Chapter 310 The First Famous Dish Recipe

At midnight, Su Yuchen fell asleep quickly after excitedly expressing his gratitude for this successful showdown.

Zhao Xiaojing turned over, closed her eyes and entered the virtual space, and began to experiment with the results of the egg paste she had made during the day.

Marinate, stew, coat with batter, and deep-fry. This time, Zhao Xiaojing added three eggs, and the light yellow batter wrapped the elbow very tightly.

Zhao Xiaojing stared intently at the pot in front of her, and when the egg batter on the surface turned golden and slightly burnt, she quickly took it out of the pot to drain the oil.

The virtual space is fully stocked with seasonings. This time, the tiger sauce and pepper salt have been prepared in advance and neatly placed in a small dish.

Zhao Xiaojing cut the pork elbow into pieces and arranged it on a plate. Without even tasting it, she immediately opened the collection page of the recipe module, browsing quickly while sliding her finger upwards.

【Pot-roasted pork elbow: 61% available for purchase】

Ding~

[After system evaluation, the current cook level is: 36 (intermediate, ordinary expert, the maximum level is 100). This upgrade will receive system gold x 1000 and cash x100000!]

At the same time as the recipe was found on the collection page, the system suddenly popped up an upgrade prompt.

"Haha!" It's a famous dish indeed. Even researching the egg custard can lead to upgrades. Zhao Xiaojing couldn't help but laugh out loud, and without hesitation, she clicked the purchase button.

The price of the pot-roasted pork elbow was 300 system coins. After taking a quick look at the balance in the background, Zhao Xiaojing bought it without hesitation and opened the shop at the original location.

I've been working on this braised pork elbow recipe for over two weeks now. While I can't say I'm completely absorbed in it, I do think I've been mulling over it almost daily. Even so, I only just stumbled upon the egg batter recipe today, and the percentage is only just high enough to buy it, which makes Zhao Xiaojing very curious and excited.

Zhao Xiaojing was immersed in watching the chef in the learning module make pot-braised pork elbow, and she was fascinated by it.

"You need to add a little bit of sugar to this sauce to make it smooth and tasty. If it's thick, don't add water. Add a little light soy sauce, mix well and add sesame oil. If it's not tasty enough, add a little chicken essence. Don't add salt." The chef mixed the sweet bean sauce and minced garlic, and added seasoning to the sauce while teaching.

"The pork elbow cannot be cooked too soft. It will take some effort to insert chopsticks and take them out. Now it's time to remove the bones. Turn it while you watch." The chef pressed the elbow with his left hand and took a knife with his right hand to cut the fascia and rotate the bone out.

"It must be tied tightly at this step, otherwise it will easily fall apart when put into the pot later." After removing the elbow bones, the shape of the elbow was a bit messy. The chef rolled it into a roll and tied it tightly with cotton thread. Zhao Xiaojing stared at the chef's flying fingers.

"The pork elbow wasn't cooked for too short a time, so the flavor wasn't absorbed, and the texture wasn't sticky enough. Steaming it in this step is key to the pork elbow soaking up the flavor and maintaining its texture. Even though it takes two hours to steam, it still absorbs the flavor and the texture remains firm."

The chef talked about all the key points. Zhao Xiaojing nodded repeatedly, keeping her eyes open for fear of missing any details, as she watched the chef immerse the bundled pork elbows into the stewed soup with the prepared water, and then put the stewed soup into the upper layer of the steamer.

"Add half a gram of salt to the eggs to slightly adjust the flavor. Use half flour and half starch, and add the whole egg liquid. This dish is a soft fried batter, first crispy and then soft. Use your hands to beat it hard. If you can't beat it until there are no particles, then strain it."

"Add some cooking wine. This step is the secret. The egg batter is not only more fragrant but also more fluffy. Finally, add two drops of oil to make it smooth."

"If you want to apply the batter evenly, you can't just roll it, you have to spread it. First, grease the bottom of the plate so that the batter doesn't stick. Then put the elbow on the plate and spread it on it."

The chef cooked smoothly and spoke eloquently. Zhao Xiaojing was frantically memorizing the knowledge points while suddenly realizing something.

It turned out to be cooking wine! She accidentally added beer in this step, which triggered a similar fluffy effect before getting the recipe. The egg batter with beer was already very fluffy, so I wonder what the taste would be like if the chef added cooking wine?

"Let it cool, then cut the string along the long end. Wipe off all the moisture before coating it with batter. Coat it evenly with batter like this. Once it's in the pot, don't move it until it's set."

Three hours later, the chef took out the fried golden elbow from the pot, drained the oil slightly, and then cut it into slices and placed it on a plate.

The plate was specially heated in the microwave, and after it was placed on the plate, the pot-roasted pork elbow suddenly became pleasing to the eye.

Unlike the sloppy preparations Su Yuchen packed back and Zhao Xiaojing's own experiments, the chef's pot-roasted pork elbow was a neat round shape, white with a hint of red in the center, its skin tinged with a brown sauce, and a slightly thicker, golden-brown egg batter wrapped around the elbow. The entire round pork elbow was cut off, leaving the most symmetrical center. After arranging it on a plate and topping it with the seasoned salt and pepper sauce, the chef disappeared.

Zhao Xiaojing nimbly picked up the chopsticks to taste the dish, and as soon as she put it in her mouth, she immediately thought, "So that's how it is," as if this was how the dish was supposed to taste.

The pork elbow is richly layered, its outer skin crispy, fluffy, and crunchy, but its crispness is different from deep-fried, fluffy, closer to crispy, with a subtle eggy aroma lingering on the lips and teeth. The inside is soft, tender, and rich, with the rich fat of the pork elbow remaining soft and glutinous. After being boiled and steamed, the flavor has penetrated through the sauce-colored skin into the soft, yet tender lean meat inside, leaving a light, but original fragrance.

Then dip it in pepper salt and tiger sauce respectively. The two seasonings have two different flavors, but they are equally surprising.

The tiger sauce is rich, and after dipping it in, the aroma of the sauce and the stimulating garlic flavor rush straight into your mouth, rushing the taste straight up, and you can taste the strong flavor in one bite.

The pepper and salt are salty and fragrant, and the taste is not strong, but it can maximize the taste. Along with the rich meat aroma, it adds a layer of salty fragrance from the pepper salt, slowly enhancing the sense of layering, allowing your taste buds to be improved again and again after one amazing bite.

One dish has multiple flavors and layers, and the flavors are not mixed or chaotic at all. Instead, they are divided into primary and secondary in a strict order, and they spread to the taste buds layer by layer, making the whole dish very rich.

Zhao Xiaojing's understanding of the system's recipes' cost-effectiveness deepened, and she was surprised to find that 300 coins was a very reasonable price.

"Yeah! Hehe! Haha!"

Just as she was about to try a few more slices, there was a sudden noise outside, and Zhao Xiaojing hurriedly cut out of the virtual space.

"What did you just say?" Zhao Xiaojing on the bed opened her eyes and turned her head to look at Su Yuchen.

"Yes, I wrote this song! What do you think, Mom?" Su Yuchen closed his eyes and bared his teeth in his sleep. His saliva dripped onto the pillow, and he was still talking in his sleep without realizing it.

Zhao Xiaojing turned around, feeling both amused and helpless, covered herself with the quilt and rolled her eyes at the air.

You just successfully opened your restaurant tonight, and you're already thinking about playing in a band? What a greedy guy.

Forget it, no more practice, go to sleep. Maybe she can find her mother in her dreams too.