From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

Chapter 287 The important task of shining the master’s sect

Among the crispy pots made by Feng Zhengming, the most popular thing among adults and children is the kelp roll.

I bought large pieces of kelp, washed them with water, and then cut them into long pieces.

In traditional kelp rolls, fat strips are rolled inside.

Feng Zhengming has made improvements. His kelp rolls are not just fat strips.

He replaced the fatty pork strips in the traditional kelp roll with pork belly strips.

In this way, there is fat and lean meat at the same time, and it will taste more delicious.

In addition to pork belly, Feng Zhengming also added fried tofu, lotus root and deboned fish strips.

This makes the contents of the kelp roll richer.

After being simmered in the crispy pot, not only the outside of the kelp is soft, but also the pork belly, fish, fried tofu and lotus root inside are also soft and soft.

Of course, the lotus root Feng Zhengming chose was the kind that would remain crispy after being stewed.

Cut all four ingredients into long strips and roll them into kelp.

Use toothpicks to secure the kelp rolls. When frying the crispy pot, put the kelp rolls into the crispy pot and stew.

After stewing, the kelp on the outside of the kelp roll becomes soft and waxy.

The fat pork belly almost melts in your mouth, and the lean meat is also very rotten.

The fish strips retain some of the texture of the fish.

The fried tofu soaks up the soup and flavor.

Paired with some crispy lotus root strips.

Seaweed rolls cut into small pieces are definitely the most delicious dish in a crispy pot.

Eating kelp rolls, Li Fenzhen said, "Zheng Ming really knows how to make kelp rolls. They actually make kelp rolls this way. They taste better than the ones in the traditional crispy pot."

Li Xiaogang said: "Auntie, I like this kelp roll. We also do this during the Chinese New Year."

Feng Zhengming happened to come in with the dishes. When he heard Li Xiaogang's words, he immediately answered.

"You don't have to cook it yourself during the Chinese New Year. I'll make a big pot of crispy pan for you when the time comes and ask your dad to bring it back. You guys can eat it directly during the Chinese New Year."

Seeing the big elbows that Feng Zhengming brought to the table, Li Huidong quickly said: "Why do you serve so many dishes? And you still serve us elbows?"

Feng Zhengming laughed: "Brother, if you come to my place and don't taste my elbow, you can't justify it, right?"

Lin Jiacheng looked at the elbow on the table and asked, "Zhengming, are you picking the elbow?"

Feng Zhengming nodded: "It's not the traditional braised pork elbow. It's the braised pork elbow that my shop has improved in taste. It's a little sweet and a little spicy. I want you, senior brother and brother-in-law, to try it. Give me some advice."

Li Fenzhen smelled the aroma of the elbow on the table and said, "It's really delicious."

Li Huidong stared at it and said, "Your elbow is really good."

Feng Zhengming urged: "Don't just say yes, senior brother, you should try it quickly."

Li Huidong and Li Fenzhen first picked up a piece of elbow for each of the two children, and then Li Huidong also picked up a piece of elbow with skin and flesh.

As soon as Li Huidong put it into his mouth, he heard Li Xiaogang yelling.

"It's delicious. This elbow is delicious. It's better than what dad makes."

Lin Xiaona usually doesn't eat pork skin very much, but eating elbow skin today also made her feel delicious.

The skin of the knuckle does not need to be chewed, it almost melts in the mouth.

Mixed with the flavor hanging from the elbow skin, it tastes not only not greasy, but also very fragrant.

Lin Xiaona ate a piece and said, "It's delicious."

Li Huidong savored the piece of elbow that he put into his mouth.

The taste of this elbow really made Li Huidong feel great.

Feng Zhengming's braised pork elbow tastes completely different from traditional Shandong cuisine.

The elbows of Shandong cuisine, whether they are sauced elbows, braised elbows, or white braised elbows, are basically salty and fresh, with almost no sweet or spicy taste.

Today, Feng Zhengming's braised pork elbow can be said to be a bit subversive on the basis of tradition.

The salty taste is still the base taste, but it will have a little sweetness and a little spicy taste.

The perfect blend of sweet, spicy and salty flavors, just enough to neutralize the greasy taste.

After eating a piece, the salty, sweet and spicy taste will make your mouth secrete saliva like crazy, as if urging you to eat the next piece quickly.

Li Huidong was really amazed by his junior brother's seasoning skills once again.

