The story of a cook

Chapter 232

Chef Wang was trying to make kung fu fish over there, looked at it, but didn't say anything, probably failed this time.The seasoning he chose was wrong. He chose good seasonings. He took out hoisin sauce, oyster sauce, Wanzi soy sauce, and Maggi Fresh and added them to the soup. The fish stewed in this way is definitely not the farmhouse taste of kung fu fish. Can't get that smell out either.Cooking is like this. Once there is a deviation in understanding, the cooked dishes will completely deviate, and I don’t know where they went.

I want to remind you in the past, think about it or forget it, I will talk about it after it is done, and it is useless to talk about it before it is done.

Chef Wang stewed the fish, gurgling over low heat.

After looking at it, I went to the cold dish room to find National Day and see what he was doing again.

Entering the cold dish room, Zhao Gang sat on a small bench and picked coriander by himself. Since the National Day is not here, he probably went to the pastry room.

Seeing me come in, Zhao Gang stood up and said, "Master, sit down."

I said, "Sit down, I'll take a look at the National Day."

Zhao Gang said: "He just left and went to Sister Mian's place, and said he was going to contact Sister Mian about selling a house."

I remembered that National Day told me when I was going to work in the morning that his friend was going to see Sister Mian's house and buy it if it was suitable.National Day is not bad in this regard, and I don’t know how he knows these friends, who do everything, and there is no one he doesn’t know.Thinking of having a look at the pastry, I didn't go there after thinking about it, and there was nothing wrong, so I might as well chat with Zhao Gang for a while.

I asked, "Zhao Gang, what are your plans for the future?"

Zhao Gang said: "I don't have any plans, I just want to cook at the stove if I have the chance."

I said, "You're good, you're smart, you're serious, and you're a pretty good cook if you work out on the stove."

Zhao Gang said: "Master, I know what I am like, and I haven't worked for a long time. I am far from being a chef."

I said: "Everything is exercising, just exercising and exercising."

Zhao Gang said: "The main reason is that there is no chance. It is because you have nothing to do here and call me to go to the stove to clean the oil and water. I have never done it before."

I said: "It's okay, if you have a chance in the future, you can go to the stove to practice, and if you don't know it, just ask me."

Zhao Gang said: "Then thank you, master."

I said: "It's nothing to be thankful for. I've been through your time too, and I've practiced little by little. I'm optimistic about you, work hard, and you can't go wrong."

After chatting with Zhao Gang for a while, National Day came to me and said, "Third brother, Sister Mian told you to go over and taste the dumplings, and they will be out of the cage soon."

When I came to the pastry room, the pastry boy just took the steamed dumplings from the steaming stove, opened the drawer, and there was a basket of golden dumplings filled with vegetables, and I wanted to eat them just looking at them.

Sister Mian picked out a dumpling and put it on a plate, took out chopsticks and handed it to me, saying, "Master Tan, how about a taste?"

I picked up the dumpling and tasted it. The noodles were almost qualified, but a little bit sticky. This was due to the low temperature of the water when kneading the noodles. If the temperature was higher, the sticky phenomenon would not occur.But it's only slightly sticky to the teeth, and you can't feel it if you don't pay attention.The noodles are also very fragrant, the taste of cornmeal is very strong, it feels like a farmhouse, and it is qualified.Waiting for the dumpling stuffing is almost there.

I asked, "When did this pickled cabbage come from? Did it take a long time to soak?"

At this time, the noodle sister was also picking up a dumpling to taste. I asked her and said, "I soaked it for a long time yesterday, and it doesn't taste like sauerkraut."

I said, "You don't need to soak the sauerkraut for that long, two hours is enough. The bagged sauerkraut we use at home just needs to be soaked to eliminate the smell of preservatives."

Sister Mian said, "Yes, the sauerkraut was soaked for a long time this time, so I didn't pay attention."

I said: "This dumpling is considered a success, and the sauerkraut should be handled properly, and the stuffing should be adjusted properly. There is nothing wrong with it."

Sister Mian said: "Thanks to Master Tan, if you don't talk about it, I can't figure it out now."

I said, "Be polite, we are all a family, don't be so polite in the future, I'm not used to it."

Sister Mian said, "Master Tan is too modest."

I said: "I haven't learned to be humble yet, just say what I want, and after a long time you will know what I am like."

Guoqing and the noodle boy tasted a dumpling alone, and Guoqing said: "It's delicious. From now on, sister Mian, you can steam a tray a day and say it's a dish test. Call me when you're done steaming. I'll come and give you a taste. You can't do it." But I tasted the dumplings and it was fine."

Sister Mian smiled and said, "You think of beautiful things, and you still steam a tray every day. I think you are like dumplings."

Talking and laughing, the food is here, and I will go back to the kitchen to cook with the National Day.

Chef Wang has finished cooking the kung fu fish, and he tasted it with Zhang Jun. When I came back, Chef Wang called me: "Master Tan, try it, I don't think it tastes that way."

I used to pick up a piece of fish with chopsticks, and it felt wrong before I put it in my mouth. It didn't taste that way at all.After tasting it, I can’t say it’s not good, but it’s okay, but it’s not the taste of kung fu fish, it’s another kind, it seems a bit like steamed fish, but it still tastes like stewed fish.

I said: "Chef Wang, try using farmhouse sauce, instead of using Maggi Fresh and Wanzi soy sauce, it's a pure home-cooked method, and there is no oil, just wash it and stew it directly, then put dried chili, try it out .”

Chef Wang said, "Our family doesn't have any farmhouse sauce."

