Abnormal Food Article

Chapter 170 Normal Crab Roe Shaomai

At noon, Zheng Da and Huang Shengli arrived at Huang Ji's kitchen on time and each had a bowl of longevity noodles before quarreling.

This is the longevity noodles specially made by Qin Huai. You have to eat it first.

After eating a bowl of noodles, Zheng Da forgot all the words he had prepared all day long.

Today Zheng Da was bound to do it.

He has been losing for a week, watching teaching videos for a whole week, and memorizing courseware for a week. He feels that it is time to win again.

Qin Huai has been a crab man for a whole week!

The smell of crabs on his body is almost gone. When walking on the road, others thought Qin Huai was selling crabs. It’s time for him, a master who can truly teach techniques, to take action!

After finishing the last mouthful of noodle soup, the words in Zheng Da's mouth changed to: "Say it again! Qin Huai said that he had been processing shrimps and crabs for a week and felt that there were not enough snacks. He really wanted to make snacks, so he made them at noon today. Chicken noodle soup?"

Huang Jia nodded affirmatively.

Zheng Da suddenly didn't dare to argue.

What kind of number is this?

I've never heard of Bai An having this kind of training method.

Huang Anyao and Gong Liang, two laymen, couldn't eat it. How could he, Zheng Da, a professional chef? The quality of the noodles in Qin Huai's chicken noodle soup at noon today has improved by leaps and bounds compared to before, achieving another small-scale breakthrough.

As long as this breakthrough is not a flash of inspiration and can be maintained, the taste of all Qinhuai's pastries will be able to reach a small level in the future.

Peeling shrimps and crabs works wonders!

Why don't you let Qin Huai peel off for two more days and try to find the feeling again?

Not only Zheng Da was confused after a bowl of noodles, Huang Shengli was also a little confused.

He plans to release water today.

Although Huang Shengli felt from the bottom of his heart that Zheng Da's teaching skills were a bit too bad, Zheng Da's skills were still very good. Moreover, Zheng Da is a professional white-pan dim sum chef, and Huang Shengli is a red-pan dim sum chef. He cannot teach Qinhuai crab roe shaomai.

A week of hard training on the most basic basic skills of ingredients was enough for Qin Huai.

The rest can be accumulated over time, don't rush it.

And Huang Shengli knows very well that at Qinhuai's stage and level, it will be boring and boring to practice basic skills again, and he will lose motivation.

So he planned to let Zheng Da win during today's quarrel, so that Qin Huai would not have to practice basic skills this afternoon and could make a complete crab roe shaomai.

After practicing the basic skills for a week and then making crab roe siomai again, my level will definitely improve. There is a high probability that the car will still roll over, but it will not be as hard as before.

Huang Shengli planned well and asked Zheng Da to teach him for a day. This would not only make Qin Huai clearly realize that practicing basic skills is very useful, but also make him realize that only practicing basic basic skills cannot make good crab roe Shaomai.

With such a reminder in front of him, if Qin Huai practices the preparation of various ingredients for the filling for another week, he will definitely get twice the result with half the effort.

But now Huang Shengli is a little hesitant, wondering whether to deliberately let Zheng Da win the argument.

Qin Huai's progress was so unconventional.

As I peeled the crabs, the pastry level improved.

What does this mean?

Are you ready to peel this crab?

It would be a waste of time to continue peeling. If not, it seems to affect Qin Huai's progress in pastry.

With the same hesitation and hesitation, Huang Shengli and Zheng Da were very restrained and restrained in their quarrel today.

"You don't understand Bai An at all. Let me tell you, the most important thing at this stage is to practice basic skills. Xiao Qin just needs to be familiar with the ingredients. Peeling shrimps and crabs is not advisable. Do you know? Listen to me. Yes, let’s continue practicing basic skills today!” This was what Zheng Da said.

"I don't know Bai An as well as you, but I have taught 9 apprentices, including Siyuan, a total of 10. Do you understand the teaching plan? I told you that Xiao Qin's basic skills are now very good, no Then practice basic skills if necessary.”

"Of course, I'm not saying that there is no need to practice at all. I think Xiao Qin still needs to peel crabs if he is willing to do it. But basic skills are not the focus now. I think what Xiao Qin needs most today is systematic learning and making crab roe Shaomai completely. "This is what Huang Shengli said.

"What kind of systematic learning? Laying the foundation now is the key!"

"What's more about laying the foundation? Systematic learning is now the focus!"

