8, cook 7
The ingredients of pickled bean dregs are specialties of Zongzi Country. Zongzi Country is Xia, a tribal country established by the Shang family, which was settled in a corner and tried to restore the country. Later, it was wiped out by Zikong, a famous general of the previous dynasty. Although it is still called Zongzi Country, it is actually just a county in the Great Chu.
Lin Dan didn't expect that someone knew about such a remote place, and also described the production process of the local specialties in detail. He couldn't help but look at the man Junwei. The man looked at her and finally continued to eat dry food.
The bacon slices in the pot were covered with a layer of pickled bean dregs. The rich oil kept making a boiling crisp sound, and the rich aroma was evaporated. Lin Dan withdrew her gaze and said to the little girl squatting beside her: "You can pour water."
The little girl quickly poured the water from the clay pot into the pot. As soon as the water flowed, the dish that was not very beautiful became more and more turbid, but the pickled smell that hit the nose became much lighter, which in turn stimulated the fragrance of beans and the fragrance of bacon, giving it its original flavor.
The change of this scent was immediately blown away by the spring breeze and spread everywhere. The three men sitting not far away couldn't help but sniff, and their mouths, which were originally a little thirsty, suddenly secreted a lot of saliva, and they could swallow the hard buns smoothly without drinking water. But now when they looked at the hard buns, they felt like they couldn't eat them.
Lin Dan didn't care about the feelings of some people at all. He seemed to think that the food in the pot was not delicious enough, so he put several seasonings and stirred them slowly with a spatula. The soup was boiling and was bubbling. The white water vapor was wrapped in a domineering fragrance spreading everywhere, attacking everyone's noses and taste buds.
The little girl swallowed her saliva and asked, "Master, you have been boiling for so long before adding peppercorns. Will this not be tasty enough?"
Lin Dan said slowly: "This is a pepper, not a pepper. The pepper tastes erotic, while the pepper is astringent. Cooking too long will make the food bitter, so add it later. The pepper tastes more authentic than the pepper. There is no need to stir-fry it with oil. Just add boiling water and boil for a quarter of an hour to stimulate a clear spicy flavor."
The little girl nodded to show her teachings. Lin Dan put the cut bamboo shoots into the pot and cooked for a while. Finally, rolled three or five washed wild onions into rolls and put them into the pot.
The little girl quickly grabbed her sleeve and said in confusion: "Master, you once said that you should avoid turbidity when cooking. Why is your pickled bean dregs stewed with bacon like this? This dish is already very delicious, so you also add this kind of choking wild mountain onion. Don't make it skewer until the end, you can't eat it! I think the taste is very good now, and there is no need to add other seasonings."
Lin Dan smiled and glanced at her and explained softly: "Did you remember the seasoning method I gave you? Heavy mouth dishes need to use the flavor enhancement method to highlight the richness of the dish; light mouth dishes need to use the flavor reduction method to highlight the fresh aroma of the dish; there are also mixing methods, flavor change methods, etc. Now I use the flavor enhancement method, adding the sour and sour bean dregs to the bacon salt. After the two are mixed, the numbness of the peppers are added. The three sour and spicy tastes are slightly turbid. At this time, add the wild mountain onion again, and add slightly sweet, slightly astringent and slightly bitter, and the strange aroma of the wild onion is mixed into the pickled beans.
The strange smell of the residue makes it progress and add flavor layer by layer, which makes it a good pot of good dish. The so-called avoidance of turbidity does not mean that the less seasonings are added, the better, but that the more distinct the taste, the better, and the more important it is to level, not the quality. Moreover, the taste increases and damages between the flavors. The sour taste can reduce the saltiness, and the saltiness can also add sweetness. It is also very wonderful. Therefore, when I stir-fry this dish, I never put the bacon in boiling water, because the sour taste of pickled bean dregs will weaken the saltiness of the bacon. If blanched, the taste will be lighter, and you should also pay attention to it in the future."
Lin Dan said as she threw the wild onions into the pot and stirred gently. The bean dregs that were originally pasted into a ball suddenly turned white, red, and green. The color became very beautiful, and an indescribable fragrance spread everywhere.
The little girl sucked the water while sighing: "Master, you are so amazing! After putting on the wild mountain onion, the taste of this soup is indeed different! The dish has changed three flavors in succession. If you don't say it, I really wouldn't have thought that I could do this."
Lin Dan chuckled, "Then I will test you, why do you put the bamboo shoots?"
"The bamboo shoots and bacon are cooked together, and the taste is even better." The little girl just learned to cook and was in a state of ignorance.
Lin Dan patiently explained: "Pickled bean dregs and bacon are pickled vegetables. Although the taste is good, they have one biggest disadvantage, that is, their lack of freshness. This bamboo shoot segment is used to improve freshness and can make up for the shortcomings of the dish. Do you try it? After adding the bamboo shoot segments, is there a fresh atmosphere on the tip of your tongue?"
Lin Dan scooped a little soup with a spoon and handed it to the little girl's mouth.
The little girl took a sip and immediately gave a thumbs up: "It's so fresh! Master, you've made this dish alive!"
