Chapter 47: It's Time for the Pufferfish
The car drove all the way to the suburbs and arrived at the destination for half an hour. It was actually a farm stay. It was surrounded by mountains and rivers, with beautiful mountains and rivers, which was a wonderful scenery.
"It's this, a private dish, the chef's surname is Tian. He was an executive chef in the five-star hotel in his early years. Later, he retired and returned to his hometown and bought this land without any worries."
Sun Erniang accompanied Wen Yiming to get off the car and introduced as she walked: "Gathering vegetables and raising fish, you can be content with your heart. You can find a few close friends and friends to cook in person. It is rare to taste the delicious food."
Wen Yiming nodded. It turned out to be a private dish. Last time, Jin Dafu took him to the century-old Cai Ji and met Master Cai Yongquan. He originally wanted to go there to invite Sun Erniang to dinner, but the other party volunteered, it didn't matter, and he tried his skills.
"Master Tian? Master Tian is here!"
Sun Erniang asked her subordinates to wait at the door, and she took the lead in walking into the farmyard and shouted loudly. An old man came out soon, in his sixties, with a childish face and a full of energy.
"What's the cry? My ears are not deaf yet!"
The old man glared at Sun Erniang and cursed with a smile: "You girl, you don't usually call you, why did you suddenly think of me today?"
Sun Erniang walked to the old man and chuckled, "Look at what you said, Erniang is afraid of disturbing your old purity! Today is different. Only when there is a distinguished guest coming, he asked the old man to come out of the mountain with shamelessness."
She pointed to Wen Yiming and introduced: "This is Mr. Wen, Master Xiangdao, and Er Niang's great benefactor!"
Wen Yiming walked to the old man and smiled and said, "Hello, Master Tian, I am Wen Yiming, please give me some advice."
"Oh?" Tian Yunhe was stunned and looked at the young man in front of him curiously. Who is Sun Erniang? He knew in his heart that she could be respected as her benefactor?
Tian Yunhe smiled and greeted, "Okay, good, distinguished guests are here, honor is coming! It's better to come early than to come by. Today you have good fortune, come in and sit in!"
The two followed the old man into the door, sat down in the living room, and the servant served tea. Tian Yunhe smiled and said, "Since he is a distinguished guest of Er Niang, he is the guest of honor. Today there are suitable ingredients. The old man offers a bad attitude. Please give me some advice!"
Sun Erniang looked surprised and said, "Is it..."
"Hahaha, girl is smart!" Tian Yunhe laughed and waved his hand to invite, "Don't mind going to the kitchen to watch?"
Sun Erniang quickly stood up and explained to Wen Yiming: "I'm so lucky today. I can actually eat the puffer fish made by the old man! Sir, how about you please move?"
"Pufferfish?" Wen Yiming was a little surprised. It was actually the fatal ingredient pufferfish. One gram of toxin can kill several people!
I heard that chefs who are pufferfish can be qualified to deal with pufferfish for at least five years. It takes more than ten years for every senior chef to start his own business! He has never eaten it before, and he is curious and stands up and follows Tian Yunhe to the kitchen to open his eyes.
As soon as I arrived at the door of the kitchen, waves of fresh fish came to me. When I entered the door, I saw a lot of water tanks on both sides, all kinds of aquatic products were available.
Sun Erniang smiled and said, "There are all the ingredients here than the hotel. Are you retired?"
Tian Yunhe said helplessly: "Hey, there's no way. I've been working all my life, and I can't stop working! I have nothing to do to study new dishes and entertain myself, and I can pass the time."
After saying that, he walked to a large water tank, rolled up his sleeves, picked up the fishing net, looked at the fishing fish swimming inside, and took out one directly.
"Tiger and Dolphin!"
Wen Yiming said softly, Tian Yunhe's face moved slightly, and he smiled and said, "My friend has good eyesight, he is a tiger and dolphin!"
I grabbed the fat tiger pig with my right hand and kept scratching its belly with my left hand. In an instant, the tiger pig pig was as swollen as inflatable, and there were many small thorns on my body, which was very cute.
"Hehe, puffer fish is also tickling. There are so many thorns, male!"