Thanks to Huang Shengli and Zheng Da deliberately restraining the volume of their quarrels, Qin Huai was used to the two of them coming over to quarrel first every day, so he didn't pay much attention to picking crabs in the distance.

Otherwise, if Qin Huai heard the above conversation, he would probably think that his learning progress was too slow, and he would be expelled from the school by both masters, neither of whom wanted to teach him.

Although he has never entered the school.

In the end, under Huang Shengli's outrage, Zheng Da reluctantly won today's fight and obtained the teaching qualification.

It had been a week since he had received his teaching qualification, and suddenly he became a teaching teacher again. It would be a lie to say that Zheng Da was not excited.

Zheng Da was so excited that he didn't know what to say. What was the first sentence?

"Xiao Qin, let's pick the crab first. This crab has to...have been picked, right?"

The first sentence is wrong.

"Then let's deal with the shrimp and crab meat now. Let me see...this one is also processed, right?"

The second sentence was also wrong. Zheng Da and Huang Shengli ate a bowl of noodles before they quarreled, which wasted some time. The quarrel was a bit long. Qin Huai had already consciously completed all the preparations.

Zheng Da pursed his lips nervously: "Then let's start making the fillings. The most important thing for crab roe shaomai is the matching and seasoning of the fillings."

"I remember that you have read "Suiyuan Food List", where there is a very precise description of crabs: crabs should be eaten alone and should not be paired with other things. It is best to cook them in light salt soup and peel them to eat by yourself. . Although the flavor is full when steamed, it is too bland.”

"Crab is such an ingredient. Foods with a strong flavor are suitable for eating alone to best bring out their original taste. If too many rich and colorful side dishes are added, it will overwhelm the meal."

"This is why many creative dishes now look fancy and taste the most ordinary. Cooking is not about having more ingredients and seasonings, the better. Sometimes you can't add but have to subtract."

"Of course, it doesn't mean that these foods must be cooked separately. If this is the case, there will be no shrimp meat in the crab roe shaomai, it will all be crab meat. Foods with strong and distinctive flavors have obvious shortcomings, such as It is said that crab roe has a fishy smell, and its freshness is accompanied by fishy smell.”

"What our chefs have to do is to do our best to remove the fishy smell while retaining its original flavor and deliciousness. In this case, we should consider the combination of ingredients."

After Zheng Da's opening remarks, Qin Huai instantly looked at him with admiration.

Is this still Zheng Da? This full of theoretical knowledge, this perfect eloquent expression, this quotation from modern sources, this theory and reasoning.

This online class is not in vain.

Really useful!

Just when Qin Huai looked at Zheng Da with admiration, Zheng Da straightened his back proudly and glanced sideways at Huang Shengli, his eyes full of pride.

Then Zheng Da moved and started making crab roe shaomai in silence.

The movements of his hands are impeccable, and the silence on his lips makes people hold their foreheads.

Qin Huai & Huang Shengli:…

You’ve been preparing for a week, and you’ve just prepared these few words?

Forget it, at least the words are good and there is progress.

Qin Huai started to watch Zheng Da making crab roe shaomai.

Qin Huai watches it every day.

During this time, when Qinhuai was practicing his basic skills of peeling shrimps and crabs, he often watched Zheng Da making crab roe Shaomai while practicing.

Zheng Da makes two cages every day. The quantity is not much, barely enough for each chef in the kitchen to share one. He also ate it himself, eating with revenge, often watching Qin Huai with Huang Shengli practicing basic skills with resentment while eating.

Today is different, Qin Huai is learning from him today.

Zheng Da’s crab roe shaomai is particularly delicious.

I cook a lot during this time. Zheng Da basically didn’t hesitate or try when making crab roe siu mai, and he mixed the stuffing and seasoning all in one go. Of course, there was no flower work. Flower work was not suitable for Zheng Da's simple style of making dim sum.

Zheng Da did it, Qin Huai watched it.

A batch of crab roe shaomai was wrapped and steamed. Qin Huai knew that it was time for him to make crab roe shaomai.

He has only made crab roe siomai twice, and both times are not good memories.

Making dim sum requires muscle memory accumulated over time. Good dim sum is made by dim sum masters day after day.

Why is it said that the dim sum that a dim sum chef is good at has a lot to do with their personal preferences, because the dim sum that the dim sum chef is good at must be what the dim sum chef loves to make. Only by doing more can you be good at it, and by doing more can you be good at it.

Qin Huai has only made it twice in total, and now he has not done it for a week. When he first started mixing the stuffing, he was obviously a little rusty.

But in his mind he remembered how Zheng Da mixed the stuffing.

