Stop pretending, I am the God of Cooking and I am showing off my cards!

In the clay pot on the stove, the ribs and lotus roots were simmering.

The delicious smell floats up with the steam, constantly teasing the chefs working nearby.

"It's really weird. The boss didn't add any seasonings when he stewed it. Apart from the pork ribs and lotus roots, he just put a few slices of ginger. How come it tastes so good?"

"That's right, is the boss's craftsmanship good?"

"I don't see any special cooking methods. Even when blanching the ribs, I just put some green onions and ginger and drizzled half a spoonful of rice wine. It's no different from usual cooking."

"Maybe the boss has mastered some secret cooking skills."

"..."

Listening to the employees discussing in low voices, Lin Xu reluctantly interrupted them:

"Stewed pork ribs with lotus root is that simple. As long as you don't use frozen pork ribs, don't add messy spices, and add in pink lotus roots from Hubei, the stew will be delicious no matter who you are."

If you continue to discuss this, it will be a seamless transition into the two-dimensional world.

After saying that, Lin Xu placed the cleaned small steam boilers on the workbench one by one and began to put the cleaned pigeons in them.

These steam pots were bought through Lao Huang from a time-honored steam pot factory in Jianshui, southern Yunnan. They have a good texture and are very suitable for making soup.

The pigeons put inside were also changed from squabs to old pigeons that are more suitable for making soup.

The meat of young pigeons is tender and the meat of old pigeons is fragrant.

If you just drink the soup, the stewed version of Lao Ge is more delicious, and after a long period of steaming, the meat of Lao Ge is more chewy and delicious when dipped in water, giving you the feeling of eating plain-cut chicken.

On the contrary, if the squab is too tender, it is more suitable to braise it directly or make crispy squab.

Put the cleaned pigeons one by one into the steam pot, then add a few shredded red dates, soaked astragalus, a little morel mushrooms and a piece of ham to increase the base flavor and rich texture.

After placing these ingredients, close the lid.

Now that the ingredients in the steam pot are ready, it’s time to play with the steam cabinet.

Open the water tank, first remove the seasoning box from the four walls, add ginger, bay leaves, angelica root, and Codonopsis pilosula into it respectively, and then put the seasoning box back on the four walls.

Then add Nongfu Spring to the water tank.

After filling, turn on the switch and start heating the steam cabinet.

This process is a bit slow, as not only does the mountain spring water in the tank need to be boiled, but all pipes must be flushed with steam.

When using it for the first time, you have to wait a little longer to avoid making the steamed pigeon not delicious.

Lin Xu was not idle while waiting. He pointed his mobile phone at the densely packed boilers on the workbench and took a photo:

“The new single-serve steamed squab is available today at noon. Friends who want to try it can come and try it.”

Although the ingredients have been changed from squab to old pigeon, it is better to use the word squab in the name. After all, these two words seem to be classy.

Moreover, many people are taboo with the word "老", and adding it to the name of a dish will more or less affect the sales of the dish.

As soon as the photo was posted, Aunt Liang commented below:

"I'll inform them quickly to avoid nagging that I have delicious food and won't share it with those old guys."

Old neighbor Aunt Qian commented on a message:

"My two daughters-in-law came to your house for dinner at noon. Since you have such good things, I won't do anything at home today. I will take my two daughters-in-law to your shop to drink pigeon soup."

There are many similar comments.

After fermentation on the Internet, everyone formed an impression that "Lin Ji's products must be high-quality products."

But think about it, the new dishes on Lin Ji are all dishes that the employees have eaten several times and are even tired of. How can the taste be bad?

Soon, white steam came out of the nozzle in the steam cabinet.

These water vapors are diverted from the same regulator, and their concentrations are all the same, ensuring that the maturation time of the dishes is consistent.

After a while, when the water vapor stabilized, Lin Xu took each small steam pot and put it on top, so that the bottom of the pot was facing the steam nozzle.

The steam pot used this time is an improved version. The air column in the pot does not go straight upward, but opens from the side. The water vapor will not directly hit the pot lid, and there is no need to worry about the pot lid being pushed up by the water vapor. .

After putting everything in, close the cabinet door and start steaming.

On the other side, Shen Baobao, who was sitting in the car, pouted and said speechlessly:

"I didn't expect that even the house sellers started to cheat with photos. They didn't take pictures of the mess in the community, and they didn't talk about the busy city outside. Just saying the house is nice is of no use."

When Xu Bao returned home after a busy day, he needed a quiet environment the most, instead of the noisy noise outside the window and the embarrassment of not being able to find a parking space after entering the community for a long time.

