Chapter 75: The so-called no chicken, no feast

How else can you cook the white chopped chicken, which is nothing more than killing the chicken and washing it, then putting it in a hot pot and cooking it, and then cutting it into pieces. It can be said that any junior chef can almost complete this dish independently after observing it once.

No, when they heard that the first meat dish was actually white chopped chicken, all the officials showed disappointed expressions. Fortunately, in recent months, supplies have been somewhat scarce, and not everyone has the opportunity to eat chicken, and most people still have no opinion.

The waiters brought the chicken on the plate one after another, and each serving was about four to five pieces of chicken. Except for Cao Cao's meat, the other officials basically have bones and meat, maintaining a certain average.

The difference is that along with the white chopped chicken, there is also a small soy sauce dish, which is the real key.

"No chicken, no feast, no fish." Wang Yong knows very well that he owes everyone an explanation, "Chicken represents auspiciousness, joy, and beauty and rich nutritional value, and is an indispensable dish for banquets." ”

In fact, if you really want to explain it slowly, there is another layer of meaning. After many banquets have served the soup, the first dish that comes up is the white chopped chicken, the white chopped chicken is fresh and tender, light and delicious, and the careful tasting can also leave the umami of the chicken in the mouth.

In the era when there was no MSG, it was this umami in the mouth, mixed with the dishes that followed, and the taste became even more delicious. A bite of chicken and a bite of other dishes create an amusement park of umami.

At the same time, the soup has just been served, and the purpose is to appetize. On the one hand, it is to give everyone some food to pad their stomachs, so that the stomach that has just been stimulated can eat some oil and water; The second is also to connect the previous and the next, and lay a good foundation for the meat dish with a heavier flavor below.

"Just at you, there is really no way to not want this chicken?" Cao Cao nodded when he heard this, and picked up a piece of meat. It was chicken thigh, which was cut into four pieces.

The chicken breast looks meaty, but the meat has a slightly creamy texture. Some people say that the meat tastes better in places where they are often active, but chicken thighs and chicken wings cannot be ignored.

According to many local customs, it is the young people who eat bones, that is, where there is less meat; And the elderly eat meat, and the meat is more meaty. According to the parents, the old man doesn't have a few years to live, so he should enjoy it more, and the young man still has a long life, and he is afraid that he won't have to eat in the future?!

Cao Cao picked up a piece of meat, the skin is yellow, the meat is tender, you can see and feel it when you clamp it. The bones in the middle, with some bloodshots, looked as if they weren't cooked through.

"Don't worry, this chicken, you don't seem to be cooked yet?" Cao Cao directly put down the chicken in his hand and looked at Wang Yong. Of course, she would not doubt that Wang Yong would be perfunctory, and there must be deep meaning in doing so.

"My lord, this is the so-called 'raw chicken and cooked duck'. The duck should be fully cooked, otherwise it will eat a bad stomach; But the chicken is medium-rare, so it tastes smooth and refreshing, and if it is too cooked, the meat will be woody, and it is not delicious! Wang Yong hurriedly shouted.

There shouldn't be so many messy viruses in this era, so there is no need to worry so much. The key is the existence of not dying for the sake of eating, which era does not have? Even in ancient times, there were many people who sacrificed their lives to eat puffer fish, so there were not a few people who hung up!

Just like in the real Three Kingdoms, Chen Deng likes to eat fish jelly very much, isn't his stomach full of parasites? !

"Raw chicken and cooked duck? I don't seem to have heard of a similar statement before......" Xun Yu heard this, but he was slightly puzzled. The white chopped chicken she used to eat was all fully cooked, and it was really difficult to tell whether Wang Yong's words were correct or not.

"This ......" Guo Jia picked up a piece of meat, "Just eat a piece and see, wouldn't it be good?" ”

After saying that, I put the chicken in front of my nose and sniffed it gently, and the fragrance of the chicken came to my face. When you bite into it, the chicken skin is smooth and frozen, while the chicken is tender and delicious, and if you chew it carefully, you can even feel the juice oozing from the inside of the chicken.

"It's a lot more refreshing!" Guo Jia immediately praised, "The taste is better, and it doesn't taste firewood at all!" ”

"Seriously, I'll try!" Out of trust in Guo Jia, Xun Yu naturally tried it too. Sure enough, the feeling of freshness and tenderness suddenly surprised her, obviously it was still a white chicken, but the method was slightly improved, and the taste was so much worse!

"It feels ......," Xun Yu thought for a moment, "If it is like this, even if you eat it a few more times, it won't get greasy." Speaking of this sauce...... Try it first! ”

No one can ignore the soy sauce dish next to the chicken, which is black soy sauce and something that should be like ginger. The point is that there will be a small piece of coriander on each plate of chicken, but many people will think that it is just for plating.

Picking up another piece of chicken, Xun Yu dipped it in the soy sauce dish, not daring to eat too much, lest it be salty. After taking a bite, the special taste of sand ginger came to my face, but it directly doubled the umami of the chicken!

"How can there be such a texture and taste!?" Xun Yu was suddenly shocked, soy sauce and sand ginger were so well matched with chicken, and there was even a feeling of complementing each other.

"The chicken is served with soy sauce with sand ginger, the duck is sour vinegar with ginger, and for deliciousness, two drops of sesame oil. Even if you put the coriander in a soy sauce dish and soak it according to your taste, you can add a little flavor! Wang Yong explained slowly.

There is no need for him to continue talking nonsense, everyone starts trying. The first bite must be eaten directly, the chicken is light and tasteless, but it highlights the sweetness of the chicken, especially the refreshing and tender taste, which makes people wonder if the so-called white chopped chicken that they have eaten before is the same thing as this?

The second piece is naturally dipped in soy sauce, and the smell of sand ginger comes to the face, and there is a vague mellow aroma of sesame oil and the salty aroma of soy sauce. This heavy flavor just goes well with the tasteless chicken.

Of course, try the third chopsticks, soak the coriander in it, and then dip it and eat it. Except for a few officials who didn't like the taste of coriander, everyone did that. The peculiar aroma of coriander adds a layer of flavor to the chicken, but it is not too abrupt.

So in this case, there are two options left for the fourth and fifth pieces, either eat them directly, or eat them with sauce, just one of them, as a perfect finish. Many people eat the last piece straight to wash away the strong flavor in their mouths for the next dish.

"Look, they've moved something out!" Suddenly, an official shouted, and everyone raised their heads.

In a group of four people and twelve soldiers, they put three charcoal-roasted whole sheep in a special wooden tray and brought them directly. The visual shock of presenting the whole sheep in front of everyone made the guests at the banquet forget words.

"The third course, charcoal-grilled whole lamb, start the meal!" Wang Yong shouted, and then walked out slowly, Liu Li and Xu Huang followed, each holding a sharp knife, and the waiter also brought out the plate one after another.

"It's really shocking, but if it's thick and greasy, you know the consequences, right?" Cao Cao asked with a slight smile. At this point, the appetite has been fully whetted, and it is just time to need a dish with a thick texture.

I have to say that the amount of meat of the three-headed roast sheep can definitely afford the word 'thick'!

Wang Yong nodded, then went down with a few knives, took out the loin and cut it in half, and served it: "Please enjoy it!" ”