Food: I was a cartoonist in Totsuki

Chapter 279 Victory China’s final treatment

Popcorn is a puffed food made by putting corn, ghee, and sugar into a popcorn machine.

Put an appropriate amount of corn into the popcorn pot, seal the top lid, and then place the popcorn pot on the stove and keep rotating it to evenly heat it, then pop the popcorn.

This is because during the heating process, the temperature in the pot continues to increase, and the pressure of the gas in the pot also continues to increase.When the temperature rises to a certain level, the rice grains will gradually soften and most of the water in the rice grains will turn into water vapor.

Due to the high temperature, the pressure of water vapor is very high, causing the softened rice grains to expand.

But at this time, the pressure inside and outside the rice grains is balanced, so the rice grains will not explode in the pot.When the pressure in the pot rises to 4-5 atmospheres, the top cover of the popcorn pot is suddenly opened. The gas in the pot expands rapidly and the pressure decreases quickly, causing the pressure difference between the inside and outside of the rice grains to increase, resulting in high-pressure water inside 17 grains of rice. The steam also expands rapidly, popping the rice grains instantly and becoming popcorn.

First discovered in the Inca Empire thousands of years ago, popcorn is one of the oldest snacks in the world.

Therefore, in the Qing Dynasty, popcorn was already a snack.

However, the popcorn that Tong Yu uses to wrap the chicken nuggets here is not ordinary popcorn, but small grains of corn, also known as "popped corn."

When Tong Yu said this, except for Zhu Yuan and other knowledgeable chefs, everyone else had a question mark.

“Popping corn, what is that?”

It’s no wonder, because popping corn is an introduced variety and was little known in this era of the Qing Dynasty.

Popping corn breeding originated in the United States. The ears and kernels are smaller than ordinary corn, have a compact structure, are hard and transparent, and have greater exploding properties when exposed to high temperatures. Even if the kernels are smashed into pieces, they will not lose their explosive power and burst. This is where corn gets its name.

Tong Yu held a piece of popping corn in his hand and continued to explain to everyone present, saying: "The shell is very hard. After being fried at high temperature, the internal pressure gradually increases and eventually bursts, causing the starch inside to bloom and become It turned into a white sponge shape and became the light snack now.

I controlled the moisture and made a thicker dough, and added a lot of popcorn, a key ingredient. I also chopped chicken skin and put it into the dough as the core of the dough.To further enhance the taste and aroma, I also added cornmeal to coat the chicken.

And when frying, chili oil is used.Under high-temperature frying, the corn explodes and the dough has a light texture.Under the impact of the explosion, the chicken burst out with an extremely delicious taste. The chicken fat in the chicken skin overflowed and was deeply immersed in the stimulation of spicy oil. "

When hearing this, many people as chefs were amazed in their hearts.

Although Tong Yu's series of preparation methods are simple and easy to describe, they are quite difficult to make. Even if there is an error in one step, it will directly lead to the collapse of the entire taste of the dish.

What is the most critical point in cooking fried chicken?That is the control of oil temperature during frying.

Only by controlling the oil temperature well can the chicken skin turn golden brown and the surface of the chicken be crispy, giving it an excellent taste.

However, what Tong Yu fried was a "super big chicken" weighing more than 50 kilograms, so he needed to control the heat more accurately.

Moreover, the place where Tong Yu fried it was poured into a pool of oil.

All of these require precise control of the heat.

"So it is."

The emperor also understood something at this time. He picked up a piece of chicken nugget covered with popcorn again and said: "Popcorn and corn flour both increase the crunchy texture. Both are corn. The perfect combination is extremely harmonious. Crunchy , light and juicy, the chili oil also plays an appetizing role, but it’s still a bit strange..."

As he spoke, the emperor put another chicken nugget into his mouth. After tasting it carefully, he put down his chopsticks, looked at the plate and said, "There is obviously no garlic on the plate, but the aroma of garlic is so strong." Rich?"

Not only is it rich, this garlic flavor also skillfully combines the other flavors of the chicken, improving the overall taste of the chicken.

At the same time, this garlic flavor is 260, not the pungent garlic flavor, but an extremely mild and easy-to-accept flavor.

Tong Yu had already expected that someone would ask this question, and had already thought of a way to deal with it.

Apparently it cannot be said that the garlic chicken is an ingredient from another world.

"Your Majesty, this oil-soaked chicken has such a rich garlic flavor, but I didn't put half a grain of garlic in it."

Tong Yu's answer made the emperor and others startled again.

No garlic is added, but the flavor of garlic is still so strong?

how can that be!

"No garlic was added, how is this possible?" the emperor said.

When a little eunuch next to the emperor saw Tong Yuslee's words, he immediately said in a sissy tone: "How bold, how dare you fool your majesty? If there is no garlic, where can the smell of garlic come from? Could it be that the chicken belly is still long?" from!"

Tong Yu smiled: "Father-in-law is really right, this garlic smell is really the original smell of chicken."

"You're talking nonsense, how could such a thing happen!"

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Chapter 280 Chaos

The eunuch serving the emperor pointed at Tong Yu and said something sissy, expressing that he did not believe what he said.

The corner of Tong Yu's mouth rose: "My father-in-law, you are really right. The aroma of garlic really comes from the chicken itself. The name of this chicken is garlic chicken. As its name suggests, its blood is full of the smell of garlic. "

"You are talking nonsense, how can there be such a chicken? It is a capital crime to deceive the Holy One!"

"How could a commoner deceive the Holy One?"

Tong Yu didn't say anything, turned around and took out a part of the garlic chicken meat that was deliberately left behind.

