Chapter 137: The Secret of Steamed Fish
"Who won?" Sikong Yao's heart was about to jump to his throat.
Jiang Fan smiled and said, "Congratulations." This steamed sea bass is perfect. β
Not a direct answer, the most direct compliment, Su Congshuang's face was still a quiet smile that encompassed everything like the sea, but Su Yuanhang's face was shocked.
"President Jiang, what's going on, how can our fish dishes made by Ning Tianhailou lose a teenage stinky girl, look at this red star grouper, whether it is the choice of materials or size, it is the best choice, why is it not as good as her small perch."
Jiang Fan sighed lightly, pitiful for this Su Yuanhang, who was the head chef of the Foshan branch of Ning Tianhailou, and even forgot the main point of steaming fish.
Jiang Fan said helplessly: "Little Miss Su, are you willing to stay and be the person in charge of our Ning Tianhai Tower?" Working four hours a day, you only need to steam such sea bass, and the monthly salary is 10,000. β
"Hiss......" Su Yuanhang gasped, thinking that he was tired and tired of working in the stuffy kitchen for twelve hours a day, and only earned 14,000 yuan a month, and his niece could have 10,000 yuan just by steaming a small sea bass, how could his heart be balanced?
Su Yuanhang said slightly angrily: "President Jiang, you are too unreasonable, where is my fish worse than her?" β
Jiang Fan glanced at Su Yuanhang and said coldly: "When you understand where your fish is wrong, my Ning Tian Hailou will go out of business." β
Su Yuanhang gritted his teeth and said, "President Jiang, what you said is too hurtful, I have sold my strength for Ning Tianhailou for more than ten years, if you don't explain it today, I won't be convinced." β
Jiang Fan shook his head helplessly, Ning Tianhailou to this day. Even a little girl can have problems eating, which has nothing to do with Su Yuanhang's conceit.
"A plate of high-quality steamed fish must be as tender as tofu and fragrant as crab meat. It is light and refreshing, and it will definitely make people forget it once they eat it. Especially the belly part of the fish. It is the most tender and fragrant essence, to steam out a tender but not scattered, melt-in-the-mouth feeling, if you want to make this high-level steamed fish, you must master four secrets. And you're a grouper, it's a complete failure. β
Su Yuanhang's eyes widened, and his thick eyebrows were twisted together because of confusion, which made people frown when they saw it.
Sikong Yao scratched his head. Steamed fish can also steam four secrets, which is unheard of for her as a pastry chef.
Not to mention Sikong Yao, even Su Yuanhang, who was born as a fisherman, had never heard of these four secrets, and couldn't help asking, "What are these four secrets?" β
Jiang Fan sighed and said: "The first thing is to choose fish, there are thousands of fish populations, only by choosing the right fish, can you make the best steamed fish." Many people like to eat steamed fish, but they don't know how to pick it. It's just that I think the most important thing is to choose fresh live fish, and fish with fewer spines, but this is not the case. Fish are aquatic animals. Different regional environments and different water quality will affect the growth of fish, so when choosing fish, the most important thing is to look at the region and taste. For example, Huaiyang cuisine heavy knife worker, you should choose grass carp, Jiangsu cuisine heavy soup, you should choose knifefish, Sichuan cuisine is known for spicy, choose a round big green eel is the best. For Cantonese cuisine, you should choose sea bass. Cantonese people love to eat. Eating multiple meals a day is very taxing on the stomach. The collagen in sea bass can mobilize the activity of digestive enzymes in the stomach and intestines, and play a role in strengthening the stomach and eliminating appetite. β
Su Yuanhang looked at his red star grouper helplessly, and said unconvinced: "Then what about the three points?" β
Jiang Fan said: "The second is the size of the fish, the weight of the fish is controlled at one catty and two taels, such a size of volume, the meat quality is the most umami, and the whole fish is placed on the plate, which looks beautiful and eye-catching, and the raw and cooked heat is easier to grasp." β
Su Yuanhang watched himself make the red star grouper, the size of two catties and eight taels made its head and tail can only hang off the plate, and it was very domineering when it first came out of the oven, but after a long time, it hung down awkwardly, looking very tired and embarrassed.
Jiang Fan then said: "Third, as a dish, knife work is the key to determining its appearance. When cleaning up the fish, the backbone of the fish must be cut off from the abdomen, which is a step that requires the chef's knife skills, and the slightest mistake can destroy the integrity of the whole fish. The purpose of this knife change is to prevent the bones from shrinking during the steaming process and deforming the fish as a whole. β
Su Yuanhang gasped violently, and after listening to Jiang Fan's explanation, he had the feeling that he had been a chef for more than ten years.
"And what about that last point! In the final analysis, it's all just a faΓ§ade, and the taste is the most important thing! Su Yuanhang was not convinced, he had studied cooking for thirty years, and today he would lose to his niece, and he couldn't swallow this breath.
