gourmet food

Chapter 694 The fairy-like taste
As soon as the lid on the jar was opened, everyone smelled the strong aroma of wine, which was very different from other alcoholic beverages.

The scent of white wine has a hint of pungent taste, while the smell of rice wine is very soft, giving the nose a refreshing and mellow enjoyment.

As expected, it was a wine jar that had been stored for 10 years. Chu Yunfeng couldn't help but wonder how strange the aroma would be if it were a 20-year-old wine jar.

When I get back, I will discuss with Brother Wang to make a few jars that are about 20 years old and try out how amazing the taste will be.

By then, I guess the surrounding area will be invaded by this fragrance for several kilometers, hehe.
Master Lin added a little base oil to the jar, then threw in the green onions and ginger and sauteed until fragrant, and then poured the cooked chicken soup into it.

Then throw in the spices and condiments such as bay leaves, cinnamon, star anise, Sichuan peppercorns, tangerine peel, dried chili peppers, light soy sauce, sugar color, salt.

Finally, the previously fried and processed pork belly, pork knuckles, chicken shanks and duck thighs were put in and started to cook over high heat.

After the fire is turned up, wrap the mouth of the jar with a dried lotus leaf, then cover it tightly with a lid. After it boils, turn to low heat and simmer slowly.

Chu Yunfeng thought that this would be enough, and he only needed to wait for more than 5 hours to process it before it could be completed.

So I suggested to sit down and rest for a while, playing mahjong or poker or something else, otherwise I really don’t know what to do with these few hours.

Master Lin readily agreed and immediately moved an automatic mahjong table out of the house. After plugging it in, the problem arose.

Is this playing Sichuan Mahjong or Beijing Mahjong?

One of the characteristics of Sichuan mahjong is "bloody battle to the end", which means that after the first player wins all cards, the game is not over yet.

It's not over until the last person is standing, so it's quite exciting to fight.

Chu Yunfeng and Mu Qing were not familiar with Beijing mahjong, and among the people present, judging from the ratio of the number of people present, most of them knew Beijing mahjong.

Therefore, Chu Yunfeng's protest was ineffective, and Master Lin and others unanimously asked him to follow the local customs, so he played mahjong in the capital.

Mu Qing and Chu Yue were not playing, so the four gentlemen came on the stage. They taught Chu Yunfeng the rules in the first two games, and the game officially started in the third game.

After two games of experience, Chu Yunfeng discovered that Jingcheng Mahjong is actually quite interesting. You can eat and touch tiles at will, and the tiles are quite fast.

Gradually, Chu Yunfeng became interested in playing, and soon half an hour passed.

Chu Yunfeng misbehaved in the last round, and when he was about to take the banker position, Master Lin stood up and said, "Wait a minute, I'll go take care of it and come back."

"???
What's going on? Isn't it already covered and simmering?
Why do you still need to deal with it halfway?
It seems a little different from what I thought? "

Chu Yunfeng was getting addicted to poker, and he was still a little depressed when he was suddenly interrupted. However, Master Lin's words made him more curious, so he followed him.

I saw Master Lin gently opening the lid, then carefully taking out the chicken legs and duck legs and setting them aside.

Then put the lid back on and continue to simmer over low heat.

This made Chu Yunfeng a little uneasy, and the curiosity in his heart was gradually released, but he couldn't ask what the purpose of this was.

Because I had an appointment with Master Lin before, Master Lin just did it and watched it himself. It was a bit inappropriate to ask questions.

However, Master Lin made no other moves after completing this step. The two returned to the table and continued to "build the Great Wall" to exercise.
It has to be said that playing mahjong is very fast. Under the aura of Master Lin's three veterans, Chu Yunfeng is almost the bottom of the existence.

It’s not enough to refuse. Chu Yunfeng was not very familiar with the rules of mahjong in the capital, so he was defeated by the three men. However, he was very interested and became more and more energetic as he fought.

an hour has passed
Master Lin stood up again, Chu Yunfeng suddenly realized that he was not feeling well again, should he continue to operate?
So he put down the mahjong game that he had been playing without giving up after repeated defeats, and followed Master Lin to the stove.

I saw Master Lin opening the lid again. After opening the lid this time, the aroma became more intense, mixed with a hint of the sweet and sour aroma of rice wine.

The soup in the altar is also a bit richer.

Chu Yunfeng took two intoxicated breaths, and instantly felt physically and mentally happy. The haze that had been suppressed just now dissipated, and he couldn't help feeling that delicious food has a healing effect.

Master Lin took out the pork belly and small elbows from the jar, poured out all the soup in the jar, and filtered all the residue inside.

Then the filtered soup was poured back into the jar, and the pork belly, pork knuckles, chicken shanks, and duck thighs that had been taken out were put in again.