Put the tiger and dolphin on the chopping board, pick up the knife, and in a few quick strokes, the pufferfish was cut open, and its movements were flowing and extremely free.
Put down the knife, picked up the tiger porpoise and went to the water pipe, and while cleaning, he introduced: "Pufferfish can be eaten in any part, but the liver is poisonous, but the liver is the most delicious. I'll have a pufferfish banquet later, and you can try it!"
He moved his hands together and cleaned his internal organs in a few moments. His technique seemed simple, but in fact he had hidden mystery. There could not be a trace of blood flowing out, otherwise it would be highly toxic.
He turned around and returned to the chopping board, took out a sharp spatula, and started to remove the fish skin. He cut the fish skin along the texture of the fish meat and peeled off the entire fish skin that was only one or two centimeters thick at once. He smiled and said, "The outer layer is thorny, and the inner layer is the most refreshing. Many gourmets prefer to eat skin!"
Tian Yunhe was in a good mood. He put down his knife and wiped his hands with a towel and said, "Don't underestimate the fish skin. I practiced my apprentice for three years before I got promoted!"
"You can't use brute force, you need to use clever force, especially the wrist and waist, cut and twist, just like dancing to succeed."
"Okay, you go to the front for tea first, it's time to get here!"
Sun Erniang took Wen Yiming back to the living room, waiting for Tian Yunhe's puffer fish banquet. Wen Yiming took out the red wine and said, "Lafite Manor is pretty good. I originally invited you today, so we will try it later."
"Thank you sir!" Sun Erniang smiled charmingly, took the red wine, turned around and found three glasses, and was secretly happy. Finally, he got closer to Wen Yiming. That fat man, Feilong, was quite useful!
Soon the servants delivered the first dish, putting two pieces of brown translucent frozen in the black plate. Sun Erniang first picked up one piece and put it in her mouth and said, "I'll try it first, sir, then eat it!"
Wen Yiming shook his head, he didn't need to let the woman try the poison! He also gently picked up a piece, and the white meat froth was frozen under the light, which should be an appetizer.
Slowly put it into your mouth, and the lips and teeth are smooth. You can bite it gently with your teeth. It is full of elasticity and has a great taste. A sweet and fresh stream instantly turns into juice to fill the entire mouth, making it slightly salty. There is also a faint aroma of wine when you taste it carefully.
"good!"
He couldn't help but nod and sighed, even though he looked at the small piece of frozen food, he showed the freshness of the pufferfish, which was worthy of being a chef's work.
Seeing Wen Yiming satisfied, Sun Erniang said happily: "Sir, don't underestimate this appetizer. This is the skin of puffer fish. Boil it in homemade soy sauce and white wine. After cooling, it turns into fish jelly. It also brings some fish meat in it. It's a pleasure to bite it!"
The waiter brought two large plates, blue and black background, with more than a dozen crystal clear puffer fish sashimi on it, which was as beautiful as petals. A small handful of green bitter chrysanthemums in the middle, and light yellow ginger shreds were sprinkled on it, which was very beautiful.
"Pufferfish sashimi, rice vinegar, scallion, and special chili sauce, called fallen leaf carrot velvet, and serve as dipping sauce. It has a unique taste. Please try it!"
After listening to Sun Erniang's introduction, Wen Yiming looked at the puffer fish sashimi in front of him, which was as exquisite as a work of art, and he felt like he couldn't bear to put off the chopsticks!
The translucent puffer meat is as white as snow. Tian Yunhe's knife skills not only remove all the smallest fish bones, but also leave a bright red spine, which makes it a faint sense of poignant beauty in the red and white.
Gently pick up a piece and enjoy the unique texture of the puffer fish meat under the light. The patterns are as beautiful as snowflakes and are shining with a faint fluorescent light. The puffer fish here is cut thicker, tastes more tasteful and has a stronger sense of satisfaction.
"Often you eat pufferfish, you have to dip vinegar, but the old man thinks that vinegar can inspire the umami flavor of the fish and cover up the last slight fishy smell, it will also destroy the original taste of the pufferfish. Eating it in the mouth will make your lips numb and affect the final taste, so it is replaced with soy sauce."
Chapter completed!