Chapter 277: Young and Green (3)
The back kitchen of Yongheju is not busy, probably because it has not yet arrived, everyone in the back kitchen is chatting and working together, very leisurely.
"I remember that Manager Yin's daughter next door is a few years younger than me, it seems that she is still in junior high school, is she in such a hurry to make a dowry?" Cao Guixiang obviously has a good relationship with Qin Guisheng, and gathers by Qin Guisheng's side whenever she has free time.
"Manager Yin wants to make a thousand beds, and she needs 1,000 working hours for a good carpenter, if she only asks the gold carpenter alone, even if there are two apprentices of the gold carpenter, it will take several years for this bed alone. "Qin Guisheng gave Cao Guixiang a popular science.
"So long!" Cao Guixiang let out an exclamation that she had never seen the world.
"The gold carpenter is the best carpenter in our Beiping City, and Manager Yin has always been the best, she must have only invited the gold carpenter alone, so she can't start preparing now. Qin Guisheng said, looking at Cao Guixiang, and suddenly remembered that his little junior sister seemed to be not young, and it was time to say that he was married.
Cao Guixiang was still shocked in her heart, it turned out that they were rich people who played like this, and as soon as she looked up, she saw Qin Guisheng looking at her with a smile on his face, with bad intentions.
"Little junior sister, you are not young anymore, I remember that your sister has already said that she will marry someone at your age, right, your parents haven't urged you yet?" Qin Guisheng said.
"What nonsense, my sister is in free love, and when the time comes, she will naturally get married. Cao Guixiang said unconvinced, and lowered her voice, "I will be a regular worker soon, so my parents will not urge me." ”
"Congratulations, little sister. Qin Guisheng said with a smile.
While the two were talking, a middle-aged woman wearing an embroidered cheongsam, slightly curly hair, lipstick, and light makeup came in the back kitchen.
Although he is middle-aged, he looks young, his skin is well maintained, his face is smiling and he is very energetic, and he is carrying a bag of things in his hand.
"Manager Yin?" Master Cao Guixiang was a little surprised when she saw Manager Yin, and wondered what she was doing when she ran to the back kitchen.
"Master Peng, you're busy. Manager Yin greeted him with a smile, "I don't know what I told you about yesterday......
"It's all ready, no problem. Master Peng thought she was not at ease, so she came over to take a look.
"I know your level best, how could there be a problem. I'm here this time because I have one more thing to trouble you. Manager Yin said with a smile and put the bag in his hand on the kitchen counter.
Jiang Feng noticed that there seemed to be a living creature in the bag, as he saw something moving inside.
"Some time ago, I found out that the golden carpenter's favorite is crab stuffed orange, and it must be made using the ancient method of the Song Dynasty. You also know how hard to find crabs and oranges at this time, I asked someone to find the man and never gave me any news, so I thought he didn't find it, so I didn't tell you. Who knew that he was unreliable, he found it but didn't notify me, and only sent it to me this morning, so I have to trouble you to ...... again" Manager Yin looked apologetic, and his attitude was very sincere and sincere.
"I know it's a bit inappropriate for me to come to you at such a temporary time, but crab oranges are hard to find at this time, and I'm a person who doesn't know how to cook, so it's not a waste to put this good thing in my hands. I know your cooking skills, except for Jiang Chengde, the head chef of Taifeng Building, who else can compare to you? Let me make it is a waste of good things, and it is an honor for you to make these ingredients. ”
Manager Yin praised Master Peng with a rainbow fart, and after a little thought, he agreed.
"How many?" asked Master Peng.
"Three of them will do, and the golden carpenter will bring his little apprentice here at noon today. That young man is so handsome, my girl can't take her eyes off him the first time she sees him, I'm sorry for you, I'll go back first. Manager Yin left with a smile.
