"Ten, eight S-level gemstones? Do you think the S-level gemstones are chocolate?" the gourmet said angrily.
She said gorgeously but seriously: "If this is your request, I think I might have some other ideas."
Hearing his words, the gourmet was stunned, and then took another look at Lan Jue, only then did he understand that Lan Jue was definitely not talking nonsense, the young man in front of him who could even be described as beautiful was really not ordinary rich.
"Let's eat." The gourmet turned and walked back.
After a while, he first brought up a stove with an alloy tray under it to avoid hurting the tabletop, and then brought out a large cauldron with a tight cover, put the cauldron on the stove, and lit the fire.
Next came plates of various fresh foods, including seafood, vegetables, and some other ingredients. Each of them seems to be the simplest processed, threaded with bamboo sticks, and has not been processed into real food.
"This is... hot pot?" Hua Hua asked suspiciously, and a hint of disappointment flashed in her eyes.
"No!" The gourmet shook his head, "It's Malatang."
"Ma La Tang?" Hua Hua's eyes lit up, "You actually know how to make this kind of snack. I have eaten it once before, and it is still fresh in my memory! The fresh, spicy and spicy feeling is really lingering. But, it is said that it is difficult to have it now. The real authentic Malatang. It is said that the ingredients have been lost, but the method is simple.”
"Simple?" A trace of disdain flashed across the gourmet's face. "Then tell me, what should I do with this Mala Tang?"
Huali asked herself a lot about food, and said without hesitation: "Ma La Tang is a snack in a province in Shangyuan Ancient China. A variety of seasonings, made according to different ratios. I don’t know how to make the base material. After the base material is ready, boil it into a thick pot, and then prepare some ingredients like yours, and then you can put it in it for cooking Yes. The ingredients are cooked and you can use them, you can dip some mahjong, it is delicious and spicy, it is a rare delicacy."
The gourmet shook his head, "Even if I give you the base ingredients, what you make according to your method is not Malatang, but Malazhu."
"Huh?" Huali was taken aback.
The gourmet said: "Then let me ask you, what is the difference between blanching and boiling?"
This time, Hua Liwen was really stunned, and Lan Jue, who was at the side, also showed doubts, thoughtful.
At this moment, the sound of the juice tumbling was heard, and the lid of the pot was lifted a little by the steam, and the smell naturally leaked out.
A strong aroma hits the face, and various flavors such as fresh spicy and pepper are mixed together. Just smelling it makes people feel like the whole body is heating up and the pores are all open.
The gourmet stood up, raised his hand, and lifted the lid of the pot.
Immediately, the strong fragrance that was just floating before filled the entire room like a blowout. A pot of thick red soup was also presented in front of Lan Jue and Hua Hua. Along with the boiling of the soup, some spices could be faintly seen rolling along with the juice, and the rich aroma made their breathing quicken.
At this moment, suddenly, the gourmet turned off the fire on the stove below.
"Huh?" Lan Jue and Hua Hua were both taken aback, they hadn't eaten yet, why the fire was turned off.
Just when they were wondering, a string of ingredients was quickly put into the red soup by the gourmet. He didn't put too much, a total of about fifteen strings of various ingredients.
"The main difference between boiled and blanched is that boiled is to keep the soup boiling, and use the hot juice to cook and eat the ingredients. Generally speaking, the ingredients made by boiling this method must be matched with delicious food. The sauce. Because of the continuous high temperature, the ingredients cannot be fully flavored. Like our Shangyuan ancient Chinese mutton, it is boiled. In fact, more of the ancient Chinese cuisine is made of It is made in a hot way. Because only when it is hot can the ingredients be more flavorful, and the flavor of the spices can be fully immersed in it."
"What is hot? Hot actually refers to the process in which the soup is gradually cooled from the boiling temperature after boiling. As the temperature changes, the taste contained in the soup will be more easily immersed in the ingredients. So that the ingredients are fully flavored, and the taste of the soup and the ingredients are perfectly combined. Therefore, I want to turn off the fire. This is Malatang, not Malatang. The real Malatang does not need any extra sauce As expected, you just said that you want to add mahjong, which is the way of spicy cooking. Not malatang. Malatang is troublesome to make, so even in the Shangyuan era, there were very few people who could really make malatang Not much. As for my base material, it is a secret that cannot be passed on.”
After listening to the gourmet's narration, both Lan Jue and Hua Hua couldn't help feeling enlightened.
Hua Hua smiled and said: "It's really the right time to come today, you are lucky. You are indeed a gourmet, admire, admire. Then according to you, when we cook some meat, we can also use the same method?"
