Capítulo 386: [386] What is Basic Knife Skills?
Chapter 386: What is Basic Knife Skills?
"How's my appetizer?" Upon hearing Hachiman's question, everyone realized it was just an appetizer.
"Haha, Hachiman-kun, your culinary skills are truly remarkable. This appetizer undoubtedly awakens all our taste buds," Senzaemon laughed heartily.
Everyone nodded in agreement. After savoring such a delightful appetizer, they were even more eager for the next course.
"Now that everyone is satisfied, since we just had sashimi, let me introduce another way of enjoying sea bream," Hachiman smiled faintly and resumed his work.
He tossed several cleaned carrots into the air, grabbing two Santoku knives and swiftly slicing through the air.
Santoku knives were a Japanese invention, meaning "three virtues" in Japanese. They excelled at slicing, dicing, and chopping, as long as they weren't used for cutting bones or frozen meat.
Although similar to Western chef's knives, Santoku knives had slight differences. The curvature of the Santoku knife blade was smaller than that of a chef's knife.
In the anime "Food Wars," the protagonist Soma often used and meticulously maintained a Santoku knife.
As the two Santoku knives danced in Hachiman's hands, the carrots in the air exploded like orange fireworks, turning into flying carrot shreds...
Hachiman took out a bowl, and every strand of flying carrot neatly landed in it.
Not only carrots but also mushrooms, cabbage, carrots, bamboo shoots, green peppers, and various other ingredients were sliced into shreds in the same manner.
This exemplified basic knife skills.
Watching the colorful vegetable shreds, Hachiman nodded in satisfaction.
Alright, the most "basic" shredding was done; it was time to move on to something else.
He then took out a uniquely shaped kitchen knife, with many holes on the blade, each containing a shiny wire.
"Are those... wires?" Soue pushed his glasses up, somewhat uncertain.
Amidst the astonished gazes of everyone, Hachiman unexpectedly heated the uniquely shaped kitchen knife over the stove.
While the knife was heating, Hachiman once again filleted a sea bream on the countertop, skillfully removing the bones, bladder, and entrails, and scraping off two large pieces of fish skin. Then, he stacked thick slices of sea bream meat together.
By this time, the knife was almost heated. Hachiman took a deep breath, grabbed the heated knife, and fiercely chopped down on the stacked sea bream meat.
As his knife fell, the sea bream meat directly "burst" open, and the "fragments" that burst naturally fell into the previously prepared filling.
At the same time, a strong aroma of fish emanated from the sea bream meat under Hachiman's knife.
Upon closer inspection, the burst fragments turned out to be spherical chunks of sea bream meat squeezed together.
Everyone understood where the aroma came from. After all, the chef's knife was scorching hot. The sea bream chunks squeezed out from the steel rings in an instant were probably fully cooked on the outside, and they were roasted instantly at high temperatures due to friction.
Seeing this scene, everyone couldn't help but feel a bit helpless.
So, after playing with ice, are you now playing with fire?
Soon, Hachiman squeezed out the sea bream meat almost completely. He then set down the scorching hot kitchen knife, picked up a normal knife again, and sliced the two large pieces of sea bream skin into small square pieces.
Then, he wrapped the prepared filling in these square pieces of sea bream skin and finally pan-fried the sea bream rolls.
Soon, the sea bream rolls were fried to perfection, and after being taken out, they were drizzled with a sauce made from boiled sea bream bones, completing this dish.
"Thank you for waiting. Please enjoy," Hachiman placed the plated sea bream rolls in front of everyone.
Looking at the sea bream rolls in front of them, Senzaemon asked, "Hachiman-kun, what's the name of this dish?"
"As for the name, let's call it 'Reincarnation Spring Rolls,'" Hachiman smiled.
Yes, what he just made was the "Reincarnation Spring Rolls," a dish that Liu Maoxing made in the "Chuka Ichiban" competition in order to counter Leon's "Ice-Cold Sea Bream Mountain."
"Reincarnation Spring Rolls? Interesting name," Senzaemon murmured to himself.
However, compared to the dish, Erina and the others were more concerned about Hachiman.
Komachi: "Is your hand burned or not, Onii-chan?"
Erina: "You, doing such dangerous things again."
Alice: "Yeah, after holding an ice knife just now, is it a fire knife now?"
Leonora: "Exactly, Hachiman-kun, you don't take care of yourself enough."
"..."
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Upon hearing their aunt's (mother's) words, the two sisters turned their heads simultaneously, their expressions clearly saying, "What are you meddling in."
Seeing the expressions of the two sisters, Leonora stuck out her tongue like a girl.
