Chapter 308: Chapter 195: May our lives blossom against the wind like this flower! [Seeking monthly ticket]
"Qingshui Furong?"
Upon hearing this dish’s name, both Lin Hongqi and Shen Guofu were somewhat puzzled.
However, Han Shuzhen and Chen Meijuan were more excited.
"Yueyue, what does the name of this dish mean? Could it be that eating it beautifies and nourishes the skin?"
Shen Baobao was also curious.
She said to her mom and mother-in-law, "My senior brother didn’t mention it, and I haven’t seen what it looks like either."
Under the Lin Ji’s Food topic online:
Wind Chilling the Butt: Feels like Boss Lin is going to make a big move again.
Blind Taxi Driver: Definitely. The ingredient selection is the same as Chicken Bean Curd, but Zhuang Yizhou just made Chicken Bean Curd. So there can be only one truth! (pushing up glasses)
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At the stove, Guo Xinghai was carefully washing the intestine heads he had just cut from the large intestines.
After Lin Xu’s guidance, he no longer placed the judges’ feelings and thoughts as his top priority when cooking. Instead, he focused completely on his own feelings. This was also why he chose to make Nine-Turned Intestines today. He hadn’t had much chance to cook this dish since learning how. So today, with the organizers providing the ingredients, he decided to let loose and truly practice making this dish.
The dish Nine-Turned Intestines doesn’t mean it’s cooked nine times or anything similar. The restaurant owner who created this dish simply liked the number nine. Plus, the method of preparing the intestines is complex, resembling the Daoist Nine-Turn Golden Pill in its intricacy. Hence, the name Nine-Turned Intestines.
When Guo Xinghai practiced, he used to loop the intestines together to make thick, bundled intestines for cooking Nine-Turned Intestines. However, the proper method for this dish involves using only the thickest small section of the intestine head. This way, the texture is rich and delicious, tasting heavenly and leaving an unforgettable aftertaste. As for bundled intestines, the texture isn’t as good. The bundled parts are layered, and although thick, they lack the unique richness of the intestine head.
However, a pig only has a small section of intestine head, and one serving of Nine-Turned Intestines requires the intestine heads from several pigs to make enough. This is why Guo Xinghai was usually reluctant to use intestine heads for practice. The cost was too high, and he was unwilling to spend so much. But today, he didn’t need to worry about such things. Today was the competition, and all ingredients were provided by the organizers. So Guo Xinghai cut off all the intestine heads, preparing to thoroughly indulge his craving for making Nine-Turned Intestines for once.
While scrubbing the intestine heads with flour, he turned to glance at Lin Xu at the adjacent stove, who was preparing meat paste, and felt a bit surprised.
Clearly, that was to be used for Clear Soup. Considering the ingredients Lin Xu had picked earlier, could he be making Chicken Bean Curd? No, Zhuang Yizhou made that last round; Lin Xu wouldn’t repeat it. Could it be he had some new tricks up his sleeve? In the previous competition, Lin Xu had used White Jade Lotus Root Strips to beat him soundly. Whatever he was about to make now was likely another secret dish from Building Two. Sigh! Having a great master is truly enviable. He could always present dishes unavailable on the market. Unlike my own Number Ten Building. Although it was the most successful transformation at Fishing Platform, and the restaurant was often fully booked, its downside was the total lack of secrets. It had no confidential dishes. It had completely become just a high-end restaurant.
「Elsewhere.」
Lin Xu had prepared all the Duck Meat Mousse, Pork Meatball, and Chicken Meatball in one go. Time was tight. He couldn’t afford to be as leisurely as his senior brother had been before. Everything had to be ready before the competition ended.
At that moment, the stock in the small pot on the stove was boiling again, and he had once again lowered its temperature to around sixty degrees. This was the optimal temperature to add the Duck Meat Mousse. He turned on the stove’s burner and casually poured the prepared Duck Meat Mousse into the pot. After adding it, he turned down the heat. This allowed the temperature in the pot to rise slowly, which would better help the Duck Meat Mousse absorb the tiny particles suspended in the stock.
Soon, clusters of the mousse floated to the surface of the soup, and more and more appeared. Lin Xu carefully skimmed them out with a slotted spoon and placed them into a small bowl. After all the Duck Meat Mousse was skimmed out, he passed the stock through a large colander lined with white cloth. This was to filter out as many dregs from the soup as possible. Once it was clean, he turned off the heat. He allowed the temperature of the stock in the pot to drop slightly, preparing for the next round of filtration.
After finishing these tasks, Lin Xu picked up the Chicken Breast, just about to remove the sinew to prepare for frying Furong Chicken Slices, when he noticed Huo Yifan standing to the side, arms crossed, watching his actions.
"Damn, you startled me! Is yours done?"
Huo Yifan said, "Honey Roasted Square is quite simple. Just split the Ham, take the top part out, boil it until soft, then slice the lower half. Pair it with lotus seeds and Crystal Sugar, and steam it. No need to keep an eye on it constantly."