It's not over yet. Chef Lin continues to add some scallops, ham slices, golden hooks and shiitake mushrooms, then closes the lid again and continues to simmer over low heat.

Twice! ! !
The process of this thing is really complicated, whether it is the heat treatment of the ingredients, the changes of the spices, or the final placement of the ingredients.

Each step has its own unique meaning and is also the essence of this dish.

Chu Yunfeng wanted to ask in detail what the purpose of doing this was, but every time the words came to his lips, he was still a little embarrassed to speak.

"Let's go, brother Chu, let's go back and fight hard. Let it continue to simmer here."

Master Lin saw Chu Yunfeng's intentions, but because of his master's order, he had no choice but to shake his head helplessly, and continued to drag him back to build the Great Wall in order to distract his curiosity about this dish.

But the more he couldn't figure it out, the less calm Chu Yunfeng felt.

Especially for this extremely complicated dish, its method and tips tickled Chu Yunfeng's heart, it was like a critical attack.

So Chu Yunfeng started to play cards a little absent-mindedly, constantly thinking about the secrets of these steps and processing techniques in his mind.

If you are distracted while playing mahjong, your luck will generally become worse.

And being distracted while playing cards will definitely lead to accidents.

"Wait, I'll touch fifty thousand!"

When Chu Yunfeng saw the fifty thousand in front of Master Shen, he immediately shouted happily, but before he could take out a pair of fifty thousand and put them down, he was immediately despised.

"I hit this in the last round, why didn't you touch it just now?"

Master Shen was a little surprised. He was clearly fighting two pieces just now. Could it be that Brother Chu was trying to get into trouble?
"Did you fight in the last round?"

Chu Yunfeng asked with some uncertainty. Seeing Master Lin and the three of them nodding at the same time, he realized that he must have made a mistake.

"I'll take three tubes!"

Chu Yunfeng felt a little proud after seeing Master Lin take three shots. He must have stopped running away this time, right?
But Master Fang quit, stared at Chu Yunfeng and said, "Brother Chu, why didn't you say eat when my senior brother defeated you?
I've already touched the cards and you just said take them. Isn't it a little late? "

What the hell?

Have you been playing cards?
"Huh~? Sorry, I saw it wrong. Let's continue!"

Chu Yunfeng knew something was wrong with his state, and instantly understood that he was in trouble.

The key is that I was motivated by hunting, and I made a mistake in my judgment at the beginning, so I made a comparison between this jar of meat and that Buddha jumping over the wall.

I probably know a little about the production of Buddha Jumping Wall. After the ingredients are added, it takes a long time to cook, so you can ignore it.

But this dish is different. This is secret jar meat. Of course, it has its own unique method of cooking, and the ingredients are very different. The two cannot be compared.

So Chu Yunfeng took a deep breath, stabilized his mind, and relaxed his impatient heart.

Whoo~!

Huh, huh~! !
Huh, hoo, hoo~! ! !

Chu Yunfeng adjusted his breathing rhythm evenly and soon calmed down.

It's just some tips. When you learn in the system space, you will naturally understand the essence.

After figuring it out, Chu Yunfeng's luck began to slowly improve. His playing became smoother and smoother, and his interest became more and more intense.

Another hour passed and Master Lin stood up again.

Chu Yunfeng's brows furrowed immediately, and he said "flash fire" again (in Sichuan dialect, it means losing the chain at a critical moment)?

But there was no way, Master Lin got up and naturally he had to follow closely, but to Chu Yunfeng's surprise, Master Lin didn't move much this time, only changing the size of the firepower.

Master Lin walked to the stove and adjusted the medium-low fire that was previously "simmering" to a low fire. Such a low fire meant that it had now entered the "simmering" stage.

"Don't worry, Brother Chu, let's go, let's continue!"

Master Lin was indeed not in a hurry, but he was only focused on making this dish. Chu Yunfeng had already turned his mind to mahjong.

When you are lucky, who wants to do other things?

The battle continues!

Before a few blows, Chu Yunfeng felt that his buttocks were still warm. About half an hour later, Master Lin stood up again.

Chu Yunfeng: "."

Playing vigorously, these two cards are very good, especially the one just now, which is all one-stop cards!

It's a pity that there are no Hu cards. I was preparing to keep up the good work next time. Why did something happen again?
I thought this time it was just a matter of casual handling, but I didn't expect Master Lin to make big moves and be generous!
Master Lin took out all the ingredients in the jar. At this time, the ingredients in the jar were cooked and soft. He easily removed the bones from the pork knuckles, chicken shanks and duck thighs.

Then, Master Lin took out a fighting bowl with Sichuan characteristics, and it was a big fighting bowl.

Put a few shiitake mushrooms on the bottom of the bowl, and then put the boneless pork knuckle, chicken shank, duck thigh and pork belly in it.

