Sichuan braised food is very famous. Many people go to Sichuan to find masters to teach them. But according to the editor’s understanding, Master Sichuan Braised Food often tells his apprentices that the recipe is not the most important thing in braised food. Why is this? The editor came to the following conclusions after investigation.

1. The function of formula.

In fact, the formula has only two functions in braised vegetables. The first is to keep the aroma of braised vegetables stable, and the second is to assist in increasing the aroma. When making braised vegetables, if we add spices as we like every day, it will It will cause the taste to be different every day. It may be very fragrant today, but not so fragrant tomorrow, which results in the stewed vegetables having a strong taste. Therefore, the formula is only used to stabilize the aroma of the braised vegetables, and its auxiliary flavor enhancement is to retain the original flavor of the ingredients, otherwise no matter what is braised, it will turn into a spice flavor in the end. Therefore, the recipe is only used to roughly determine the taste of a braised vegetable to prevent the taste from being too strong or too light. If you don't control the spices in braised vegetables, you will either end up eating stewed meat, or you will end up eating spices. The meat braised in this way is not liked by people.

2. Heat is very important.

Although spices are important in braised dishes, spices are not as important as salt. If there is no salt in a braised dish, no matter how much spices are put there, it will have no taste. For braised vegetables, heat is the most important. The heat determines the taste and heat required. For example, when you need to braise meat products, the stewing time will be very long, but when you need to braise vegetables, it may take less than 1 minute. , so it is the most important for heat. Generally, braised food chefs have regulations on how long each dish should be braised.

So Master Chuanlu is right when he says that the recipe is not important. Only by controlling the recipe, oil, salt, heat, time, etc. can the marinade be good. If there is a mistake in one link, Then no matter how well the other links are done, it will be in vain, and the food will not be so delicious.