Chapter 69: [Braised Lobster in Soup], [Beef Minced Bun]
Looking at the food in front of him, even Yang Cao couldn't help but sigh at its exquisiteness.
The bright red lobster is placed on the plate, but only the shrimp head, shrimp tail and two large pincers, and the body part is missing.
The white lobster meat is topped with a white lobster sauce and topped with an orange-red sauce, while a few broccoli flowers surround the plate, adding a touch of emerald green to the plate.
"It's Miss Erina."
"The appearance is exquisite, the fragrance is mellow, and the fragrance alone pries open my taste buds." The students lamented.
"That's what it is...... Nagikiri's strength? I finally saw it. Kohei thought excitedly.
"[Braised lobster in soup], a dish originating from the Fuzhou region, is the signature dish in Fujian cuisine, generally with chicken feet, old hen, tenderloin and other slow-fire boiled broth, slow-cooked lobster, so that the rich flavor of the broth can be fully integrated into the lobster.
But your modifications are very novel, for example, pasta, which was originally a staple dish, has become a side dish, and the soup stock does not use the traditional Chinese dashi, but the seafood dashi of the neon region.
Bonito fillet, squid legs, scallops...... It is used to match the flavor of the lobster back.
And the sauce ...... Tomatoes, white pepper, sugar, and even shrimp roe ......" Yang Cao's nose twitched slightly, explaining Erina's [stewed lobster in soup].
"Yes, Mr. Yang, according to the recipe you gave me, I found that the recipe is incomplete, or rather, very primitive, like ...... A dish that was developed on a whim by the local people a long time ago, and there are many ways to improve it.
I listened to your suggestion and specialized in French cuisine, so I chose the treatment of French cuisine, changing the soup dish of lobster meat soaked in rich broth to separate the soup from the lobster meat.
Then the category of the stock was changed to seafood stock, which could better compensate for and bring out the flavor of the lobster itself.
The sweet and sour tomato sauce I chose is the best partner with lobster, and I added shrimp yellow to enhance the flavor of lobster.
Combined with one of the essences of Italian cuisine, pasta is combined to complete this dish. Erina Nagi said.
"Well, yes, let's try it." Yang Cao nodded, and then gave the other students a look.
The students also picked up their forks, divided a little bit each, and began to taste it......
"Hmm~!"
"Hmm~"
"Uh-huh......"
The students closed their eyes and savored the delicious taste in their mouths.
"Perfect, really perfect."
"The lobster meat is stuffy, just stuck at the most perfect point, tender and refreshing."
"Between the flavor of the lobster meat and the soup stock, the sauce is a good bridge and blends ......"
"No, that's not right! Not fusion! It's ......"
"Devour, that's right! It's devouring! The flavour of lobster eats up the flavour of the seafood broth and allows it to be used for its own sake. ”
"It's just ......"
"Queen!"
The students closed their eyes and sighed that now they seemed to be in a splendid palace, and on the throne, a graceful and gorgeous beautiful queen sat on it, and they couldn't help but want to sacrifice their loyalty to the queen.
Yang Cao slowly opened his eyes and nodded with satisfaction.
"Qualified, then Erina, are you willing to become my disciple and become a member of the Yang family's disciples?" Yang Cao asked.
"I do!" Erina Nagi agreed without the slightest hesitation, as for whether her identity was embarrassing or not, she didn't care, in her eyes, the main Yang Cao was willing to recognize her and allow herself to follow him, even if she packed the entire far moon and gave it to Yang Cao.
As for the identity of the disciple, it is lower than Yang Cao's generation...... Who cares? Even in ancient times, it was not uncommon for disciples and masters to be combined!
"Hmm." Yang Cao nodded.
The students were still indulging in Erina's cooking, and Yang Cao wasn't in a hurry, anyway, the other people's cooking wasn't finished yet.
After a minute or two, the students came back to their senses, and Yang Cao began to explain: "Erina is not wrong, the recipe I gave her is the most original recipe of [Braised Lobster in Soup], which was developed by local residents back then, and after years of evolution, the recipe of this dish has changed amazingly."
But that's why I gave Erina this recipe.
For some reason, your creative ability is actually limited, and in this way, you intend to develop your creative ability slowly. Yang Cao explained.
"And this time, you did hand in a perfect answer, not starting from the quality of the ingredients, not from the quality of the seasonings and spices, but using what you have learned to completely develop a new dish." Yang Cao praised.
"Thank you, Mr. Yang." Erina Nagikiri bowed down and thanked her, she understood Yang Cao's intentions, and she also knew that her biggest shortcoming was her ability to innovate.
Speaking of which, Yang Cao took a special look at Misakuang, the "taste tracker", what he is best at is imitating other people's dishes and improving them slightly.
Sure enough, he also felt Yang Cao's gaze and unconsciously lowered his head.