I said: "Use Douzhongbao and soybean paste, add some Xiangqi sauce to adjust it, and add some soy sauce, which is almost as small as farmhouse sauce. If you can't, you can try it."

Chef Wang scratched his head and said, "I don't understand, no way, cook it tomorrow, Master Tan."

I said: "Mr. Guo wants to eat your stew, and you ask me to stew it, that's no nonsense."

Chef Wang said: "Who cares about the stewing, as long as it tastes good, you can stew it. I can't fix it, so I will leave it to you."

I smiled and said, "Okay, I'll stew it tomorrow, and open a few more grass carp tonight, so don't waste it tomorrow."

Chef Wang said, "OK, open a few more."

After speaking, I started to cook on the stove. There were not many dishes, and they were all home-cooked dishes. There was a fish on the side of Chef Wang.

Chef Wang didn't cook for me before, but now he wants to cook for me, but seeing his hesitation, he is probably afraid that he won't be able to cook like me, so he didn't dare to cook at first.It doesn't matter if he helps me stir fry or not, if I'm busy I'll do it myself, if I'm not busy I'll ask Zhao Gang to come over and help, usually it doesn't delay things.

After frying two tables of dishes, Zhou Xiaomei went into the kitchen and shouted that the customer was looking for me.I thought it must be the eldest and second brother, so I greeted Chef Wang and came to the front.

Manager Feng stood at the bar, saw me come out and said, "Brother Xing is here, I call you over."

I nodded, and Zhou Xiaomei led me into the private room where the eldest brother and second brother had dinner. Before going in, I told Zhou Xiaomei that if there were any more guests ordering food, they would call me, and she agreed.

The eldest brother and sister Wang are there, as well as a man and a woman who are colleagues in their office. They came here for a meal and a drink after get off work.

Seeing me come in, Sister Wang greeted me to sit down, and then the eldest and second brother introduced the man and woman to me: "Tan Zi, these are all from our office, this is Xiao Wang, who is in charge of finance, and this is Xiao Li, who is in charge of publicity." It is." Then he introduced me: "This is Tanzi, my little brother."

I nodded at the two, shook hands with each other, and said a few polite words.

The eldest and second brother said: "Come on brother, it's been a long time since we drink together, let's have a drink first."

I picked up the wine glass and said with a smile: "This big glass is really dry."

The eldest and second brother said: "What are you doing, I don't know how much you drink."

I said: "How about this, brother, today is the first time drinking with you two capable generals, then let's drink together, I will do it, you can drink as much as you want, I never drink, we will be considered friends today , Happy everyone, I'll do it first."

A full glass of three liang wine dries up in one sip. It is strangely spicy and has a high degree of alcohol.

Seeing what I did, the eldest and second brother said: "Hey, this is my brother, and you have to drink like this."

Sister Wang laughed and said, "You're just dying from drinking."

The eldest brother and the second brother said: "What do you mean by seeing wine and dying? There is no gentleman who does not drink. You have to drink like this. Xiao Wang, Xiao Li, what are you two waiting for? Tan Zi has done it."

Xiao Wang and Xiao Li showed embarrassment, and I said, "You can do whatever you want, drink less if you can't do it, no one will bother you."

The two took a sip, and the eldest brother drank the wine.

Sister Wang pointed to the "Jiaoyu Tofu" and asked me: "Tan Zi, what are these balls made of?"

I said: "Tofu, made with tofu."

Sister Wang said to the eldest brother and second brother: "Look, I said it is made of tofu, and you are still stubborn with me."

The eldest and second brother asked: "Is there any meat stuffing in it?"

I said, "Let it go, or it won't taste good."

The eldest and second brother said: "It's delicious, did you make it?"

I said, "Well, I did."

The eldest brother and the second brother said: "Okay, Tan Zi, you can cook now, better than my shriveled little boy."

Knowing that he was referring to the boss, I asked, "Where is the boss now? It's fine."

The eldest and second brother lit a cigarette and said, "He's doing his job now, and I can't even see him. I heard from Wang Zheng that he went to his place for the last two days and played all night."

Wang Zheng is the owner of the karaoke bar I introduced Hebei to go cooking.

I said: "Really, brother, you have to remind the boss, don't tell him to hang out with them again, it's not a good thing."

The eldest and second brother said: "I can't control it, if he doesn't listen to me sooner, just leave him alone, save yourself the anger."

I laughed and said: "You just talk about it, and then you have to take care of it."

The eldest and second brother said: "He can do it now, he is also doing a good job, knowing that he has made money, and the old lady is very happy."

I said, "That's fine, it's all up to you as a brother."

The eldest and second brother said: "Let's just leave him alone. What happens in the future is up to him. Don't talk about him, come to Tanzi and have a drink."

I really admire the eldest brother and the second brother. When he is in this position, he can be promoted to another level, but he just doesn't go up.He and Sister Wang have been inseparable all these years, a bit like Zhang Xueliang and Ms. Zhao Si. He does not divorce, and Sister Wang does not get married. Just being together like this does not affect the family, which is very powerful.

I have met the daughter-in-law of the eldest brother and second brother. She is a very attractive woman, not worse than Sister Wang, and even prettier than Sister Wang. She works in a TV station and is the head of a department. She looks very capable and courageous.They have a good relationship as husband and wife, not the kind that pretends to be.

The drinking atmosphere was very good that day. Later, Sister Wang invited Manager Feng into the private room. The two of them were classmates in middle school. He doesn't like to smoke for me.

The eldest brother and the second brother have always taken good care of me. Now that I think about it, I am very grateful.

(End of this chapter)