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Cao Meiyi came to Su Bai's private kitchen today.So Su Bai pulled her to practice cooking.

The dishes I practiced today are relatively spicy dishes. According to Su Bai, how can I not know how to cook spicy dishes in H province, so I was asked to make a spicy chicken.

"Do you know what a chicken is?" Su Bai asked Cao Mei when he entered the kitchen.

Cao Mei answered honestly, "I don't know."

Su Bai was not surprised either. Guessing that Cao Mei probably didn't know about it, he told him: "Chicken is a year-old chicken, and the meat is relatively tender. The main method of this dish of spicy chicken is slipping, and [-]% hot oil is enough." , so as to ensure the tenderness of the meat.”

Cao Mei watched Su Bai demonstrate it first, and then practiced it herself. Anyway, the scheduled guests will come tomorrow, so I will simply practice for a day today.

Su Bai decided to seriously train Cao Mei.

Cao Mei concentrated on watching Su Bai cook.

The first thing is to debone the chicken thigh/leg. I saw that Su Bai pressed the chicken thigh/leg with his left hand and the back of the knife with his right hand, and split the middle part of the chicken thigh/leg bone. In fact, there is only one bone. Cut off the place where the turns meet, and then scrape off the meat on the main bone with the blade along the main bone, exposing the clear bone, then turn the chicken leg over and use the second half of the blade against the protruding bone, and then forcefully The bone is separated from the meat, which is deboning.

Boneless is not enough. After boneless, the chicken leg meat is basically a large piece. First, use a knife to smash it lightly. This is to make the chicken more delicious. After smashing, chop it into pieces of about two centimeters. Pay attention to chopping, because the meat is actually relatively thick and not easy to cut.

Put the cut chicken in a container, add salt and soy sauce and mix well, then pour a layer of wet starch to sizing the chicken.

While waiting for the ingredients to be marinated, Cao Mei watched Su Bai quickly process the ingredients and felt admiration. She might have to practice for a long time.

Su Bai took three fresh red peppers, separated them from the middle, removed the seeds, trimmed them into 45 cm strips, and finally cut them into diamond-shaped slices with a knife at [-]°C. After cutting, cut the dried peppers and garlic slices, scallions, and finally smashed some peppercorns, and the ingredients are ready, but in the end Su Bai poured some oil into the marinated chicken, according to her, it is to prevent the chicken from sticking when lubricating the oil sticky.

The most important thing is the heat. Su Bai boiled the pot first, and then started to heat the oil. The oil needs to cover the chicken even more. The heat should be [-]% hot. Su Bai used his hands/felt the oil to spread into the air Feeling that the temperature was about the same, I poured the marinated chicken into it, and quickly stirred the chicken with chopsticks.

Cao Mei counted. The chicken stayed in the oil for about [-] seconds, and then Su Bai took it out with a colander. After a few seconds, the chicken was poured into the hot oil again by Su Bai. It takes six or seven seconds, and then it is taken out repeatedly, and the oil is poured in for the third time for six or seven seconds. At this time, the chicken is golden yellow after being taken out, and the oiled chicken is golden in color and exudes an attractive aroma. Cao Mei couldn't bear it, picked up a piece and tasted it, and was instantly conquered by the taste.

First of all, the first feeling of the entrance is that the meat is very tender and tender. As expected of the chicken, the meat itself is tender, plus it is not deep-fried, so although the surface is golden in color, the meat is still very tender. The second feeling is that it is very fragrant. , that is the aroma of the meat itself, the taste of salt and soy sauce, and a layer of wet starch sizing. The skin of the chicken has a slight crunchy texture. Once you bite down, the sweetness of the meat itself bursts in your mouth. It turns out The taste of the chicken itself is so fresh and sweet, and the texture is so soft, tender and smooth that Cao Mei couldn't help but eat another piece.

Cao Mei is eating chicken here, while Su Bai is making Gorgon sauce by adding water to the previously wet starch to make it thinner, then adding some salt, soy sauce and a little vinegar.

Cao Mei felt that the chicken was already authentic, but before the dish was finished, Su Bai continued to cook.

Spicy chicken, the source of numbness is pepper, and the spicy is from chili. The combination of the two is spicy.

Su Bai put the crushed prickly ash seeds into the hot oil, and left the pan in a few seconds, then continued to add sliced ​​garlic and chili, and added a little water.

"Actually, cooking is just a balance of water and oil." Su Bai said when turning the pot.

Cao Mei nodded seriously.

"Remember to add water from time to time." Su Bai said again.

Cao Mei nodded seriously again.

Then Su Bai poured the diced chicken that had been oiled before into the pot and stir-fried together. After stirring for a few times, poured in the gravy, and finally sprinkled scallions into the pot, and it was out of the pot.

Cao Mei looked at the pile of spicy chicken on the plate, decorated with some green plants beside it, it was really beautiful.

The meat is golden yellow and rich in color, and you can smell the hot and spicy aroma when you get close, which seduces Cao Mei's taste buds. Just smelling the spicy aroma makes Cao Mei feel very appetizing.

Then Cao Mei couldn't wait to taste the spicy chicken made by Su Bai.

