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"Ye Chui, why is this dish called Eggplant Fish? What does fish mean?" In the kitchen, Lin Wei watched Ye Chui, Tian Xiaodu and Sun Yi busy preparing the ingredients.
Even Han Yuyan pretended to wash the dishes. I don’t know if she wanted to appear professional. She spent five or six minutes washing a dish but still couldn’t finish it. Ye Chui was too embarrassed to tell her that he didn’t need the dish at all…
Hearing Lin Wei's question, Ye Chui smiled and replied, "鲞 means delicious dishes. This word originated in the Warring States Period. The King of Wu held a banquet for his ministers. King Fu Chai ate a dish made of small fish. He thought it was very delicious, so he named it 鲞. 鲞 is a combination of beauty and fish."
When Lin Wei heard Ye Chui's explanation, she uttered a soft "Oh" in praise, while Tian Xiaodu and Han Yuyan all showed quite surprised expressions at Ye Chui's explanation. Both of them were highly educated people, but they never knew the origin of the word "鲞". They didn't expect that Ye Chui not only cooked delicious dishes, but also had a good cultural foundation.
—Of course, in fact, this is not the case. Ye Chui knew the origin of this word because he had specially looked up the origin of this word in order to restore the deliciousness of eggplant fish. However, seeing the surprised expressions of Tian Xiaodu and Han Yuyan, Ye Chui did not reveal it.
The ingredients brought from the restaurant have been placed on the chopping board, including colorful round eggplants, carefully selected premium chicken breasts, and various dried fruits, mushrooms and other ingredients.
"Sun Yi, clean all these ingredients now, leaving no impurities. Xiao Du, help me peel this eggplant." Ye Chui gave orders and tied a scarf around himself.
Sun Yi and Tian Xiaodu all took action. They had already eaten this delicious eggplant dish many times when Ye Chui was tasting food in the past few days, but they never knew how to prepare it.
Tian Xiaodu understood the value of the recipe, so even though he was very interested in the dish, he deliberately avoided it. Sun Yi wanted to take a peek, but was driven away by Tian Xiaodu every time.
This was the first time that Ye Chu showed the world how to cook this delicious eggplant jerky.
"Ye Chui, Ye Chui, I want to help too!" Lin Wei said with great interest, also wanting to help Ye Chui.
Ye Chui laughed and pointed at Han Yuyan: "Go and help Dayu wash the dishes."
Lin Wei: “…”
Ye Chui picked up the piece of chicken breast and started to cook it. The chicken breast needed to be diced, but it couldn't be diced directly. First, the chicken breast had to be sliced thinly, then cut into patterns on it, and then cut into dices. This was done to make the chicken easier to taste and at the same time make it easier for the flavor of the chicken to come out.
Ye Chui's movements were meticulous, smooth and extremely fast. Normally, Ye Chui was the main chef in the restaurant, but tasks such as cutting vegetables and preparing side dishes were left to Tian Xiaodu. This was the first time that Tian Xiaodu had seen Ye Chui show off his knife skills.
Sun Yi already knew that Ye Chui was an excellent knife-carver, but at this moment he couldn't help but reveal an expression of admiration.
Ye Chui chopped the chicken into small pieces and put it into a small bowl, then took out an egg.
"Ye Chui, do you want to mix eggs and chicken together?" Lin Wei naturally would not really help Han Yuyan wash the dishes. The little foodie stood aside and asked curiously.
"That's right, but you only need to use egg white to stir the chicken. This is called battering, also called dressing. It is to protect the moisture of the chicken and allow the chicken to retain its freshness to the greatest extent." Ye Chui said as he cracked the egg, allowing only the egg white to flow into the diced chicken, while the egg yolk was discarded. Then he carefully stirred the chicken. He said this to Lin Wei, but actually it was mainly for Tian Xiaodu.
Tian Xiaodu listened attentively while peeling the eggplant skillfully. When Ye Chui finished processing the diced chicken, Tian Xiaodu had already cut the eggplant. As a five-star chef, Tian Xiaodu's knife skills were naturally impeccable. After peeling the whole eggplant, the white meat inside was exposed. It was as round as jade and very smooth. His knife skills were also amazing.
"Master, how do I cut this eggplant?" Tian Xiaodu asked.
