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Chapter 124 Arowana Oil VS Herb Bunch

Bamboo shoots are said to be "the most fresh and beautiful, and the best vegetable food".

The common ones are divided into spring bamboo shoots and winter bamboo shoots:

Every spring rain, the new bamboo shoots come out of the mud, and the spring bamboo shoots are as tender as white jade after the bamboo shell is removed, and the taste is crisp;

In the cold winter and the twelfth lunar month, the winter bamboo shoots hidden deep in the soil are more plump in appearance, and the taste is delicate and tender.

Spring bamboo shoots and winter bamboo shoots are like Xiaojiabiyu and a young woman in a boudoir, and diners have their own favorites.

In addition to these two, there are also seasonal bamboo shoots in hot summer.

The Tianlong bamboo shoots produced in the Yunling area are one of the bamboo shoots that go on the market in July and August.

Facing Xia Miao's questioning gaze, Luo He explained:

"Bamboo shoots have a bitter taste, and the chef needs to add an additional process of "removing the bitterness".

However, Tianlong bamboo shoots do not need to remove the bitterness, and even do not need seasoning, and the freshness and sweetness can be tasted when fried.

The one I asked the beast to pick in the mountains was Tianlong Bamboo Shoots. "

Sweet dragon bamboo?

Xia Miao didn't know much about this thing, but it didn't stop her from convincing the boy with cooking.

"It can be seen that you really want to win sister."

Xia Miao rolled her eyes and said with a light smile, "Then sister must show some real skills."

Seeing her take out a jar of honey, Luo He was a little surprised: "Killer honey?"

"The answer is correct, but unfortunately there is no reward."

Xia Miao brushed the honey on the surface of the beef on the cutting board.

Honey can tenderize the meat, thus reducing the cooking time.

Immediately, she put on transparent gloves and kneaded the beef. This process is called 'tumbling', and the purpose is to shorten the curing period and improve the tenderness of the finished dishes.

After completing this step, Xia Miao took off her gloves, washed her hands, and held a sharp and white Western-style chef's knife with a glint in her eyes.

A cold light flashed.

Almost invisible, she had already cut a piece of beef on the cutting board into small steaks.

This is the performance that the knife skills have reached the perfection, and the processing of ingredients is fast, accurate and stable.

Luo He couldn't help admiring: "Excellent knife skills."

Xia Miao ignored it, lit the stove, held a frying pan, and fried the beef on all sides on the high-temperature pan until it changed color.

The beef is smoking in the oil pan, showing a burnt brown color, and an attractive aroma is wafting in the air.

Xia Miao sniffed the aroma, the corners of her mouth raised involuntarily, and explained: "When the temperature of the oil pan reaches 140 degrees to 160 degrees, the beef will undergo a 'Maillard reaction' to enhance the flavor and aroma."

Luo He nodded like a helper watching from the sidelines, "Similarly, there is caramelization reaction, which can be used in the field of desserts. It is a browning phenomenon like the Maillard reaction."

"It's not bad, I have a bit of foundation." Xia Miao said with a smile, "Help me hold the dinner plate."

Chef Luo hadn't beaten anyone for a long time, and now he was very interested in watching Xia Miao's French way, so he handed over the dinner plate.

Xia Miao took out the fried steak and poured vinegar into the charred layer on the bottom of the pot.

"Keep these at the bottom of the pot and pour them in when the meat is stewed." Xia Miao sniffed the aroma and sighed, "These are the essence."

A sense came from the beast space.

The "Blowfish" car released by Xiaojiu has already turned on the AI ​​assistance function, and drove down the mountain to apply for assistance.

Luo He's heart moved, he looked at Xia Miao, and said, "Is there anything I can do to help?"

"Hmm...then help me chop up onions, carrots and celery, and use them for frying later." Xia Miao said.

Onions, carrots and celery, the three ingredients are stir-fried with oil and stewed with water. They are very common in Western food, and they can remove fishy smell, enhance fragrance and taste.

Luo He complied, and took the square-head kitchen knife he had in hand, and finished the ingredients neatly, which attracted Xia Miao to look back frequently.

"His knife skills are pretty good." Xia Miao thought to himself, "There are not many breeders in the hunter's club. If he can join in, I'll have more of them. It's not bad."

The grated onion, carrot slices, and celery segments in the pot are oily, and gradually become fragrant as they are fried.

Xia Miao took out these chopped vegetables, put them into the stew pot together with the beef just now, and poured the browned liquid from the bottom of the pot together with the red wine.

"Next, it's time to put in the spices."

Xia Miao took out a bag of spices. She couldn't see the raw materials inside, but it exuded a rich aroma.

Luo He couldn't smell the ratio of the spices for a while, so he couldn't help but ask, "Which spices are they?"