"Hehe, I was just showing some concern."
"Don't worry, it's not hot actually," Hachiman shrugged.
Unlike the main character Liu Maoxing, the kitchen knife he used today was custom-made by the Nakiri family in advance. The handle of the knife was made of carbon fiber material with excellent heat insulation and corrosion resistance, so when he held it, it just felt a bit warm, not hot.
"Don't worry, I'm fine," Hachiman smiled and then pointed to the "Reincarnation Spring Rolls" on the plate.
"Alright, let's not dwell on that. Let's try them while they're still hot. They won't taste as good when they're cold."
"That's right, let's taste them while they're hot," Senzaemon said, picking up a spring roll and putting it into his mouth.
"Mmm! This... the sea bream is so fresh, it's like it's come back to life."
"Yes! It's like there's a live sea bream dancing in my mouth. The taste is exquisite!" Gin exclaimed in admiration.
On the side, Joichiro showed a sudden realization expression. "So that's it, 'reincarnation' refers to this? Bringing the dead sea bream back to life. Impressive, Hachiman-kun."
"Not only that, but the flavors of other vegetables also blend perfectly with the sea bream meat. Bamboo shoots, cabbage, green peppers... It feels like I've been transported back to spring," Roland Chapelle, the chef known as the "Chef Who Never Smiles," had a happy smile on his face at this moment.
Meanwhile, the girls were breathing slightly, their eyes closed, with a hint of tempting blush on their faces, clearly immersed in the culinary experience.
Watching everyone's reactions, Hachiman smiled and also picked up a spring roll, putting it into his mouth. As he tasted the delicious dish he had created, he couldn't help but squint his eyes in delight.
Capítulo 387: [387] The Copycat Chef, Hachiman Hikigaya
Chapter 387: The Copycat Chef, Hachiman Hikigaya
"Ha ha, first resurrecting in the glacier, and then being reborn in the raging fire, this is truly a marvelous sea bream feast."
"Yes, the lively taste is as if the sea bream is dancing on the tip of the tongue, it's hard to describe in words."
"This culinary skill is amazing. These two dishes alone make the trip worthwhile."
"Yeah, young people these days are really something."
"..."
As the dishes were emptied, everyone gradually eased out of the culinary trance, praising Hachiman's first two dishes endlessly.
To their compliments, Hachiman smiled faintly, "You flatter me. Since we've already sampled the appetizer and pre-dinner snacks, let's move on to the main course."
Upon hearing his words, everyone felt a bit speechless but couldn't argue against it.
Indeed, sashimi was an appetizing cold dish, and spring rolls, categorized as appetizers or snacks, were appropriate for pre-dinner nibbles.
However, since Hachiman said so, the next dish was bound to be even more delicious.
With this thought in mind, everyone's anticipation grew.
Hachiman once again got to work, but this time, he clearly quickened his pace.
In the eyes of everyone, Hachiman's figure seemed to have been pressed with an acceleration button.
Kneading dough, preparing vegetables, mushrooms, and various meats...
From the amount of preparation, it was evident that he wasn't planning to make dishes one by one.
Currently, Hachiman was handling various cuts of meat: tenderloin, leg meat, shoulder meat, pork head meat, trotters...
Not only that, he also took out a leg of lamb, picked up a kitchen knife, and swiftly made several even and deep cuts on the leg of lamb. Then, he made a few pokes in the air, creating small holes on both sides of the leg of lamb.
Once the leg of lamb was prepared, he placed it in a container, added cooking wine and Sichuan peppercorn water to remove the gaminess, and started marinating it.
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Seeing this scene, Gin seemed a bit bewildered.
Hachiman's actions were too familiar to him now. Kneading dough and handling various cuts of pork were probably for making the "Cosmic Dumplings," while the handling of the leg of lamb was clearly for making the "Ninefold Secret Lamb Leg" from last time!
This...
Just by watching a few times, he learned it all?
At this moment, Gin began to doubt his own talent deeply.
It should be noted that the "Ninefold Secret Lamb Leg" was something he had painstakingly researched for a long time, and after continuous improvement and optimization, it had become one of his strongest dishes.
You're picking up everything just by watching a few times, Hachiman, isn't that a bit too much?
Unfortunately, no matter how much Gin complains in his mind, Hachiman's actions continue.
This "Ninefold Secret Lamb Leg" was indeed something he secretly learned last time at the Totsuki Resort.
With the blessing of his maxed-out "Physique" module, Hachiman's senses were greatly enhanced. In terms of vision, he could even slow down captured images, making it easy for him to see or learn high-difficulty operations.
