Greek fried fish is a basic dish in Greek cuisine and one of the most Greek-flavored dishes. The first oil needed to make Greek fried fish is olive oil, which accounts for a very large proportion in Greek cuisine.
There are many types of olive oil, which basically include extra virgin olive oil (Extra-Virgin), pure olive oil (Pure-Olive-Oil), olive oil (Olive-Oil), olive-pomace oil (Olive-Pomace-Oil), light olive oil (Extra-Light) and olive kernel oil. Among them, the more common ones are extra virgin olive oil and olive oil.
Of the other two, extra virgin olive oil can be said to be the richest and most handsome among olive oils. This oil is squeezed out at room temperature, has a bright golden color, and a low content of free fatty acids. It is suitable for direct consumption. It does not have too many other special aromas when you take a bite, but it has a grassy astringency and a light sour aftertaste. Using this oil to make fried fish can make the taste of fried fish twice as good with half the effort.
In addition, rosemary, saffron, thyme and other spices are indispensable to Greek cuisine, which can be used to create charming and delicious flavors.
In addition, to make Greek fried fish, you also need to use side dishes made of onions, tomatoes, etc. Various ingredients and spices are indispensable. Of course, it would be best to add a piece of fatte Lafite cheese, which would be even more perfect. Only in this way can you make the fried fish with the most Greek flavor.
The cooking competition between Maria Callas and Tian Xiaodu will soon begin.
Maria, with a proud and confident smile on her face, was cooking the ingredients in her hands quickly. The fish she chose was tuna. She used a kitchen knife to carefully cut the most delicious part of the tuna, the fins, into thin slices and placed them neatly on the plate. Then she diced the onions and tomatoes and prepared all the spices.
Put a pan on the stove, add olive oil, and then fry the diced onion in the pan until soft. Then add tomatoes and various spices, cover the lid and simmer for one minute. Then add a spoonful of sugar. This process looks ordinary, but Ye Chui, who is standing by and watching, can feel that Maria Kallis has done every step very skillfully and naturally. The control of time is even more delicate, and the difference from the most delicious and suitable time for the food to be cooked will never exceed one second.
This is the perception that only a great chef can have.
Originally, Maria Kallis had a coquettish temperament, but when she started cooking, she seemed to have been completely renewed and began to devote herself wholeheartedly to the dishes in front of her.
The side dishes in the pan are ready. Put these side dishes on one side of the plate, clean the pan carefully again, pour olive oil back into it, put the thinly sliced tuna fillets into the pan and start frying the fish.
This step requires extra control of the heat. It is not an easy task to fry the tuna evenly and thoroughly. Olives are also needed to enhance the flavor. When the fish fillets are fried to three-tenths done, cover the pot and simmer on low heat for about seven minutes.
Finally, sprinkle finely ground various spices on the fish fillets and you can serve it.
Put it on a plate with the previous side dishes and serve with warm Raffy cheese. As a Shiraz dish, there is an indispensable step at the end. That is to sprinkle a thin layer of black pepper on the dish and serve with a piece of bread. Then a plate of Greek fried fish full of Greek flavor is completed.
It took about half an hour in total.
At this moment, Tian Xiaodu's pan-fried yellow croaker has been completed.
Pan-fried yellow croaker is a pan-fried fish dish with very simple preparation steps.
Yellow croaker is a common fish in China. It is small and diners can eat most of it in one bite. The preparation of this dish is extremely simple. Fresh yellow croaker must first be cleaned of internal organs and scales, and even some fish bones - this step requires superb knife skills. It is very difficult to peel off the fish spine without damaging Xiaoyu's body shape, but it is no problem for Tian Xiaodu's current knife skills. Then add salt and stir it carefully. Marinate for ten minutes.
Put oil in the pot - use high-quality peanut oil. Peanut oil can be said to be one of the most popular oils used by Chinese people.
While the oil is heating, the marinated yellow croaker is coated with a thin layer of flour paste. This flour paste is not ordinary flour, but some special seasonings and spices are added. The formula of adding spices to this flour paste is Ye Chui's original secret recipe. Tian Xiaodu made the spice seasoning completely according to Ye Chui's method. This seasoning can make the fish flavor after frying more intense and charming.
The yellow croaker coated with flour paste fell into the oil pan, making a "sizzling..." sound, followed by a strong fragrance wafting around. The small fish only needed to be fried for a few minutes to be cooked through. After frying until both sides were golden brown, Tian Xiaodu put the fried yellow croaker on a plate covered with oil-absorbing paper. This was to reduce the fat in the fried fish and remove the greasy taste.
