Chapter 354: Chapter 208: The Mystery of Dry-Fried Goose Chunks! Roast Whole Lamb is Ready! Such Amazing Skill! [Seeking Monthly Tickets]_3
The savory aroma of river shrimp wafted out from the kitchen.
When they were fried to near perfection, Lin Xu scooped them out and started frying the next batch.
Once all the river shrimp were fried, he increased the oil temperature and refried them for ten seconds, making the shells even more fragrant, crispy, and delicious.
After scooping them out again, Lin Xu pinched one to taste.
Hmm, the shrimp shells were thoroughly crispy, and the fried Shrimp Spears no longer poked the mouth; they were crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with a very rich shrimp flavor.
It could be said that, aside from their size, these little river shrimp were no worse than sea shrimp in other aspects.
After eating one, he pinched another and put it into Shen Baobao’s mouth.
"How is it?"
"So delicious! It feels even more flavorful than the Fried Crispy small river fish you made last time."
Lin Xu said with a smile, "The ingredients are good, so there’s really no need for much seasoning; the fried shrimp are very delicious on their own."
He picked up an empty plate, filled it with Fried Crispy river shrimp, and handed it to Shen Baobao.
"Take it out for your cousins to eat. They’ve been busy around the barbecue grill all morning; it’s time to reward everyone."
After Shen Baobao left with the river shrimp, Lin Xu took the goose pieces and started frying them.
Since these pieces of goose had already been boiled just until the rawness was gone, there was no need to worry about whether they were cooked through during frying; it was all about making the skin dry, fragrant, and crispy.
To achieve this, high heat was required throughout the process.
After the goose pieces were fried, Lin Xu poured out the oil from the pan and then added goose oil. Next, he stir-fried Scallion and Ginger, dried chili, and dried Sichuan peppercorns until fragrant, then added the goose pieces.
He stir-fried on high heat for one minute, allowing the spicy and numbing flavor to infuse into the goose meat.
Then it was time to season. Into the wok went salt, white sugar, White Sesame, and Five-Spice Powder all at once. After stirring well, he took them out of the wok and plated them.
The completion of the stir-fried goose pieces marked the beginning of today’s lunch.
After serving it on the table, Lin Xu reheated the lamb broth on the stove. While it was heating up, he sliced all the lamb meat into thin pieces.
Once cut, he blanched the slices in the boiling lamb broth.
The flavor of the lamb, subtle when cold, burst forth again when it was scalded.
After re-plating the slices, Lin Xu brought out the dipping sauce that was chilled in the fridge and prepared small bowls of the sauce for each family member, one small bowl per person.
Yes, this was the essence of eating lamb with dipping sauce. The sauce must be plentiful, or else one can’t taste the delicious flavor of the lamb.
After the lamb with dipping sauce was ready, Uncle Shi Wenming began to make the spicy and sour goose offal.
Meanwhile, Lin Xu, holding Chili Oil and prepared ingredients like chili powder and White Sesame, went outside to the barbecue rack.
"Finally, it’s ready, right, Cousin?"
"If you don’t come soon, we’ll cook ourselves in this heat!"
"Hurry up, hurry up, I’m waiting to make a video!"
"Why don’t you teach me and let me do it, Cousin?"
"..."
The youngsters had been putting on airs online all morning, acting as if they were lamb roasting experts.
Lin Xu took a brush and evenly brushed a layer of Chili Oil onto the lamb.
Hmm, the last brush of oil couldn’t be plain oil; it had to be Chili Oil. Not only did this give the lamb an enticing red color, but importantly, with the upcoming high-heat roasting, it would bake the spicy fragrance of the Chili Oil into the lamb.
After applying the Chili Oil, with his second uncle’s help, Lin Xu lowered the spit by two notches.
At this point, the lamb was thoroughly cooked. Next was roasting the lamb skin until it was crispy and crunchy; then, this perfect roast whole lamb would be completely ready.
Soon, oil began to sizzle on its surface. The aroma of the Chili Oil spread out as well.
Ten minutes later, when the Chili Oil had sufficiently infused, Lin Xu took the chili powder and sprinkled it evenly over the lamb.
The lamb’s surface, coated in oil rendered by the high heat, made the chili powder stick firmly to the roast whole lamb.
