Cao Cao's chef

Chapter 123 This beef can drink

Generally, as a banquet, it is necessary to serve one dish at a time. It is inevitable that a set meal is served in one breath.However, if Cao Cao wants to save money and invest in war and people's livelihood, some extravagant behaviors need to be reduced or exempted.

For example, in terms of ingredients, since you can use low-grade ingredients to cook delicious food, there is no need to buy high-grade ingredients in pursuit of better taste.To put it simply, the chef's potential has not been squeezed out, but at the same time it is very necessary, and she will not waste such unjust money until conditions permit.

A large bowl of beef rice, three small dishes of salted plums, a dish of seasonal vegetables in bean paste, and a bowl of seaweed and egg drop soup.

It looks very simple, just like finding a shop on the side of the road, and then going in, you can buy a set meal for 30 yuan.Such dishes, as a set meal for the celebration banquet, are obviously a bit crude, and it is no wonder that Cao Cao would say "rough tea and light rice".

"Thank you, my lord!" The civil and military officials present at the meeting replied one after another.

No one will really treat it as a simple meal.Even if you haven't started eating yet, the aroma is already blowing your face.Deliciousness is not defined by the ingredients, but by the chef's craftsmanship.Otherwise, even if there are top delicacies from mountains and seas, they may be ruined by an ignorant guy.

The one with the really ugly face was probably Wei Xu.Others don't know it, but he knows it very well, because he managed to get the three cows.

He and Lu Bu are related by marriage, so they can be regarded as relatives tentatively.Relying on this identity, he got three cows and planned to sell them to earn some extra money, naturally he did not hide it from others.It's just that a mission was suddenly issued to them to catch locusts. The military order was like a mountain, but it was delayed for three days, thinking that the beef would be spoiled, so they didn't care.

It has been 30 days in a blink of an eye, and the beef there is naturally bad, but it is rumored that the beef on the rice bowl tonight comes from those three cows, and Wei Xu feels sick.

"What's the matter?" Song Xian, who was next to him, saw Wei Xu's strange expression, so he couldn't help asking.

"It's nothing... I heard that this beef was aged for 30 days... The beef has been aged for 30 days, isn't it completely spoiled? How can you eat it? Cao Cao, isn't he deliberately humiliating us?" Wei Xu pretended to be worried Said.

"Fool..." Hou Cheng on the other side shook his head, "They also eat this kind of meat!"

Indeed, if it was bad meat, they would eat it too, so wouldn't they be fools?This can be understood after thinking about it, but who knows, this beef was made by Wei Xu himself. The more he knows about the situation of this beef, the more he has concerns!

"What's the use of thinking about it?" Song Xian also felt the same reason, "Just eat it!"

After finishing speaking, he directly picked up the chopsticks and reached for the beef on the rice bowl, thinking that it would take a little force to pick up such a big piece.Who knew that when the chopsticks clamped the meat hard, the meat would be cut apart like this.

"It's so soft, is this really beef?" Song Xian suddenly exclaimed, they from the Bingzhou Army had many opportunities to eat beef.It is precisely because of my understanding of beef that I am so surprised.The beef in my impression, except for the part that was cooked within an hour or two just after being slaughtered, will become harder and more woody as it goes on.

But why, the beef in front of me is so soft, as if it has no tendons. This level of softness is softer than that of freshly slaughtered beef!
What does it feel like?In fact, many people should not be unfamiliar with such mature meat...

For example, some Korean-style barbecue on paper, self-service barbecue restaurants and so on, the steak meat used is frozen meat, but it may be because the storage time is too long. Anyway, it is such factors, so during this period, it is slowly mature into meat.

After roasting, you can clearly feel the thick gravy on it, as well as the tenderness.Some people will wonder whether this is marinated with meat tenderizer powder. In fact, it is served after thawing. How can there be time to put tender meat powder?It is the result of this low-temperature aging that makes the gravy tender and delicious, and because it has no tendons, it is also very pleasant to chew.

Of course, since this is not a dry aging method, the flavor will be worse, for example, the taste of beef will be slightly lighter.In addition, there seems to be some miscellaneous smell in the vagueness.With the dry aging method, this miscellaneous flavor will become a fragrant nutty flavor.

The beef used in the dinner is already aged beef, so the steps of beating and tendon removal can be omitted. After marinating with onions, the meat will further soften.So until now, using chopsticks directly, it can be cut with a little force.

"Rotten meat is of course soft..." Wei Xu's expression changed, and he muttered in an inaudible voice.The flesh of carrion will completely turn into pus, so of course it will be soft and rotten when clamped, but the concept is completely different.

Hearing what Song Xian said, he was even more afraid to use his chopsticks.

"What did you just say?" Hou Cheng seemed to hear something.

"It's nothing, you eat, you eat..." Wei Xu said hastily.

"Wow, what is this!" At this moment, Bian Linglong, who was not far away, had already eaten a mouthful of beef.To be honest, she was very curious about this kind of meat that could be cut open with a single pinch.Although she was a little worried about the rumors, she still mustered up the courage to take a bite. Because of this bite, she suddenly screamed.

"Eat... this... this is drunk!" Bian Linglong couldn't believe the feeling just now.

The meat entered the mouth, and then turned into a delicious concentrate, which flowed into the mouth without hindrance, and then swallowed it subconsciously.This is not eating meat at all, but 'drinking' meat!
"Meat that can be drunk?!" Her words aroused the curiosity of many people. Everyone had heard that the meat tonight was rotten meat that had been stored for 30 days.After hearing what Bian Linglong said, and seeing that she didn't have any other expressions, they immediately lowered their chopsticks.

First of all, I was surprised by the softness and tenderness of the meat, and then I was surprised by the deliciousness and texture of the meat in the mouth.

"It's really drinkable!" Xiahoudun couldn't believe the feeling conveyed by his own mouth at this moment.

"Because it's so delicious, I can't wait to eat it directly in my stomach, and even forget to chew it..." Cheng Yu said slowly. Unlike others, she resisted the feeling of swallowing and chewed slowly before she understood what was going on. "The meat is indeed too soft, and the flavor of the beef is very strong, and there is a faint fresh acorn taste, which is really rare!"

"I can eat fifty catties of this kind of meat!" Dian Wei gulped, and started eating with the rice.

"The whole rice bowl is handled very well!" Lu Qian exclaimed, "The onion, beef and rice form a very good whole, and the gravy soaks a third of the rice, even if you just eat it, you will feel very delicious. "

"Call out if you need more meat!" Wang Yong also stepped forward at the right time, "There are still a lot!"

There are only a few people who can participate in the celebration banquet, and one cow is enough to cut enough steaks, and there are even a lot of leftovers.Why do you need to prepare two cows? Foodies like Dian Wei are on the one hand, and on the other hand, it is also for the convenience of them to add meat!
　The main consideration in the previous article is that pepper is too expensive, so I switched to rock salt. I have to say that I did refer to the recipe of "Xia Fan".As for the aged beef, I seem to have eaten something similar when I ate a self-service barbecue before, but I am not sure.As for the dry-aged beef, the taste is not sure. To be honest, it is difficult to describe it properly.After all, the body has no memory, so it is really troublesome to describe a feeling of non-existence.In the final analysis, this is also one of the main reasons for the direct major changes before.

　　Thanks to the book friend 'Nan Xiaoxun who wants to grow fleshy' for the reward!Thank you for your support and love for this book!

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