Chapter 4: Smelling the Horse Stops (Two Chapters in One)
At the last chef competition, that Li Libo was right. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info cooking skills are from the inside out, from large to small art, without more than ten years of training, it is indeed not possible to be handy, meticulous situation.
Just like a Yangzhou dish "blanched dried shreds", the average chef can only cut the white tofu skin into matchstick-sized pieces, which is considered qualified. Some top chefs can cut it as thin as a hair, and even a single needle can wear several pieces.
The ingredients are the same materials, the methods are the same, but the taste is very different.
For example, the egg fried rice that Liu Mang made last time, for this delicacy, he spent more than half a year on it.
At first, because of his slow movements, it took a long time to pour a grain of rice, and the weather was a little hot, and before he could start frying, the rice was already rancid.
But Liu Mang did not give up, but practiced persistently every day. An hour, two hours, a month, two months, finally allowed him to fry in a quarter of an hour.
This may also have something to do with his character, in addition to the breath in his heart, Liu Mang always believes in the four words of heaven's reward.
In his concept, a man, regardless of his background and family background, as long as he identifies a path and perseveres, will one day reap the sweet fruits.
The Chef Space opens a strange door to him, but it doesn't give him any special abilities other than amazing recipes and delicious ingredients.
At the end of the day, there are some things that you have to fight for with your own hands, and there is no such thing as a free lunch.
After Liu Mang practiced for more than three hours, Wuyan stepped on the wooden stairs and ran up in a hurry.
"Oh no, go down and have a look!"
"What's wrong?, it can't be that you overslept and forgot to turn off the heat and boil the brine dry?!" Liu Mang's eyes widened.
"It's not Le! just go down and see. ”
Liu Mang hurriedly walked downstairs, and as soon as he walked to the store below, a strange fragrance wafted into his nose.
This fragrance is so peculiar, like an orchid and musk, that people will have a great appetite and relish.
Liu Mang ran to the door of the store and was taken aback! The small alley outside was dark and crowded with people, most of whom were tiptoeing and looking inside along the scent.
"Aunt Huang, what are you cooking today, why is it so fragrant, let me eat it too." An old neighbor said.
"yes, yes, what is it? I've never smelled it before, it makes my stomach growl!"
The marinating of chicken wings has very strict requirements for the control of time, the time is not yet ripe, and the meat is not tender after a long time, generally speaking, it is better in fifteen to twenty minutes, which requires the chef to judge the time according to the size of the chicken wings, which is a test of eyesight.
Soon the first batch of steaming braised chicken wings was freshly cooked, the bright red color and attractive aroma all made people's appetite move, and the sound of swallowing saliva sounded around.
"Mom, you come to collect money, one person is limited to selling two!"
"What? It's still restricted? ”
"I'm sorry, neighbors, today is just a trial opening, there are too few ingredients prepared, tomorrow, I promise to satisfy everyone tomorrow!" Liu Mang explained.
"Mangmang, how much does this cost for?"
"Well, the trial selling price is 30 yuan. ”
"Ah! Mangmang is so expensive, does anyone buy it?" Liu Mang's mother was taken aback.
"Don't worry, Mom, I'm confident in my wings. Liu Mang's face was confident, although he hadn't tasted it yet, how could the formula given by such a magical space be ordinary?
"What? 30? Why don't you grab it?" everyone clamoured when they heard the price.
Also, the grilled chicken wings around the barbecue stall are generally eight to nine yuan, and you can go to the supermarket for 30 yuan to buy more than a pound of fresh chicken wings.
"I'm sorry, everyone, we were originally experimenting with these chicken wings, and we didn't plan to sell them, and besides, I have a bigger book, so let's set a price first, and everyone can try it. ”
"That's it, then forget it, can't you still ascend to heaven after eating these chicken wings, I see, I still use this money to buy two catties of pork ribs, go back and stew, and still enjoy eating." A fat aunt carrying a basket of vegetables said.
"Yes, it smells good, but the taste is not necessarily that good, let's go, let's go, go to the barbecue stall in front of you and have a good time. A man with glasses also waved his hand and squeezed through the crowd and walked out.
Hearing this, everyone thought about it, and most of them dispersed, and the rest were hesitating, waiting for the first person to eat crabs.
"Mom, I really want to eat, can you buy me one?" a five or six-year-old Lori wrinkled her cute little nose and shook a young woman's arm coquettishly.
"Okay, okay, I'm afraid of you. "The young woman can't help her daughter, anyway, it's only thirty yuan, so it's better to be wronged.
Soon, a chicken wing with attractive color, fragrant aroma and glittering oil was handed to Little Lori.
