Back to the Red Age

Chapter 142 The chef’s exclusive secret recipe

The bookstore is a very quiet place. The salesperson suddenly raised his voice and spoke so loudly, which instantly attracted people's attention.

Seeing some people looking here and others planning to come over, Qin Ming took out a small notebook from his bag before they arrived.

"Beixinqiao Police Station, Qin Ming, Temporary Public Security Bureau"

The salesperson felt a little strange. The police were the police. How could there be anything temporary or not?

However, after looking at Qin Ming's ID and checking that there were no problems with the steel seal on it, he returned the things to Qin Ming.

"I'm sorry, comrade, but what are you doing buying so many books at once?"

"I have a lot of children at home. I bought this for my children. Can I pay the bill now?" Qin Ming smiled gently, but the salesperson felt even more embarrassed. "I'm sorry, I just didn't expect that you are so young and can see these things." A child of books.”

No one would have thought of this!

"It's okay, I bought it for my nephew and niece!" Qin Ming paid the money, took the book and left the bookstore.

After finding a deserted place and sending the book into the system space, Qin Ming went to Fengze Garden.

After all, he has the title of head chef, so it's not good if he doesn't show up all the time.

Li Jianguo was settling accounts, and when he saw it, he yelled, "What's the wind like today? Why do you have time to come here?"

"Manager Li, are you not welcome? Shall I leave?"

"Ouch, please stop it!" Although Li Jianguo knew that Qin Ming was joking, he didn't dare to say anything casual. He just smiled and stepped forward, "It's almost dinner time. We are in the store today." Eat in?”

"Okay, I came here today because I have something to discuss with Brother Li. I was recently taken to a martial arts school by my master, and I can't get around to cooking. I just thought, the head chef's money can't be wasted. Bar?"

As soon as Li Jianguo heard Qin Ming's words, he wanted to give up his choice, and he immediately became anxious.

"Who said such nonsense? Find it for me and I'll fix it! Brother, we can't live without you in Fengze Garden. You don't know, if you guys are willing to come to our place, it's you who they are targeting. The signature of this second-level chef!”

"Brother, I'm in trouble. I didn't say anything wrong. I just wanted to find another way."

"How do you want to change it?" Li Jianguo said in his heart, as long as you don't give up the choice, you can do whatever you want.

"The dishes in our restaurant are updated every month, right? I'm thinking about adding a new dish that I've improved every month. What do you think?"

"Really? Are you really willing?" Li Jianguo felt like he was being hit by a pie falling from the sky.

What is Qin Ming? He is a second-level chef. He is actually willing to develop new dishes for himself. Then Fengzeyuan will make a lot of money.

"Why don't you want to do this? There's no place for me to put my cooking skills to use for the time being, so why don't I just focus on you?"

The two of them were humble to each other, and then discussed the details in detail. Although Qin Ming came up with the idea for the sake of peace of mind about getting the money, Li Jianguo thought more about it and directly proposed the new dishes developed by Qin Ming and gave them the dishes. Qin Ming agreed to the profit commission even after rejecting it. The two discussed and settled the details and then planned to implement it immediately.

"Let's go, I'll go in with you." Li Jianguo and Qin Ming were about to enter the kitchen when they were stopped.

"It's not yet dinner time, and the kitchen is preparing food. I'll go find the master and the others myself. Brother Li, go and do your business."

"Okay, brother, I won't be polite to you. You go and do your work first. We'll drink two cups later." Li Jianguo was delighted. Qin Ming personally took action. Don't you need two more cups for today's dish?

Qin Ming nodded and went into the kitchen by himself.

"Master, how are you doing lately? Are you okay?"

"Xiao Liu, why are you here!" Lin Guodong was very surprised when he saw Qin Ming, and then smiled again, "That thing of yours is really good. I feel better now that my waist and legs don't hurt. Your wife is always talking about it." , let me take you back sometime, she will cook in person to express her gratitude to you."

Qin Ming was surprised, saying that he really didn't expect that the diluted spiritual liquid could have such a function.

Liu Hai and Zhou Yi also gathered around. These two people grew up very quickly and have already reached the position of third chef in Fengze Garden.

There were other restaurants that came to poach them, but the two of them made up their minds to stay with Lin Guodong and were unwilling to leave no matter what. However, Lin Guodong had already agreed to let them go after the Chinese New Year.

