Chapter 30: Salivating Chicken and Mushu Meat
After finishing the call with He Yunyi, Ruan Tang was still a little dazed. Unexpectedly, that serious Major General He would be his fan? And it was the very presence of the local rich tyrant room manager. But in this way, there was an explanation for the other party's unusually enthusiastic behavior yesterday.
Thinking of Major General He's stern appearance hiding a foodie heart, the corners of Ruan Tang's mouth could not help but rise slightly—could this be the legendary cuteness of contrast?
It seems so cute.
After taking a comfortable nap, Ruan Tang got up to prepare for the evening live broadcast.
Maybe it's because the food that he cooked these days is relatively sweet, so he couldn't help but want to eat something strong tonight.
After thinking about it for a while, Ruan Tang decided to make a saliva chicken and a Mushu meat. The saliva chicken is very spicy and very enjoyable to eat, while the Mushu meat is relatively light, but it is also delicious. It can relieve the spiciness and cater to those audiences who are not used to heavy taste.
After deciding on the menu, Ruan Tang logged into the shopping mall, ready to buy today's ingredients. However, he found that the finished sweet noodle sauce and salad dressing had already been hung on the front of the mall. Ruan Tang had once again seen the efficiency of the Academy of Sciences, and couldn't help but look forward to what kind of surprises those researchers would bring him after going to the Academy of Sciences tomorrow morning.
Considering the huge number of viewers, Ruan Tang deliberately bought more ingredients when buying ingredients this time. Thanks to these viewers, the funds in his account have exceeded six figures, so he also wants to give back to everyone.
This time he bought two whole chickens, five catties of pork tenderloin, peanuts, white sesame seeds, cucumbers, fungus and other ingredients, as well as some necessary seasonings.
While waiting for the courier to arrive, Ruan Tang logged on to Weibo, which he had just opened not long ago, and was about to post a live broadcast preview, but was startled by the ding-dong notification sound as soon as he went online.
After frantically turning off the notification, Ruan Tang realized that his Weibo followers had reached more than 80 million in just a few hours, and the number of retweets and comments on his only post had exceeded one million. The private mailbox was filled to the brim with all kinds of invitations.
"@Ruan Tang v: The broadcast starts at 5 o'clock."
There are too many news, and I can't read it at all. Ruan Tang has to send a live broadcast preview in a hurry, and then quickly backed out.
At this time, the courier was also delivered. After doing the preparatory work, Ruan Tang started the live broadcast on time at five o'clock.
"Hi everyone, I'm the anchor Ruan Tang, and today I'm bringing you slobbering chicken and Mushu meat."
Perhaps because of the preview of the live broadcast, the audience has been waiting in the live broadcast room early, and the broadcast has just started. The number of people online reached tens of millions in an instant. Fortunately, Ruan Tang had already set up the masking system in advance, so he was not overwhelmed by the crazy barrage army.
[Meow loves to eat all the dishes of the anchor: it sounds super delicious! Confess to the anchor 10,000 times!]
[Baomu can't hold it: the set meal at noon is delicious, I love you, anchor, anchor! Send crystal flowers!]
[Liu Yebai: Why is it called a slobbering chicken? Is it made of chicken saliva? What does Mushu meat mean? Meat made of wood?]
Ruan Tang was really going to die of laughter from their brains, he explained in a funny way: "It's called saliva chicken because it has a spicy taste, after eating it will make your mouth numb, and your saliva will flow out uncontrollably There are scrambled eggs in Mushu meat, the color is like osmanthus, and osmanthus is also called sweet-scented osmanthus, so it was called sweet-scented osmanthus meat at first, and then it was called Mushu meat."
[Beigu: I know sweet-scented osmanthus! I have seen it in textbooks! The yellow one is beautiful!]
[Qiu Jin: A third-year student in the history of ancient earth expressed a look of confusion... I seem to have learned for nothing in the past three years...]
[Tide Hailing: Is osmanthus a special product of ancient earth? I've only heard of plum blossoms... I'm a student of ancient literature, and by the way, I'll cut plum blossoms. This is my favorite Ci brand name!]
Seeing that the audience was discussing quite enthusiastically, Ruan Tang started cooking.
He put two soup pots on the stove, put two cleaned chickens into them respectively, added water, sliced ginger and a little salt to them, and when the water boiled, skimmed off the foam on the surface, put the pots Cover and simmer for ten minutes.
While the chicken was cooking, he started to process the ingredients of Mushu meat again. Wash the cucumbers and carrots and slice them for later use. Slice the tenderloin in the same way, then add light soy sauce, green onion ginger water, and raw powder, stir well and then marinate for a while. It's a pity that there is no cooking wine and five-spice powder, otherwise the meat slices would be delicious. He recorded these two seasonings in the optical brain's memo, and he can mention them to He Yunyi and the others when he goes to the Academy of Sciences tomorrow.
Ruan Tang poured another half bowl of hot water and soaked the fungus in it.
Fungus is also a very unpopular ingredient in the empire, and it is called a "little bomb" by the imperial people. Thinking of this, he explained: "The fungus is best soaked in cold water, and the taste will be better. If you forget to soak it in advance, you can also use hot water, which is faster, but the taste will be sticky. After soaking, use hot water. Blanch it in water, and it won’t fry the pan when you fry it.”
Seeing that the fungus was almost soaked and a black piece floated in the bowl, Ruan Tang beat a few more eggs, added salt and beat well. Then sit in half a pot of water, blanch the fungus, drain the water, and tear it into small pieces.
