Cooking pickled bamboo shoots takes a lot of effort. After the bitter bamboo shoots are blanched twice and then washed, there is almost no bitterness. The remaining bitterness will turn into umami after stewing. , and a refreshing aroma that removes greasiness.
Therefore, the main step for Zhao Youqian is to stew the famous Jiangnan dish of pickled vegetables.
Making this dish is not only about the ingredients, but also about the kitchen utensils used. Generally speaking, a casserole is good, but if you want to be able to completely stew it to get the desired taste, then a purple casserole is indispensable. That one was chosen.
Pots made of purple clay rarely contain large amounts of trace elements, so cooking with this kind of cookware helps the body absorb important elements.
Of course, for Zhao Youqian, what is more important is the constant heat preservation effect of the purple clay pot, and the retention of nutrients in the stewed ingredients better than other pots.
To be clear, the purple clay pot stewed with pickled vegetables will taste better. This is the decisive factor!
With good kitchen utensils, the rest depends on how Zhao Youqian cooks. Marinated in Duxian means bacon, so Zhao Youqian specially selected the Jinhua ham that had just been marinated. This ham that has not yet been completely dried is the best. Best quality bacon.
However, this kind of bacon usually needs to be washed, cut into pieces, and blanched before it can be used.
After all, there is usually a lot of salt left on the surface of freshly marinated bacon. In order to ensure the taste of the soup, some cleaning actions are indispensable.
Fresh Jinhua ham replaces the usual bacon. After cutting it into small pieces, we start to process the remaining ingredients, such as trotters, short ribs, and hens. Generally speaking, if you make one serving, you only need to take part of it. enough.
However, based on the number of diners at Zhutian Restaurant, even a whole chicken, a shank, and a small steak on one side are all missing. Just weighing the portion requires a lot of consideration.
Zhao Youqian could only blanch all these things to remove the blood, then chop them into small pieces, and make a purple clay pot for two people.
After exchanging ten purple clay pots, I put these things away one by one.
Just using onion and ginger as auxiliary ingredients, each casserole contains a small piece of hoof meat, seven or eight pieces of short ribs, a quarter of an old hen, and a small portion of ham cut into small pieces. This is all the ingredients.
There is no need to put anything else, Huadiao wine and water, according to a one to one ratio, submerge all the ingredients in the purple clay pot, and then the liquid in the pot can still be as large as a finger knuckle, and then it can be started and simmered .
Pickled pork is salted pork, and fresh is chicken, ribs, meat and other ingredients. The final pork belly is boiled and cooked over low heat, so it is called pork belly!
So when the purple clay pot starts to boil slightly, you can turn to low heat, then slowly cover the lid and cook.
Simmer over low heat for half an hour, then add the bitter bamboo shoots and continue simmering for another hour and a half. This famous dish from the Jiangnan region is complete.
As for the seasoning, there is Jinhua ham that has been marinated. You just need to taste the saltiness before taking it out of the pot, and then consider whether to add salt. Generally speaking, the saltiness of the ham should be used to make the soup taste just right. Degree.
Zhao Youqian is also very confident in the proportion of ham, and does not need too much seasoning. In addition, the addition of bitter bamboo shoots can bring out the deliciousness of the soup to the extreme. In other words, this soup only needs time. It's equal to completion.
It can be said that Zhao Youqian's arrangement was difficult first and then easy.
After all the ten purple clay pots of pickled vegetables began to simmer, the bitter taste that had previously filled Zhutian Restaurant began to be washed away, and the delicious flavor of the broth suddenly became tempting.
Even those drunkards started drinking more frequently, as if they could get drunk just by relying on the aroma.
But after letting the two little guys go, Tanjiro and Nezuko, they were able to ask a lot of questions.
Originally, they thought that with the two children eating a lot every day at Zhutian Xiaotuan, coupled with Professor Hong Yi's turtle breathing method and some external methods of physical exercise, Tanjiro would face the extraordinary foreign objects in their world. It is enough to say that.
Not to mention that there are several other diners who point out Tanjiro's tricks from time to time. Ordinary extraordinary beings are no match for Tanjiro and Nezuko.
But what I never expected was that the aliens in Tanjiro's world were actually quite strong, especially the ghost ancestor who was ranked in the top three, whose strength was much higher than other ordinary ghosts.
Tanjiro and Nezuko happened to have caught the clue of Tōmo, who was ranked second in the ranking, and were fighting with him. As a result, both the first and third ranked ghosts arrived. In a three-on-two situation, these ghosts were obviously early. With preparation, coupled with the vampire skills and force they mastered, they were able to suppress the two little ones.
If other members of the Demon Slayer Squad hadn't come to help, the two boys would have been in danger. Even so, the two boys had to be seriously injured before evacuating, and they were not able to escape easily when they came to Zhutian Xiaokan.
Only then was Zhao Youqian discovered, and each person gave him a bowl of soup, but in the end, other diners discovered his injuries.
"Those ghosts do seem to be quite capable. It's a pity that the store manager won't let us go to Tanjiro's world casually. Otherwise, I would also like to try what level those guys are capable of!"
Yan Chixia was always carefree, and while drinking, she did not forget to talk about Tanjiro and his two children.
"It's because we didn't pay attention to the vampire technique before. We only taught them how to deal with the close attacks of extraordinary aliens. But this can be easily made up for..."
Zhen Yuanzhai has faced many opponents with strange methods throughout his life. These blood ghost techniques seemed to be all kinds of strange, but that didn't leave him with no way to deal with them.
It's just that I didn't expect these things at the beginning. They are all things that can be taught to Tanjiro and others slowly later, and they are not too troublesome.
"No, that ghost ancestor is the most troublesome. He hasn't shown up yet. Even if he sets a trap, he still asks the ghost to take action. It's really insidious to the extreme!"
Hong Qigong was drunk after taking a sip of wine, and he could see through the trouble behind Tanjiro and the others at a glance.
If they can't catch this ghost ancestor, it doesn't matter how many ghosts they kill, because it can create more ghosts as long as needed, and it's even safer without ghosts.
It would be too difficult to catch a guy in a huge crowd of people who just can't see the sun and whose appearance and gender can be changed at will.
Of course, this information about being able to change body shape and gender at will was obtained from the Demon Slayer Squad. It was only after this battle with the three demons that Tanjiro and the others were recognized and obtained this precious core information.
"It doesn't matter. When Tanjiro becomes stronger, he will be able to lock the location of the ghost ancestor based on his energy. Then the guy won't be able to escape no matter what..."
Zhen Yuanzhai was not worried about this, but while they were still chatting, the sound of the wind chimes at the door came to mind again.
Another strange figure appeared in Zhutian Pavilion.
The new guest glanced at the many diners present and then stood quietly at the door. Zhao Youqian, who was handling the ingredients, looked up and showed an unexpected smile when he looked at the visitor.