I looked at several houses in a row and it was like this.

One of the communities is even more amusing. Due to the tight parking space, when you return to the community after get off work every day, you need to give your car keys to the security guard, and then go to the security guard to ask for the car keys the next morning.

As for where the car will be parked, you still need to search around the community with the car key. Sometimes you will even find your car on the side of the road outside the community.

Upon hearing this condition, Baby Shen sat back in the car without even looking at the house.

Are you kidding? Although my and Xu Bao's cars are not particularly good, they can't be driven by strangers so casually.

When it comes to buying a house, you can't just check and communicate online.

If she hadn't seen it on the spot, she wouldn't have known there were such twists and turns in life.

"Next, it's time to go see that duplex. It's just a good time to go and inquire about the community situation. Otherwise, don't waste time. Go back early to eat lotus root stewed pork ribs."

If that doesn't work, then expand the search area and look for houses along the North Fourth Ring Road.

Although this is a bit troublesome, it is relatively convenient to take the North Fourth Ring Road to and from get off work.

Dou Wenjing agreed, clicked on the navigation, and drove towards the community two blocks away.

Not long after, the car stopped steadily at the entrance of a relatively high-end community.

After finding a roadside parking space and parking the car, several people came to the community and began to inquire about the situation of the community.

As a result, after asking, I found that this place is not bad, the environment is good, there are many parking spaces, and the population density of the community is not too high.

Of course, there are also disadvantages. The property fees in the community are higher than those nearby, and the parking space fees are extremely high, causing some families with many cars to even park their cars outside the community gate.

For others, this is a shortcoming, but for Shen Fupo, who has nearly 100 million yuan, it is not a problem at all.

Not long after, the homeowner's nanny arrived in a Panamera.

Zeng Xiaoqi muttered in a low voice:

"Even the nanny drives a Panamera, you evil capitalist!"

Dou Wenjing glanced at the BMW 5 Series she was driving. If she had known better, she would have gone to the villa and driven the big G over. It felt really bad to be crushed.

Shen Baobao looked normal, and after a brief confirmation, he followed into the community.

This community is quite high-end, and all houses have direct elevator access.

The house is located on the 30th floor. After taking the elevator up, everyone put on their shoe covers and walked in.

The living room and dining room are connected together, and it is very spacious. Not to mention a grand piano, even ten can be easily placed there.

The structure of this duplex house is very similar to that of a villa.

The first floor is the kitchen, living room, dining room, nanny's room and elderly room. The living room is connected to an oversized balcony, where you can not only have an overview of the city scenery, but also the mountains in the suburbs.

The second floor is the master bedroom, guest bedroom, study and video room.

As for the third floor, there is a sun room, laundry room, warehouse and a tatami-style tea room.

Passing through the corridor outside the tea room and sun room, you can reach the outside terrace.

The huge and spacious terrace was converted into a hanging garden.

In order to prevent strong winds, a ring of high-strength tempered glass is installed around it, and all facilities on the terrace have been reinforced to prevent them from being blown down by strong winds and causing accidents.

There is also a grill on the corner of the terrace.

This is supposed to be for a potluck.

However, because no one was staying after the decoration, the grill was not used, so the surface was slightly rusty.

"This is a house that really appeals to my aesthetic."

Zeng Xiaoqi secretly thought about the hateful capitalists, unable to move her eyes away.

The layout and decoration of the upstairs and downstairs make it a dream house.

"You are not talking nonsense. Who wouldn't like a house worth tens of millions?"

Dou Wenjing whispered back.

Of all the houses I looked at today, this one was the most expensive.

But there is a reason why it is expensive.

There is nothing wrong with this house.

The quality of the house is good, so the owner's attitude is very tough. He does not accept counter-offers or installment payments. He needs to pay the house price in full in one go.

The biggest discount from the homeowner is two free parking spaces next to each other.

"Not bad, I like it very much."

Shen Jiayue's words settled the matter.

Brother Feng immediately began to communicate with the nanny who drove the Paramela about real estate procedures, while Dou Wenjing took her mobile phone and sent messages to several bank managers she had met to arrange coffee.

Coffee was an excuse, mainly to discuss the loan.

However, even if the payment is received, the house will not be bought immediately. A third-party company will also need to be commissioned to inspect the house, such as whether the roof and walls were damaged during the decoration process, whether the main structure was moved, etc.

These all need to be reviewed.

To avoid discovering defects soon after purchase.

At that time, when the money is in other people's hands, it is not so easy to get it back.

After Brother Feng checked the five certificates of the house, everyone went downstairs and left.

