mtl008 Chapter 216 Oven
Chapter 216 Oven
But now it was her turn, and Xu Yiyi thought of herself just now. She tightly grasped the duck's neck with both hands, as if she was holding a life-saving straw. She took a deep breath with all her strength, and her cheeks puffed up, just like an angry pufferfish.
She aimed at the duck's bill and blew with all her might, but the duck seemed to be against her. It swayed violently from side to side at first, and after finally stabilizing itself, it refused to inflate.
"Why is it so difficult for me?" The heroine was full of regret, breathing lightly, looking at the "stubborn" duck.
"Sister Yiyi, what are you doing? Let me help you."
Xu Anyang looked at Xu Yiyi's actions curiously.
Xu Yiyi seemed to have seen a savior and quickly said, "Come and help me inflate the duck. I have been trying for a long time but can't do it well."
When Xu Anyang heard this, he readily agreed.
"Hey! Why didn't you call me? I can blow it too!"
Seeing that Xu Yiyi ignored him, Lao Lu called Xu Anyang over.
I immediately felt unhappy.
"How dare I call you that! You reek of alcohol! If you blow air into the duck, won't the duck be stained with your alcohol?"
Xu Yiyi said helplessly.
While demonstrating, he instructed Xu Anyang: "Take a deep breath first, then pinch the duck's neck tightly like me, and don't let the air escape."
Xu Anyang followed suit, puffing up his cheeks and blowing air hard into the duck's bill.
"Don't be in a hurry. Take your time. Blow evenly and don't be too hasty."
While Xu Anyang was blowing air, Xu Yiyi covered the stitches with her hands.
Perhaps it was because Xu Anyang had a high lung capacity, he was able to blow up the three ducks in an instant.
The puffed duck is evenly coated with marinade and placed.
"Sister Yiyi, why is this duck puffed up? Is it to make it look bigger for show?"
Xu Yiyi sat on the small stool and sighed, feeling very tired.
The main purpose of blowing air into the duck is to separate the duck skin from the duck meat, and to allow the duck skin to expand during the roasting process.
When air is blown under the duck's skin, the skin will swell up, as if it were wearing a piece of "air armor".
When roasting, heat will circulate between the duck skin and duck meat, allowing the duck skin to be heated evenly.
The duck skin baked in this way will be crispier and the color will be more golden and attractive.
Moreover, this separation can prevent the duck skin from being tightly attached to the duck meat and being soaked by the juice of the duck meat during roasting, thus affecting the taste of the duck skin.
This is like creating an independent "little space" for the duck skin, allowing it to remain dry and crispy during high-temperature baking, just like a thin golden crispy chip that makes a "crunchy" sound when you bite it and is very delicious.
Xu Yiyi simply explained this principle to Xu Anyang.
He looked as if he understood but not quite.
“In short, it makes duck taste better.”
After hearing this, Xu Anyang suddenly realized.
"Then I understand."
Xu Anyang stood up and rubbed his cheeks.
It turns out that there are so many details involved in making a roast duck.
"Okay, go work up front. We'll be ready to roast the duck later once it's marinated."
Xu Yiyi rested for a while and went back to the kitchen to help.
Lao Lu was still happily waiting to eat roast duck, but who would have thought that Xu Yiyi had gone to work.
Wu Yuan lay on the bamboo mat, smelling the fragrance filling the yard, his mouth watering.
It looks really tempting.
"Sanchuan helped his elder sister feed Wuyuan."
Xu Yiyi shouted, and Sanchuan came back from the front, holding Wuyuan and carrying his small milk bowl.
Goat milk is warming and nourishing and can fill the stomach. Wu Yuan loved drinking it in the past.
Now I can smell so many delicious aromas in the restaurant all day long.