Chapter 273: Self-cultivation of a Foodie

The same dish may have different cooking methods and tastes in different places and by different chefs.

Ye Jiaojiao asked herself if she still had the ability to innovate. Compared with those authentic old chefs, she relied on the big gift package given by the system.

The recipe package provided by the system states that duck intestines and duck heads are best braised in marinade.

The marinade is made from a marinade pot and marinade bags. The ingredients are prepared according to the proportions. Ye Jiaojiao adjusts the marinade pot and the marinade bags to the desired size. After stir-frying the marinade pot, add water, soy sauce, sugar color, etc. and the marinade bags into the pot, turn on the fire and bring to a boil. Then turn to low heat and cook for twenty minutes until the aroma is released.

It took nearly half an hour to prepare the marinade. Ye Jiaojiao sped up and decided to make the duck intestines first.

Take a handful of clean duck intestines, tie them into bundles, put them into boiling water for one minute, then take them out and put them into cold water to rinse.

The marinade was simmering on the fire. Ye Jiaojiao turned the low heat up again, brought the marinade to a boil, added the bundled duck intestines and brought to a boil over low heat.

Cook for about five minutes, then turn off the heat and let the marinade soak the duck intestines for about ten minutes before removing them from the heat and setting them aside until they are dry.

While waiting for the duck intestines to dry, Ye Jiaojiao began to process the duck head.

Jack and others have helped to remove the trachea from the duck's head and clean it.

Coming to the stove, Ye Jiaojiao took out the pot and turned on the fire. She poured a proper amount of oil into the pot, added garlic, chili peppers, green onions and ginger slices and stir-fried them. After stir-frying to a certain degree, she added half a pot of water, soy sauce, rice wine, rock sugar, the braised sauce and the sautéed green onions and garlic into the pot and boiled them.

When making braised food, it is generally best to use old brine, which will have a stronger flavor and taste better.

Ye Jiaojiao is making new sauce, which smells mainly salty and fragrant. It is a taste that is hard to describe. It is unlike the Dongpo pork that Ye Jiaojiao made yesterday, which has a very stimulating aroma that hits you in the face.

Live broadcast room comment area——

[It's already 12 o'clock, and I don't know how long it will take before I can eat. ]

【Maybe it will take a while?】

[The little sister is so quiet today, she doesn’t talk to us. ]

[The flat-billed duck should be very troublesome to deal with. I just noticed that there seemed to be quite a few people over there, and I heard a lot of noise.]

[Looking at the background, it looks a bit like the place where the young lady started her impromptu broadcast that night.]

[By the way, where did the young lady move to again? ]

[Friend's house? Relative's house?]

[What's the point of caring where this young lady lives? You're not planning on coming to her house, are you? Be careful of getting busted by the police from the Capital Planet! ! !]

[Instead of discussing this, let's think about if the anchor gets into Imperial College. Maybe we can go out and have dinner with the young lady!]

[A dinner party on Capital Star? Sure thing. I'm on Capital Star, it's my treat.]

Today was the first time that Ye Jiaojiao made braised food, and she used a new braising sauce that she had made herself. She was unable to pay attention to the live broadcast room for a moment and was staring intently at the pot.

After the pot was thoroughly boiled, Ye Jiaojiao immediately put the duck head in, turned it to medium heat and simmered it, then moved to the other side of the stove, set up another pot, put in oil, and waited for the oil to reach about 160℃. Then she put the dried duck intestines into the pot and fried them over medium heat until the surface of the duck intestines was crispy and fragrant, then turned off the heat.

Ye Jiaojiao didn't make much of the first serving of duck intestines. She plated out a small portion and put it on the shelf in the live broadcast room, while another large plate was brought out outside the camera: "Everyone, take a break and try the flavor of this duck intestine first."

