The story of a cook

Chapter 473 Sudden Change
Yu Xuexue was chopping ribs there, and when he saw the ribs, he remembered the pork rib stuffed dumplings he said.Come to him and tell him to keep the soft side of the ribs.The soft ribs of the pork ribs are crispy bones with meat, and they are delicious when dipped in garlic sauce.

The dumpling stuffed with pork ribs he said yesterday inspired me. After returning home, I thought, if the soft ribs of the ribs are added with small crispy bones and chicken crispy bones, these three things are twisted into fillings, and then made into balls and deep-fried. Wouldn’t it be delicious?

Probably about the same.

There were a total of two spare ribs with soft ribs, and they weighed exactly one catty. Cao Ligui asked Cao Ligui to take out one catty of chicken crispy bones and one catty of small crispy bones.After a while he came back after mincing the stuffing. It looked okay, not too thick. If you don’t look carefully, you can’t tell that it is made of crispy bones, because the soft ribs have meat on the side, and there is meat on the small crispy bones. It looks like meat stuffing. No difference.

Ask Li Fushun to use three taels of ginger and three taels of green onion with four taels of white wine to make onion ginger juice, and filter the onion and ginger dregs in it for later use.

There are a total of three catties of minced meat, most of which are crispy bones, plus seven taels of green onion and ginger juice, the ratio is enough. If there is no crispy bone in the meat stuffing and it is all meat, you need to add a catty of green onion and ginger juice.

Put thirteen spices, pepper noodles, green onion and ginger juice, chicken essence, salt, eggs into the meat stuffing, and start filling with meatballs.When filling the meatballs with strength, I found that there were brittle bone particles inside. The effect of strength was not very good, and then I beat it for another 10 minutes. After the beating, it became sticky and achieved the desired effect.

Reconcile the stuffing of the balls, put them in a fresh-keeping box, and let Cao Ligui put them in the freezer to keep them fresh for two hours. After the lunch is over, take them out and fry two to taste.

When Cao Ligui put the fresh-keeping boxes in the freezer, I saw that some of the crisper boxes in the freezer were damaged. I asked Cao Ligui: "Ligui, how many broken crispers are there?"

He replied: "There are not many good ones, most of them are bad, and they are all just make do."

I asked Yu Wenxue what kind of crisper his freezer was, and he said it was the same, not many good ones.You don't need to ask about Bao Peng's, it's probably the same.I thought the fresh-keeping box had to be changed, and it would not work if I didn't change it.

I want to talk to Lao Chen about renewing the crisper, kitchen knife, cutting board, operating table freezer, and buying a new product of tableware. Many tableware need to be replaced.But Lao Chen didn't see anyone after the regular meeting in the morning, and he didn't know where he went.So I told Master Du about this matter, and Master Du said that it was up to Lao Chen to make the decision, and it would not work if Lao Chen didn't speak up.

"Just say what you want, the old lady will listen to you." I said.

"I said no, I know it's not Lao Tan. Our family has such regulations. If you buy tableware, kitchen knives, cutting boards, etc., you have to sign by the head chef, and then report it to the old lady. After the old lady reviews it, she thinks it is OK and signs it I only dare to buy after buying, otherwise I won’t be able to buy it back. I also know that these things in our family should have been replaced long ago, but we are not the head chef, and we don’t have that much power.

What Master Du said was reasonable, but it gave me the feeling that he was talking and watching the excitement.

He said to me: "Old Tan, you can actually buy it if you just mention it. Now you are powerful in our house and speak better than me."

I looked at him, he had a smile on his face, very insincere, a little hypocritical.

"I've always been good at speaking, but no one listened. I must work hard to make your dream come true." I said.

After speaking, he turned and left, and came to Master Li, who was making his new stew.

"Did the stew sell out yesterday?" I asked.

"Sold out, one pot at noon and one pot at night." He said.

I said: "Prove that you are delicious."

"Brother, don't bury me. It's been a year, and this stew is okay." He said with a smile.

"I want to ask you something, did you call the girl who came back to play last time?" I suddenly asked gossip.

I want to ask if he has contacted Zheng Jiaqi.

He smiled a little embarrassedly, and said, "I hit it, and hung up without saying a few words, and I don't know what to say."

