After finishing his work at noon, Zhou Shi asked Xue Anlu to take advantage of the rest.
However, Xue An took the fish bought by Zhou Shi, reached out and pinched the belly of the fish, and said there was something wrong with the fish.
"The eyes are cloudy and the body is not stiff. It seems that it has been dead for a long time; the gills are black, and it is probably not a fish from the river; and this belly..."
Xue An asked Zhou Shi to feel the belly of the fish and continued: "It's obviously filled with something, probably to weigh it down."
Sure enough, the fish belly felt hard, as if there was a small lump hidden underneath.
"Isn't this fish bought from the fish market?"
"Uh, no..."
Zhou Shi was secretly upset that he was deceived by a hawker.
"So, that man was kindly trying to persuade me not to be fooled, but I ended up thinking he was here to steal business..."
Xue An skillfully broke open the fish and released the sand in the belly. While handling the internal organs, he said: "It doesn't matter, the fish isn't smelly yet, it can be burned."
He cut the fish into two pieces, half sliced and half shredded.
In fact, he originally wanted to cut the flower in half, but Zhou Shi guessed that he wanted to cook something similar to squirrel fish and quickly stopped him. After all, the cost of a whole pot of oil was a bit high.
Xue An beat two eggs, separated the egg whites, whipped them, and put them into the pot with the fish fillets. When they came out of the pot, the fish fillets were all white and shaped like willow leaves, and when put together they looked like hibiscus.
On the other side, blanch the shredded fish and take it out. Use large oil in the pot, add onion and garlic to the pot, add shredded fish, add soy sauce... In just a while, a plate of shredded fish with strong color and strong taste was placed in Zhoushi
In front of you.
Watching Xue An's operation, Zhou Shi was secretly shocked, what kind of treasure did Agui pick up?
"This is hibiscus fillet and imitation eel paste."
Hibiscus fish fillet... Zhou Shi picked up a piece and slid it into his mouth with just one puff. It was smooth but not loose, and you could taste the garlic-like texture of the fish itself. The taste was light, fresh and fragrant, and there was no fishy smell at all. p>
Looking at the plate of imitation eel paste, Xue An used the same technique to cook eel to make grass carp. Although the taste is very different, the taste is no different. The juice is bright and the gravy is bright, salty and sweet. If this is mainly river fresh food,
It’s enough to become a signature dish in the restaurant.
When Zhou Shi tasted it, Xue An stood quietly with his hands hanging aside, without any nervous look on his face. He seemed to be very confident in his craftsmanship.
Facts have proved that his self-confidence was right. Now Zhou Zhi can only lament that he did not buy a good fish, and Xue An's good craftsmanship was wasted.
But he was the shopkeeper after all, and he had to keep his airs. So after he put down his chopsticks, he suppressed the complimentary words that had come to his tongue and said calmly:
"It's good, it's really good, but I'll have to wait and see if it can be put on the menu."
Even with Xue An's craftsmanship, it is still a question whether Fengdelou's customers can accept river fresh food. After all, Fengdelou is famous for its fried food in the north. If it transforms rashly, it may become nondescript...
And raw materials are also a problem. There are no people in Fengde Building who have been dealing with fish for many years, and they don’t understand the rules of the fish market...
Zhou Shi tapped his chin, thinking that he had to find a way to retain talents like Xue An, and don't let other companies poach him.
"Master Xue, I'm really wronging you by asking you to cook the food at the dock."
Xue An shook his head and said, "It's all the same cooking."
"In this way, you will nominally be the second-in-command in the kitchen, but you will be paid the same salary as Master Chen. Do you think it's okay?"
"Thank you."
Zhou Shi asked Xue An to go back to rest and do the finishing work himself.
"Interesting, the two dishes Xue An cooked today are both Huaiyang famous dishes, and he said two days ago that he can cook Sichuan cuisine. He seems to be an all-rounder?
"This kind of chef is not working as a chef in a restaurant, nor is he living at home waiting for invitations from major restaurants. He actually competes with ordinary chefs for the position of Fengde House... He is from out of town, and his reputation is not well-known in Jiangdu? Or he has just started training.
, plan to start from the grassroots level?"
In any case, Xue An is indeed working in Fengde Building now. As long as he can be retained, he will definitely open up a new area for Fengde Building——
"Shopkeeper! Shopkeeper!"
When he heard someone calling him, Zhou Shi turned around and saw Xiaosi rushing into the kitchen.
"Xiaosi? What..." Seeing Liu Xiaosi's face, Zhou Shi was shocked, "What's going on with you?"
The boy's eyes turned into black and blue lumps, there were several big bumps on his head, and his clothes were torn, as if Kazuto - had been beaten!
Liu Xiaosi burst into tears when he saw the shopkeeper. He cried: "Shopkeeper, go to the dock quickly, Brother Agui has been kidnapped!"
"Ah?" Zhou Shi was shocked and asked him quickly what was going on.
"Brother Agui, three guys, and I carried the food to the pier. We were selling well at first, but then a group of people came and said this was their territory. They lifted our burden and robbed us of our money.
Brother Agui kidnapped me and asked me to use money to redeem him..."
"What about the other guys?"
"As soon as the group surrounded them, they ran away. They only caught me and Brother Agui fighting..."
"Where did they kidnap Agui?"
"It's right at the pier... They said that as long as they bark loudly at the C-berth, they can be found..."
Zhou Shi felt angry and clenched his fists unconsciously.
"How are you?"
"I'm fine, go and save Brother Agui!" Xiao Si grabbed the shopkeeper's arm and begged anxiously.
Damn...
Zhou Shi strode to the front hall, picked up the iron abacus, and headed straight to the dock.
People were coming and going at the pier. Zhou Zhi was weaving in and out of the crowd and soon walked to the berth.
"Excuse me, did you see anyone fighting just now... Excuse me, did you see anyone fighting?"
He walked from berth C to A, asking people for questioning along the way, trying to find out the whereabouts of the group that kidnapped Agui.
However, the people he asked either looked confused, or waved their hands and walked away quickly.
"Some things I really don't know, and some I know the clues, but I don't dare to say... Is it because I'm afraid of offending that group of people?"
When asking at berth A, an old boatman stopped him.
"Hey, are you looking for someone from the Qinglong Gang?"
Qinglong Gang——Dockside Gang?
The old boatman was sitting on the boat and shouted to Zhou Shi who was standing on the shore: "There is a house with a red background and blue stripe flag at the C berth, and their boss is there. But you have to be careful, the Qinglong Gang doesn't even have the government."
You want to give face to the gang, so I’m afraid you’ll suffer a loss if you go alone.”
No wonder those people just kept it secret for fear of getting into trouble.
"Boatman, aren't you afraid of them?"
The old boatman pointed to the flag on the boat and said: "I am protected by the Chamber of Commerce, and they will not do anything to me. But you, dressed as a businessman, don't be stupid!"
After thanking the old boatman, Zhou Shi went straight to the C-shaped berth and saw the building with such a flag.
"Stop!"
He was about to go in, but was stopped by two strong men at the door.
"Boy, before you go in, you need to learn how to bark like a dog twice!"
Zhou Shi's forehead had veins popping out, but he forced out a smile and said to the two strong men: "Okay, let's see if I can learn how to do it - boy, before you go in, you need to learn how to bark twice."