256. The delicious [5J Ham and Matsuba Crab Braised Rice]
After the watery vegetables are quickly stir-fried in a red-hot iron pot, when the color of the vegetables changes and the vegetables begin to break, immediately pour in the prepared shrimp paste, and then continue to stir-fry, because the shrimps
There is already enough salt and sugar on the sauce and it is ready to serve without any additional seasoning.
Li Xiao picked up a small handful of scallions, and each scallion was evenly coated with rose-red shrimp paste. It was clear at a glance that the master's skill in handling this dish was very sophisticated.
After all, even after the shrimp paste is mixed thoroughly, it still tastes very salty. Once the stir-frying occurs unevenly, some vegetables will be very salty and some vegetables will be tasteless.
You should know that it only takes 10 seconds at most from the time when the shrimp paste changes color and the time when the shrimp paste is taken out of the pot. If the time is too long, the color of the vegetables will turn black after it comes out of the pot.
Although the taste will not have much impact, it will greatly affect the appetite of the guests.
Therefore, it is a difficult technical task to stir-fry all the vegetables in 10 seconds.
Put the vegetables into your mouth, and the salty aroma of the rich shrimp paste will flow into your nose.
The unique rich flavor of shrimp paste spreads on the tongue. The shrimp paste has a slight fishy smell that cannot be removed even by adding rice wine.
But this fishy smell is not caused by the shrimp being stale, but caused by the fermentation of the shrimp meat itself.
This is a bit like the smell of stinky tofu itself. Although it smells bad, it tastes delicious.
After fermentation, the originally sweet shrimps become very rich in flavor, which penetrates all the taste buds in the body as soon as you take it in.
The salty flavor of the shrimp paste goes perfectly with the crispy macaroni, but the taste is a little too rich. The overly rich smell of the shrimp paste completely masks the slight sweetness of the macaroni.
Although Li Xiao could barely taste the sweetness of Tongcai with his tongue, he still felt a little pity.
After all, a green vegetable should not only express the richness of the shrimp paste, but also the sweetness of the green vegetables.
However, he thought that the audience for this dish is actually very narrow. The thicker shrimp paste is more for those diners who like shrimp paste. It is easy to understand the other party's approach.
Since I like shrimp paste, it is understandable that the flavor of shrimp paste should be stronger.
“It’s delicious. This shrimp paste vegetable is really delicious.”
Ding Chunqiu smiled and pointed at the shrimp paste vegetables in front of him with his chopsticks and praised. After all, he is a businessman who has been in business for decades. Of course he eats, drinks and socializes a lot.
More than ten years ago, this dish of shrimp paste and vegetables was still very famous. It was quite normal to brag about it while drinking the rich shrimp paste vegetables.
However, as times change, perhaps this old businessman who often needs to socialize has not eaten this dish for many years.
Peng Yuqing on the side also echoed:
"It's true that I haven't seen this dish in many years. I almost forgot that it existed. I think almost every food stall had this thing at that time."
Ding Chunqiu picked up the wine glass and clinked it with Peng Yuqing beside him, smiled and shook his head and said:
"There is actually a reason for this. The reason why so many food stalls used to have this shrimp paste dish is mainly because there are many brothers in Hong Kong and Macao."
"At that time, the country of Han had just begun to develop, and our compatriots from Macao and Hong Kong came back to support the economic development here."
"What comes back with them is not only the money in their hands, but also their eating habits. The older generation there like to eat shrimp paste, vegetables with shrimp paste, shrimp paste meat cakes, and steamed pork slices with shrimp paste.
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"So, more than 20 years ago, when I first started doing business, all the streets and lanes were full of various shrimp paste dishes."
"But about 10 years ago, the compatriots in Hong Kong and Macao slowly began to understand that the development here has begun to slow down. It is no longer like when it just started.
Huge profits.”
"Fewer and fewer compatriots from Hong Kong and Macao are coming here. When there is demand, there is supply. Without demand, the supply will naturally become less and less, so later more and more restaurants stopped doing it.
