Chapter 631 Determine the menu
Wang Hao was a little panicked.
Wang Hao had just finished eating Jiang Jiankang's rock sugar turtle. He turned around and saw Ji Xue's shepherd's purse, tofu and meatball soup. Out of the corner of his eye, he could see Zhang Guanghang cooking lemon cod. Looking to his left, he was picking mandarin fish in the water tank. Dong Shi, looking to the right, is Wu Minqi, who is also digging in the water tank looking for varieties of watercress, and behind him is Dong Li, who is frying fried squid with chives that is destined to be eliminated before it is served.
Wang Hao is not a little panic now, he is very panic.
Wang Hao looked at Jiang Feng who was fishing for the last bit of pickled food. He didn't want to think about anything right now. He just wanted to ask for help from his dear Brother Feng, no, Father Feng.
The so-called Shura field is nothing more than that.
Jiang Feng saw Wang Hao's eyes asking for help.
Jiang Feng drank the last mouthful of the spring-flavored, slightly salty soup, put down the bowl, wiped his mouth, and walked towards Wang Hao.
"Xiao Wang, what do you think of this rock sugar turtle? Is it particularly suitable for use as a dish in the spring limited set meal? From the beginning I heard that the store was going to have a spring limited set meal, and the first thing I thought of was the rock sugar turtle. This The food is simply too good "It's delicious, it's very tonic, and it's expensive. There's simply no other dish that's more suitable than this!" Jiang Jiankang enthusiastically praised his homemade rock sugar turtle, "Apart from the pickled fish, this is the best dish!" Suitable.”
Jiang Feng walked to Wang Hao and patted Jiang Jiankang: "Dad, can I have some soft-shell turtle? I'm a little hungry?"
Wang Hao:?
Then Jiang Feng started eating rock sugar turtles.
Wang Hao gave Jiang Feng a look, and Jiang Feng looked back at him and continued eating the rock candy turtle.
Wang Hao:......
Jiang Jiankang was still there asking: "Xiao Wang, why don't you speak?"
Ji Xue's shepherd's purse, tofu and meatball soup has been served in front of Wang Hao.
Wang Hao knew that he might not be able to escape today's disaster.
"Uncle Jiang, I think your rock sugar turtle tastes really good, but... I'm going to drink some soup first. I ate a little too fast just now and I seem to have choked." Wang Hao hasn't thought about what to say about the rock sugar turtle yet. , I can only eat something else first.
While Wang Hao was eating, Ji Xue was explaining at the side.
"Both shepherd's purse and yellow croaker are seasonal ingredients in spring. When I was a child, my dad would make this dish every spring."
"This shepherd's purse meatball is made by mixing chopped shepherd's purse with tofu. The shepherd's purse was just delivered this morning. I specially selected the freshest and very juicy kind, and blanched it with boiling water. Chop it up and it will taste very tender. Mix it with tofu and season it with some salt and sesame oil. Although it is very light, it is very refreshing and very suitable for eating during this season.”
"I made these yellow croaker meatballs by hand this afternoon. The fish was freshly killed. I peeled the skin and cut the meat into pieces, minced it and then marinated it. When cooked with the shepherd's purse meatballs, the yellow croaker meatballs will get a little bit of the flavor of shepherd's purse and tofu. Eat the shepherd's purse first. The meatballs will taste better if you eat them with yellow croaker meatballs. It’s best to try some soup.”
"There are no other seasonings added to this dish except salt and sesame oil. What you eat is the freshness of the ingredients themselves, so the ingredients must be fresh. I think this dish is very consistent with the theme of the spring limited edition, but since I have chosen Master Jiang There is no need for a second soup if the pickled fresh meat is the main dish. This dish can be directly changed to mustard green croaker noodles, and it will be delicious if you add some other ingredients to the noodles. ”
Wang Hao:......
You've already said it, what else can I say?
The rock sugar turtle and shepherd's purse tofu meatball soups each have their own merits, one is rich and colorful, the other is light and elegant, one is nourishing and the other is fresh and lively.
After Wang Hao put down the bowl, he already made a decision in his heart.
"Uncle Jiang, although your rock sugar turtle dish is really delicious, I think it might not go well with the spring limited-edition set meal." Wang Hao said.
“What’s wrong with it?”
"The taste of your dish is a bit too strong. I don't know if it's my fault. When I ate it just now, I felt it was a little too sweet. Of course, the overall taste is still very good. The turtle meat is plump. It has a sweet taste in the mouth and a slight salty aftertaste at the end. The most important thing is that the turtle meat is not fishy at all and the marinade tastes a little like fish jelly.”
"The appearance is also very good-looking. The whole turtle looks red. However, it is a bit greasy."
