Wei Qian leaned in to take a look, his enthusiasm for pork giving way for the first time to anticipation for the chicken.
Even just making the Seasoning Oil was so complex. How could the resulting Spicy Chicken taste anything but amazing?
When the chili had simmered until its surface was somewhat crispy, Lin Xu scooped chicken broth from a pot nearby, adding four spoonfuls of the yellow-fat-laced broth to the simmering seasoning.
When the chicken broth was added, the aroma in the pot climbed to a new level.
He brought the sauce to a boil, then added a small spoonful of salt for seasoning.
The chicken broth already contained salt, so not much more was needed. After adding salt, he added some pepper powder to enhance the sauce's flavor.
In commercial approaches, this step would also include Chicken Powder, chicken juice, and Flavoring to enhance umami.
But today, as it was just for themselves, he decided to skip these ingredients.
