People in Yuanyue: My leisurely daily life of opening a restaurant

Although.

Truffles, caviar and foie gras are the top three ingredients in Western cuisine.

But the value of caviar and foie gras, with the increase in production, is no longer the luxury of before! It seems that only truffles have maintained their expensive value, especially this even rarer white truffle!

In fact.

A food, a luxury.

It’s not because there’s anything magical about biology.

Caviar is nothing more than fish eggs, and Iberian ham is nothing more than pork legs marinated and dried.

Similarly, truffles are just a fungus that parasitizes under oak and hazelnut trees, not to mention that there are more than 40 kinds of truffles in the world, of which 4 can be eaten: white truffles, black truffles, summer truffles and autumn truffles!

So.

White truffles.

Price, why is it so expensive?

That’s because the Alba White Truffle is extremely picky about the growing environment!

At present, it can only be wild and cannot be artificially cultivated, so the annual output is only about 3 tons!

……

“This is white truffle.”

“I want you to use such ingredients to make a dish!”

Secretly glanced at Wang Xi and found that his expression still did not change after hearing this, and he was still calm.

At this moment, Erina’s heart couldn’t help but look forward to it, could he agree? In fact, she had already prepared for the worst in her heart, and if Wang Xi really refused, then she would not force him!

But if she can really use expensive ingredients, she can make a dish that makes her god’s tongue more satisfied.

How to say it?

In her heart, she will definitely feel better.

After all, since she was a child, the first time she really experienced satiety was precisely the cuisine made by Wang Xi! However, the flame dumplings last time, even though they brought her a great shock, were all ordinary ingredients!

Therefore.

She desperately hopefully.

Wang Xi in front of him can make dishes that are more noble than flame dumplings!

“Hmm!”

“I know!”

He stared deeply at Erina.

Wang Xi returned to his senses for a moment and replied lightly.

Then, ignoring Erina’s astonished gaze, he took the expensive white truffle with one hand and continued: “But this white truffle, I will only take out half of the portion to cook, and the remaining half must be given to me for free!” ”

“Yes.”

“No problem at all.”

Smell this.

Erina, who was angry and rich, nodded without hesitation.

……

First of all.

Prepare a beautiful chicken with an internship of more than two and a half years!

Chop the pieces and wash the flying water, rinse with warm water for later use, slice the ginger, cut the green onion into two pieces, pat it loose with the back of the knife, and take out the chicken fat for later!

Choose some alba truffles, three sevens, goji berries, soybeans and other auxiliary ingredients to clean and reserve, and then put the prepared ingredients into the steamer in turn, and put the chicken into the better parts.

Then put the steamer on a deep pot, the auxiliary pot must be larger than the bottom diameter of the steaming pot, add seventy percent of water, the remaining chicken pieces and Sherwin-Williams ham pieces, bring to a boil over high heat, turn to low heat and simmer slowly.

After the water boils, use wet gauze to isolate the gap between the two pots, which is conducive to the condensation of the upper steam!

Followed by.

After boiling over high heat.

Turn to medium-low heat and keep slightly boiling.

Wait until it has simmered for 2 and a half hours, then open the lid and add the easy-to-cook ingredients before simmering.

The whole process was going on so long that Erina’s more and more anxious she was!

In the end, she couldn’t sit still, and quickly got up and came to the steamer that was still simmering slowly, her curious eyes were staring closely.

“This… It’s been more than two hours, hasn’t it been good yet? ”

“Good cooking.”

“It has to be adjusted slowly, not rushed!”

“Oh!”

“Ha too!”

When Wang Xi said this, Eri Nai was immediately discouraged, and thought to himself: Obviously, as a Shijie, he should know that when cooking dishes, the chef is most jealous of being impetuous!

“That…”

“Can you tell me a little bit about what you’re going to cook?”

Erina, blinking her cute bright eyes, raised her head and asked Wang Xi.

“White truffle steaming pot chicken.”

Wang Xi, however, did not look to Erina’s side, but stared closely at the steaming pot that was constantly bubbling, and replied in a calm tone.

“Huh?”

“Steaming pot chicken?”

Upon hearing this, Erinai was stunned for a moment!

Although she has the ability of God’s tongue, she has tasted countless dishes in her life!

However, when she listened to the name of the recipe, her face still appeared puzzled. It seems that this so-called steamed pot chicken, she has seen a lot of knowledge, she really has not tasted and seen it in her life!

……

“Haven’t eaten, have you?”

“This is a local special steampot cooking dish in Yunnan of the Celestial Empire!”

“In terms of method, it is stewed with chicken and ham slices from Xuanwei, Yunnan. Because it uses a special local utensil, this dish is only popular locally and few people know about it! ”

“Locally.”

“There is a kind of red clay!”

“And the steaming pot made of this red clay is actually not a pot in the ordinary sense.”

“As you can see, it looks like a bowl and has a lid, and when you open the lid, there is a protruding round cavity in the center to the bottom, like the top half of a hot pot. This round cavity is the steamer, inside the pot, so that the food is heated and steamed.

“This kind of steaming pot utensils, due to the special internal structure, will make in the process of stewing, because of the high-temperature flame and flue gas generated by combustion, the water in the pot will be heated through the heating surface of the boiler, and then vaporized to produce steam with a certain pressure and temperature.”

“And adding this white truffle with its own rich aroma exerts its full fragrance in this high-pressure steam environment, which can enhance the taste of the whole steamed chicken dish and taste better!”

Now.

Listen to Wang Xi’s explanation.

Erina, who pricked up her ears and listened carefully, showed an expression that seemed to understand something.

……

The wonderfulness of truffles.

It is this rich and ephemeral aroma.

It is said to be a smell similar to cheese, garlic, musk, cinnamon, earthy but not identical.

Moreover, truffles of different varieties and origins also differ in fragrance, with black truffles having a stronger aroma and white truffles being fragrant and light. Although human language can describe many things, it is always difficult to describe the aroma of truffles.

Investigate why.

This aroma, there is not much time left for humans.

Truffles generally have to be dug up quickly after they are ripe, otherwise they will rot after a dozen days.

Even.

Buy home truffles.

It is also necessary to brush the soil, wrap it in paper and put it in the refrigerator, even if the aroma can only be stored for about a week.

Therefore, to be able to think of using this special utensil of a steaming pot to bring out the fragrance of white truffles is something that Erina never expected.

Maybe.

This Wang Xi.

As Grandpa said, it’s not as simple as it seems!