"There is no problem with putting this dish on any set meal, especially on banquet dishes. If there is such a rock sugar turtle in a banquet, it will definitely add a lot of color to the banquet, and even have a feeling of sublimation. But if It’s a small set meal for 4 people, so serving a soft-shelled turtle may put an invisible pressure on ordinary diners like us.”
"You see your dish is so delicious. If you don't finish it, you will feel it is a pity and a waste. But if you really insist on finishing it, you will feel very tired. Our set menu is limited to spring, and spring should be fresh. It's lively, fresh and full of vitality. Such a dish that may seem a bit greasy will be a bit awkward when placed in a spring set meal." Wang Hao proved to everyone what it means to be eloquent with his practical actions.
After talking about Jiang Jiankang's rock sugar turtle, Wang Hao began to enthusiastically praise Ji Xue's shepherd's purse, tofu and meatball soup. As Ji Xue said, there is no need for a second soup in the set meal when there is pickled vegetables. It is a good choice to directly change the shepherd's purse tofu meatball soup into shepherd's purse and yellow croaker meatball noodles. After all, there is no staple food in the set meal. Set it down.
After getting the old man's approval, Ji Xue's shepherd's purse and yellow croaker meatball noodles became the staple food in the spring limited-edition set meal. To a certain extent, noodles are better than soup, noodles save on meatballs, and the price of yellow croaker is not low these days.
The spring limited-edition set meal is a meal for 2 to 3 people. Fangmei means that it is a meal for 4 people in the name of 2 to 3 people. The set meal was originally intended to only require four dishes, one meat, one vegetarian, one soup and one staple dish. , and adding some exquisite side dishes and freshly squeezed juice will make this set meal very rich.
Now that the soup and staple food have been decided, the battle between meat and vegetables has become particularly fierce, especially meat.
After an afternoon of fierce competition, Dong Shi successfully stood out because the name Bibo Mandarin Fish is particularly nice, the preparation is relatively simple, the appearance is very beautiful, and the taste is very delicious. In Wang Hao's words, it can make people feel the vitality of spring. The dish beat Zhang Guanghang and Wu Minqi.
To make Bibo Mandarin Fish, you only need to steam the mandarin fish and pour hot oil over it, then add auxiliary ingredients and seasonings. As long as the knife skills are up to standard and the mandarin fish fillets are good-looking, the final step of pouring oil will make the skin and flesh flip up like a blooming flower. Likewise, this dish looks high-end enough.
It can only be said that Wu Minqi and Zhang Guanghang were not unjustly defeated by this dish.
At the end of the competition, Zhang Guanghang narrowly defeated Wu Minqi's stir-fried asparagus and shrimp with clams and fried golden cauliflower, grabbing the last seat.
Then Jiang Feng discovered that Wu Minqi, who had lost two games in a row, looked a little depressed.
Although it was not obvious that Wu Minqi was deliberately restraining her slightly depressed mood from others, Wu Minqi's boyfriend Jiang Feng could still tell it.
Mr. Wu of his family is not very happy now.
The reason for displeasure is also obvious.
But Jiang Feng didn't quite understand why Wu Minqi was unhappy because her dish was not selected for the spring limited menu.
In Jiang Feng's impression, Wu Minqi rarely had mood swings because of such things. Even in the Good Taste Cooking Competition, she was very indifferent to winning or losing.
She is a competitive person, but she is definitely not a person who will be competitive for trivial matters.
Jiang Feng guessed all night but couldn't figure it out. He didn't figure out the reason until he walked home with Wu Minqi after get off work. Just when he hesitated to ask directly, Wu Minqi spoke first.
"Fengfeng, I don't think I was wrong all along." Wu Minqi said.
"Ah?" Jiang Feng didn't understand.
"I have always felt that spicy is the best taste since I was a child, and spicy food is the most soulful." Wu Minqi frowned, "But I found that you don't like spicy food very much. You treat it as a decoration, but you can't accept it. Be the protagonist.”
"This is not what I want, nor is it what I want to cook. Mr. Xu said in "Knowing Taste" that the cooking I am cooking now is pain, and there is only a thin line between extreme and pain. I also want to find that point, but now I Can’t find or touch it.”
"Now when I cook, I can only consciously let myself put in less and add less. But this is not what I thought at all, and what I cook is not what I want."
Wu Minqi fell in love with Jiang Feng, and her face was full of confusion: "I feel like I can't cook anymore. I didn't dare to add more ingredients when making watercress fish this afternoon, and what I made was nondescript. Even making asparagus and fried shrimps... Even though I’m growing bland dishes, I feel like something is wrong and I feel uncomfortable.”
"Fengfeng, what should I do?" (End of Chapter)