Finish processing the seven birds and marinate them with a knife.
Since he didn't know the local soil quality, Zhang Wei took wheat flour, added a small amount of caramel, milk, and clean fine sand to soften it together.
Use lotus leaves and cotton thread to sew a bag and put the marinated seven birds in it.
The outside is wrapped in prepared sand dough and smoldered in a wood fire.
The key to this step is the heat. Due to the large size, low heat must be used.
Otherwise, after the outside is burnt, the inside will still be raw.
The original version of Si Tao Bao used a soup-making method, focusing on gathering the four rare birds into one dish.
However, this method has obvious shortcomings. The soup will confuse the taste of the four rare birds. Due to the size relationship, the taste of the duck is concentrated, while the quail inside has little effect.
Among Zhang Wei's selections, the innermost hummingbird with wine pulp is also small in size and tastes pure.
If you use the soup method, this flavor is basically wasted.
In the flames, the thick dough immediately dries and hardens, the dark shell is full of cracks, and the moisture inside slowly evaporates.
The manager asked in confusion: "Isn't it a bit unhygienic to use flour to directly contact the charcoal fire?"
Old Man Jun said bitterly: "You idiot, that noodle is just a tool to make the temperature even. It's the same as orange peels and banana peels. You can't eat them!"
"So Mr. Jun, can you really make this dish?"
"You ask me, who should I ask?"
"That's seven main ingredients, more than 20 seasonings, and more than 80 side dishes. It's all included in one dish. How can it be delicious?"
Old Man Jun glanced at Zhang Wei in front of the fire and said solemnly: "I'm afraid, he can really do it."
"This is the most talented young man I have seen in decades. Unfortunately, he loves to brag and pretend too much."
Even now, Mr. Jun still doesn't believe that Zhang Wei wrote this recipe while having a cup of tea.
If it were the Zhang Wei from before, of course he wouldn't be able to do it.
But during this period, Zhang Wei kept delving into "no form".
Every day, all kinds of ingredients are matching each other in his mind, and Zhang Wei's whole person is turning into a data simulator.
It’s not that Zhang Weizhen is extremely talented, external conditions are also very important.
On the one hand, the collection hall has ten times the time flow rate, allowing Zhang Wei to have enough time to practice after his mind sinks into it.
In addition, thanks to Zhang Wei's efforts, the various ingredients in the collection hall are gradually complete, and there are enough resources to practice, without the pressure of failure at all.
Time, resources, qualifications and efforts come together.
Whoever it is, their cooking skills will improve rapidly.
"finished!"
After five hours of baking, the entire dough has become as black and hard as stone, and does not look delicious at all.
When Zhang Wei turned around, he was startled by the dense crowd of heads.
"What are you doing? You can't afford to have a group fight, right?"
Old Man Jun smiled awkwardly and said: "These are the chefs of Wangyue Zhai. They are very curious about your novel recipes, so they came around to take a look."
This practice is indeed rare, and many experienced chefs are like curious babies at this moment.
"Forget it, old man, come and try it."
Everyone was shocked that this young man used such a tone towards such a highly respected monarch.
And, old man?
What kind of name is this?
Isn’t this what you call the old doorman?
Old Man Jun was a little embarrassed and hummed: "If it doesn't taste good, don't blame me for punishing you!"
Came to the huge 'black stone'.
"How...how do you eat this thing?"
Zhang Wei snapped his fingers with his left hand, and the charred flour shell cracked inch by inch, and the rich aroma of meat and heat surged out of it!
"The smell of barbecued ostrich, the fat flowing from the lotus leaves, the two smells are mixed... No, there are also the smells of passion fruit, licorice, orchid and orange peel."
"Using a closed space to lock in the aroma and completely blend the aroma of the meat with the flavors of the ingredients, what a brilliant idea!"
"The lotus leaves are slightly burnt but not burnt. This is caused by fat infiltration. This way, there won't be any smoke smell!"
"And under the protection of lotus leaves, the ostrich meat itself has not been damaged by any overheating..."
Being able to serve in Wang Yuezhai means that he is better than Da Bingbing in terms of eyesight.
The chefs who were watching were whispering and analyzing the advantages and tips.
"quiet!"
Mr. Jun scolded and took the chopsticks from the side.
At the moment of light touch, the flesh of the overlord ostrich burst apart.
"This is……"
Zhang Wei smiled and said: "It's the cold effect."
"During the process of simmering at high temperature, the internal pressure is extremely high. When the ostrich breaks out of the shell and encounters the cold air, the skin and flesh of the ostrich will tighten instantly, and it will tear if it encounters the slightest external force."
"The tear is exactly where I changed the knife before. This effect can be achieved by entering three-thirds of the meat and leaving just a hair."
As Zhang Wei explained, everyone's shocked expressions became more and more serious!
This is really something that people can think of and can do!
Amazing skills!
Every detail was considered thoroughly.
It's like being able to predict the future!
Zhang Wei said to the crowd: "Okay, stop looking at it, let's have a taste together."
It’s delicious, but it has to be shared.
The chefs looked at Old Man Jun longingly, and the latter coughed lightly.
"The public's eyes are sharp, so let's all judge together."
Everyone immediately got the bowls and chopsticks.
The ostrich meat burst open, and golden rice grains gushed out like fish roe.
This is half steamed before and then added to the meat to continue the flavor.
"Sir, what's the point of this rice?" asked a chef.
"The seven birds have been marinated and the moisture is extremely high. The dough completely blocks the moisture leakage. On the one hand, it uses the principle of rice cooking to absorb water to control the moisture in the seven birds. It also makes the rice taste better, killing two birds with one stone."
"Then... how to determine the water absorption capacity of rice and the water storage capacity of Qiqin?"
Moisture determines the taste of steamed rice.
If there is less water, the rice will be tough.
There is too much water, and the rice is as soft as mud and has no taste at all.
Moreover, the whole body of the ostrich contains water, not just in one place. How can we make the rice absorb the water evenly?
"Well, nothing else, you're familiar with it."
There is really no way to teach this thing, we can only judge it based on experience based on the condition of the ingredients.
The reason why Tangzhihun cannot complete the perfect Lingxi Wuqin Soup is that it cannot accurately judge the ingredients.
Zhang Wei’s dish is ten times more difficult than Lingxi Wuqin Soup!
Inside the Overlord Ostrich is the slightly smaller Bishui Flamingo. The side dishes are replaced with salt and pepper, ground white pepper, chopped vanilla...
Add a certain amount of sesame oil and spicy sauce, and one bite will make you sweat.
Numb, spicy, fresh, fragrant...
"The taste is... completely different!"
"Just now it was pork rice, now it's spicy barbecue?"
“Spicy but not painful, numb and crispy at the same time...the flavor combination is perfect!”
"Seven sets of treasures...could it be said that each layer inside has a completely different taste?"
When everyone thought about this possibility, their expressions of horror became even worse!