This shrimp paste is perfect for cooking.”
"After all, shopping at that time was very underdeveloped. If you wanted to buy shrimp paste, you had to ask someone to bring it back from Hong Kong Island and Macao Island, but it was quite troublesome, the price was not low, there were few people eating it, and the profits were small. Those bosses
I’ll just give up on this dish.”
"It's rare that I can eat such authentic Tongcai today. It makes me feel like I'm dreaming back to those days."
After another round of banquets, several people who were not familiar with each other at first slowly began to get acquainted with each other.
After some small talk, you said that you also learned from the two of them that the reason why they retired was because their physical fitness was not good enough.
Not to mention bringing glory to the country, they can't even enter the reserve team of the national team.
After all, the population base is there. As a project that brings glory to the country, of course, the best and most suitable candidates among more than one billion people are selected as contestants.
And with no hope of promotion, they had no intention of staying in the provincial team. After all, they reluctantly stayed in the team, doing odd jobs.
After all, retired athletes like them who have not even ranked in a national competition cannot even serve as coaches.
At most, he can serve as a coaching assistant, which is commonly known as a senior handyman.
So the two of them thought about it and decided that it would be better to get a minimum guarantee in the provincial team and then go outside to see if there are any other opportunities.
After all, sports are dreams, but dreams cannot be eaten. Since the dream cannot come true, then go out to find food.
However, since they were physical education students and had little education in cultural subjects, neither of them really had very good diplomas and could not find any good jobs.
Peng Yuqing is a bit better, he is more tactful, and he is more able to flatter his leaders.
So later I found some connections and got a first-level referee certificate. I was able to referee some events during my spare time at work, and my job income was pretty good.
Xie Bing, who was overly upright and outspoken, had a worse time. Although he became a member of the Guangdong Provincial Sports Commission after retiring because he had been in the team for a long time.
However, it is just a name attached to it, and does not have any actual power. Even in normal meetings, there is no need to call a dispensable guy like him.
And because he trained too much when he was young, his body has not been in good shape since he retired.
I had neither education nor excellent physical fitness. Once I performed physical labor for a long time, my body couldn't bear it, so I could only find a job as a physical education teacher with the help of some old teammates.
Of course, this physical education teacher is a temporary employee and is not a permanent position. It is considered a long-term temporary job.
After all, formal physical education teachers are quite scarce and are a good alternative for many retired athletes.
After all, not only is the work easy, the pay is good, and there are many vacations, but I also get sick every three days. The workload of the original five days is often only two or three days.
Without good connections, it is impossible to become a physical education teacher in school.
However, the temporary job is different. Not only is the salary low, but it also faces the risk of being fired at any time. However, for Xie Bing, who doesn't have much ambition, this job is not bad.
Li Xiao felt a little sad, but this was actually one of the reasons why he wanted to bring glory to the country.
Thousands of athletes, one after another, have devoted countless sweat and time just to compete for the country in the national arena.
Now that I can easily reach the heights that many athletes dream of, if I am still unwilling to put in the effort, it would seem a little too cold-blooded and ruthless.
And in his opinion, as long as he has achieved certain achievements in sports, his words should have more weight.
Now that I speak lightly, even if I speak for them in the live broadcast room, even if hundreds of thousands of viewers can see it, the effect will be minimal.
At most, it will only briefly arouse the resonance of the audience, but as long as he achieves eye-catching results in the international arena.
Then your voice will definitely increase accordingly, and it will be easier to change the status quo for them.
During the chat, the last dish was served. To be precise, the last staple food was also served.
"Good evening everyone, 5J Ham and Matsuba Crab Braised Rice. Please take your time. Your dishes have been served. Do you need any other service?"
Li Xiao waved his hand:
"No need, thank you."
"You're welcome."
The young lady smiled, nodded slightly, and closed the door again.
