CH.68 Narita's Proof
Absolon didn't expect to hear the original French here, and immediately looked up in astonishment to see the boy who had lost in the duel. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Zheng Ke had a faint smile on his face, and his eyes looked at Absolon calmly, neither humble nor arrogant.
"Do you know French?"
"I've learned a little bit before. Zheng Ke stared at Absolon, his hair was not pure light black, his eyes were deep complexion, his skin was fair, and his facial features were delicate.
Zheng Ke is sure that if this teenager wears women's clothes, he can PK off more than half of the girls.
"Oh, that's easy to do, hello. Absolon let go of the maid's hand very naturally, and before Zheng Ke could react, he held his hand tightly, "Hello, I'm Absolon, I'm from France, and I'm here to go to school. ”
"We hope you enjoy your stay here. Although he felt embarrassed in his heart, Zheng Ke still maintained the due politeness, "Excuse me, is there anything I can do for you?"
"Yes. I heard from my uncle that your Western food is very good, and I want to eat a French meal that you made yourself, is that okay?"
"Absolutely. What would you like to eat?"
"I'll take a look...... "Absolon opened the menu, flipped through a few pages, and finally chose a dish, "That's it, lamb shoulder stew." ”
"Is there lamb shoulder?" Zheng Ke turned around and asked Dashi Hazelnut.
He hadn't been to Western Highlights for a week, and today was the last day of normal business for Western Highlights, so he wasn't sure if the ingredients were complete.
"I'm going to ask Master Narita. ”
After Oishi Hazuna left, Zheng Ke set his eyes on another Frenchman, "Sir, what do you want to eat?"
"I, I'll see...... Well, a beef stew with bell peppers. Henry said.
Beef is an ingredient often used in Western cuisine, and the storage of "Western highlights" is relatively sufficient, Zheng Ke speculated that there should be no problem with the ingredients, so he nodded slightly, "Okay, please wait a moment." ”
Seeing Zheng Ke leaving, Absolon suddenly laughed, "Uncle, do you come to this place often, it's quite emotional." ”
"You bastard, you don't even let go of men, and you're embarrassed to flirt with me? Do you want me to go back and tell your sister about this?"
"Don't ...... If she knew, she would have told my dad. Absolon was shocked and waved his hand.
"Then keep your mouth shut. Henry glared at Absolon dissatisfied, "Also, don't be identical. ”
Absolon pursed his lips and fell dissatisfiedly on the table.
Zheng Ke met Hazerna Oishi on the way to the kitchen, and learned that there was lamb shoulder in the kitchen, so he handed him the order menu again, "I'll make the lamb shoulder stew, and the other dish will be handed over to Master Narita, right?"
"Okay. Oishi Hazuna took the order and ran away quickly, while Zheng Ke changed his clothes and walked into the kitchen.
Perhaps because the "Western Highlights" will be closed tomorrow, each chef is working extremely hard to cook.
(I can't lose either!I must make every dish on the last day)
Zheng Ke clenched his fists and cheered himself up.
As the name suggests, lamb shoulder stew is taken from the meat of the lamb's shoulder. This piece of meat is made up of two pieces of meat that cross each other, the meat is moist and smooth, the bones are wrapped in connective tissue, and there is a thick layer of fat on the outside.
Because the shoulder meat is a piece of bone-in meat that is difficult to cut, and there are shoulder bones and shoulder blades inside, in order to get shoulder meat, it is necessary to cut the shoulder blade from one side of the shoulder blade with a meat knife, separate the shoulder blade and shoulder bone from the meat, remove the bone, and then remove the outermost fat.
After doing all this, Zheng Ke breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"Teacher Zheng Ke, stewed lamb shoulder is not easy to make. ”
Although Zheng Ke didn't look back, he had already guessed the identity of the speaker. The entire "bright spot of the West", the only person who can call himself a master, is Narita.
"You can't just give up just because you can't cook, right? By the way, Chef Narita, you have to be careful with this dish, the customers are French, and they are very sensitive to the taste of French and Western food. ”
"Teacher. You don't need to say more, I understand this, you can just watch it. Master Narita grinned.
When Zheng Ke heard Narita's assurance, his heart relaxed a little, and he focused on his own cooking.
Zheng Ke quickly cut the lamb shoulder into small cubes, and then chopped the onions, potatoes, and carrots into cubes for later use. When the pan is heated, the cream is added and the lamb is colored in the same way as raw frying. At the same time, take another pot, add olive oil, and stir-fry the onion.
Soon, a strong aroma continued to escape from the pot.
This dish is very particular about the heat, so Zheng Ke is extremely careful with every step, for fear that the taste will deviate due to carelessness.
After stir-frying the carrots, diced potatoes, diced tomatoes, etc. together until soft, Zheng Ke added the lamb shoulder, stir-fried slightly, and reduced the juice over high heat. Flour is added to make the soup rich. When everything is done, put the lamb shoulder in the oven and bake.
Zheng Ke's body relaxed temporarily, and the next thing he needed to do was to take it out of the oven after 10 minutes.
At this time, Narita also picked up the hot pan, put the beef on a plate, and put it on a tray.
A maid hurriedly walked over, ready to put the dish up, Narita waved his hand, "You don't care, I'll deliver this dish myself." ”
What he lost that day, he had to get back personally.
Zheng Ke walked to the window and looked at Narita's back, there was nothing else to do except blessings.
"Sir, your cooking. ”
Henry, who was reading the newspaper, was interrupted by Narita's hoarse voice, and he looked up at Narita with a slight frown.
The last experience in the "Western Bright Spot", he still remembers it vividly, and he is dissatisfied with Zheng Ke in his heart. The last cooking was made by this chef, and because of this, there was some unpleasantness between the two people.
Even if Zheng Ke doesn't want to cook for him, at least he should be a chef, right?
"Sir, please try this dish, if it doesn't meet your requirements, it won't make you pay for it. ”
Narita said very sincerely, for him, this is one of the few opportunities to prove himself.
"Since you say so, I'll give you this chance, but if it doesn't meet my request, I'll have the chef remake it. ”
Narita rubbed his head, and he suddenly remembered that this Frenchman couldn't speak Japanese, so he scratched his ears and cheeks in a hurry. At this time, Absolon translated for Henry in his suffocating Japanese.
"No problem, if this dish can't meet your requirements, I will personally ask Mr. Zheng Ke. Narita said confidently.