted by the later environment, the natural meat is more pure and tender, and it is best to use it as an ingredient.

The first time I tried it, I had this treatment, and there was no one except Zhantao. No, he went to the supermarket early in the morning to buy sauces and side dishes, this was his first time cooking, and the preparation had to be done thoroughly. Treat all the first time in life should be cautious, after all, there is no chance to start over, the first dish Zhan Tao plans to engage in sweet and sour fish. It's true that sweet and sour fish is only a home-cooked dish, and it's a little inferior to the ingredients themselves, but given the lack of experience, it's not to be too ambitious.

Usually the brother and sister stay at home, and most of the time they eat more casually, and they don't even get soy sauce, vinegar, and garlic, so there are really a lot of things to buy on this trip. To make sweet and sour fish, green onion ginger, shredded bamboo shoots, and pepper are seasoning necessities, and by the way, there is also flour, whether the flour paste is good or not, and whether the feeling of yogurt can be pasted directly determines the taste of sweet and sour fish.

Since he decided to develop into food, Zhan Tao has been studying various cuisines every day, looking for commonalities in the differences, not to mention, he was really found. Guangdong, Sichuan, Shandong, Huai, Zhejiang, Fujian, Hunan and Hui eight cuisines, although the characteristics of the practice are not the same, but all of them have extremely high requirements for the heat. It can be said that even if the ingredients are the same, as long as there is a difference in the heat control, they are two completely different dishes.

There is a frying process for making sweet and sour fish, and frying can reflect the cooking skills of the chef, and then see the level of cooking skills. Choosing this dish is also a test of your own culinary talent. After buying all the sauces and side dishes, go home and start preparing for the main dish. Roughly divided into three steps, first cut a knife on the fish, salt, pepper, and marinate for ten minutes. Second, cut the bamboo shoots, green onions and ginger. Finally, the flour is made into a paste, which is a delicate task that requires patience.

Zhan Tao thought while pasteing, this cooking is the same as cultivating the Tao, you have to calm down, everything can't be done overnight, stir with a spoon according to the rhythm, so that the noodle soup is evenly viscous, eh, this is very comfortable. Officially start work, remove the scales and belly of the fish, wash it, sprinkle a little salt, then add oil to the pot and burn it until it is hot, pat the fish belly of the cornstarch face down, fry it in the pot until it is golden brown, and set the shape to take it out.

Reserve the oil for frying the fish, fry the shredded peppers, carrots and onions in the pot slightly, take out the dry oil, add ginger and garlic, fry slightly, then add sugar, white vinegar and water, and cook until the sugar is completely melted. Finally, pour the prepared sweet and sour sauce over the yellow croaker. Wipe your hands on the plate, it's done, let's not talk about the taste, just the appearance of this sweet and sour fish is very good, the soup is sticky and the meat is white and tender, which makes people very appetizing.

"I really want to eat it, too. Mu Xiaozhi said greedily on the dining table.

"Don't think about it, this fish is full of spiritual power, and we mortals can't bear it. Zhan Tao carried a bag, "But I bought yellow croaker, this can be eaten." ”

"Brother, hurry up!" Mu Xiaozhi urged hard, Zhan Tao didn't move, and wanted to let the snake try the taste first, the new driver was not skilled on the road, so he was more concerned about the evaluation of passengers.

The child-like snake is sitting in a precarious position, looking like an obedient elementary school student in a private school, it has not many opportunities to go to the table, and it is not suitable for human eating habits.

The action of using chopsticks is a little clumsy, and the clip is dropped a few times, and Zhan Tao is upset when he looks at it on the side, so he kindly helps it pick out the meat piece by piece. When you suck it into your mouth, the tender and juicy fish melts in your mouth, and the sweet and sour taste is really endless. The essence of sweet and sour fish is all in the soup, and the juice is divided into the meat, which can bring the ultimate taste of sweet and sour contradictions to the taste buds.

The snake was tired of stretching its chopsticks, and its mouth kept making a chirping sound, and the plate was half empty in a few blinks, and the speed of the wind and clouds made the onlookers look dumbfounded. Regarding the exaggerated acting skills of the snake, Mu Xiaozhi was slightly skeptical, "Is it so delicious?"

How could the snake have time to respond to her, probably thinking that the clip was too troublesome, it simply poured half a plate into its mouth, its cheeks bulging, and while it chewed, there was a red light flashing on both sides of the apple muscle. The soul is full of spiritual power, and it is very good for monsters to eat into their stomachs. Don't look at this small plate, the top ten years of practice. After eating, the snake roared on its back, its voice was as tender as a baby's cry, and the sound waves blew out a burst of phantom, and the brother and sister hurriedly covered their ears to avoid harm.

"Brother, my stomach is screaming, you can go and cook quickly. Mu Xiaozhi swallowed.

Zhan Tao was indeed made by the snake to have an appetite, he put on his pocket and returned to the kitchen, the demon has eaten well, and the person has not eaten yet. On the side of the snake, after eating the fish, it gains a lot, but it needs time to digest and turn the spiritual power into its own use. At six o'clock, the meal was delayed, because it was far away from the frugal days of the past, Zhan Tao did not hesitate to make a full table.

"I'm moving. Mu Xiaozhi clapped his hands and raised his chopsticks to the leek.

A chopstick leek was put in his mouth, and he only stayed for less than half a second, and then he was spit out, Mu Xiaozhi frowned and said, "Brother, how much salt did you put in it, it's so salty!"

"Wouldn't it?" Zhan Tao tried it in disbelief, and sure enough, he took two mouthfuls.

"Try something else. Zhan Tao said nervously.

Mu Xiaozhi patiently tasted a few dishes, either there was too much salt and soy sauce, which was very salty and salty, or it was too burnt and bitter, anyway, all of them were unpalatable.

"Brother, your culinary talent is really terrible. Mu Xiaozhi was desperate, put down his chopsticks and concluded.

What about the sweet and sour fish? This dish is not too bad, right? The snake jumped out and said honestly, "It's not delicious, I eat it all to see the face of the fish." ”

Zhan Tao didn't believe in evil, and it just so happened that there was still some soup left on the plate of sweet and sour fish, so he wiped some with chopsticks and put it in his mouth. There was silence for three seconds, well, a little sweeter, but other than that, it was acceptable. It seems that there is still a long way to go to become a culinary master.

Mu Xiaozhi was afraid that Zhan Tao would be discouraged, so he comforted him, "Didn't you come back with a lot of ingredients last time, brother, you take it to practice casually, and grind the iron pestle into a needle, you will definitely succeed!"

This word is a bit evil, Zhan Tao flicked his chopsticks irritably, "Let's go, go down to the restaurant!"

The fulfilling summer vacation is advancing rapidly in the culinary refinement, and as soon as two months pass, it is the day of school again. Zhan Tao could see Xidan University beckoning to him in his dreams, and the beautiful picture flashed by, and it was the little sister pear blossom with rain who was refilled.

He realized that they had been together for eighteen years, and this time they were really going to separate.