What was presented in front of everyone was a small casserole. There were two layers of lotus leaves at the bottom of the casserole. One layer was brightly colored fresh lotus leaves, and the other layer was sun-dried lotus leaves.
The young lotus leaves are on the outer layer, while the dried lotus leaves are on the inner layer.
Use a special clip to open the lotus leaf, and you will see that there is a bowl of rich rice on the inner lotus leaf.
The golden rice is covered with a thick layer of ingredients, including red and white shredded crab leg meat, burnt shredded matsutake mushrooms, a few slices of 5J ham, and a few chopped green onions.
Matsuba crab is a specialty of Sakura Country. This crab is closely related to the emperor crab and cherry blossom long-legged crab. Their legs are relatively long and their bodies are relatively small. They mainly eat the crab legs.
However, this kind of Matsuba crab, like the expensive long-legged Sakura crab, is constantly patrolling the seabed in search of food. It is very difficult to catch it. Moreover, they do not have a fixed residence or breeding area, so they rely on fishing to form the crab.
Supply chains are difficult.
Even if you accidentally catch some Matsuba crabs, they cannot be used stably as a long-term food.
However, unlike the Sakura long-legged crab, this type of Matsuba crab can be artificially reproduced. Although artificial breeding is not easy, it is much easier than catching wild ones.
And because the meat of this kind of Matsuba crab is delicious and tender, it is also a very popular product in the seafood market.
Especially in winter, the matsuba crab's breeding season, its crab roe and crab paste will become extremely delicious.
In some winter seasons in the cherry blossom country, matsuba crab is often presented to guests as the most important guest on the dining table.
Of course, in Sakura Country, Matsuba crab is more often used as sashimi or hand-rolled sushi.
However, this kind of food is more common in China, steamed or roasted with green onions, which is the so-called eating method and taste.
The same ingredients have different names and methods in different countries, or even just different regions. It cannot be said that because Matsuba crab is mainly used for sashimi in its place of origin, chefs cannot use it to make other dishes.
This not only limits the use of ingredients, but also limits the imagination and creative space of chefs.
In this braised rice, Matsuba crab is prepared in different ways.
After steaming the Matsuba crab, the chef took out the crab leg meat, and finally the crab leg meat was carefully torn into shredded crab meat.
And the other main character in this baked rice, 5J ham, is even more powerful.
5J ham is known as Spain's national treasure delicacy, even compared with the top Jinhua ham, it is not inferior in any way.
Of course, good 5J ham is easy to buy, but top-quality Jinhua ham is usually not circulated in the commercial market.
This is also the reason why many high-end restaurants prefer 5J ham. Although the sales volume is not very large, it at least ensures that normal commercial use will not be a big problem.
5J ham is just a name for a broad category, and there are many subdivisions under it. The best quality among the Iberian hams is undoubtedly the Spanish 5J Iberian ham.
5J Ham only uses 100% purebred black-hoofed pigs. These pigs are naturally more evenly distributed in fat than ordinary pigs. They are raised free-range in a natural environment and feed on acorns and other fruits in the forest without feeding any feed.
Rich nutrition and sufficient exercise promote the penetration of fat into muscles, making the original snowflake-like muscle tissue even more beautiful.
The black hoof pork rich in unsaturated oleic acid has a unique texture and flavor, exudes a rich and unique aroma, and even the oily flowers are perfectly distributed, making it an ultimate temptation for everyone.
And 5J ham is not only delicious, but also healthy.
5J ham is rich in protein, trace elements and folic acid needed by the human body, as well as a large amount of unsaturated oleic acid, which can help reduce the risk of heart disease and lower cholesterol levels.
Of course, Li Xiao was also very surprised when he saw this information. After going through a lot of information, he discovered that this was actually true.
Research shows that the fat structure of these hams is completely different from that of ordinary pork ham. Not only will eating it not make you fat, it may also have a weight loss effect...
As a result, this expensive 5J ham has always been the favorite among high-end fitness circles.
