Preserved egg and lean meat porridge is a classic Cantonese snack.
The recipe is simple and the flavor is unique. It was once popular in Blue Star. In the era of great food, there were similar dishes.
Because it has spread so widely, a large number of variations have emerged, such as chicken and mushroom porridge, lean meat and vegetable porridge, etc.
"You guessed it right, it's preserved egg and lean meat porridge."
The disciples all showed expressions of surprise.
The main reason is that this preserved egg and lean meat porridge is too common. It can be eaten by ordinary people in ordinary porridge shops, breakfast and other places. It is really not a high-end thing.
Zhang Wei's action should be extremely luxurious!
Could it be that... there are some unusual changes?
Some anxious ones kept looking back and forth among the available ingredients.
Try to find ingredients that are different and unconventional.
"It's strange. It seems like a very routine thing."
"And the capture level is not high, the highest is only level five. Can food of this level be able to maintain the nutrition of the wounded?"
The higher the quality of the food, the higher the nutritional content.
Each time the food level increases, the nutritional content increases by about 20%. The energy of level 10 food is six times that of level 1 food!
Level 20 is 36 times that of level 1.
However, most of the supported materials are only level 1-5, and there are very few high-end products. The increase in the nutritional content of the ingredients is not comparable to the increase in price.
The price of level 20 ingredients is hundreds of times that of level 1! It can already be used as a treasure in many large hotels.
Even century-old restaurants such as Wang Yue Zhai and Water Hotel require level 20 food preparation and require half a month to make an appointment.
"Honored Master, what should we do next?"
"Just watch. This time is different from the city defense army. It involves the lives of the wounded. I need to personally control the quality."
The disciples were confused at first, and then said in disbelief: "You mean, you want to finish the food for two thousand people by yourself?"
"That's right."
This time not only the disciples looked at each other speechlessly, but also the onlookers were in an uproar.
One person can finish the food for 2,000 people?
If it hadn't been Zhang Wei who said this, the audience would have been booing.
Zhang Wei looked around at the disciples and said: "The next dish is very complicated. How much you can learn depends on your talent."
This is also one of Zhang Wei's methods.
Use this method to select some more talented cooks, and try to focus on training them.
Everyone was stunned.
Preserved egg and lean meat porridge, how complicated can it be?
It’s just Zhang Wei who said so, it’s definitely extraordinary!
Zhang Wei first took the pork butt meat, which is the so-called lean meat, and cut it with the sharpest knife.
The cutting of fine meat is very particular. The pieces of meat should not be too large or too small. Each small piece of meat needs to be disconnected from other pieces, otherwise it will become minced meat and affect the taste.
Normally, this step requires freezing the meat into hard lumps and then cutting it with a knife, which will be much more convenient.
Zhang Wei also used the freezing method before.
Because no matter how sharp the knife is, it can't stop the deformation of the meat.
If the meat could really be cut into square pieces of a few millimeters, the cooking skills required would be even more exaggerated than that of Dengying beef.
Now with the addition of extraordinary power, Zhang Wei's sword skills have become extraordinary.
After cutting with the sharp knife energy, before the meat was noticed, the transverse cutting struck again...
Vertical, vertical, horizontal...
Done in one go!
With a gentle touch, the entire piece of meat instantly falls apart, all the same size!
"My knife skills have improved a bit."
Next is chicken, carrots, mushrooms, coriander...
It's quick to handle and pleasing to the eye.
"Before putting the meat and mushrooms into the pot, they need to be blanched in warm water. Remember, take them out immediately when the water boils!"
Next is the ostrich skin egg.
In the past, preserved eggs were usually made from chicken eggs or duck eggs. This was the first time Zhang Wei had seen the use of ostrich eggs to make preserved eggs.
This traditional delicacy of Blue Star can be said to have a very unique flavor. Of course, it is also a nightmare for many foreign friends.
Cut open the preserved egg, and inside the blue-purple egg yolk, there is a soft and sticky paste flowing out. The dark egg white on the outside is crystal clear and very elastic.
“The preserved eggs are very well made, even better than I expected!”
"Everyone is watching. In order not to affect the light taste of the soup and porridge, we need to remove the unsolidified part of the egg yolk and only use the transparent egg white and the solid outer wall of the egg yolk."
Now this preserved egg is a bit similar to a candied omelette.
However, this version of preserved egg and lean meat porridge does not require sugar centers.
"Bring the cooked porridge."
This porridge requires a long time to cook, and it is also the only relief that many disciples participate in.
When cooking the porridge, I added salad oil and soda water according to Zhang Wei's instructions.
A small amount of salad oil can make the porridge softer and glutinous, and the role of soda water is to neutralize the acid and alkali, prevent excessive foam from rising when the porridge is cooked, and prevent the porridge from becoming too sticky.
At this time, mix the fried lean meat and chicken together, add shredded ginger, cooking wine, oyster sauce, and seafood soy sauce and marinate slightly. The time should not be too long.
"All the materials are ready."
Zhang Wei tasted each one.
Porridge, vegetables, meat...
First he nodded, then shook his head, and then continued to adjust the proportions of ingredients.
All the disciples who watched were confused.
Zhang Wei made some calculations in his mind and said: "It's almost done."
Cook porridge over high fire!
First add half of the preserved eggs and stir evenly.
After about five minutes, add the remaining preserved eggs and meat cubes.
After the porridge has rolled three times, add chopped vegetables, minced coriander, mushrooms, etc...
The elegant aroma wafts out, and everyone's appetite is instantly whetted.
The disciples gathered around him.
"The rice has bloomed and the porridge must be very soft and tender!"
"The white porridge is dotted with green vegetables and dark meat. It looks very appetizing."
"As expected of a respected teacher, even the preserved egg and lean meat porridge can be made impressively!"
Take out a bowl.
Let cool slightly.
Zhang Wei picked up the spoon and took a sip.
"Alas, it failed."
"Sure enough, it's very difficult. The probability of getting it done in one go is slim."
"Don't waste it. You can eat this pot to restore your strength first. You are very tired after holding on until now."
Everyone's index fingers moved.
One after another they fetched bowls and spoons.
"Hmm~ delicious!"
“The taste is elegant, fragrant but not greasy!”
"This is perfect, so delicious. How could it be a failure?"
"Even this taste is like failure. How high are the requirements for respecting a master!"
"It's no wonder we have to participate. With my level, half of the flavors of this porridge are too long, and it will definitely not meet the standards required to respect a master!"