Logically speaking, according to Lin Chou's idea, fire-making should definitely be a technical job.
Firewood should be selected for cooking different ingredients according to the size, material, thickness and even the age of the pot. Of course, the quality, dryness and wetness of the firewood, and firepower are also equally important.
As far back as Lin Chou could remember, the most vivid images in his memory were probably his father's two thick, short legs walking around and the red and extremely hot stove in front of him.
Although it is most convenient to sneak something to eat in front of the stove, the hot weather in Mingguang, coupled with the oil and smoke in the kitchen, caused Lin Chou's face to be numb and numb like a potato when he was a child, and sometimes it would crack. The dry bloody mouth, the painful and itchy feeling on the face is quite torturous.
In the end, when the residents in Pythagorean Alley raise funds to kill a pig, Mr. Lin will crack open the alveolar part of the mandible of the pig after it has been cooked and cooled, and there will be a pool full of fat inside. A semi-solidified oil with a meaty aroma. Apply it two or three times and the effect will be immediate.
When Lin Chou was a child, he thought it was magical.
I feel that if a magical creature like a pig lives for hundreds of years, it will definitely be able to cultivate two inner elixirs in its alveolar bones. If a person takes the elixir of immortality, it can cure all diseases.
Especially when little Xiao Lin, whose face is smeared with lard and exudes the smell of pig head meat, is walking in the alley and being stared at with impatient expressions by his friends while still swallowing saliva, little Lin feels like he is The speculation is particularly correct. I heard that a monk named Tang enjoyed the same treatment a long time ago.
Ahem, that's too far off topic...
Holding a big spoon in hand, Mr. Lin is very picky about issues such as heat. For example, when he cooks edamame, he will require that the firewood must be dried soybean stalks, and he also calls it Yingjing'er.
Dare I ask if you are responding to the scene of "why is it too urgent to be in a hurry"? Old people are so pretentious!
Well, after Lin Chou cooked beans many times day and night in the Crystal World, he discovered that the temperature and firepower of the bean poles are really suitable for cooking edamame...
In the huge pot, the layers of thick and sweet wild honey smeared on the bear's paws had long since disappeared, as if it had soaked into the bear's paws, making its surface gradually become oily and crystal clear.
The color of the bear's paw resembles that of an old ham that has been hanging from the rafters for several years. The meat and skin feel blackened by smoke. In fact, the outer layer of semi-soft but not hard skin needs to be torn off now.
One is for beauty, and the other is for better foaming.
This thick layer of skin is the second layer under the sole of the foot. Its hardness and toughness can be imagined. Moreover, restricted by this layer of skin, the expansion of the bear's paw cannot reach the level it should be.
Taking ordinary bear paws before the cataclysm as an example, after one to two years of drying and sealing, the size of the bear paws must be at least 1.5 times larger than the original ones after being perfectly soaked and cooked.
As for the way to remove this layer of hard skin, it is quite simple. Whether it is steamed, boiled or baked, as long as you have enough patience, you can easily remove this layer of hard skin completely, not to mention Lin Chou and Hantie Dao. Such a cheating weapon.
After removing the hard skin, Lin Chou pressed the bear's paw on the chopping board and took the trouble to clean the vein-shaped fat remaining under the hard skin over and over again, cleaning it thoroughly.
Bear paws are very fat, very fat, so they don't need too much oil to enhance the taste. After Lin Chou cleaned up the fat, he used a cold iron knife to remove the five guillotine-like toe claws.
"Tsk..."
This thing is the favorite of the hunter team. If you are rich, you may be able to ask Old Man Lushan to forge a few handy weapons, which will help improve your strength in no small way.
Lin Chou threw them aside and carefully observed the bear's paws, which had several layers of skin peeled off.
The overall appearance of the bear's paw is a light oily yellow, as crystal clear as a piece of jelly, and one can even see through the internal structure less than two inches deep. The thick sinews seem to tell how huge a beast it once was.
According to the normal steps, it is time to debone the bear's paws at this point.
Remove most of the bones and only keep a small bone under the belly of the palm of the hand, which may be filled with supplementary materials or not filled at all, and the shape of the bear's paw remains unchanged. It is also a big task to debone the whole chicken and duck. Also, practice makes perfect. Where can you get people to practice this deboning of bear paws?
However, Lin Chou did not remove the bones. Instead, he spread a thin layer of wine and honey on the bear's paws, air-dried them and deep-fried them three times in a frying pan.
Many oil bubbles appeared on the surface of the bear's paws, which were colored with honey and fried in a pan, like tiny flowers. The original dark ham color suddenly turned into a deep brown-red color with a golden feel, and the toes were missing. Without the rough skin and dark color of the claws, this bulging, fat hand actually looks so graceful and cute.
When Huang Dashan returned to the kitchen, he screamed in shock.
"Eh? What do you mean... Is this still the bear paw I just saw... Hiss... it tastes so fragrant... and so sweet..."
Lin Chou's face was expressionless.
"I didn't expect you, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, to be a pretty face."
Therefore, every fat person is a potential stock.
Just like this bear paw, maybe after peeling off a few layers of skin and removing a few layers of flesh, it will give you a transformation that is so gorgeous that you won't even dare to recognize it.
Lin Chou fiddled with the hazel chicken soup that had been cooked in advance and put it into the big pot of stewed bear paws. Then he put the bear paws in and put on the pitiful few slices of green onion and ginger.
Huang Dashan said,
"Why don't you apply honey?"
Lin Chou flicked the fire in the stove,
"Before, it was to make the bear's paws grow, otherwise it would not be stewed thoroughly. Now the bear's paws have grown, and if you touch the honey again, it will taste bad. How can you eat the sweet stuff?"
Huang Dashan was smiling there.
"Smile, sister! Put the hazel chicken over there in the pot, and then pull out a pot of soup."
"oh..."
Bear paws have been boiled three times in hazel chicken soup. Each pot of soup takes no more than three hours, and a new soup needs to be replaced every time. But Huang Dashan feels very distressed. They are all rainbow hazel chicken. He looks like this. I have never seen such a wasteful person!
By the time it was taken out of the pot for the third time, the bear's paws had already softened quietly, leaving them with a trembling and fragrant aroma. The fat dripped out from the surface drop by drop, almost without dripping.
As for the hazel chicken soup left in the pot after stewing bear paws, it has long lost its original clear appearance, and has a thick layer of gray grease on the surface.
Huang Dashan wanted to pounce on it now and take a bite. However, considering who he had just sent a radio message to, he silently chewed up this dangerous idea and swallowed it into his stomach.
Master Shan said,
"Then what?"
"Wait until it cools down..." Lin Chou glanced at the time, "You have to remove the Hericium head soup first."
