"Really? Brother, are you going to take Xiaoyu and me to travel to Sanya, Hainan?" When they had finished lunch and were about to go to school, Ye Chui told An Jing and Wang Shiyu about going to Hainan in a while. After hearing it, the two sisters were surprised for a moment, and then showed expressions of anticipation and excitement.
Growing up in an orphanage, even eating was a problem for me, let alone traveling. Naturally, I was not happy to have such an opportunity.
Ye Chui smiled and nodded: "Xiao Du is going to participate in a chef competition held there, let's go over and cheer him on."
"But... traveling is expensive, right?" An Jing thought of something immediately after she was happy, and asked with a worried look on her face.
Ye Chui rubbed An Jing's hair and said, "Don't worry. We are no longer the poor people who couldn't even afford food. We can still afford a trip. Just have fun when the time comes."
At this time, Ye Chui is not focused on making money. The main reason for opening Xiaoyu Home Cooking is to take care of his two younger sisters and take them out to play. As long as the two of them are happy, Ye Chui is willing to spend any amount of money.
But after saying this, Ye Chui thought of something else and turned to look at Lin Wei. When talking about traveling in Hainan, Lin Wei showed a touch of envy and reluctance on her face. She thought it would be a pity not to see Ye Chui for a month. She didn't know whether it was a pity not to see Ye Chui or not to eat Ye Chui's food. Then she heard Ye Chui smiling and asking her, "Weiwei, let's go play together then."
"Ah?" Lin Wei was stunned and quickly shook her head, "I'd better not go..."
Ye Chui laughed and said, "We are going to accompany Xiao Du to participate in the chef competition. There will definitely be countless delicacies. By the way, Hainan has four famous dishes, and they are all superb delicacies."
After saying this, Lin Wei, who was originally a little resistant, showed an expression of interest: "Are the four famous dishes of Hainan delicious?"
The others beside him immediately broke out in sweats—Ye Chui's way of pursuing girls is really unique...
Tian Xiaodu replied to Lin Wei: "Hainan's four famous dishes are Wenchang chicken, Jiaji duck, and Dongshan lamb. Hele crab are all famous delicacies. The last time I participated in the four-star chef competition was held in Yalong Bay, Hainan, and I tasted these dishes one by one. They were really good."
Hainan's four famous dishes all have their own origins. After the vegetarian movement, these dishes naturally disappeared, but they have a great origin after all. When the meat ban was lifted, people brought these dishes out as signature dishes based on the records in some ancient books, as a gimmick for the tourist city.
"Wow, these dishes sound delicious." Lin Wei exclaimed, her eyes shining. It seems that the little greedy cat has decided to travel to Hainan with Ye Chui...
"cut!"
But at this moment, Han Yuyan suddenly snorted in an impolite manner and said to Tian Xiaodu: "Big Brother, you are too ignorant. The last time I went to Hainan with my grandfather to discuss business, I followed him to taste the so-called four famous dishes, but the result was just so-so. He said that these dishes were flashy and lacked the ancient charm of thousands of years of refinement. They are not up to standard at all!"
Tian Xiaodu couldn't help but blush: "After all, meat has been poisonous for eighty years, and the classic recipes of these dishes have disappeared, but the deliciousness of the unique ingredients is still the same... Although there is a problem with the cooking recipes of the four famous dishes, and they are a little different from the original deliciousness, but now in the era of gourmet food, deliciousness is changing with each passing day. Maybe now the original deliciousness has been restored."
It is understandable that the four famous dishes are not as good as they were before. It has only been two years since the meat was revived. These dishes are now being promoted as a signature gimmick, but after all, there are only a few records of these dishes. How can the delicacies formed by countless years of improvement be brought back to light so easily
Lin Wei showed a hint of disappointment: "So that's how it is..."
Seeing Lin Wei's interest immediately reduced by half, Ye Chui glared at Han Yuyan fiercely. Why is this sister so speechless? He quickly laughed and continued, "In fact, I have done some research on the cooking methods of these four delicacies. Maybe I can bring out the perfect taste of these ingredients and let the four classic dishes see the light of day again."
"Really?" After hearing Ye Chui say this, Lin Wei's eyes really lit up again, and even Tian Xiaodu showed an interested expression.
Ye Chui smiled and nodded, and he thought of something else. So he continued, "Speaking of Hainan's famous dishes, there is another one that must be mentioned."
"What is it, Master?" Han Yuyan asked immediately.
"Hainanese chicken rice." Ye Chui said with a smile.
"Hainanese chicken rice?" Han Yuyan shook his head in confusion. "I stayed in Hainan for more than a month with my grandfather, and I ate all kinds of delicious food with him, but... I have never heard of Hainanese chicken rice, Senior Brother, what about you?"
Tian Xiaodu also shook his head: "I haven't heard of Hainanese chicken rice either. Master, what is Hainanese chicken rice?"
"Never heard of Hainanese chicken rice?" Ye Chui was stunned for a moment, then shook his head regretfully. It seemed that this famous dish that originated in Hainan and was well-known in Southeast Asia had been completely cut off in the vegetarian movement.
