Six o'clock in the morning.
Lin Xu opened his eyes from his sleep and found that Baobao Shen was clinging to him like an octopus.
Carefully taking away the girl's arms around her body, and moving away the long white legs that were straddling her waist, she finally felt a little relaxed.
"No wonder I feel like ghosts are pressing on the bed when I sleep..."
In order to prevent Baby Shen from catching a cold due to the air conditioner, Lin Xu deliberately covered her perfect body with a blanket, then secretly kissed her and got out of bed.
Today is the day of trial opening, so I can’t sleep in, I have to go to the store to have a look.
After all, it is the first day of business, and many problems may be exposed. We must solve them as much as possible to avoid hidden dangers after the official opening.
Leave the bedroom.
Lin Xu first shoveled the cat litter, then washed his face and brushed his teeth, put on the new clothes bought by his mother-in-law, locked the door, and went to the store with Dundun in his arms.
Well, let Baby Shen sleep a little longer, and then come over and ask her to have breakfast at seven o'clock.
When I arrived at the store, the person in charge of purchasing and the morning shift chef had already arrived.
After everyone greeted each other, Lin Xu asked:
"What to eat this morning?"
The chef in charge of the class said:
"Pumpkin millet porridge, scallion pancakes, sauced pork buns, and our own homemade sweet and sour diced radish and cold pork rinds. Does the boss need to open a small stove?"
To open a small stove is to cook something alone.
Everyone knows that the landlady lives with the boss now, so they tactfully reminded Lin Xu if he wanted to make something else for the landlady.
Lin Xu said:
"No need to turn on the small stove, we'll eat whatever you make... By the way, let's peel off the chicken legs and steam them. Dundun hasn't had breakfast yet."
Today is the time for children to show off their power again.
So we have to let the little one have a good meal in advance, so as not to harm our family’s magic weapon.
"Okay boss, I'll get ready right now."
Lin Xu checked the preparations upstairs, took out the two boxes of chilled pork knuckles and one box of pork rinds that the truck had brought in, put them into the pot in batches and cooked them for a few minutes.
After cooking, place the elbow and pork skin on the workbench and start searing the skin with a spray gun.
The method of this step is the same as rock sugar elbow. The pig skin is first tightened with hot water to make the stubble protrude, and then the pig skin is burned with a spray gun.
Use the high-temperature flame of the spray gun to burn away the sweat glands, pores, hair follicles, etc. on the surface of the pigskin.
Making crystal elbow requires that the ingredients must be clean, so this step must be done more thoroughly. The blacker the skin of the elbow is burned, the cleaner it will be when washed out, and the better the appearance of the dishes will be.
While it was burning, the car boy who was busy signing the purchase orders came over:
"Let me do it boss, I'm good at doing this."
Lin Xu smiled and said:
"I'll do it. You can boil some hot water and soak the elbows and pig skin for me. Soak them for a while and then wash them. This will make them cleaner."
"Good boss."
Chezi started boiling water on the stove nearby.
After it was cooked, he didn't sit idle. He ran to the vegetable washing area and soaked all the tomatoes, eggplants and green vegetables used for making braised vegetables.
This will make it easier to clean later.
When he returned to the stove again, Lin Xu had already burned all the elbows and pig skins.
"Che boy, how many pig heads did you get in today?"
"Eight."
"After breakfast, remember to give four to Master Xu downstairs and ask him to clean them up and soak them. After I finish my work, I will go to braise them and continue to press the pig heads today."
When making it yesterday, Lin Xu was worried that there would be too many pig heads to finish.
But after tasting the finished product, he felt less prepared.
The tempting taste and outstanding presentation will definitely be snapped up by customers immediately. Moreover, the two pig heads seem to have a lot of meat, but after being pressed, the meat will shrink a lot, and you can't cut it for many plates.
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So today I will sell four more pig heads to see how the sales go. If it is not enough, then continue to increase the amount.
After the water is hot, soak the blackened elbows in it.
Don't rush to wash it first, but soak it in hot water and then wash it after it is soaked. The elbow can be washed cleaner.
"The store where I worked used to have crystal elbows, but they were never treated like this. They were soaked in formalin and bleaching powder, and gelatin was added when making them."
Although Che Zai has not been in the industry for a long time, he has been exposed to many "secrets" in the kitchen because he has been working as a cook.
