‘Straps to the Court’ is a famous dish in Confucius cuisine.

It is said that it was the 60th birthday of the Empress Dowager Cixi, and Duke Yan brought his wife and children to the court to congratulate him. This was a sage family giving face to the court. The Empress Dowager Cixi was so happy that she gave her three paintings with the Chinese character "longevity" as a gift on the spot. After Duke Yan returned home, he

I created this dish as a commemoration.

Because of the name of this dish, some people jokingly call it a 'flattering dish'. This certainly does not mean that Duke Yan was flattering the Empress Dowager Cixi, but the other way around is pretty much the same. It means that future generations will rely on the meaning of this dish to serve in some special situations.

Using the occasion to please those in power is suspected of being flattery.

This dish is made with pork belly, lotus seeds, and rock sugar. There are also high-end and low-end versions.

The low-end version is simple. Cover the bottom of the plate with rock sugar-flavored lotus seeds, coat a 12-centimeter square piece of pork belly with sugar, add sauce, and cover it directly on the lotus seeds after cooking. Because the pork belly is cooked well enough, the lotus seeds will gradually be crushed.

Enter, it is somewhat interesting.

However, this kind of low-end version is basically used by some small restaurants to save time and fool customers. The technique is simple and tangible, so some people joke that it is at most a "little visit to the palace with someone to bring you to the palace". I guess the eunuchs would be disgusted by it.

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Even if Shen Gongdao had the guts to do so, he would not dare to fool the judges with this low-profile version. What he prepared was the high-profile version - "take it to the court and go to the palace"!

I washed my face with cold hands, took some Chinese medicine, and rejoiced in justice to cheer myself up.

This high-end version is much more troublesome. First, you have to add sugar to the lotus seeds, steam them in a basket, and at the same time cut the pork belly into small cubes that can be placed into whole pieces.

The color of the pork belly should be sweetened with sugar and honey, and the color should be tender red and translucent. When the meat is halfway cooked, use very fine techniques to embed the lotus seeds one by one into the center of the small piece of pork belly.

The difficulty lies in this step. Ordinary chefs will wait for the temperature of the meat to drop before adding the lotus seeds, which is more convenient to operate. However, Shen Gongdao has to open a hole in the meat and add the lotus seeds in a high temperature environment without turning off the fire or raising the pot.

, at this time the pork belly and lotus seeds in the pot are close to Baidu!

Have you ever seen sesame cakes stuck in a high-temperature stove? This is called the "fire-walking" technique, which means to quickly remove it on the fire with your hands, not only to make the thing complete, but also to avoid hurting the chef's hands!

And embedding lotus seeds on pork belly is a hundred times more difficult than sticking sesame seed cakes on the stove?

After all, they are the chefs of Shandong cuisine, special chefs of the second level, all of them have unique skills!

Zhou Dong watched with dazzled eyes and sighed secretly. At the same time, he silently wrote down Shen Gongdao's operating techniques, steps, control of the heat, and the method of opening the naked eye and inserting lotus seeds.

Although he did not have the opportunity to taste it, he could still write down every step and practice it countless times in the kitchen of creation in the future. This was not a recipe given by the system. Every practice in the kitchen of creation could be practiced in reality.

Benefit from it!

A layer of fine sweat slowly formed on Shen Gongdao's forehead, and it took him half an hour to complete this step.

It's not easy to flatter someone. On the one hand, you have to risk your hands being burned at any time, and on the other hand, you have to remember the time and observe the heat!

Check that the heat is up, use chopsticks to put pieces of lotus seed meat into a plate, put it in a basket and steam it.

He didn't hide it from Zhou Dong. After he dismissed the kitchen workers, he took out a few green bamboo leaves from his arms and threw them into the water in the steamer. After the fire started to rise, the steam in the pot actually contained bursts of bamboo.

The fragrance of the leaves.

"Xiao Zhou, you will have to serve it on the stove sooner or later. My 'strip to court' dish is different from ordinary dishes, so I will teach it to you today.

There are three wonderful things about this dish!

First, it is a real procession of bringing people to the palace, and they do not dare to reduce the manpower even a little bit.

Second, I used the "fire" technique in this dish. Only in this way can the flavors of pork belly and lotus seeds be perfectly blended.

Third, these are my bamboo leaves. As the saying goes, 'No meat makes you thin, but no bamboo makes you vulgar'.

When the fragrance of bamboo leaves is steamed into the meat, it will reduce the greasiness and improve the taste!

Why should I choose bamboo leaves? Because lotus is a gentleman of impurity, and bamboo is a gentleman of purity. The purity and the impurity blend together, which is in line with the way of heaven! Naturally, it is also in line with the esophagus!

Some people say that this dish is a "flattery dish" and is not made by a gentleman. But how do people in the world know that one is clean and the other is dirty? They complement each other. As long as you are willing to pay attention, the "flattery dish" can also become a dish.

Gentleman!"

"Teacher Shen, this is your specialty, right? I'm afraid it wouldn't be a good idea to teach it to me like this, right?"

When Shen Gongdao specially moved the kitchen workers away just now, Zhou Dong wanted to leave, but he stopped him with his eyes. Unexpectedly, he really taught him everything, and he was a little touched.

"You also call me Teacher Shen, why can't I pass it on to you?

In fact, I am not selfish. It can be seen that Zhou Dong, you are a culinary genius and your future is limitless. "Teacher Shen", I am actually not qualified to be your real teacher...

I just hope that you can take care of today's friendship and support Lu Chu more in the future.

You have seen what Shen Cheng is like, should I let him take charge of Lu Kitchen after I retire?"

Shen Gongdao said as he put the dishes on the plate and put on the garnishes: "Let's go, we can't keep those old men waiting; what I just said is not to use favors to force Zhou Dong to make a promise. Don't misunderstand me.

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Zhou Dong walked with him to Chef Lu's 'Shiya Hall' and said, "Don't worry, Teacher Shen. Since I have this fate with Chef Lu, I won't stand by and watch if Chef Lu encounters any difficulties in the future."

As for taking over Lu Chu, Zhou Dong had no such plans, and Shen Gongdao probably just wanted to be polite.

"Haha! With your words, I feel relieved. Even if I don't pass the review today, I have nothing to regret."

Shen Gongdao smiled and gently opened the door of the 'Shiya Room'.

The five old and young judges inside, plus Lin Qing, a follow-up media reporter, all focused their attention on Zhou Dong the moment the door opened.

"He is indeed here. This may be my only chance to turn defeat into victory."

Huailiangren was secretly happy. He had been in contact with Zhou Dong these days and even became friends. He knew very well what kind of temper Zhou Dong was. He couldn't make good use of this opportunity. He didn't know when he would wait until next time.

Woolen cloth.

And Lin Qing happened to be around this time.

Sister Qing's food poems are so good. If I pick out Zhou Dong's faults this time and convince him, he should become the 'protagonist' in Sister Qing's works, right?

Huailiangren secretly made up his mind, whether it was for face or for his sister, he must win this time!

"Dear judges and teachers, Jiuzhou Dingshi Luchu Shen Gongdao, a national second-class chef, will be submitted for review according to the review rules!"

Shen Gongdao, who was so nervous before that his hands were trembling, now straightened his back and was neither humble nor overbearing.

It actually made several old men look at him approvingly.

Lu Zhiwei is an expert in Shandong cuisine, so of course he was the first to ask: "Xiao Shen, what kind of dish is this?"
Chapter completed!