Food starts from cooking

Chapter 20 I still like to burn banquets in the countryside
After all, it is a well-known restaurant in Long City, plus there will be distinguished guests coming to the door, and the back kitchen is also clean and tidy. Several masters and apprentices of Dahe also looked puzzled when they saw a stranger coming in.

Ordinary people in the back kitchen of a restaurant are not allowed to enter casually!
Zhang Yu explained for a while, and then gave Zhou Youteng a break.

"I don't even bother to make four dishes one by one. Since I approved your Mapo Tofu, let's take Mapo Tofu as an example!"

As Zhou You said, he had already put on his apron and grabbed a piece of tofu!

"Ma Po tofu and old soft tofu are suitable, but there are a little difference in the cooking steps of the two kinds of tofu!"

Hold the palm-sized tofu in your hand, cut it horizontally and vertically, and it will become the same small cube of about one centimeter!

At the back kitchen, Tang Juan naturally also saw the scene of Zhou You cutting the tofu, and leaning into Yang Qingning's ear, she whispered, "Your crush...what's going on?"

Yang Qingning shrank her neck, and did not correct it, saying: "He is very good at cooking, and he will cook it in a while, you will know after a taste!"

Very good at cooking?
Master Zhang knew his second uncle, so she also knew Master Zhang.

only……

No matter how good the culinary skills can be, isn't he still a cooking brother?

It's just that Yang Qingning's eyes were bright when she talked about it, so she couldn't say anything.

Zhang Yu stared at Zhou You intently. He was almost pissed off by the baker's identity, but it didn't mean he didn't pay attention to it. He could casually talk about the shortcomings of the dishes, and when it came to the point, at least this person's cooking skills were not simple.

As for the horizontal and vertical cuts, it can be seen that the young man's knife skills have reached a level of proficiency.

Cut the tofu, put it in water first, and then start to prepare other materials at this time.

Red pepper, Sichuan pepper, tempeh and more!
Stir-fry the red pepper and peppercorns, chop them and set aside. At the same time, put the soaked tofu into the cold water pot, then pour cooking wine, add a few drops of soy sauce, put a little salt, turn it over a few times, and take out the cold water!

Mince the fresh beef, pour oil into the hot pan, put the chopped beef, pour a little cooking wine, wait for the beef to change color, take it out and control the oil!

Put red oil in the pot, bean paste, chopped chili, fermented soybeans, minced garlic, pepper oil, minced beef, stir fry a few times, and then pour a little cooking wine!

Those diners who have never been in the kitchen or seen the process of making Mapo tofu are shocked by this series of steps.

"Oh my god, there are so many steps in a plate of mapo tofu!"

"Why are there so many materials!"

"Blanching tofu, refining pepper oil, frying minced beef... Well, no wonder there is only spicy tofu in the small restaurant outside. With so many steps, washing the pot is a headache!"

Spicy tofu is much simpler. Cut the tofu for later use, add chili and the like, and then pour the tofu in to taste.

"Actually...you have a good eye. When he cooks, he really has a good temperament!"

Tang Juan whispered.

only……

After all, she was divorced and had children.

But now it seems that Zhou You's skill should be very good, but unfortunately, he is only cooking!

"Hmph, of course my dad is handsome!"

Tang Juan and Yang Qingning murmured, thinking that no one else heard it, but Xiao Qinghe's family was between them, so how could they not hear it.

Tang Juan was taken aback, a little embarrassed!
"Do you have chicken soup!"

Zhou You turned to a staff member and asked.

The man froze for a moment, then hurriedly said: "Yes, yes!" Then he brought a bowl of chicken soup.

Poured the chicken soup in, Zhou You said: "Of course water is also possible, but for freshness, I usually like to use chicken soup!"

When the chicken soup was put into the pot, there was a sizzling sound, but the aroma was already coming out.

Soon, the tofu was put into the pot, and the shovel was turned gently, and at this time, the most important thing was to thicken the sauce.

Three times of thickening, the interval is not long, so the action needs to be fast!

Finally, the fragrance came out completely!
"smell good!"

"Tsk tsk, it's not just smelling the fragrance, the key is to look at the fragrance!"

