At eight o'clock in the morning, Lin Xu drove his car and took Dundun to Diaoyutai.
Parking the car in the parking lot in front of Building 2, he got out of the car with the sleepy Dundun in his arms and strode towards the front desk of Building 2.
Last night, I played billiards with my father-in-law, who is known as Yanjing Ding Junhui, in the gym on the first floor until almost twelve o'clock. Dundun also stayed with me until twelve o'clock, which made me feel depressed now.
Fortunately, the mother-in-law angrily pinched the father-in-law’s ears and dragged him away, otherwise the little guy might have stayed with her till what time.
The eucalyptus, billiards, and cues on the first floor are all high-end goods, and the venue is spacious enough. In addition, it has been a long time since I played billiards, which makes Lin Xu a little addicted.
When I have time, I have to continue discussing with my father-in-law.
Let him feel how powerful Trump is!
"Wow, are you Dundun? Hello, hello, there are a lot of his little toys here, and Chef Xie specifically told not to throw them away, but to leave them for this little cat to play with."
As soon as I walked in, the front desk manager wearing a cheongsam greeted me.
Senior brother introduced her in the tea room yesterday. Her surname is Gu and her name is Gu Junli.
"Hello, Manager Gu, Dundun likes to lie down at the front desk and sleep at work. I hope you can take care of her."
"You're welcome, Master Lin, this is what I should do."
Dundun struggled to jump from Lin Xu's arms to the front desk, held its small cushion in his mouth and pulled it to the side, trying not to affect the normal work of the front desk, then lay down on the cushion and continued to sleep.
Gu Junli, who picked up the small toy and wanted to play with it, suddenly felt a strong sense of frustration.
I heard that when Shu Yun was here, this little guy was as clingy to her as a child. Why would I look like a stinker if it were me?
Could it be that in this world, not only people look at faces, but cats also learn to look at faces?
Lin Xu saw the toy in her hand and reminded her:
"Dundun played for too long last night and didn't get much sleep, so I guess I need to sleep a little longer today. When he wakes up, he will come to play with you. He likes to play with beautiful women."
When Gu Junli heard this, she looked at Dundun with even more curiosity.
Huh? Aren’t you still a perverted cat?
Lin Xu came all the way to the kitchen.
After seeing Che Zai and the others, they all came over to say hello.
If the boss doesn't come over, they should all wonder if they were sold to Diaoyutai.
"We will be able to go to the new store in about a week. Just hold on."
As soon as they heard that the new store would be open for another week, several people immediately became energetic.
"Ah, great, I can finally go back to work!"
"The kitchen here is so busy, I can't get used to it."
"That is, I can only find work for myself every day. Today I am going to cut twenty pounds of shredded potatoes."
"I just made some dough. I don't have to do anything today. I'm just going to practice rolling the dough with my hands."
Tsk tsk tsk...
Such enterprising spirit does not justify such a high salary.
Lin Xu knew that they were under great pressure.
After all, the new restaurant is following the route of a high-end restaurant, and their craftsmanship can only be practiced on the side, so they are practicing hard now, hoping to be able to stand alone in the kitchen soon.
"Pay attention to the balance between work and rest, don't be tired."
After chatting for a few more words, Lin Xu waved his hand and told everyone to go about their business.
It was still early, and the original dishes had been handed over to other chefs. He had nothing to do and wandered to the aquatic area to see if there were any fish, shrimps and crabs that needed to be rescued.
10:30 am.
After eating the lunch prepared by chef Cheng Jianshe, everyone entered a tense and busy state.
Today, the Ministry of Commerce will hold a high-standard banquet in the banquet hall on the third floor of the restaurant, and all the dishes will be scrupulous.
"Junior brother, are there any dishes on this menu that you can cook?"
Lin Xu had already studied the menu of the Ministry of Commerce before lunch, and he was not polite to his senior brother:
"Braised prawns, fried whitebait, ginger lotus root strips... I can cook these three dishes."
Lin Xu is good at home-cooked dishes, such as dry stir-fry, sweet and sour, boiled, black bean sauce and other techniques, but he rarely makes such dishes for business banquets.
For example, the dishes on the menu this time are all dishes suitable for one person, such as herb beef, cod in sauce, lotus pork short ribs, rosemary beach lamb, etc.
Each portion is small, either on a plate or in a cup, which is completely different from the usual dishes.
"Huh? You can also braise prawns, junior brother? Come on, our senior brother will let the people from the Ministry of Commerce see the strength of Building 2 today!"
All the dishes to be used now have been prepared.
When it comes to cooking, Cheng Jianshe and other chefs personally do the work to ensure the quality of the dishes as much as possible.
Lin Xu took the prepared prawns and cooked them.