Hainanese chicken rice originated in Wenchang City, Hainan. The most authentic way to cook it is to use Wenchang chicken as the ingredient and mainly cook it by blanching. It is fragrant and delicious and makes people linger. In the previous life, it spread to Southeast Asia with the immigration wave in the early twentieth century, and flourished in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and other places. Among them, Singapore's Hainanese chicken rice is considered to be the most authentic way. However, Ye Chui had studied this delicacy at the time, and always felt that this so-called "authentic" method was missing something. Unfortunately, he had never studied it thoroughly, which is a bit of a pity.
He originally thought that he could explore the origin of Hainanese chicken rice during this trip to Hainan to make up for his regrets, but he didn’t expect that Hainanese chicken rice had already disappeared…
"Ye Chui, what is Hainanese chicken rice? Is it delicious?" Lin Wei's question woke Ye Chui up from his deep thoughts. He smiled and nodded to Lin Wei: "Of course it is delicious. Why don't I make this Hainanese chicken rice for everyone to taste tonight."
"Okay!" Lin Wei immediately nodded happily.
Ye Chui laughed and said, "Then it's settled that we will travel to Hainan together."
Lin Wei showed a hint of embarrassment on her face, then she chuckled and said, "Let's see if the Hainanese chicken rice you made tonight tastes good. An Jing, Xiao Yu, let's go to school."
After Lin Wei and the others left, Ye Chui smiled and prepared to go to the kitchen to entertain the guests. Han Yuyan said to Ye Chui with a bit of mischief: "Master, your way of pursuing girls is really unique. I think Weiwei will definitely be my master's wife."
"Haha." Ye Chui smiled at Sister Han, "Go to work!"
Han Yuyan: “…”
In the afternoon, Ye Chui began to prepare Hainanese chicken rice. Lin Wei asked him if he liked this dish, and she would allow him to travel to Hainan together. In fact, this was a disguised agreement to Ye Chui's request - there was nothing that she didn't like when Ye Chui cooked. However, no matter what dish Ye Chu cooked, he would always strive for perfection and take it seriously, so he took this Hainanese chicken rice very seriously.
The chicken used to make Hainanese chicken rice is naturally Wenchang chicken, but Wenchang chicken is no longer available, so we can only use the tender and fresh Sanhuang chicken instead.
Because he wanted to prepare six servings, Ye Chui specially prepared two chickens. He cleaned the chicken, sliced fresh young ginger and stuffed it into the chicken's belly with MSG, then spread an appropriate amount of salt on the skin and put it into boiling water and cooked it over high heat.
The so-called high fire is a stronger fire that keeps the water boiling. At this time, you must control the heat. Wait until the chicken skin turns yellow, then cook it slowly over low heat. When the chicken is about 80% cooked, take it out, cut it into pieces, and put it on a plate.
The chicken soup after cooking the chicken does not need to be wasted, it can be used to make rice to go with Hainanese chicken rice.
Since the word "rice" is included in the name of Hainanese chicken rice, it naturally means that it can be eaten as an independent meal, and rice is indispensable.
The rice for Hainanese chicken rice is also very particular. The method is similar to the seafood rice stew made by Ye Chui before. Add chicken oil to a hot pan over high heat, sauté with minced garlic, then pour in the washed and drained rice and stir-fry. After the rice grains emit a strong rice aroma, pour in the previous chicken soup and mix well. Cover the pot and cook.
One of the staple dishes in Ye Chui's Gnawing Chicken fast food is chicken rice. This chicken rice is not on the original KFC recipe, but is Ye Chui's original creation. It is cooked in chicken soup. The rice cooked in this way has a tangy chicken aroma, which is mouth-watering and filled with chicken fragrance. It is definitely a very delicious way to cook rice.
The remaining chicken soup can also be eaten with rice, which is refreshing and delicious and complements the rice perfectly.
Of course, in addition to a plate of chicken, a bowl of rice, and a bowl of chicken soup, a plate of dipping sauce for the chicken is also essential.
The chicken cooked in plain water has delicious meat but a relatively simple taste. It can only fully appreciate its deliciousness when served with dipping sauce.
The preparation of this dipping sauce for chicken does not need to be complicated. The main ingredients are onion, chili, and young ginger. Chop them into minced pieces and put them in a bowl. Then use a knife to press the garlic into garlic paste and put it into the bowl. Add a little salt, squeeze some lemon juice, stir well, and pour a spoonful of chicken oil. The dipping sauce for chicken is ready.
The taste of chicken is absolutely delicious when eaten with chicken dipping sauce.
By evening, the number of diners gradually increased. Anjing, Wang Shiyu and Lin Wei went home from school. Ye Chui smiled and brought the Hainanese chicken rice he had prepared upstairs. Some diners were attracted by the food in Ye Chui's hands and ordered it from Han Yuyan.
Sister Han sighed and explained, "That one is not for sale. If you want to eat it, your daughter must be a beautiful girl."
Diner: “… ?”(~^~)
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