Food: The super chef just wants to set up a stall leisurely

Chapter 259: Pot-roasted Pork Knuckle

[Activation Tips: Change the batter to a thick egg batter, this is the key. ]

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It made no sense, and Zhao Xiaojing became even more confused.

Although the hints were always short, Zhao Xiaojing always understood them immediately because she had seen them all being the stir-fried dishes she often made.

But this time, Zhao Xiaojing really didn’t remember making the pot-braised pork elbow?

Zhao Xiaojing exited the virtual space in a daze, took out her mobile phone and sent a message to Sun Dehai.

After a while, Sun Dehai's voice came back, and Zhao Xiaojing realized that pot-braised pork elbow is a famous dish of Shandong cuisine.

It is called pot roast, but it is actually half fried and half deep-fried, but it is different from pure deep-frying or pure deep-frying, so it is called pot roast. The meat should be cooked first, and various seasonings should be added during the cooking process. Then it should be steamed to make the flavor blend into the pork elbow. After steaming, it should be taken out, coated with batter, fried, and finally sliced.

However, Sun Dehai specializes in Sichuan and Hunan cuisine, and only has a vague impression of this dish, and is not sure about its specific cooking method.

But Zhao Xiaojing also understood the reason why the menu could be activated from Sun Dehai's general description.

This time it was purely an accident. She had indeed tried a similar method, but she originally wanted to replicate the German crispy pork knuckle that Guo Gaoang had taken them to.

The last time Guo Gaoang came to Jiangcheng, he mentioned that the fusion restaurant they had gone to before had closed down. The three of them felt sorry for a long time at that time. They all missed the dishes they ordered last time, especially the fusion-flavor German crispy pork elbow, which was crispy on the outside, tender and juicy on the inside. After that, the three of them never tasted that flavor again.

Zhao Xiaojing tried to replicate it in virtual space that day, and she specially used the pork elbow that was freshly braised that day and not yet particularly flavorful, to make pork trotter rice.

The pork elbow was only simmered in the residual heat for an hour, and was taken out and placed outside waiting for the temperature of the braising pot to drop. After that, Zhao Xiaojing prepared two kinds of batters, one for dipping in breadcrumbs, and the other was a pure flour crispy batter, which was directly wrapped on the braised pork elbow. One was put into the oven, and the other was fried in a pan.

After being taken out of the pot, the taste of the elbows prepared in both ways was average. Although the elbows had not yet been soaked in flavor, the proportion of spices was too high and the taste was too strong for fried or baked dishes.

Zhao Xiaojing tried to adjust it again. She simply gave up the marinade and re-adjusted the water for stewing. However, either the skin lacked texture or the meat lacked flavor.

In the end, the crispy pork elbow was not successfully replicated, even though Zhao Xiaojing tried many times and failed.

But it was precisely these repeated experimental processes that were in line with the method of cooking pork elbow in a pot, which was memorized by the system and activated on the collection page that appeared later.

Shandong cuisine restaurant... Zhao Xiaojing searched around with her phone and finally found a Shandong cuisine restaurant with a menu of pot-roasted pork elbows opposite a middle school in Jianghe District.

After checking the distance again, it would take two hours to drive there, and the closing time was 2:1. Zhao Xiaojing remained silent.

Jiangcheng doesn't have its own unique cuisine, so it uses some of the eight major cuisines. There are also restaurants serving authentic cuisine, but most of them are Sichuan and Hunan restaurants that cater to the heavy tastes of Jiangcheng people.

Although there are Shandong cuisine restaurants, they are not very popular due to the limitation of ingredients. Moreover, the few restaurants closer to Zhao Xiaojing are relatively small and do not serve this dish, namely the braised pork elbow in a pot.

Zhao Xiaojing was very eager to try it. After all, it was the first dish of the eight major cuisines activated by the system. She felt uncomfortable if she didn't try it. But she couldn't cook it blindly without tasting the taste of the pot-roasted pork elbow first. She didn't even have a reference, and there was no standard for whether it was good or bad.