The gourmet nodded and said, "That's right. When I'm stewing meat, I will keep repeating the process of opening the pot, turning off the heat, turning on the fire again, opening the pot again, and turning off the fire again. It makes the meat more flavorful. Therefore, the meat I make must be better than others. No matter how good the seasoning or sauce is, if it cannot be fully combined with the ingredients, it will not be able to bring out its beauty."
"Taught!" Lan Jue said sincerely.
"Eating Malatang should be paired with beer. Although it is not good for the body, it is more enjoyable. The dark beer after chilling, or the clear beer brewed from glacier water is the best. I have prepared both of them today, you can choose whatever you want .” As he spoke, the gourmet pointed to the freezer next to him.
It was the first time for Huali to come here, so it was obviously not suitable for Lan Jue to do it.
The dark beer is served in a five-liter iron barrel, while the light beer brewed with glacier water is served in a porcelain bottle. These two beers are also nothing unusual. However, for the three of them, it was naturally nothing.
Lan Jue chose dark beer, Huali chose light beer, and Gourmet himself chose dark beer.
"It's almost there. The ingredients I bought in the first batch are relatively easy to cook. In the next batch, we will cook some that are not easy to cook. Those that need to be boiled at least twice."
He took out strings of green vegetables, tofu, bean products, yuba and other ingredients with tongs, and there was a bright red and attractive soup on it, and the spicy and numbing taste hit the face.
"The characteristic of Malatang is that it needs to be numb, spicy, and hot, so eat it while it's hot." The gourmet advised.
In fact, he didn't need to say more, Lan Jue and Huali had already picked up their chopsticks, skillfully peeled off the ingredients from the bamboo sticks, and put them into their own mouths.
"Smells so good!" The first piece of mala tang entered the mouth, and the rich fresh and spicy taste seemed to rush into all senses. The comfortable feeling brightened Lan Jue's and Hua Hua's eyes.
But soon, the numb and spicy feeling erupted in the mouth along with the delicious taste, as if a fire was spreading in the mouth, but the whole mouth became numb.
Without hesitation, each poured a big mouthful of beer. The cold beer mixed with the strong malt aroma and the fresh spicy numb aroma of Malatang, what a pleasure!
Gourmets have rekindled the fire, waiting for the next pot to boil.
In the second wave, the ingredients that gourmets put into the bottom of the Malatang pot are amazing, such as palm-sized fresh abalone, whole lobster, oysters, and various seafood.
"The cooking time of each ingredient is different. If you are interested, you can remember the order in which I get the ingredients later." The gourmet couldn't help but smile when he saw Lan Jue and Hua Hua's enjoyment of eating. meaning.
A good chef must understand his diners to be the happiest. Because they think that the food they make is a work of art, and only those who really know how to appreciate it are qualified to appreciate it.
"Gourmet, you're just reckless! Eat Malatang, you put so many good ingredients, and there are lobsters?" Lan Jue said, drinking beer speechlessly, looking at the big lobster with its beard still sticking out.
The gourmet said indifferently: "Then why don't you eat it later? Let me tell you, the two most delicious foods in my Malatang are abalone and lobster. My name is spicy lobster. I haven't eaten it for you before. I'm just afraid that you will like this smell and come to pester me all the time."
Lan Jue laughed and said, "Then why did you expose it today?"
The gourmet said: "You are lucky. I was too lazy a few days ago. I didn't cook much. I ate some soda biscuits to suppress my gastric juice every meal. I really couldn't bear it today. I wanted to eat meat. This is the best way to eat meat." Make a good meal, you can't change it just because you want to come."
Lan Jue chuckled, and said, "It seems that my luck is really good." Having said that, he turned his head to look at Hua Hua, and said, "Do you know why gourmets are so good at making delicious food, but people are not fat? ? This is actually what I admire most about him.”
Hua Hua said: "Because of laziness?"
Lan Jue shook his head and said: "No. It's because he's picky about food. It's not the most delicious food, he will never eat it. He would rather just eat a few soda crackers to suppress the gastric juice. He only eats particularly delicious food. Only then can I eat. That’s why I can’t get fat all the time.”
Hua Hua was stunned for a moment, then gave the gourmet a thumbs up, "Be virtuous!"
Spicy hot abalone and spicy lobster were served soon. That taste... can only be described as a fairyland on earth. Lan Jue finally understood that what the gourmet said before was by no means an exaggeration. This meal was really refreshing.