Because the yard has not been taken care of for a long time, it is covered with weeds and full of a decay. Among the pile of weeds, there is a tree about three meters thick as a bowl. The leaves are small. This kind of tree is very rare. Most people may not recognize it at all when they see it. Even Chen Jiao and Chen Tian, ​​after their father passed away, they have never known this tree with little ornamental temperament. ※%
There was even a period of time when Chen Jiao specially found a lot of information, but he was still clueless.
However, after he brought Ye Chui to come today, when Ye Chui saw the tree, he suddenly said in surprise: "Chen Jiao, why is there a pepper tree in your old courtyard...?"
"Spinel tree?"
Chen Tian, ​​who was leaning his whole body into the kitchen on one side of the yard, turned his head strangely and looked at the little tree that he had always felt inexplicably: "Spinel Tree? Mr. Ye Chui, do you mean... do you know this kind of tree?"
"Of course, this is the pepper tree." Ye Chui walked to the front of the tree and looked at the tree carefully. As a god of food in his previous life, he had a deep understanding of various ingredients. He naturally had a hard work on the origin of some seasonings. This pepper tree was specially studied by Ye Chui. In order to find the best pepper, he even went to some pepper production places but personally searched.
When Ye Chui looked at the peppercorn tree in front of him, he was even more surprised: "This tree is still the very famous Dahongpao peppercorn!"
Mapo tofu was created by Chen Tian and Chen Jiao's ancestors. Pepper is an indispensable seasoning in this dish. Mapo tofu without pepper is full of shortcomings and incompleteness. Ye Chui was originally thinking about whether it was because Chen Tian and Chen Jiao's grandfather had moved to the United States. Because there were no peppers, Mapo tofu lacked the taste of marijuana and became what he is now. But now he knows. This is not the case at all. At least Chen Jiao and Chen Tian's parents did not forget the existence of peppers. They didn't know what method they used to specially transplant a pepper tree into this yard.
Ye Chui is sure that Chen Tian and Chen Jiao's father must have peppercorns when he made Mapo tofu, but in Chen Tian's generation, because he didn't know the secret of this tree, he no longer used peppercorns.
Now Ye Chui followed Chen Jiao to the yard and happened to see this pepper tree. This may be a kind of fate.
"This tree was transplanted from where my father didn't know where. When I was a child, my sister and I thought this tree was ugly, and I didn't know why my father planted it... It turned out to be for peppercorns." Chen Jiao thought of something, and a sudden realization appeared on his face. "My sister and I were not good at cooking, and we were not interested in cooking at all, and we had no intention of inheriting the restaurant. We didn't pay attention to the matter of this peppercorn tree... Later, my father passed away. My sister made Chen's tofu based on the taste of the dish she tasted and recalled some of the experiences that my father had told before, but the matter of this peppercorn tree was ignored."
"Your Chen family tofu was originally intended to put the pepper tree, but your sister forgot the seasoning." Ye Chui said with a smile. Then he encountered a gloomy look on his face, "It's a pity that it's only May, and although there is this pepper tree here, the pepper tree will not mature until the ** month, so it's impossible to catch up..."
After hearing Ye Chui say this, Chen Jiao's face was also a little disappointed. But suddenly he thought of something and his eyes lit up: "You wait for me first."
As he said this, he hurried to a main hall on one side. After a moment, he walked out of the room with a dead tree branch and said, "A strong wind blew on August 15 last year. I happened to be here. I saw a branch shave off the tree, so I threw it into the room. The room was very dry, but the branch was dry. Mr. Ye Chui, look, are the crimson particles on it the peppercorns you mentioned?"
"let me see!"
Ye Chui hurried over to look at the branch. The leaves on the branches had already dried up, but at the top of some branches, you could see several dried pepper fruits. Because they were naturally dried, the texture was very good. Ye Chui picked one and pinched it, and then sent it to his mouth to taste it. He felt the numbness of satisfaction. He couldn't help but say with satisfaction: "Yes, this is the pepper, and the pepper is of very good quality, which is better than what you bought on the market!"
This peppercorn is Dahongpao peppercorn. It is a coincidence. Last year, when the branches were blown off, it happened to be the ripening period of the peppercorns. The peppercorns on the branches were full and dried and dehydrated. The fruits cracked. Take a deep breath and you can smell the unique aroma of peppercorns.
