Chapter 1077 How to make chicken legs
It’s not surprising that ingredients are graded.
Heath had seen the same kind of wild chicken mushroom when he went to the vegetable market before. Some were sold at three or four hundred yuan per catty, while others were sold at three thousand two hundred per catty, and some were even sold at five or six thousand per catty. The way to distinguish them was to see whether the caps of these wild chicken mushrooms were open. If the caps were not opened, the price would often be very expensive. Moreover, these mushrooms were all mountain mushrooms, which were unique to Yunnan Province. After all, these wild mushrooms could not be cultivated artificially, so everyone either went up the mountain to try their luck, or chose to contract a mountain, and then this mountain would become this person's territory, and only he could go up to find wild mushrooms. Others could not go up without permission, and they would be held accountable if they went up.
However, Heath was a little surprised that the chicken legs of the Strong Chicken were divided into ordinary and premium ones. He took a look and found that the premium Strong Chicken legs were indeed much larger than the ordinary chicken legs. They looked fuller and the meat was very firm. However, he could not observe more because the customer behind Heath was already a little impatient. He could only choose to quickly buy some chicken legs and take them back. He also bought two premium chicken legs, and his wallet shrank a little in an instant.
Heath returned to the dining car with these ingredients. Zoroark's meeting time was at lunchtime in the afternoon, so it was still early and he didn't need to go for the time being. Heath could come slowly. After returning to the dining car, Heath looked at the chicken he had just bought. These ordinary muscles were incomparable to the chicken legs of the strong chickens, and the prices were not in the same level. Heath was also a little hesitant about how to deal with these chicken legs. It was not that Heath didn't know how to do it, but that he didn't know what to do.
There are many ways to cook chicken legs, including braised, roasted, fried, and pan-fried. There are so many types to choose from that Heath was a little overwhelmed for a moment, wondering what he should do. But after thinking about it, Heath decided to steam a chicken leg first. This way, he could taste what the chicken leg of the Strong Chicken tasted like, and then think about what method he should choose. In terms of preserving the original flavor of the ingredients, steaming is the best way, followed by boiling. Frying and pan-frying are not very good, especially grilling. You can't taste the original flavor of the ingredients after grilling. If you sprinkle barbecue powder on it, it will completely turn into the taste of barbecue powder.
Steaming is much better. There is no such concern. The steamed food retains its own flavor. And because it is steamed with water vapor, it will not be mixed with other flavors. You can directly taste the original flavor of the ingredients. Although most foods taste almost the same after steaming, especially meat, the taste is a little weird, but it is definitely not delicious, and it can even be said to be a little unpalatable. This is why people like to add some seasonings even for steamed ingredients, because this way they can eat it with relish.
Heath placed the chicken legs of the Strong Chicken on the steamer and began to steam them. Soon a very special smell filled the air. This smell is hard to describe, but if you have smelled steamed white meat, you should be able to think of a specific situation of this smell. However, the smell of this Strong Chicken has a very unique but very light fragrance, like the smell .
"It's really strange, I did steam the chicken legs..." Heath scratched his head. He confirmed that he did steam the chicken legs and didn't mean to roast them. But why did he smell the smell of roasted chicken legs? What was going on? Heath couldn't understand it. In the end, he could only attribute it to the characteristics of the chicken legs of Lizhuang Chicken. After a while, Heath opened the steamer. He had to open it because Heath found that the smell he had just smelled had completely turned into the smell of roasted chicken. It was very fragrant and had a unique fragrance, just like when you pass by a cake shop, you will smell the tempting sweet fragrance inside. Now Heath smelled the tempting aroma of roasted chicken.
This made Heath doubt for a moment whether he was too tired yesterday and had just forgotten what he was doing. However, after opening it, Heath found that he was indeed steaming chicken legs, but the color of the chicken legs had changed from white and red to brown. The aroma of roasted chicken instantly burst out. Zoroark appeared behind Heath almost at the speed of teleportation, looking at him eagerly. Even Charizard, who was always calm and not particular about eating, looked at Heath. Mew even teleported directly to Heath's side and kept swallowing his saliva.
"Master! What are you doing?" Xiaoyao looked excited. The smell was so delicious. Although they had already had breakfast, after smelling this smell, they began to feel their stomachs growling again. The feeling of hunger came again, which made Xiaoyao a little conflicted, but he still couldn't resist the temptation of delicious food.
"...I said I was just steaming a chicken leg, do you believe me?" Heath was a little amused. It was just steaming a chicken leg, but why did he act like he was doing something extraordinary? And who could tell him why the chicken leg changed from steamed to roasted? Heath took out the chicken leg, and the smell of roasted chicken became stronger and stronger. Now he put it on the table. If Heath said it was a steamed chicken leg, no one would believe it. It was so outrageous.
"Eh? Isn't this a roasted chicken leg? The taste is exactly the same!" Zoroark discovered the problem and asked with a puzzled look on his face. Heath scratched his head. This thing really looked like a roasted chicken leg and smelled like one too. Anyway, it had nothing to do with steamed chicken legs. This made Heath a little confused. So what kind of chicken leg was this thing?
But he did not hesitate. A chicken leg was not very big. After Heath cut it into pieces, he took his own portion and took a bite. Heath did not forget that his main purpose this time was to taste the chicken leg so as to decide what to do next. After this bite, Heath widened his eyes in surprise, because the chicken leg was juicy!
Just like biting into a beef ball, rich juice instantly gushed out from it. There was not so much juice when Heath just cut it, but he didn't expect there was so much juice now. This made Heath a little surprised. He licked his lips and the taste was very good. It tasted very much like roast chicken, but with a spicy feeling.
"It's really worthy of being called a strong chicken drumstick."