"This is the secret weapon."

Xia Miao said: "I call it 'Xia Miao's Vanilla Bunch'."

Herb bunches, a combination of herbs used in French cooking for stewing, are often bundled or placed in a small net bag, and taken out after the stew is complete.

There are hundreds of herb combinations, and Xia Miao's insights on spices are hidden in her use of herb bundles.

Even Luo He couldn't fully judge the proportion of vanilla in the vanilla bundle, so he muttered:

"All I can smell is thyme, rosemary and bay leaf...you probably put a spice in there too."

Xia Miao looked at Luo He in surprise, admired the young man even more, pretending to be coquettish, and said, "I won't tell you for now.

Immediately, Xia Miao poured canned tomatoes into the pot to increase the viscosity of the soup and simmered.

"As it simmers, the flavor of the herb bunches will become more pronounced, enough to attract Moon Beauty in bloom."

Xia Miao looked at Luo He, smiled and said, "If your pet beast doesn't come back, my sister will take the beauty under the moon and leave you."

"Don't worry." Luo He said calmly: "The dishes I'm going to cook are relatively simple and can be finished within half an hour. I mainly pay attention to the oil and bamboo shoots."

"What kind of dish?" Xia Miao asked.

"Braised bamboo shoots in oil." Luo He said.

Braised bamboo shoots in oil, a famous dish in the south of the Yangtze River, is fresh, sweet, fragrant and tender.

There are rock sugar, light soy sauce, and dark soy sauce in the ingredients, and a lot of oil is used to simmer it. It is a typical thick oily red sauce flavor.

Of course Xia Miao had heard of this famous Jiangnan dish, she tilted her head and said, "It sounds very common."

"Based on the original flavor type, I made a slight improvement."

Luo He smiled slightly and said, "You'll know later."

Braised bamboo shoots in oil mainly choose crisp and tender spring bamboo shoots, and the main types of bamboo shoots are moso bamboo shoots or thunder bamboo shoots. These two kinds of bamboo shoots are only available in March and April.

In response to the time and place, Luohe uses Tianlong bamboo shoots, which are a specialty of Yunling in summer, instead of other bamboo shoots.

Tianlong bamboo shoots, as the name suggests, taste fresh and sweet, and its sweetness is the best among bamboo shoots.

The famous dish "Braised Bamboo Shoots in Oil" pays attention to the use of sugar, and the sweetness of Tianlong bamboo shoots complements each other.

In addition, Luohe's oil is the "golden dragon fish oil" freshly collected from the mutated dragon fish that day.

"Yuyu is still very powerful."

Luo He said in his heart: "At least I can guarantee that I will never lose to other chefs when I use oil!"

While thinking about it, Xia Miao opened the lid of the pot and took a look at the stewed beef, and suddenly there was a strong aroma.

The red wine in the pot is dark red in color, the beef is stewed slowly in the thick soup, and the spices in the small net bag exude a strong aroma, like a witch's sachet.

Looking at this tempting pot of stewed beef, Luo He felt a sense of hunger and thirst inexplicably, and pursed his lower lip.

"Didn't you just say that you didn't smell the last spice?"

Xia Miao smiled: "It's actually 'Salvia', also known as medicinal sage. It has a strong aroma and has medicinal value for improving appetite."

There are more than 1,500 kinds of natural spices in the world, most of which can be used as medicine.

The 'Spice Witch''s mastery of pharmacology was the main reason why she was feared by the sixth game.

In the night, the fragrance of the vanilla bundles is like a soft nocturne. Xia Miao is very interested and whispers:

"From what you said just now, my sister is actually quite interested in you..."

Compared with the temptation just now, Xia Miao took the initiative to throw an olive branch and said with a smile:

"As long as you are obedient and obedient, how about my sister cooking soup for you every day after joining the Hunter Club?"

Before Luo He could answer, a call came from under the night.

Turn around and look back.

"Hey!" Xiao Jiu walked over slowly with a bunch of fresh and tender bamboo shoots in his arms, with a funny and cute appearance.

Luo He confirmed with a glance, seeing that it was indeed Tianlong bamboo shoots, his eyes lit up:

"Well done, Xiao Jiu!"

Luo He stood in front of the stove, washed his hands, calmed down, and his eyes gradually became focused.

Xia Miao was slightly taken aback, only to feel that he suddenly seemed to be a different person.

While the main dish was simmering, Xia Miao smiled half-smile, folded her arms, and watched his performance from the sidelines.

Luo He narrowed his eyes and said:

"Xiao Jiu, prepare to light a fire!"

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These two chapters were written very slowly...mainly because I don't know how to cook, I checked a lot of cooking materials and videos QWQ

I will finish writing this story tomorrow!

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