After all, at their current level, they have reached the point where they can take care of their own apprentices. If they continue to follow him, they will be delayed. Anyway, everyone is still working in Fengze Garden, so even if they leave the apprenticeship, it will not have any impact on the two of them.

"Congratulations, Fourth Senior Brother, Fifth Senior Brother, I will prepare a big gift for you when you have your graduation feast."

"It's agreed, then we'll all be waiting!"

"The generous gift from the second-level chef, hehe, it's enough for me to show off when I go back!"

"How can a senior brother ask a junior brother for a master's banquet? Xiao Liu, don't spoil them, and you two should stop talking nonsense and get to work quickly." Lin Guodong glared at the two apprentices and shouted at them to go to work. Zhou Yi and Liu Hai are now the third chef of Fengze Garden, and they are responsible for many things at hand.

The kitchen was busy, everyone had something to do, but everyone was still looking at Qin Ming secretly, with uncontrollable excitement in their eyes. Chef Qin is here again, and this time he wants to take more from him. Craftsmanship comes out.

The new apprentice looked puzzled. He was usually a lazy worker, but today he was working very fast, and his efficiency was slowly rising. Someone asked his companions in a low voice what happened.

"You don't know? That's right. You came late and don't know how powerful our Chef Qin is. He is the youngest second-level chef in history. He created a new product on the first day he entered Fengze Garden. "

"You know about white meat with garlic paste, right?"

"Hey, who doesn't know this? This is our Fengze Garden's signature dish. Now many guests must order it every time!"

"That's right, do you know who improved this dish? It's our Chef Qin."    ……

Under the old man's boast, the new apprentices also expressed their warmest admiration for Qin Ming.

He is talented, capable, and not secretive at all. No matter who asks him about cooking questions, he will patiently answer them one by one.

They were so lucky to meet such a person.

Several new apprentices were immediately gearing up in their hearts. When they finished their work, they must go to Chef Qin for advice.

But why did their Chef Qin change his chef uniform? Is he planning to show off his skills?

"Xiao Liu, you are here to cook on the stove today!" Seeing Qin Ming change his clothes, Lin Guodong was the happiest person. Not only did Qin Ming's food taste delicious, but he also made them cook. There are people watching and explaining. Not to mention his own apprentice, even he can learn a lot from the previous explanations.

"Farewell, Master, it's better for you to come. It's not suitable for me to be so fierce on the stove. I just saw a lot of pig ears here, so I decided to make a new dish to experiment with."

The weather is still very hot now, and everyone likes to eat refreshing cold dishes. This is why the white meat with garlic paste can become the signature dish again this summer. But since we have said that we will study new dishes, we naturally can’t fool people with the previous ones. It happens that the kitchen There are a lot of pig ears, so let’s have a dish of red oil pig ears.

This dish is also a classic cold dish in Sichuan cuisine. It is a flavorful dish that can be eaten with rice or wine.

"You want to make a new dish? Here?" Lin Guodong was a little surprised. There are so many people here. If Qin Ming was researching new dishes here, wouldn't the recipe be spread?

"Well, I have a lot of things to do. After discussing it with Manager Li, we decided to provide a new dish every month. After all, I am a thin-skinned person and I am embarrassed to get paid for nothing." Qin Ming made a small joke, Unexpectedly, Lin Guodong glared at him, "You kid, you are too honest. You have a new dish every month. You are the boss and you are at a loss this time. No, isn't Li Jianguo bullying you and treating you badly because you are honest? I'm looking for you. He said go!”

Qin Ming is a second-level chef. Except for those at the state banquet, he is already a top-notch person. You can imagine how expensive the new dishes developed by Qin Ming are, but in the end, Li Jianguo only used that Do you want to send people away for just a little salary?

"Master, don't be angry. You are not too young. Excessive qi will damage your liver. Stagnation of liver qi is not good for your health. You should pay more attention to your health in the future." Qin Ming's persuasion was not a bluff. From a medical point of view, Many tumors are related to this reason.

"Don't worry about my affairs. We are talking about your affairs now. I know your heart is not here, but you have to make money. You are already 17 now, and you will be 18 soon. You should get married in a few years." I’m a wife, how can this wife do this if she doesn’t save some money..." Lin Guodong rambled on, but Qin Ming did not interrupt him. He knew that Lin Guodong said these words to him because he really regarded himself as his apprentice and had no intention of doing anything. In principle, if you treat yourself well, if it were someone else, this kind of offending advice would not be uttered at all.