"Help me get a basin of water and put some salt in it." Ye Chui took the eggplant and instructed - after the eggplant is cut into cubes, it must be put into light salt water. This is to ensure that the eggplant does not change color. This is common sense in the kitchen. Tian Xiaodu hurriedly agreed and went to get busy.
Ye Chui began to cook the eggplant. There are requirements for cutting eggplants. They have to be cut into cubes of similar sizes. This task does not seem to be too difficult, but in fact it is very demanding on knife skills. It is not easy to cut ingredients into uniform sizes, but it is not a difficult task for Ye Chui - he only heard a series of "dun dun dun" sounds of rapid and even cutting, and soon there were pieces of diced vegetables on the chopping board.
After Tian Xiaodu brought over the salt water, Ye Chui put the diced eggplant into the water. His whole movement seemed like a wonderful dance. This time, Lin Wei didn't even make a sound to disturb him.
Sun Yi had already cleaned all the ingredients, and Ye Chui continued to cut the king oyster mushrooms, oyster mushrooms, and shiitake mushrooms into dices of the same size, and put them together with cashews, northern almonds, and hazelnuts. The preparation of the delicious eggplant jerky was completed.
The next steps are just as described by Sister Feng in Dream of the Red Chamber. First, the eggplant is to be fried with chicken oil. The chicken oil is also specially refined by Ye Chui. This kind of oil is rarely sold on the market. Fortunately, there is a chicken slaughterhouse attached to the chicken farm of Chen Sitang. Ye Chui specifically asked him to help refine some of it. The chicken oil in the pot is heated to 80% cooked. Ye Chui put the diced eggplant into the oil pan. The rich aroma of chicken immediately overflows, making people salivate.
Ye Chui was very sure that he heard the sound of Lin Wei swallowing her saliva beside him...
The originally white eggplant quickly turned golden yellow and the eggplant was soft. When Ye Chui stopped cooking and took out the eggplant, it was already full of chicken oil. He removed the oil pan and set up a wok instead. He did not put any oil in the wok, but directly put in chopped green onion and shredded ginger, and then stir-fried the eggplant cubes that were full of chicken oil - this process is called dry stir-frying, which can make the oil in the eggplant spit out, making the eggplant cubes not greasy.
After dry-frying the eggplant, place it on a plate and set aside. Then continue to stir-fry the other freshly cut king oyster mushrooms, oyster mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms and diced chicken until these ingredients are 60% cooked and set aside.
Then he put hot oil into another pot, and this time he wanted to stir-fry three kinds of dried fruits: cashews, northern almonds and hazelnuts. As the dried fruits are relatively hard, they need to be sautéed over high heat. Ye Chui held the wok in one hand and the spatula in the other, and as he flipped his hands, the flame suddenly erupted above the wok with a bang, the momentum was indescribably spectacular.
Lin Wei was originally watching intently, but was startled by the sudden burst of fire. When she looked at Ye Chui again, she was suddenly stunned. At this moment, Ye Chui had a serious expression, and the flames spread across his face, as if he had some kind of "divinity" in an instant. Even Tian Xiaodu, Han Yuyan and Sun Yi were stunned by this scene.
In his previous life, Ye Chui was able to gain the title of God of Food, so naturally he had a charming demeanor and spirit. Now that he is reborn, he has the body of a teenager, and even his childish appearance has not faded away. However, at this moment, he seems to have regained the demeanor of his previous life in an instant, as if he was "possessed by the God of Food".
Add the previously stir-fried mushrooms and diced chicken to the sautéed dried fruits, then add the golden diced eggplant, and then salt, sugar, water starch, cooking wine and other seasonings. The dried fruits, mixed with the fragrant mushrooms and the fresh fragrance of the chicken, are all integrated into the diced eggplant in the final process, and a rich fragrance is exuded from it...
In the living room at this moment.
The guests who were originally chatting enthusiastically stopped and turned to look in the direction of the kitchen. The aroma coming from there was so rich and charming that it completely attracted their attention. Wu Haimei, who had been resting in the room, was also attracted by the aroma. She walked downstairs and looked in the direction of the kitchen with anticipation.
The delicious eggplant fish is about to be served.
However, at this moment Cao Kang brought Fang Tao into the Lin family's villa - their dishes had already been prepared.
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