"Just say what's on your mind." I said.

"I don't think the two of us are good enough. He has good-looking parents and better conditions than me, so it's impossible for me to follow me." He said.

"Everything is fate." I said, and then asked: "Didn't she say nothing during the phone call?"

"I didn't say anything, I didn't say anything, it sounds like I don't have much impression on me-I'd better not think about others, it won't work." He said.

I said, "Good things don't last long. If I have time, I'll call her and ask her, and I'll give you a few good words."

"Thank you brother first, thank you no matter if it succeeds or not."

"Let's talk about it when you're done. I haven't been a matchmaker yet."

After chatting with Master Li for a few words, I habitually came to the food stall in front, where Master Liu was also there.

"Master Tan, what do you think we serve with seafood?" Master Liu asked me.

I said, "You really stopped me. If you want to say that Northeast cuisine is okay, but seafood is your specialty, I don't know."

Master Liu said: "I want to serve two new dishes, but two dishes are not selling well, so I plan to replace them."

"I'm not busy now, I'm going to study the vegetable shop." I said.

"Li Xingtang came to be the director of kitchen affairs, and the new official took up the job three times. I guess he has to prepare the dishes first." Master Liu said.

"I heard he's quite famous." I said.

"It's not bad, it's mainly old apprentice Dai, everyone should give each other face and praise each other." He said.

It can be heard that he is not too cold about Li Xingtang.

"I haven't worked with him before. I worked with his younger brother. His younger brother is good at cooking. He cooks well, and his character is like this." He gave a thumbs up.

"His junior brother doesn't get on well with him. Now the cooks in Binhai recognize his junior brother, but they don't recognize him very well."

Through Master Liu's simple words, I feel that Li Xingtang is well-known in the Binhai chef circle, but it is not very good.It's none of my business to comment on this.

I said: "I have something to discuss with you, Master Liu. Now I am in charge of the 'iron pot fish head' left by Lao Zhao. The fish head dish was originally seafood, so I have to cook it separately and transfer it to your seafood side. How are you doing?"

He said: "It's okay, I think you and Lao Zhao's approach is a little different. Now the dish fish head is selling well, are you willing?"

"There's nothing to be reluctant about. They're all dishes from our kitchen. Whoever cooks them is not the same." I smiled and said, "I've compiled the production process and standards of fish head dishes, as well as the recipe of fish head sauce. Just teach it to the fish stew master when the time comes."

"That's all right, give me the dish of fish head here, and you can give me pointers when I make it." He said.

"Okay, it's okay."

I have long wanted to transfer the fish head dish to the seafood side, but it was too laborious for me to do it, so I just solved this matter today.

Lao Chen didn't see anyone at the lunch break, and he thought that it was impossible for him to quarrel with Manager Chen to such an extent that he didn't even fry the dishes, because there must be other things.

After finishing the meal, I started to try making crispy meatballs.

Put clear oil in the pot, heat it to [-]% hot, squeeze the meat filling into small balls with a diameter of [-] cm, put them in the oil, fry slowly on low heat until golden and mature.When you squeeze the meatballs, you can feel the tiny particles in the meat filling, but the whole meatballs are still very smooth when they are put into the pan. After they are fried, there are small protrusions on the surface of the meatballs, which look like small hemp balls, which are quite cute. .

Pick one up and try it.The outer skin is crispy at the entrance, and after you bite it, you will have a strong meaty aroma. Eat it again, it is crunchy, and the taste is very good. You can hear the sound of eating crispy bones, and the taste is better than pure meatballs.

Master Li, Master Ma, and Master Liu all came over and tasted one each. After tasting, they extended their thumbs and said yes.

"Master Tan, you are really good at research. I guess this is the first one in Binhai to make meatballs with crispy bones. It is better than meatballs. It is fragrant but not greasy, crispy but not soft. This is skill." Master Liu said.

"Brother, I adore you more and more, do you accept apprentices?" Master Li said.

"This meatball is perfect, put it out to ensure the fire." Master Ma said.

Don't look at what the three of them said, I know it in my heart, and I feel that the crispy bone balls are better than meatballs and delicious, but they have not reached the level they said.If it's just fried like this, it's better to eat it with dry seasoning after frying.Thinking of the dry seasoning developed when I was working in Yangchun, I feel that it can taste special when dipped in it, and it tastes like barbecue.

