319 Is it so hard to cook peanuts? (2 in 1)
Time is as fast as a girl's house's ever-changing worries. When the sycamore tree in front of Chudu's early department fell all its leaves and turned bare, the dragon master knew that the best moment was finally coming.
Zhou Dong would appear in the breakfast department from time to time in the past two months. Every time he arrived, he became the biggest surprise for diners. He almost turned into an easter egg.
Master Long and some diner representatives once asked Zhou Dong, "Small Master Zhou, why can't you stay in the breakfast department forever?" Just like before, how good would it be?
When they learned that Zhou Dong was busy making wine in the past two months, coordinating the staff arrangements of the big wine jar and the private hall, and setting the opening time, the diners were not disappointed, but were excited and full of expectations.
I have long heard that Master Zhou is now a prince of the Dingshi in Jiuzhou. I thought that if he had climbed a high branch, he would sooner or later forget about the old customers of our breakfast department. I didn’t expect that they not only took some time to come back from the breakfast department from time to time, but even opened a "big wine jar" in a dignified five-star hotel. Is this to take care of all ordinary people?
There are naturally many rich people among the diners in the breakfast department. The Dragon Master has been very popular recently, and his pockets have become much bigger. However, more of them are ordinary people. At most, even if they live a well-off life, they wouldn’t have gone to the breakfast department of a five-star hotel for breakfast. Isn’t it?
But most of them still can't afford to eat private living rooms. They thought they would gradually get farther away from Master Xiao Zhou from now on, but they didn't expect that Master Xiao Zhou would have made arrangements long ago and never forgot everyone.
These days, I just count on my fingers and wait.
Chudu is also considered the north, so naturally I have heard of a small restaurant like a big wine jar. Think about it, it was winter when it opened. It was cold rain and snow outside, but the store was full of human feelings. Everyone was chatting while drinking and enjoying a slow life in a little drunken way.
Who said that only men from Kawaji Province and old-fashioned men in Kyoto can enjoy this kind of slow life? The men from Chudu can also enjoy it!
Moreover, this tavern was opened by Chef Zhou. In international competitions, people say that you will get the prize if you win. Can you have such a conscientious chef elsewhere?
"President, what do you think, when will Master Zhou's big wine tank be opened?
Look, the leaves have all fallen. Last time, Master Zhou said that the first batch of new wines will be almost done after the beginning of winter, and the big wine tank will open. We are all anxious to wait."
Now the diners' organization has a tendency to transform into Zhou Dong's fan club, and affectionately called themselves "eat noodles" and Zhou Dong as "food master". This name made Zhou Dong frown and he was very suspicious that this was created by Long Potian. If it weren't for these online writers, they wouldn't be so irrelevant!
The Dragon God frowned slightly: "I have been waiting for two months. Why are you anxious? I am even more anxious than you... Do you think I am anxious?"
He wiped the almost out saliva: "Master Xiao Zhou is busy now. The big wine jar and private hall are about to open. The manpower must not be equipped? All matters must not be arranged?
Also, I heard that Master Zhou is still busy training students recently. Do you still remember Pan Xiaopang, who is in the breakfast department?
Now he is also a student of Master Zhou!
You guys should keep your heart in your stomach. I will be the president of the Diners Fan Club. When the time is almost over, Master Zhou will notify me as soon as possible, and I will notify you as soon as possible!"
When the diners heard this, they laughed: "That's great. Master Zhou should accept a few students. The students he taught must be very decent!"
The Dragon Master smiled and said, "Then you need to say the latest news, Master Zhou not only accepted the students, but also had two helpers.
The chef who used to come was the one who slipped on his leather shoes. I heard that he had joined Master Zhou's "team"!
There is also a master from a monk. He is said to be a master who can make tofu meat flavor. Think about it, what you eat is meaty, but spends money on tofu. How beautiful it is!"
"Haha, President Long, please stop talking. It sounds like someone is going to greed for death?"
The more everyone listened, the more excited they became. Good guy, master of monks, and so on. Who is pregnant with a good person? It is said that Michelin three-star chef just doesn't know if he can eat his skills in a big wine jar?
This is so worthwhile. Master Zhou is called conscience. If he can vote, he must be the top ten young people in Chudu. No one else will agree!
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Boiled peanuts in salt water is the most wonderful wine-filled product. It has a rich business, is cheaper, the more you eat, the more you taste, and it is hard enough. A bowl of peanuts can save half a pound of wine!
