"Let's make a bet. I'm guessing you think my little shop can't make any interesting dishes, that's what you mean. So you're in a hurry to leave?" Zhang Tong said to Huang Zeying with a grin.

And everything he said was indeed exactly what Huang Zeying thought, Huang Zeying really felt that this small shop couldn't make anything. Look at the area, this store is also a Shaxian snack, well, a little bigger than the Shaxian snack. It's between the size of a Lanzhou ramen and a yellow braised chicken rice shop.

What can this kind of shop do? Could it be that peanut butter ramen is served with a portion of braised chicken? This is what Huang Zeying really thinks in his heart. Was he hungry? Hungry, he was, but he really didn't really want to eat something like this from this little shop.

Because of Huang Zeying's stereotyped prejudice, the things made in this small restaurant are neither clean nor delicious. This kind of stereotype is not only Huang Zeying, but many people have it. Anyway, Huang Zeying doesn't like Shaxian snacks, Lanzhou ramen, or yellow braised chicken rice.

"Don't look at people with stereotypes. Don't look at a small shop with stereotypes, your teacher taught you: 'Judging people by their appearance, losing their sons'. Zhang Tong smiled and said, "Why don't I cook a dish, and you will talk about it after you eat it?"

Zhang Tong patted Huang Zeying on the shoulder: "Sit down first." Why don't you sit with your classmates?" Huang Zeying was inexplicably pressed by Zhang Tong on the same table as Niu Ben and Chen Yao.

Huang Gang was very happy to be like this, because he hoped that his son could make friends with good classmates like Niu Ben and Chen Yao. These two people are good students at first glance, things gather by like, and people are divided by groups. Huang Gang had already discovered that his son was a little wrong. If you let it grow freely, you may grow into a crooked-necked tree in the future.

This is the time when children begin to rebel, and it may not be useful for parents to talk to teachers. If there are a few well-behaved friends who persuade from time to time, then it can be much more useful than the ear and face of parents and teachers.

Huang Zeying's inexplicable pride and complacency now gave Huang Gang a headache. It's best to make him deflated. This world has never been as simple as he imagined, although Huang Zeying is a little old-fashioned, but it is still not comprehensive enough. This is nothing more than a kind of self-righteous cleverness, which will definitely fall on his heels in the future.

But some people are happy, some people are not. Because Zhang Tong pressed Huang Zeying next to Niu Ben. Niu Ben and Huang Zeying had a conflict, and the two almost fought last time. Thanks to Chen Yao who stopped him, otherwise Niu Ben really beat Huang Zeying, if he beat him very badly, Niu Ben would be unlucky.

But Zhang Tong has his own plans, Niu Ben is a good kid. But there are some contradictions between him and Huang Zeying, and Zhang Tong hopes to turn this contradiction into a virtuous competition, rather than a vicious circle. Otherwise, it will be very bad for Niu Ben. Niu Ben is not Huang Zeying's opponent in terms of scheming. Maybe it will be planted in Huang Zeying's hands that day.

If these two can form a healthy competition, then it will be good for both of them. Huang Zeying has his own strengths, and Niu Ben has his own advantages. Most of the two will be able to succeed in the future, but they will go in different directions.

Both of them looked at each other unpleasantly, but because this was Zhang Tong's shop, and Huang Gang was also on the side. So the two didn't have a seizure, but Niu Ben snorted softly, and his voice was very soft.

"Now, let's make a bet, I'll cook a dish later, if you think it's delicious, do me a little favor, well, it's easy. Your dad is also there and can testify. Zhang Tong glanced at Huang Gang, and Huang Gang thought for a while and agreed.

Huang Zeying glanced at Zhang Tong: "What if I don't think it's delicious?"

"If you don't think it tastes good, well, I can lose you a box of Lego bricks, the model is yours. This bet gave Huang Zeying a little tempted. Some of the components of Lego bricks are very expensive, although the family has money, and my mother is willing to spend money on herself. But this does not mean that she will buy toys for herself uncontrollably, and will always control a total number.

Some expensive components of Lego cost thousands of dollars, not birthdays or some special circumstances, and my mother will not buy them directly for herself. Tang Jing (Huang Zeying's mother) is still very controlling over the children's financial discipline. Huang Zeying can't be made to feel that the money is in vain, so he doesn't pay attention to it.

