"No."

Where had a few people seen such a formation, they were immediately frightened by Yuan's mother.

Zheng Wan even felt that it was not good for them to appear here today, they would not have any etiquette rules, the only thing to be thankful for was that they would only appear in the back kitchen, and there was no chance to meet guests, otherwise they were really worried about whether they would offend other children of the family because of etiquette.

A few people walked all the way, passing by the famous Qujiang Pond, looking at the rippling blue waves from afar, the willows planted on both sides sprouted new buds, and the grass was full of greenery, like a beautiful spring day.

Mother Yuan didn't care about the wandering eyes of a few people, as long as she could follow behind her.

After a while, a few people walked to the home of this time - the back kitchen.

Now everyone in the back kitchen of the other courtyard has been replaced by people under Cui Zhiyun, and when she saw Yuan's mother appearing with someone, she immediately thought that this was the chef in charge of the new products for this banquet.

Everyone stopped what they were doing, looked at Yuan's mother and shouted, "I've seen Yuan's mother!" ”

"This is Zheng Niangzi who is in charge of Lang Jun wants to promote new dishes, you all know who Lang Jun is, you need to cooperate well, if someone tells me that someone in the back kitchen wants to use his past face to make trouble, affect tomorrow's banquet, and lose Lang Jun's face, then it is more than a few words of scolding can be gently let go."

Seeing Mother Yuan like this, everyone in the back kitchen lowered their heads nervously and replied in unison:

"Slaves don't dare."

Mother Yuan saw that her verbal threat was already in place, and immediately looked at Zheng Wan behind her, and shouted: "Mrs. Zheng also say a word or two, from this moment on, the back kitchen will be under your control." ”

Zheng Wan will not live up to the opportunity given by the other party, and immediately stood up and said with a smile:

"Everyone is doing things for Cui Jiancheng, as long as they work together, they will definitely be able to accomplish the purpose of Jiancheng, everyone should think like this, right?"

"Yes."

Mother Yuan looked at Zheng Wan, although he was from a bad background, but he was a little bold to speak, so she turned around and left with confidence.

Zheng Wan looked at the obviously relaxed atmosphere after Yuan's mother left, she looked at the people who looked up and showed their faces and asked:

"Who of you was in charge before?"

Soon a person quickly walked out of the crowd, looked at Zheng Wan and replied, "Zheng Niangzi, it's small." ”

"What's your name?"

"Everyone calls the little one and the big one, and the lady can also be called the same."

"Chang Da, where is the red crayfish that Lang Jun sent people to catch from the canal? According to the time of tomorrow's feast, all the crayfish must be processed in advance today. ”

"Raised by the well in the back."

Chang Da immediately stretched out his hand to indicate the location of the well in the back kitchen.

Zheng Wan looked in the direction of his finger into the backyard, and the people along the way gave way to their places, and she managed to see the red crayfish struggling in the wooden basin in the distance.

Nodding with satisfaction, just by this glance, you can see that it is not small, and it tastes even more satisfying.

"Tomorrow's dish is only red crayfish, and in order for everyone to eat well, all these crayfish must be washed and fried. Now everyone walks to the back where the crayfish are, and everyone has to wash some of it. ”

"No."

Hearing this order, everyone's eyes were shocked, but thinking that Cui Zhiyun still endured the doubts in his heart, walked to the well, and prepared to learn how to deal with red crayfish.

Zhao Qingyou and others also followed Zheng Wan's footsteps in the backyard, looking at the red crayfish almost covered the ground, and their eyelids began to beat uncontrollably.

I thought: So much, when will I finish brushing it?

Zheng Wan looked at the dozen or so people sent by Cui Zhiyun's side, and immediately ordered:

"Now all of you are divided into five teams, and the five skilled people behind you are each in charge of a team, and they will take you to clean the crayfish together, and there are other more important things to do."

Everyone glanced up at Zheng Wan and quickly divided into five teams.

Zheng Wan immediately turned to look at Zhao Qingyou and the five of them, and nodded, "You can also choose a few people to take with you, and then you will assign tasks according to the process when you cooked for Cui Jiancheng a few days ago, and the assembly line cleaning process will be a little faster." ”

Zhao Qingyou looked at Zheng Wan's worried appearance and immediately replied:

"Don't worry, lady, we'll do it well, just go and do the rest."