After most of the oil on the surface of the yellow croaker has been absorbed, place the yellow croaker on a plate and garnish it with some coriander, onion shreds and tomato shreds.
These side dishes do not require any excessive processing, just add a few drops of aged vinegar.
A plate of fried yellow croaker is now ready.
Tian Xiaodu wiped the sweat from his forehead, picked up the plate in his hand, and walked in front of the three judges with Maria Callis next to him.
Han Yuyan, An Xiaoxiao, Lin Wei, Wang Shiyu and others who were standing nearby and watching were all worried. They had all eaten the fried yellow croaker made by Tian Xiaodu. In fact, Wang Shiyu particularly liked this snack and often pestered Tian Xiaodu to make it. But they thought that whether it tasted good was one thing, and whether it could impress the three judges was another. In any case, the three judges seemed to have a better impression of Maria Callas, and Maria's Greek fried fish seemed to be more high-end in terms of appearance...
"Brother, was it a wrong choice to make this pan-fried yellow croaker?" Han Yuyan said worriedly, "The taste of yellow croaker and tuna is very different. Coupled with the difference in cooking methods, Brother, this time it might be a bit risky... Isn't it, Master?"
Ye Chui's expression was quite calm. It was his suggestion that Tian Xiaodu make the pan-fried yellow croaker. He did not change his mind at this time, and there was not much worry on his face. "The different textures of the fish meat does not mean that the taste of the dishes made from them cannot be compared. The best way to cook the pan-fried yellow croaker is to fry it. After frying the yellow croaker with the secret recipe of the door-blocking seasoning I gave him, the taste may not be inferior to the flavor of the Greek fried fish. Xiaodu still has an 80% chance of winning this match against Maria."
Tian Xiaodu is good at cooking seafood, but not tuna. It is impossible for him to be on par with Maria in terms of ingredients, but fortunately, the pan-fried yellow croaker he made is also very delicious, which can definitely make up for the lack of ingredients.
"Eighty percent chance of success?" Everyone was a little surprised when they heard Ye Chui's guess. Jim suddenly couldn't help but ask, "What about the 20 percent chance of failure?"
Ye Chui pointed at the three judges and said seriously: "Those three judges are old perverts at first glance. Maria's hot outfit might be able to impress them..."
Everyone else: “…”
"Your companion is amazing." At this time, a soft female voice suddenly sounded in Ye Chui's ears, which made Ye Chui and others stunned. When they turned around, they found that it was the nine-point beauty who appeared on the beach with Maria Callas the day before yesterday. She looked at the three judges who had already started tasting two dishes, and said calmly.
"Your companion is not bad, but she is too eager for quick success. Tuna is not suitable for making Greek dishes because the meat of tuna is too fine. It is suitable for grilling and stewing, but not for frying. In order to make her dishes more delicious, she gave up the most perfect choice of ingredients, which made her lose a lot of points." Ye Chui said to the nine-point beauty in stiff English.
The beautiful lady showed a hint of surprise on her face. She obviously didn't expect Ye Chui to see so deeply. She looked at Ye Chui with bright eyes: "Mr. Ye Chui, I am looking forward to meeting you in the final."
"I'm looking forward to it too." Ye Chui said with a smile, "But... I don't know who you are yet?"
"My name is Elliot." The beautiful lady said this and turned around to leave.
"Aren't you going to stay and watch the game?" Ye Cui asked curiously.
"No, I already know the result."
After saying this, Elliot left everyone's sight.
"She is confident enough in her vision." Dong Qian muttered.
"Oh no!" An Xiaoxiao suddenly screamed, hurriedly took out the competition form and looked at it carefully.
Ye Chui asked curiously: "Xiaoxiao, what's wrong with you?"
"Master..." An Xiaoxiao raised her head with a bitter face, pointed at a name on the form and said, "This Elliot is in my group, and if nothing unexpected happens, she will be my opponent in the second game."
Ye Chui couldn't help but frowned, and after a moment he patted An Xiaoxiao's shoulder: "It seems that your luck is very bad... This Elliot's ability may be very powerful."
"Of course he's awesome." An Xiaoxiao pouted and said, "He's so pretentious, how can he not be awesome..."
other people:"… "
While Ye Chui was talking in a low voice, the judges' comments on the two dishes had already come out -
“I think Chef Tian’s pan-fried yellow croaker is better!”
“I thought this dish would be greasy, but it tasted different and delicious.”
"The side dishes made by Chef Tian are also very tasty. They go very well with the yellow croaker and are very unique. I like them very much, so I chose Chef Tian's dish as the winner."
All three judges chose Tian Xiaodu.
In this cooking competition, Tian Xiaodu won! (~^~)
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