Of course, other chefs have also been exposed to it, but these people are all veterans, so they generally don't mention the "hidden rules" in these industries.
Only a passionate young man like Che Zai, who has just turned eighteen, would pay attention to this.
Lin Xu smiled and said:
"If you use this method to trick customers, they will eventually trick themselves."
If we treat customers sincerely, maybe the hotel will not be on the verge of bankruptcy, unlike now, where it is said that even wages cannot be paid.
As soon as I heard that Lin Kee was recruiting people, even the chef who was cooking came over for an interview.
In order to stay, some people even approached Che Zai to intercede with Xu Xinhua, which made Che Zai realize at a young age the meaning of "the world is not about fighting and killing, but about human relationships."
Ten minutes later, Lin Xu took out the pigskin soaked in hot water and started scrubbing it with a new brush, trying to clean the black spots burned by the spray gun as much as possible.
So as not to affect the final quality of the dishes.
After washing the pig skin, take out the soaked elbow, scrub it clean with steel wool, and wash it twice with clean water.
After all the work was done, I started to modify the elbow.
When making crystal elbows, the meat must not be overcooked, otherwise it will lose its chewiness. In order to prevent the elbows from being unevenly cooked and causing a loss of taste, you need to cut the elbows open and pick out the bones when making them.
In this way, the meat can be cooked quickly, and the bones can be placed at the bottom of the pot, making the cooked meat more fragrant.
Seeing Lin Xu pick up the kitchen knife, Che Zi also walked over with his own kitchen knife.
"Boss, do you need to pick out the bones?"
"Yes, take it out and put it on the bottom of the pot later. The cooked meat will taste more delicious."
Seeing that the car boy's method of picking bones was rather clumsy, Lin Xu said:
"Use the knife at the thinnest part of the elbow meat, cut in with the blade close to the bone, and then cut off the fascia along the bone, thus removing the bone."
This scene made several of the cooks working the morning shift nearby look envious.
He is truly the number one employee of Lin Kee. The boss actually taught him how to debone himself. As long as this guy doesn’t change jobs, becoming the head chef is a sure thing.
Alas!
I’m so envious.
After picking out all the bones from the elbow, put them into the soup bucket together with the pig skin, then add half a pot of water, add some cooking wine, and start blanching.
To make crystal elbows, this step is indispensable.
Only by boiling out all the blood in the meat can the cooked elbow be clean in color and taste cool and chewy.
When the temperature in the pot comes up, there will be foam floating on the water.
Lin Xu stood in front of the stove with a spoon, slowly stirring up the foam, and waited until the water in the pot was completely boiled before the foam gradually reduced.
After ten minutes, take out the cooked pork skin from the pot and wash it.
As for the elbow, it needs to be cooked for a while, and it can only be removed from the pot after it is thoroughly blanched.
Clean the pig skin and scrape the back side with a knife to remove as much grease as possible. Otherwise, it will affect the appearance of the dish. In serious cases, the broth may not solidify.
After cleaning all the meat skin, cut it into thin strips with a kitchen knife.
After cutting, set aside for later use.
At this time, the elbow in the pot is almost cooked. If no blood comes out when you prick it with a tassel, use a slotted spoon to take out all the elbow and meat.
After taking it out, boil the broth in the pot again, pour the shredded pork skin into the water and blanch it for a second time.
In this way, the pigskin is cleaner and the crystal elbows made are more beautiful.
After blanch again, take out the pig skin, rinse it and set it aside for later use.
Next, Lin Xu washed the bones and elbows again with warm water.
After rinsing the elbow, both the skin and the meat inside have turned a lot whiter.
The originally red lean meat even turned into light pink.
This is the sign of boiled blood foam.
Pour out the water in the soup bucket, wash it, place the washed bones at the bottom of the bucket, and then put the elbows in one by one.
Add enough water to cover the elbows and return to boil.
Soon, the water in the soup bucket was boiled.
Lin Xu carefully skimmed off the foam, then put in a small bowl of scallions, a small bowl of ginger slices and a handful of Sichuan peppercorns, and then put half a frying spoon of salt into the pot.
All the ingredients for cooking elbow are ready.
"Aren't you going to use other peppercorns, boss?"
"Don't put it in. This dish is full of meat flavor. Too many spices will affect the taste of the meat."
