What surprised Kang Hu was the way Yuan Zhou smeared the sauce. It was very special and he had never seen it before.
He didn't smear it with his hands. Before that, Yuan Zhou had already stabbed a handful of green wild garlic into the sauce and then smeared it on the chicken after dipping it in the sauce.
Yuan Zhou smeared the sauce quite fast. He only used one hand and didn't touch the chicken at all with the other hand. It took him only three minutes to smear the chicken from inside to outside.
"I didn't see it clearly. It turns out there are so many details in smearing the sauce." Jin Hai was dazzled. He still kept his eyes wide open for fear of missing the key steps.
"The Roast Golden Fowl is probably an ancient recipe handed down from the Tang Dynasty." Yuan Zhou explained, "In fact, there is a saying called" Three Touching Sauce ". That is, the sauce must be smeared three times. For example, when cooking the roast chicken, the first time is to smear the chicken wings and the chicken head with your hands. The second time is to smear the wild garlic or ginger.
Finally, the last time is to drip it. "" Both ginger and wild garlic can enhance the flavor of the meat and reduce the fishy smell at the same time. In terms of eating, the ancient people were really smart. "Yuan Zhou narrated. He had tried both ginger and wild garlic and finally found the latter to be more suitable.
Strictly speaking, Kang Hu and Jin Hai were both one step away from the realm of the Culinary Grandmaster. Both of them also felt that they were experienced and knowledgeable. However, they had never heard of the "Three Touching Sauce" mentioned by Yuan Zhou.
Actually, they hadn't heard of it, not because they were inexperienced. Even if they searched on the Internet, they couldn't find the "Three Touching Sauce". The main reason was that the "Three Touching Sauce" had long been replaced after the Yuan Dynasty. The reason why Yuan Zhou knew it was because he was Yuan Zhou.
While the chicken was being marinated, Yuan Zhou fired the kiln and used pine branches and cypress branches. In order to retain the fragrance and improve the flavor of the roast chicken.
This was the method that Yuan Zhou thought of when Wu Hai said the chicken was a little woodier than the Roast Goose. He first roasted the chicken in the kiln until it was 70% done and then roasted it with an open fire to collect the juice. In this way, the meat would be more firm and tender.
According to the steps, Yuan Zhou was not in a hurry. He did it step by step. Yuan Zhou also explained the roasting method.
In the Tang Dynasty, there were mainly three types of roasting methods: 'Calling fire to roast', 'Parting fire to roast', and 'Crossing fire to roast'. This was what Yuan Zhou concluded from Ni Zan's' Collection of Yunlin Hall's Dietary System ', Zhu Yizun's' The Great Secrets of Eating Xian ', and the' Suiyuan Food List 'and other ancient books.
Yuan Zhou, on the other hand, used the Ming Dynasty's "brick fire grilling". Simply put, Yuan Zhou felt that this ancient recipe could be improved due to the age.
During the roasting process, while Yuan Zhou was explaining, he deliberately slowed down so that Jin Hai and Kang Hu could see it clearly. Of course, this was Yuan Zhou's idea.
Yuan Zhou slowed down only for himself. For Jin Hai and Kang Hu, they could only barely remember it.
It was unknown how many times they had sighed inwardly. Head Chef Yuan's knowledge on cooking was really too comprehensive. Previously, Yuan Zhou had a nickname of "Kunlun of Sichuan Cuisine". Kang Hu and Jin Hai felt that it should be "Kunlun of Chinese Cuisine".
"Sizzle, sizzle"
The oil dripped on the flame, emitting a sizzling sound. A rich fragrance emitted from the roasted chicken. Jin Hai and Kang Hu felt that they must have not eaten for ten days. Otherwise, they wouldn't be so hungry. If it wasn't for Yuan Zhou, they might have already snatched the chicken. It was truly too fragrant.
"Slurp, slurp"
Once again, they swallowed their saliva. Finally, the heavenly sound that they had been waiting for was heard. Yuan Zhou announced that the roasted chicken was done. He placed the roasted chicken on a big plate. Without anyone seeing what Yuan Zhou did, the roasted chicken was cut into pieces while still steaming hot.
