Chapter 429 Level of Butter Crab
When Li Xuan looked around, he found that Chen Tianzi, Chen Tianfeng, Chen Bin, and Tang Yuting didn't do anything, and they were staring at him.
To be precise, he was staring at the half butter crab in Li Xuan's hand.
Li Xuan suddenly became embarrassed and thought to himself, "Why can I eat when you look at me like this?"
"Eat all, start to do something, what are you watching me do?" Li Xuan said.
Only then did the few people take action, especially Chen Bin and Tang Yuting, these two foodies, were actually so hungry.
There are not many butter crabs in this box, only twelve.
But there were even fewer people on the table, only five.
Li Xuan usually gets along with the crew, and everyone eats in the same pot.
It's the same when I get on the shore, but this time it's Chen Tianzi treating her. The ordinary sailors on the boat really can't call her to this table.
In fact, as Li Xuan's main customer, Chen Tianzi needed to accompany him as the captain Li Xuan and the commander Yang Hua to have dinner with him.
Even if Li Xuan is not an ordinary captain, he is both the boss and the captain, and with Chen Bin as a companion, it is actually a waste of etiquette.
After all, to the outside world, the captain and the engineer accompany him to show enough respect for the guests.
But this time he went out to sea for too long, and Yang Hua left home for too long. As soon as he got ashore, he couldn't wait to go home to see his wife and daughter.
Several people took a butter crab. The steamed butter crabs were uncovered, and a special crab oil fragrance suddenly spread in Li Xuan's yard.
After Li Xuan finished eating crab meat, he usually did not eat crab cubes.
But the butter crab has a layer of yellow crab paste on it.
Li Xuan savored it carefully and found that this layer of oil is actually better than crab meat, sweet, tender and smooth, delicious and unique, and can be said to be the best among crabs.
Chen Bin also ate a lot of oil, "It's delicious, so delicious. I've grown so big, I can't count the crabs I've eaten. For the first time, I knew that there was a kind of crab flavor, which was so good."
Chen Tianzi smiled and did not respond to him. Instead, he looked at Li Xuan and said, "This butter crab, from the outside, is actually of average appearance and is not considered a top butter crab, but I didn't expect that it tasted bad at all."
Li Xuan nodded, "Indeed, these butter crabs look too small."
Chen Tianzi waved his hand quickly, "It's not a matter of size. If you want to talk about it, these butter crabs are actually quite large."
Li Xuan was stunned when he heard this, "It's not a matter of size, so why can't these butter crabs look like?"
Chen Tianzi smiled and said, "The criteria for choosing a crab with butter crab are very strict. Choose a beautiful butter crab. First of all, it is the best one. Pengcheng has the best butter crab produced in Shajing. Butter crab oil in other places will be slightly inferior to that in other places."
"The butter crab with full oily joints are golden, and the cover is swelling. Press the cover with your hands and feels a little soft because the paste is oily. If it is pressed and hard, it means that the paste has not yet been dissolved. Finally, look at the crab noodles. Zhou Sheng, who is so delicious, reveals that the butter crabs are taken to the sunlight and use his palms to slightly block the crab noodles to block them. You can see whether the two sides of the crab shell are transparent. The more transparent the oil is, the better the oil is, and the more oil it is."
Li Xuan nodded. The criteria for choosing crabs are indeed very rigorous.
In fact, in some high-end sea restaurants that specialize in butter crabs, different butter crabs are divided into different levels.
Industry insiders divide butter crab into three types: first-hand, second-hand and ointment.
If it is divided according to whether it is wild, it will be divided into sea oil and ordinary butter.
The so-called sea oil refers to pure wild butter crabs.
At present, in the entire south, no high-end marine restaurant dares to say that it will supply overseas oil in a long-term and stable manner.
The most famous restaurant in the National Taiwan Oil is Chenglong.
However, when eating seafood at Chenglong Train, you have to book at least one day in advance. Their goods are not stable and they rely on the weather to make a living.
This kind of sea oil crab has a strong oily aroma, but it will be more salty than ordinary breeding butter, while the butter will have a balanced aroma.
As for the head, it refers to top-grade butter crabs. Crab oil has penetrated the joints of the crab. Each crab leg is evenly distributed and full, orange-yellow transparent. When the crab leg is broken, butter can be seen. This butter crab is very rare. It is almost none on the market, and it is not available in any seafood market or supermarket.
"The Sword"
Second-hand crab refers to butter crabs that are left with red oil, and the joints may not be oily. Although the aroma of oil and meat are not as good as that of the first, they are also very rare. Most of them are divided up by major high-end restaurants and hotels. Only a small amount will flow to the seafood market. Once it appears, it will be sold out immediately.
Next is the ointment crab.
This kind of ointment crab is also the most common butter crab on the market. Generally, its oil has not completely spread out, and the oil contains a small red paste. It is also a butter crab in the common sense. Most people, most of the time, can only buy this kind of crab.
The second is water-oil crab, which is completely watery with less oil.
Li Xuan asked Chen Tianzi, "What level of butter crab is this?"
Chen Bin broke the crab legs of a butter crab and showed Li Xuan the oil in its joints, "There is oil in this joint, which must be a first-hand one."
Chen Tianzi smiled, "One hand butter crab is not something that can be obtained from a new sea restaurant like me. All shipment channels are controlled in old sea restaurants. The century-old store makes not only signatures, but also its various backgrounds. The taste of these butter crabs is relatively average in second-hand butter crabs, and the appearance is relatively poor in second-hand butter crabs."
When Li Xuan heard this, he was shocked, "The second-hand ones taste this way, what does the first-hand ones taste like sea oil?"
Chen Bin and Tang Yuting also looked at Chen Tianzi curiously.
Chen Tianfeng said a little proudly: "What taste does butter crab taste after being cooked is not only related to the quality of butter crab itself, but also a very test of the chef's skills. The chefs of Fire Dragon International are all the top five-star chefs in the industry."
Chen Tianzi smiled and nodded, indicating that Chen Tianfeng was right.
Li Xuan raised his eyebrows slightly and said with a smile: "I know that according to the experienced chef, the process of crabs is relatively simple, although the treatment of butter crabs is not negligent, and no cuts of claws will appear, otherwise oil will be discharged from the wound. Otherwise, it will be no different from ordinary ointment crabs. However, it is not difficult to keep claws during the treatment of butter crabs. There is no need for a five-star chef, right?"
There is actually nothing to pay special attention to when making butter crabs. As long as the butter is not overflowing, it is very simple. Just numb the butter crab before making it.
Chapter completed!