Other masters guide their apprentices, but if they feel that their skills are not good enough, they will try their best to make their apprentices practice basic skills.

But his master made his apprentice eat as hard as he could.

In the year of great disaster, such a master would definitely have countless disciples, but now...

I originally thought that my senior brother had been injured just by eating smoked fish before, but I didn’t expect that he also had a similar experience with dry croquettes. Learning the craft from the chef is not that simple after all.

The fire on the stove was burning brightly. Uncle Gao tested the temperature of the oil and was almost satisfied, so he said to Lin Xu:

"When making dry croquettes in restaurants, they usually fry them in advance, and then put them back into the pot after customers order them. This is a more efficient way, but it should be noted that the croquettes must be fried twice and then put aside to dry.

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Fry twice and then dry?

Under normal circumstances, shouldn't it be fried and set aside, and then cooked twice while waiting for customers to order?

Xie Baomin took out the fish fillets from the pot and said to Lin Xu:

"Once-fried meatballs are not cooked yet, they are raw. The raw meat fillings are stewed inside, and they will easily have a sour taste. If they are fried again, no matter how many times they are fried, the sour taste will still be there. Customers will know they are leftover meatballs as soon as they eat them."
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So that’s it.

Lin Xu finally understood.

After frying twice, the meat filling in the meatballs has basically been cut off and there will be no sour taste. However, the time should not be too long, otherwise the meat will not be fresh and tender.

The meatballs that have been fried twice will probably last up to half a day.

This requires the chef to have precise control over the dishes. A little is fine, but it cannot be wasted.

However, in general restaurants, even if the meatballs are left over, they can be used to make meatball soup, braised meatballs, steamed meatballs, meatballs and cabbage and other dishes.

You won’t throw it away, after all, it’s all cost.

After a while, the temperature of the oil in the pot finally reached 80% hot. To be precise, it should be a little more than 80% hot.

Uncle Gao poured half of the meatballs in again and continued frying.

After ten seconds, take it out of the pot and stir it a few times with a colander to make the shell crisp again. When the oil in the pot is about 90% hot, pour the meatballs in the colander.

Fry again and cook for seven seconds.

At this time, the outer shell of the meatballs has turned maroon and looks very beautiful. When it is placed in a colander, it clicks and the sound is crisp enough.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Lin Xu would never have imagined that the meatballs had been fried four times in just a short period of time.

And every time it comes out after being plunged into the oil pan, it is obviously different from the fried meatballs in my impression.

Seeing the master scooping out the fried meatballs from the pot and preparing to put them into the bamboo basket, Lin Xu immediately said silently in his heart:

"Use the cooking study cards!"

Soon, I learned the perfect way to make dry croquettes.

Uncle Gao took out the meatballs and instead of frying the rest, he said to Lin Xu:

"Try it and tell me how you feel."

Xie Baomin on the side smiled softly and thought, Master is preparing to listen to the review.

On the day of the wedding, I didn’t forget to teach. Those who didn’t know it thought they were married to Zao Zao.

Lin Xu was not polite, picked up a pair of clean chopsticks, and picked up a meatball. He did not dip it in the tiger sauce or salt and pepper that had been prepared, but he leaned closer to smell the meatball first.

Since his sense of smell had been enhanced, he could easily smell the rich meaty fragrance inside from the cracked surface.

As for why you don’t use dipping sauce, it’s because you want to taste the fresh flavor of the meatballs themselves. This is a rule for food testing and an essential skill for a kitchen manager.

By eating with your mouth open, you can tell whether the ingredients are fresh and whether the seasoning is reasonable.

After smelling it, Lin Xu put the meatball into his mouth.

The entrance is filled with the fragrance and warmth of fat. When you bite the meatballs, the crispy sound comes out of your mouth.

Then the mouth was filled with a rich and delicious aroma, and even rich gravy. This texture and taste created a strong contrast between the meatballs and the crispy shell on the outside.

Delicious!

This wonderful taste really makes people addicted to it after one bite.

The most classic thing is that although the outer shell is very crispy and the meatballs inside are very soft and tender, there is no need to chew much.

The pastry shell cracked as soon as you bit into it, and the meat inside melted away as soon as you sipped it. It was as tender as a lion's head.

