Chapter 62 Suzaku spit flame. Finish the investment!)
"It's actually the same legendary ingredient, Kyoto fighting cock?!"
Kirisenzaemon's eyes showed surprise, but also contained a hint of confusion.
To be honest, the rarity of Kyoto fighting chicken as a legendary ingredient has something to do with the widespread emergence of Kyoto chicken as its substitute. In terms of real taste, it is not as delicious as king sea bream, but the difficulty of cooking has definitely increased by more than one degree.
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King sea bream is just very difficult to catch. It's a special water area where high-quality groundwater is mixed with seawater. Even if you search the entire Tozakura, you may not be able to find a few. However, Kyoto fighting cock is a legendary ingredient, and the chicken's reputed elasticity is real.
Difficulties in cooking.
Because it was bred as a fighting cock, the Kyoto Fighting Chicken's body muscles are extremely developed, and even an average adult wolfdog may not be an opponent of a full-grown Kyoto Fighting Chicken.
Tough feathers, strong bones, and powerful muscles.
Kyoto cockfighting is praised as a devilish chicken.
To cook such chicken, the pre-processing alone takes more than ten hours. Even if you use auxiliary means such as a pressure cooker, it will take at least six hours, and it is difficult to reduce it.
It’s true that chefs have obtained Kyoto fighting chickens for cooking before, but after simmering them in a pressure cooker for three hours, they are still a hard mass. Even the rubber is easier to bite than the chicken. You can imagine how difficult it is to handle this kind of Kyoto fighting chickens.
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When cooking chicken dishes, choosing such a troublesome chicken without pre-processing it is something Kirisenzaemon doesn't understand.
Without enough heat, he didn't understand how Zhao Yougan was going to deal with such a tough bone as the Kyoto fighting cock.
"Kyoto cockfight?"
A look of surprise appeared on Jiuzou Luyuan's face. He said that he had given the information about Kondo Yuan to Zhao Yougan. Why didn't he see that he was prepared? It turned out that he had already taken it out, but no one had seen it.
"However, Kyoto fighting cock is indeed a legendary ingredient. Whether the pure taste can reach the legendary level depends on the performance of the cook!"
“Is Chef Zhao so confident?”
You must know that even ordinary special chefs will have a headache when facing Kyoto cockfighting. If it is left to Jiuzou Luen, fresh chicken can be cooked on the spot, but the pre-processing work is much more troublesome, and the chicken must be carefully prepared.
Make careful cuts and cut off the elastic muscle fibers.
Then supplement it with the ability of fruit enzymes to soften the chicken, or use honey, which is also a big project that requires marinating for more than two hours.
But Zhao Youqian just used two wooden sticks to continuously hit the chicken itself. Can this make chicken like Kyoto Fighting Chicken soft and fluffy?
What's more, they have already figured out what kind of cooking Zhao Youqian wants to do, and that is not a method of long-term stewing that can soften the meat.
No matter what outsiders thought, Zhao Youqian's tapping with his hands did not stop for a moment. The continuous tapping was like a burst of drums. Unknowingly, the heartbeats of the audience were also echoed in, so that the audience present
Many people feel chest tightness and shortness of breath.
Fortunately, after Zhao Youqian entered this state, his tapping speed seemed to increase a lot. After only twenty minutes, he finally stopped what he was doing.
"Boom!"
When the last knocking stopped, the hearts of everyone present seemed to pause for a moment.
Kirisenzaemon seemed to want to stand up, but quickly sat down again.
This special power reminded him of many things, but Zhao Youqian didn't look like he was exposed to those powers.
'Is this really just an accident?'
Suspicious eyes glanced at Zhao Youqian. At the same time, Minezaki Yaeko also looked at Zhao Youqian with the same eyes. The heart-wrenching power was not considered serious by others. How could she not notice the gourmet party member who is sensitive to the development of gourmet cells?
'But, this is not the power of gourmet cells...'
She silently remembered this point, and asked Qie Ji to pay attention when preparing to report. Her legs couldn't help but tighten a little.
On the big screen, the Kyoto cockfighting cock that had been beaten for twenty minutes was not damaged at all, which only made people wonder if Zhao Youqian was not using any force at all, but the continuous thunderous sound made people deny this.
