Chapter 396: Surprise or Not, Unexpected or Not (Two Chapters in One)

(This is two chapters combined)

"boss!"

Zabuza returned to Yang Ming's shop and put the Ranmaru in his hand on the ground, "This is that guy's partner. Maybe we can use him."

"What do you want to do to Raiya!" Although Ranmaru looked like a young shota, when it came to Raiga's safety, he showed an extremely determined look, "I will not let you hurt Raiya!"

Seeing Lan Wan struggling to raise his upper body on the ground, Yang Ming was stunned for a moment, "Your legs..."

"I want you to take care of it!" Ranwan turned his head in mock disdain and snorted coldly.

At this time, Lei Ya was anxious about Lan Wan's safety, without considering the endurance of his legs. He once again used lightning to stimulate his leg muscles and rushed to Yang Ming's shop at an extremely fast speed.

Lei Ya breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Ranmaru was unharmed.

Then, he stared at Yang Ming warily and roared: "You gave me Lanwan!"

"Oh?" Yang Ming raised the corner of his mouth, showing an expression that seemed to be a smile but not a smile, "Why do you!"

"I……"

Raiga opened his mouth, wanting to say a few harsh words, but when he saw Zabuza pointing the beheading sword faintly at the back of Ranmaru's head, he suddenly became anxious.

"How do you want to let Ranwan go?"

The extremely proud Lei Ya lowered his head. For Ranmaru's safety, this was the first time he begged someone so humbly.

Seeing this, Yang Ming didn't expect things to go so smoothly. He was in a good mood and said with a smile: "As long as you become my security captain, I will let him go."

"Is it that simple?" Lei Ya looked confused. He had been prepared to be brutally killed before, but he didn't expect it to be so easy.

Security captain?

Then do it!

Compared with Ranmaru's safety, he was willing to kill Raiga even if it cost him!

"Okay! I promise you!" Lei Ya nodded heavily.

As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of system prompts suddenly sounded in Yang Ming's ears.

"Hidden mission: Recruit the security captain of the gourmet city."

"Task description: The establishment of a gourmet city has a long way to go, but how can a city be without security guards? In order to maintain the peace of the gourmet city, the host should take precautions."

"Task reward: How to make Mapo Tofu"

"The mission is completed and the reward has been distributed."

It's still a familiar recipe, a familiar taste, and a lot of information implanted in Yang Ming's head.

Yang Ming has long been accustomed to this and accepts it with a smile.

When Lei Ya safely carried Ran Wan back on his back, with his cunning character, he suddenly had other thoughts and planned to break the contract and take Ran Wan away.

Perhaps seeing what Lei Ya was thinking, Yang Ming looked at him calmly and said, "Do you want Ranwan's leg to get better?"

"What?" Lei Ya looked confused, wondering if he was under an illusion.

He looked at Yang Ming in confusion, as if trying to find a lie on his face.

However, Yang Ming stood upright like a straight pine tree, with a calm expression on his face, not affected by it at all.

Lei Ya raised his eyebrows and cautiously tried: "You mean, you can heal Ranmaru's legs?"

"Of course!" Yang Ming affirmed, "Come into the shop with me."

Lei Ya frowned, feeling extremely entangled in his heart, hesitating whether to follow or not.

Seeing this, Zabuza said with hatred, "Follow me if you want me to come in. Don't wait around like a bitch!"

"Hmph!" Lei Ya snorted coldly, and stepped into Yang Ming's shop with half hesitation and half curiosity.

Yang Ming asked them to find a seat and go to the kitchen.

Lei Ya put Ranwan on the stool and looked around uneasily, feeling anxious, "How on earth are he going to be treated?"

Zabuza leaned his back against the wall and folded his arms in front of his chest. He was quite surprised when he heard this, "You don't know the story of Boss Yang Ming? Of course he was treated with delicious food!"

puff!

For a moment, Lei Ya's eyes blurred and he almost cursed!

Is there something wrong with you using food therapy?

Yang Ming, who has something wrong with Lei Ya, is in the kitchen at this time, preparing to cook a new dish - Mapo Tofu!

Speaking of the origin of the name of this dish, there is actually a rather funny origin.

It is said that in those days, there was a beautiful girl with pockmarks on her face, who was called Mapo.

Because the roasted tofu she invented is particularly delicious. The tofu she cooks is bright red in color, and the beef cubes are crispy and fragrant. It is numb, spicy, fragrant, crispy, tender, blanched, and well-shaped, which is full of Sichuan flavor.

At that time, the tofu cooked by this Mapo was unique, and the most wonderful thing was that it was cooked using the "burning" method.