Jiang Fan snorted coldly and said disdainfully: "It's really stubborn, this last point lies in the heat, the most important thing about steaming fish is that the fish can only be put into the pot after the water in the steamer is boiled, so that the nutrients of the fish will not be lost." Am I right, little girl? β
Su Congshuang nodded obediently and said: "That's right, that's it, fish is the same as people, there is no distinction between high and low, a person can only play his value where it suits him, and a fish can only cook its deliciousness if he chooses the right method." Poseidon will not treat any fish lightly, sea bass is also a fish, grouper is also a fish, whether the fish is delicious or not, in addition to its own characteristics, the most important thing is that the chef himself has a pious heart. β
Jiang Fan smiled and said, "It's really teachable, little girl, I hope you can consider the conditions I proposed, we need talents like you in Ningtian Hailou." β
Su Congshuang shook his head slightly and said, "Thank you President Jiang for your appreciation, but I don't have the idea of becoming a professional chef yet, I'm sorry." β
Jiang Fan said with pity: "It doesn't matter, when you figure it out, we welcome you at any time in Ningtian Hailou." β
Although Su Congshuang said so, Sikong Yao could see it clearly from the sidelines, Su Congshuang was not impressed by the monthly salary of 10,000 yuan, but she couldn't bear to stay here and sail away with her uncle Su Yuanhang to grab a job.
After this duel, Ning Tianhailou's reputation must have been greatly affected, and Su Yuanhang must have been reprimanded. At this point, if Su Congshuang still stays, it will undoubtedly be a downfall for Su Yuanhang.
Looking at the resentful appearance of Su Yuanhang and the general manager on the side, Sikong Yao thought in her heart that it would be better to leave here early, she had been in Fulongzhai for three months, and she had also learned a lot of skills to see and know people with Sha Fengzhi.
Sikong Yao took Su Congshuang's hand and said, "Let's go from Congshuang, it's going to be dark, we should go find a place to spend the night." β
Su Congshuang nodded in approval, while Jiang Fan said: "Little girl, didn't we say okay, this time it is our Ningtian Hailou's default, we will compensate you for all your losses, in addition to free bills, we will also provide you with accommodation." And I would like to assure everyone present that if there is such a shameless act of exchanging dead fish for live fish in the future, once it is verified, we will reward the whistleblower with 500,000 yuan. β
"Wow!"
As soon as this remark came out, it immediately caused an uproar from everyone present, worthy of being the president of the Foshan area of Ningtianhailou, this opening is generous, 500,000 is not a small amount, enough for some poor families to eat for half a century.
However, Sikong Yao didn't think so, she grew up under the aura of the eldest lady of Minghe Restaurant, and she couldn't be clearer about Jiang Fan's thoughts.
Ning Tian Hailou was exposed in front of so many people for the trick of exchanging dead fish for live fish, and the head chef Su Yuanhang also lost to a little girl, and the negative impact of this on Ning Tian Hailou was not something that could be solved by 500,000 yuan.
You must know that Ning Tianhailou is the most prestigious restaurant in the province, if this matter is not handled well, the loss is definitely not as simple as 500,000. How to properly handle this problem and turn the crisis into a business opportunity is what Jiang Fan wants to do as a president.
In this way, people will talk about Ning Tianhailou's high reward to rectify the atmosphere in the store, so as to dilute the indisputable fact that dead fish are exchanged for live fish.
Jiang Fan said again: "I have already arranged a place for you to stay, it is our most exclusive presidential suite, please be sure to give us a chance to atone for our sins." β
Su Congshuang had no scheming and said: "Xiao Yao, it's also late now, it will be very troublesome to find a hotel to live outside, and your ID card is still being reported, so it's more convenient to stay here." β
Sikong Yao hesitated and said, "Okay then, that's all"
Jiang Fan smiled: "That's great, I'll arrange someone to take you over immediately, if you don't mind, in order to express our apologies, we will arrange a special car to send you to Shenzhen tomorrow morning." β
After a hard day, and after a full meal, Sikong Yao was most tired, and Sikong Yao couldn't think about anything more at this time, so he agreed first, so the two of them lived in the presidential suite of the hostel under Ningtian Restaurant under Jiang Fan's arrangement.
The general manager said slightly angrily in private: "Brother, what are you doing, haven't you seen how valuable that pendant is?" β
The two turned out to be brothers, if they didn't say it, they really couldn't see it with the temperament of the two people alone.
Jiang Fan then reprimanded: "Jiang Ying, are you a fool? Didn't you look at the sharp-toothed little girl who followed Su Congshuang? I met her a few years ago, she is the eldest lady of Minghe Restaurant, if you annoy her, you may not be able to poke out a big basket for Ning Tianhailou, have you considered my feelings as a president? β
Jiang Ying gritted her teeth and said angrily: "Then don't you want the sea god pendant?" β
Jiang Fan glanced at Jiang Ying and said faintly: "So this is the reason why you can only be the general manager of one store, and I can be the president of a city, you just wait for me, the sea god pendant is definitely in my bag." (To be continued)