"Try it," said Yuan Zhou as he looked at the two who wished their eyes could stick to the plate.
"Okay," the two answered energetically and then pounced on the roasted chicken.
It was unknown how long they had practiced this posture of a hungry tiger pouncing on a sheep. It was quite similar to the posture of a black beast.
"Could it be that the way Wuhai eats is the most popular?" Yuan Zhou felt that this posture was quite familiar.
"Hiss, it's hot." Compared with Kang Hu, Jin Hai had a geographical advantage and stood one step closer. Therefore, he picked up a piece of chicken and put it into his mouth first. Coincidentally, it was a piece of chicken breast.
Theoretically, the chicken breast would feel a little dry no matter how it was roasted and the taste would be much worse. However, after Jin Hai ate it, abundant juice immediately gushed out as soon as he bit it. The combination of the fresh and tender chicken meat with the gravy tasted extraordinarily delicious. The slightly charred and crispy chicken skin added a little toughness to the tenderness. The faint fragrance of pine and cypress set off the freshness and sweetness of the chicken, which was quite delicious.
"This is the roasted golden bird in the family records." Jin Hai ate while shaking his head. From time to time, he scooped up a piece and put it into his mouth with an expression of enjoyment.
In any case, the moment he ate it, Jin Hai was certain that it was the authentic one. Actually, to be more accurate, it should be more delicious than the original one. Yuan Zhou had improved it.
As for Kang Hu, he only had the instinct to eat now. As long as his mouth was empty, he would pick up the meat without stopping.
"It's more than half done. I should be able to taste it. It's time for me, the big black beast, to make my appearance." The black beast squatting at the door had been lying in ambush for a long time.
Seeing the chicken meat on the plate decreasing at a visible rate, Wuhai knew that Yuan Zhou had specially prepared it for Jin Hai and the rest. He was probably going to teach them how to cook it. Therefore, he restrained his beast's instinct to eat. After making sure that everyone had tasted the taste, Wuhai took action.
"Shua"
Jin Hai and Kang Hu only felt a gust of wind and then nothing else. "Kuang" was the sound of chopsticks hitting the stone table. The plate was gone.
In the instant they raised their eyes, the plate appeared again. It was as clean as new, but there was no meat left.
"Compass, this chicken meat is even more delicious than yesterday's. I feel that it's almost as good as the roast goose," Wuhai said while stroking his beard.
Jin Hai and Kang Hu were no strangers to Wuhai. They had heard of the name of The Kitchen God's divine beast, not to mention that they were hardcore fans of Yuan Zhou.
"His stealth ability has improved quite a bit. I didn't even notice him earlier," Yuan Zhou thought.
That's right. Wuhai had snuck to the door the moment he smelled the fragrance. However, it was strange that no one, including Yuan Zhou, had noticed him before he came out.
After finishing the chicken meat, Wuhai retreated, leaving Jin Hai and Kang Hu to continue circling around Yuan Zhou. After all, such an opportunity was too rare. If they didn't seize it, they would definitely be idiots. Jin Hai and Kang Hu took out all the questions they had about their cooking during this period of time to seek an answer.
Jin Hai asked about the roast Golden Fowl. Yuan Zhou knew that it wasn't enough to demonstrate it once, so he wrote a booklet for Jin Hai.
As for Kang Hu, he asked about other cooking questions. Both of them gained a lot.
After the consultation, Kang Hu and Jin Hai didn't leave. They waited in line for dinner.
After the busy dinner time, Yuan Zhou went upstairs to wash up. The pub was about to start.
"What's the date today? Is it almost time to sell the New Year goods? "Yuan Zhou walked to the table, intending to flip through the calendar.
Being asked every day when the New Year goods would be sold, Yuan Zhou had gotten used to looking at the calendar.
"Eh? The old granny will be discharged tomorrow. I should find some time to visit her. " Yuan Zhou flipped through the calendar and noticed that tomorrow was circled. There was a small line of words that said, "Old granny discharged."
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