Zheng Wan nodded happily, and after arranging everyone's tasks, he approached the back kitchen and began to familiarize himself with the location of the kitchenware and various seasonings inside.

Chapter 37: Stimulation

Then she started to make the spicy crayfish essential glutinous chili, She just took a look and found that there seemed to be no preparation here.

If she had known that she felt that she could still write out the method of bean paste, if Cui Jiancheng found someone to make it and sell it in the future, she would still be able to buy it and use it, which is much more convenient than making it herself.

But now she still has to do it herself, she takes the fresh dried peppers, washes them briefly, pours them into a wok and boils them together.

After the water boiled, it continued to boil for a quarter of an hour, and you could clearly see that the shell of the pepper was no longer in the same dry state as before, bulging, as if the flesh was reattached to it.

And the color also turns to an attractive bright red, and the pungent flavor of the pepper is mixed with the water vapor under the continuous steaming of the water vapor and continues to spread in the kitchen.

The crowd who had been washing in the backyard for a while before accepting it, suddenly smelled the smell, couldn't help but shrink their noses, and subconsciously wanted to escape.

But the spicy flavor is such a characteristic, the attack is fierce, and before you are still resisting, it has already broken through the defense line and entered the body, causing a violent coughing sound.

"Ahem, ahem! What does it taste like? ”

"It should be the bag of red seasoning that was sent before, and I smelled similar when I opened it, but it was far less intense than it was at this time."

"That's pepper, a must-have seasoning for red crayfish tomorrow."

Zhao Qingyou looked at everyone's puzzled eyes and patiently explained.

As soon as she spoke, all eyes were focused on herself, and her eyes were no longer doubtful, but curious, this kind of smell that didn't smell very good, could it be brought to the table tomorrow for the nobles of the family to enjoy?

She understood everyone's eyes, glanced at her friends who came with her, and said with a smile:

"Tomorrow, everyone will know the charm of this pepper, our Zheng Niangzi is not a simple character."

Her words were like a hook, which immediately hung everyone's curiosity high, and they wished that time could be accelerated, so that they could all see how this pepper and red crayfish collided, so that she could praise it.

It's a pity that they still have to clean the red crayfish in their hands, and they can't see the scene they expect for the time being.

Zheng Wan in the kitchen is still busy, cooking all the peppers and putting them aside to soak.

After there was nothing to prepare for the moment, I sat down by the well with the others and began to wash and wash.

At the same time, he reminded: "Everyone picks out the largest in their basins and puts them aside for later use, and tomorrow they will make a steamed taste, which is still fresh and the best taste." ”

"No."

This time, everyone responded very quickly, and everyone was too worried about the taste of other flavors of shrimp, but for the familiar steaming, they were not so worried, and this flavor could not be wrong.

Hurriedly picked out the largest one from his own wooden basin and put it in the wooden barrel next to him to continue raising.

With the concerted efforts of everyone, more than 100 catties of red crayfish were finally cleaned, and it took nearly two hours to make everyone have back pain.

But at this time, he couldn't rest, Zheng Wan led everyone back to the back kitchen, and hurried to take advantage of the fact that the red crayfish had just died and the shrimp meat was full and firm, and immediately fried it in the oil pan, and used high temperature to lock in the umami inside.

She can't do it all by herself, otherwise the speed will not be able to keep up with the speed of the shrimp meat.

So he instructed: "Burn all the stoves in the back kitchen, as long as you have some cooking skills, stand in front of the stove, and when the temperature rises, immediately pour the cranberry oil into the wok, when the oil is hot, pour the red crayfish directly into it, and keep stir-frying until the red crayfish change color." ”

When they heard the color change in Zheng Wan's words, everyone was still a little confused, the color of this red crayfish is really unpleasant, and it is not pleasing to look at, if only it could really change color.

However, according to their previous experience, if they want to change the color of the dish, they have to add other richly colored ingredients to the dish.

Therefore, when the red crayfish, which occupies more area in the red, black or even black part, is poured into the oil, the sound of oil and water colliding immediately sounded in the wok.

