Chapter 15 The Best of Condiments
Shopkeeper Jiang smiled and took the ingot of silver out, and after a while he came back in, holding a plain coarse cloth purse in his hand, as well as a few strings of copper plates:
"In the purse is four or five pieces of silver, and the rest will be exchanged for copper coins for you. But you have to take it, don't fall into the eyes of thieves! ”
"Thank you, Uncle Shopkeeper!" Yu Xiaocao carefully put the silver in his arms, and took the copper plate separately from Yu Hang, ready to go shopping for a while!
When Yu Xiaocao went to the back kitchen to get his broken crockpot, he saw buckets of oysters brought in from outside, and his heart moved slightly, and said, "Wow! Your business is really good! With so many oysters, can they be sold out in one day? ”
Chef Wang smiled bitterly and said, "Oysters are not a rare thing for our seaside town. How is it possible to sell out in one day? Needless to say, it must have been purchased by the third young master! It's not easy to raise, and it's not easy to put on a hot day, so you have to find someone to make oysters and dry it......"
Zhou Zixu, who came over, looked at the big basket of oysters, and knew that he had bought too much, so he touched his nose a little embarrassed.
"Uh...... For Wednesday's sake, I'll do you a favor! Do you have sugar and cooking wine here? Yu Xiaocao rolled up his sleeves and looked like he was doing a big job.
Zhou Zixu glanced at the arm like a small grass reed stick, immediately moved away, and said, "Of course, which hotel's back kitchen is missing these things?" What are you going to do with these oysters? ”
Yu Xiaocao gave him a pretended mysterious smile: "When it's done, you'll know." Even if it's a gift from me! ”
Zhou Zixu and Shopkeeper Jiang glanced at each other, and they couldn't understand what kind of medicine was sold in the little girl's gourd. Now there is quite a lot of time to leave the noon birthday banquet scheduled by Wu County, and let's see what tricks the little girl plays!
In his previous life, Yu Xiaocao's younger brother loved dishes cooked with oyster sauce. Because the oyster sauce bought in the supermarket has dozens of additives, it is definitely not good for the body to eat it for a long time. She found a recipe for homemade oyster sauce from the Internet.
After repeated experiments, we finally made a delicious and healthy oyster sauce. The younger brother said that the oyster sauce she made was more fragrant and original than the one she bought in the supermarket. It's just that the shelf life is shorter, and it's no wonder that there are no preservatives!
Yu Xiaocao confidently commanded the guys in the back kitchen, opened all the oysters, and put the meat into a wooden barrel. She chose the largest pot in the kitchen, estimated the proportion, and poured in the appropriate amount of sleep to boil.
After the water boils, put the oyster meat in the water and stir constantly with a spatula until one side sticks to the bottom of the pan and has a burnt taste. The oyster meat that was opened produced produced a sticky liquid in the bucket was also poured into it by her. This mucus can increase the yield and freshness of oyster sauce, which is a shame to be lost.
"Who's that, you're here to help stir it!" Yu Xiaocaoman's strength is weak, and he can't do it after a few stirrings.
"I'm coming! I got it!! "Chef Wang with a fat fart. Squeezed away the guy who was named, and said in a fart, "Have you been stirring up in one direction?" ”
Chef Wang, who has been immersed in the kitchen for decades, has an inexplicable passion for cooking and fresh dishes. Although it is shameful to steal the teacher, but people do not mean to clear the scene and keep it secret, how can Chef Wang miss this opportunity?
Yu Xiaocao nodded, silently calculating the time in her heart. After about twenty or thirty minutes, the gum in the oyster meat has been dissolved to the maximum, and the oyster meat is removed. These oysters can be cooked into other dishes, or they can be made into dried oysters without wasting a bit!
Yu Xiaocao scooped up the oyster shells and other debris in the pot, filtered the juice, and then added water to boil it again. Before boiling, the pot should be coated with a layer of vegetable oil to prevent it from sticking.
During the second boiling process, Yu Xiaocao added sugar, cooking wine and some sauces in turn, and simmered over low heat. It wasn't until the front of the house began to have guests and lunch time was approaching that she announced that the oyster sauce was finished!
The concentrated oyster sauce makes the eyes bright and bright, and the whole kitchen is filled with a strong fragrance. Chef Wang couldn't wait to try the taste, his eyes glared at the boss, flashing with fanatical brilliance: "Good! Good!! What is this? The taste is delicious, the fragrance is rich, the concentration is moderate, delicate and smooth!! ”
After Yu Xiaocao tasted it, he said with a smile: "There are a few seasonings missing, otherwise it will be fresher." But it's okay, it's better than the original!! ”
Zhou Zixu and Shopkeeper Jiang also tasted it one after another, and asked in unison, "What kind of sauce is this?" Can you cook dishes? ”
Yu Xiaocao nodded and said, "This is called oyster sauce." Oyster sauce is known as the 'milk of the seabed', and it can be used to enhance the freshness of food. ”
She looked around the kitchen, pointed to the tender greens and said, "I'll make an oyster sauce greens for you to taste first, this is my specialty!" ”
Chef Wang washed the vegetables himself. Yu Xiaocao boiled some boiling water, cooked the greens in it, drained and put them on a plate, drizzled with oyster sauce, and added some sesame oil. Completed! She motioned for everyone to try it!
"That's it?" Everyone looked at her with an incredible expression, isn't this just boiling vegetables!
Chef Wang has a solemn face, the simpler the dish, the more the kung fu is tested. He took his chopsticks, picked up a green vegetable, and put it in his mouth. The aroma of oyster sauce blends with the crispness of the vegetables, a taste experience that Chef Wang has never experienced.
Zhou Zixu, a little boy, was very puzzled when he saw Chef Wang's intoxicated face. Chef Wang is a celebrity chef he finally poached, what delicious food has he not seen? A plate of boiled greens, but with a little more sauce......
After thinking about it, Zhou Zixu also sandwiched a vegetable leaf, slowly put it in his mouth, and tasted it carefully. Born in a wealthy family, he prefers meat, and his mother has worked hard to make him eat more vegetables since he was a child.
The cook at home is a master of cooking vegetables. The princes and nobles of the capital have repeatedly offered to buy their cooks, but they have all been politely refused.
I have tasted so many green vegetables cooked by cooking masters, but they are not as good as today's poor little girl's plate of boiled vegetables!! The secret is self-evident!!
Zhou Zixu and Chef Wang had synchronized expressions at this time. His eyes were blazing, emitting a wolf-like blue light.
"Little girl of the Yu family, you ...... What kind of recipe is not sold!! On Wednesday, Chef Shaowang spoke in unison.
"You said how to make oyster sauce! Say what you can't sell or not! I didn't hide it from you when I made it, if there is anything I don't understand, just ask! "Yu Xiaocao didn't plan to sell this for money, but he just took a favor and made a good fate!
The small boss behind the first restaurant in Tanggu Town, and the young master of the Zhou family, one of the four major merchants, may have a time to ask him in the future. Do business, make money with harmony, many friends and many roads!