Thinking of doing it, I went to the seasoning room to find all the seasonings for the stir-fried dipping sauce, took it to the stove and started frying, and started to prepare according to the proportion after the frying, and fried ten small balls after the preparation, this time sandwiched The meatballs feel different immediately after dipping in dry ingredients, this is the real magic!

Small balls were successfully developed.

Because it was inspired by Yu Literature, it was developed by sudden inspiration, and it was named "Yu's Crispy Balls".

I heard that the name is "Yu's crispy meatballs". Yu Wenxue joked that he was going to apply for a patent, and he would charge patent fees for anyone who made this meatball in the future.

The meatball was successfully researched, but what kind of tableware to use became a problem.The one I designed is best to use a small bamboo basket, which looks clean and beautiful, but there are no bamboo tableware or wooden tableware in the store, they are all flat plates and pots, and there are iron plates, iron pots, casserole, and soup bowls And so on, it seems that the problem of tableware must be solved.

If a worker wants to do a good job, he must first sharpen his tools. This is a must.

Lao Chen still can't find anyone at this juncture.

I went to the front to find Manager Chen, and asked what old Chen was doing. Unexpectedly, Manager Chen was not there. The foreman said that Manager Chen answered a phone call after eleven o'clock and left, and he never came back.

It seemed that something was wrong, otherwise it would be impossible for Lao Chen and Manager Chen to be away together.

Something really happened.

At eight o'clock in the evening, I received a call from the old man asking me to go to his office.

When I went, I knew what the old man was going to talk to me about.

When I came to the office, the old man sat at the desk and looked at me seriously.

I smiled at him, and then asked, "What do you want me to do with the leader?"

"I plan to appoint you as the chef of the old shop." The old man said straight to the point.

"Did Lao Chen bring it up by himself or did we fire him?" I asked.

"There are two reasons. He is not suitable to continue to be the head chef now. He is going to go home to rest and take care of the family." The old man said.

I didn't speak, and although I didn't know exactly what happened, I could make a rough guess.

"Is there any difficulty in being a chef?" the old man asked.

"Anyone else?" I asked.

"The current candidate is you, and you are the most suitable." The old man said.

"I can help Lao Chen, and I can help others, as long as I'm here." I said.

The old man looked at me and said seriously: "Old Tan, you don't know the weakness of human nature. You think you can do it, but no one wants to treat yourself as a puppet. You think you are selfless, but it gives people the feeling that you are playing tricks on people." , Sometimes what the puppet wants to get rid of most is the real body. I don’t have so much time to do experiments, you don’t have to help anyone, or support anyone, it’s better than anything else. If Xiao Du is worthy of training, you should take him well and bring him out, which is better than helping him as the head chef."

"Xiao Du is the head chef, and you can't help much. He thinks he should be the chef, and it's his turn. He promises to take you out first. If you are not in the old store, other stores can't want you. You can know why you don't want it." The old man said.

I know what the old man said, and I keep it in my stomach.That is to say, there are two paths ahead, one is to accept the old man's proposal and become the head chef of the old shop; the other is to be laid off directly.

It seems that the days of quietly studying dishes are coming to an end.

Honestly, being a chef will lead to a peaceful life, and I can work here for a long time, which is what I want—I have always wanted to find a stable place, earn some money steadily, support my family, and make a fortune.If you become an official and a chef, you will have a high chance of being laid off——
"When will I take over?" I asked the old man.

"Tomorrow, I will talk to Manager Chen again tomorrow." The old man said, "You should know quite a few managers in the provincial capital. There is one suitable for our family to introduce."

"Manager Chen probably won't resign." I said.

"It's hard to say anything, especially between men and women." The old man said.

"Things between men and women are normal, as long as they don't affect the work." I said, "Don't make too many changes in personnel. I can stabilize the kitchen, but not the front desk. Besides, Lao Chen will return to Fuxin. That's his home, Manager Chen's home." In Binhai, she considered everything comprehensively and would not leave Binhai."

"Our family also needs a good manager now. If there is a good one, we will keep it and reserve it in advance." The old man said.

I nodded.

(End of this chapter)