He remembered Zheng Da's proportions, his techniques, and the order in which Zheng Da added seasonings.

But Qin Huai knew that just remembering these was useless. The difficulty of a dim sum was as high as crab roe shaomai, and it was impossible to make it just by looking and copying it.

Gotta understand.

Those who learn from me will live, those who resemble me will die.

Qin Huai thought of these days when Huang Shengli told him about the characteristics of crab meat and shrimp meat.

He remembered the smell of crab meat and crab roe peeled during this period.

The strong fishy smell remained on the fingertips and could not be washed away, and what he had to do was to suppress the smell while retaining the maximum freshness of the crab roe and crab meat.

He can't destroy the flavor of crab roe and crab meat, so he can't use spices to flavor it.

He wants to retain the freshness and sweetness of crab roe, crab meat and shrimp meat, so he has to strictly control the amount of seasonings such as salt and soy sauce.

He wants to use Shaoxing wine and **** slices.

He needs to understand the ingredients and then change them.

Qin Huai did it step by step.

When he was processing shrimp and crab meat, he didn't think about how Zheng Da did it before, nor did he deliberately copy Zheng Da's steps and processes, but his actions were actually very similar. All he could think about was what Huang Shengli told him that he should understand the ingredients, understand the ingredients, and then change the ingredients.

He wants to know what is good about crab meat and crab roe and what is bad about it. He had to think about how he felt like a big walking crab when he went home every night. How could he make this big crab smell less fishy and taste extra delicious?

How can he retain the light sweetness of shrimp meat and make it an auxiliary ingredient for crab roe and crab meat? It has become the supporting role that accounts for the most in the heart of this dessert but the least shots.

When Qin Huai really started to think about these things, he discovered that people in this situation would never think about whether they were deliberately imitating someone.

Not important, don't care.

The most important thing is to make the snack in front of you well.

Qin Huai seasoned the food carefully.

Zheng Da's eyes widened as he watched. He was not blind. Of course he could tell that Qin Huai seemed to have found the secret to making crab roe shaomai.

He already knows how to control crab meat, crab roe and shrimp meat, and how to control the proportions of ingredients and seasonings.

Qin Huai may still overturn, but it will never be as outrageous as the previous two times.

This progress is too fast.

Am I really a teaching genius, and Qin Huai can learn it just by teaching me casually?

Zheng Da thought.

Huang Shengli looked on with satisfaction and said to Huang Jia: "Xiao Qin is really a good student who makes every teacher fall in love and want to be his disciple."

You learn whatever you teach, and you hit wherever you point out.

Huang Jia handed over a bowl of warm tea: "Master, please drink some tea to moisten it."

"Can Uncle Zheng accept Qin Huai as a closed disciple?" Huang Jia asked curiously.

"It's hard to say." Huang Shengli shook his head, "Xiao Qin definitely has no intention of becoming a disciple, but he doesn't necessarily have to be a closed disciple. Even if Xiao Qin becomes a registered disciple of Zheng Da, I guess Zheng Da will also I’m so happy.”

"Look, when Xiao Qin learns how to cook crab roe shaomai, he will feel happy that Zheng Da's level is really good, and he might become his teacher."

Huang Jia:…

Isn’t this a bit contradictory?

Under normal circumstances, wouldn't you be happy to accept **** as your disciple?

But Uncle Zheng...

It's really hard to say. From a certain level, Uncle Zheng is also very abstract.

When I was making crab roe shaomai in Qinhuai, Zheng Da’s crab roe shaomai was out of the pot.

Qin Huai ate one and then wrapped the shaomai.

Gong Liang, who was sitting at the door of the kitchen, ate two.

Huang Anyao wanted to negotiate the price with the supplier today. Huang Ji didn't come, so Gong Liang ate Huang Anyao's Shaomai for him.

At the same time, Gong Liang also packaged Huang Anyao's longevity noodles for his wife and children. Gong Liang's assistant came over for a special trip and acted as an errand boy.

Gong Liang had been doing some mental construction while eating the crab roe shaomai made by Zheng Da.

He knew that Qinhuai's crab roe shaomai would be steamed soon.

Last time Gong Liang was so moved that he ate three crab roe shaomai made by Qin Huai and didn't finish his dinner.

Gong Liang decided to eat two today.

I didn’t eat three because I ate a lot today and I couldn’t eat three.

Last time Gong Liang ate three crab roe shaomai and didn't say a word.