Little Lori took the chicken wings, bit them gently, and immediately her eyes lit up, and she gnawed them in a big gulp, and in less than a minute, a chicken wing actually let her gnaw it clean, even the bones were in her mouth, licked and licked.
"Mom, it's really delicious, the baby hasn't eaten anything so delicious, can you buy another one? Please." After the little Lori finished eating, she was still unsatisfied, and she was coquettish again.
"Ah, is the baby really so delicious?" the young woman was surprised.
I know this daughter very well, she is usually a picky eater, and she has to chase her all over the house with a rice bowl when she eats, and I have never seen her take the initiative to ask for something to eat.
"Then a few more, I'll bring some for your father. The young woman walked up to Liu Mang's stall and said.
"I'm sorry, it's only limited to two per person!" Liu Mang's face was expressionless, but his heart was happy.
He understands that the more difficult it is to obtain, the more it can arouse the desire in people's hearts.
"Well, alright. The young woman was a little helpless, so she could only take the chicken wings handed over by Liu Mang.
This time she tasted it herself to see if it was really that delicious. As a result, the chicken mixed with the aroma of herbs exploded in her mouth, impacting her taste buds.
A large amount of saliva was quickly secreted, and a mint-like coolness rushed from her mouth to her throat, making her inhale lightly.
"Uh-huh, delicious!" After the young woman finished the first bite, she couldn't help but bite down on the second and third bites, and she couldn't stop her mouth at all.
"Mommy, Mommy, no, no!" she looked down and saw that little Lori was grabbing her skirt and was about to cry.
"Ahh
"Boss, can't you really buy more? Just one, I'll buy more. The young woman pleaded.
"No, I can't do it, come tomorrow, I'll sell you a few more tomorrow." Liu Mang coldly refused.
"I still don't believe it!" a young man was curious, took out sixty dollars, and slapped it on the table.
But after he finished gnawing on the two chicken wings, he reluctantly sucked every finger. With a horizontal heart, he took out an old man's head: "None of you have bought it yet, help me buy it, and the rest of the money belongs to him!"
"Ahh
"Ah, why didn't I think of it?" The young woman immediately took out two hundred-yuan bills from Kun's bag: "Help me buy them, I'm the same as his!"
The crowd immediately gathered around again, such chicken wings, everything was to be tasted.
"Stop! stop me!" Seeing that even the store was about to collapse, Liu Mang jumped on the table, waved his arms and shouted loudly.
"Today, we have braised chicken wings, but we are only doing experiments temporarily, we haven't prepared many ingredients, please line up if you want to eat!
"Huh, isn't this the young man who made egg fried rice in the chef contest last night? No wonder he can make such a brine. "Someone recognized Liu Mang.
"Oh, no wonder! No wonder!" the crowd nodded.
"Boss, what are we going to do now?" the five eyes couldn't help but laugh.
"You come to block the crowd and maintain order, and I'll braise chicken wings. Sell out early, call it a day early!" Liu Mang ordered.
"Received!" Wuyan shook off his arms and stood at the door of the store, staring at him: "Squeeze what you squeeze!
Not to mention, the fierce appearance of the five eyes combined with his fierce body type is really a bit of a deterrent, and the crowd instantly quieted down, and lined up seriously one by one, for fear of disqualification.
Only an hour later, this is also the time of marinating, and a total of more than 200 chicken wings of more than 30 catties were swept away by the crowd waiting outside.
Many people are addicted to eating two and are still clamoring to buy more, even if they pay more.
"I'm really embarrassed, I'm really embarrassed, please come back tomorrow, come back tomorrow. Liu Mang's mother and son only nodded to appease everyone, and closed half of the roller shutter door, and then the crowd gradually dispersed.
"Mom, too, this is crazy! I didn't expect this chicken wing to be so popular. Five eyes wiped the sweat from his forehead and patted his chest and said.
"Yes, Mangmang, what the hell do you put in this brine? Why is it so fragrant? ”
"It's nothing, it's just some ordinary medicinal herbs. Liu Mang didn't dare to reveal the space to his mother, lest he become a nerve for him.
"It's over! I haven't eaten it myself!" Five-Eyes suddenly let out a wail, thumping his chest.
"Don't howl, you can just eat some base and drink some brine juice. Liu Mang said.
But as soon as Wuyan picked up the stainless steel bucket, he screamed again: "What's more, the base material and brine were also bought by those people with packing boxes, and there is no slag left!"
"Hey, forget it, let's count how much money we've earned, it's still early, it's too late to marinate again, and by the way, go to the vegetable market to buy tomorrow's ingredients." ”
"Okay, okay, I like it!" "Five-eyed sniffed and immediately laughed.