"I didn't expect that things were so coincidental." Chen Jiao also smiled.
Ye Chui smiled and nodded: "Let's start picking the peppercorns on this branch. It seems that the peppercorns on this branch can handle cooking these days."
In the following time, Ye Chui and Chen Jiao squatted on the ground and picked the peppercorns bit by bit from the peppercorn branches. Finally, they collected half a bag. Ye Chui carried it with satisfaction and felt very satisfied. Chen Jiao had also found the iron pot used by his father to cook earlier. Although a long time had passed, the iron pot was preserved very completely and neatly. The two of them happily returned to the Chen family hotel with their things.
Han Yuyan and Li Xiuyun were naturally very happy after learning about the pepper tree. As a reporter, Li Xiuyun quickly understood what he said: "That is the way to make the Chen family tofu in Chinatown was originally without flaws, and this story about the pepper tree is obviously very valuable. After the trip to Chinatown is completed, I must write a special topic about the pepper tree."
"No matter what, all the ingredients for making Mapo tofu are ready." Ye Chu nodded. He took the chef's clothes from Han Yuyan and carefully wore them on his body.
Han Yuyan hurriedly helped him to organize the collar and buttons. When he was in Manhan Building, Han Yuyan often did this kind of thing, but when he was close to Ye Chui, she suddenly couldn't help thinking about what happened last night. Her eyes were in contact with Ye Chui, her face turned red, and she hurriedly shifted her gaze: "Master, you've put it on."
“Um…”
Ye Chu nodded, pulled the sleeves of the chef's clothes and walked to the kitchen: "Hiyu, please help me, let's start preparing."
Mapo Tofu is an authentic Sichuan dish. Sichuan cuisine originated in Sichuan and is one of the most well-known dishes among the many domestic cuisines. Its reputation is also known as the common people's cuisine. Its taste is characterized by marijuana, spicy, fresh and fragrant. Mapo Tofu is the best among spicy food. In the original world of Yehu, after decades of normal development, the cooking technique of this dish has reached perfection.
Because of the popularity of this dish, even ordinary people can try to make it, and the name of this dish is almost on the menu of any small restaurant - when Ye Chui was cooking at Xiaoyu, Mapo tofu was one of the dishes.
There are actually many ways to make Mapo tofu, but Ye Chui is the most perfect one. This dish seems simple, but it is a simple but particularly complicated dish. In Ye Chui's view, Chen Tian's Chen family tofu is not only lacking the seasoning of pepper, but also lacking another important ingredient - beef.
That’s right, beef is needed in Mapo tofu.
In another world, after the Chen family invented Mapo tofu, they gradually developed the dish. Finally, they also studied the eight-character proverbs for making Mapo tofu, namely: Ma, spicy, hot, fragrant, crispy, tender, fresh, and lively. The crispy among them is the crispy beef. Beef filling is used to make Mapo tofu. After special cooking, the beef grains are golden in color. Red and crispy, one by one, one by one. They are vegetarian when they are in the mouth and melt when they are dipped in teeth. This is also a major feature of Mapo tofu.
This is something that Chen Tian’s Chen family tofu does not have.
In addition, Chen’s tofu has another flavor that is not well-made, which is the one among the eight specialties. This can be said to be a great skill for Mapo tofu. When the tofu is served on the table, the long garlic sprouts are erect in the bowl, green orchids, and the oily color is very bright. Just like the ones that have just been picked and chopped from geography, it is vivid, so it is called "live".
When you put it in your mouth, the garlic sprouts are already ripe and there is no astringency at all. The garlic sprouts are fried tofu, which is the unique skill of Mapo tofu.
It is said that during the Anti-Japanese War, Mapo tofu became popular all over the country. In order to make Mapo tofu well, hotels in Zhejiang and Jiangsu also paid a lot of money to hire the Chen family's master to legend about the unique skill of stir-frying garlic seedlings, which was cited as a beautiful story.
