Chapter 66: Kitchen Sonata

The most authentic French cuisine consists of 13 dishes, including cold appetizers, soups, hot appetizers, main dishes, and desserts. Serve the dishes one by one in order. However, small restaurants like "Flower of the Misty Moon" generally do not serve food so strictly in this orthodox style.

In fact, due to the accelerated pace of modern urban life, many restaurants have reduced the number of dishes to three or five, such as cold appetizers, soups, hot appetizers, main courses, desserts, or simpler starters, main courses, and desserts.

The back kitchen of the "Flower of the Misty Moon" restaurant has a small window that opens onto the front hall. Through the window, Erina Nagikiri was surprised to see that the young man dressed as a waiter had just put on a chef's hat and an apron and started cooking.

Erina stood up abruptly, and was about to say something, but was stopped by Nagi Senzaemon.

Erina Nagikiri, who was held down, said:

"Grandpa, he's obviously just a waiter, how can you let him cook? What about the manager of this store? What about the chef? ”

"Hey, Erina, you sit down first, don't rush to conclusions, there is no one else in this restaurant except this young man at present, and it is now past the noon meal rush hour, and the chef or store manager is likely to be temporarily away, and it is normal to leave the person who cares about the store to be responsible for serving customers.

And since he went into the kitchen, he must have a reason. If the quality of his dishes is completely below the passing line, we can ask for a refund or compensation, just wait and see how he does it. ”

Erina was still willing to listen to Nagi Senzaemon's words, so she quieted down for the time being. However, the suspicion in his eyes did not decrease at all, and he clasped his hands in front of his chest, a picture of me spraying you to death with a mouthful of salt soda if you can't cook well.

The young man in the kitchen was naturally Li Xiang. For two or three months after arriving in Paris, France, he followed the advice of Lori Irel to work in the restaurant.

The owner of this shop is a kind uncle named Leon.

When Lee wanted to find this small restaurant. When I heard that the fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy who had fled from the Middle East to France wanted to find a job to make ends meet, the shopkeeper readily agreed.

not only gave Li Xiang a job, but also gave him a lot of help in life.

People vote for me with peach, and naturally repay it with Qiong Yao.

With a bit of guilt for deceiving the other party and the psychology of repaying kindness, Li Xiang did not spare any effort in his work. Moving, lifting, entertaining, entertaining customers, tidying up the storefront and other work.

Within a few days, the surrounding neighbors knew that there was a new hard-working young man of Middle Eastern descent in the "Flower of the Foggy Moon" restaurant.

Uncle Lyon is also satisfied, he is now nearly 60 years old, his son is now married, and he and his wife run the small restaurant on weekdays. In addition to not being able to let go of his chef's skills, the biggest reason is to be lively.

Looking at the customers coming and going in the store, life is always fuller, and now there are young men in the store, and it is even more lively.

Recently, Uncle Lyon has been persuading Lee to convert to God and that he is willing to be his godfather. It's completely Li Xiang's way of the elders recognizing his son in the real world, and Li Xiang, who has ulterior motives, is a little embarrassed, so he can be persuaded to say it.

After getting along for nearly three months, Uncle Leon's family trusts Li Xiang very much now, and even when he goes out or goes out to shop at noon, the store is not closed. Directly let Li Xiang stay in the store and watch the store. You should know that there is a lot of cash in the store.

But of course, Li Xiang's purpose was not money, if he wanted to make money, he had a way. Therefore, I have never had the idea of making money in the store. If it weren't for the fact that Uncle Lyon's salary might be suspected, he could even have worked for a day job.

"Sure enough, you predicted, Nagi Senzaemon and Erina Nagi really came to eat at this restaurant."

Li Xiang took the cooking materials in his hand, and talked to the system Lori in his head.

Li Xiang, who obtained the red A template, is almost "fully automatic" in cooking, except for the steps that need to be considered in conceiving dishes and decorating dishes, such as handling ingredients, changing knives, and shredding, these actions do not even need to use his brain at all, and his hands have completed all the work before he uses his brain.

It's a pity that Li Xiang has his back to the window of the front hall with his back to the kitchen, and Erina Nagikiri is also sitting now, otherwise, seeing Li Xiang's skillful handling of ingredients, she should be able to let go of some of her doubts about Li Xiang's cooking skills.

In fact, since the owner Uncle Leon discovered Li Xiang's "culinary talent", he consciously handed over part of the kitchen work to him, and also taught Li Xiang the relevant knowledge of French cuisine without reservation.

The culinary industry is a one-size-fits-all profession. Although the original Red A, or Emiya Shirou, was more good at Japanese cuisine, after a few months of study, he now has a considerable degree of attainment in French cuisine.

What he's doing now is the typical starter in French cuisine, the French eggs.

The process of preparing this dish is relatively simple among French cuisines, which are known for their intricate cooking methods. The basic ingredients are very simple, too, such as eggs and whipped cream. Of course, it's okay to replace whipped cream with cheese or sauce, but using whipped cream is the most traditional way to do it.

Add a tablespoon of whipped cream to the cake mold and season with a little nutmeg powder, fennel powder, salt and pepper. On top of the thick cream, a few frozen shrimp with the line removed and sautéed with onions are neatly arranged, with diced tomatoes and shredded ham, then an egg is beaten, a spoonful of whipped cream is added on top, and a few bunches of dill are placed on top as a garnish.

After that, the filled cake molds are placed in a deep dish, which is filled with water and placed in the oven, a step similar to steaming in Chinese cuisine. Adding water maintains moisture and maintains the temperature at the right level.

It takes about 15 minutes to roast, and Lee wants to start preparing the burgundy red wine beef stew.

Burgundy is a place name in the northeast of France, where the natural climate conditions are superior, suitable for growing grapes, and making wine is a must, and the Burgundy red wine produced is known as the "king of French red wine".

Compared to Bordeaux wines, which are known as the "post-French wines", Burgundy wines are more mellow and tough, and produce less of them.

In addition to its wines, Burgundy is also known for its French country cuisine.

The French call Burgundy "the place where food meets", and the most popular traditional family food in France is the Burgundy beef stew with red wine, which originated in Burgundy. Even foie gras, snails and truffles, which are known as the three great delicacies of France, are slightly inferior.

The main feature of this dish is that the cut beef is baked for up to 4 hours in a soup with red wine, so that the flavor of the soup penetrates into the beef, and the texture of the beef becomes tender and delicious during the long period of low temperature stewing.