A Mouthful of Sky-high Fried Rice, Lao Tang Apprenticed on the Spot

After roasting for three minutes, Li Yi turned on the oven and took out the roast chicken that was emitting a strong aroma.

"Wow!"

Jiang Xin and Sun Liqiqi let out an exclamation.

The roasted chicken, which was originally full of marinated fragrance, was baked in the oven, the fat on the skin was roasted until it was tightened, and the aroma became stronger and more attractive.

"Let me show off first!"

Jiang Xin was already drooling, and she wanted to pick up the chopsticks, but Li Yi blocked the chopsticks with a fence.

"Don't worry, it will be fine in a while."

Li Yi scooped out the roasted chicken and placed it on the shelf in the pot.

Cover the pot and turn on medium heat.

It was the first time for everyone present to see smoked chicken with their own eyes, and they were very curious.

Especially Zhao Jinmai, who looked at it very carefully.

"Can it be cooked like this to make smoked chicken?"

Zhao Jinmai watched with great interest.

"Yes, this is called sugar smoked."

Li Yi explained: "To put it bluntly, it is actually using the caramelization reaction to color the ingredients and increase the flavor.

When white granulated sugar produces caramelization reaction, two types of substances will be produced. One is the dehydration polymerization product of sugar, which is commonly known as caramel or sugar color.

The other category is degradation products, mainly some volatile aldehydes, ketones and other gases.

Burning with the lid covered like this, the oxygen in the pot is not enough, so there is no way to create an open flame.

The sugar in the pot can't be completely burned, and it will produce smoke with a caramel aroma.

After the smoke adheres to the ingredients, it will give the ingredients a caramel color and the aroma of caramel. "

"so amazing!"

Sun Li listened in amazement: "People in the past didn't know these principles, so how could they invent this method?"

"I just explained this process with the theory of modern chemistry. The ancients had their own theories and experience summaries."

Li Yi said with a smile: "Although the theories are different, they all lead to the same goal. They are all for making delicious things."

"awesome."

Sun Li was amazed, and then asked: "Eh? Then when did this method of sugar fumigation appear?

I remember that sugar was very precious in ancient times, and most people didn't have that much money to use sugar to smoke meat, right? "

"yes!"

Jiang Xin added: "I read some information before filming. During the reign of Emperor Kangxi, sugar was worth 100 renminbi per catty. At that time, beef was only 70 to 80 renminbi per catty. Sugar was more expensive than meat."

"Ancient sugar has always been expensive."

Li Yi said with a smile: "During the Tang Dynasty, the price ratio of milk glutinous rice to rice was 15:1.

However, as the production of sucrose increased and the efficiency of the process increased, by the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the price ratio of Fuzhou, sucrose and rice could be reduced to 5:3 or even 2:1.

Sugar was used as a smoker to make bacon, which also appeared at this time. "

"So Tangxun appeared in the middle of Qing Dynasty?"

Sun Li asked in surprise.

"right."

Li Yi joked: "It's almost the era that Zhen Huan lived in."

"Such a coincidence?"

Sun Li laughed in surprise, and then said with satisfaction: "Then I must try it later."

While speaking, white smoke began to seep from the edge of the pot lid.

Seeing this, Wu Lei hurriedly reminded: "Brother Yi, the smoke is coming out!"

"I see."

Li Yi nodded, but didn't move. He just explained: "It's white smoke now, and the color of the smoke will start to change after it turns yellow."

As he said that, he waited quietly. After a while, the smoke seeping from the gap of the pot cover had turned pale yellow.

Seeing the smoke change color, Li Yi immediately turned off the fire.

After quietly counting to ten, Li Yi lifted the lid of the pot.

The billowing yellow smoke dispersed, and everyone around the stove immediately retreated while covering their noses.

The smell of this sugar smoke is a bit strong, and it smells a bit choking.

The yellow smoke rose and was quickly sucked away by the range hood, and the roast chicken in the pot also revealed its whole picture.

At this time, the whole body of the roast chicken has turned into a golden color, shiny and very attractive.

Li Yi took out the roast chicken and put it on a plate beside him.