But the lion's head is the result of simmering for several hours on low heat, while these meatballs are only fried a few times in a high-temperature oil pan, each time for only about ten seconds.

But in terms of taste, there is a sense of similarity that leads to the same goal.

Perhaps this is the charm of Chinese food.

After eating a meatball, Lin Xu said:

“It’s delicious. The meat inside is super tender and juicy. It doesn’t feel like it’s fried. Moreover, the crispy shell outside is not connected to the meat filling inside. It seems to have formed a hollow zone... It is indeed a famous food in Beijing.

, it’s just delicious.”

Uncle Gao smiled and picked up a meatball, and when he broke it gently, he could see that the crispy shell outside and the meat ball inside had indeed separated:

"You are right. The contrast between eating dry croquettes is that the drier the outside, the more tender the meat inside. And the reason why they are fried several times..."

He tore off a piece of pastry shell and squeezed it hard, but no grease appeared.

It is completely different from the impression that fried food is full of grease.

Xie Baomin said:

"Not only this dry croquette, but also other dishes, such as roast duck, avoid being greasy. If the duck is not cooked for enough time and the oven temperature is not high enough, there will be a lot of grease... You need to pay more attention."

Next, Uncle Gao finished frying the remaining meatballs, prepared other dishes, and cooked the dumplings. Today's wedding banquet officially began.

Lucy and Su Peipei had a great time chatting.

Lucy was eager to know the problems faced by front-line teaching, and Su Peipei also practiced her spoken English and corrected the pronunciation of many words based on the chat with Lucy.

In domestic English teaching, many people follow the textbook. It doesn’t matter if the pronunciation is not standard. The language thinking is also Chinese thinking. With this kind of English, no matter how high the test score is, you will still be blind when meeting foreigners.

Many foreign language students who have passed the eighth level of English are confused when chatting with foreigners, and they are completely confused. They just do not organize their language according to Western language logic.

"Su, I enjoyed chatting with you and I learned a lot."

Lucy took out her mobile phone, directly showed her WeChat QR code, and asked to add WeChat.

Foreigners are more direct in their behavior, unlike Chinese people who like to be subtle and tactful.

Luo Shan came over with a bottle of red wine and couldn't help but said after seeing this scene:

"Cuihua'er, are you still thinking about saving the country through curves?"

The earphones Lucy was wearing could not translate the meaning of "curve to save the country," but she knew it was not a good word, so she raised her middle finger skillfully.

The two communicated with body language, then sat down and started eating dinner.

Luo Shan poured red wine for everyone. Shen Jiayue, Xie Yufei and Xie Yuhang each got a bottle of juice because they didn't drink.

"Thank you for coming to my wedding banquet with Xiaoshuai, and thank you Ms. Wang Cuihua for traveling thousands of miles to be my bridesmaid. I won't say much else. If you need money in the future, please let me know. I will never be vague."

Tsk tsk tsk, these words are really down to earth.

Xie Baomin felt that if he was so open to his wife, he would have to toast him later.

After everyone toasted together, Lin Xu took a sip of the red wine. The wine was very mellow and had a full aftertaste. As soon as he tasted it, he knew it was not comparable to the fake Lafite that costs 59.9 free shipping online.

Lucy didn't pay attention just now, but she tasted the red wine and looked at the label on the bottle. She was shocked and said in English:

"I hate capitalists, down with capitalism, long live the proletariat."

Shen Jiayue touched her with her elbow:

"Aunt Lucy, is this wine expensive?"

“Expensive, super expensive!”

Lucy said with an exaggerated expression, and then racked her brains for a long time before finding a more intuitive metaphor:

"I can exchange it for your husband's beautiful luxury car."

Shen Jiayue: "!!!!!!!!!"

Oh my god, is it so expensive?

If she hadn't really been unable to drink enough, she would have really wanted to take a sip to see how delicious this bottle of wine was.

By weight, it is much more valuable than gold.

I originally thought this was just an ordinary dinner, but I didn't expect that it would actually cost a lot more than the last time I held a wedding at Diaoyutai combined.

Sure enough, the low-key way of wealthy people is extraordinary.

Lin Xu picked up a meatball and tasted the salt and pepper first. It was indeed as good as Liang Shiqiu wrote, but it was different from eating one plate with a group of people. There was a small basket on the dining table today, so you can eat as much as you like!
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To be continued...