Yang Cao smiled slightly, and did not point out immediately, this student's problem is a bit serious, not only the way of cooking, but also psychological and attitude problems, he plans to talk to him at the end of this class.
At this time, Shoko Kazuki also served her own food.
"Please taste it, [minced beef bun]."
Looking at the dishes similar to hamburgers on the plate, Yang Cao smelled the fragrance first as always, and then ......
I have to say that Shoko Kazuki is a bit cheating and tricky, and he didn't quite meet his requirements.
"[Meat Sandwich Bun], one of the traditional specialties in Shaanxi Province, China, has a long history and super high reputation in China, although there is no specific evidence, but now it is unanimously recognized that [Hamburg] is derived from the improvement of [Meat Sandwich Bun]." Marui Zenji analyzed.
That's right, the phrase "the world's cuisine, all out of China" is not just talking. Miyoko Hojo nodded in affirmation.
"And this dish ......" Everyone looked at the play in front of them, and felt the minced beef and pickled vegetables sandwiched between the two white dough cakes from the kang......
Some are too ordinary.
"Kamiki-san, it's not okay to play such a small move." Yang Cao pointed it out directly.
Hearing this, Shoko Kazuki lowered her head in some shame, in fact, when she brought this dish out, she had already expected the result.
But Yang Cao didn't blame her, originally Shoko Kazuki's talent was a little worse than the other ten masters, and her preparation time was not as sufficient as the other ten masters.
So......
"Kamiki-san, I'll give you another month to prepare a new dish, and I'll re-evaluate it then." Yang Cao said directly.
"Teacher Yang, I ......"
"I understand that your preparation time is not as adequate as that of other students, but to be honest, this dish of yours must be qualified in terms of taste, but the way of improvement, IMHO, is nondescript, except that the bread is changed to kang cakes, and the beef patty is processed with cured meat, how different is this from ordinary beef burgers?
My request for refinement is to see new ideas that you have identified in your cooking, rather than such a nondescript combination.
So after a month, I will re-examine your results, and if you still don't pass, you will continue the project until you pass. Yang Cao said.
"Yes, Mr. Yang, I know it's wrong." Shoko Kazuki lowered her head in some shame.
"Well, let's all try it now, after all, it was also made by Kazuki-san."
Hearing this, Shoko Kazuki looked at Yang Cao in some surprise, thinking that Yang Cao's criticism of her food was a failure, so she would not taste it again.
Yang Cao now ignored Shoko Kazuki's gaze and picked up a [Beef Minced Bun] and put it in his mouth.
Seeing this, the other students didn't want to interject, and followed Yang Cao to pick up the food.
"Hmm~"
"It's delicious!"
"Uh-huh! Let's not talk about Mr. Yang's criticism, there is nothing to say about the taste! ”
"Cinnamon, star anise, grass fruit, pepper, bay leaves...... Standard spice pairing. ”
Shoko Kazuki listened to the comments of the juniors, and her face became more and more surprised.
"Huh, what? Do you think you'll be counted down by the juniors? Seeing this, Yang Cao, who had finished eating, smiled.
"Yes...... Yes...... Teacher Yang, after all...... It's a failure,......," Shoko Kazuki said with her head down.
"Unlike ordinary bacon sauce, you don't use rock sugar, so you don't use sweetness, but use chili peppers, which stimulate the appetite of diners, and in the choice of sauce, you choose a sweet, sauced sauce made with yogurt and white wine, and pickles with cucumber slices marinated in vinegar.
Spicy, sour, and sweet complement each other well, so just in terms of taste, this dish is a success. Yang Cao affirmed the achievements of Shoko Kazuki.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Yang." Shoko Kazuki apologized in shame.
"You don't have to say sorry to me, you should say to yourself, to your food, that every dish served to your guests is carefully prepared by the chef who made it.
The perfunctory way of preparing the food is not only an insult to the guests, but also to the chef himself, and I hope you will remember that. Yang Cao taught Shoko Kamiki.
"Yes, Mr. Yang, I remember." Shoko Kazuki nodded earnestly.
Yang Cao also nodded, in fact, the problem of Shoko Kazuki is not difficult to solve, and this is also a common problem in the second year of Yuanyue, or even Dan Nian.
As they survived the most brutal elimination period of the first grade, the fiery spirit slowly cooled down, and many students began to waste their time, just learning with the attitude that they were lucky to graduate.
And in their hearts, there has always been a mountain of Ten Masters pressing on their heads, and when they reach the second grade, they are not students of Ten Masters, and the possibility of becoming Ten Masters can almost be ignored.
Therefore, perfunctory things are the norm, and the previous seminar is the most typical example.
After the teaching just now, Yang Cao believes that Shoko Kazuki's mentality will change and slowly regain her former enthusiasm.
As for the talent is a little worse, this has never been a problem in Yang Cao's opinion, not to mention that it is just a little bit worse, even if it is much worse, as long as Yang Cao thinks it is worth it, he will improve it for you in minutes.