Nowadays, those magnificent hotels don’t like to provide these dishes. Isn’t it because they can’t sell at a price and the profit cannot be guaranteed? But if the wine lacks this peanut, they always feel that they are not in a loss. No matter how good the wine is, it doesn’t taste good.
Peanuts, salt-boiled bamboo shoots, and fennel beans are the three essential "hard dishes" that can be found in the opening of a big wine jar. It is very simple to make, but what Zhou Dong wants is not simple in simplicity.
Weekly diary big wine jar, can it be an ordinary big wine jar?
What about the peanuts and fennel beans here? Can the peanuts and fennel beans here be ordinary peanuts and fennel beans?
After Zhou Dong set his goal, he went from Pan Ke, Zhou Aiguo to Su brothers. Recently, he has been scolded by teachers a lot. He even ate three side dishes. Now he just beats it. It tastes like salted bamboo shoots on the left nostril, fennel beans on the right nostril, and the most serious taste in the mouth. It is the serious salted peanuts or the shelled one...
"When it comes to rice wine, these three vegetarian dishes are good things for "fake vegetarian meat replacement". In other words, the drinkers just don't order meat dishes. These three can make wine and satisfy their cravings!
It is the most suitable to pair with rice wine.
In the future, when the big wine jar is opened, these three dishes will be the most consumed. If the teacher asked me to cook them, will you students be ashamed?"
Pan Ke emphasized: "Teacher, then we will be ashamed..."
Zhou Aiguo and the Su brothers were immediately amazed. What a good guy, if you want to flatter us, we are not as good as Boss Pan. I heard that they used to be brothers with their teachers, and the role was changed so quickly, it was amazing!
Although Pan Ke was late, because of his special identity, he was the first student to be taught by Zhou Dong. Therefore, he is now the senior brother and senior!
If the fat man knew that these guys regarded him as flatterers and could be so wronged, he would be sincere.
Taking Zhou Dong as his teacher is the most wisest decision he has ever made in his life.
It's really strange. Since I became a disciple of Zhou Dong, the fat man felt that the fog in his heart seemed to have been suddenly pushed away by someone, and he had a good idea. He could not master the cooking skills that he had practiced many times before, but now he can get it after practicing for a few days. The speed of progress seemed to be like a dream.
The fat man naturally would not understand that this is the halo effect of the "Master of Diligence", so he thought that he should be the eldest student in his life! If he had known that he would be the eldest master so much, he would not have to waste so much time!
Compared with the enlightenment that seems to be falling from the sky now, he was simply wasting his life before!
"In order to let you master the essence of these three dishes, I have taken you to Huang Shao, went to Jiangnan, entered old shops, and tasted old wine. Do you still remember the taste of these dishes in Huang Shao's old shop?
The owner even agreed to let you go to the kitchen to watch. How much face did this give me, but what about you? It’s been two months, and it’s not enough to make progress!
Do you want me to take these 'garbled goods' you made for customers when I open a store?"
Zhou Dong walked to the furnace, opened his eyes and started boiling water: "I'll do it again. If I can't learn it, you don't have to call me a teacher in the future. I don't have such a student either!
Remember, peanuts must be cooked with shells, otherwise they will lose their souls. We just need to use the shells of peanuts to wrap the strong fragrance of peanuts.
But if the peanut shells are overcooked, the taste will be lost. If they are not cooked enough, the peanuts in the shells will be difficult to taste. To solve this problem, it is all about controlling the firepower and grasping the salted noodle soup..."
How simple is it to cook peanuts or shelled peanuts?
But Zhou Dong made it so simple to cook peanuts, but he was very serious, as if he was treating the lost ancient vegetable ladder duck foot in the Xiangjiang Competition that day.
The man Huailiang stood with Yan Yi with his arms around, looking at Zhou Dong very seriously. Chefs like them naturally knew that the simpler the food, the more they met the chef's skill.
However, it is so simple that it is a bit unexpected to these two chefs, such as salted peanuts, salted bamboo shoots and fennel beans. To be honest, even they have not put too much effort into this simple snack.
However, Yan Yi was only interested, but Huai Liangren wanted to learn and sell it as soon as possible. Who made him lose the bet? Zhou Dong said that he would take over the "teacher" in the future. Starting from these three simple snacks, there will be pork head meat, pickled salted duck eggs, etc. In the future, everything is close to the lives of the people and full of positive energy.
In the eyes of Huailiangren, Zhou Dong's technique has infinite mystery.
Seeing that he first boiled the water until it was about to boil, that is, when the water was about to bloom and the slightly boned flowers began to appear on the water surface, he poured the shelled peanuts he had rubbed into the water.