When the three of them finished counting with a large pile of scattered bills, they stared wide-eyed.
"Auntie, how much is it?" asked Five-Eyed with a roar.
"6,700 yuan!"
"How much?"
"6700! Mangmang, pinch me quickly to see if I'm dreaming?" Liu Mang's mother rubbed her eyes and said in disbelief.
"It's all true! My good mother, you can count the money in your dreams in the future!" Seeing that this chicken wing was selling so well, Liu Mang was also excited, and the gloom of losing the game was swept away.
"Wait, let me do the math, boss, how much did you spend today?"
"Well, the ingredients plus the chicken wings are a total of 600 pieces. ”
"I'm a mother-in-law! It's 10 times over! Even if it's a dump of drugs, it's just this profit! That's still a small sale, but tomorrow we will increase the number by 10 times and sell 2,000 pieces! That's not tens of thousands! Obediently, I will become a millionaire in a month!"
"You think so beautifully, no matter how delicious things are, there will be a day when they are tired of eating, and we can't open up to sell, we have to leave a sense of expectation for others, and we can sell up to 500 pieces a day. Liu Mang analyzed.
"Well, it makes sense! So what are you waiting for! Hurry up and buy the ingredients back before it's still early! Auntie, don't make breakfast tomorrow, call your uncle to sell chicken wings together!"
After speaking, Wuyan borrowed an electric tricycle from the grocery store opposite, dragged Liu Mang to buy the ingredients quickly, and brought two bottles of hardcover Shaoyang Daqu by the way, saying that he was so happy today that he had to have a drink.
In the evening, the second braised chicken wings were finally out of the pot, and the five eyes were one in one hand, and they ate happily.
In the afternoon, because he was in a hurry, Liu Mang didn't try the taste himself, but this time he tasted it carefully and found that this brine really has its unique place.
Not only is it fragrant, but more importantly, this brine can lock in the moisture in the chicken wings. The chicken wings are red and elastic on the outside, and the meat on the inside is tender, smooth and juicy.
As soon as you bite into it, the gravy splashes and the faint aroma of herbs fills the mouth, giving you a strong sense of satisfaction. It really responds to the ancient poem recorded in the recipe - smelling the fragrance and the horse stops.
"Cool! It's so fucking cool! Big! A little more marinated, it's not enough to eat!" "Five eyes, a mouthful of wine and a mouthful of meat, not to mention how beautiful.
"You're still eating? You've eaten forty or fifty of them, you don't want to eat up all the ones you sell tomorrow!" Liu Mang really convinced this big-bellied Arhat.
"Hey, hey, have fun, have fun!" "Five-eyed touched the back of his head embarrassedly.
This chicken wing feast was eaten until 12 o'clock in the evening, and the five eyes were burped and swayed their steps to leave.
"Mom and Dad, I'm going to drop him off, Xiao Wu drank a little too much. As a last resort, Liu Mang had no choice but to help this immortal out of the house.
Five Eyes' home is not far from his home, only three streets away, and it takes more than ten minutes to walk.
"Little Five, I won't go in, say hello to my uncle and aunt for me, and I'll come to see them in a few days. Also, this is for you, remember to come early tomorrow, today is the first time to divide the money, and then at the end of the month, save trouble. ”
"What are you doing? I don't want it!" Seeing Liu Mang handing over a wad of money, his eyelids rolled up, and he craned his neck and shouted.
"I'll take it for you, and I'll see you outside!" Liu Mang stuffed the money into his jacket pocket.
"Boss, I really can't ask for it, it's not easy for aunts and uncles, and you have big things to do, so you might as well save this money yourself." Five Eyes handed the money back.
"No, my brother still settles accounts, I can't let you suffer, you will earn half of the money in the future, and I will make half of it!"
"How can I ask for so much? I can't help with anything, at most I can do some chores, so let's give me 10% at the end of the month, and that's all right." ”
"You're four, I'm six!"
"You're eight and I'm two!"
"You are three and I am seven! I can't be less! Otherwise, I'll turn my face!" Liu Mang saw that he was deadlocked, and his temper also came up.
"Okay, so be it. Boss, I'm so embarrassed, this money is a lot more than I did as a security guard at KTV. ”
"There will be more in the future!Trust me!" Liu Mang put his arm around Wuyan's shoulders and looked up at the starry sky in the night sky, a little light flickering in his dark pupils.
"You know what? There is never enough money in this world, but sometimes, there is only one brother. ”
"Damn, you've moved me all, and the most worthwhile thing in my life is to get your brick. ”
"You know I smashed it!" Liu Mang looked surprised.
"Boss, you're so stupid!" Five-Eyes pointed to his head and smiled.