Then he brought over the quail eggs and large meatballs that had been fried before.

Then add the large meatballs, ham slices, scallops, tiger skin quail eggs, large golden hooks and winter bamboo shoots into it, arrange them neatly and set the bowl.

Then pour the original juice from the jar into it, just slightly lower than the edge of the bowl. Finally, seal it with plastic wrap, and then start steaming it.

A wine jar is quite large, but the ingredients prepared by Master Lin made a total of 6 bowls. Chu Yunfeng roughly estimated that a wine jar like this can make about 10 bowls at a time.

It seems pretty good. This wine jar can produce 10 dishes, which is quite unexpected.

In this way, this precious wine jar is effectively used. If a wine jar can only produce one dish, it is really not worthwhile.

After the steam started, it was natural to continue playing cards. Unfortunately, after being "flashed", Chu Yunfeng's luck in playing cards was tepid, and his interest in playing was somewhat sluggish.

However, Master Lin's luck seemed to be getting better, and he was in a good mood as he continued to win.

Another hour passed.

This time Master Lin said directly: "It's time to start cooking, let's stop here today!"

"Hey, the time is running so fast, stop fighting, stop fighting, and Niutoufang's side is getting better soon."

Chu Yunfeng looked at his phone and found that more than 4 hours had passed before he knew it. If counted from the time before eating, it had already taken nearly 6 hours to make this jar of meat.

"Do business, do business, stop fighting."

Shen Wengang and Fang Decai also stood up, put away the mahjong and moved into the house.

Mu Qing and Chu Yue, who heard the movement, came out quickly, knowing that they would be able to taste delicious food soon. They had been chasing the episodes for a long time, and they were a little hungry.

The Niutou Fang will be ready in about 10 minutes, and the bowl served by Master Lin is already steamed.

I saw him cutting the mushrooms into slices with a diagonal knife, then cutting some lettuce and carrot slices and putting them into the pot. After adding a little water, he poured the original soup in the bowl into it.

After the shiitake mushrooms, lettuce and carrot pieces are cooked, add a little soy sauce for color, a little salt for seasoning, and finally a little thin gravy to reduce the juice, then turn off the heat.

Turn the bowl upside down on the plate, surround it with blanched vegetables, and then pour the prepared soup into it. A dish of meat that is full of color, flavor, and looks very majestic is ready.

Master Lin cooked two bowls at a time and brought them out. Chu Yue's index finger moved wildly, thinking that he could finish them all by himself.

"Come on, let's try it and see how it tastes?
I haven't made this dish in almost ten years, and I don't know if my skills are good enough. Please give me some advice. "

Master Lin's face was full of smiles. Although he was very modest, anyone with a discerning eye could see that he was very satisfied.

"I'll come, I'll come, I'll have a taste, I'll have a taste!"

Chu Yue was already drooling because of the aroma. She couldn't hold it back anymore. She took the chopsticks, picked up the tiger skin quail eggs and threw them into her mouth.

"Ah~!

Hot, hot, hot.”

Chu Yue screamed. She ate the food she just took out of the pot too quickly, which was naturally the result.

"Eat slowly, why are you in a hurry?"

Mu Qing handed over a bowl and asked Chu Yue to blow it before eating. No one else could eat like this!

Chu Yunfeng did not eat meat directly, but tasted shiitake mushrooms. The quality and taste of the meat must not be said, but if this dish is to be perfect, this vegetarian dish can set it off.

Once the mushrooms are in your mouth, the complex flavors in the sauce are revealed. The whole thing is a flavor bomb, rich but not boring, wonderful!

Try the winter bamboo shoots again, they are crispy and fragrant, and the sauce sublimates the whole taste again, wonderful!

The meatballs are delicate, the pork knuckle is soft and glutinous, the chicken and duck meat are smooth and tender, the pork belly is fat but not greasy, soft and glutinous, and the tiger skin quail eggs are springy and mellow.
Each ingredient has its own special taste and texture, combined with the bedding of the sauce, it makes people want to eat it.

Soon, the two plates were eaten up, and everyone felt that it was not enough, so they asked Master Lin to make two more.

"It's delicious, it's delicious. It tastes like a fairy. It's so delicious. I've never eaten such delicious food. Master Lin, you are so awesome!"

Chu Yue still didn't notice that her mouth was full of juice, and she was still praising her.

Even someone like Mu Qing, who usually eats meat very restrainedly, was feasting, while Chu Yue was already in a state of eating and drinking.

You can imagine how delicious this dish is, and Chu Yunfeng couldn't help but feel ecstatic. He has learned another top-notch dish, haha.
After laughing wildly in my heart just now, I suddenly realized: "The beef head is ready, and the pot is about to be started."

(End of this chapter)