Chapter 119 - Sesame Oil Chicken (1/2)

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

After the Gardenia fruits boiled the soup, he served it.

The color of the soup had already turned golden yellow. Xu Le lifted the lid of the stew pot. The chicken meat was tender white in color and the meat was firm. The stew was almost ready.

He picked up the pot and poured oil into it, preparing to stir-fry with sugar. He said, “Stir-frying with sugar is basically a must-have skill of every family. I won’t say too much. Remember to pour the Gardenia water in immediately after the smoke emerges and it has turned brown color.”

With a whoosh, the kitchen was filled with the fragrances of the soup as the fumehood operated.

“The color is golden red when it has succeeded. That’s right, when you scoop it up with a spoon, it’s bright red and clear.”

Xu Le turned and demonstrated to the camera. He added the soup base into the pot and ten chickens floated. When he added half of the soup base into the pot, they were immediately colored.

“As long as the chicken floats up, it means that it’s already cooked. First, add the soup base, then add the Gardenia water, and then add 150 grams of salt. By then, the taste is almost there.”

“At this time, we need to add another handful of rock sugar. This is because apart from the fragrance, the spices also have some bitterness. We will add sugar to neutralize the bitterness according to one’s personal taste.”

He sprinkled some rock sugar and closed the lid.

“Stew over a small fire for another 40 minutes, then turn off the fire and let the chicken taste seep in.”

Xu Le looked up at the clock on the wall and said, “We have to stew it for two to three hours before the fragrance can permeate through. We have to use this time to prepare the other chicken.”

“There’s still more chicken?”

Alex was in disbelief. “How many chickens did you buy?”

“Not much.” Bai Xiaoming looked up to the sky and sighed. “More than 30, nearly 40.”

Alex asked in doubt, “Can you sell them out today? The new dishes have not been advertised yet.”

Zhou Huangya pointed at Xu Le and said smugly, “Our living signboard is standing here. As long as we say that he made it, it will be sold out. Don’t worry about it.”

Alex frowned, still in disbelief. “Can you really cook?” He asked.

“When I demonstrated the process just now, you were standing beside me.”

After Xu Le answered calmly, he looked up at him and said, “You’re here today to record my cooking process, not to evaluate it. Besides, you haven’t tasted it yet.”

“That’s right! I didn’t even taste it. I definitely don’t believe that you can cook well. Open the lid of the pot and get me a chicken to try.”

“It’s not stewed yet. Do you want to eat raw meat?”

‘Xu Le was taking out the chicken meat from the fridge that he had mixed with salt last night and handed it to Alex.

He wasn’t afraid of causing trouble, but was even more afraid of offending people. After being rebuked by the child’s strong attitude, Alex couldn’t help but weaken his attitude. “You’ll be dumbfounded later. Just wait, I’ll definitely expose you!”

Zhou Huangya could not stand it anymore. She rolled her eyes, covered the wheat, and complained softly, “The ignorant are fearless.”

“What are you talking about? I’m the editor-in-chief. Do you believe that I’ll write you in?”

Alex rushed forward again. This time, no one paid any attention to him. He spoke arrogantly, and after saying a few crazy words, he stood obediently by the table and watched as Xu Le started to prepare the sesame oil chicken.