Chapter 630 The first dish of spring
Pickled fresh vegetables are undoubtedly the first dish of spring.
Pickled Duxian is a very representative dish in local cuisine, Hangzhou cuisine and Suzhou cuisine. It is more common in the Jiangnan area. It is a soup cooked with spring bamboo shoots, fresh pork belly and bacon slices. It is absolutely limited to spring. .
The name of this menu shows its main ingredients and cooking methods. Marinated refers to marinated bacon, Du refers to braised over low heat, and xian naturally means fresh meat. As a very common home-cooked dish in the south, pickled fresh food has a characteristic that every home-cooked dish has - a big pot.
It is a dish that the whole family can eat together. How can it be worthy of the word "whole family" without using a big casserole?
Ordinary families use a large casserole when making pickled delicacies, not to mention the Jiang family. The old man would make this dish once or twice every spring. Every time he made pickled fresh food, it was the time when the Jiang family's special large casserole appeared. The special large casserole that once served countless pickled delicacies was left in the countryside of City Z and I didn’t bring it over, but it doesn’t matter. Tai Feng Building has plenty of large casseroles. In a sense, the casserole that holds extra large portions of porridge is better than the one at home. The casserole is even bigger.
Naturally, you have to be the biggest.
Jiang Jiankang's first reaction after seeing the casserole containing pickled vegetables was to get bowls and chopsticks.
Ji Xia next to Jiang Jiankang:?
Although she didn't know why, Ji Xia still followed Jiang Jiankang to get a pair of bowls and chopsticks.
Because pickled pork is a home-cooked dish and is available in many places, there are naturally many different versions. The old man's habit is to use marinated ribs and Jinhua ham for bacon. When cooking, the bacon and Jinhua ham are put in as a whole. After cooking, the bacon is taken out and cut into thin slices or small pieces.
The marinated meat should be thin, the fresh meat should be abundant, the soup should be white, and the spring bamboo shoots should be fresh.
First eat a large piece of fragrant and crispy bamboo shoots, then eat a larger piece of plump bacon, then take a sip of the salty and delicious white soup, and finally fill it with a thinly sliced Jinhua ham, a taste of spring. It's locked on the tip of the tongue, fresh and agile.
If you want to put it on a plate, fill it with a few more flavorful baby cabbage cooked in oily stock. With the unique appearance of spring bamboo shoots, change to a more beautiful bowl, and you can put out a dish that looks nothing like pickled vegetables in minutes. Pickled and fresh.
Wang Hao served himself a full bowl of pickled fresh meat, half a bowl of fresh meat and half a bowl of soup. The bamboo shoots were buried under the meat, and two slices of ham were floating on the soup.
As a carnivore, Wang Hao took a large piece of fresh meat first.
He was originally going to eat a piece of meat first, and then started to praise it after finishing it. He had eaten this dish before, but only once or twice, although he had never thought that the old man would write about unprepared pickled vegetables. But as an excellent writer, he can adapt to all changes by staying the same, integrate cultures, know everything about everything, and draw inferences from one case to ten, and rhetoric is what he is best at.
Wang Hao stuffed the meat into his mouth.
Then he had no words left to praise the dish.
Just when Wang Hao was speechless after eating, Jiang Jiankang had already walked to the casserole with pickled fresh food in his hands and said to his father with a smile: "Dad, I happen to be a little hungry, I'll eat some too." .”
The old man wanted to hit his son, but he held back. After all, there were outsiders at home.
The old man nodded to Jiang Jiankang very reluctantly.
Jiang Jiankang happily began to scoop up the meat into the bowl. While scooping out the meat, he did not forget to order a spoonful of spring bamboo shoots at the end.
Ji Xia stood behind Jiang Jiankang holding a bowl, as if waiting in line in the canteen for food: "Master, I'm hungry too."
Jiang Weiguo:......
Jiang Feng:?
There is also this operation.
Me too!
Jiang Feng made a quick decision: "Grandpa, I seem to be a little hungry too."
Others in the kitchen:......
"Hey, that's weird, I feel a little hungry anyway."
"What a coincidence, so am I."
Fortunately, the pot of pickled fresh food made by the old man is large enough, even if the average person in the kitchen has one bowl, there is still some leftover.
In just a few minutes, everyone had a bowl of pickled food in their hands.
At this time, Wang Hao had already devoured the bowl in his hand. He didn't want to think about anything but another bowl.
But he knew that now was not the time.
The food is finished.
It’s time to say the words.
"Xiao Wang, what do you think?" the old man said.
Wang Hao has already made a draft in his mind.
"It's so delicious!" Without saying a word, Wang Hao first praised the pickled food in the simplest words.
"Every ingredient is just right. The fresh meat here is simply the most delicious fresh meat I have ever eaten. It is a little salty and tastes crispy. The fat part is even better, it looks so big. The fat meat doesn’t feel greasy at all!”