"I can't take my eyes off when I see it, is it so exaggerated?" is the so-called opposite-sex attracts and same-sex repulsion, Qin Guisheng also boasts that he is a handsome young man, and he is naturally unconvinced when he hears Manager Yin say this.
"Is it so exaggerated, you will know if you go out to see it yourself at noon today. Cao Guixiang said, staring directly at the bag brought by Manager Yin.
At this time of year, crabs and oranges are rare and valuable ingredients, even if they are not of very good quality.
Master Peng saw Cao Guixiang staring at the bag vigorously, and knew what she was thinking, and said, "Guixiang, steam the crab, wait for you to pick the crab meat." ”
"Okay Master!" Cao Guixiang looked happy and began to work.
"Guisheng, don't be lazy, you go and help your senior brother deal with the river shrimp. ”
Qin Guisheng had the task, and he could only do it obediently.
As a dish that has been handed down since the Song Dynasty, crab stuffed orange has evolved into a variety of methods today, and the original ancient method has not been abandoned.
Lin Hong recorded in the recipe of "Shanjia Qing Offering": "The big orange is cut off, stripped away, leaving a little liquid, with crab paste meat inside, still covered with pedicle branches, into the small retort, steamed with wine, vinegar, water, add bitter wine into salt, offering, both fragrant and fresh, so that people have the new wine chrysanthemum, orange crab Xing." ”
This famous dish of crab meat with orange meat, rice vinegar and Shaoxing fragrant snow wine is not very difficult to make, but it is very complicated and time-consuming.
Cao Guixiang went to steam the crabs, and Chef Peng began to process the oranges.
Now is not the season for oranges to go on the market at all, and the quality of the oranges that Manager Yin got is not good, they are not big or full, and they are quite difficult to handle.
Master Peng cut off the top 1/4 of the orange, carefully cut the orange fascia of the orange petals with scissors, and then used a small spoon to dig out the orange flesh inside, leaving nothing left, only some orange juice.
This process is very long and time-consuming, and after Master Peng has dug out all the inner flesh, Cao Guixiang has begun to remove the crab meat.
Removing the crab meat is also a painstaking and meticulous job, removing all the crab roe and crab meat, and placing the orange crab roe and snow-white strips of crab meat in a small bowl for later use.
After Chef Peng finished processing the three oranges, seeing that Cao Guixiang was still picking the crab meat of the second crab, he began to cut the fat and water chestnuts into cubes, beat the eggs into egg liquid, and put them into the oranges with minced ginger, wine, vinegar, salt and other spices one by one.
"Guixiang, is the crab meat ready?" asked Master Peng.
"It's coming. ”
Master Peng glanced at the bowl containing crab meat and crab roe in front of Cao Guixiang, and felt that the amount should be about the same, and said, "So much is enough, bring it over." ”
Cao Guixiang handed the small bowl to Master Peng, who took the bowl and filled the crab meat and crab roe into the orange before sealing it, while Cao Guixiang continued to pick the crab meat.
After the three oranges were sealed, Master Peng looked at the crab meat that Cao Guixiang had picked out again, and said, "There are still two oranges in the bag, you can take the remaining crab meat and practice it yourself later." ”
"Yes, Master. That's what Cao Guixiang was waiting for.
Master Peng spent a lot of time making crab stuffed oranges, walked to the pot of steamed black cucumber, looked at the heat, and said to the senior brother: "Changping, you go outside to see what time it is." ”
The elder brother went outside to check the time, and there was a wall clock on the wall behind the counter on the first floor.
"Dad, it's 10:20. Peng Changping came back in a few seconds.
Jiang Feng noticed that Peng Changping did look a little similar to Master Peng, but his attention was not on their faces at all before, so he didn't notice it.
Master Pang began to process the sunflower ducks.
Sunflower duck is a representative dish of knife work in Tan's cuisine, and Jiang Feng has already appreciated the part of knife work, and what Master Peng has to do now is the most difficult part in addition to knife work, which is also the soul of this dish.
Flavouring.