The production team here.
Seeing Chen Wen and the hippo working together, everyone was montarily at a loss for words.
Compared to Jiang Chang and Lin Jiawei, who were simply happy for Chen Wen.
Everyone else’s feelings were quite complex.
If such a contestant is not limited, when Chen Wen rides the hippo for a nightti raid on the camp.
It’s like Zhang Liao attacking Sun Quan, Hefei sending ten thousand reinforcents!
But these limitations seem to be barely effective now, as Chen Wen’s own strength is equally formidable!
Moreover, due to these limitations, props were sent to Chen Wen!
That’s the most fatal part!
The props sent further enhanced Chen Wen’s combat capabilities!
Right now, everyone feels like they’ve shot themselves in the foot.
Who suggested this whole thing?
Everyone pondered for a while and looked unfavorably at Yoshikawa Feng’s assistant.
Feeling the situation getting grim, Yoshikawa Feng’s assistant made a quick escape.
What else can we do in this situation?
The contestant assistants sighed: We asked for this trouble, let’s endure it!
...
The first collaboration with the hippo ended perfectly.
Chen Wen felt quite satisfied internally.
Originally, he hadn’t planned for the hippo to be so deeply involved in this hunt.
But the hippo’s ability to seize opportunities successfully gave Chen Wen a glimpse of its potential.
With more communication and training, the hippo might even be more useful than a lion!
The next step is to strengthen the hippo’s training, once the training is successful, wouldn’t he and the hippo dominate the Caprivi Strip?
Of course, it’s a different story if they encounter an elephant herd or poisonous snakes.
One is a numbers issue, the other a chanism issue.
Putting the future issues aside.
Chen Wen planned to process this crocodile at.
The climate in the Caprivi is hot, and the dry season is approaching.
If the crocodile at isn’t properly preserved, it’ll spoil in just a few days.
Chen Wen regretfully didn’t smoke the previous crocodile at.
Now it slls slightly off, but it’s still edible.
Therefore, this batch of crocodile at must be properly preserved.
The best thods for preserving at are definitely drying or smoking.
Chen Wen planned to dry so and smoke so.
For the dried crocodile at, Chen Wen didn’t plan to make much.
After all, this is his first attempt at making dried at, need to consider the chance of failure.
However, while handling the dried at, Chen Wen felt the lack of props.
He didn’t have a pot.
Making jerky isn’t just about cutting the at into strips and hanging them to dry.
Blood needs to be drawn out beforehand, and ideally, the at should be blanched then marinated with seasonings, before being dried in a cool, ventilated place.
Also, although it’s dried at, it can’t be directly exposed to the sun.
Therefore, based on the props Chen Wen currently has.
He can’t support the drying of jerky.
Especially the steps of blanching and drawing out blood can’t be done.
Directly soaking it in the river isn’t very proactive.
Therefore, Chen Wen ultimately used up the third prop from the compensation choices.
"Give a pot, a stew pot."
Chen Wen said to the cara: "Hurry up, I’m in a rush to process crocodile at."
Abel received the ssage and dared not delay.
He imdiately arranged for the props team to hand an inspected stew pot to Chen Wen and let the helicopter quickly deliver it.
About five minutes later.
With the sound of rotor blades, a drone arrived over the open space near Chen Wen.
Already waiting there, Chen Wen waved his hands to get the attention of the staff above.
The staff lowered the helicopter to a height of over two ters and handed the stew pot to the bent-over Chen Wen.
Chen Wen took the stew pot and gestured an ’OK’ in the strong wind.
As the helicopter moved away, Chen Wen couldn’t help saying: "Not bad, pretty efficient."
After speaking, Chen Wen checked the stew pot, finding no signs of damage.
He took the stew pot to the riverbank to wash and then filled it with river water.
The stew pot had been checked in advance by the production team and tested through three uses.
Taking the stew pot filled with river water back to the shelter, Chen Wen casually set aside the previous canisters.
With a big stew pot, who uses those small canisters anymore?
Chen Wen placed the stew pot on the fire and, while the water was still cold, directly put the cut crocodile at strips in.