"Not to mention the soup, eating a mouthful of meat and drinking a mouthful of soup is simply a pleasure. The ham is sliced thin, and it is delicious when eaten with bamboo shoots and soup."
"And this spring bamboo shoot, this spring bamboo shoot is simply amazing, crispy and tender, full of soup. It tastes like walking in the spring bamboo forest. You can feel it when you bite it with your teeth. The power of bamboo shoots to grow." Wang Hao narrowed his eyes emotionally as he spoke.
"I have eaten pickled fresh meat before, but none of those dishes are as spring-like as the one you made. Every bite is a pleasure. Whether it's the juicy bamboo shoots, the salty meat or the subtle saltiness. The ham slices with a hint of sweetness are the best I have ever tasted. It is simply the best combination, just like the two elements of Tai Chi that complement each other, a match made in heaven!”
Jiang Feng, who was drinking soup:?
They are all blowing rainbow farts, why is your blowing so different from what we are blowing?
Although the old man doesn't show it on his face, as his biological son and grandson Jiang Feng and Jiang Jiankang can tell that he is in a good mood now.
The Jiang family’s rainbow fart and Wang Hao’s rainbow fart are completely different.
The Jiang family's rainbow fart, with the eldest aunt as the capital, goes right to the point and praises it directly. Unlike Wang Hao, who also uses some random, inexplicable, and out-of-the-box modifiers to praise.
"What do you think?" The old man looked at the others who were still eating. Wang Hao took this opportunity to quickly serve himself a second bowl.
"It's delicious. It's so delicious. Dad, the pickled fresh food you made today is more delicious than anything you made before!" Jiang Jiankang said decisively.
Ji Xia nodded wildly on the side to show that he agreed.
"It's delicious. It's absolutely wonderful. It feels like spring when you eat it in your mouth!" Jiang Feng chose to copy Wang Hao's praise just now.
"Yes, the pickled fresh food made by the chef is really delicious."
"I also feel that the taste is different from what I eat at home."
When Jiang Weiguo saw that everyone said it was delicious, he nodded with satisfaction: "In that case, let's choose the pickled fresh food as the main dish of the spring menu."
The chefs who have been arguing for several days about the main dish of the spring menu:...
"If you have any comments, you can raise them," Jiang Weiguo said.
"Grandpa Jiang's dish is naturally the most suitable for the spring limited-edition main dish. Grandpa Jiang is the head chef, and if you cook the main dish yourself, the guests will definitely trust the quality of the spring menu. In terms of publicity, the room manager and Aunt Wang They will also feel much more relaxed." Wu Minqi said with a smile.
Jiang Weiguo nodded with more satisfaction.
"I also think pickled fish is very suitable." Zhang Guanghang affirmed, "pickled fish is a soup. Since it is a spring menu, of course there needs to be a dish made of fish. I still think lemon cod is a good choice. It is tender. Sweet and sour, it goes well with pickled vegetables.”
"Tai Feng Lou is a Chinese restaurant after all. It seems inappropriate to launch a limited-edition Western-style meal for the first time. I still think watercress fish is more suitable. A set meal always needs to be decorated with a dish with a bright and strong taste." Wu Minqi refused to give in.
"I can change it to Chinese style, just change the name. The taste of watercress is too strong, and it doesn't match the pickled fresh and spring limited set. Lemon cod is more suitable." Zhang Guanghang smiled slightly.
Unfortunately, it was of no use. After all, Wu Minqi already had a boyfriend, and she was attracted to it herself.
"Both cod and watercress are not suitable. Of course, the spring limited edition must use mandarin fish!" Dong Shi put down the bowl and reentered the battle.
"Actually, fish doesn't have to be used as a dish. I think fish ball noodles are good. A set meal always needs a staple food." Ji Xue tried to fish in troubled waters, "Wang Hao, what do you think?"
"Oops, I forgot about the shepherd's purse, tofu and ball soup. Just wait, I'll drizzle some sesame oil on you. The taste of the fish balls won't change." Ji Xue just forgot about his dish.
"It's done. My fried squid and leeks are already cold. Wang Hao, just wait, I'll fry it again for you soon." Dong Li said and was about to stir-fry.
"Wang Hao, do you think mandarin fish is the most suitable fish for spring?" Dong Shi looked at Wang Hao.
"Wang Hao, do you think a set meal needs to have a dish with a strong flavor?" Wu Minqi also looked like Wang Hao.
"Wang Hao, I'm going to make lemon cod for you now. Come and try it. See if its taste is very consistent with the salty and fresh food and is suitable for being included in the same set meal." Zhang Guanghang walked towards the cooking table.
"Xiao Wang, don't worry about that. Come and try my rock sugar turtle. If you don't eat it, it will be cold. This dish can't be cold!" Jiang Jiankang reluctantly put down the bowl and went to bring the turtle to Wang Hao.
Wang Hao:......
He suddenly felt that today's meal was not so easy to miss.
I haven’t finished my thesis yet, so I’m going to write a novel to change my mind.
(End of chapter)