Xie Baomin was a little worried at first, but when he saw his junior brother's operation, he was shocked. He actually still did it the old way. Today, the people in the Ministry of Commerce are really lucky.
Noon is coming.
Dishes were brought to the third floor in an orderly manner.
After Lin Xu finished his work, he wiped the sweat on his face with a towel, then took the bowl and took a bowl of unused matsutake soup to taste.
Well, this tastes really fresh.
No wonder matsutake has been rated as one of the three top ingredients. Its delicious taste is simply amazing.
After tasting it, he took some packed lunch boxes.
I picked up some unused vegetables and soup and packed some, then called an errand to deliver them to Baby Shen.
This girl has not been to work since the last cooking competition. She just happened to pack some more dishes for Uncle Tan to try, so as not to deduct the salary of the baby.
In Dongming Building.
Shen Jiayue, who was fishing in the water, received the message from Lin Xu and immediately ran into Tan Yajun's office.
"Uncle Tan, don't ask Assistant Yuan to buy lunch for you today. It will be delicious later!"
Tan Yajun was browsing the information and asked curiously:
"What's delicious? Xiaoxu opened a small stove for you again?"
"No, there is a banquet hosted by the Ministry of Commerce in Building 2 today. There are some leftover dishes. Xu Bao has just secretly packed some and will deliver them to you later as he runs errands. Just in time for you to try them too."
The banquet dishes of the Ministry of Commerce?
Tan Yajun is interested.
The banquets that can be held at Diaoyutai are of high standard, and Building 2 is notoriously mysterious, and the food there is absolutely delicious.
He said to Shen Baobao:
"It will be delivered later and you can take it directly to the reception room. The table there is spacious and it is much better than sitting in the office to eat."
"Okay!"
Not long after.
The errand boy came to the door of the office area carrying two tightly packed large handbags:
"Shen Jiayue, your package!"
"Come on, come on!"
Shen Baobao quickly ran over, thanked the errand boy, then took it and carried two bags to the reception room of the audit office.
Open the bag.
Bring out dishes one by one.
While he was busy, Tan Yajun walked in with two cups of freshly brewed tea:
"What kind of dishes are there?"
"Hmm... there are a lot of them, beef short ribs, mutton and so on... Hey, there are also braised prawns. It looks like it was made by Xu Bao. He has made it several times in his hometown."
Baobao Shen opened the box containing braised prawns, and there were eight prawns lying quietly inside.
Each one is plump, ruddy in color, and exudes a rich aroma.
When Tan Yajun saw it, he couldn't take his eyes away:
"Hey, this is Cuihualou's signature dish. Xiaoxu can even cook this dish. I'll have to try it later!"
Over there at Diaoyutai.
After finishing his work in the kitchen, Lin Xu cut some remaining cod meat and brought it to Dundun.
Adults eat delicious food, and children also have to satisfy their cravings.
Taking advantage of the banquet hosted by the Ministry of Commerce, let Dundun have a taste of it. It just so happens that this little guy hasn't eaten cod meat yet.
As soon as I walked to the front desk, a certain cute little girl who was sleeping soundly sniffed, then rolled over and got up.
Looking at the disposable plate in Lin Xu's hand, he immediately rushed over.
"Eat slowly, no one will grab it for you."
Lin Xu didn't expect that Dundun actually liked eating cod.
I plan to go back and buy some. If the little guy wants to eat in the future, I can steam some to satisfy his craving.
While watching it eat cod, Gu Junli hurriedly walked over:
"Master Lin, there is an urgent soup in the banquet hall upstairs. Chef Xie asked you to go to the back kitchen."
Need more soup urgently?
Aren’t there several soups on the menu?
Isn’t this enough to drink?
When we came to the kitchen, the chef Cheng Jianshe was losing his temper:
"Why is there no clear chicken soup? The jade soup ordered by the customer needs clear chicken soup. Without the clear chicken soup, wouldn't the jade soup become cucumber slice soup!"
For this kind of high-standard banquet, the kitchen preparations are usually based on the prepared menu.
Even if you prepare more, you won’t prepare too much to avoid wasting ingredients.
Unexpectedly, when all the dishes were served, the banquet hall asked for a greasy jade soup, but the kitchen happened to use up the clear chicken soup and didn't have time to cook it.
This made Cheng Jianshe very crazy.
Seeing Lin Xu coming over, Xie Baomin, who had been silent, said:
"Junior brother, even if you have a well-planned high-level banquet, sometimes you will encounter this kind of emergency situation. What you have to do is to stay calm and don't be like Lao Cheng, who can only be incompetent and furious."
Cheng Jianshe: "..."
Chef Xie, if you want to give advice to your junior brother, just do it. Why are you using me as a teaching material?