The snow-white and tender tofu is dotted with brown-red minced beef and green garlic sprouts, with a ring of translucent red oil on the outside, like jade inlaid with amber, which has a unique flavor of numbing, spicy, hot, tender, crispy, fragrant and fresh. .

Coupled with the fact that her face is so distinctive, over time, this dish became known as "Ma Po Tofu".

Since then, Mapo Tofu has become an indispensable part of Sichuan cuisine after countless generations of hard work.

The characteristics of Mapo Tofu are numbing, spicy, hot, fragrant, crispy, tender, fresh, and lively. It can be said that every word of it is a pearl, and the essence of Mapo Tofu is completely extracted.

Ma: When the tofu is cooked, an appropriate amount of ground Sichuan peppercorns should be sprinkled on it. The Sichuan peppercorns must be tribute peppers. The sesame flavor is pure and refreshing. If other Sichuan peppercorns have a numbing taste that sticks in the throat and makes people feel tight, who will have an appetite? , who dares to add tofu again?

Spicy: A special Dahongpao oil pepper is used to make the bean curd, which is chopped finely and cooked, and a small amount of cooked oil and sea pepper is added to cook the tofu. It is spicy and fragrant.

Blanching: The characteristics of tofu keep the temperature of the whole dish after it comes out of the pot, and it is not easy to cool down. Every time you use chopsticks, you will taste the freshness of the dish.

Fragrance: It means that it is served immediately after the pot is cooked. There is no smell of gypsum from making tofu, the rusty smell of cold-soaked tofu, or the original unpleasant smell of various condiments. There is only the fragrance that arouses appetite.

Crispy: refers to the cooked beef stuffing, which is golden in color and red and crispy, one by one, it is crispy in the mouth and melts when you touch your teeth.

Tender: refers to tofu that is put into the pot and fried properly. It is as white as jade, has ripples and corners, and can be broken into pieces when twisted. Therefore, most people use a small spoon to eat it.

Fresh: refers to the raw materials of the whole dish, all fresh, tender and green, red and white, fresh in color and taste, impeccable.

Live: It is a unique skill of Chen Mapo Tofu Shop: the tofu is served with inch-long garlic sprouts standing upright in the bowl, emerald green and blue, with a bright oily luster, as if they had just been picked and chopped from the field, vivid and vivid, but When you put it in your mouth, it was all cooked, without any harsh taste.

In the process of making Mapo Tofu, just the choice of materials has hidden secrets, and it is not just a random choice.

Smell the smell of tofu directly at room temperature. Normal tofu has a unique aroma of tofu.

Low-quality tofu has a bland aroma.

Inferior tofu has bad smells such as beany smell, sour taste or other peculiar smells.

High-quality tofu is uniformly milky white or light yellow and slightly shiny.

Poor quality tofu has a dark to light red color and is dull.

Inferior tofu is dark gray or dark yellow.

The tofu provided by the system is of high quality. Judging from the appearance, the smooth skin and milky white color are like a mirror, reflecting a person's appearance. It can be said to be dreamy tofu!

It can be seen that the tofu provided by the system is relatively tender, rather than using old tofu.

After all, when making Mapo tofu, it is not good to be too tender. It is better to have moderate softness and hardness. The cooked Mapo tofu must be smooth and tender but not broken to be the most authentic.

Yang Ming cut the tofu into small square pieces, blanched it in water, and set it aside.

What is particularly important to note here is that this is not ordinary hot water, but boiling light salt water, so as to remove the astringency in the tofu and keep the tofu tender and not brittle.

To make mapo tofu, beef is of course indispensable.

However, the beef here is very particular. You must choose the tenderloin part, and it must be fresh.

Since the fibrous tissue of beef is thick and there is a lot of connective tissue, Yang Ming took a kitchen knife and carefully cut it crosswise to cut off the long fibers. He could not cut along the fibrous tissue.

After cutting the beef, Yang Ming took out a rolling pin and pounded the meat until it was tender and tender. Otherwise, it would not only lose the flavor, but would also not be chewy.

Then, Yang Ming struck down with his sword.

Knife skills are as good as the phoenix!

Accompanied by the chirping of birds, ten small birds composed of sword energy flew out and landed on the tender beef.

After just a while, the whole piece of beef scattered like building blocks and divided into finger-sized particles.

After the beef is cut into small pieces, Yang Ming puts it into a small bowl, then pours in cooking wine and refined salt and marinates it for 20 minutes.

Mapo tofu is a very famous Sichuan dish. Many people can make it, but few can achieve the most authentic taste.

Even if there is nothing wrong with the materials you choose and you follow the recipe, most people will still fail in the end.