Lin Dan smiled and shook her head, then she shouted to the servants who had already drooled all over the floor, "Okay, everyone can have a meal."
"It's time to eat! Get the dishes and chopsticks!" Everyone who had already surrounded him served the rice as fast as possible, scooped the good dishes, and ate them up. The sound of chopsticks hitting the dishes was heard, and the sound of tongues rolling up food and the sound of swallowing. Everyone was anxious to eat and seemed to have been hungry for several days.
The little girl was sweating with her forehead and her cheeks were red. She couldn't help but sigh: "Master, we haven't had enough food for a long time when you're sick. It's really boring to eat what you cook, and eating something else is really boring."
Lin Dan rubbed her head, her eyes were doting, and she took a few bites and got into the car and lay down. Her illness was not cured yet, and her throat started to hurt again just now.
The two strong men sitting not far away could no longer swallow the steamed buns while Lin Dan was cooking. They stretched their necks and looked into the big pot. Even the cold-hearted leader could not help but look at them several times. The speed of swallowing the steamed buns was getting slower and slower. When Lin Dan began to tell the seasoning method of this dish, he could no longer eat the steamed buns, so he simply threw the water bag and pricked up his ears to listen.
Lin Dan's voice was very slow and soft, and the words were also very vivid and vivid. Even if she couldn't tell the food in the pot, she could only listen to her narration and smell it, and then she could imagine how wonderful the bacon was stewed with bean dregs. When the servants started to grab food, the imagination turned into substance, which made the three of them whispered like drums, and their mouths and tongues were swaying, and the hunger was invaded.
"Damn, I can't stand it anymore!" The lazy and strong man used his sleeves to wipe the corners of his bright lips.
"So a big pot of dishes, do you think they can finish eating?" another strong man asked hopefully.
The man Junwei didn't answer, but his phoenix eyes stared at the big pot without control. His Adam's apple swayed slightly, as if he was swallowing his saliva.
The three of them were silent for a while. Seeing that the people there put chopsticks into the pot one after another, picked up bacon and bamboo shoots, bamboo shoots and wild mountain onions, and even scooped out the bean dregs soup to bibimbap, they couldn't sit still.
"Zhao Laoliu, go and ask if they have any extra food. Let's buy it with the money." The lazy man poked his companion with his elbow.
Zhao Liu whispered, "Why don't you go?"
"Didn't I just scold that guy? I'm also a person who wants face!"
"Luo Tietou, I don't want it if you want face?" As soon as he finished speaking, a gust of wind blew the rich aroma of the dish. The spicy and sour flavors mixed with the salty bacon, and it felt refreshing before I could eat them in my mouth. It was simply fascinating!
"Damn, I don't want this shame anymore. I'll go over and ask!" Zhao Liu immediately threw down his face and ran over with two taels of silver.
The servant who had been ruthlessly rejected and mocked by the two of them before took great pains to lift his face from the bowl, rolled his eyes and said, "How come the six of us can't finish eating such a little dish?"
"Can't we pay for it?" Zhao Liu took out two taels of silver and smiled very flatteringly. The firewood was burning, and the soup was boiling, and the fragrance was so fragrant that it was almost gone! As soon as he approached the pot, he couldn't walk and saliva was rumbling.
"No." The servant walked around him and walked to the edge of the pot, grabbed a few slices of bacon, and another few bamboo shoots and wild mountain onions. He slapped it into his mouth, and had no time to talk.
Zhao Liu stared at his shiny mouth and looked at him with a pitiful expression.
It seemed that he felt a little embarrassed by his subordinates, and the man Junwei ordered a deep order: "Come back."
Zhao Liu looked at the servant's soup rice, then looked at the boiling pot, and then came back unwillingly. The three of them were determined to pick up the water bag and pour water. They were filled with water in a mess, and their mouths became more and more depressed. After sitting for a while, they each urinated, and the water they poured was gone immediately. The three of them were even hungry, and their eyes were green when they stared at the pot.
The servant was so angry that he was glaring at the eyes of several people. He couldn't help but think: I'll part ways tomorrow, and there may be some places for these three people in the afternoon and evening. So he just gave a little bit of meat and soup with a spatula, put it in a big bowl, and said loudly: "There are still some stew left, do you want it?"
"If you want it, thank you for this little brother!" Zhao Liu, who was uneasy, ran over as fast as possible. Although the other two tried their best to cover it up, the Adam's apple still moved uncontrollably.
The soup at the end was the essence. The bacon was already cooked and the bean dregs were half-cooked. The taste was not very good, but the taste was amazing. Break the steamed buns and put them in a bowl to absorb the juice. Then take a big bite. The dry and hard taste was immediately replaced by soft, sour, salty, spicy and fresh fragrance, making people want to swallow their tongues.
The three big men squeezed together, one of them pinched a piece of steamed bun and dipped the soup, and grabbed the bacon between two pieces of buns, and ate it urgently. At the end, a little soup base was left. The Junwei man glared at the phoenix eyes, and the other two dared not move. He looked at the leader with tears in his eyes and threw the bun into the bowl. He ate it completely.
Chapter completed!