Chapter 23: Distinguished Guests
Guanlanju came to the distinguished guests, and the whole hotel went up to the hotel and down to the dishwasher. The shopkeeper ordered the kitchen to prepare a number of signature dishes to greet the guests, but none of the guests were satisfied, either the vegetables were not fresh enough, or the dishes were not novel enough, which made the entire Guanlanju people anxious.
Hua Qingyan just heard the young man Qi the boss's son say that the guest returned the dishes again, so he thought about coming to the back kitchen. Hua Qingyan asked the chefs for a menu they had made before, and after looking at it, they found that the dishes in Guanlanju were indeed single, and no matter what the ingredients were, they could not escape the fate of steaming, boiling or braising them. Hua Qingyan looked at the menu and already had an idea in her heart.
Hua Qingyan asked the shopkeeper Qi: "Does this distinguished guest have taboos?" ”
Shopkeeper Qi shook his head: "There is no taboo, and the guests are spicy, so the girl can only do it boldly." ”
Since you are spicy, it is easy to do, Hua Qingyan looked at the fish jumping in the big tank on the side, and smiled confidently, "Bother the guy to help me catch a two-pound herring, and then help me clean it up." ”
The guy has already been instructed by the shopkeeper Qi, so he is naturally obedient. According to Hua Qingyan's request, the fish was fished up, and then the meticulous cleaning began. Hua Qingyan saw that the guy's hands and feet were quick and there was no disobedience, so she was relieved to choose the ingredients she wanted to use. It is worthy of being a big restaurant, both the ingredients and the seasonings are very complete, which makes Hua Qingyan happy.
After Hua Qingyan finished selecting the ingredients and processed all the ingredients to be used, the guy over there had already cleaned up the fish and put it on the board. Hua Qingyan held the kitchen knife and turned it upside down, this kitchen knife was heavy and big, and the people around her were terrified when she held it in her small hand, for fear that she would accidentally hurt herself if she didn't hold it. But fortunately, Hua Qingyan looked thin but still powerful in his hands, the knife was held steadily, and the speed of swinging the knife was also fast, and everyone saw that the knife light went down, and pieces of snow-white and light fish meat were shaved off the fish, and one by one was neatly stacked on the plate.
Hua Qingyan put the sliced fish in a bowl with egg white, starch, salt, pepper and white wine, stirred well, put it aside to marinate, and began to make the most important official version of today's dried cauliflower. The main purpose of her coming to Guanlanju today is to sell the cauliflower, so she is very careful about the dried cauliflower.
When Hua Qingyan started cooking, the chefs who were still watching walked out one after another. Hua Qingyan took the time to take a look, and there were only two young men left in the entire back kitchen, only the son of the shopkeeper and himself. To be able to enjoy such a large kitchen by yourself is simply not too happy for a chef. However, Hua Qingyan is not a real chef.
In order to save time, Hua Qingyan used three pots, and her thin figure shuttled between the three stoves, which looked very quick. Soon there was a strong fragrance in the kitchen, and the two young men sniffed twice fiercely, and couldn't help but look into the pot, one of which was a red soup, the fragrance was a little pungent but extraordinarily attractive, and a mouthful of milky white soup, which was extremely delicious. The two lads swallowed in unison. Seeing them like this, Hua Qingyan smiled and took out six small bowls from the cupboard on the side, each of which was a little filled and handed it to them: "Taste it." The fish is a bit spicy though. Seeing that the young man glanced at the shopkeeper Qi's son with some apprehension, he said, "This Qi son, if you don't mind, you can also eat." ”
"My name is Qi Yu." Qi Yu took the bowl handed by Hua Qingyan, nodded to the young man, and then took a piece of chopsticks and put it in his mouth, the originally indifferent expression on his face changed instantly, he squinted, his throat stirred, and he seemed unwilling to swallow the fish in his mouth.
The expressions of the two young men were even more exaggerated, their faces and mouths were red with spicy, but they still refused to put down the bowl, stuffed the fish meat into their mouths in a big gulp, and snatched food from the other party's bowl at the end.
The chef and the guys who came out of the back kitchen door were all around the door at this time, and the tip of their noses lingered with that kind of unstoppable fragrance, if it wasn't for the shopkeeper Qi to stop them, they would have rushed in at this moment. Especially when I listened to Hua Qingyan in the kitchen and asked the young guy to try the food, I couldn't wait to change it with the people inside and let myself taste the food!
The shopkeeper secretly opened a gap in the back kitchen door, and the fragrance wafted out along the crack in the door, causing the guests in the hall to turn back frequently, and some even asked the guys to ask for cooking in the back kitchen.
As soon as Hua Qingyan put the three dishes on the plate, the shopkeeper Qi rushed in from outside the door, snatched the bowl from Qi Yu's hand, and stuffed the fish meat he hadn't had time to eat into his mouth, the action was so fast that no one reacted. Qi Yu came back to his senses and immediately rushed towards the shopkeeper Qi, trying to snatch the fish back.
Seeing that the father and son were about to fight over a bowl of fish, Hua Qingyan said angrily and funny: "I have made too much, and there are still some in the pot, you can all eat them." ”
As soon as Hua Qingyan's words fell, she heard a cheer outside the door, and the chefs ran in one after another, taking bowls and chopsticks to serve themselves in an orderly manner. At this time, the shopkeeper Qi had regained his composure, and beckoned a young man to bring the three dishes to the distinguished guests in the private room upstairs, and the shopkeeper Qi said to Hua Qingyan before leaving: "No matter whether the girl can solve my problem in Guanlanju, I will agree to the business you want to talk to me." ”
After getting the promise of the shopkeeper Qi, Hua Qingyan smiled gratefully. In fact, she also knew that the shopkeeper Qi had taken a fancy to her recipe, and she knew from the process of the shopkeeper Qi just now that the shopkeeper Qi naturally knew that the value of these three dishes, Guanlanju and Hua Qingyan would definitely not lose money in doing this business.
In the innermost and most luxurious private room on the second floor of Guanlan Ju, a man in a purple costume was lying lazily on the soft collapse, looking at the bustling crowd outside the window and shaking his fan in boredom. Suddenly, there was a knock on the door of the private room, and the man's movements paused, and a trace of impatience flashed in his eyes: "Come in." ”
Shopkeeper Qi personally took the dishes carefully into the private room, placed the three dishes on the ivory table inlaid with white jade, and then looked at the man expectantly: "Boss, come and try it, this is a dish that Daqi has never had, and this time it will definitely satisfy you." ”
"Oh?" The man was intrigued by the phrase "a dish that Daqi has never had", and he sat up straight and looked at the table, the red, white and white colors really aroused his appetite. What's more, the moment Shopkeeper Qi came in, he smelled an incomparable sweet fragrance, so strong that it was difficult for him to ignore it.
The man did not pretend to be reserved, he sat down at the table, and just picked up the ivory chopsticks that belonged to him, but he hesitated, not knowing which one to choose. The man smacked his tongue, put down his chopsticks, and aligned himself with the shopkeeper and said, "You can introduce these dishes." ”
"This ......" Shopkeeper Qi was a little embarrassed, but still said truthfully: "These cakes are not made by the chef of our restaurant, so the little one is not familiar with the dishes." ”
The man raised an eyebrow, "In that case, let's bring in the cook." Young Master Ben wanted to see who could come up with a dish that Daqi had never had. ”