"This color, I feel like I can swallow the plate directly!"

Out of the pot!

Sprinkle minced pepper and green onion, pour a little hot oil, and it's done!
The color, fragrance and taste!
That's it.

Zhang Yu, who had been silent all this time, came over, took a small bowl, dug out a small spoon, and began to taste.

As soon as the tofu entered the mouth, Zhang Yu's eyes narrowed slightly, and he chewed quickly.

"Dad, I want to eat too!"

Xiao Qinghe had already run over and hugged Zhou You's thigh.

"Row!"

Made half a bowl for the little guy, and Xiao Qinghe brought the bowl to Yang Qingning: "Teacher Yang, eat!"

After Yang Qingning took two bites, she felt that it was completely different from the mapo tofu eaten outside. The sensations of hot, spicy, spicy, fragrant, crisp, tender, and fresh changed frequently.

Tang Juan subconsciously swallowed her saliva and asked, "How is it?"

"You try it!"

Tang Juan couldn't wait a long time ago, so she quickly took a sip, her big eyes turned round, and she muttered, "It's delicious, oh, it's so hot!"

His mouth said it was hot, but he took another bite!
Seeing this, Fang Dongsheng went straight into the kitchen to start his work, but the others couldn't bear it when they saw it, and finally rushed in.

A plate of mapo tofu is just enough, not to mention seven or eight or nine people, even three or five people are not enough to eat, let alone the taste is so good.

Those who came in early all looked enjoying, while those who came in later could only see the plate of red oil, not to mention tofu, there was not even a garlic sprout left, and they could only watch others eat with envy. The side is full of words like hot hot hot, so fragrant, so fragrant.

Feeling sour in my heart, I was thinking about how delicious a plate of tofu can be.

But I still couldn't help dipping my fingers into the red oil on the plate, stuffed it into my mouth, and then...

"Fuck, it's too late!"

For a moment, tears of regret flowed from the corners of his mouth.

"Oh my god, so this is Mapo Tofu!"

"The mapo tofu I ate before was all fake!"

"This taste, when I traveled to Sichuan last year, I went to Chen Ma to eat mapo tofu. I felt that it was comparable. No, it was even better than that!"

"This little brother is really awesome!"

At this time, Tang Juan had also come to her senses, her eyes were shining brightly at Zhou You!
Brother Cook?
No, being a top player in every industry is no longer a simple profession. Before, she thought that Zhou You should be a chef. Although he was handsome, his profession didn't match Yang Qingning's, but now she didn't think so.

Fang Dongsheng had already finished his meal. While shocked by Zhou You's superb cooking skills, he also looked at Zhang Yu who had been silent all the time. He wanted to see how Zhang Yu would deal with it.

Finally, Zhang Yu came back to his senses, took a deep breath, looked at Zhou You with complicated eyes, and then took off his hat: "I admit, you are better than me!"

Zhou You frowned, and said with a smile, "No, I'm not here to steal your job!"

As he spoke, he looked towards the door and shouted: "Boss Zhao, I know you are here, come out!"

As soon as the words fell, a loud laugh came from outside, and then saw Zhao Chengjun walking in, and then apologized to Zhou You: "Master Zhou, I'm sorry!"

Immediately afterwards, he said to Zhang Yu: "Tomorrow, a distinguished guest will come to the door. This is the one I invited to help!"

Zhang Yu was surprised, he knew that there were distinguished guests coming to the door, and he also knew that the boss had found a helper, but he never expected...

Zhou Youdao: "Boss Zhao is afraid that the people in the back kitchen will not be convinced when they see me tomorrow, so even though he arrived early, he has been hiding outside and seeing no one!"

Zhao Chengjun apologized again and again after being told the truth.

"Okay, I've seen everything I need to see, I'll come back tomorrow morning!"

As he was about to leave, Zhao Chengjun hurriedly said: "Master Zhou, I would like to invite you again. The last remuneration will be increased by 20.00%, how about it!"

"No need, I still like to cook banquets in the countryside!"

Watching Zhou You leave, Zhao Chengjun felt helpless and regretful!

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