Free Web NovelChapter 1080: Chapter 442: Young Man, Want a Girlfriend? Learn to Cook Cherry Meat and You’ll Find One!
"Hello everyone, I’m Old Dai. Today I’m here to ride the wave of popularity. I heard there’s a restaurant in Sanlitun that allows pets, so I plan to take Dundun there to explore. If you’re interested, don’t forget to follow [Dai’s Restaurant Exploration], and experience what it’s like to be on the brink of getting beaten every time."
Old Dai has always loved finding amusement, and after he started exploring restaurants, he became even more uninhibited.
Each time he explores a restaurant, he points out their shortcomings, and occasionally he would talk about some interesting stories within the industry. For example, while dining in an old traditional restaurant, he said:
"The original boss of this place didn’t have the surname Zhang; it was the previous boss who did. But the head chef colluded with the front desk to make the accounts look like a loss, swindling money from the restaurant. Somehow, he ended up acquiring the restaurant from the previous boss. If any of you are planning to be a boss, take heed and don’t get taken advantage of by such people."
This story is well-known among insiders, yet nobody ever speaks about it.
His big mouth made it known all over the internet, and reportedly, the restaurant’s boss posted a video to clarify that Old Dai was maliciously defaming him and planned to lodge a complaint at the Fishing Platform.
Other chefs exploring restaurants require accompanying photographers to understand culinary arts, be engaging, and refrain from asking idiotic questions.
But Old Dai has only one requirement for his photographers:
Run fast!
After the introduction, they began cutting the meat.
Lin Xu cut the meat into 1.5-centimeter-square pieces, and once cut, sliced it further in the middle of the pork belly to make cube pieces the size of mahjong dice.
Once cooked, the meat’s color turns rosy, resembling ripe cherries.
While cutting the meat, Lin Xu curiously asked:
"Didn’t the boss from that last store complain about you at the Fishing Platform? Did it go anywhere?"
"It did, but as you know, Director Liao tends to protect his people, so the complaint resulted in nothing... My dad was on good terms with the previous boss Zhang, so that’s why I seized the opportunity to badmouth a bit. I really hope he’ll retaliate, then my uncle, the president, can rightfully kick that restaurant out of the Beijing’s old establishments list."
Gosh, you’re really devious.
Having the Chinese Cooking Association backing him certainly makes things different.
I wonder if Old Sun will also stand firm when he fishes by the riverside after the establishment of the Yingchun Street Fishing Association.
The cut meat was placed in a basin, and the cooking began.
Start by caramelizing crystal sugar, scoop it out once done, and then add the meat to the pot for stir-frying.
Stir-frying tightens the texture of the pork belly and also lets any off-putting smell from the meat escape with the oil smoke.
"Pork belly is quite resilient, you can stir-fry it a bit longer. Wait until the surface turns golden brown before adding the prepared spices and condiments, and continue stir-frying."
When two people film a program together, cooperation is crucial. This time Lin Xu was hands-on, while Dai Jianli provided commentary.
After the aroma of the spices fills the air, pour in the caramelized sugar.
Dai Jianli explained:
"When cooking at home, scoop out the caramelized sugar before adding the meat. If you’re lazy and add the meat directly, it’s impossible to gauge the extent of stir-frying... Bloggers online do it because they’re professional chefs and know how to control heat. At home, it’s better not to. Meat isn’t cheap, and if it turns bitter, enjoying the meal is completely ruined."
After the sugar glaze coats the meat’s surface, add salt and crystal sugar, then pour in the boiling pork bone stock.
Stir the pot with a spoon, cover it with a lid, and let it simmer on low heat.
"If you don’t have stock at home, you can use hot water, but remember not to use cold water. The meat’s temperature is high at the moment, and cold water will make it contract, affecting the texture severely..."
After Dai Jianli finished speaking, two cameramen came over to shoot close-ups, and recording paused.
The meat needed to simmer for an hour, so there’s no need to keep recording the whole time.
"Lin brother, few people nowadays know how to caramelize sugar. The ready-made caramelized sugar sold online is mostly poor quality. Have you considered selling prepared caramelized sugar online?"
Selling caramelized sugar?
Lin Xu asked curiously:
"Would anyone buy it?"
Making caramelized sugar by hand is labor-intensive, yet doesn’t earn much.
However, the ready-made caramelized sugar bought online isn’t quite satisfactory. Not only is it slow to color, but often has peculiar tastes, and might even be adulterated.
He felt that a small survey could be conducted later, and if feasible, the store could try selling it online.
No need to earn much, just treat it as a welfare for netizens.
An hour passed, and filming resumed.
Lin Xu lifted the lid, revealing that most of the broth had evaporated, leaving only a bright, thick layer of sauce at the bottom, still bubbling.
The meat in the pot, piece by piece, is thoroughly rosy, bearing a bit of a cherry-like appearance.
Using chopsticks, remove the scallion and ginger spices, then turn the heat to high and let the sauce reduce.
Once the sauce thickens further, turn off the heat and serve.
The rosy meat chunks, placed one by one on the plate, wobbled and looked appetizing, especially the skin part, filled with collagen, red and glossy, the taste is absolutely top-notch.
"Wow, this meat is really beautiful!"
Dai Jianli laughed and said:
"And this hasn’t even included intricate cuts yet. If the right angles were cut off during the meat preparation, making the chunks round, it would look even more like cherries."
Lin Xu spoke to the camera: freewēbnoveℓ.com
"This is sweet and salty-flavored meat, no need to go over the presentation too much. Everyone can see it. I’ll take the liberty of tasting it for you to see if I can appeal to both sweet and salty food lovers."
He clamped a piece with chopsticks, blew on it, and quickly popped it into his mouth.
As soon as it enters, one can taste the aroma and richness of the sauce coating the meat. It’s very tender, melting as soon as it touches the tongue, with a sweet flavor that carries a hint of salt at the very end.
And it’s precisely this hint of saltiness that refreshes the palate after the initial sweetness.
It’s like drinking icy soybean milk while eating spicy beef oil hotpot, and the feeling is truly wonderful.
"Delicious, it’s sweet and salty, highly recommended for home cooking, really tasty!"
Just as he was speaking, Shen Jiayue burst in, waved to the camera, and promptly took the plate of meat, leaving with a comment:
"Who self-praises? That’s neither objective nor fair. It’s better if I taste it. Remember to follow me, everyone, I’m about to post a tasting video!"
Lin Xu: "..."
It’s one thing for Old Dai to advertise his account, didn’t expect you to join in the fun too.
He spread his hands to the camera:
"You saw how delicious it was, right? Want your girlfriend to be like this too? Don’t just keep saving but start cooking. Once you master Cherry Meat, you also get a girlfriend!"
After, Dou Wenjing asked:
"If people learn to make Cherry Meat but still don’t have a girlfriend, what then?" freewebnσvel.cøm
Lin Xu shrugged:
"Cherry Meat doesn’t even contain cherries, how could it possibly have a girlfriend... But they can try learning Wife Cakes, the chances of getting a wife are higher with that!"
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Sorry for the late update. This Chapter is 5200 words, asking for monthly tickets, everyone!
