Chapter 929 Mapo Tofu
Yuan Zhou's second dish was boiled pork slices, but this boiled pork slices were different from the ones outside. The meat slices were tender white, instead of the light red color of the pork itself.
Because of the appetizing effect of the previous cold dish, the boiled pork slices that were served were eaten away in a short time.
This boiled pork slices was served in a deep-sea bowl, with finely minced green onions sprinkled on top. Once the hot oil was boiling, Yuan Zhou directly suppressed the aroma with a wooden lid, and then opened it and served it to the table.
At this time, the green onions are bright green, the meat slices are tender and white, and there is a milky white stock underneath the red oily and spicy soup. When it is served, people can't help but want to taste the unique taste of the meat slices.
"This time I'm not too polite to try it first." Zhou Shijie was more polite than Li Yanyi. After he finished speaking, he started eating after seeing that no one objected.
After Zhou Shijie picked up the first chopstick, the others started to pick up the chopsticks too, but everyone's chopsticks were very fast.
"It seems that you get hungry when you watch people eating." The flat-headed man said to himself after his stomach growled as he watched a few people eating boiled meat slices.
"This must be the same as instant noodles. It looks fragrant but tastes ordinary." The flat-headed man secretly warned himself in his heart. Saying grapes are sour when you can't eat them is a particularly good virtue. Do you still want to do that if you can't eat them? Are the grapes delicious and fragrant? Isn't this self-abuse?
"President, you just ate first, this last piece should be tasted by me." Hu Yue held down the last piece of meat with his chopsticks and said with a serious face.
"President Zhou, this last piece should be tasted carefully by me, the president of Sichuan Cuisine. You have eaten here many times before, so this opportunity should be given to me." Zhang Yan also said.
"Stop arguing. When it comes to quality, I should naturally do it." Li Yan said.
"Respecting the old and loving the young, I should naturally eat the last piece." President Zhou said with a smile.
The advising people beside them, Ma Cheng and Zhao Xin, looked at each other, put down their chopsticks reluctantly, and looked at the last piece of meat in the bowl with reluctant eyes.
After all, Zhou Shijie and the four of them were fighting over each other, and they were still in the same class. They didn't dare to use their chopsticks.
"I'll have to come here and order something again when it's empty." Ma Cheng thought to himself.
"I'm inquiring about Shu Lou, not because it's delicious." Zhao Xinxin confidently gave himself a reason.
The selection team here has a lot of drama, and the crew-cut men filming outside also have a lot of drama in their hearts.
"I didn't feel so hungry yesterday. I must have eaten too little for breakfast. That must be the case." The crew-cut man and the person taking the photo beside him thought at the same time.
While several people were looking angrily at Zhou Shijie and others grabbing the food, Yuan Zhou had already started to cook the third dish.
After Zhou Shijie and others got the last piece of meat, the fight came to an end.
"Speaking of this jade-white meat, what do you think?" To prove that the meat was not free, Zhou Shijie spoke.
"I don't know how to do it, but I have seen such a record." Li Yan glanced at Zhou Shijie angrily, and then spoke.
"Mr. Li is talking about the records about painter Zhang Daqian?" Hu Yue asked.
"Yes." Li Yan nodded.
"Mayansheng stir-fried beef, but this dish?" Zhang Yan thought for a moment and said the name directly.
"This dish is Zhang Daqian's own creation. Beef and fungus are stir-fried together. After it comes out of the pot, the fungus and meat slices are clearly black and white. It's really beautiful. However, this dish cannot be made according to the legendary method." Li Yan said.
"That's right, but I think this is how the meat should be made." Zhou Shijie first nodded in confirmation of what Li Yanyi said, and then said.
"But cutting into thin slices and rinsing them with water may not achieve such an effect." Zhang Yan frowned.
"But it does taste like pork tenderloin. It's full of flavor and doesn't look like washed pork tenderloin." Hu Yue also nodded.
In fact, there is a record in the book about what Zhang Yan said about Zhang Daqian's homemade dish Maya Raw Beef. It said that you only need to cut the beef into thin slices and rinse it under the tap with a sieve for twenty minutes.
Then add a small amount of corn starch to mix the water, then stir-fry quickly with hot oil to achieve this effect.
However, this is difficult to do, not to mention that pork is different from beef. If the pork is washed in water like this, there will be no meaty taste in the taste. I am afraid that there will only be a taste of water-injected pork.
"Others may not be able to do it, but Xiao Yuan just made Sanxiang Fanghai not long ago, which is the dish recorded in the ancient book "Song Zazu". It is 100% complete." Zhou Shijie said the big news with a smile.
"Isn't that a legend?" Zhang Yan couldn't help but ask.
""Song Zazu"? What kind of ancient recipe is it?" Hu Yue had never heard of this and asked directly.
"No, it's just a miscellaneous book. It mentioned the taste, appearance and name of this dish but it didn't record the method. It's a pity. But later, Xiao Yuan studied it for three days and made it." Zhou Shijie looked calm and relaxed. said.
"It's a little too obvious to be pretentious..." Hu Yue was choked for a moment and couldn't help but said in his heart.
"You can bully people like this if you are talented?" Zhang Yan looked at Yuan Zhou with something wrong.
But no, can a dish whose name is only recorded in ancient books be made in three days of research? Can it really bully people like this?
"Studying cooking is this boy's job. There is nothing to boast about, lest he hear his pride." Li Yan said with a smile on his face, but said sternly.
"Haha, can you stop pretending?" Hu Yue was speechless.
"You can make a finished product based on just one name. It's a bit fake to be so powerful and yet speak so modestly." Hu Yue kept his words in his mouth and just looked at Yuan Zhou.
Of course, he also had plans in mind to conduct an exclusive interview with Yuan Zhou after the event was over, not to mention that.
Zhou Shijie praised so well this time that everyone around him fell silent. Ma Cheng admired him in his heart.
As for Zhao Xin, he naturally adheres to the mentality of: "If you don't listen, don't listen, the bastard chants sutras," mentality.
"The third dish, Mapo Tofu, please be patient." The third dish served by Yuan Zhou broke the silence of several people.
The Mapo Tofu served by Yuan Zhou was placed on a flat square plate, with neatly arranged small square tofu pieces.
The side of each piece facing the diners has a texture as white as jade, delicate and white, while the other sides are covered with a thin layer of red gravy, which looks red and shiny, with fine sprinkles sprinkled on it. Green garlic powder.
The middle of the tofu is dotted with golden-red meat particles, and the meat particles are perfectly integrated in the middle of the tofu.
If you look carefully, you can see a little reddish-brown dots. These are the peppercorns that Yuan Zhou sprinkled on at the end.
It's this little peppercorn that makes the whole dish come alive, giving it a strong aroma.
"It looks good." Li Yanyi said first when he saw Mapo Tofu like this.
"We'll have to eat later." This time Zhang Yan was not polite and just picked up the chopsticks and started to pick them up.
"Yes, we should eat before talking." Hu Yue nodded in agreement and was ready to eat.
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