It really is delicious, just the kind of tender chicken with the sweetness of the meat, and then the spicy taste, but they are perfectly intertwined, but I always feel that something is missing.

Cao Mei's mouth was moving but she thought so in her heart.

"Don't you think something is missing?" Su Bai suddenly asked Cao Mei.

"Huh???" Cao Mei was a little surprised, this is already delicious, isn't it?What's missing?

"The spiciness is missing." Su Bai didn't bother to give Cao Mei time to think, and told him directly.

Yes!Cao Mei herself doesn't like spicy food, but this relatively spicy dish is not as spicy as Cao Mei, which means it is really not spicy enough.

"If this dish is not spicy enough, then it is not good enough. When you cook this dish in the afternoon, you should fully reflect the spiciness." Su Bai said to Cao Mei.

In fact, Su Bai deliberately made this dish not spicy. She knew how to make it spicy, but Cao Mei didn't know. She wanted to see how Cao Mei would solve it.

"Without destroying the integrity of this dish, the taste can also conflict. At least chili is not allowed to be added. As an ingredient, chili should not be larger than diced chicken, nor should it be too much in the overall part of the dish. Think carefully about how to do it Let's go." After Su Bai finished speaking, he went to sit on the small sofa next to him and played with his mobile phone, leaving Cao Mei alone to think in the kitchen.

Cao Mei actually thinks this is not difficult, but he just doesn't know how to practice it, and if he has an idea and doesn't practice it, he doesn't know the specific situation after all.

Cao Mei recalled the general steps, then asked Su Bai for instructions, and began to practice this dish.

First of all, according to the gourd, debone the chicken thigh/leg. This step is very unfamiliar to Cao Mei, after all, I have never done this kind of thing before.

Cut off the joint of the main bone tentatively, and then start to scrape the meat on the main bone to make the bone clearly visible, then turn it over and skillfully separate the bone from the meat.

Although Cao Mei's operation is still a bit unfamiliar, but I have read it carefully just now, and I still remember the general method, so naturally there will be no mistakes.

Then prepare the ingredients, smash the chicken thighs, cut the chicken cubes, marinate the chicken cubes, and slash the chicken, all in one step.

Next is the oil that Cao Mei fears the most.

Cao Mei was afraid that if her diced chicken accidentally stayed in the pot for a few more seconds, she would not be able to eat it.

The control of the fire is still too weak.

But still do it, always will.

When the oil is [-]% hot, put the diced chicken into the wok.

When Cao Mei saw the diced chicken in the pot, she immediately used chopsticks to disperse them, and then nervously counted the time in her heart, and when the 17 seconds were up, she immediately took it out.

Repeat two more times, both times for six seconds.

When it was fished out for the last time, the color was almost golden. Cao Meicai let go of his nervousness, but it was not bad.

Regarding how to express the spicy taste, Cao Mei’s thinking direction is condiments, because the ingredients can’t be added, and the condiments will only melt into the dish, and will not damage the overall appearance of the dishes. What kind of condiments can not damage the dishes? What about the taste?

Cao Mei chose pepper oil, red chili oil and sesame oil, and added them to the sauce according to her own taste, and then added half a teaspoon of hot sauce in the later stage of frying. This is actually very risky. Because the chili will be colored, Cao Mei only dares to add a little.

Cao Mei put the spicy chicken she made in front of Su Bai, secretly wondering what kind of evaluation Su Bai would give her.

In all fairness, Cao Mei respects Su Bai very much, not only because Su Bai is her boss, but also because Su Bai is also her teacher right now.

Cao Mei watched Su Bai eat her spicy chicken with no expression on her face, she was secretly worried, and her heart fluttered.

Did he fail to meet Su Bai's request?

"You chose chili oil?" Su Bai swallowed the diced chicken and said.

"Yes, I chose red chili oil to accentuate the spiciness, then added sesame oil and pepper oil to neutralize it, and finally added some sesame oil," Cao Mei replied.

"The sesame oil does neutralize these condiments, but the red chili oil and the final hot sauce will be colored. Look at your diced chicken, it is slightly reddish, not golden or caramel. It is barely qualified, but your The heat of the diced chicken is a little less. When you are oiling, the temperature of your oil is not [-]% hot, so the color of your diced chicken is light golden. Although you can add some dark soy sauce at the end to color it, the taste is still too tender , but because of the addition of dark soy sauce, your bottom flavor is quite enough." Su Bai commented on the dish made by Cao Mei in detail.

Cao Mei breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that Su Bai still recognized her, and she was still a little happy in her heart.

"Today is not bad. Next time, pay attention to the oil temperature and heat. It's almost the same. Get off work early today, and pack up what you've made and eat at home. I'm going shopping." Su Bai got up and put away his things.

This reason is really speechless, Cao Mei silently accepted,

What can I do when I leave work early today?I don't know what to do, but the dish Su Bai made today suits my own taste.

Why don't you give Zongcai what you made, Cao Mei thought happily.

Let him try his own practice dishes, so that he can know if his cooking is really delicious.

The author has something to say: the chicken is really delicious~ I want to eat it again~

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