After sprinkling on the chili powder, he turned it a few more rounds to let the charcoal fire bring out the aroma of the chili powder.
Then, he sprinkled on White Sesame seeds, and after roasting for another two rounds, the roast whole lamb was officially ready!
They carried the lamb to the large circular table in the restaurant, where a large tray was already placed.
The lamb was turned upside down onto it, the iron wires binding the meat were removed with pliers, and then the flavor-infused roasting spit was set aside.
Everyone crowded around to take photos of the meat.
Lin Xu, however, calmly began laying washed lettuce leaves atop the roast whole lamb.
Once he had completely covered it with lettuce, he took another tray of equal size, placed it on top, and with his second uncle, they flipped the two trays.
When they lifted the top tray again, the lamb was beautifully presented, appearing to lie on a bed of lettuce leaves.
"Wow, this looks really pretty!"
"True to its name, the appearance of roast whole lamb is just perfect!"
"So tempting!"
"Wuhu! My roast whole lamb is finally out of the oven... Hey, who hit me?!"
The younger cousins raised their phones, ready to record the moment for another round of showing off, only to feel the "earnest affection" of their parents on their heads.
"Your cousin makes one roast whole lamb, and look at you all, getting so inflated."
Lin Xu looked at his cousins with their deflated expressions and thought that this little reality check was rather good, preventing them from being consumed by their online followers’ likes.
To encourage his younger cousins to study, he specifically posted an update under the Lin Ji’s Food topic:
"Everyone, if you see my younger cousins being active online in the future, please remember to help me remind them to do their homework."
No sooner had he posted this than a string of "Received!" comments appeared below.
Sigh, I’m only doing this for your own good!
After posting the status, Lin Xu put away his phone and looked around at everyone.
"Are you done taking photos? Once you’re done, I’ll start carving it."
Naturally, the roast whole lamb in this state was not ready to eat; it needed to be carved into pieces so it could be picked up with chopsticks.
Lin Xu, with a small knife in hand, skillfully divided the lamb into different large sections.
He then cut a particularly crispy piece from the back and handed it to Granny Lin.
"Grandma, you like the crispy parts. Try this and see how it tastes."
After Granny Lin accepted it, he cut a piece from the hind leg that was half fat, half lean, and offered it to Granny Chen, who liked her meat soft and tender.
Only after the two elders started eating did everyone else begin to reach for the lamb, tasting Lin Xu’s culinary skills.
"Oh my, this lamb is roasted so well!"
"It’s so perfectly crispy, and the meat inside is very flavorful."
"This dipping sauce is quite fragrant; it adds a lot to the lamb."
"I just love this kind of crispy roasted meat; chewing it is just too delicious!"
"Wenming, you really need to learn Lin Xu’s skills! If we set up a couple of Mongolian yurts in the yard next time, our scenic area will have a Mongolian cultural park!"
"..."
Everyone had nothing but praise for Lin Xu’s culinary skills.
The lamb, sizzling and oozing with oil, was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Eating it with the special dipping sauce was enough to make one cry with longing.
Lin Xu packed some dishes, such as the lamb with dipping sauce, roast whole lamb, dry-fried goose pieces, and Fried Crispy river shrimp, then drove out to deliver some to Chen Yuanyuan and his mother at the ticket booth, picking up Dundun on the way.
Hmm, I can’t let this little guy stay at the ticket booth all the time. It needs to come inside and relax a bit too.
Upon returning, as soon as Dundun got out of the car, it ran to the cage holding the big goose, circled it, and even jumped on top of the cage to stomp a few times.
After doing all this, the little fellow happily returned to Lin Xu’s side and rubbed its big head against Lin Xu’s trouser leg.
"I promised you I’d deal with that goose, and I did. Unfortunately, the goose meat is too spicy for you to eat. You can have lamb later; I’ll let you taste how delicious the lamb with dipping sauce is, even without the sauce."
Lin Xu went back into the restaurant and got a few slices of lamb for Dundun.
As the little fellow squatted in a corner, beginning to devour the meat greedily, Yanjing City TV’s travel channel started broadcasting Longqi Mountain scenic area’s promotional clip...
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Writing this makes me crave grilled meat... This Chapter is 5,500 words, begging for Monthly Tickets, brothers! I’ve already updated 330,000 words this month, isn’t that worth a Monthly Ticket?