Chapter 591： Braised Duck (2/2)
Bai Xiaoxiao looked at him inexplicably,
”What's this about my conscience?”
Lei Heng gave a light cough and interrupted the strange confrontation between the two.
”Let the old man taste the strange taste of braised duck...”
When Lei Heng's chopsticks touched the duck meat, he was stunned, because the texture of the duck meat, under the squeezing of the chopsticks, gave a hint of light red gravy.
As an academician of his scientific research academy, he can of course distinguish between ”myoglobin” and ”blood water”. He would not be so stupid to think that the duck is not cooked yet, but the tenderness of the duck is far beyond his imagination. .
The muscle fibers of the duck are very distinct, and you can almost see the small traces that are broken after the knife is cut. The whole piece of duck meat is tightly connected with the duck skin through a thin layer of pale yellow subcutaneous fat. If you do not consider the texture Judging from the color, the difference between this layer of fat and duck skin is almost indistinguishable.
Lin Chou said,
”Ducks have a thicker fat layer than chickens and geese. Many people don't like ducks that are too fat. Of course, the original taste of duck oil does have a faint fishy smell. This kind of braised duck is heated from the outside. , The skin and subcutaneous fat will be grilled by heat to produce duck oil. Some of the duck oil drips directly on the wall of the furnace, while some slowly enters the gaps between the duck meat fibers, waiting for the duck to heat up as a whole. , The brine in their stomachs and under the skin is also at a temperature close to boiling. As the brine circulates and seeps out, this part of the duck fat will be excreted from the body again, and the rest is just right to play the role of tender meat. .”
Lei Heng nodded repeatedly,
”This is the first time I have heard of this, so you must taste it.”
When Lei Heng put this tender duck meat into his mouth, the tip of his tongue had not touched the meat quality. The strong stewed scent had already occupied the whole mouth. Lei Heng keenly ”taste” the peppers and green onions. , Garlic, thyme, pepper, tangerine peel (perhaps lemon peel?) and other mellow complex aromas, unusually strong but exceptionally fresh, the combination makes this taste somewhat similar to the feeling of fresh vegetation, it can be said that the show has not yet begun , He first experienced a ”cultural” invasion.
”How is this fat four... very strange fragrance...”
The full gravy in his mouth made Academician Lei's voice a bit off the track.
Lin Chou explained,
”Well, in fact, the main spices are lemon peel, branches and leaves, and wood sorrel. They have a sharper taste. Even if there are other dry fragrances, people immediately feel the taste of fresh spices.”
Lei Heng was feeling the duck meat in his mouth, and the duck meat brought him more surprises. The soft and tough duck skin took the lead in the offensive, and the light and spicy marinade was like an army. Da Jiang, shot out from the duck skin, every time he chewed, the splashed juice was almost like tiny drumsticks smashed in his tongue and mouth.
”Well...this duck skin...wonderful, the duck skin feels like there is no grease at all, it seems to have been replaced by brine...the brine is also extraordinary, it is so light? The sauce red on the duck skin How is it formed?”
Lin Chou said lightly,
”This is one of the benefits of filling the duck with marinade. The marinade is actually very light, in order to remove the greasiness, but the penetration of the duck meat has reached the level of saturation. As for the color, the main thing is to bake it. Roasted natural red sauce-when the water vapor in the spherical furnace evaporates, only duck fat is left at the bottom of the furnace. These fats will continue to be heated by high temperature to form smoke, smoked and roasted, and the sauce is red. This is how the colors come mainly.”
Everyone thought of Lin Chou's words before, and then carefully tasted the braised duck in his mouth, and found that all these steps were not as simple as what he said. It was not something that could be done by filling the duck with brine and then roasting it in the oven. , The duck is invisible in the spherical furnace and cannot be wiped. To make the duck like this, it actually requires very high precision. It is necessary to control the temperature change of the furnace, control the time, and arrange the seasoning. The precise combination of details Together, one is indispensable.
Lei Heng suddenly said,
”Lin Chou, are you interested in coming to the research institute to play a big game? The sixth sense tells me that you are definitely the best person to play Yuanneng Ark reactor! The principle is not much different!”
”...”
It's not just Lin Chou, there are black lines on everyone's faces.
Lin Chou reluctantly twitched the corner of his mouth.
”If you're talking about the long boiler-like explosion that can lift half of the base city to the sky...I think I'd better guard the small hall.”
”Hahaha~”
Lei Heng was not annoyed, and laughed with everyone.
”Speaking of which, this is the first decent New Year I have ever had since I joined the research institute.”
”Who said no.”
”Last year, my buddies spent time in the laboratory. The year before last was Zushan. The year before the first year, I was great. I squatted in a living corpse lair for a month, and it was another year when I came out.”
Bai Xiaomao mumbled,
”I think there is nothing wrong with celebrating the New Year in the laboratory. So many people are together, it's very annoying and bothersome.”
Jin San whispered, ”This girl is an orphan. She grew up in a scientific research institute. Well...does not like the outside world very much.”
Everyone nodded.
Bai Mao Mao didn't care what Jin San said, just stared at Lin Chou and said,
”Crack, I said, can you let me take a test tube of blood, just take a blood, so stingy.”
While talking, he used a knife to poke Qin Wuyong's slingshot, and after a while, it was covered with small holes.
Lin Chou shuddered, mad, or let it go, it looks really dangerous...
After eating and eating, everyone's enthusiasm grew more and more. Everyone was blushing like how much wine they had drunk, and there was a little more popularity on the quiet desert island.
However, the sky is always unsatisfactory. The deep part of the island bursts with a huge roar, and the ground trembles violently. The whole island seems to be shaky and may sink to the bottom of the sea at any time.
”what happened?”
”Where is the Seismograph?”
”Quickly, take care of the equipment...”
”boom!”
A louder roar sounded, and a sky-wide fire light illuminated the entire island, and the fire light was gushing out from the top of the strange crater.
”I smell gas...”
”Is there oil under my island?”
”It's over, the equipment we left in the cave...”
The island trembled several times at last, and the shock subsided.
The blazing fire on the top of the mountain didn't mean a little weakening, it had turned into a huge torch, and the whole island was bright as day.
In a moment, the temperature around the islands clearly showed an upward trend, and clusters of Mars began to slide down from the top of the mountain.
”Fuck, this fire has such a high temperature? It burned the stone red so quickly?”
Lei Heng stared at the blazing fire for a long while before gritting his teeth.
”Pack up our things and we retreat. Now the situation on the island is unknown. In order to avoid unnecessary danger, we will first go back to the ship to observe.”