When making crystal elbows, avoid adding any dyeing seasonings and spices, which will greatly affect the appearance of the dish.
After finishing all this work, breakfast has been prepared in the store.
Lin Xu came downstairs with the chicken legs that had been steamed and cooled by the chef. Dundun, who was sleeping, smelled the aroma of meat and immediately came out of the hut like a ferocious pig descending the mountain.
"Meow——"
"Are you hungry? Come and eat quickly."
Dundun walked along the service desk, politely rubbed her head on Lin Xu's arm, then lowered her head and started eating meat, looking sensible and well-behaved.
Take advantage of it while it eats meat.
Lin Xu returned to the community behind, went upstairs, and opened the door with the key.
A certain lazy pig in the bedroom seems to be still sleeping soundly.
He walked over and patted the white shoulders exposed under the blanket with a loving look on his face:
"Baby, get up and have breakfast. Don't you have to go to work later?"
Shen Jiayue turned over and hugged Lin Xu's neck sleepily:
"Well...this baby has been sealed by the bed, and needs to be kissed to release the seal."
Lin Xu kissed her on her forehead and face, and asked with a smile:
"Is it enough?"
"It's not enough, there's still a hundred and eight thousand missing."
Lin Xu: "..."
Are you Monkey Sun?
He raised his hand and patted the coquettish baby's buttocks:
"Get up quickly, the elbow is still cooking on the stove. If you don't go back, it will be overcooked."
As soon as he heard the food, Baby Shen immediately sat up on the bed:
"Xubao, help me get a set of clean underwear from the closet, and a pair of Pikachu short-sleeves and jeans... What are you going to eat for breakfast? I'm so hungry."
"Millet pumpkin porridge, scallion pancakes, sauced pork buns, sweet and sour radish cubes and cold pork rinds."
"Wow, it sounds delicious..."
She got up and went to the bathroom to wash up, then put on a pair of kitten-shaped toe socks, then put on a pair of white shoes, and the couple went out.
Back in the shop, the two of them had breakfast together, and the elbow on the stove was already cooked through.
Lin Xu turned off the fire, took the elbow out of the pot, and cut the elbow while it was hot.
The cooked elbow was white in color and exuded a strong meat aroma. When he was changing the knife, Shen Baobao even secretly pinched a piece and tasted it.
"This meat tastes so chewy, and the aroma is so strong, it's a bit like the lamb dipped in sauce you made."
It only takes half an hour to cook the elbows, not too long. In terms of cooking method, it is quite similar to the mutton dipped in sauce that is cooked until tender and eaten, and the elbows can indeed be eaten with sauce at this time.
However, when making crystal elbows, there is still a very important step left - steaming.
Anyone who knows the dish of crystal elbow will know that it uses skin jelly to give the elbow an extra layer of shiny color, so it is called crystal.
But this crystal doesn’t just come by accident.
It needs to be steamed over high heat, and the gelatin in the pig skin is steamed into the transparent soup. After solidification, the crystal effect will be formed.
If you boil it, the soup will become turbid and the effect of the crystal will be inferior.
Lin Xu cut the elbow into wider strips, and then cut it into large pieces. After cutting them all, he brought over the previously prepared pork skin, ready to put it in a bowl and steam it.
Steaming in a bowl is a specialty of Crystal Pork.
The advantage of this is to prevent the soup from becoming turbid if there is too much meat. The less meat, the smaller the probability of becoming turbid, and the more obvious the effect of the crystal.
In addition, steaming in this way makes it easier to sell.
One portion per bowl, the amount of meat is guaranteed, which avoids the inconsistent ratio of meat and frozen food when loading, which may cause complaints from customers.
Put a handful of pork rind jelly at the bottom of the bowl, then grab a handful of cut elbow meat and put it on top, and put a layer of pork rind shreds on top.
Pay attention to the amount when placing it. The meat in the bowl should be lower than the edge of the bowl. The skin of the meat will run out, which will affect the final presentation.
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After putting the elbows and pork skin into bowls, put some sliced green onion and ginger on top. The amount does not need to be too much, it is mainly used to remove the fishy smell.
These are all ready.
Lin Xu set up the wok and prepared to boil some pepper water.
This is the main source of crystal in the dish of crystal elbow.