When I drove back to the store, it was almost eleven o'clock. The stewed pork ribs with lotus root was already ready on the stove. Lin Xu was seasoning the pork rib soup with salt.

Cook well and then season so that the ribs will be more tender and the umami flavor of the lotus root will be thoroughly cooked.

If you add salt too early, the flavor of the soup will be greatly reduced.

According to the amount of soup in the clay pot, Lin Xu put three small spoons of salt and two small spoons of pepper into it.

Adding pepper mainly makes the soup have a sweating effect, and it can also reduce the greasiness of the pork rib soup, making it more delicious and the lotus root is sweeter.

After seasoning, Lin Xu put a few pieces of lotus root and a spoonful of soup into the bowl.

Going to try it out.

Scoop a little pink soup with a spoon, put it to your mouth and blow it, then put it into your mouth, and the delicious taste suddenly pours into your mouth.

Huh... this tastes so good, fragrant with freshness, freshness with sweetness, sweetness with saltyness, and saltyness mixed with the spicy taste of pepper.

It tastes good, I had at least three bowls to start with at noon today.

After tasting the soup, he picked up a piece of pink lotus root and tasted it.

After simmering for a long time, the lotus root is stewed very deliciously, soft and glutinous with sweetness, it is really delicious!

In fact, lotus roots grown in other parts of the country also have a faint sweetness, but compared with lotus roots from Hubei, they are somewhat less interesting.

Especially this kind of stewed pink lotus root. No sugar was added when making it, but now you can taste the sweet taste. I have to say that to eat local delicacies, you have to use local ingredients to enjoy it.

While he was tasting with chopsticks, Shen Baobao's voice came from the kitchen door:

"Wow, you actually ate it secretly. Where is the chef? His bonus will be deducted."

"I'll give it a taste. Are the houses in good condition?"

Lin Xu walked over with the bowl in hand. There was still a piece of lotus root and a piece of ribs left in it:

"Try it and see if you like it."

"Eh? Isn't the lotus root white? Why does it turn pink when stewed? I wear pink clothes and you cook pink dishes. What are your plans for me?"

Lin Xu handed the chopsticks to her hand:

"I don't have any intention, I just want to be with you forever."

Well, we can't talk about this life or the whole life at this time, because this girl will ask if she will arrange for someone else in the next life... It's all a lesson.

Full marks for the answer!

Shen Baobao rubbed his head against Lin Xu, then picked up the lotus root with chopsticks and took a casual taste. Surprise was written on his face:

"Oh, this lotus root is so sweet and delicious."

The lotus root was still a little hot, but this girl couldn't stop at all. She ate the whole lotus root while sighing.

After eating, drink the soup in the bowl in one go.

"It's delicious. It's so delicious. It's the same color as my clothes. It tastes great."

She originally wanted to talk about what she saw this morning.

But after eating this delicious lotus root stewed pork ribs, I immediately forgot about this:

"Hurry up and start eating, my baby is hungry!"

"It'll be ready soon!"

Lin Xu returned to the kitchen and carefully took down the clay pot from the stove.

Then the lotus roots and ribs inside were poured out, enough to fill several pots.

After everything is scooped out, cut some washed green onions and sprinkle them into the basin to enhance the appearance of the soup.

Next, let’s officially start the meal!

There are two dishes for lunch today, braised fish offal with soy sauce and lotus root and pork ribs soup.

After sitting down, everyone started to eat. When everyone ate the lotus root, they would show a surprised expression, feeling as if they had re-recognized this ingredient.

Even Zhu Yong was a little surprised.

I didn't expect Lin Xu's skills to be so good.

He looks more like a Hubei native than him.

No wonder my uncle keeps asking me to learn more from my boss. Such amazingly talented people are indeed worth learning from.

He planned to make lotus root and pork ribs soup again when he had time to see the difference with Lin Xu.

"It's fresh and fragrant. It tastes really good."

"When the weather gets cold, drink more of this soup."

"I heard that lotus root can also beautify the skin."

"Really, then I should eat more."

Everyone looked at each other and said, Shu Yun looked at Lin Xu and asked:

"Will this soup be made new in the future?"

"Come on, when the business of the steam-pot squab is stable, we will serve the lotus root stewed pork ribs. Then we will make a large pot at a time, and if there are customers who order, we will just serve one portion."

Lin Xu has a clear plan for new dishes in the store.

You can't rush into new ones, you have to take your time step by step.

He took a sip of the pork ribs soup in the bowl and asked immediately:

"Have you checked out the house?"