"But one thing, can you promise that you won't tell a lie later? I like it very much, but I pretend it doesn't taste good. Zhang Tong looked at Huang Zeying seriously: "Bets need to be honest, what if you are not honest?"

"Cut, I don't care about being a lying villain yet. Although Huang Zeying has various shortcomings, the last thing that proud people can tolerate is to be questioned about deliberately deceiving others. And Chen Yao is still on the other side, if he lies and is exposed, then it will be too ugly. This can be regarded as a small test for Zhang Tong to Huang Zeying.

"But I'm a person who has eaten all kinds of delicacies from the mountains and seas, what can you make in this small shop?" Huang Zeying was still very confident.

But Niu Ben, who was sitting next to Huang Zeying, said: "Brother Zhang can do a lot, don't show off your shallow knowledge." Niu Ben still supports Zhang Tong very much.

Zhang Tong began to prepare in the semi-open kitchen, and asked Niu Ben, Huang Zeying and others, "Are you going to eat hamburgers at night?" By the way, Huang Zeying, do you like burgers? ”

Before Huang Zeying could answer, Huang Gang opened his mouth first: "My wife and I don't take him to eat fast food." Eating too many hamburgers, fried chicken, fries, etc., is not good for the child's health. After KFC's Sudan Red incident, we never ate that kind of foreign fast food again. I didn't eat fried food anymore, especially Zeying's mother, who didn't allow Zeying to eat fried food outside. Because I don't know if the oil outside is clean, and I don't know how many times the oil outside has been fried. Because there has been a serious crisis of trust in food safety, it is not surprising that Huang Zeying's mother did this.

Hearing Huang Gang say this, Niu Ben smiled at Huang Zeying: "Ha, I've eaten all the delicacies of the mountains and the sea." You've never eaten a hamburger or fries like this. Niu Ben suddenly had a sense of superiority.

"Shut up. I don't eat junk food rarely. Huang Zeying was ridiculed by Niu Ben, and he felt very unhappy.

"Okay, can you two not quarrel?!" Chen Yao persuaded on the side, also because she was the lubricant, and there was no fight between the two boys.

In the back kitchen, Xiao Xiao asked with some curiosity: "Boss, what are you going to do?

"Niu Ben told me, and also showed me the food photos that Huang Zeying posted in their class's WeChat group (mentioned in the article more than 100 chapters ago, and did the foreshadowing). I know very well what this kid tastes. Zhang Tong said with a smile on his face to Xiao Xiao.

"And what does he like to eat?"

"Sweet and sour. ”

"Huh, boss, do you still make desserts?"

"Who said that only desserts have sweet and sour tastes. It's okay to cook. ”

"Oh yes, sweet and sour tenderloin and sweet and sour mandarin fish count. Xiao Xiao thought of two sour beets that are very popular in Huaihai: "There is still pork in the refrigerator, should we make sweet and sour tenderloin?"

"Why do you make sweet and sour tenderloin? Let's make a difficult dish today. Zhang Tong smiled.

"What is it?"

"Crystal Goo Old Meat!"

Crystal Pork, this dish is known to most Chinese because in 1995 Tsui Hark made a movie called "Manhan Quanxi" (also known as "Golden Jade Full Hall"). The first battle of the bald villain in it is crystal grunt meat, and the protagonist boss is facing a dry fried beef river.

In 1995, the mass food was not particularly developed and abundant, and many delicacies could only be enjoyed by a few people who got rich first. Many people are hearing of these two dishes for the first time. In particular, the miraculous crystal grunt meat is processed into a very dazzling dish through the artistic treatment of the movie.

The crystal cucumber in the movie is born from the chilled cucumber meat found in Cantonese cuisine. The appearance and appearance of this dish in real life are no worse than in the movie. It's just that it's particularly laborious to make, and it's very important to grasp the heat.

"Kids like to eat sweet and sour and fried foods. It's our innate instinct to like sweetness because sweet foods represent calories. The aroma of fried food can attract at least 90% of the world's people, and there are few people who do not like to eat fried food. Zhang Tong quickly processed the tenderloin, and said to Xiao Xiao while changing the whole tenderloin to a knife.

