Chapter 113 - Stewed Lion Heads Meatballs (1/2)

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The knife was pressed rhythmically on the chopping board. Xu Le raised the blade and slit the Buddha’s Roll open every three centimeters without cutting it off.

Zhang Liang was heating up oil at the side. He said in surprise, “Are you cutting the shape of a finger?”

“That’s right. 1 am going to cut a long strip first, then cut it into pieces after it’s fried, Otherwise, it’ll curl up easily the moment it enters the pot and won’t look good.”

‘When the oil was heated up to 70 to 80 percent hot and started to emit smoke, it would be ready to place the rolls into the pot.

Xu Le used the knife to hold up the Buddha’s Roll that had been cut and said to the camera, “You must use the side of the knife and press it close to the chopping board. If you use your hand directly, it will easily deform. Slide down along the edge of the pot and let it fry slowly.”

After entering the pot of oil, there was no longer any difficulty in cooking the dish. Zhang Liang helped to watch after and flip the sides as he said, “When you add alcohol into the noodles, it usually spoils the taste.”

“That’s right, but if it’s fried in a pot of oil, you can add yellow wine or huadiao wine. After being cooked at a high temperature, the smell of alcohol will be completely dispersed, and the fragrance of the wine will still remain in the ingredients.”

Zhang Liang nodded and said humbly, “Then do you know if the cooking wine can be added if the vegetables were steamed instead?”

“The main purpose of cooking wine is to get rid of the fishiness. If the dish is going to be steamed, you can add vegetable juice to the fillings to enhance the fragrance and also increase the nutritional value.”

After Xu Le finished explaining, he used his finger to poke at the Buddha’s Roll that was still in the pot of oil. Bai Xiaoming, who was looking at them from the side, cried out in shock. He quickly asked in concern, “Are you scalded? Aiyo, why are you so careless! Why did you place your hand into the pot of

oil?”

Xu Le was baffled. He extended his index finger and showed it to him. “It’s not scalded.”

It turned out that he had been practicing day and night in the system. His skills were like an experienced chef who had been practicing for decades. Once he got used to it, he wouldn’t be afraid of the heat and wouldn’t sustain any injuries.

“Ah… that’s good.”

Bai Xiaoming was still in shock as he furrowed his brows and said, “Luckily you didn’t get scalded. I was scared to death. Please don’t put your hand into the pot.”

Zhang Liang also widened his eyes. However, he had some understanding of culinary skills and had seen the experienced chefs do this before, so he was still quite calm. He grinned and joked, “Little Master Chef thinks this dish is too plain and wants to add some meat i

The cameraman was so shocked that he couldn’t breathe. After a long time, he said, “Little Master Chef, be careful. You don’t have to work so hard. You’re still young.”

‘The Buddha’s Rolls inside the pot were fried until both sides were golden brown. After the surface hardened, they could be fished out. After the loud shouting earlier, Zhou Huangya, who was standing outside at the counter, also came in to ask what had happened. Bai Xiaoming could not help but laugh.

Xu Le picked up the last piece of Buddhist’s Roll and demonstrated it.

He gently pressed and exerted force with one finger, fishing out the Buddha’s Roll using the strainer.

“Wow! Wow! Wow!” Zhou Huangya covered her mouth as her eyes narrowed from smiling. She exclaimed, “That’s so amazing! Goodness, is your hand any different from mine? Are there scales on your skin?”

Half joking, she leaned over and said, “What are you doing?”

“Cutting the rolls. The Buddha’s Rolls should be cut into the shape of the hand with five fingers.”

With that said and a crunching sound from the knife, the shape of the Buddha’s Roll appeared. It was golden and crispy.