God of Cooking, grilling skewers attracted the fairy beasts

"What? Even my uncle hasn't eaten it yet, so I have to look forward to it!"

After listening to Li Heng's words, Bai Dabao became more interested in bird's nest.

If it weren't for the fact that these bird's nests looked dirty, he would have wanted to taste them right now.

To be honest, Li Heng was also a little bit looking forward to it.

Bird's nest is originally a place used by adult swiftlets to hatch and feed their young.

Once the young swallows have grown their wings and are able to forage for food independently, they will abandon the nest.

This time of year is the best time to pick bird's nests.

Also because the bird's nest is where the swiftlets live, it is inevitable that there will be some impurities in it, such as feathers, weeds, wood chips, gravel, eggshells, etc.

The two little ones’ task today is to remove these impurities from the bird’s nest.

The first step is also to soak it in water. The bird's nest will become softer after absorbing water.

At this time, you can use a brush to gently scrub the surface of the bird's nest.

The bird's nest that has been soaked in water becomes very "fragile" and may break into small pieces if you use too much force, so you must be gentle.

For this reason, Li Heng specifically reminded the two children several times that if they felt they were not capable of doing it, they should simply not cook it to avoid wasting food.

The two little ones repeatedly assured Li Heng that they would do as he asked.

Brushing with a brush can only remove most of the impurities. There are still some stubborn impurities embedded in the bird's nest that need to be picked out with tweezers.

This step is the longest time-consuming part in the process of processing bird's nests and is extremely demanding on one's patience.

While processing, Li Heng explained the precautions to the two little ones. It took more than ten minutes to pick out all the impurities in a bird's nest.

After doing the above, the rest is easy.

Just put the cleaned bird's nest in a cool and ventilated place to dry naturally.

Those who are more particular will prepare a semicircular mold and fix the clean bird's nest on the mold.

In this way, after the bird's nest is dried and shaped, it will look more beautiful and can be sold at a better price.

Li Heng picks bird's nests only for himself to eat, so the appearance is not that important to him.

To save trouble, just spread it directly in a dustpan and let it air dry.

"Did you two remember this?"

After fully demonstrating the process of processing bird's nests, Li Heng wiped the water stains on his hands, looked up and asked the two little ones.

"Yeah! Don't worry! We will be fine."

The two kids watched for a long time and had long wanted to try it.

"Okay! Then you must be careful..."

"Oh! I know! I know! Brother Li Heng, go and do your things!"

Li Heng wanted to say a few more words, but was ruthlessly interrupted by the two little ones, who finally pushed him back to the water tank.

The kelp has softened and can be moved to the next step.

After soaking for a period of time, some impurities and sand on the surface of the kelp will settle to the bottom of the water.

"Look, don't these kelps have a layer of slippery mucous membrane on their surface?"

Li Heng picked up a piece of kelp and showed it.

"Scrub it clean with a brush, then rub it gently with your hands."

Then he took out a bunch of soft-bristle brushes and distributed them to several apprentices, while reminding them.

Because on the surface of fresh kelp, there is a layer of substance called mannitol, which is the essence of kelp.

After cleaning, you need to use scissors to cut off the hard stems and broken edges of the kelp, as these are inedible parts.

The next step is to put the kelp in salt water and soak it for about ten minutes, which mainly plays a sterilizing role.

When the time is up, take out the kelp, drain the water on the surface, and store it for later use.

"Huh~ This job is finally done!"

In the blink of an eye, another hour passed and Zhou Xing breathed a sigh of relief.

Only after handing the last piece of kelp to Li Heng did he have time to stretch his stiff back.

"Thank goodness you guys are here, it really saves me a lot of time!"

After finishing the work here, Li Heng still had to go check on the two little ones.

This time the two little ones did not disappoint him. After being processed by them, the bird's nest not only removed all impurities visible to the naked eye, but was also preserved intact.

"How is it? Brother Li Heng, did we do what we said?"

The two little ones were very happy to be able to help Li Heng.

"Yeah! Well done! I will make you something delicious when I have time."

Li Heng patted the two little ones' heads with satisfaction and drew a big pie for them.

"It's a deal! Brother Li Heng, you are not allowed to lie!"

Xiao Chi took this matter very seriously in her heart, she didn't care whether it was just empty talk or not.

By then, even if Li Heng forgets herself, Xiao Chi will remind her.

“This morning went by really fast!”

"It's time for dinner again, do you want anything to eat?"

After resting for a while, Li Heng stood up from the recliner, stretched himself, and then asked everyone.

"kelp!"

"Bird's nest!"

Two different voices, coming from several apprentices and the two little ones.

Because they all want to try what the ingredients they have been busy preparing for the whole morning taste like.

"Very good, then let's have kelp! The majority shall obey the minority, and save the bird's nest for next time."

Li Heng quickly gave his final choice and the reasons for his choice.

As for what dishes to make with kelp, that depends on his mood.

Soon, a series of kelp-related recipes gradually emerged in Li Heng's mind.

When it comes to dishes made with kelp, the most common way to eat it is to mix it with cold dishes or make soup.

In fact, kelp can also be used for stir-frying. Thinking of this, Li Heng immediately had an idea. He planned to make a dish of stir-fried kelp shreds.

But if lunch only had shredded kelp, it would feel a bit monotonous, so he planned to make a dish of coconut stewed chicken.

The idea for this dish came to Li Heng after he saw the coconut yesterday, and he has been thinking about it until now.

"Let's go to the kitchen."

After deciding on today's lunch dishes, Li Heng led the others straight to the kitchen.

For the first dish, Li Heng plans to make coconut stewed chicken.

There are some different opinions about the choice of ingredients for this dish, especially the choice of coconut.

Some people recommend using old coconuts because the flesh of old coconuts is thicker, the flavor is richer, and the stewed soup tastes better.

Moreover, it has a higher content of coconut oil and coconut milk, which can better reflect the aroma of coconut?.

Some people also recommend using young coconuts because the meat of young coconuts is tenderer, has a softer texture, and the coconut water is sweet, which is suitable for people who like light tastes.

It is hard to say which of these two different choices is better or worse, just like people who like tofu pudding can be divided into sweet and salty types.

There is no such thing as good or bad, right or wrong, there are just different choices made by different people.

This time Li Heng did not ask for other people's opinions. It would be useless to ask anyway, so he decided to try using old coconuts first.

If the recipe I make this time doesn’t suit his taste, I’ll use young coconut and make it again next time.