Since Miyoko Hojo is the descendant of Hojo House, a famous Yaoshu cuisine restaurant, she is naturally very familiar with Yaoshu cuisine.
When Zhao Youqian emphasized steamed fish dishes, she had already guessed that this in-class test was not only about basic skills in one aspect, but also about what kind of changes they could make and what kind of steamed fish dishes they could make. .
So she took out the famous diving fish from Sichuan Province and slightly changed it to become the current diving steamed fish.
This is also the reason why she chose grass carp at the beginning, because only grass carp is the most suitable fish for diving fish, and it was also the first ingredient to be developed into this dish!
"How to make diving fish? You chose steaming?"
Zhao Youqian finally picked up the chopsticks this time. He naturally has his own set of criteria for judging Sichuan cuisine, but Miyoko Hojo chose this method. No matter her degree of completion, she was already qualified and successful.
Diving fish is a famous delicacy in Sichuan Province. The original method is to use fresh grass carp, cooked to order, remove the black membrane of the internal organs, gills and fish scales, and cut the meat on both sides into snow-white wings. Put the head into the water first, and when it is six-mature, put the whole fish into the water, and cook it over low heat until the fish is cooked through.
The freshness of the fish is preserved, and then it is topped with a sauce stir-fried with various ingredients such as bamboo shoots, spicy millet, green pepper, onion, ginger, garlic and diced pork. The taste is delicious and spicy, and the thick sauce can only bring out the The deliciousness of the fish meat gives it a smooth and tender taste with a long aftertaste.
It can be said that this dish is a test of the cook's cooking skills in fish cooking.
If the fish is undercooked, it will definitely have a fishy smell and is inedible. If the fish is overcooked, it will lose its tenderness and deliciousness. Especially if it is cooked in water, if the time is too long, the umami flavor of the fish will be integrated into the water, causing too much damage.
I just don’t know if Hojo Miyoko, who replaced boiling with steaming, can still achieve the most important texture of the diving fish, which is just cooked.
Steam is much more difficult to control than simmering over low heat!
Picking it up with chopsticks, Zhao Youqian chose not the belly, but the meat on the back, because that is actually the thickest part of the whole fish, and it is also where the maturity can be best checked.
The grass carp wrapped in red soup, the fish spread out like wings, like a live fish jumping. When Zhao You moved the chopsticks, it suddenly started to tremble, showing that its tenderness was beyond ordinary.
'That's interesting!'
Just by picking it up with chopsticks, Zhao Youqian could already feel that this diving steamed fish, which had changed a certain cooking technique, was well finished.
'It seems that I have underestimated these students who can enter Yuanyue!'
Putting away his inadvertent contempt, Zhao Youqian put the fish into his mouth, and a strong aroma spread. It was not a strong and exciting spicy taste, but actually a spicy taste with a little sour and sweet lychee and fish flavor. , this made Zhao Youqian slightly surprised, but soon the tender grass carp meat disappeared between the closing of the lips and teeth, as if adding a layer of fish deliciousness to the rich sauce.
"Replacing the original spicy flavor with the lychee flavor better brings out the tenderness and deliciousness of the fish, and also enhances the flavor of the sauce."
Zhao Youqian showed a slight smile.
"This diving steamed fish is qualified, I can give you an A- rating!"
"Go and rest!"
The second dish received such high praise that the students below who hadn't finished it couldn't help but feel a burst of pressure.
They would never think that Zhao Youqian was deliberately letting off steam, because the person who came up to show off his embarrassment before did not get any good reviews.
When the two Italian brothers heard Zhao Youqian's comment, they raised their heads in surprise. They never expected that someone would get an A rating so quickly.
You must know that the classroom evaluation in Yuanyue is divided into five levels: ABCDE. A is already one of the highest evaluations. Even an A- is an extremely amazing fact!
However, after being shocked for a while, they quickly regained their composure, but the movements of their hands were faster.
Even steamed fish dishes can have many variations. Steamed fish is just the basics, so as long as it is steamed fish, it can be qualified, but cooking cannot just be qualified, especially if you want to be a successful cook, then in a qualified way Adding more things to the basics is the focus of this test.
Miyoko Hojo's diving steamed fish is based on steamed fish and incorporates other cooking methods, and even innovates some sauces, which earned it a high score from Zhao Yougan.
As for those who generally only make steamed fish, except for the first idiot who even got the ingredients wrong, most of them can only get a C or D rating, hovering on the pass line.
Although Yuanyue's in-class exams are not strict, they are also included in the assessment scores for each semester, so these freshmen cannot help but keep their spirits up.
Not to mention that if a student is deemed dissatisfied, several of Totsuki's main instructors even have the power to directly expel students in the classroom.
Zhao Youqian did not do such a thing. Even if the student who failed before brought out a new steamed fish dish again, he just gave him a "D" and let him go.
At this time, almost thirty minutes have passed, and there are not many people left who have not passed the assessment, or who want to take the assessment again.
And the list in Zhao Youqian's hand has already recorded many things densely, not only about the ratings, but also the problems and even defects that occurred during their cooking.
"Teacher Zhao, what are you doing like this?"
"Excessive guidance is not the education method pursued in Totsuki Academy..."
Ziteng, the second person on the right, saw these records and couldn't help asking in a low voice.
"What kind of guidance is this? It's just some comments. Whether they can change it or not depends on their own ability!"
Zhao Youqian didn't care about Ziteng's second warning. Instead, he wrote down those records and put them on the evaluation form that would be distributed to everyone. As for how many people would be able to recognize their own problems through the above words, they would not return. He took care of it.
Teaching must be serious, but how students learn is not his business, even if it is Yaodong's learning method. If you ask the teacher, he will answer, and he will write good comments for everyone's questions, but you can If you cannot correct it through your own efforts, it is not the scope of the teacher's responsibility.
Perhaps each teacher will specialize in instructing a few students in a class, but for most students, it is still a free-range teaching method. Of course, this is better than Yuanyue's purely relying on continuous cramming teaching, coupled with practical exercises and grinding. The so-called jade produced by practice is much better.
"Teacher, this is our food!"
“Crispy Tomato Spicy Steamed Cod!”
The two Italian brothers finally served their dishes at the last moment, and Zhao Youqian also turned his attention to the exquisite dishes on the plate in front of him.
A piece of grilled and browned fish skin is inserted diagonally next to the snow-white fish meat. The fish meat, which is built into a hill, is poured with a layer of tomato spicy sauce and garnished with minced Brazilian meat, yellow, white, and red. Green, contrasting each other is interesting.
The finished product alone has already surpassed previous students by a level, including Hojo Miyoko, who previously received an A- rating!
It also made Miyoko, who had been paying attention to Zhao Youqian, change her color slightly.