Li Qi's father once said that food is not perfect, because perfect food does not require any cooking. This is why there are chefs in the world. The existence of cooking skills is to make up for the shortcomings of food.
From this, cooking can also be divided into three realms. The first realm is cooked, and cooked is better, because no matter what, cooked food will always taste better than raw food. Of course, some people with special tastes
is an exception.
The second level is to cover up. On the basis of cooking, other ingredients are used to cover up the shortcomings of the staple food and highlight the advantages of the food.
The third realm is the original taste. Use cooking skills alone to remove the shortcomings of the food and ensure the original taste of the food as much as possible. If other materials are used to cover it up, it will also cover up the taste of the staple food to a certain extent.
advantage.
This is the highest realm and also the most difficult.
Why is it so difficult to make Wuxiang? It’s because Wuxiang brings out the original flavors of many kinds of food. The method of Wuxiang is almost stewing, boiling, boiling, and then through reasonable fusion, the original flavors of each food are blended together and cooked.
Made into a natural delicacy.
Therefore, when tasting Wuxiang, people can't help but feel that they are in nature, sometimes in the grassland, sometimes in the clouds, sometimes at the bottom of the sea. This is because Wuxiang is actually the original flavor of nature.
And this chicken dish is exactly the same. The characteristic of chicken is freshness and tenderness. Without it, a successful original dish must fully demonstrate the characteristics of the staple food.
This is why Cai Jing said that this dish is very demanding, because you have to ensure the original flavor of the chicken, so you can't use too many seasonings, and the heat must be just right. Once there is any deviation in the freshness and tenderness, then this dish will
The dish was a failure.
When the others heard Cai Jingdu say, "If you don't taste this chicken, you can't say you have tasted chicken!" This is a very high praise.
With curiosity, they all picked up a piece of chicken and put it into their mouths. The first feeling was that it was fresh and tender, and it was extremely tender. Especially for some elderly people, this light-flavored dish is more in line with their taste.
Everything is exciting.
They also understood the truth that a person cannot be judged by his appearance, and neither can a dish be judged by its appearance.
"Privy Envoy (Master Li)."
With a commotion, Li Qi walked in.
Li Qi nodded to the guests one by one, and then came to Cai Jing's table. He smiled and said, "How is it? It seems to taste."
Cai Jing chuckled and said, "There is never a dish you cook that doesn't taste good. Come on, come on, tell me about this dish."
Li Qi sat next to Wang Zhongling, and the whole place fell silent, as if everyone was listening.
There is no need to engage in such a big battle! Li Qi said with a smile: "Actually, I just heard the Grand Master's evaluation of this dish from outside. The Grand Master said everything that should be said. In fact, this dish is called White Bean Chicken. To sum up what the Grand Master said
In other words, it means 'the meat is cooked but the bones are not cooked, the meat has no blood, but the bones have blood'."
This dish of white chopped chicken is very famous and has been popular for a long time. Why, because it represents the original flavor of chicken. Eating chicken and eating chicken is the taste of chicken. Moreover, the freshness and tenderness will never go out of style at any time. But even in
In later generations, the number of people who can truly achieve the perfection of white-cut chicken is probably only a hundred people, because the requirements for the heat are really too high, and there should be no deviation at all.
Cai Jing recited silently several times, nodded slightly and said: "Well said, meat and bones are not the same. If the bones are also cooked, then the meat must be old. There is no blood in the meat, but there is blood in the bones. These eight words mean
It's easy to come by, but it's not easy to make. It's worthy of being the Golden Knife Chef."
Li Qi smiled and said: "Thank you, thank you."
Suddenly, a smell of fish aroma floated into the hall. When the aroma was strong, the second dish was served.
Compared with the "disappointment" of the first dish, everyone's eyes lit up as soon as this second dish was served.
At first glance, it seems that there is a piece of green-yellow armor on the plate, which is pleasing to the eye and has great visual impact.
No matter how it tastes, this dish is still quite attractive and very unique.
Cai Jing hurriedly asked: "Li Qi, what's so special about this dish of yours?"
Li Qi replied: "This dish is called Unicorn Bass."
"Kirin Bass."
Gao Qiu took a look at this dish and saw that it was shiny. It really meant something like that. He nodded and said with a smile: "The dish really lives up to its name!"
Cai Jing exclaimed, "It turns out it's made of seabass."
Li Qidao: "Sea bass is the main ingredient, and there are also ham, mushrooms, bamboo shoots and other ingredients."
"Ham, mushrooms, bamboo shoots?"
Cai Jing carefully looked at the Kirin seabass and found no traces of ham or mushrooms. He thought to himself, could he mean boiling those ingredients into soup and pouring them on top? He couldn't help but be curious, so he picked up a piece of fish.
He discovered that there was something else going on between the fish and meat, and hehehe said: "I see clearly, it turns out that fish is used as the skin and ham is used as the stuffing."
It turns out that this fish piece looks thick, but it is actually made of two pieces of fish wrapped in winter bamboo shoots, one piece of winter mushroom, and a piece of ham sandwiched between the winter bamboo shoots and mushrooms.
This combination is truly unprecedented!
"No wonder the fish meat looks very thick, just like unicorn armor. It turns out there is some delicious food hidden inside."
As Zheng Yi spoke, he put the fish piece into his mouth. When he first bit it, he only felt the fish smell and the meat was tender. But when he ate the mushrooms and bamboo shoots in the middle, a refreshing feeling surrounded the tip of his tongue, just like a cleaner.