"Zhengming, your seasoning skills are really good. How did you come up with the idea of ​​adding some spicy and sweet flavors to it? In this way, your elbow will indeed taste more delicious."

Feng Zhengming stood next to the table and said with a smile: "It's just an experiment. Didn't my master teach me how to make sauce elbow before? My braised braised pork elbow is an improvement on the sauce elbow. The seasoning is based on the taste of many people nowadays." Change it, try it bit by bit, and finally make it taste like this.”

After hearing this, Lin Jiacheng said: "It tastes really good. I didn't expect this sweet and spicy elbow to be so delicious."

Feng Zhengming said: "My brother-in-law also said it was delicious, so my seasoning should be fine."

Lin Jiacheng laughed and said, "Why do you say this as if I am a judge?"

Feng Zhengming responded: "This is not because my brother-in-law is well-informed and has eaten a lot. So if my brother-in-law says it is delicious, it must be delicious."

After hearing what Feng Zhengming said, Lin Jiacheng was a little surprised.

"Zhengming has really grown a lot. In the six months since he became his own boss, it seems that he has interacted with a lot of people, and his speech has become smoother. He knows how to say things that people like to hear."

Feng Zhengming said: "I speak from my heart. I have always felt that my brother-in-law is a capable person."

Li Huidong said with a smile: "That's right. My eldest brother-in-law is indeed a capable person."

Lin Jiacheng finally couldn't stand it anymore: "Hey, hey, hey, you brothers can't bully people like this, how can you do it together like this?" Seeing Lin Jiacheng's anxiety, everyone couldn't help but laugh. .

After Feng Zhengming laughed, he said with a serious face: "No kidding, brother-in-law, please give me some advice. How do I do with my braised pork elbow?"

This time Lin Jiacheng became serious: "This dish does taste good. It's not our traditional salty taste, but the sweetness and spiciness are just right. There is no overpowering of taste. The key is, look at our Xiaona Both Xiaogang and my brother ate a lot, which shows that you, a spicy kid, can eat it."

Siblings Lin Xiaona and Li Xiaogang immediately shouted in unison: "It's delicious, we like to eat it."

Lin Jiacheng said: "Look, children like to eat it, so your seasoning is right."

Then Lin Jiacheng said: "However, under the current situation, it may not be very suitable to put this dish in your dry rice shop. After all, the current dry rice shop is small and a person with a small elbow cannot eat it. If it is opened, If you want to sell it, it seems like your elbow won’t be easy to remove.”

Li Huidong said: "Brother-in-law, don't worry. After Zhengming opens up the shops on both sides and expands the dry rice shop, this braised elbow will definitely be suitable. Then you can serve half an elbow to some customers who come to eat, just like You sell it like a handful of meat, cut it in half for them on the spot, it should be fine."

Lin Jiacheng nodded after hearing this: "This is a good idea. When the time comes, a big elbow will be cooked and cut into half for the customers to sell on the spot."

Feng Zhengming smiled and said: "Selling by cutting is one way. I also have another way to sell it. I use a small casserole to make braised elbows. If there are more people at the table, the braised elbows will be sold in casseroles." , one casserole and one elbow, one elbow per table, and paired with rice and noodles, it’s a complete meal.”

What Feng Zhengming said made the senior brother and the others feel that it was indeed feasible.

It's like the big brother and his two families came together, four adults and two children, ordered an elbow and a few side dishes. This meal can be said to be very rich.

And according to Feng Zhengming's method, you can stew the elbows in a casserole in advance.

If a customer wants to order it, he can serve it directly with a casserole.

Seeing the senior brother and the others agree with his approach.

Feng Zhengming went on to say: “Not only can the casserole be used to braise elbows, but it can also be used to make braised braised hooves, which can also be served in a casserole.”

Lin Jiacheng suddenly remembered a practice he had seen while running business in other places.

"Zhengming, your method of making this casserole is great. The casserole can be kept warm. After you make it, you can put it in the casserole to keep the temperature. When customers order it, you can heat it up and serve it. This greatly improves the efficiency of serving the dish. Not only can you cook Braised pork knuckles and pig’s trotters, or braised pig head, should be good too.”

When senior brother Li Huidong thought about it, he realized that all dishes were served in casseroles. He had seen this style in the south.

"Zhengming, the way you make it is a bit like the southern claypot, like claypot rice and various kinds of claypot, which are all served in a casserole."

