It can be said that Zhao Youqian's kitchen in Longhu Mountain has no hidden secrets. In fact, these dishes are made from real meat dishes by replacing the vegetarian dishes with meat.
Especially for vegetarian crispy pork and vegetarian spicy chicken, the main skill is deep-frying.
These things have the help of induction, the Taoist priests in charge of the chefs at Longhu Mountain, and Zhao Huanjin, so it will not be too difficult to master them.
As for the essence of batter, Zhao Youqian was not stingy and taught them bit by bit.
When it was time to fry the last King Oyster Mushroom, he changed another kind of batter.
"If it is real meat, there is no need to batter it, but after all, it is a vegetarian ingredient. The purpose of battering it is to bring out more oily flavor when stir-frying, and to pursue the texture of crispy spicy chicken."
Make the batter so thin that it will fall drop by drop when hung on the chopsticks, but will not form a thread.
"It consists of flour and starch, a ratio of two to one is enough. You don't have to add eggs or not. The main thing is that the batter must be so thick that it hangs on the ingredients, but not too much. A thin layer is enough!" "
Zhao Youqian's teachings are not hidden at all. This kind of experience in judging the batter level is sometimes not enough to point out and requires long-term practice. But at least once you point it out clearly, they will have a clear understanding of the future practice. goal.
The key to this step is to fry the small pieces of Pleurotus eryngii until they are as crispy and fragrant as spicy chicken. You cannot use too high an oil temperature in the pan.
Turned off the heat and waited until the oil temperature returned to 140 to 50 degrees. Zhao Youqian began to put the diced chicken into the oil pan one by one. After all the diced chicken was put into the pan, he turned on the medium heat again. Slowly heating up.
The low temperature at the beginning will force out the water in the king oyster mushrooms without over-frying them, and the whole pan will make a dense "cracking" sound.
When the oil temperature rises and the whole king oyster mushroom shrinks to reveal a brownish yellow color, which is slightly closer to a sauce color, that is when the king oyster mushroom is just ready, the sound like falling rain will gradually become louder and sparse.
After Zhao Youqian used a drain net to pick up all the diced vegetarian chicken, he added the bean curd from the vegetarian spicy chicken to the pot and oiled it.
"Note, if you are making vegetarian dishes, the tofu skin will be fried last."
“Winter melon and taro don’t have a strong flavor after being battered, but they will also bring a fragrance to the oil pan. Then add king oyster mushrooms to dip and fry. The king oyster mushrooms can absorb the taste of other ingredients in the oil pan. It’s no longer monotonous, it’s more meat-like with a mellow flavor.”
"But the flavor of the bean curd itself is strong enough. If you add it in advance, it will intensify the flavor in the oil and destroy the original aroma and taste of the ingredients. Therefore, the bean curd must be fried later."
"Of course, if you are making real meat dishes, it is the most basic thing to change the oil for each type of meat. When making vegetarian dishes, you need to pay more attention."
Looking at Zhao Huanjin and others who were nodding like garlic, Zhao Youqian didn't pay too much attention to it. In fact, ordinary chefs can also know these little tricks, but it's not certain whether they can teach these monks.
He didn't think that he could teach them to be mid-star or high-star cooks in the past few days. That was unrealistic, but it was not difficult to make a few delicious home-cooked dishes.
After all, home cooking does not require high technical skills, the main thing is to put your heart into it!
After all the frying is completed, Zhao Youqian starts to process the vegetarian pork belly and vegetarian crispy meat soup. These two dishes are both steamed dishes and can be made together.
Chop half of the mushrooms and half with a flower knife. Mix the chopped mushrooms and prunes and stir-fry.
I have to say that the prunes at Longhu Mountain are really good. Saute the bottom of the pot with some dried chili peppers, add the minced mushrooms first, then add the prunes, sprinkle with a few peppercorns, add half a teaspoon of sugar to enhance the freshness, and then there is Soy sauce and oyster sauce.
After all, they are not really purely vegetarians, so Zhao You just put in the dried oyster sauce. If you are really purely vegetarian, just put in the vegetarian oyster sauce.
While Zhao Youqian was giving detailed instructions, he looked at Zhao Huanjin and others who couldn't help but take out their mobile phones to record. He didn't care. After all, we are in modern society. He really can't learn it. He can just take pictures with his mobile phone and practice more. a way.
Arrange the fried winter melon slices in a bowl and apply a layer of dark soy sauce and salt, just like slices of plump and sauce-colored pork. Stuff fried prunes in the middle, and then put them directly on top. Set up the steamer and start cooking over high heat.
The fried crispy pork is even simpler. Sprinkle a little pepper, salt, green onion and ginger slices into a bowl, then add half a bowl of crispy pork with half a bowl of water, add a chopped mushroom and a pinch of water. A small spoonful of vegetable oil used for frying.
It is also steamed in a pot.
In just a short while, there were already more than a dozen bowls of vegetarian pork belly and vegetarian crispy meat soup in the two large steamers, which was enough for Longhushan's meal.
"It's... so fast. It's obviously fried in batches, but why does it feel like the dish is basically finished in less than an hour?"
There was a Taoist Taoist priest who looked at Zhao Youqian in disbelief. Generally speaking, they had just finished cutting and cooking the rice at this time, and they were not like Zhao Youqian who only waited to fry the last dish.
Watching the extremely leisurely Zhao Youqian preparing the side dishes of dried chili peppers and spicy chicken.
Hearing these people's emotions, he turned his head slightly and smiled.
"Nothing but familiarity with your hands!"
"Actually, it's just a calligraphy practice. You still need to practice Taoism, and there is no need to learn so much. It is enough to make people in the mountains eat healthily and happily!"
"Pursuing too much refinement is not a good thing!"
Zhao Youqian's meaning was actually very simple. Zhao Huanjin and others quickly came to their senses and realized that they were also confused by the dishes that were delivered.
The main thing is the effect, not the taste. As for the cooking method, after seeing Zhao Youqian's technique, they all have ideas. As long as they can try it a few more times, it will not be difficult to master it.
"Those two dishes are all vegetarian ingredients. They don't need to be steamed for too long. Brother Huanjin, go and check how the rice is doing. If it's almost done, I'm going to stir-fry the last dish!"
Different from using gas when frying and frying, the rice and two steamed dishes were cooked using a firewood stove, which would add a bit of flavor. Zhao Huanjin didn't mind starting, and quickly checked back with small steps.
"Okay, okay! It's time for the rice!"
Zhao Youqian nodded and waved his hand, and the wok was already placed on the stove.
"Then get ready for dinner!"
As soon as the flames rose, not long after, there were several rays of light in Longhushan's back kitchen, which made the Longhushan disciples who passed by marvel.
Don't know what happened.
Zhao Huanjin and other Taoist priests looked lost as they entered the dining hall with the prepared meals. A strange aroma soon swept through the entire dining hall.
No one expected that today's meal would be so tempting. The disciples of the Longhu Mountain disciples, who were already hungry after working hard for a long time, showed a rare look of longing while holding their chopsticks.
When the old Heavenly Master and Tian Laoye appeared in the dining hall together, the Taoist priests in the dining hall were even more surprised by today's meal.
Suddenly, someone saw a rather strange young man among the Taoist priests carrying food, and the Heavenly Master and Mr. Tian were heading towards him.
Just when these Taoist priests were already whispering, the opened food mixed together emitted a faint crystal light, making everyone feel like they had seen some kind of magic!
"The food...the food is glowing??!"
The exclamation came out and made everyone in the dining hall stand up.