He poured the eggs into the oil pan that had heated the oil, fried them until they were half-cooked, and then poured the tenderloin in with the remaining oil. The light yellow oil sizzled, frying the originally red meat into apricot white. At this time, the fungus, carrots, cucumbers and eggs were also poured in, and the color of the pot suddenly became colorful, because the ingredients The colors are relatively light, and the dishes look quite fresh and elegant.
Because the meat and eggs had been salted in advance, Ruan Tang just scooped up a little more salt and sprinkled it in. After turning the pan and frying it evenly, it was basically done. He added a little bit of sugar to enhance the flavor.
Finally, sprinkle a handful of shallots on it, and the fragrant onion smell will dissipate immediately. Ruan Tang turns off the fire, puts the vegetables on the plate, and the fragrant Mushu meat comes out of the pot. The ingredients of various colors are soaked in a thin layer of oil, and the rich colors are matched together, which is very beautiful.
"Mushu meat is ready to eat." As soon as he finished speaking, the audience immediately rushed forward.
[Si Yue Mingjiu flicks its feathers: Wow, the anchor's cooking is getting more and more beautiful, this Mushu meat looks super appetizing!]
[Learn to cook with the host: The method looks very simple, but the taste is delicious! Very fresh but very refreshing!]
[Drinking cold water in the middle of the night: To be honest, I have been eating orz since the anchor scrambled the eggs.]
At this time, the two chickens are almost cooked. Ruan Tang turned off the electric stove, but did not lift the lid, but continued to simmer for ten minutes with the remaining temperature to keep the chicken fresh and tender. After a while, soak the chicken in ice water to cool down, which will make the skin and flesh of the chicken more elastic.
Taking advantage of the waiting time, Ruan Tang started to make chili oil, which can be said to be the essence of saliva chicken.
First, use a blender to crush the dried chili into chili powder, add a small amount of cooking oil to the oil pan, add shallots, garlic, ginger and white sesame seeds, and fry at low temperature to get the aroma. It's a pity that there is no star anise, cinnamon, etc., otherwise it will make the oil more fragrant.
He took a large bowl, put chili powder and white sesame seeds in it, and when the oil started to smoke slightly, and when the oil temperature reached 230 degrees, he used a high-temperature-resistant spoon to pour a large spoonful of hot oil into the large bowl. The chili powder and white sesame seeds were immediately rolled by the hot oil, and a strong and slightly pungent chili smell erupted. Even Ruan Tang couldn't help but tilt his head to avoid the choking smell.
But those viewers who like to watch the anchor cook at a close distance are more unlucky.
[Baomu can't hold on: ahhhhh! Can't stop sneezing!]
[Miao Miao loves to eat all the dishes of the anchor: Oh my god, my eyes hurt...]
"Sorry, sorry, the chili will be more choking, everyone stay away a little bit."
After the oil temperature dropped a little, Ruan Tang scooped up another big a spoonful of hot oil is poured over the minced pepper in a large bowl, and the aroma becomes more intense.
Finally, pour all the remaining oil in the oil pan into a large bowl, and the large bowl will become completely bright red, and the chili oil is completed.
At this time, the chicken was basically cooked, Ruan Tang dipped them into the ice water, and the chicken that was still hot just now evaporated a small amount of water vapor. After the chicken was completely cooled, he cut it open with a kitchen knife and took a quarter of it Chicken, cut into neat chunks and served on a plate.
The white chicken was on the plate, and it looked very bland. Next, Ruan Tang sprinkled fried peanuts on them, added three teaspoons of chili oil, three teaspoons of light soy sauce, one and a half teaspoons of vinegar, and half a teaspoon of sugar, half a teaspoon of salt, minced ginger, and white sesame seeds into a small bowl to make a sauce, then pour it evenly on the chicken pieces.
The white and tender chicken is poured with red chili oil, and the juice is dripping, which makes people salivate when they see it. No wonder it is called saliva chicken.
Ruan Tang said: "It's ready, let's try it quickly."
[Zi Xi: I'm a little scared, it looks very spicy...]
[Hua Kai Wei Mian: Ah, no matter, I will definitely Eat and see!]
[Qinghan Lengyou: Oh my god, I didn't expect it to smell like this!]
The chicken is extremely tender and smooth, and the skin is full of elasticity, soft and slippery. Once it enters the mouth, it seems to be alive. It's all hot, and the saliva is involuntarily secreted. Although it was uncomfortably spicy, it made my stomach feel more hungry and empty. I just wish I could fly to the anchor's house and eat all the chicken.
The mouthwatering chicken tastes extremely refreshing, and with the fragrant and spicy seasoning, it is simply endless aftertaste. Many viewers crave it more and more, and the more they eat it, the more they want to eat it.
The two dishes seem to be very simple to make, but the taste is full of praise.
When everyone had tasted it, Ruan Tang said: "Then I am going to draw a lottery now. Today, I will also draw ten lucky audiences to give away these two dishes." As soon as this sentence came out, countless audiences began to line up prayers and wishes, all for this precious chance to win the lottery.
"User 'He' gave the anchor a meteor shower."
[He: The chicken is delicious.]
Ruan Tang: "..."
It turns out that Major General He likes spicy food.
"Congratulations to the ten lucky audiences, such as the gold coin falling, cloud sleeve dancing moonlight, Lou Gao Modu, Chuanlin beating leaves... and the courier will be sent out later, everyone pay attention to check." After Ruan Tang read the winning list with a smile, He added, "I'm going out for a trip tomorrow, so the live broadcast in the morning will be moved up to 8 o'clock."
[haynes: Wow, the live broadcast is actually earlier. Fortunately, the anchor said it, otherwise I would have missed it tomorrow!]
"Okay, today's live broadcast is over, see you tomorrow." Ruan Tang said goodbye to everyone with a smile, and then closed the live broadcast.