He asked curiously:
"Isn't it too late to make chicken soup now? What should we do? Mix a pot of soup with chicken essence?"
Xie Baomin said calmly:
"Why is it too late? I promise to make you a pot of clear and delicious chicken soup within ten minutes... Junior brother, today I will teach you how to make a pot of clear chicken soup in ten minutes!"
After finishing speaking, he said to the cook aside:
"Take two fresh chicken racks and three whole chicken breasts."
After saying that, Xie Baomin came to the stove, placed a large iron pot on the stove, added half a pot of water into it, and started cooking.
Lin Xu asked in surprise:
"Is this really okay, senior brother?"
"Okay, our master did this at the state banquet back then. Your restaurant is about to open, and you should learn this trick. If you encounter some gourmets who are looking for trouble, it will be enough to deal with it."
This gave Lin Xu a wake-up call, and he decided to have soup stock ready at all times in the future to avoid encountering such a crazy situation.
Soon, the chicken rack was brought over.
Xie Baomin put the chicken rack on the eucalyptus board and said to Cheng Jianshe next to him:
"Lao Cheng, beat the chicken breast with onion and ginger water into a paste. Remember to treat me to Wangjing waist later. This is a secret recipe that is not passed down to others in our school. I will give you an advantage today."
When Cheng Jianshe heard that it was a special skill, he immediately took the chicken breast and happily went to the food processor nearby and started to puree the meat.
Soon, the beep of the food processor started ringing in the kitchen.
At this time, Xie Baomin took a kitchen knife and slashed at the chicken rack casually.
While he was busy, he explained to Lin Xu:
"The protein and umami substances in the bones can easily be dissolved into water. For pure chicken soup, you don't actually need to boil it for too long to get the umami taste. It just takes longer and the umami taste is stronger."
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You may not be able to do it in ten minutes, right?
The last time I made clear soup, it took almost half an hour just to clean up the soup.
It's still cooked well.
Lin Xu was a little skeptical.
However, seeing the determination on his senior brother's face, he decided to wait and see what would happen.
If it's really possible, then study hard and understand the inner ropes, so that you won't be blinded if you want to do it in the future.
Xie Baomin chopped two chicken racks into a pile of minced meat mixed with bones.
When I finished my work, the water in the pot was just about to boil.
He put the chopped chicken into a basin and then poured it into the rolling pot.
After pouring it in, stir it a few times with a spoon to completely disperse the minced meat and bones.
Soon, the boiling water in the pot turned into a turbid soup, and there was a lot of foam caused by minced meat on the water. In some places, you could even see splatters of chicken fat.
While it was cooking, Cheng Jianshe came over with the minced meat.
I frowned immediately after seeing the soup in the pot.
"What I want is clear chicken soup, why are you making such a pot of fishy and muddy soup?"
This is also the question Lin Xu wants to ask.
Xie Baomin still looks calm and composed:
"Old Cheng, can you be a little patient?"
After saying that, he started to put seasonings into the pot.
A small bowl of minced onion and ginger, six teaspoons of salt, three teaspoons of sugar, two teaspoons of pepper, and one tablespoon of cooking wine.
After putting it in, he continued to stir it, and then said to Lin Xu:
"This kind of quick clear soup needs to be seasoned in advance, and the pepper is also added at this time. The soup produced in this way is clear and there are no small black particles of pepper."
A long-lost piece of knowledge.
You have to be careful when making clear soup dishes in the future.
It didn’t take long after I put it in.
The fishy smell of the chicken rack has become much duller, but the soup has become more turbid. This is a manifestation of more and more soluble substances being incorporated into the water.
Taking advantage of this time, Xie Baomin brought over the minced chicken that Cheng Jianshe had prepared, put pepper and cooking wine into it, added some water, and stirred it into a gruel.
Everyone knows this step, it must be used to clean the soup.
But can this kind of chicken soup that has been simmered for a few minutes really be turned into clear chicken soup?
When Lin Xu and Cheng Jianshe were confused.
Xie Baomin calmly brought a few fresh cucumbers.
First remove the skin of the cucumber, then cut the cucumber vertically, then divide it into two halves vertically, and use a kitchen knife to thinly slice the cucumber flesh.
"Cucumber pulp has a sour taste. Try to remove it when making soup, so that the umami flavor will be more intense."
After removing the pulp, Xie Baomin divided the cucumber strips into two again, and the whole cucumber was perfectly chopped into eight cucumber strips.
After they were done, he used a kitchen knife to carefully cut the cucumber strips into about one millimeter slices.
The cut cucumber slices are no bigger than a fingernail, but they are uniform in thickness and size, which fully demonstrates the solid knife skills of my senior brother.