Walking out of the camera, Ye Jiaojiao waved to Jack and others who were busy. Several soldiers who had come to help Ye Jiaojiao during the Eight Ways to Eat Pig's Trotters knew that it was time for the food tasting session, and they hurriedly put down their work and trotted over with Lieutenant Jack, who was even faster than them.

Ye Jiaojiao handed the plate to Jack, who rushed over first. Jack took a bite and gave a concise but accurate evaluation: "Crispy, fragrant, and refreshing."

The duck intestines are first soaked and boiled in a marinade. With the aroma of the marinade and the chewy texture of the duck intestines themselves, the duck intestines become even crispier after stir-frying, and the aftertaste will linger in your mouth after a few chopsticks.

Jack fell in love with the braised duck intestines the first time he tried them. A soldier who had caught up with him saw his lieutenant enjoying the meal more and more, his mouth wide open: "Lieutenant! Don't monopolize the plate! Let us have some too!"

"That's right, Jack, let go quickly, or I'll snatch it away!" A soldier took the lead, and several other veterans also stood up.

Ye Jiaojiao stood aside and returned to the operating table when she saw that everyone was enjoying the meal.

In the pot, the duck head had been braised for almost ten minutes. Ye Jiaojiao turned off the fire, set the timer, and waited for the duck head to simmer for another ten minutes and be thoroughly soaked in flavor before removing the lid.

It is not difficult to make duck heads and duck intestines. Ye Jiaojiao prepared the marinade and took Jack and others to familiarize themselves with it a few times before getting busy in the small kitchen.

Ye Jiaojiao planned to braise a batch of duck heads and duck intestines and send them to the front of the restaurant first. In addition, the duck intestines and duck heads were quite large, so Ye Jiaojiao discussed with Jack and decided that they didn't need to be distributed only at the reward section like the pig's trotters did last time. She would try to make more and share it with the soldiers who would come to eat later.

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Ever since Yan Han from the command center ate the pig's trotters produced at the reward restaurant and his mental strength was upgraded to S-level, the elite reward restaurant was packed with people.

Many people try their luck and hope to get some natural foods that can help improve their mental strength.

It’s a pity that the goddess of luck did not come.

That day, Yan Han made a breakthrough on the spot. After Si Ming stepped in to calm the chaos in the restaurant, he packed up the pig's trotters and took them away. He never returned to the elite reward dining area to pick up the food.

Because of this, the extremely popular Si Ming also gained a wave of foodie black fans.

The soldiers of the Fifth Army have always been extremely united in external affairs, but they have many internal conflicts!

Si Ming's behavior of taking away the pig's trotters made many foodies angry, especially after hearing how delicious the pig's trotters that flew away out of thin air were, causing a large number of foodies to turn against our Imperial Major General.

In addition to these foodies, the ones who suffered even more were the elites who arrived late that day.

I was clearly entitled to a pig's trotter, but I went too late and lost everything.

As usual, Benson, known as the big eater, gritted his teeth and achieved an S-level rating in the morning's supernatural combat training, receiving today's elite reward.

Seeing Benson's pale face and chattering teeth, Benson's friend couldn't help but sigh, "Benson, that was probably an accident. The boss won't let us talk about it anymore. Why are you doing this?"

Everyone knew Benson loved to eat, and he had always been obsessed with the braised pork knuckles that everyone had been talking about privately. Recently, Benson had tried his best to win first place and then try his luck in the dining area.

As the days went by, everyone began to admire Benson's tenacity.

For a piece of meat, Benson, who was only considered above average in the team, managed to climb from the middle to the top.

Facing everyone's comfort and persuasion, Benson wiped the sweat from his forehead and smiled easily: "It's okay, I just practiced every day and gradually got used to it."

After refusing everyone's company, Benson took a shower and rested for a while before rushing to the dining area at dinner time.

As soon as he stepped into the dining area and before he could even walk to the elite reward counter, Benson moved his nose and suddenly smelled a rich aroma floating in the air.

(End of this chapter)