"Master, don't worry. Manager Li and I are old acquaintances. He won't cheat me. We have already discussed it and we will share it from the profits later..."

"That's good!" Lin Guodong didn't wait for Qin Ming to finish what he said before interrupting him. There were so many people here that it was not suitable to elaborate on these things, but as long as Qin Ming didn't foolishly agree to Li Jianguo's new dishes, it would be fine. "What do you need?" Tell me everything and everyone, and I will make arrangements for you!"

"Thank you, Master. Then I won't be polite to you. Just send me two random people."

"I'm coming, I'm coming!"

When Zhou Yi and Liu Hai heard that their junior brother wanted to research new dishes, they immediately explained the work at hand and ran over.

"Two senior brothers, are you sure you want to help me?" Qin Ming laughed a little, "Actually, you don't have to do this, because I will give the recipe of this new dish to the master."

As the only two apprentices who follow Lin Guodong, Lin Guodong will definitely pass on the formula to them.

"Junior brother, what are you talking about? We just want to work with you!"

"Yes, let's get pig ears today, right? Then we'll get started."

We are all veterans, so we don’t need to say anything. We just take the pig ears to the stove, burn off the fluff with a red-hot iron rod, brush them clean, and then rub them with salt and white vinegar.

"Junior brother, you are so meticulous in what you do."

"No, it looks similar to us, but your speed is twice as fast as ours!"

The three of them chatted and laughed, and quickly completed the cleaning work. Next, they had to splash water to remove the fishy smell, and then put it into the pot for stewing.

Fengzeyuan has old stewed soup. Qin Ming took some old stewed soup and then reconfigured a set of stewed ingredients. "I will write down the recipe of this ingredient, and then we will fry it into a sugary color and put it on the pig." Stir-fry the ears, then add the marinade package, soy sauce, pepper, and green onions to marinate."

Because this was a dish prepared for Fengzeyuan, and Fengzeyuan could not buy the seasonings in its own system space, Qin Ming did not use his own seasonings, but directly selected Fengzeyuan’s ingredients. .

"The most classic dish of red oil ear slices is the production of red oil. The red oil in our Fengzeyuan is prepared by the master's method. I thought about it and decided to add some spice powder to increase the fragrance. …”

When Qin Ming and Zhou Yi Liu Hai were making new dishes, Lin Guodong kept other people away from them. Everyone also had a tacit understanding and would not peek or anything. However, as waves of strong fragrance rose, everyone couldn't bear it. We still discussed it.

"Is this the refining of the most important red oil in Sichuan cuisine? How come it is so fragrant?"

They are all people who carry large spoons, so they are naturally much more sensitive to taste than ordinary people. Lin Guodong noticed the strong fragrance and was a little surprised. Xiaoliu was not only researching new dishes, but also reformulating red oil.

Everyone knows that Sichuan cuisine is very spicy, and they like to use bean paste and red oil. These two raw materials can almost solve most Sichuan dishes. However, these two things are also the chef’s unique secret recipes. Everyone who cooks Sichuan cuisine knows it, but when cooking The taste that comes out is quite different.

"Huhu... smelling this smell, Xiaoliu's red oil should be pretty good."

"Junior brother, this thing is not only used for mixing vegetables. I thought it would be delicious just dipped in steamed buns." Zhou Yi looked solemn. Junior brother is indeed a genius. The most important color of red oil is, The fragrance is already there, how can the taste be worse?

"Don't talk about steamed buns. I think these things are delicious when dipped into the soles of shoes." Liu Hai swallowed his tongue and was very surprised. He is a chef himself, and there are many delicious things in Fengze Garden. , Normally he wouldn't feel this way, but after Qin Ming mixed up a pot of red oil, he felt rare and greedy.

want to eat!

Qin Ming looked at Liu Hai and thought to himself: Could it be that my senior brother has also been reborn, and he even knows the jokes of future generations?

"Junior brother, I think these pig ears are about the same. Can I help you take a look?" Seeing Qin Ming's lack of response, Liu Hai felt that he should take the initiative.

"Not yet, just wait a moment." Qin Ming's master-level cooking skills allow him to easily distinguish the quality of the food. Although the braised pot has already exuded a rich aroma, he still wants to make the pig ears reach their peak. It has the best eating effect, but it still needs to be simmered on low heat for a while.

In fact, the stewed food is prepared one night in advance and then soaked in brine for flavor. Qin Ming doesn't have time to soak it now, so he uses another quick method.

(End of this chapter)