Add half a pot of water to the pot, add salt and Sichuan peppercorns to the water, simmer for a while, let the salt melt, and let the flavor of Sichuan peppercorns penetrate into the water.
Then fish out the peppercorns.
Turn off the heat, add the boiled pepper water to the bowl one by one, and fill the bowl until it is nine-fifths full.
After everything is filled, put the bowls of elbow meat with soup into the steaming rack of the steam room and start steaming.
"It looks so simple. Can you teach me how to do it someday?"
Baby Shen took a piece of scallion pancake and watched all the operations while eating it.
Lin Xu refused without even thinking.
You just succeeded in making fruit cheese, why do you like leapfrog challenges so much?
But think about it, although the preparation of crystal elbow is cumbersome, you can make crystal skin jelly. The steps are simplified and the ingredients are simplified, but the effect is as brilliant as crystal elbow.
Thinking of this, he said:
"I will teach you how to make crystal skin jelly later. The effect will be as good as crystal elbows. You can show your hands to your relatives when they eat together next time."
Baby Shen became interested as soon as he heard this:
"Okay, okay, I'll let my aunt and uncle try it more when the time comes."
Lin Xu: "..."
The relationship between you and my sister-in-law is really deep!
The elbows in the steam room need to be steamed for at least an hour. Shen Baobao couldn't wait that long and drove her little X1 to work.
Lin Xu went to the stewed food department downstairs and started making pressed pig heads. At the same time, he adjusted several kinds of stewed soups to avoid downgrading the quality of the dishes.
One hour later.
The steam room is open.
The unique aroma of pork suddenly filled the whole room.
Slowly pull the steaming rack with the steaming bowl out of the steam room. The onion and ginger in the bowl have changed color and become soft, but the soup inside is still clear, but it has a richer fragrance than when it was put in.
Take out the onion and ginger, skim off any foam, and then push the steaming rack directly to the cold storage to cool down.
When pushing, be as slow as possible to prevent the soup in the bowl from fluctuating too much, otherwise the soup will become turbid and the appearance will be reduced after cooling.
After being sent to the cold storage, Lin Xu devoted himself to the preparation of hand-rolled noodles.
Kneading dough, kneading dough, making toppings...
This is the foundation of Lin Ji's establishment, so we must treat it with caution. If Ji Minghui doesn't acquire perfect hand-rolled noodle skills for a day, Lin Xu will not be able to relax.
While he was busy, there was an additional update under the topic of Lin Ji Food:
"I heard that the store will start a trial opening today. Has any family member confirmed it? Is it true?"
Not long after it was posted, replies from netizens came one after another:
"Real or false? Are you sure?"
"You can ask the high priest. She can sneak over from the school in a few minutes."
"The high priest is Boss Lin's own person, so he may not tell the truth."
"Yes, if today's trial operation is only for a few people, we will definitely not know."
"No matter, I'm going to take a look first, then I'm going to meet the client."
"Damn, I'm thinking about it together. I just told the department manager that I was going to see a client, and he also told me not to forget to ask for the invoice when taking a taxi. It made me feel guilty."
"Don't have this idea, maybe you can actually sign a business with Linji."
"I just came out of the company. The client's location was in Sanlitun, but I didn't hesitate to take the subway in the direction of Yingchun Street."
"Brothers, see you Lin Ji!"
"Yeah, see you later!"
"..."
10:30 am.
Lin Xu came to the cold storage, and the elbows in the bowl had completely solidified, each one shining brightly, as clear as glass.
The crystal elbow was a success!
Next we’ll see how the sales go.
He took out two bowls, then slammed them on the eucalyptus board, and a semi-circular trembling aspic was poured out.
Use a knife to cut it in the middle, and the crystal clear part will look like a work of art.
After slicing, place the elbows on a plate.
White elbow, white pig skin, and pure transparent skin jelly are combined together to turn a greasy-sounding ingredient like elbow into a high-class work of art.
While admiring it, Shu Yun hurriedly came upstairs and whispered to Lin Xu:
"Boss, a lot of customers have come downstairs and are queuing up at the door. Lin Ji's topic is also full of these customers' check-in updates. I took a quick look and saw that more and more customers are on their way."
Lin Xu:??????
Today is the trial opening. Are these customers too excited?
I just want Lin Ji to change the fate of being sold out every time he opens a business. Why is it so difficult?
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