Feng Zhengming said with a smile: "It's just that the container is different. Most of the usual red stew is placed on a plate. In my method, I no longer put it on the plate and serve it directly in a casserole, which can better keep the temperature."

Li Huidong added: "Another point is that you can prepare ingredients in advance by using a casserole, and then the efficiency of serving can be greatly improved."

Lin Jiacheng heard the discussion between the two brothers, and he interjected: "It seems that you brothers are now starting to think about how to do business better."

Feng Zhengming nodded: "We need to think about how to do business better. After the Chinese New Year, the restaurant will expand its operations. By then, it can receive more customers. It also needs more personnel. We must ensure the wages of the personnel and the dishes." The quality and efficiency of serving food to customers also need to be considered.

These are the keys to running a good dry rice shop, so if I don’t consider how to do a good job, my small dry rice shop will not be able to run better. "

Li Huidong said: "Master should have told you to learn the lessons from Yanxi Tower, right?"

Feng Zhengming nodded: "Master came here yesterday, stayed with me at grandpa's house at night, and talked to me a lot."

Lin Jiacheng asked: "Master Yan has gone back?"

Feng Zhengming shook his head: "Master hasn't gone back yet. Master should wait until eldest brother's restaurant opens before going back."

"Oh, it's Yan Jianxing, right? Where will his restaurant be opened?"

Li Huidong replied: "In Furong Street."

Lin Jiacheng was a little surprised: "In Furong Street? Is it the place where he contacted himself?"

Li Huidong nodded: "Yes, he told the master after getting in touch, because if he wants to put up the Yanjia Cuisine brand, he must get the master's approval."

Lin Jiacheng also nodded: "With the name of Yanjia Cuisine, Master Yan really needs to nod."

Li Huidong added: "So the master must watch him in the restaurant for a while and must check him."

Lin Jiacheng sighed: "This is the advantage."

Li Huidong laughed: "He does have an advantage over us. The biggest advantage is that he has been able to learn from the master since he was a child. He has been influenced by it all his life. When I first became a master, I went to the master's house for dinner. It was him. When I was cooking, I was shocked as soon as I ate his food."

Feng Zhengming was also very curious when he heard his elder brother talking about this paragraph, and listened carefully from the side.

Lin Jiacheng asked: "How old was Yan Jianxing at that time?"

Li Huidong looked at Feng Zhengming and said: "He was only in his early twenties at that time. Anyway, he was younger than me when I became a disciple. I couldn't even cook on the stove, but the dishes he cooked were already impressive. I was particularly impressed. After eating a plate of fried chicken with soy sauce, I felt that it was as good as what Master made, but in the end, I was scolded by Master."

After pausing for a moment, Li Huidong sighed: "At that time, I thought, how can I catch up? There are too many people behind me. I haven't even started yet, but they are already doing so well."

After listening to the senior brother's story, everyone understood that Yan Jianxing was really capable.

He didn't just want to use his father's name.

It's because he really has the ability to cook his father's Yan family cuisine, which is considered a specialty of his own.

Lin Jiacheng thought for a moment and said, "Look at it this way, when it opens, I'm going to try it."

Li Huidong continued to talk about Feng Zhengming: "Zhengming's basic cooking techniques were taught by his master, but the use of techniques and seasoning have his own characteristics. Strictly speaking, Zhengming has gradually surpassed his master." That group."

Feng Zhengming quickly said: "Brother, what you said is exaggerated."

Li Huidong shook his head: "It's not an exaggeration at all. You may not feel it yourself, but the three dishes you served in the previous competition and the seasoning of your current braised pork elbow are not from the master's style."

When the senior brother said this, Feng Zhengming was immediately speechless.

Feng Zhengming could only admit: "Yes, I did not fully follow what Master taught me, so I never used the title of Master. From the three dishes in the competition to the braised elbow now, I am the one who sells them." During the process of making lunch boxes and making meat, we summed up some adjustments based on customer taste feedback."

Li Huidong said: "That's right. Master has often told us before that he will guide us to get started, but we have to walk the next step on our own and have our own style and characteristics."

Having said this, the senior brother said to Feng Zhengming seriously: "Brother, I believe you will go further than us."

Feng Zhengming instantly felt his senior brother's expectations for him.

Senior Brother hopes that Feng Zhengming will inherit the master's techniques and create something of his own. That is the true glory of the master.

　Sorry, the update is a little late today, there will be another update later.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)