There is no other reason, because there is an unknown detail in the process of making Mapo Tofu, which led to all this tragedy.

That’s when the garlic sprouts show their vitality!

As the saying goes, the devil is in the details. Over the years, countless chefs have been unable to cook the most authentic Mapo Tofu just because of this detail.

Yang Ming minced the onion, ginger, and garlic separately, heated oil in a pan, and then added a little onion and ginger to stir-fry until fragrant.

Suddenly, a puff of cigarette smoke filled the air, like a volcano erupting. The strong fragrance was refreshing, making every cell in the body moan with joy.

After sauteing until fragrant, Yang Ming quickly added the beef cubes and stir-fried until they changed color. At the same time, he added a hawthorn and a piece of orange peel, so that the beef would rot easily and the fishy smell of the beef could be chopped off.

Then, Yang Ming added the watercress and half of the peppercorns, and stir-fried the red oil.

When frying the chili sauce, you need to warm the oil in the pan and turn the heat to medium to stir-fry so that the chili sauce and chili noodles will not burn.

Then, Yang Ming added the white tofu and stir-fried for one minute.

After a while, the originally white and tender tofu was stained red by the ingredients inside, like a woman applying rouge, making it look particularly charming.

At this time, Yang Ming added water, salt, and five-spice powder and stir-fried it evenly, then poured in water starch, stir-fried evenly to thicken it, and then poured it into the Wanbao Purple Clay Pot, and simmered it for a while to let the Wanbao Purple Clay Pot play its unique role.

Finally, Yang Ming sprinkled minced garlic, minced green onion, pepper powder, and peppercorns on top of the served tofu, then poured a spoonful of hot oil over it and it was ready to serve.

During the whole process, the tofu is stir-fried in the pot for a very short time. Otherwise, if the time is long, the tofu will have bubbles and holes in the middle, and the tofu will not be soft and tender.

When Yang Ming served Mapo Tofu to the table, it immediately attracted the attention of countless people.

Many diners were looking forward to it and talking among themselves.

"Oh my god, boss Yang Ming has been so diligent recently, and he actually came up with a new dish."

"Isn't that right? Boss Yang Ming seems to have changed into a completely different person. It's really surprising!"

Yang Ming ignored the numerous disturbances and showed a kind smile to Ranwan, "Try this dish of mine!"

"This..." Smelling the spicy aroma, Ran Wan suddenly felt itchy and wanted to eat.

However, Lan Wan and Yang Ming had not yet established a trusting relationship, so they turned to look at Lei Ya for help.

Lei Ya frowned and said dubiously: "Lan Wan, just take a bite and see what effect it has."

"Yeah!" Ranmaru nodded cutely, picked up the spoon, and dug out a corner of the red Mapo tofu.

"Ah~"

Ranmaru opened his cute little mouth and swallowed it in one gulp.

Suddenly, Ranmaru's porcelain-white face seemed to be burned red, with a bright red color appearing!

The fresh aroma of pepper blows over the tongue like a breeze. This is a taste I have never tasted before, and you will never forget it once you taste it!

Just taking a small bite, Ranwan felt that his mouth was full of smoothness. After a while, the strong spicy taste followed one after another, and the unique taste of the sauce was unforgettable!

The taste was like a sucker, stimulating Ranwan's tongue, and the spicy taste that made his mouth water. It strongly shocked Ranwan's esophagus and stomach wall, causing his appetite to ignite involuntarily. Coupled with the freshness The taste, combined with the salty beef, is simply indescribable. All the vitality that was originally lost due to heat has reappeared!

"tasty!"

"Delicious!"

Ranmaru's eyes lit up, as if he was facing a rare treasure. With a pious attitude towards faith, he solemnly picked up the spoon and dug out a corner again.

Looking at the white to reddish tofu on the spoon, Ranmaru leaned forward and took a deep breath, as if smelling the fragrance of datura flowers, with an intoxicated expression on his face.

"Ah, this fragrance is really unparalleled!"

As the words fell, Ranmaru swallowed them in one gulp.

But at this time, Ranmaru suddenly discovered that his tongue seemed not as sensitive as before, as if a sword was sheathed.

What he doesn’t know is that this is the Ma of Mapo Tofu!

Gulu!

Watching Ran Wan taste it with relish, Lei Ya had never seen Ran Wan eat so happily, and his face was full of happiness.

"Is this really that delicious?"

To be honest, Lei Ya felt a little regretful, if he had known he would have eaten.

Watching others taste delicious food while staring blankly at you feels like watching others show affection, and it makes you feel particularly uncomfortable!