Well, the little greasy feeling on the tip of the tongue just now disappeared without a trace. After the refreshing, a trace of salty taste appeared again, and the strong ham flavor came out. It was fresh in the mouth, refreshing in the center, and the salty taste entered the stomach.
, extremely appetizing, and these three contrasting flavors make this dish very full in texture and worthy of endless aftertaste.
beautiful!
It's so beautiful.
Zheng Yi got carried away with chewing. When he opened his eyes and wanted to taste another piece, he found that the plate was empty. Because of the dish, the portion of this dish was also limited, which was only ten pieces. Just now
Everyone at the table has one piece.
This made Zheng Yi, who is also a professional foodie, feel a little regretful. He could only take a sip of the unparalleled food to stimulate the remaining deliciousness and wait for the third dish to be served.
Usually when dignitaries like them have a banquet, they probably have a table of food left after finishing the meal, because they don't gobble it up like ordinary people. They just savor it carefully and taste it. But there is a prerequisite, that is, this dish
It wasn't Li Qi who did it.
Whenever Li Qi cooks the dishes himself, the last one has been eliminated. Now there are only two empty plates left on every table, and the only one with ingredients is sauce.
Hong Tianjiu started tapping the bowl with his chopsticks and said, "Why haven't you served the food yet? I'm almost starving to death."
Hong Bajin glared and roared: "You bastard, are you looking for a fight?"
I almost forgot that daddy was here too.
Hong Tianjiu quickly sat upright. Uncle Bajin was a violent maniac!
Gao Qiu smiled and said: "Bajin, don't blame Xiaojiu. This dish will be gone in the blink of an eye, so it's really hard to wait."
Sweating! Can you blame me? I was afraid that if we were together, we would get cold. I didn’t expect that you are all a group of bandits, and you will be wiped out one by one. Li Qi said awkwardly: "I'm sorry. I'm sorry, I didn't treat you well."
."
Cai Jing chuckled and said, "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. This delicious food is worth waiting for. It's also just for us to savor."
As expected of an old foodie, what he said makes sense. Li Qi was so moved that he almost cried. Long live my understanding!
It's not that the food was served slowly, it's that they ate it too fast.
md. They must have been hungry for a few days. Li Qi saw so many people waiting, and they were in desperate need of delicious food to fill their vaginas. They had no time to chat, and the atmosphere was very quiet. Li Qi had done so much
Returning to the banquet, it was the first time I encountered such an embarrassing banquet. I was about to call someone to hurry me up when I heard the sound of broken footsteps.
At the door where everyone's eyes were focused, this person looked like he hadn't eaten in several days.
I felt a refreshing breeze blowing in. In this winter, it was like a spring breeze, gradually calming down everyone's restless hearts.
Everyone's noses twitched unconsciously, and their eyes shone brightly.
I saw girls walking in one after another carrying dishes. As soon as the dishes were served, Hong Tianjiu eagerly took off the cover and exclaimed: "It's so beautiful!"
The rest of the people turned their heads and looked around, faintly seeing a few pear blossoms placed on the plate. They quickly opened the cover on their table and saw ten pear blossoms swaying slightly. It was really lifelike, and each "pear blossom"
They are all nestled in a layer of round white jade-shaped "soil", as if they were made from heaven, pure and white, pleasing to the eye and truly beautiful.
You can tell at first glance that this dish is very particular!
Cai Jing watched carefully for a while and then said: "The layer of jade clay below should be made of tofu, but what are these pear blossoms made of?"
Li Qi smiled and said: "It's made of water chestnuts."
This water chestnut is known as the "underground snow pear" and is perfectly white and perfect for making pear blossoms.
Zheng Yi was curious again: "Then what is the name of this dish?"
Li Qidao: "The name of this dish is a bit long, it's called 'Suddenly a spring breeze comes overnight, and thousands of pear trees bloom'."
Bai Shizhong's eyes lit up and he said excitedly: "The name is very wonderful. This dish is extremely fragrant, making people feel like a spring breeze, very refreshing. Looking at this dish again, it is like a sudden spring breeze overnight, and thousands of pear trees are blooming.
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Cai Jing and others also nodded, feeling that this name was very appropriate.
Cai Jing smiled again and said: "The aroma, shape, and name all complement each other. Let's see if the taste is so appropriate."
He gently picked up a pear blossom with chopsticks, because the bottom was tofu, which was extremely soft. Thinking of Xiao Jiu and Ya Nei, he just pinched it into pieces. Although Cai Jing was old, he was a foodie after all, so he used chopsticks.
The ability was still there, so he put it in front of his eyes and found that there were some red buds inside. In fact, he also knew that there must be a mystery in it. It couldn't be water chestnuts and tofu, which would be a big disappointment. Either it was hidden in the tofu.
Inside, or hidden in the flower, but he did not expect that Li Qi actually made this mystery into a flower bud. He couldn't help but exclaimed, "What are these flower buds made of?"
Li Qidao: "This is made of lean meat, shrimp meat, and egg white."
Zheng Yi praised: "This sounds simple, but Privy Master's ingenuity turned this ordinary material into something extraordinary."
While he was talking, Cai Jing couldn't bear it anymore, so he used a spoon and bit off half of it. The slippery tofu rolled on the tip of his tongue, followed by the sweetness of water chestnuts, which was as delicious as a sweet spring and as moist as a spring rain. The tongue also moistens the tofu, making the tofu equally sweet and delicious. Under this spring rain, the fresh flavor is naturally indispensable. The fresh flavor of shrimp and lean meat becomes very natural and delicious at this moment. I feel that this kind of smell should appear at this moment, just like the bamboo shoots should appear after the spring rain.
This dish gives people the feeling that spring is here and everything is so natural.
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