"By the way, a note for friends without kitchen experience. In our Hua Country, we customarily blanch raw at to remove blood for better flavor and taste. Firstly, I respect and understand the dietary cultures of various countries; secondly, I feel that at without blanching really tastes bad."
After stacking armor, Chen Wen continued: "Finally, blanching should be done by putting the at in cold water first, as gradual temperature elevation allows the blood to be forced out."
Chen Wen’s words left quite a few contestant assistants from outside the East Asia cultural circle sowhat confused.
"Do people from Hua Country blanch all their dishes? Doesn’t this destroy nutrients?"
So assistants couldn’t help but look at Lin Jiawei.
Lin Jiawei hesitated for a mont and said: "It’s not significant. If you feel you’re missing out on nutrients, we also have a lamb blood soup to replenish what’s lost."
Wang Defa?
What on earth is lamb blood soup?
Soone else asked: "Does cooking in this way taste good? Like with steak, wouldn’t it beco too tough?"
Lin Jiawei replied: "We don’t eat steak, but braised potatoes with beef brisket and quick-fried beef are quite tasty, and they’re not tough, pretty tender."
Even saying so, many contestant assistants still didn’t quite understand blanching.
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On the screen.
As the water temperature increased, Chen Wen began to get busy.
Reaching midday, he planned to make lunch.
For lunch today, Chen Wen wanted to make sothing fancy.
He roughly looked over the crocodile at, knowing it’s famous for being low in fat.
But life sustains life, and the crocodiles of the Kuanduo River obviously eat quite well.
Their at has a fair amount of fat.
Chen Wen found a piece of at with a bit of white color and intended to make a stir-fry with it.
That piece of at was also blanched in the pot by Chen Wen.
As the water gradually boiled, so faint blood foam was cooked out.
Chen Wen blew the blood foam out of the pot, separately poured out the water, and placed the at on the crocodile skin.
"Today’s al is considered indulgent, a stir-fry at deal."
Chen Wen said, taking the blanched at out and chopping it into finer strips.
Then adding them to the pot.
Chen Wen took a clean reed stalk and continually swirled it, ensuring even heating of the at strips.
With the rising temperature, the fat inside the at was rendered out by Chen Wen.
Very little.
Chen Wen couldn’t help but think: If it were hippo at, there’d be lots of fat!
Given hippos’ round shape, their fat content certainly is high.
But now having a hippo friend, he would let it pass for now.
Eating an animal friend’s kin right in front of them feels a bit like purgatory.
There’s not much oil, but enough, at least it doesn’t stick to the pot.
Chen Wen grabbed so of Ah San’s secret little seasoning and sprinkled it lightly.
The crocodile at’s color instantly turned red.
Moreover, an intriguing aroma wafted out from the pot.
The taste is really nice!
Chen Wen took a deep breath, continuing to stir quickly.
When it was close to being done, he added all the remaining lotus root.
Stirring evenly.
"at and veggies, really an indulgence!"
Chen Wen sighed deeply.
While other contestants are barely getting by with als, he indulges in lotus root stir-fried with crocodile at.
Truly sinful!
Then let face this sin!
Due to Ah San’s unique supply of seasoning, Chen Wen decided to play a cosplayer of secondary continental friends for a ti.
He took out a clean piece of crocodile skin to use as a plate.
Poured the crocodile at onto it, and Chen Wen could even see the wok hei.
"Wow, that’s impressive! There’s even wok hei!"
Chen Wen couldn’t help but say, "Wok hei, perhaps many friends do not understand its essence, it’s actually quite simple, referring to the unique aroma and taste generated by the charring and Maillard reaction of ingredients under high heat."
"This reaction includes the gelatinization of proteins and fiber tissues, making dishes possess a rich charred and dry aroma."
These exclusive Hua Country culinary terms left many foreigners even more baffled.
Abel was holding a boxed al.
He and the staff were eating the sa simple boxed als.
Yet, watching the steaming lotus root stir-fried with crocodile at in front of Chen Wen, Abel suddenly felt his role as a director rather pointless.
Why am I eating this?
I’m the director!
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