"Your Majesty, you can ask Chef Long to verify the authenticity of what I said, or Your Majesty can verify it himself. I believe that with the knowledge of Your Majesty and Chef Long, they can know the authenticity of what I said." Tong Yu said.

Even so, the eunuch was still dubious.

At the emperor's signal, the eunuch respectfully delivered the garlic chicken meat that Tong Yu had left behind to the emperor.

The emperor took it in his hand and looked at it carefully, pinched the chicken with his fingers, and smelled it carefully with his nose.

After looking carefully, a trace of surprise flashed across his expression.

"It's unbelievable that there is such a chicken. Zhu Yuan, please come and take a look."

Zhu Yuan immediately came to the emperor, took the piece of garlic chicken meat in his hand, and looked at it carefully.

After reading it, Zhu Yuan couldn't hide the surprise on his face.

"I didn't expect there to be such a chicken in this world."

Zhu Yuan raised his hands to the emperor and said: "Your Majesty, this chicken does have a strong garlic aroma, and it is not marinated or rubbed on, but it has this smell inherent in the body."

After saying these words, a group of chefs below were exclaimed, they couldn't believe that there is such a special chicken in the world!

"Garlic chicken? What kind of chicken is this? Not only is it huge, but it also smells like garlic."

“Could it be that this chicken itself grew up eating garlic????

"Can chickens eat garlic? This is the first time I've seen it!"

A group of chefs were talking about it, and Ao Lufa and his assistant also turned their attention here.

"..."

The emperor finally believed what Tong Yu said: "It's hard to believe that there is such a breed of chicken. How did you raise it, Tong Yu?"

"Back to Your Majesty, this is not a chicken I cultivated. It is a foreign breed like popcorn. However, the cultivation of this garlic chicken was not successful. There were only a few in decades. And I got one by chance. , prepare to use it in this competition." Tong Yu said.

This is definitely not the truth, it is just an excuse that Tong Yu thought of in advance.

After saying this, the emperor also gave up the idea of ​​​​inquiring into the details.

In the Qing Dynasty, everyone thought things that came from abroad were magical. After all, they were "foreign things."

After eating both sides of the dishes, the next step is the judging stage, which is also the time to determine the winner.

"I and the Queen Mother have tasted the dishes on both sides, and the ministers and chefs have also tasted them. There are fifty of them in total. Everyone has different feelings about the oil-glazed chicken cooked by both sides."

When he said this, the emperor paused for a moment and said: "I don't want to vote down. Which one is more delicious? Let the lovers who have eaten both sides decide."

When hearing this, it is not difficult to see that the emperor intends to use "voting" to determine the outcome.

In other words, including the emperor himself, there are a total of 50 votes. Whoever gets more votes will be the winner.

At this time, a palace maid could also be seen delivering two spoons of different colors to the fifty officials who had eaten the dishes cooked by Ao Lufa and Tong Yu.

Two different colored spoons, green and red.

Even the emperor and the Queen Mother had green and red spoons in front of them.

"Now there are two spoons of different colors placed in front of you. The green represents the oil-soaked chicken made by Ao Lufa, and the red represents the oil-soaked chicken made by Tong Yu. Now I ask you to choose which spoon you think is the best. , take it in your hand and hold it high.”

After the emperor finished speaking, everyone paused for a moment, then picked up the spoon in front of the table and raised it.

"what?"

The chefs who were watching looked around and saw only red spoons raised above their heads.

"They are... all red spoons. This... does this mean that the winner is Tong Yu from the 'Dark Cuisine World'?"

"Ao Lufa lost."

Yes, as everyone could see, most of the officials chose to support Tong Yu's cooking, while only a few raised the green spoon.

The winner was obvious. At the end, even the emperor stood up, picked up the red spoon and raised it high: "I declare that the winner of the 'Forbidden City National Cuisine Competition' is Tong Yu from the 'Dark Cuisine World'!"

After the announcement, many people exclaimed.

"The victory of the dark cooking world means that they will get all the legendary kitchen utensils. Something terrible is going to happen to the master!"

Liu Pleiades' silly apprentice Shiro said with a frightened look on his face. When Kaiyu ruled the dark cooking world, he and Liu Pleiades and his group suffered a lot, all of which were given by Kaiyu.

In the past, there were no legendary kitchen utensils in the dark cooking world. Now Tong Yu has six legendary kitchen utensils in his hands, plus two jade dragon pots. Isn't this invincible?

Liu Pleiades, Ren En, and Xie Lu also knew this, but they were helpless about the current situation.

A sense of powerlessness surged into the hearts of Liu Pleiades and others again. Once again, they hated themselves for being weak and not having enough strength to save everything.

Some are happy and some are sad.

Liu Pleiades and others were sad, but everyone in the dark cooking world cheered happily.

"."Great, Master Tong Yu has won, Yakan and others!" Li Ke said happily.

Yakan, who has always been serious, also has a smile on his face: "In this way, the eight legendary kitchen utensils can fall into the hands of adults. The water miracle from thousands of years ago may appear again today. The legend of the legendary kitchen utensils will soon be destroyed." Unveil winter.”

Several die-hard fans are also happy about it.

For them, they can finally complete their mission in this world and go to the ultimate world of high-end gourmet food.

"I won. Now I can finally leave here. To be honest, I don't like this kind of world with underdeveloped technology at all."

Kuga Teruki fell into his old habit again and started chattering endlessly: "There is air conditioning for hot and cold, traveling in a car instead of a horse-drawn carriage, no need to boil water slowly when taking a bath, and no need to start a fire when cooking."

"Okay, okay, senior Kuuga, please stop complaining. Didn't Tong Yujun say that as long as you get eight legendary kitchen utensils, you can enter the world of 'Prisoners of Food'. That world is higher level than the world we are in..." ..." Chuangzhen said.

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