Chapter 44: A Little Show
"In addition to frying, boiling, stewing, and stir-frying, tofu can also be burned and stuffed, with different ingredients and condiments, the taste is different, and the texture also has its own merits. In this way, I will teach you a mapo tofu, a fish-flavored tender tofu, and a stuffed tofu, but unfortunately there are no crabs in this season, otherwise I can teach you another crab roe tofu. After thinking about it repeatedly, Lin Mei decided to teach Wang Da Hammer these three tofu dishes.
Don't say you haven't heard of these three dishes, just by hearing the name, you know that they taste good. When the three of them heard Lin Mei say this, they couldn't help but want to taste it.
As soon as Huang Guan heard this, he knew that if Juxianlou had these three dishes, it would definitely grab back a lot of guests, but listening to Lin Mei's tone, he would not be able to get these three dishes, so he wouldn't talk about crab roe tofu, Baishui Town would not produce crabs, if he could teach a few other dishes, then rely on this credit, and he would have more confidence in competing for the manager in the future.
Thinking of this, he bowed to Lin Mei and said, "Miss Lin is very good, I will pass the girl first for my master, but these three dishes are ...... It's all related to tofu, this dried tofu ...... Can you ...... too?"
Steward Huang also knew that this was a difficult thing for a strong man, and he didn't dare to say it too clearly, this recipe is generally passed down from family or by disciples, who would teach it to outsiders for no reason, besides, what if the Lin family wants to rely on these recipes to open a restaurant in the future?
Boss Jia also felt that Steward Huang was too greedy when he heard this, but this matter still depends on whether Lin Mei is willing or not.
Lin Mei didn't think about it so much, to put it bluntly, this recipe is also inherited from the wisdom of the ancients, and Lin Mei just has the advantage of modern people.
"Since Huang Guan has opened his mouth to mention it, then for the sake of Huang Guan Shi, I will teach you another fried bacon with dried tofu and fried three dings. Maybe you don't know the way to cook, but your chef understands, although the name of this dish is different, the methods are the same, and the ingredients can be exchanged at will, so you can make different dishes. Lin Mei said and glanced at Wang Da Hammer.
"Miss Lin is a person with superb cooking skills at a glance, there are few people in this world who can convince Wang Dazhui, the girl is right, the ingredients are replaced by each other, the same method, different collocation, you can indeed make a few different dishes, it is better to make it fragrant, girl, show a few hands today to let them open their eyes, I will give you a hand." Wang Dazhui was tickled by the names of several dishes she said.
Lin Mei was not verbose, rolled up her sleeves, and commanded Wang Da Hammer to get a pound of meat foam out first, and cut tofu herself for later use.
A few dishes, in Lin Mei's hands, were like flowing water, one by one out of the pot and put on the plate, and Wang Dazhui was really convinced, and he was willing to lose. Look at how old the girl is, this knife skill and cooking skills are on par with him for 20 years.
Boss Jia and Huang Steward are blessed, Lin Mei came out with a dish, and the two of them tasted a dish, especially the mapo tofu, the tofu is soft and shiny, its taste is numb, spicy, fragrant, tender, hot, fresh, the tofu is covered with a layer of red chili oil, looking at it makes people have a great appetite, after the two of them taste, endure the numb, spicy, hot, you take a bite, I take a bite, only a small half is left on the plate after a few bites.
The shopkeeper and Young Master Xiao Qichen smelled a strong fragrance as soon as they entered the Juxian Building.
"This is the new cook?" Xiao Qichen asked the shopkeeper.
"Nope." The shopkeeper was also confused.
The two followed the fragrance and came to the kitchen, and saw Boss Jia and Steward Huang sitting in the kitchen, eating happily around a small square table, and praising the taste while eating. On the stove, a girl in red was busy stir-frying, but Wang Dazhui stood by and watched.
It was still Wang Da Hammer's sharp eyes, and when he saw that the young owner was coming, he was busy saying hello.
"Is this the new cook?" Xiao Qichen asked at Wang Dazhui.
"No, this is Boss Lin of "Lin's Tofu", and I invited him to teach Wang Dazhui to make new dishes. Steward Huang saw that the young owner was asking, this was a good time to earn credit, and hurriedly stood up and replied.
"Oh, I don't see how capable this young girl is. I'm going to try this new dish, how delicious it is. Xiao Qichen knows that the mouths of these stewards are as big as watermelons, and in order to earn performance in front of the master, he can think of any tricks. After finishing speaking, he put out the shelf of the young owner's house, told the shopkeeper that the food was good to send to the Accord, and left the kitchen.
When the yellow steward heard this, his head was as big as a fight.
It is said that if the master wants to taste a new dish, just make a new one, and it is not a troublesome thing, but let Lin Mei make another one, this is not embarrassing, people are kind enough to send you a few recipes, and personally demonstrate to the cook, this is already the biggest affection.
Lin Mei made the last dish of stuffed tofu, put it on a plate and served it on the table, the task was finally completed, and she was relieved.
"This, Miss Lin, see if I can trouble you to make another one, that's the case, just now our young owner came, I heard that there is a new dish, I want to try it, and now I am waiting in Accord." Steward Huang was afraid of offending the young owner, so he had to ask hard.
When Lin Mei heard this, she was not happy, and she was not your cook, why did your young owner want to eat, I had to do it. But I don't want to offend anyone. said: "I came out today, it has been delayed for a lot of time, and Master Wang was also watching from the side just now, I guess I should have learned it by this time, why not let Master Wang try to do it." ”
Steward Huang looked at Wang Dazhui very unconfidently, afraid that he would say that he hadn't learned it yet, and asked, "Do you think it's okay?" ”
Seeing that Huang Guan had no confidence in himself, Wang Dazhui nodded directly and said, "Okay, I'll try to do it, it should be eight or nine or ten." ”
Lin Mei saw that she had nothing to do with herself, so she glanced at Boss Jia and prepared to say goodbye and leave together.
Steward Huang still has something to do at this time, so he no longer keeps the two, and personally sends the two to the door of the restaurant and sees the two leave.
After Boss Jia came out, he still had an aftertaste in his mouth, and said: "It's really clumsy, I didn't know that you were so good at cooking, Miss Meizi, but unfortunately I haven't tasted the last dish just now." ”
Lin Mei had long wanted to invite Boss Jia to a meal, but she didn't have free time, and seeing that he liked to eat the dishes he cooked, she said directly: "What's this, Boss Jia wants to eat, invite Boss Jia to the cold house another day, and I'll cook another one myself." ”
"That's a matter of words, and I'll let you know in advance, and I'll go on an empty stomach." After saying that, he laughed.
Suddenly, there was a sound of horses' hooves in front of them, and Lin Mei and the others hurriedly gave way.
Then a few horses galloped by, kicking up a cloud of dust. Immediately behind, a group of officers and soldiers strode over.
There was a tense atmosphere in the air, and the pedestrians who were hiding on the street were all sideways, and some of them were bold enough to secretly look at this group of strange officers and soldiers.
As soon as the officers and soldiers passed, everyone flocked to the streets, talking about what had happened.
There was still an old man who said directly: "I heard my son who was on an errand in the yamen say that this was sent by the King of Qin to recruit soldiers."
This exploded in the crowd, causing panic among everyone, and they all asked the old man one after another.
Even Lin Mei was shocked, could it be that there was another war?
At this time, Lin Mei and Boss Jia were not in a hurry to go home, and stood aside to watch others ask the old man for news.