Chapter 328 Delicious food that subverts imagination
Time flies by.
Unconsciously, the entire kitchen had gathered around Nanzhi.
From not paying attention at the beginning, to becoming curious, and now to being unable to look away.
The one at the front was Lao Zhou.
"Slow down! Slow down! Don't be irritable in the kitchen! How many times do you guys have to tell me before you understand!"
Old Zhou roared angrily.
The other young chefs smiled and said:
"Old Zhou, let's watch it together."
Lao Zhou was a little embarrassed when his little idea was exposed.
Nanzhi happened to come over:
“Is it almost done?”
Lao Zhou nodded repeatedly:
“Okay, it’s all done, I’m staring at it, I don’t dare at all. Move your eyes!”
Other young chefs echoed:
"We're watching too!"
He was scrambling to claim credit in front of Nanzhi.
Nanzhi couldn't help but smile:
"Get ready to serve. By the way, there may be some leftovers. If you don't mind, can you share a portion?"
After Everyone in the kitchen, including Lao Zhou, their eyes lit up!
"Don't dislike it, don't dislike it!"
"This is not scraps, it is clearly the essence!"
"Thank you, Miss Fourth! Do you think you still need a garbage disposal? A humanoid, living one , the kind that can walk?”
“…”
Nanzhi waved his hand and ordered the food to be served again.
Lao Zhou, the oldest, was so agile that he took the first place.
Nanzhi was proud of being a chef and walked out of the kitchen after simply wiping his hands.
When I arrived at the door, I saw several heads poking around.
Nanzhi looked over with a helpless tone:
“Stop hiding, come out.”
Except for my brother-in-law and Qingshan and Xiao Qingfen who have not yet arrived home, everyone in the family is actually here!
Nanyi opened her eyes wide and looked at Nanzhi accusingly:
“Why doesn’t mom want my help?”
Obviously when they opened the store, mom would allow him The one who started it!
Nanzhi paused, feeling embarrassed. You can't say that today's dish is too difficult. Even if you are young, it will be of no use.
In fact, not only Nanyi, but also other people in the family came to the kitchen one after another, trying to help Nanzhi with chores.
Of course, their main purpose was not to leave all the family banquet to Nanzhi, and they just sat and waited to eat with peace of mind.
Even if Nanzhi is a professional chef, this attitude is disrespectful to her.
But if everyone in the family participates, it will be no problem!
Everyone can divide the work, making it an excellent family activity!
However, Nanzhi rejected them.
The reason is the same as for South Italy -
The level is not good.
But now, Nanzhi thought about it and changed his words:
"Because mom wants to give everyone a surprise! Of course, including one and one!"
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Nan Yi was barely fooled by this statement.
But Fu Chao was drooling there:
"Zhizhi, this is no longer a surprise, we can smell the fragrance even standing at the door!"
This is an exaggeration.
After all, given the size of the Qing family’s old house, if the fragrance can really float there, it will really spread for ten miles.
But it is no problem to fill several nearby spaces, and it seems to be light and fresh, but in fact it is extremely strong and overbearing, and even the flowers grown at home can no longer smell the fragrance! The knowledgeable Zhou Ling’s eyes widened even more:
“The authentic Tan’s Yan’s Wing Banquet we ate some time ago didn’t have the same fragrance...”
So how delicious is the swallow-wing mat made by Nanzhi today?
Facing pairs of curious eyes, Nanzhi raised his hand and signaled:
"Take a seat, the food will be served immediately."
Everyone sat around the table.
Qingshan and Xiao Qingfen followed closely.
Generally speaking, as people age, their sense of smell and other organs will degenerate.
But the fragrance of the swallow-wing mat that Nanzhi prepared today was so strong that even Qingshan and Xiao Qingfen who were in the small living room could smell it!
If they hadn't been stopped by their children, the two elders would probably have run to the kitchen door together to squat on Nazhi.
It's the same now. When the two elders came to the restaurant, the first thing they did was grab Nanzhi's hand and ask her if she was tired and if it was hard work.
Nanzhi quickly said a few words, and then arranged for the two elders to take their seats.
Now only my uncle Qingyang has not arrived.
Qingsi glanced at her phone:
"My dad said we'll be there in 5 minutes."
Qingqing nodded:
"Then don't wait for him, Zhizhi, let's serve the food first."
>Nanzhi nodded——
The swallow-wing banquet officially started, and the first six dishes were served: barbecued pork, garlic toast, spiced fish, soft fried chicken, grilled sausage, etc.
The six dishes are evenly placed on the large turntable in the middle of the round table. Those who want to eat can turn it as they please, but the portions are not much. After all, they are just snacks before a formal meal.
But just the snack before the meal is delicious enough.
The best thing is to pair it with wine.
As for the food and wine, of course they have to be paired with wine.
And it requires authentic aged Shaoxing wine, which is slightly blanched in warm water and placed together with the wine and food. The aroma is intertwined and makes people's fingers move.
To be precise, these food and drinks were not prepared by Nanzhi herself, but were specially served by Lao Zhou and other chefs who completely admired her in the later stages of preparing the swallow-wing banquet. Nanzhi only gave instructions.
But the taste is definitely not bad, you can tell just by looking at the way everyone’s eyes are shining after eating.
“It’s delicious! It’s delicious!!”
“It’s a pity that the portion is a bit too small!”
“The wine pairing is really wonderful! The aftertaste is endless! ”
"Old man, you've already had two drinks and you still want to pour wine? Don't push yourself too far!"
"..."
After two drinks, it's time to serve the main course.
This dish is braised shark's fin. When it is served, the whole bowl is made golden by the shark's fin, rich and translucent, and a rich aroma hits the nostrils, almost making the diners' souls fly away. Gone to heaven.
“It smells so good!”
Before the shark fin even enters the mouth, this thought has already appeared in everyone's mind.
In fact, there are many ways to make shark's fin, such as crab roe shark's fin, dry-roasted shark's fin, three-threaded shark's fin, etc. There are more than a dozen kinds in Tan's cuisine alone.
However, braised shark fin still ranks first among many shark fin dishes.
The Luzon yellow shark fin used as the ingredient has a plump taste and rich gum. When making it, it is soaked in warm water without any additives. It needs to be cooked over high heat and then simmered off the fire, and it needs to be washed countless times in between. times, very time consuming.
Nanzhi is very familiar with it, and it took a lot of effort to process the shark fin until it is slightly translucent, which is most suitable for cooking.
After the shark's fin is processed, it needs to be simmered in the stock for a long time until the fin meat is soft, waxy and smooth.
The family members took a spoon and tasted the soup first...
They had raised their expectations, but the final taste was still beyond imagination.
The golden yellow soup is in line with the cooking method of Tan family cuisine. No spices are added, just the pure umami flavor of the ingredients, but it is almost to the extreme, thick but not greasy, like a wonderful sound, with a long aftertaste.
Eating shark fin again, it is also a taste that subverts cognition. There is only one word in my mind——
fresh!