Chapter 52: The Tip of the Liver
“…… Be. Lin Xiaozhu agreed simply, but his eyes were full of resentment when he looked at the old man. But who called her an apprentice? In such a situation, didn't she come out and forced the old man to make a fool of himself at an old age? But after thinking about it, although the old man has a hot temper, he is not confused. He is so arrogant, naturally he will not come here to be ridiculed. Isn't this Chef Hong's skills really not very good, and the old man thinks that if she shows her hand at will, she can compare to him?
Thinking about it like this, and then thinking about what he had learned in the past few days, Lin Xiaozhu's heart settled down, followed Chef Hong to the kitchen, and looked around.
"That's it." She pointed to a piece of pork liver. This is the tip of the liver, but it is the most praised dish by the old man in the dishes she has made in the past few days. She turned around and glanced at Chef Hong again: "I don't need a helper, you can just give a small stove." "Even if she doesn't hide her secrets, she can't just be so cheap and look down on her Chef Hong.
Chef Hong looked at her disdainfully and said to his apprentice, "Give her a small stove." Everyone is busy with what they are doing. With that, he turned and walked out of the kitchen. Hmph, I have been learning cooking with my master since I was ten years old, and I have been immersed in this Tao for thirty years. Don't say that it takes nine days to learn, even if this little girl starts to learn to cook since she was born in her mother's womb, what can she do? Is it still worth him stealing a teacher?
Cut off the outer thin edge of the pork liver, soak it in salt water for a while, and slice it with cooking wine, pepper, salt and starch; Blanch carrot slices, green pepper slices, shiitake mushroom slices, etc., and cool to control the water; Heat the pot and put the oil, quickly slide the cooked liver slices, and remove the oil when it changes color. Stir-fry the chives and ginger, pour the side dishes and liver into the stir-fry, then add cooking wine, soy sauce, vinegar and sugar, hook a thin owe with water starch, and put it out of the pot and serve it on a plate.
"Here, let's try it." After a while, Lin Xiaozhu stir-fried the vegetables, brought them to the hall, and put them on the table in front of the old man. Seeing her speed, and then looking at the good-looking and fragrant liver tip, the suspicion in the fat shopkeeper's eyes dissipated a lot. When he saw Chef Hong standing there still, he took a pair of chopsticks, put a slice into his mouth, chewed it, his eyes lit up, and his eyes flashed with a strange light when he looked at Lin Xiaozhu.
There are good dishes to taste, of course, the guests next to them will not be polite, and there is no need for the fat shopkeeper to give in, they have picked up chopsticks, each took a piece and tasted it.
Isn't it really nice? Chef Hong, who was standing on the sidelines and watching coldly, looked at the fat shopkeeper's bright eyes and the surprised and admiring expressions of others, and couldn't help but stretch out his chopsticks and taste them.
But before he could taste it, one of the guests complimented: "This is pork liver?" Why do I feel like tofu? It is fresh and smooth, with a little sweetness and sourness. It turned out that the rough taste and fishy smell of pork liver were gone, and it was so delicious that even I, the person who didn't like to eat pork liver, couldn't stop my mouth and wanted to eat a few more pieces. ”
"yes, yes, this dish is well done, it's the best fried pork liver I've ever tasted. Alas, just now Chef Hong said that if you can make good dishes with ordinary ingredients, then you can call your cooking skills. I know that now. At this young age, this girl can stir-fry such a taste with an ordinary pork liver, which is really a superb cook! ”
"With such an apprentice, I don't know how powerful Old Man Xue's kung fu will be? Are we blessed to taste the old man's craft? "The one who speaks is the best foodie in Qingxi Town. After saying this, he looked at the old man with bright eyes.
When the old man heard this, he stroked his beard proudly, but he did not say anything or say anything.
This liver tip is indeed well done, stronger than my own craftsmanship. Although Chef Hung thinks that this may be a tricky job, maybe the little girl has only learned this dish in the past few years. But many regular customers have also tasted his craftsmanship, and the comparison between the two is immediate. If he is not convinced, it seems that his belly is too small. put down the chopsticks at the moment and arched his hand: "The little girl's dish is indeed better than mine, Lao Hong admires it." ”
Seeing the old man's face, he changed his words and said, "It's just that Old Man Xue said just now that the little girl only learned cooking skills for nine days, but I don't believe it." This dish, although it does not show the skill of the knife, but it is also very hot. One less is unripe, one more is too old; The ratio of sweet and sour must also be extremely accurate, otherwise it is either too sour or too sweet. Without a few years of hard work, it is not easy to make such a dish. ”
As soon as he said this, everyone looked at Lin Xiaozhu with their eyes, and the eyes became complicated from the original simple admiration. A cook, no matter how great his cooking skills are, if his character is too poor and his mouth is full of lies, but the dishes he makes people feel uneasy to eat - who knows what one day he will harm your life for what benefit?
The old man has always been self-respecting and doesn't care about other people's eyes; And Lin Xiaozhu doesn't do anything wrong, so he naturally doesn't panic. This matter, with Zhang Dong and Zhang Daniu as witnesses, is really not fake. But even so, the words still have to be said. She was about to open her mouth, but a voice came from the door: "I can testify that Miss Xiaozhu has really only studied for nine days." ”
The person who came was naturally Zhang Dong. He carried a wooden barrel in his hand, walked in, and said: "I am Zhang Dong who lives next to the banyan tree in the west of the town, this old man Xue was drunk ten days ago, was met by the little bamboo girl, and helped her back to her home, and the old man taught her to cook." I've been watching from the sidelines for the past few days and can testify. ”
After speaking, he greeted the guests sitting there again: "Third Brother Lin, are you also eating here?" "Uncle Li, is your waist good?"
As soon as this greeting was made, someone shouted: "Isn't this the famous filial son of our town?" has been serving his father wholeheartedly, and he is the most sincere. I believe his words! ”
"This Zhang Dong is my uncle's nephew, and he is the most honest person, he shouldn't help outsiders hide from us. It seems that what this old man said is true. ”
"Could it be that this little girl has really only learned to cook for nine days? Even if she had worked as a cook at home before, it would not be easy to make such a dish! ”
"There is a powerful master! Haven't you heard? Famous teachers produce high apprentices. It's just that I don't know how powerful that old man Xue's cooking work is! It's just that seeing him like this, I'm afraid he won't let us see it. ”
Listening to everyone's discussions, Chef Hong's face was a little gloomy. has been immersed in this way for decades, and it is better to be a little girl who only learns for nine days, how can he be embarrassed? The fat shopkeeper stared at the old man, the expression on his face was unpredictable, obviously thinking about the recipe in the old man's mouth, whether it was worth spending a dozen or twenty taels of silver to buy. I didn't see it at all, but a man crept in and stood in the corner and listened to everyone's talk.
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