Pickled bean dregs are a specialty of Zongziguo. Zongzi Country was a tribal country established by the Xia and Shang Yi clan. It was a corner of the country and tried to restore it. It was later exterminated by the famous general Zi Kong of the previous dynasty. Although it is still called Zongzi Country, it is actually only a county in Dachu.
Lin Dan did not expect that such a remote place would be known to people, and he also described the production process of the local specialties in detail, so he couldn't help but look at the handsome man. The man looked at her and continued to eat dry food at the end.
The bacon slices in the pot have all been coated with a layer of marinated bean dregs, and the rich oil constantly emits a crisp sound after boiling, and evaporates the rich aroma. Lin Dan retracted his gaze and said to the little girl who was squatting beside him, "It's time to pour water."
The little girl hurriedly poured the water in the clay pot into the pot. The water flowed together, and the dishes that were not very good-looking became more and more turbid, but the pickled smell that hit her nose was much lighter, but the fragrance of the beans was reduced. The aroma of bacon and bacon is stimulated, and it has the original flavor.
This change in smell was immediately blown away by the spring breeze and spread everywhere. The three men sitting not far away couldn't help but sniff. Their thirsty mouth suddenly secreted a lot of saliva, and they could swallow the hard buns without drinking water. But looking at the hard buns now, they have a feeling that they can't eat.
Lin Dan didn't care about some people's feelings at all. He seemed to think that the food in the pot was not tasty enough, so he put in several seasonings and stirred them slowly with a spatula. The soup was already boiling, and it was bubbling with gudonggudong, and the white water vapor, wrapped in a domineering fragrance, diffused everywhere, attacking everyone's nose and taste buds.
The little girl swallowed her saliva and asked, "Master, you only put the peppercorns after the soup has boiled for so long. Will it not taste good enough?"
Lin Dan said slowly: "This is rattan pepper, not Chinese pepper. Sichuan pepper is numb, and rattan is numb and astringent. Cooking for too long will make the food bitter, so it should be put later. It is more authentic, no need to stir fry in oil, just put it in boiling water and boil it for a quarter of an hour to stimulate the clear and spicy taste.”
The little girl nodded to show that she was taught, Lin Dan put the cut bamboo shoots into the pot and boiled for a while, and finally rolled three or five washed wild onions into rolls, ready to put them into the pot.
The little girl hurriedly grabbed her sleeve and wondered: "Master, you once said that cooking should not be cloudy, why is your stewed bacon with marinated bean dregs like this? The wild mountain onion that chokes the nose, don't get the smell at the end, it can't be eaten! I think the taste is very good now, no need to add other seasonings."
Lin Dan smiled at her, and explained softly: "Do you remember the seasoning method I gave you? Heavy dishes need to use the flavor enhancement method to highlight the richness of the dishes; light dishes need to use the flavor reduction method to highlight the freshness of the dishes. ; There are also mixing methods, flavor-changing methods, etc. Now I use the flavor-enhancing method, adding the sour and hot of pickled bean dregs to the smoked and salty bacon, and then mixing the two into the numb, hot and sour numbness of rattan pepper. Slightly cloudy, at this time, when the wild onion is added again, it is slightly sweet, slightly astringent and slightly bitter, and the strange aroma of wild onion is mixed with the strange smell of pickled bean dregs, which makes it progressive and tastes layer by layer. It has become a good dish. The so-called avoidance of turbidity does not mean that the less seasoning, the better, but the more distinct the taste, the better. The sour taste can reduce the salty taste, and the salty taste can add sweetness, which is also very wonderful. Therefore, I did not put the bacon into boiling water when I was cooking this dish, because the sour taste of the marinated bean dregs will weaken the saltiness of the bacon. The smell will fade away, so you have to pay attention in the future."
While talking, Lin Dan put the wild onion into the pot and stirred it gently. The bean dregs soup, which had been battered into a ball, suddenly turned white, red, and green. The color became very beautiful, and there was an indescribable aroma. Diffuse below.
The little girl sighed while sucking her saliva: "Master, you are really amazing! After adding the wild onion, the taste of this pot of soup is really different! A pot of dishes has changed three flavors one after another, if you don't say it, I will I really didn't think it would be possible to do that."
Lin Dan chuckled lightly, "Then what is the reason for putting bamboo shoots when I test you?"
"Bamboo bamboo shoots and bacon are cooked together, and they taste better." The little girl has just learned to cook and is in the stage of ignorance.
Lin Dan explained patiently: "Marinated bean dregs and bacon are both pickled vegetables. Although they taste good, they have one of the biggest drawbacks, which is the lack of umami. These bamboo shoots are used to enhance the freshness and can make up for the lack of dishes. Taste, after adding bamboo shoots, is there a fresh breath on your tongue?"
Lin Dan scooped up a little soup with a spoon and handed it to the little girl's mouth.
The little girl took a sip, and immediately gave a thumbs up: "It's really delicious! Master, you have made this dish alive!"
Lin Dan shook his head with a smile, and then shouted to the servants who had been drooling, "Okay, everyone can have dinner."