The sound of "crackling" appeared one after another in the back kitchen, and at the same time it appeared, and the red crayfish changed color in an instant.

All of a sudden, it changed from a heavy reddish black to an attractive and eye-catching red, and it was a more intense orange-red, exuding its own dazzling light in the wok.

If they've cooked crab before, they'll know the process.

But unfortunately, they don't like the troublesome process of eating, especially for the upper-class nobles, they generally eat all kinds of finished products made of crab meat and crab roe directly, and there is no need to use the step of cooking crabs directly.

Some people were directly amazed when they saw this scene, and even couldn't help but put their heads close to the sky above the wok, while the shovel in their hands was still stir-frying, making every inch of the red crayfish dyed a brilliant red.

At this location, you can also feel the delicious taste of red crayfish, which continues to swirl up with the water vapor, and as long as you breathe, you can integrate this umami into your body.

Even just at this point, everyone thinks that this red crayfish is quite delicious.

So when everyone heard that the red crayfish could be fished out of the wok, they were a little reluctant.

"Take out the fried crayfish and put them in the ice cellar in the annex to use them tomorrow."

"No."

At the end of this process, the time has come to dinner, and everyone has no appetite after being busy for most of the day, so they go back to their rooms to prepare for rest after a simple meal.

Compared with the capital water supervisor, the miscellaneous rooms in the Qujiangchi Courtyard are better, and even the bedding and mats inside are nine layers of new ones, and they are warm on the body.

Zheng Wan didn't pay attention to these things in the first place, and when he thought that he would have to work hard tomorrow, his brain immediately sent a signal to fall asleep.

This is also the first time that Zhao Qingyou and the others have slept with Zheng Wan, seeing her fall asleep so quickly, their eyes were full of surprise, and they also stopped the idea of wanting to discuss today's experience in Qujiangchi Courtyard, and quickly lay down on the bunk, covered with a quilt, and waited for the arrival of tomorrow.

Early the next morning, before dawn, the houses on the handyman's side were already lit up with lights, and everyone was actively preparing for the feast that was coming today, for fear that something would go wrong.

Compared with the people who serve in the front yard, their work in the back kitchen is still relatively simple, they only need to do a good job of the red crayfish that Cui Jiancheng wants to promote to everyone, this task is easy for Zheng Wan.

As soon as everyone arrived, she assigned the task according to her plan.

"The five of you will go to the ice cellar and take out all the red crayfish that you stored yesterday, and then fry them again with the oil left over from yesterday until the shell is crispy. The three of you take out the soaking pepper behind you and chop it, and add minced ginger and garlic to it when chopping. The rest of the cucumbers, lotus roots, potatoes ......"

Under Zheng Wan's methodical assignment, there were soon bursts of chopping sounds in the back kitchen, and everyone was busy with their own part of the job.

She was watching from the sidelines, and if anyone didn't meet her standards, she would have to be reminded again and again.

After that, I began to think about the words of Cui Jiancheng and Yuan's mother, to prepare for today's display of red crayfish, if you want the red crayfish to look more beautiful, the plating must be indispensable, if it is summer, you can also use ice to display it, but now at this time, only the traditional carved plating can be used.

After thinking about it, while the crayfish had not been brought back, she hurriedly carved the shape she needed with cucumbers and radishes according to her imagination.

Even if others are busy with their own affairs, they will not forget to observe Zheng Wan's every move.

Just when everyone thought that Zheng Wan was bored and relieved, I didn't know how her hands changed, but I saw one hand holding a red-skinned radish and a kitchen knife in the other.

In particular, Zheng Wan also skillfully used the color of the skin of the red-skinned radish to carve the nose and ears of a rabbit, the claws of a bear, and the antlers of a sika deer......

It makes people feel cute when they see it, and they don't think that this will be used in the dishes later.

This is not over, she shot at the cucumbers on the side again, this time everyone didn't think anything, after the cucumbers were sliced, they were placed directly on the plate, no different from what others did, but disappointed many people.

Just when everyone was still immersed in the shock and disappointment just now, Zheng Wan had officially started to prepare the red crayfish to be eaten for lunch.

According to Cui Jiancheng's prompt, she felt that her first dish was best to make thirteen-spiced red crayfish.