However, because this kind of ham is not only delicious but also has extremely high nutritional value, the price has never been cheap.
Even the five-J ham used in Keruyun, which is quite cost-effective, is only a few slices, and they are cut very thinly and finely.
Li Xiao scooped up a spoonful of golden stewed rice and put it into his mouth.
The pupils suddenly dilated and then contracted sharply.
The freshness and sweetness of crab meat, the fragrance of rice, the strange fragrance of matsutake mushrooms, the rich and salty taste of ham, the sweetness of chicken soup, the fragrance of young lotus leaves, and the light and elegant fragrance of old lotus leaves.
He never thought that a mouthful of rice could be so rich and explosive.
The rice was very fragrant and had distinct grains. Li Xiao could tell in one bite that it was the legendary Gongmi Xiangshui rice.
Because he had been eating this kind of rice in the past two days, he ate it all at once. This kind of rice has a very grainy texture when cooked, and it is more fragrant and chewy.
The chef here uses chicken soup instead of water, allowing the umami flavor of the chicken soup to be fully integrated into the rice, making the already delicious Xiangshui rice even better.
Moreover, the chicken fat in the chicken soup also gives the plain rice a rich aroma of chicken soup and oil.
When the rice is almost cooked, open the lotus leaf bag, put red and white crab leg meat shreds, burnt matsutake shreds, a few slices of 5J ham, and a few chopped green onions on the surface of the golden rice, and wrap the lotus leaf again.
The leaves allow the flavor of the ingredients to reverberate in the closed space, and the heat allows the flavors of the ingredients to quickly blend into the rice.
Perfect, rich in flavor, yet elegant, not tacky at all.
Li Xiao ate several mouthfuls in a row before slowing down. Keruyun is indeed a restaurant with a six-star rating.
The high standards of the products and the quality of the dishes are simply unheard of and unseen.
It's truly breathtaking. It turns out that there is heaven outside the sky and there are people outside the world.
This was also the first time Li Xiao encountered a six-star restaurant, and he also had a preliminary concept of a six-star restaurant.
Every dish has something amazing about it. Even if it is an ordinary dish, there is not much that is amazing about it, the chef's handling techniques are quite good and smooth, without any mistakes or omissions.
The ingredients are also very good. Although they cannot be said to be top-notch, they are at the limit allowed by the price.
Especially for the caviar and lobster jelly dish, he even felt that Ke Ruyun didn't have much profit, and at most he could only earn a chef's salary.
The meal was enjoyed by both the guests and the host. Since everyone had drank, they were each driven back by Didi.
On the second day, Li Xiao got up early, but this time he did not go out directly to exercise because he had made an appointment when we separated yesterday. Today, Li Xiao and Xie Bing were going to the provincial team for a physical test.
The provincial sports team of Guangdong Province was set up in Yangcheng. Li Xiao casually ate something at home to pad his stomach, but did not dare to eat too much. After all, he would have to do serious strenuous exercise later.
After breakfast, he drove to pick up Xie Bing and Peng Yuqing, and the three of them immediately followed the navigation prompts and set off towards their destination.
The distance is not far, and since the Provincial Sports Department not only has offices but also a large training ground, it occupies a large area.
With such a large area, there is no way to find a vacant plot of land suitable for it in Yangcheng.
Therefore, the Provincial Sports Department can only be established at the border between Yangcheng and Dongguan. You can see the Guangdong Provincial Sports Department, which covers a huge area, from a distance from the highway.
There are two standard football fields and four standard small football fields, as well as dozens of basketball courts, rubber tracks, sandy areas, and swimming pools.
In many venues, a group of athletes wearing uniforms are exercising, creating a lively scene.
When they came here, the two people also had a look of nostalgia on their faces.
They spend much longer training here than at home. Although they suffer, get tired, and get injured and scolded here, after all, this is the place where they sweated and dreamed when they were young. How can they let it go?