So, as long as he wears a face mask, he could easily cosplay as Hatake Kakashi.
...
Looking at Hachiman again, while marinating the leg of lamb, he didn't idle. He blanched the Jinhua ham, which had been soaked in clear water in advance, in boiling water, then took it out, and stewed it together with the previously prepared tea tree mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, bamboo shoots, and ginger in a pot.
During this time, Hachiman began cooking various parts of the pork using different pots.
Frying, deep-frying, stewing, roasting...
And during the cooking process, he would add scallions, ginger, garlic, star anise, onions, and even French red wine, various herbs, and other common seasonings from different cuisines!
When these meats were cooked to about seventy percent done, Hachiman turned off the heat.
By this time, the dough was also almost ready. He rolled out the pale golden dough into a slightly thinner dough sheet, then went to a relatively open space and started spinning the dough sheet in his hands.
Under the centrifugal force, the dough sheet in Hachiman's hands grew larger and larger, soon becoming a dough sheet with a diameter of over one meter.
Seeing this scene, the people around remained emotionally stable.
After all, they had just witnessed some grand scenes. Compared to carving void, slicing void, or spinning dough with hands, this was relatively minor.
Tossing the spun dough sheet gently upward, Hachiman didn't move his head, just watched as the large dough sheet slowly descended, landing perfectly in the large steamer prepared on the countertop.
With the dough sheet ready, Hachiman processed the various kinds of pork that had been cooked to half done. Soon, chunks of meat, meat grains, and even meat fillings appeared under his knife.
After arranging the various meats on the dough and filling them, Hachiman carefully folded the edges of the dough to form them into the shape of dumplings.
Seeing the finished dumplings, both Erina and Alice exclaimed softly.
"Huh, isn't this..."
"It seems to be that dish, right?"
Hearing the two sisters' comments, Leonora became interested.
"What's going on, Erina, Alice, do you know this dish?"
"Oh, this dish is something Hachiman made on the last night of our residential training, it's called... uh, what was it... the 'Cosmic Dumplings,' I think." Alice nodded.
At this moment, Gin, who was nearby, also spoke up. "That's right, it's exactly the dish Hachiman made for the celebratory dinner during our residential training."
"And that leg of lamb that's marinating, it should be for the dish I originally made, the 'Ninefold Secret Lamb Leg.' I wonder how Hachiman's version will taste," Gin added, feeling somewhat strange in his heart, as it's not common for someone to replicate his dishes so openly.
On Hachiman's side, the dumplings were already wrapped up. He placed the large steamer on the steamer pot and started the final steaming process.
Taking advantage of this time, he continued with the cooking steps for other dishes.
After removing the cooked ham, he added the sliced bamboo shoots and scattered fish maw into the broth and cooked them for a few minutes to absorb the flavor of the ham broth.
The ham and bamboo shoot slices were cut to the same thickness as the scattered fish maw. Next, it was time for some manual work. Hachiman intertwined these three strands, then braided them.
Once the braided strands were stuffed into the sausage casing, they were placed in the pot with the ham broth and steamed.
Seeing this scene, Erina suddenly realized.
"So, it's that dish?"
Naturally, the young girl could tell that Hachiman was making the "Tornado Wing Sausage."
"Huh, Erina, do you know? What dish is this?" Alice asked curiously.
However, Erina had no intention of telling her. "I'm not telling you. Not only do I know about this dish, but Hachiman also taught me how to make it."
Saying this, the young girl glanced triumphantly at Alice.
Seeing her triumphant look, Alice gritted her teeth.
Damn you, Erina!
Hmph, even if you know about this dish, Hachiman has already done that kind of thing with me. No matter what, you'll have to be behind me.
I've won!
Thinking this, Alice's mood improved a lot, and she glanced triumphantly at Erina in return.
This puzzled Erina a bit because she didn't know what Alice was feeling triumphant about.
But then again, besides Erina, Gin also knew about this dish, but he had no intention of getting involved in the sisters' jealousy, so he simply watched without saying a word.
At the same time, he became even more certain of his speculation.
Erina and Alice, the two sisters, indeed both seemed to like Hachiman.
The only question was, which one would Hachiman choose?
This also piqued the interest of Gin, the "Top Graduate of Totsuki," in his heart.
After all, gossip is a human instinct, and almost everyone has some interest in gossip news.
This was something Hachiman didn't know about Gin's thoughts. If he knew, he would surely look down on him.
Only children make choices. Adults, of course, want them all.
Meanwhile, Hachiman continued to focus on cooking. Soon, a dish was ready, and he proudly carried over a plate of pink cylindrical objects—his freshly made "Tornado Wing Sausage."
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