However, due to the vegetarian movement, many historical events have changed in this world. The Mapo tofu made by the Chen family is still popular all over the country. However, the Chen family came to the United States for some reasons. Now, Mapo tofu has been changed to Chen Jiao Tofu, and the method is no longer authentic. Although Ye Chui gave this dish a very high evaluation when he was late for Chen Tian's Mapo tofu, in fact, this dish lacks many key points. The Chen family's Eight Character Proverbs and Chen Tian's Chen Family Tofu can't be done at all, such as Ma, Ku, and this job.
"Someone ordered the Chen family tofu dish. Boss, what should I do?" Ye Chui had just entered the kitchen and was cooking ingredients. A waiter hurried over and said to Chen Jiao.
The hotel serves food, but the food is brought from the Chen family hotel opposite. Now Chen Tian has issued a ban on Chen Jiao and no longer provides food for Chen Jiao. However, many of the guests who come to stay in his hotel are just for Chen family tofu. Here you can rest and taste the famous Chen family tofu. Why not do it?
Chen Jiao looked at Ye Chui: "Master Ye Chui, please make your Mapo tofu. I don't know how good the taste is than my sister's, and whether it can satisfy the customers here."
Now Chen Jiao has felt Ye Chui's extraordinaryness. He doesn't know what the Chen family tofu and Mapo tofu are, but he now believes that this young man who is known as the No. 1 chef in China may be able to make the tofu that she made can really be comparable to the Chen family tofu she, who has given her whole life.
Ye Chu nodded: "Wait a moment."
This time, Ye Chui came to Chinatown to challenge the top ten famous dishes in Chinatown, but unexpectedly, after arriving here, the first one to challenge was blocked: people didn't seem to take him seriously at all... Fortunately, Ye Chui can continue this competition in this way, and the judges of the competition were those diners who once admired the Chen family's tofu.
He wants these diners to adapt the taste and know what the most authentic taste of this dish looks like!
There are several dining tables in the vacant lobby on the first floor of the Chen Family Hotel. Guests who live in the hotel can use it for dinner here. It is now over 10 o'clock in the morning. A fat Chinese man in his forties is sitting at a dining table and looking at a newspaper. However, his eyes are sweeping on the newspaper, and then he can't wait to look across the street - why hasn't his Chen Family tofu been delivered yet?
This fat man is the owner of a company and is very valuable. There are several shops in Chinatown. Every time he comes here, he will find a restaurant to stay for a few days. With his value, he naturally doesn't have to live in a small hotel like Chenjia Hotel. However, when he comes, other hotels on the street were already crowded, so he had no choice but to stay here. He thought it would be uncomfortable to stay, but it gave him an unexpected surprise...
The owner of this hotel is the younger brother of the owner of the Chen family restaurant opposite, so you can eat authentic Chen family tofu here. And because of Chen Jiao, you can order Chen family tofu made by the boss here by himself. In order to take care of his brother's business, the owner of this hotel is almost all the Chen family tofu in the hotel. After discovering this benefit, this fat Chinese man would stay in the Chen family hotel almost every time and enjoy the wonderful taste of Chen family tofu here.
He is already an old resident of this hotel. Today he has something to leave Chinatown to deal with several businesses. Before leaving, he wanted to continue to taste the Chen family tofu.
"Boss Zhang, your dish is here." Mapo tofu was brought by Chen Jiao himself, and there was also a bowl of rice served together. The bibimbap rice was the most wonderful. The Mapo tofu served by Chen Jiao was bright red in color, the white of the tofu, the red of the soup, and the green of the garlic sprouts. It was interesting and steaming, giving people a great sense of enjoyment.
However, the fat Chinese man showed some surprise: "Xiao Chen, this dish seems to be a little different from the Chen family tofu I ate before, and why did you bring this dish from the back? Didn't it be delivered from the opposite restaurant before? I ordered the Chen family tofu made by your sister himself."
Chen Jiao's face changed slightly, and then he smiled and said, "It's a coincidence today. My sister is here. She personally made this dish for you. And it was her improved method. It tastes better than before. Boss Zhang, you can give me some advice. "
For the time being, he said that this dish was made by his sister. Chen Jiao put the dishes and rice in front of the boss Zhang as expected, and made a cleanup with a smile.
The fat Chinese man looked at the dish and felt his appetite was growing. He couldn't help but take the chopsticks, picked up a piece of tofu, and slowly put it into his mouth... (To be continued, please search for astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!
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