Such crystal clear and beautiful meat usually turns into pure milky white after cooking. Of course, if the heat is a little too high, people will habitually use words such as "rubber products" to describe them.
Therefore, the eternal theme of making such dishes is to cook while maintaining the crisp and tender taste of the ingredients as much as possible - if it loses too much water, it will not taste good no matter what.
As mentioned before, the meat quality of manticore tails can easily be reminded of centipedes and lobster tails. The similarity between them is too high. However, it is probably for some people in Mingguang who sell "manticore" tails in bulk, surnamed Fu. For chain stores, the only difficulty in mass-producing manticore tails is probably the radial golden-red fiber texture at the thickest part of the base of the tail.
——You can’t expect the manticore’s body and tail to be the same white flesh, right? If you do that, you won’t even be able to get the basic skills.
Therefore, there is such a strange transition between the red and white meat of the manticore's tail and body.
According to wealthy people who have had the honor to taste it, this part is the richest, fattest part and has the best taste. It’s like putting lobster tail, eel meat and the most essential meaty part of a certain land game into your mouth at the same time and chewing it.
"Wait a minute, wait a minute..."
Huang Dashan looked confused and said,
"By the way, at your level, you shouldn't have been exposed to rumors about things like manticores, right?"
Lin Chou na na,
"Chef, how can you say that you can't get in touch with cooks? Don't forget that Bafanglou still uses our dish. Well, you may have heard of it."
"Hey," Master Shan curled his lips, "Your father must have boasted a lot to you when he was alive, right?"
"..."
Gan!
This is so embarrassing.
But in a sense, Shan Ye and Lin Chou's unlucky father seem to be the same kind of people. It's just that Lin Chou's father is a normal ordinary person, and Shan Ye's bragging and acting If the level of annoying people is calculated according to the level, at least he is the king of the first district.
Lin Chou said naggingly,
"This tail is very useful, and based on my experience, this thing has a high chance of producing its own special effects, so you can definitely use it to make more flavors and dishes."
Master Shan must be happy,
"I listen to you, what do you do?"
"Based on my many years of experience as a cook," Lin Chou said seriously, "When I see this kind of meat, I will definitely want to fry it. By the way, have you ever heard that everything can be tempura?"
"..."
Shanye's expression management failed immediately, and his expression suddenly collapsed.
"Damn it, brother, we have something to say. Don't worry, this is a manticore tail. You just blew it up. It's unforgivable."
"Oh, are you looking down on my tempura?"
"..."
"Boss Lin, can we not make such a bad joke at the level of an amateur chef?"
"Hmm," Lin Chou said sternly, "The fattest part of the tail, according to the experience of my predecessors, is the best to stew thick soup slowly. The middle part is obviously suitable for smoky and slightly roasted. Well, it can be paired with charming roasted meat." Deviled pepper powder and wild vegetables, just thinking about it, I know it will be perfect. As for the tip of the tail, I think you can try to make a sashimi with seasoned vinegar sauce - provided that its toxins are easier to clean up, I think it should It can be successful... Hey, hey... Mr. Shan, why are you running away... Gan... I'm not talking about dark cuisine... It's too disrespectful..."
Master Shan turned around with a smile.
"I brought the green rice that was newly harvested from the car yesterday. The new rice is the most fragrant. If you think about these methods, it obviously sounds like a good meal."
"Oh~"
Lin Chou thought about it, something was wrong.
“Why didn’t anyone tell me when the new crop of green rice came on the market??”
Mr. Shan was carrying rice packed in tarpaulin bags, which looked to be at least five hundred kilograms.
"Didn't Bao Er tell you? The batch he sent you a few days ago is the best new rice you can see on the market. Well, the top batch is obviously for Mr. Zhao and Mo Chu. , Mr. Ye and Mr. Sikong sent it over. If you want to taste the difference of the top quality, you can ask Sikong for help."
Lin Chou opened the rice bag and took a look.
"I heard that the green rice grown in sea fields with higher salt content will be more delicious, is that true?"
Master Shan shook his head,
"No, it's said that the secret to growing this kind of rice is to control the salt content of the water. We've never grown the kind that can't be too high or too low. We don't know the details. Just know that the rice tastes good."
Compared with last year's old rice, the new rice is obviously greener in color and has a high transparency. It looks like some kind of fine jade grains, and it smells very, very fragrant.
Lin Chou put down the rice,
"Use the running water from the mountain stream in the back mountain and the small charcoal stove to make rice. This year's first crop of new rice can't be let down."
"Uh-huh..."
The maturity period of green rice is 137 days, and it can be planted up to two times a year. It is basically marketed in late spring and early summer and late autumn and early winter. The rice output is not large, but there are many people who are willing to eat it. If you don't rush to buy it, it will basically not be sold. The price will slightly double in a few days.
"Leng Han will definitely like using this to make ham rice balls."
Master Shan said while washing rice,
"Oh, as expected of you, are you still thinking about this?"
"I heard them say that the sushi made with raw ham is quite good, even comparable to high-quality salmon."
"Huh?" Boss Lin suddenly realized, "Not bad, not bad. Master Shan, your idea is very good. I will definitely give it a try when Leng Han comes another day."
Lin Chou used three different methods to process a manticore tail. The thick first third of the meat had a radial red meat fiber texture. The scales were peeled off directly in a pot of alcohol mixed with ice cubes. Bleeding water and fishy smell.
It is worth mentioning that the ring of what looks like a carapace on the Manticore's tail is actually made up of large scales with almost no visible gaps, and the inside is not directly made of meat, but a layer with a thickness of about 2 ~3 cm of epidermis.
The color of the manticore's skin is a slightly weird bluish-white color with a little bit of purple, and its appearance is quite low.
but...
"It's like duangduang when you press it. I can even imagine the texture of the skin after it's stewed."
We will leave aside the controversial issues such as whether collagen has any effect, how much its effect is, whether it can be absorbed by the human body, and how much it can be absorbed. The key is its taste and texture. If you do it correctly, There is no doubt that it is absolutely superb.
After Shan Ye finished tossing the rice he used to serve with the dishes, he came over and poked the tail back and forth with his fingers thicker than a carrot.
"Tsk, how afraid of death is this beast? With such a thick shell on the outside, there must be a layer of skin growing on the inside. Let me see, the defense of this skin alone is completely beyond the average level of the fifth level. Alright?"
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Dividing line.
Emmm, you really don’t even want to squeak.
Two single chapters, gone~