It also made Kirisenzaemon confirm that the ingredient used by Zhao Youqian was the famous Kyoto fighting cock in Kyoto.
"Kyoto cockfight?"
"It takes such a short time to finish the cooking, so go ahead and daydream!"
Kondo Haidian showed a contemptuous sneer, but his eyes kept staring at the timer on the freezer. In less than ten minutes, the time for his king snapper was already up.
At that time, the legendary ingredients in their complete form will reappear in the world, and with the dark cooking skills he has learned, he doesn't believe anyone can resist him.
Even Onimaru Sanhui's ramen is nothing more than that in his eyes!
‘This is the power of legendary ingredients! How could you chefs who can only hang around at the bottom know this!’
He couldn't help but smile.
But at this moment, Zhao Youqian took out the blade from under the cooking table. The blade was so cold that it even made him feel dazzled.
“Incredible knife skills!”
"In just an instant, all the chicken turned into dices!"
Kamimiya Minako's voice sounded, making everyone's hearts beat.
Zhao Youqian just made a few cuts, and the difficult-to-handle Kyoto fighting cock seemed to be magic. With the chicken skin, it became small dices the size of a little finger, like peanuts, exuding a faint fragrance. attractive red and yellow colors.
Not to mention the ordinary audience, the five judges also stared wide-eyed. In their understanding, it seemed that no kind of knife and cooking skills could do this kind of thing.
Naturally, one kind of knife skills cannot do it, but by combining two kinds of knife skills, they can achieve the magic-like scenes they saw.
Although only six knives were used to remove the bones earlier, the knife used by Zhao Youqian was not simple. It had fine and dense tooth patterns on it. While removing the bones at an extremely fast speed, Zhao Youqian also scratched the inside of the Kyoto fighting cock. Six knives with just the right proportion not only cut off the chicken, but also provided the first step for the subsequent continuous pounding to loosen the chicken.
With twenty minutes of hammering, the strength was used, and the fibers of the strong and elastic fighting meat were broken. Then, with the final cutting of the kitchen knife very quickly, all the fighting meat was cut. Cut into peanut-sized pieces.
Then came the smooth process that Zhao Youqian had already prepared.
Mix the egg whites with salt, sugar, and pepper, and knead them into the diced fighting chicken. Stir in one direction until all the seasonings are absorbed into the chicken, and then start to coat with a thin layer of potato starch.
Hanging the paste and adding the gravy, all the actions are done without any drag.
The spice oil pot that had been prepared was mixed with the flavors of onion, garlic, star anise, cinnamon, and peppercorns. The fire exploded. When the temperature of the oil in the pot rose to 170 degrees, it sounded like heavy rain falling on the iron sheet. The voice above sounded.
"Crash!"
The moment the chicken was put into the pan, countless bubbles arose in the oil pan, and the marinated Kyoto fighting chicken was floating and swimming in it.
Until a light brown layer appeared on the outside, which was the color that had been completely fried to a certain extent. Zhao Youqian took the leaked hand very quickly and scooped up all the chicken in just one move.
In the oil pan at this time, there was not only the smell of spices, but also the smell of chicken oil unique to fighting chicken. Three pots of dried chili peppers had been cut directly into the oil pan, and a fiery aroma directly filled the entire stage. shrouded.
"Cough cough cough!"
Many Dongying people who can't eat spicy food cough directly because of this smell, but when the strong aroma continues to intensify, saliva also begins to secrete continuously.
Even the judges who had already tasted Daikokuten Ramen and whose appetites had been satisfied could not help but have an increased appetite.
Shining with red light, the brown chicken lies in a sea of red peppers, dotted with white sesame seeds and green chopped green onions.
When this plate of dishes was delivered to the judges' table, Zhao Youqian's expression was already calm and confident.
I saw him holding a bottle of transparent liquid and spraying it on the dishes. Then he poked it with his right hand, and a little fire ignited the liquid on the dishes. In the flames, the dish was completely completed.
The dazzling light surged, regardless of the shocked looks of the five judges.
"I flow. Suzaku spits flames."
Chapter completed!