"But when sweet and fried are combined, it's easy to get greasy, such as frosting fritters. So at this time we need some acid to get rid of the greasy. Xiao Xiao went to the fruit store next door to buy a pineapple and lemon and came back. Zhang Tong instructed Xiao Xiao to run an errand.

Huang Gang stood outside the semi-open kitchen with interest and watched Zhang Tong change the tenderloin into small pieces, then pass the three levels (note) and fry it in the oil pan.

"Don't worry, Huang Ju, I use all good oil. "Zhang Tong's fried meat is made with fresh brand barrel oil, which can be seen. It's much better than not knowing how fast food restaurants use fried foods like palm oil, and there's no worry about re-frying. This kind of operation under the nose Huang Gang is naturally relieved.

The tenderloin coated in egg wash and dry starch is fried in a pan of oil, and the aroma fills the room. It must be said that the most attractive thing about fried food is this irresistible aroma. As long as the oil used is good and there is no "oil consumption smell" when fried, then just asking about this taste is enough to make people start to secrete saliva.

Huang Gang couldn't help but secrete a little saliva, although he didn't like to eat fried food, but after all, he hadn't eaten it for too long, and the taste was even more appetizing. The number of fried foods made at home is very rare, and at most the pork chops are occasionally fried and eaten.

Huang Zeying couldn't help but swallow when she smelled this smell. And at this time, Xiao Xiao bought the pineapple back. The pineapple was cut into small pieces, and the tenderloin had been fried twice (once at medium heat, once at high temperature to bring out excess fat). ) to be used.

Heat the oil in an iron pan and add tomato sauce water, squeeze lemon juice, salt and various other seasonings. Amazingly, although the tomato is an exotic plant from South America, it was only introduced to China in the last years of the Qing Dynasty. But ketchup was invented by Cantonese chefs and then passed back to the world as an indispensable condiment in modern Western cuisine.

The use of tomato sauce in Cantonese cuisine also accounts for a considerable proportion, because of the emergence of tomato sauce, the traditional Chinese cuisine uses sweet and sour dishes to make sweet and sour flavors. Tomato sauce can provide sweet and sour flavors, but can also contain more complex spice profiles, and the tomatoes themselves have the unique flavor characteristic of tomatoes.

The tomato sauce begins to slowly boil in the pan, and the pineapple and fried tenderloin are immersed in the tomato sauce and slowly boiled to taste. The sweet and sour fragrance stimulated the flow of water, and Huang Zeying, who had planned to wait for Zhang Tong's dishes to be served and said that it was not delicious, couldn't help but swallow his saliva. Damn, this one tastes so good! Especially the tomato sauce and lemon aromas, the sour feeling is too easy to make your mouth water. Not to mention that the smell of fried meat has been bombarded with oil when it was fried before.

The heat is just right, and the juice is removed from the pot. At the same time, another pot has already boiled a pot of sugar water. Dip the pork out of the pot into the sugar water, let the meat be covered with sugar water and remove from the pot. Then Zhang Tong took out the ice cubes that had been kept in the freezer layer of the refrigerator all year round. Place the meat on top of ice cubes to allow the sugar water on the surface of the meat to quickly cool down and condense into a sugar coating.

The bright red tenderloin is covered with a crystal-like sugar shell, and the yellow pineapple is dotted with the red tenderloin, complementing each other in color.

In order to neutralize the sweetness before serving, Zhang Tong poured a little lemon juice evenly. The white plate is filled with reddish-yellow crystal pork. The sweet and sour scent spreads in the air. It's not a side meal, and it won't go well with rice. But it's definitely a dish that pleases little ones.

The color is bright and bright, and the taste is sweet and sour. Before the crystal grunt meat was served on the table, Chen Yao and Niu Ben had already given up studying. The moment the dish was served, the two of them had already begun to move their chopsticks quickly. On the side, Huang Zeying was still thinking about an important question: Should I eat it?

He couldn't help but swallow his saliva: It's so fragrant!

Note: Passing the three levels refers to the steps in which the food is first floured, then coated in egg liquid, and finally coated in flour before frying. 8)