/> Intermediate - Cooking Wings

Intermediate - Cooking Wings (C0211)

A 告诉你一个好消息,一会我打算烤鸡翅给你吃,你有口福了。
gàosù nǐ yī ge hǎo xiāoxi, yīhuì wǒ dǎsuàn kǎo jīchì gěi nǐ chī, nǐ yǒu kǒufú le.
Good news! I'm making you roasted chicken wings in a little while. You are in for a treat.
B 真的吗?太好了。烤鸡翅要怎么做?
zhēnde ma? tài hǎole. kǎo jīchì yào zěnme zuò?
Really? That's fantastic. How do you make the wings?
A 很简单,不过比较费时间。要不要和我一起来?
hěn jiǎndān, bùguò bǐjiào fèi shíjiān. yào buyào hé wǒ yīqǐ lái?
It’s really simple, but takes some time. Do you want to join me?
B 好的。先要把鸡翅解冻吗?
hǎo de. xiān yào bǎ jīchì jiědòng ma?
Sure. Do you defrost the wings first?
A 对,先用微波炉将鸡翅解冻,然后把鸡翅放在一个大碗里,涂上烧烤酱,放好葱、姜、盐、鸡精,然后倒半碗酱油,将鸡翅浸泡两个小时。
duì, xiān yòng wēibōlú jiāng jīchì jiědòng, ránhòu bǎ jīchì fàng zài yī ge dà wǎn lǐ, túshàng shāokǎojiàng, fànghǎo cōng, Jiāng, yán, jījīng, ránhòu dào bàn wǎn jiàngyóu, jiāng jīchì jìnpāo liǎng ge xiǎoshí.
Yes. Start by defrosting the wings in the microwave. Put them in a large bowl and smear on some barbecue sauce. Marinate the wings for two hours in spring onion, ginger, salt, chicken essence and half a bowl of soy sauce.
B 啊?还要浸泡两个小时啊?比我想象的要麻烦呢。然后要做些什么?
á? hái yào jìnpāo liǎng ge xiǎoshí ā? bǐ wǒ xiǎngxiàng de yào máfan ne. ránhòu yào zuò xiē shénme?
What? You still have to marinate for two hours? That’s more work than I thought. What do we do after that?
A 然后拿出来放在烤箱里烤二十分钟就好了啊。其实一点也不麻烦的。放酱油里浸泡是为了将鸡翅腌制入味,吃起来更香。
ránhòu ná chūlai fàng zài kǎoxiāng lǐ kǎo èrshí fēnzhōng jiù hǎo le ā. qíshí yīdiǎn yě bù máfan de. fàng jiàngyóu lǐ jìnpāo shì wèile jiāng jīchì āzhì rùwèi, chī qǐlai gèng xiāng.
Then cook the chicken wings for 20 minutes in an oven and you're done! It's actually no trouble at all. Marinating lets the flavor really get absorbed so that they will taste better.
B 这样啊,那我们赶快开始动手吧。
zhèyàng ā, nà wǒmen gǎnkuài kāishǐ dòngshǒu ba.
I see. Let's start now.

Key Vocabulary

打算 dǎsuàn to plan
kǎo to roast
鸡翅 jīchì chicken wings
口福 kǒufú a culinary treat
fèi to cost
要不要 yào buyào to want or not want
xiān first
解冻 jiědòng to thaw
yòng to use
微波炉 wēibōlú microwave oven
jiāng to take
然后 ránhòu then
fàng to put
涂上 túshàng to smear on
烧烤酱 shāokǎojiàng barbecue sauce
放好 fànghǎo to put
cōng scallion
Jiāng ginger
yán salt
鸡精 jījīng chicken essence
dào to pour
酱油 jiàngyóu soy sauce
浸泡 jìnpāo to soak
想象 xiǎngxiàng to imagine
麻烦 máfan troublesome
烤箱 kǎoxiāng oven
腌制 yānzhì marinated
入味 rùwèi to become flavorful
动手 dòngshǒu to start work

Supplementary Vocabulary

火候 huǒhòu duration and degree of heat in cooking etc.
福气 fúqi good fortune
调味料 tiáowèiliào dressing
大饱眼福 dàbǎoyǎnfù feast one’s eyes on sth
精华 jīnghuá quintessence
粉末状 fěnmòzhuàng powderlike
打劫 dǎjié to rob