Zhao Xiaojing thought about it, walked out of the bedroom, and knocked on Su Yuchen's door opposite.

"Did you find it?" Su Yuchen had already changed into her fluffy StellaLou pajamas and opened the door holding her guitar.

Zhao Xiaojing was stunned for a moment before she realized that Su Yuchen was asking about the person who took the photo.

"No, I was thinking of checking the local blogs in Mingcheng to see if any passers-by happened to take the photo..." Zhao Xiaojing blinked and came up with the excuse she had prepared before.

"Is this the idea you came up with? Why don't you go looking for a needle in the haystack?" Su Yuchen's eyes widened.

Zhao Xiaojing suddenly said awkwardly, "I'm not looking for you for this...Aren't you going to Jiangliu District for rehearsal tonight?

Look at this place, it's quite close to Jiangliu District. Can you leave earlier and go around to bring me some pot-roasted pork elbow? You don't have to bring it back, just put it in the car. The weather won't be bad, we can eat together tomorrow."

Su Yuchen lowered his head with a puzzled look on his face, opened Zhao Xiaojing's map and took a look, then looked up speechlessly and stared at Zhao Xiaojing several times.

"I know you'll have to drive for an extra half an hour, which means an hour there and back...but I can't spare the time to buy it myself, right?" Zhao Xiaojing smiled very flatteringly.

"Do you really want to eat?" Su Yuchen raised his eyelids and asked Zhao Xiaojing with a sidelong glance. Zhao Xiaojing immediately nodded like a rattle.

"Then I'm going to eat pork ribs and lotus root tomorrow."

"Eat! I'll stew it for you tomorrow morning!" Zhao Xiaojing immediately agreed with a smile.

"Okay, I'll buy it for you." Su Yuchen glanced at her and agreed to it without asking why she wanted to eat it.

……

Noon the next day.

Zhao Xiaojing carefully lifted the lid of the casserole with a rag, added a little salt and white pepper, then waved her hand and asked Lu Hongwen to bring the pork ribs and lotus root soup to the front hall.

The soup has been simmering for an hour and a half, and then simmered for another five minutes after the fire was turned off. The air in the kitchen is now filled with the sweet and fragrant aroma of lotus root and bone soup.

The lotus root is the pink lotus root produced in Honghu Lake. Because of several consecutive heavy snowfalls, the taste has become surprisingly pink, glutinous and sweet. It is directly identified as grade one in Zhao Xiaojing's quality appraisal module.

"Xiao Wu!" Seeing that the staff meals were ready, Wan Yuyue immediately sped up the meal preparation and shouted towards the front hall.

Wu Kaile had just carried a drawer of rice to the front hall when he heard the noise and ran back. "So soon?"

"Sister Jing, have you checked it? Is it ok to serve?" Wu Kaile looked at the dish in front of him doubtfully, then looked at Zhao Xiaojing.

Wan Yuyue glared at him and immediately raised her hand as if to hit someone, "Xiao Wu, are you getting bolder again?!"

Zhao Xiaojing was taking out the braised pork elbows that she had packed yesterday from the refrigerator. When she heard this, she smiled and glanced at him.

The dishes looked good. While waiting for the lotus root soup, she also paid attention to Wan Yuyue's seasoning and cooking process. Overall, there was no problem. "Okay, go ahead."

"Hey!" Wu Kaile felt as if he had been pardoned. He glanced at Wan Yuyue and walked away with the tray.

"Hey Xiao Wu, what's with that look in your eyes? What are you looking at?!" Wan Yuyue yelled.

Zhao Xiaojing looked at the energetic Wan Yuyue, put the braised pork elbow on a plate, shook her head and laughed secretly.

Wan Yuyue’s talent is indeed not bad, but she is a little impatient.

Yun Yongyuan was able to cook on his own about a month after he came here, and Wan Yuyue showed great talent in cooking from the very beginning. She was the kind of talent that even Master Gu wanted to keep. However, she had to work here for two full months before she was able to earn the right to cook on her own.