Master Cai stepped forward with the camera on his shoulders and took a close-up shot.

In the live broadcast, the golden roast chicken amazed the audience, and the screen was full of drooling emojis.

"This chicken looks delicious!"

"It's beautiful! The color is incredible!"

"It's amazing! After smoking for a while, there is such a big difference in color?"

"Awesome! It looks much more delicious than the one at the gate of my community!"

The scattered people also gathered together again, looking at the smoked chicken curiously.

"The color is amazing!"

Sun Li sighed, then stepped forward and lowered her head to smell the smell.

"Eh? It really smells like caramel!"

She looked up in surprise.

Zhao Jinmai also stepped forward to smell it, covered his mouth in surprise and said, "This is the smell of smoked chicken! It smells so good!"

Jiang Xin couldn't stop drooling as she looked at the oily roast chicken.

"Can I eat it?"

She looked at Li Yi eagerly.

"Okay."

As Li Yi said, he washed his hands under the faucet at the side, stepped forward and said, "Let me tear it apart for you to eat."

As he said that, he came to the roasted chicken, first grabbed the two legs of the roasted chicken, gently pulled and broke the two chicken legs, and the two chicken legs were removed.

He didn't use any strength at all, just pulled it lightly, and the chicken leg was already deboned.

Then there are chicken wings, chicken heads, chicken necks, and then chicken breasts, chicken backs, and chicken belly.

The old chicken that had been stewed until it was crispy and boneless was like a piece of tofu, which was easily crushed and divided into small pieces.

After dismantling it, Li Yi took a small plate, took out a chicken wing, put it on it, and stepped aside.

"Okay, let's eat!"

As soon as Li Yi finished speaking, Jiang Xin rushed to the plate with chopsticks in hand.

Although she just came here today, her enthusiasm for food is no less than that of Wu Lei.

Wu Lei just pulled out the chopsticks, and Jiang Xin picked up the chicken legs and put them in her bowl.

"Keep the chicken!"

Wu Lei yelled, and also rushed to the front, holding another chicken leg with one chopstick.

However, Zhao Jinmai's chopsticks also stretched out from the side, and at the same time clamped the chicken leg, and the two immediately started a fierce tug-of-war competition.

Li Yi, who retreated to the side, watched them scramble with a smile, and handed the plate containing the chicken wings to Liu Yifei.

Liu Yifei's favorite part of the chicken is the chicken wings.

After receiving the small dish, Liu Yifei smiled and took a bite with the chopsticks.

When the chicken wings entered the mouth, the unique aroma of caramel and oil made her eyes shine.

And Jiang Xin has already exclaimed: "Wow! This is delicious! The meat is so rotten, it fell off the bone!"

She had already taken a bite out of the chicken leg in the bowl, and what she was holding with her chopsticks was no longer a chicken leg, but a bare chicken leg bone.

The rest of the meat fell into the bowl, it was all off the bone.

"Smells good!"

Sun Li also tasted a piece of meat, and was immediately astonished.

She chewed the chicken in her mouth, and couldn't find a suitable adjective for a while, so she could only sigh: "This is the best chicken I've ever eaten!"

"As long as you like to eat."

Li Yi smiled.

"Is this roast chicken?"

Sun Li was aroused full of curiosity: "But it doesn't taste the same as what I bought online!"

"Fresh out of the pan and vacuum-packed are certainly not the same taste."

Li Yi explained with a smile: "This kind of roast chicken is the best when it comes out of the pan, but it's the limit if you leave it overnight. It can be vacuum packed for ten days and a half months. There will be changes."

"How is this done?"

Sun Li asked earnestly, "Can you teach me?"

Hearing this, Li Yi thought for a moment before asking her, "Have you watched the previous episodes?"

"Seen."

Sun Li nodded and smiled, "Didn't I say that? I'm a die-hard fan. I've watched every episode of the show. If you don't believe me, just test me."

"Then let me ask you."

Li Yi asked with a smile: "If you want braised meat to be fragrant, what is the next sentence?"

"Eight ingredients plus broth!"

Sun Li answered without thinking.

"good."

Li Yi smiled and said: "Knowing this sentence, making roast chicken is much easier."

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