There are two ways to cook Cao Cao chicken, one way to eat it dry and the other way to eat it braised. The old man used the second way. Lao Hu and Bai Doufu caught a chicken in the yard according to the old man's request. They bought it.
That chicken is not up to standard.
Li He started to kill the chicken. Compared with Lao Hu and Bai Tofu, Li He killed the chicken much more neatly. He killed the chicken and trimmed the feathers, made a small opening under the wings, took out the internal organs, pulled out the intestines from the anus, and cut off half of the chicken.
Put the feet and wing tips into warm boiled water to remove blood stains, or wash the chicken body inside and out with warm boiled water and pat dry.
Because he was afraid of the fishy smell, Li He followed the old man's instructions to marinate it with salt, monosodium glutamate, and rice wine, and stuffed the chicken belly with lotus leaves. Next, the old man opened a jar, and a strong smell of spices filled the air.
, this is the brine used to make Cao Cao chicken in the past, commonly known as old soup. If preserved properly, the older the soup is, the better.
Then the old man cleaned up the chicken and arranged it in a shape. Spread the sugar all over the chicken evenly, put peanut oil in the pot and heat it until it is 80% hot, then fry the chicken until golden brown and translucent, take it out.
Then put the fried chicken neatly into the pot, add old soup, water, ginger, herbs, soy sauce, salt, and simmer over low heat. After doing all this, the old man did not feel tired at all. Everyone was thinking, this
The old man is in really good health.
Before doing it, the program team asked if they wanted to keep it a secret and cut this part out. The old man waved his hand and said no. In his opinion, if he could just watch it for a while, he would not be able to live up to the title of Royal Chef.
"We still have to wait, you might as well chat with me, an old man." the old man said.
"Okay, that's what I asked for." Li He agreed.
The old man instructed Chef Lin: "Go, bring out my good tea and make it. You can sit down."
A few people were seated. The old man didn't know that Li Hyuk was a star. He was very approachable and chatted like an elder and a junior. Of course, even if he knew, the old man wouldn't care. Even if you have tens of millions of fans, it doesn't matter. In the eyes of the old man,
He was just a diner. After all, the old man used to be the chef for state banquets. On such occasions, all the dignitaries from various countries came and went. A small star didn't mean anything.
Seeing that the old man was obviously more interested in Li He and basically talked to Li He, Lao Hu and Bai Doufu had no choice but to chat with Chef Lin. Of course Chef Lin knew the identities of the three Li He, and his daughter was still a fan of Li He.
, the room is covered with photo posters of Lu Na Lee Hyuk.
Taking advantage of this time, the old man had a good chat with Li He: "You look a lot like an old friend of mine."
"Really? Then he must be a handsome guy." Li He smiled.
The old man nodded with a smile and said: "You are right, he is indeed a handsome guy, but it happened a long time ago, so long ago that I can't even remember it."
It seemed that the old man was going to tell an old story, and Li He said that he was all ears.
The old man’s name was Liang Zhiyuan. He was born in 1924. At that time, his family ran a well-known local restaurant. However, Liang Zhiyuan, who came from a family of chefs, was not interested in cooking when he was a child. His biggest dream at that time was to be a musician.
Like most rebellious children, Liang Zhiyuan always opposed his family and became a naughty child that even dogs despised. It was not until 1934, when he was ten years old, that he met a good friend who changed his life. It is a bit far-fetched to say that he was a friend.
Brother is more suitable because that friend at that time was about the same age as Li Hyuk is now.
That friend's name was Zheng Hui, who came from other places to learn cooking. At first, Liang Zhiyuan's father agreed to take him in because the Liang family's dishes were all passed down within the family and were passed down from male to female. Zheng Hui did not give up and continued to cook at home.
I knelt outside for three days until my body couldn't bear it anymore and I fainted.
It was the first time that Liang Zhiyuan saw someone who was so crazy about learning to cook, and he immediately became interested in cooking. Father Liang saw that Zheng Hui was sincere, so he made an exception and accepted him as his disciple. From that time on, Liang Zhiyuan also accepted Zheng Hui.
He made arrangements at home and embarked on the road of cooking.
Zheng Hui indeed had extraordinary talent and was willing to work hard. Within a few years, he became the chef of the Liang Family Restaurant. He became famous far and wide, and many diners came here to visit him. And Liang Zhiyuan also became a studious person under the guidance of his senior brother Zheng Hui.
The cooking apprentice gradually reveals his talent.
But the good times did not last long. At that time, the country was in crisis, and the war soon spread to his hometown. As a hugely wealthy Liang family restaurant, it soon became the target of the enemy. In order to protect everyone, Liang's father was ruthlessly killed, and his senior brother Zheng
After Hui sent the master and his family out of his hometown, he stayed alone as the master. Just like Jing Ke assassinated Qin, he used his superb cooking skills to conquer the stomach of the top local enemy leader at the time, and then planned an assassination.
The assassination was successful, but Hu Hui was also captured. In the end, the enemy executed him inhumanely. Ling Chi...
On the day of Lingchi, the whole city was watching, and Liang Zhiyuan, who secretly came back to look for his senior brother, was also inside. Watching his senior brother suffer such torture became an indelible painful memory for Liang Zhiyuan in his life.
That year was the winter of 1941. That year Mr. Liang was only seventeen years old. That year the mountains and rivers were destroyed and the whole country grieved. That year a little man's resistance completed a heroic feat, and in the end his life remained forever.
On that day.
At this point, the old man had already burst into tears, and both Lao Hu and Bai Doufu listened quietly. They have always known the tragedy and cruelty of history. What we can see from the story of a person is not a microcosm of that era.
The camera faithfully recorded it, and the broadcast of this segment will surely sublimate the theme of the program. Some people may say that it is sensationalizing, but at the very least, everyone who heard this story at the scene was very touched.
The old man took the one Li He handed him and wiped his tears, waved his hands and said, "I'm sorry, when people get old, they tend to be sentimental and sad, which makes you laugh."
Everyone quickly expressed that it was okay, and Li He comforted the old man and said, "I think Mr. Zheng saw that everything is safe now. This is the world we have always expected. There is no oppression and no slavery. Everyone can feel at ease and cook well.
Enjoy delicious food and no longer have to worry about the enemy’s guns pointing at you.”
"You are right, senior brother will be very happy when he sees this day." The old man recovered, looked at the time and said: "The chicken is almost ready. This dish was originally taught to me after senior brother improved it. You must try it.
taste."
"Okay, I can't wait any longer, I'm so hungry!"
Looking at the Cao Cao chicken that was served, everyone couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva. Is this the strength of a top chef? I love it...
The old man said that the enemy leader was assassinated with this dish, which gives this dish more historical significance. Through food, we can get a glimpse of a corner of history. The historical development of the Chinese nation is also the historical development of food.
course.
The recording of the first episode of "Chinese Restaurant" ended successfully. Before leaving, the old man asked Li He to come and see him often, and he could also teach Li He how to cook a few dishes.
After hearing the old man's story, Li He actually had some ideas in his mind, so he promised the old man that he would visit him often.
Although I had a lot of fun with the variety show, Lee Hyuk is an actor after all, and his main job is to make movies and TV series. And just in time, this year's work "Unexpectedly" is about to hit the theaters. Director Han Han called and asked Lee Hyuk to participate in the road show
publicity.
In addition, Li Hyuk also had a lot of script invitations in his hands. Qian Duoduo suggested that Li Hyuk at least choose one or two to star in. After reading those scripts, Li Hyuk found most of them terrible and expressed that he was not interested.