I'm the Culinary God-Chapter 810 - 353: Stewed Catfish Head That Falls Apart at the Slightest Touch! Yet Another Day of Getting Played by the System!
Then slowly tilt the plate, letting the fish head slide fully into the pot.
Braising is a cooking method that’s half-dish, half-soup, like braised noodles or braised vegetables.
The stewed catfish head we’re making today is also half-soup, half-dish.
Once the fish head is in the pot, you need to turn the heat down, letting the soup inside simmer slightly; if you boil it on high heat, even the intact fish skin will break apart.
The fish head trembles slightly in the soup, which releases an enticing fresh aroma.
Next is to let it simmer over a low heat.
Use pork bone broth to stew all parts of the fish until they become tender; only then is the fish head taste extraordinarily delicious.
The fish head is rich in gelatin, so to prevent it from sticking to the pot, you need to keep stirring the wok.
This requires not only skill but also physical strength.
Simmer until the fish head is completely tender and the soup becomes thick, then it’s ready to serve.
First, use chopsticks to pick out all the mushrooms, bamboo shoots, and slices of ham from the pot, then carefully slide the fish into a deeper plate.
Once it’s in, neatly arrange the ingredients on top of the fish head, and garnish with a few blanched bok choy; this legendary dish is complete.
"Time to eat!"
Xie Baomin brought the fish head outside, placed it on the dining table, and said to everyone:
"Start with the fish head; everyone grab a bowl and scoop a large spoonful into it to eat. The fish head is best eaten hot, even if it burns your mouth. Otherwise, it will start to get sticky in your mouth as it cools a bit."
This dish contains a lot of gelatin, so it must be eaten first.
It’s not quite cold yet, but in winter, it might be unpalatable in a few minutes after being served.
"Spending hours on preparation, eating for a few minutes; maybe this is the luxury and refinement of literary cuisine."
After taking photos, everyone quickly grabbed a spoon and each served themselves a big bowl.
The fish head has no bones, so it can be eaten directly with the soup in the bowl without worrying about fish bones getting stuck or biting into bones.
The tender fish melts in the mouth, and Lin Xu immediately felt that such a delicious dish must exist in the world.
The gelatin-rich fish head has the unique freshness of river fish, combined with the presence of lard and pork bone broth, the aroma is rich, and the texture is luscious, and you can also taste the freshness of ham and bamboo shoots, along with the unique vegetal fragrance of mushrooms.
As for the soup, you can experience a "rich and wholesome" texture.
It’s probably the crab paste that works its magic.
"Delicious, really amazing skills from Chef Xie!"
"Old Shen, this fish head is way more delicious than the one we ate during our trip to Yangzhou."
"Indeed, we spent thousands on that and got nothing out of it."
"Thanks to Chef Xie, Mr. Cui has tasted this unparalleled delicacy; it is worthy of the name ’Stewed Catfish Head.’ The taste and texture are incredibly astonishing."
"Old Xie’s skills are impeccable; next time I’ll bring two catfish for you to prepare for me, how about that? I’ll give you a case of Huadiao wine!"
"Good one, Old Huang, didn’t you say you ran out of Huadiao wine?"
"Old Dai, I forgot you were here."
"..."
Everyone praised Xie Baomin’s culinary skills, but not everyone loved this flavor. Xie Yufei and Xie Yuhang took a bite each and then eagerly put on disposable gloves to start eating crayfish.
They grew up eating boiled cabbage dishes at home; such dishes are not as appealing to them as crayfish.
Shen Baobao and Geng Lele were the same way; after sampling the delicious fish head, tempting spicy crayfish was beside them!
What spice lover could resist the temptation of crayfish?
As Lin Xu ate this delicious fish head, he regretted not using a Cooking Learning Card to learn earlier.
There’s still a large catfish remaining; if only he could let mom and dad taste it when they arrive tomorrow. Such regret!
He scooped a large spoonful of fish head into his mouth, entered the system as he ate, trying to see how much this stewed catfish head would cost to exchange.
Just as he was about to enter the Points Mall, he remembered he hadn’t checked the inventory in a while, so he went in to have a look. Inside were two Perfect Level Cooking Learning Cards, a thirty-minute special tool Experience Card, and a Perfect Level Dish Exchange Card.
Exchange Card?
Isn’t this a card that lets you exchange for a dish from memory?
He checked the card description. It was a card he got from a chain task during the last competition and hasn’t used since.
Since he wanted to learn the stewed catfish head, maybe he should use this card to exchange for it.
To avoid a loss, he entered the Points Mall and checked the exchange price for a Perfect Level stewed catfish head, which was a horrifying six million.
It seems with the daily increase in points income, points inflation has become rampant.
Six million points are equivalent to six million in cash, so if I use the Memory Exchange Card to get the stewed catfish head, rounding off means I save six million, right?
So what am I waiting for? Exchange!
"Would you like to exchange for a Perfect Level stewed catfish head?"
"Yes!"
"Exchange successful, congratulations host on acquiring Perfect Level stewed catfish head cooking techniques. As this technique requires the Bone Removal Technique to be used in conjunction, the host can make up to Superior Level Stewed Catfish Head. Would you like to exchange for Perfect Level Bone Removal Technique?"
Is there such a technique?
Lin Xu thought if he were to do it, it must be at Perfect Level.
"Exchange!"
"Consume two million points to acquire Perfect Level Bone Removal Technique, triggering a trial task: Host must create a Perfect Level de-boned dish within three days using the Bone Removal Technique, after which the technique will be permanently available."
Damn! 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖
Lin Xu was dumbfounded for a moment before coming to realize he got tricked by the system.
He initially just wanted to exchange for the stewed catfish head technique, but with the system’s persuasion, he ended up getting the Bone Removal Technique.
He thought it was a full range Bone Removal Technique, but it’s only a fish Bone Removal Technique.
This two million spent is a bit unjustified!
Really learning some bad tricks; the system is not only learning money-grabbing tactics from domestic games but also domestic apps.
Can’t it learn some good ones?
"Wow, so spicy, Xu Bao, got any drink to cool this spice?"
Lin Xu snapped back to reality and instructed the assistant, "Go get the drinks out for everyone to taste."
Hearing about drinks, Shen Guofu glanced at the Guojiao 1573 brought by Old Huang.
Since the kids started drinking beverages, adults here should have a drink too...
He was about to ask what everyone wanted to drink when Dai Jianli took a pot of yam juice from the assistant and poured it for everyone:
"Come, let’s have a healthy gathering today, drink something different."
"Alright, fill me up."
"Me too!"
Healthy gathering?
Shen Guofu looked at everyone in surprise.
What’s going on?
Why is everyone drinking milk?
Am I the only one here over twenty years old?
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First update today, 5200 words. Can the eighteen-year-old author ask for a ticket for my cat?