Brother Feng took over the conversation:

"Look, the boss lady is very satisfied. I will find out the details of that house as soon as possible and eliminate all risks first... I had dinner with some friends from law firms last time. They said that many people are rushing in now. If the house is sold before the foreclosure, the buyer will be anxious and there is nothing he can do, but we cannot fall into this trap."

"Then I'll trouble Brother Feng."

"You're so polite, Boss Lin. With such a delicious meal, I feel guilty if I don't put more effort into it."

Dou Wenjing also said that she would secure the funds as soon as possible.

Finally having his own house in the capital, Lin Xu felt somewhat emotional.

A few months ago, he was still worried about staying in the capital to work.

Now he is about to own his own house.

It's like a dream.

He originally wanted to share it with his parents, but he was worried that his parents would raise money for him, so he decided to buy the house first.

While thinking about this, he picked up a rib and sucked it gently, and the meat on it fell off.

The pork ribs are fragrant and fresh, and are soft and delicious in your mouth, especially the fat part on top, which is almost cooked to the point of melting in your mouth.

Yummy, so delicious!

Geng Lele had to spend time with her parents and grandparents at noon today and did not come to the store.

Baby Shen posted videos and photos of lotus root and pork ribs soup in the group:

"Lele, I made lotus root and pork ribs soup for lunch today. It tasted great. It's a pity that you weren't here, so I had to eat three big bowls with tears in my eyes."

Soon, Geng Lele sent a message:

"I'm eating at Cuihua Building. Although it's a time-honored restaurant, I still want to eat Brother Xu's cooking."

After Lin Xu finished eating, he took his mobile phone and sent a message to his senior brothers Xie Baomin and Lao Huang respectively:

"The drunken crab I made a few days ago is ready. The crab roe is very good. Professor Cui plans to invite you two for a drink. Do you have time to come to the store in the afternoon?"

As soon as they heard that Drunken Crab was cured, Xie Baomin and Lao Huang naturally agreed happily.

Lao Huang also said that he would bring some high-quality hairy crabs over and ask Lin Xu to help process some drunken crabs. His wife and children are coming back from southern Yunnan, and the family must eat something good.

Drunken crab is a delicacy that poses a huge challenge to the gastrointestinal tract, and most people really can’t handle it.

However, you can steam it before eating it. Although some of the umami flavor will be lost, it is very friendly to the stomach and will not turn you into a Splatoon after eating it.

At around eleven o'clock, many old men and women with silver hair came to the store.

These were all summoned by Aunt Liang. As soon as she entered the door, she had to eat steamed pigeon.

Lin Xu asked Shu Yun to receive everyone well, while he and Shen Baobao went out and drove to the high-speed rail station to pick up Shen Guofu and Han Shuzhen who had returned from Yinzhou.

On the other side, Daxing Airport.

When the passenger plane from Hailar landed slowly, Chen Yan canceled the flight mode on her phone.

She looked through the group messages and wanted to know what the little bears were talking about during her flight.

Then I saw the lotus root and pork ribs soup that Shen Baobao posted.

What?

Not only do you drink pigeon soup for beauty and beauty, but you also drink lotus root and pork ribs soup? ! ! !

Doesn’t this look down upon me, Mr. Chen?

Mr. Chen immediately felt a little emotional.

I feel like I missed a lot of delicious food during this week of traveling.

No, I have to eat it back.

Even if I have a little fat around my waist, I can't bear this kind of injustice.

She sent a message to Shen Baobao:

"Don't tell me that you've finished drinking the pork rib soup. If you say you've finished drinking it, your house will be ruined. Uncle Gao asked me to give you a house."

house?

Shen Baobao, who was taking selfies while sitting in the passenger seat of the X5, was immediately stunned.

She replied in a squeaky voice:

"What kind of house is it? How big is it? Is it a duplex? If so, we don't have to buy it."

Chen Yan:? ? ? ? ?

Oh my god, it’s nice to give you a house, so why are you still asking for it?

"It's the one you're renting now. Uncle Gao asked me to find a way to transfer it to my brother-in-law through a lawyer... What did you mean by that just now? Are you ready to buy a duplex?"

"Mr. Yan gave Dundun a gift, but we can't place it at home, so we are going to buy a house."

Gift?

Can’t put it down?

Did I leave the capital for seven days or seven years?

Chen Yan was confused for a moment.

But before she could figure out the situation, she received a message from Ren Jie on her phone:

"Are you back? I have half a day off in the afternoon and would like to treat you to coffee. Do you have time in the afternoon?"

Chen Yan: "!!!!!!!!!"

How should I answer this question?

Waiting online, it’s very urgent!

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