"It's time to start the meal! Hurry up and bring the bowls and chopsticks!" The people who had already gathered around filled the rice as quickly as possible, scooped the dishes, and ate with their heads down. The clanging sound of chopsticks hitting the dishes, and the squeaking sound of the tongue rolling up the food and the gurgling sound of swallowing, everyone eagerly ate as if they had been hungry for several days.
The little girl was sweating hotly and her cheeks were flushed, she couldn't help but sighed, "Master, we haven't had enough to eat for a long time with your illness. I'm used to what you make, and it's really boring to eat anything else. ."
Lin Dan rubbed her head with a pampered look in her eyes. After taking a few bites, she got into the car and lay down. Her illness is not yet healed, just now, her throat started to hurt again.
The two strong men sitting not far away couldn't swallow the steamed buns while Lin Dan was cooking. They stretched their necks to look into the cauldron. , the speed of swallowing buns is getting slower and slower. When Lin Dan started talking about the seasoning of this dish, he couldn't eat the steamed buns at all, so he just threw his water bag and pricked up his ears to listen.
Lin Dan's voice was very slow and soft, and his words and sentences were very vivid. Even if he couldn't see the food in the pot clearly, just listening to her description and smelling the smell, he could imagine the taste of this pot of stewed bacon with bean dregs. wonderful. When the servants started to scramble for food, this imagination turned into reality, which made the three of them roar like drums, their tongues were full of saliva, and the hunger was invaded one after another.
"Mummy, I can't take it anymore!" The condescending strong man wiped the corners of his bright mouth with his sleeves.
"So a big pot of food, do you think they can finish it?" another strong man asked hopefully.
The handsome man didn't answer, but his phoenix eyes stared at the cauldron uncontrollably, his Adam's apple twitched slightly, as if he was swallowing saliva.
The three of them were silent for a while, seeing the people over there putting chopsticks into the pot one after another, clipping bacon and bamboo shoots, clipping bamboo shoots and wild green onions, and at the end even scooping out the bean dregs soup for bibimbap, and they couldn't sit still.
"Zhao Laoliu, go and ask them if they have any extra food. Let's buy it with the money." The sloppy big man stabbed his companion with his elbow.
Zhao Liu scolded in a low voice, "Why the hell didn't you go?"
"Didn't I just scold that little servant? I'm also someone who wants face!"
"Luo Tietou, if you want to save face, I don't want it?" As soon as he finished speaking, a gust of wind blew the strong aroma of vegetables over. The spicy and sour three flavors were mixed with the smoked and salty bacon, and the mouth was full of hearty feeling before eating it. , it's just ecstasy!
"Mother, I don't want this face, I will go over and ask!" Zhao Liu immediately lost his face and ran over with two taels of silver in his pockets.
The young servant who had been ruthlessly rejected and ridiculed by the two of them before took a lot of effort to lift his face from the bowl, rolled his eyes and said, "How can the six of us eat such a small amount of food, why can't we finish it all?"
"Can't we buy it with money?" Zhao Liu took out two taels of silver and smiled very flatteringly. The firewood has been burning, and the soup has been boiling, and the fragrance is endless! As soon as he got close to the cauldron, he couldn't walk, and his saliva was drooling.
"No." The boy walked around him and walked to the pot, grabbed a few pieces of bacon, a few bamboo shoots and wild green onions, and shoved them into his mouth, so he didn't have time to talk.
Zhao Liu stared straight at his shiny mouth with a pitiful expression.
As if he felt that his subordinates were a little embarrassed, the handsome man ordered in a deep voice, "Come back."
Zhao Liu looked at the little servant's soup, and then looked at the boiling cauldron, and then came back unwillingly. The three of them picked up the water bag and filled them with water together. After sitting for a while, each took a bath of urine, and the water immediately disappeared. The three of them were even more hungry, and their eyes were a little green when they stared at the cauldron.
The little servant was so terrified by the stares of several people that he couldn't help thinking: "We will part ways tomorrow. Maybe there is still room for these three people in the afternoon and evening. Let's just give some alms, so I use a spatula to scoop out what is left. The sliced meat and soup were placed in a large bowl, and he said loudly, "There is still a little stew left, do you want it?"
"I want it, thank you this little brother!" Zhao Liu, who was restless, ran over at the fastest speed. Although the other two tried their best to cover it up, the Adam's apple twitched uncontrollably.
The soup at the end is the essence. The bacon is already overcooked, and the bean dregs are half-melted. The appearance does not look good, but the taste is amazing. Break open the buns and put them in a bowl to absorb the juice and water, and then bite into it. One bite, the dry and hard taste is immediately replaced by soft waxy, sour, salty, spicy and delicious aroma, making people want to swallow their tongues.
The three big men huddled together head-to-head, each holding a piece of steamed bun in the soup, and sandwiching the bacon between the two buns, eager to eat. At the end, there was a little soup base left, and the handsome man glared at him, but the other two dared not move, and watched with tears as the leader broke the buns and threw them into the bowl.
When Zhao Liu returned the bowl, the skin was red. Without him, the bowl was so clean that it was brighter than the one that had been washed with water.