Xiao Nianzhi named the dishes and also explained the general methods of making the two dishes.
The key to pagoda meat is knife skills.
In modern times, in order to cut meat better, we usually put the meat in the refrigerator and freeze it. Of course, it will not be so frozen that it cannot be cut, but when it is cut, it is just right and the knife is ready.
It feels very smooth.
Pagoda meat requires cutting a square piece of pork belly into thin slices according to the shape. Finally, these thin slices need to be connected into a line and then piled into the shape of a pagoda.
This is where the name of this dish comes from.
Of course, the suspended pagoda cannot be supported and formed independently, so the inside of the pagoda needs to be filled with various dried vegetables to enhance the freshness and flavor.
Dried bamboo shoots, dried pickles, and dried mushrooms are all acceptable. Just look at the chefs’ freshness-enhancing methods and usage habits.
Because it is a modified knife for cooked meat, it is easier to cut than raw meat. However, if you want to cut it as thin as a cicada and make it look good when stacked, it all depends on your knife skills.
As soon as they heard that they were going to challenge their knife skills again, all the chefs became interested.
"I'll try."
"I'm coming too!"
……
Everyone quickly participated enthusiastically.
As for the other set of four treasures, it is interesting, but the challenge of knife skills is more important, let’s try the pagoda meat first!
The chefs quickly joined in, selecting the meat first, then blanching it, and cutting it into square shapes, so that it could be sliced into thin slices and stacked into towers.
It has to be said that there is strength in numbers, and there are many talented people among them. Xiao Nianzhi has already seen the Wensi tofu finished today, so he will naturally not doubt their knife skills.
When it comes to meat, even without Xiao Nianzhi's guidance, they all have their own skills and can cut it well.
Because the pork belly is blanched, various spices need to be added during the process to enhance the flavor.
Therefore, the skin of the meat is caramel color, and the tower that is piled up at the end is also the color of a rich sauce. Just thinking about the smell of steaming it in a pot and then coming out makes the chefs unable to sit still.
After finishing the knife skills, everyone was eager to try steaming.
Of course, during the steaming process, I also tried stuffing different types of dried vegetables in the middle of the pagoda to see which one was the best to enhance the freshness.
This part of the experiment was painful for Xiao Nianzhi.
Because she needs to keep trying.
She had not even digested what she had eaten at noon, and here it comes again!
After pagoda meat, everyone tried the four treasures set.
Don't say...
This thing is quite addictive when you put it on!
At first, everyone followed the rules: inside the chicken was a duck, inside the duck was a pigeon, and inside was a quail.
However, everyone was not satisfied with the same thing and began to try other things.
How to make it is a technical issue, and whether it tastes good or not is a craftsmanship issue.
Everyone tries different things just to see who comes out with the best taste in the end.
I have to say that there must be a reason why the Four Treasures can be passed down.
This set is the silkiest and smoothest to put on, and the most delicious and fragrant.
Today's two dishes are both big fish and meat. After Xiao Nianzhi ate them, he felt like vomiting when he smelled the meat.
The chefs were excited at first, but they couldn't stand it anymore after eating.
By the time Yan Xingxuan came over, everyone was already over the excitement and starting to feel nauseous, but they still persisted, tried again, and created again.
I have to say that the chefs are really dedicated, or in other words, the job of royal chef is really hard to do.
Therefore, even if they feel nauseated and nauseated, everyone still bites the bullet and keeps trying.
Xiao Nianzhi can also understand this.
After all, when the emperor is angry, blood flows like rivers.
That is to say, the current His Majesty is quite generous in temperament compared to the late Emperor.
Otherwise, once you feel embarrassed or unhappy, it is not impossible to kill two royal chefs.
Thinking about it this way, it’s actually quite good to be the mascot of a small department.
At least, it seems safe for the time being.
Xiao Nianzhi couldn't eat anymore. Yan Xingxuan had just come over and hadn't been beaten by the mellow taste yet, so he was in good spirits now.
As soon as I hear about a new dish, I can’t help but want to try it.
What the royal chefs need right now is someone like him who is willing to try but also understands delicious food.
Therefore, Yan Xingxuan was quickly pulled over, and then Yan Changxia also brought his two brothers.
Finally, one of Yan Changxia's two brothers left with a slight frown, and the other left with his mouth covered.
Without him, I would feel nauseated if I ate too much!
Especially the pagoda meat, although it has been processed in layers, the fat part is actually not too greasy, and even melts in your mouth.
But...
No matter how greasy it is, no one can help it when so much grease goes off!
The two young gentlemen were in high spirits when they arrived, and walked in a hurry when they left, as if there were wolves chasing behind them. My sister didn't even care and ran away!
Yan Changxia is fine, but compared to her two brothers, her face is not that good-looking.
Fortunately, these two dishes will be served tomorrow, and the portions are not large, otherwise...
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Yan Xingxuan was chewing dried hawthorn at the moment. Just drinking digestion soup could no longer save his fragile stomach and complexion.
Xiao Nianzhi felt relieved now and asked in a low voice what happened at today's banquet.
Regarding this, Yan Xingxuan thought for a while before speaking: "The food is delicious, especially the boiled cabbage. Think about it, you are really amazing! The feeling of eating yesterday is different from the feeling of today. You don't know
, the envoys from other countries were so surprised when they found out that the soup was not real white water..."
Once he praised Xiao Nianzhi, Yan Xingxuan couldn't stop at all.
As for how many people came from the foreign countries, how were the envoys?
There are delicious food there, but who cares about them?
They don’t think about it!
Xiao Nianzhi actually just chatted with him every day, and he didn't really have any interest in the envoy.
Thinking that she was in the palace now, and the envoys had come to eat many times, she couldn't go back to the house for the time being, and she couldn't catch up with Zhang Hanshan's birthday next door.
Fortunately, I have prepared the birthday gift in advance. Now I just need to have someone send the message back. When the uncle goes next door, I can help him deliver the gift.
Chang Shan didn't follow him into the palace, so it's hard to send Isatis out. Xiao Nianzhi is now the only one who is close to her.
If they were really sent out, Xiao Nianzhi would still feel uneasy.
Thinking of this, she tentatively mentioned it to Yan Xingxuan.
Knowing that Xiao Nianzhi was a birthday gift for someone else, and that he was still a man, Yan Xingxuan's first reaction was naturally not very happy.
However, he knew rationally that Xiao Nianzhi’s behavior was considered a normal social interaction.
In particular, the Zhang family lives next door to the Xiao family. If Xiao Nianzhi is free that day, it is normal for him to stop by for a meal.
Sometimes Yan Xingxuan hates his own rationality.
So, why does he need a brain?
How about just being a fool and starting to go crazy at this time?
It's a pity that he really can't.
Thinking of this, Yan Xingxuan couldn't help but want to sigh, but when he met Xiao Nianzhi's soft and expectant eyes, he swallowed it silently.
He thought that there was nothing wrong with growing a brain just to think.