Cut it and put it in a basin.
The green and tender cucumber slices are piled together, and they really look like emeralds.
Wait until all the cucumbers are cut.
The chicken soup in the pot is almost done.
The chicken and chicken bones have been cooked through, and even have a fragrant aroma.
Xie Baomin took a large colander and took out all the minced meat and bones from the pot. Then he passed it through a fine-mesh sieve to remove as much bone residue as possible.
After finishing these tasks, start sweeping the soup.
He turned down the heat on the stove to a minimum, and when the chicken soup in the pot stopped boiling, he directly poured the minced chicken mixed in the pot into the pot.
Once poured in, it cannot be moved.
Just let the minced chicken slowly absorb the impurities in the soup.
Xie Baomin took the cornstarch and mixed a bowl of starch water, and all the ingredients for the jade soup were ready.
The minced meat in the pot gradually floats up into lumps, floating on the surface of the pot.
If you add some beaten egg whites to the minced meat, it will become another clear soup dish in Sichuan cuisine that is as good as boiled cabbage - chickpea pudding.
It's a pity that it's time to clean up the soup.
These minced chicken meat only serve as a filter and adsorbent.
If you usually use minced meat for soup, you can add some tofu or something to make balls, but this soup is not good. There are too many broken bones and residue in this soup. If you eat it rashly, it will easily scratch your esophagus, so you can only pour it into a swill bucket.
Before long, more and more meat paste appeared on the surface of the pot, and a thick layer of pancakes had even formed.
The soup in the pot has become clear to the naked eye.
Not only is it clear, but even the previous fishy smell has completely disappeared. Now it smells full of the unique fragrance of chicken soup.
Lin Xu was filled with emotion after seeing this.
Cooking is really an art!
About that time, Xie Baomin put a clean pot on the stove next to him, put a fine-mesh sieve on the pot, scooped out the clear chicken soup that had been swept aside with a spoon, and poured it into the fine-mesh sieve to filter.
"Although the soup is ready, there are too many broken bones and dregs, so to be on the safe side, I have to cook the soup in another pot. Also, when ladling the soup, don't touch the bottom of the pot, because the large pieces of bone dregs will all settle now.
It’s at the bottom of the pot.”
After scooping out more than half of the soup in the pot, which was almost enough for the jade soup, Xie Baomin stopped and turned on the fire on the stove to the maximum.
The clear soup in the pot has already been seasoned, so there is no need to add any seasoning.
When it is boiling, pour the large plate of cucumber slices into it.
The smell of chicken soup that originally wafted out of the pot suddenly added the freshness of cucumber.
At this moment, the fire on the stove has been turned on to the maximum.
When the edge of the pot started to bubble, Xie Baomin put the prepared starch water into the pot. After stirring briefly, the soup in the pot was already boiling.
Turn off the heat and remove from the pot.
On the workbench next to it, the chefs have placed exquisite small soup cups. Xie Baomin is holding the pot in one hand and a spoon in the other hand to fill the prepared jade soup into the soup cups.
When everything is finished, there are still a few small bowls left in the pot.
Cheng Jianshe poured it into a bowl politely, took a bowl for himself, and handed another bowl to Lin Xu:
"I've learned another trick, you can choose the place tonight, Chef Xie, I'll treat you, my little waist is enough! If Master Lin is not busy, you can go too, there will be more people and it will be lively."
Lin Xu said:
"I have an appointment tonight. Let's find a place to have a drink next time."
After speaking, he took a bite of the soup in the bowl.
Well, the freshness of the chicken soup and the freshness of the cucumber are mixed together, and the umami is rich. Once you take one bite, your mouth will immediately feel refreshed.
The cucumber is even crispy when you drink it.
It gives this soup a slightly different texture.
Delicious!
This soup is amazing!
Lin Xu thought that he could cook something for his father-in-law later, which would help him lose weight.
"How are you, junior brother? Does it taste okay?"
"It's so delicious, beyond imagination."
Xie Baomin said with a smile:
"When making this soup, boil the chicken for as long as possible so that the umami flavor is stronger. In addition, there must be more cucumbers. If there are less, it will be soupy and it will not have such a smooth taste."
Lin Xu nodded and remembered it secretly.
After two more sips, he was about to ask his senior brother about seasoning precautions when Shu Yun suddenly called.
Hmm?
Call me at this time.
Will Manager Shu take care of the chef who is good at hand-rolled noodles?
Lin Xu mumbled a few words and then chose to answer...
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You can learn how to make this Jade Soup. It’s not difficult to make, it’s not difficult to clean the soup, and it tastes great. This chapter has 5,400 words. Please vote for me, brothers! In the future, I will try to adjust the updates to before meals, so that everyone can read them while eating.
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