He really wanted to give Qin Huai some advice, but other than saying this Shaomai: it tastes terrible! It tastes terrible! Very unpalatable! It’s simply not for human consumption! How can you make crab roe shaomai like this? Are you worthy of Master Jing's crab roe siomai like this? Apart from these meaningless words, Gong Liang couldn't think of anything else.

He is not a professional.

Therefore, this week, Zheng Da watched the teaching video for a week, and Gong Liang was not idle either. He watched "Zhiwei" for a week.

Seeing him drooling, I wish I could buy a plane ticket and go out now to eat all over the world.

Unfortunately not.

Qin Huai is still working hard for his crab roe siomai. He, Gong Liang, cannot run away first. He must at least persist until Master Xiao Qin makes a qualified crab roe siomai before buying a plane ticket and setting off.

After watching "Zhiwei" for a week, Gong Liang learned a lot of descriptions and expressions of food.

Gong Liang is not a simple talker like Zheng Da. On the contrary, Gong Liang is very good-mouthed, eloquent, and can turn black into white.

He couldn't speak that day simply because he had no knowledge reserves.

Now he has.

Gong Liang is ready.

At 3:30 p.m., Qinhuai’s crab roe shaomai was served.

As usual, the chef eats first.

Qin Huai looked at the crab roe shaomai that looked good, and felt that his performance should be okay today, but at the same time he was not sure whether his feeling was right.

Everyone still remembers the previous two rollovers.

Qin Huai took a deep breath, calmed down, mentally prepared himself, and took a bite.

Hey, it’s not fishy.

Qinhuai made crab roe shaomai twice before, but the main reason for the failure was that there was a big problem with the ratio of ingredients. The steamed crab roe was very fishy, ​​which was similar to sitting in a duck pen and drinking duck soup. .

It only takes one mouthful to make people spit out the siomai in their mouths and start cursing the chef.

This time the siomai didn't have this problem at all.

Qin Huai started chewing.

Well, it tastes like shrimp, and you can taste the freshness and sweetness of the shrimp but not too much.

Very good, you can also taste the taste of crab meat, which is richer than shrimp meat.

The taste of crab roe is the most obvious. It is powerful and overbearing. It spreads quickly in the mouth and quickly overpowers the crab meat and shrimp meat.

It has umami flavor.

There is a sweet taste.

No fishy smell.

qualified!

Qin Huai felt that he wasn't here for snacks at all, he was here to be a quality inspector.

The quality inspector, Mr. Xiao Qin, gave the crab roe siomai in front of him a stamp of approval.

Qualified, but only qualified.

There are no problems in every aspect, and the taste is okay, not amazing. It is an ordinary crab roe siomai.

If you use game ratings to score, Qin Huai thinks it is probably a C-level.

He can say to others that he can make crab roe shaomai, but he definitely won't make it on weekdays.

Very good, practicing basic skills is really useful.

Everyone tasted the crab roe shaomai made by Qin Huai.

At the door of the kitchen, Gong Liang bit into half of the crab roe shaomai as if he was about to die.

Chew.

Um? !

"Damn it, the crab roe shao mai made by Master Xiao Qin is so delicious!" Gong Liang blurted out.

Since he couldn't squeeze in, he could only eat crab roe shaomai on a plate at the door of the kitchen. Dong Shi glanced at Gong Liang and sighed in his heart that he was indeed Mr. Gong. He could really boast about anything.

Such an ordinary crab roe shaomai can be praised so sincerely.

As expected, he is recognized as Qin Huai’s number one fan.

Dong Shi swallowed the crab roe shaomai, left his mouth free, and chattered to join the discussion next door.

"I also think Qin Huai's crab roe shaomai this time has improved a lot compared to last time. This time it is just a normal crab roe shaomai. Does he practice at home every night? Oh my God, this is too hard. , what time should I go to bed?"

"No wonder his level has improved so quickly!"

"Will Qin Huai take a break this week?"

"No rest? He said he would save this month's leave and next month's leave together to go back to Shanshi to see his sister. Wow, wouldn't he have to work for forty or fifty days in a row? Isn't this the same as Zheng Siyuan? Pretty much, don’t all the dim sum chefs like Bai’an like to take a break?”

"I really want to live next door to Qin Huai. Then after get off work at night, I might be able to go to his house for some snacks."

The speaker is unintentional, but the listener is intentional.

Gong Liang sent a message to his assistant.

Gong Liang: I will take over the owner of the house next door to Qin Huai within this week, and the owner of the house where Qin Huai lives before next week. I will take over both houses.

Assistant Xiao Wang: Got it, okay Mr. Gong!

(End of chapter)