I'm the Culinary God-Chapter 764 - 338: The Drunken Crab Really Has a High Melon Content! Ginger Duck is Ready, Technique Acquired! [Seeking Monthly Ticket]_2
He said with a smile, "I don’t have plans to open a branch just yet. Let’s wait until our reputation has grown a bit more. There’s no rush."
Ziqiang Shengjian requires a small investment and has low costs, allowing rapid expansion to eight stores in a short period of time.
But Lin Ji couldn’t be so reckless.
It’s the core of my entire business, so I can’t act rashly.
Once we have a strong reputation, enough staff, and sufficient funds, it won’t be too late to consider opening a branch.
The meat on the crab legs becomes tender and smooth after soaking in the drunken marinade. It’s not only delicious but also has a slightly sweet aftertaste, making the umami flavor even more lingering.
There isn’t a lot of meat on the crab legs, but there is a thrill of exploration in eating it.
Like enjoying delicacies such as rabbit heads or duck heads, the pleasure of prying out just a little bit of tasty crab meat after some fiddling and popping it into your mouth is truly intoxicating.
Old Huang said, "While the female crabs are still in season, I’ll have someone send over more crabs later so Brother Lin can prepare more. Let’s get together again for a drink once they’re marinated."
"No problem!"
"Boss Huang is so generous!"
While they were talking, Wei Qian brought over the cooked Drunken Crab from the steamer.
Raw Drunken Crab is fresh; cooked Drunken Crab is rich in flavor.
As soon as it was served, Yan Lin’s eyes lit up, "The cooked Drunken Crab has to be marinated before steaming, that’s what makes it even more delicious."
She was a crab-eating expert. Not needing any tools, she directly picked up one and skillfully began to dismantle it, eating and praising Lin Xu’s skills all the while.
Lin Xu held a cooked Drunken Crab and expertly took out the crab meat, placing it in front of Shen Baobao.
This girl, having had an allergic reaction to eating silkworm pupae before, was wary of raw Drunken Crab, but the cooked version posed no problem.
As she savored the flavorful and strong taste of the crab, she suddenly thought of Ginger Duck, which can neutralize the cold nature of crabs, "Xu Bao, when will those Ginger Ducks be ready? I really want to try them..."
Lin Xu looked towards his senior.
Xie Baomin stood up and said, "It should be almost ready. I’ll go check. If it’s good, we can start eating."
As good as Drunken Crab is, it can only be eaten in moderation. Too much of it can upset the stomach.
Compared to that, Ginger Duck is much better, perfect with both rice and alcohol, and it even has the benefit of warming the stomach and dispelling cold. It’s something even girls on their period should eat more of.
Apart from those who don’t eat ginger, this dish can satisfy everyone’s taste buds.
Seeing his senior head to the kitchen, Lin Xu also got up and followed.
With a Cooking Learning Card in hand, I should quickly learn this dish so I can make it in the restaurant whenever I want.
「Arriving in the kitchen.」
SZZZ... A continuous sizzling sound came from the clay pot, the sound of oil frying the duck meat.
Xie Baomin lifted the lid, and a rich aroma wafted out from inside.
The color of the duck meat turned a deeper red, glistening with oil, making one want to pick up a piece and taste it straight away.
A bamboo spatula stirred the pot twice, turning up pieces of duck meat and ginger, fried golden brown, from the bottom. Along with them came the intensely fragrant rendered fat.
"Senior, how come there seems to be more oil at the bottom of the pot?"
Lin Xu was curious. Earlier, when they were cutting the meat with scissors, the oil in the pot seemed almost dry, but now there was noticeably more.
"That’s because the oil inside the duck meat has been baked out. Dry duck tastes crispy and aromatic because the oil has been rendered out, making the meat firmer and chewier."
After flipping the meat over, Xie Baomin covered the pot again, picked it up off the stove with a cloth, and set it down.
Lin Xu took the moment to mentally activate, Use Cooking Learning Card!
Soon, the system’s prompt sounded in his mind, "Learning target: Xie Baomin. Today’s skill: cooking technique for Ginger Duck. Would you like to learn it?"
"Learn it!"
After using a Perfect Level Cooking Learning Card, the technique was automatically learned by Lin Xu.
Once he finished acquiring the experience, Lin Xu found that he had learned both the dry and wet methods for Ginger Duck.
This gave him a pleasant surprise of gaining a double reward with a single investment.
This Cooking Learning Card was well spent!
"If it’s cold when serving, you can place the clay pot on a dry pot stand with a small flame underneath to keep the duck meat warm. It will taste even better," said Xie Baomin as he began to tidy up the other clay pots.
Once all four portions of the dry duck were ready, he took the bubbling wet duck off the stove and started plating.
He brought one portion of the dry duck and one of the wet duck to the table, while the other three portions of dry duck were served to the staff for tasting.
「At the dining table.」
When the lids were lifted from the two Ginger Ducks, the appealing scent immediately captured everyone’s attention.
"Wow, that smells so good."
"I didn’t expect the fragrance of ginger to be so intense."
"This duck meat looks so juicy and oily." 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢
"Is the wet duck stewed? It feels similar to freshly cooked rotisserie chicken."
"Both types of duck look tantalizing. The soup mixed with rice must be delicious."
...
Everyone was chattering excitedly, full of curiosity about the Ginger Duck.
"Come on, let’s eat."
Shen Guofu was the first to pick a duck foot from the dry duck and place it into his bowl.
The surface of the duck foot glistened with oil, and it looked reddish and shiny.
When he tasted it, the first flavor that hit his palate was that of sesame oil, followed by a subtle heat from the oils.
Unlike the spiciness of chili, the heat from ginger comes on gradually, strengthening slowly until one realizes its dominant presence.
This instinctively makes one reach for a couple of scoops of rice.
The duck foot was delicious, with a slightly charred exterior. The ginger had thoroughly infused the meat, resulting in a fragrant bite that was spicy and refreshingly piquant.