"Is this Lao Zhou's previous method of scrubbing peanuts very particular?"
In ordinary taverns, you can change the water several times to remove the dirt from the peanut shell. That is very responsible. Some of them even use water several times to rinse the mud several times, and put it in the pot to cook without cleaning the mud.
But Zhou Dong did not do so. After washing the mud and dirt in the peanut shell, he replaced it with fresh water and rubbed it in the basin. First, remove the mud and dirt again, and second, during the rubbing process, carefully "sand" the uneven shell of the peanuts.
After the peanut shells rub against each other, the thicker areas are first thinned, and the "strings" in the shell are also ground off. At this time, the appearance of the peanut shell is still complete, but because the thickness is removed, the tendons are broken, making it easier to taste.
To ensure that what Zhou Dong said was both delicious and ensured that the peanut shells would not explode, in addition to the control of firepower and the control of the height of the soup noodles, this hand-scrubbing method is also very important. Huai Liangren was both amazed and surprised when he saw it. Unexpectedly, Zhou Dong had already advanced to this level and would use the characteristics of the ingredients themselves to take advantage of the situation.
After pouring the shelled peanuts into the water, they do not "float" on the water, but are "piled" in the water. This is what Zhou Dong mentioned to control the amount of soup noodle water.
When people cook peanuts, they will never be able to control the amount of water, because this is the most labor-saving thing. Put more water and boil it on fire. Even if you leave someone, you will not be afraid of drying the pot.
The amount of water that Zhou Dong poured in was just soaked into each peanut, and at the same time, it had to rely on the volume of peanuts to "force up" the water surface. Because the amount of water was not large, the amount of peanuts poured in was larger than that of ordinary people. The peanuts fit each other one by one, but they would never float.
Under such a water volume, the scrubbed peanuts fit each other and transfer heat to each other. They roll gently in hot water, but will never rise and fall violently, which ensures that each peanut is heated evenly.
Also because of the small amount of water, Zhou Dong had to observe the amount of water at all times and add some new hot water from time to time. He added very little water each time, but the frequency was high.
Huai Liangren and Yan Yi sighed in their eyes. With their eyesight, it is not difficult to find that the amount of water added by Zhou Dong has been accurate to the extreme. With his addition, the soup in the pot has remained unchanged, not one cent higher, and not one cent less.
This person is so accurate in cooking a peanut. He has achieved success everywhere since he was washed. Is this a human being?
How could the two of them know that Zhou Dong had cooked peanuts in the kitchen of the fortune for a month? Who could succeed at will?
The four students even read it once and were stupid. The teacher is definitely not a human being, and this is not something that human beings can do! Ahh, why is it so difficult to cook peanuts? When can we learn to cook big dishes...
It’s okay to just use this almost perverted and accurate water addition method, but you also have to be distracted from controlling the firepower!
There is a little bit of boiling peanuts that is similar to stewing goose in iron pots. It must be the most even firewood. For this reason, Zhou Dong asked Jiuzhou Dingshi to install a smoke filtering environmental protection system for the back kitchen to ensure that burning firewood will not pollute the air.
But the firewood is even and even, but it is much harder to control than the gas stove. Li Xiuchen's wife does not need to control the firepower at any time. Zhou Dong cooks peanuts but needs to switch between high heat and medium heat several times, low heat for half an hour, then remove the open fire and boil with the warmth of the embers for another half an hour!
The switching between high-fire fire depends entirely on observing the fire in the furnace and the judgment of the fire. It also needs to be adjusted from time to time based on the size and degree of strength of each pot of peanuts. This is no longer something that can be passed down by words. It must be taught by oneself. However, the characteristic of teaching by oneself is that it tests students' understanding. Even under the halo of the "Master of Diligence and Action", fat people and other talents have improved their qualitative understanding, and they are dizzy, trembling in their hearts, and cold limbs...
Teacher, it’s not that the students are not attentive, it’s really too difficult to cook peanuts!
The four of them were crying without tears.
Zhou Dong changed the firepower to the residual heat before leaving the pot, looked at the four students with a serious look: "Do you still remember when you were learning to cook peanuts, they looked indifferent?
Think it's very simple, right?
So today I will satisfy this simple food. I will give this pot of peanuts in half an hour and give them to you as if they are ready. When will you cook such peanuts and when will you eat? If you can’t cook them a day, I will give me your bad peanuts for a day!
Lao Huai, please supervise and teach them. You have no problem?"
"Uh, I'm willing to accept the loss. What's the problem I can have...hehe..."
Chapter completed!