From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

Chapter 115 Another letter from Master (Additional update for the helmsman "Xu Lili")
  Feng Zhengming became famous for selling the meat at Quancheng South Station, and he started planning to open a shop.

That day Feng Zhengming received a letter from Master.

Feng Zhengming felt very happy when he received Master's letter.

Master said in the letter that the reason why he was late this time was because he was re-employed by the cooking school in his hometown.

Feng Zhengming could clearly feel Master's joy through the words in the letter.

Master retired and returned to his hometown, and was hired back to teach at a cooking school in his hometown city. This really made Master very happy.

In the letter, the master wrote: Being able to teach students in the cooking school, I seem to see you Zhengming again in them. It makes me miss you brothers very much, and it also gives me a new kind of sustenance.

In the letter, Master said that he and his wife were now living in the teachers' dormitory of the school.

Every day, the old couple eats and sleeps in the school. Occasionally, the master will go to the school cafeteria to provide extra meals for the students and teachers.

Seeing the happiness expressed in Master's words in his heart, Feng Zhengming also felt happy for Master in his heart.

In this letter from the master, a new prescription was attached to Feng Zhengming.

The recipe Master gave Feng Zhengming this time was "Five-Spice Braised Hoof".

In the letter, Master wrote.

"Master is really happy to see your letter saying that you have moved to Master Feng's house and that you recognize Master Feng as your grandfather.

Master is indeed right about you. You are a child with good character. You have very well implemented what Master taught you. To cook well, you must first be a good person.

I hope you can take good care of Master Feng and treat him as if you are your own grandfather.

When I saw your letter, you also said that when you and grandpa were buying meat, they talked about it, and it seemed that you could make some braised pig trotters and handle meat to sell together.

Master has enclosed a recipe for you in the letter, a five-spice braised hoof that is not very complicated.

You should know this recipe, we used to make it at Yanxilou.

Master has made some adjustments to the recipe given to you this time. I hope you can make it well and it will become a classic dish in your dry rice shop together with the pork belly. "

After Feng Zhengming read the letter and saw the recipe for five-spice braised hooves enclosed by his master, he was really moved again.

Unexpectedly, I just mentioned it casually in the letter, and the master immediately sent me the formula.

It is still a few pages of recipes, including how to deal with the purchased pig's trotters, how to pre-treat the pig's trotters, how to prepare the stew for stewing the pig's trotters, and how to preserve the stew.

All the details are written clearly and in detail.

The key point is that the recipe sent by Master was completely handwritten by Master.

Looking at the pages of master's eloquent recipes.

Feng Zhengming really couldn't help crying.

Unexpectedly, even if the master is not around, he still misses his little apprentice all the time.

In fact, Feng Zhengming is also trying to make pig trotters with Grandpa Feng these days.

At the meat factory, after Grandpa Feng said hello, a batch of pig trotters was quickly prepared for Feng Zhengming and the others.

Not only were all the pig's trotters very fresh, but when they were given to Feng Zhengming and the others, they had all been burnt black on the surface in the factory, so they had been processed in advance for Feng Zhengming.

After returning home, Feng Zhengming soaked the pig's trotters in hot water and scraped off all the burnt blackness on the surface. The odor and stray hairs on the pig's trotters were cleaned away, and he could start cooking directly.

However, after trying a lot of recipes with Grandpa Feng, I always felt that the taste was almost boring. Now that the master's recipe has been sent, Feng Zhengming seems to have finally found the crux of the problem in terms of taste.

According to the recipe given by the master, after the pig's trotters are cleaned, they need to be fried in the pan first.

Feng Zhengming also did this step when he tried to do it before.

But according to Master's recipe, you need to brush a layer of honey water on the surface of the pig's trotters before frying.

Among the ingredients, the five spices given by Master are about fifteen or six kinds of spices.

Most of them are no different from the recipes Feng Zhengming tried himself.

Basically: star anise, pepper, fennel, cloves, bay leaves, angelica dahurica, kaempferol, white cardamom, amomum villosum, galangal, and grass fruit.

But the master's recipe contains more than Feng Zhengming: nutmeg and tangerine peel.

When Feng Zhengming saw the master's recipe, he seemed to understand why he always felt that the food he made was almost tasteless.

The key may lie in the tangerine peel in Master's recipe.

Feng Zhengming was very excited after getting the master's recipe. He quickly found Grandpa Feng and showed it to him.

Feng Zonggu saw the letter from Master Feng Zhengming.

I also read the detailed recipe given by Master.

He couldn't help but sigh: "Your master really values ​​you and gives you such a formula in such detail. You must use this formula well. When you have the opportunity, you should go and see your master." do you know?"

Feng Zhengming nodded seriously: "Grandpa, I know, I will take the time to visit Master."

Feng Zonggu continued: "With your master's recipe for grilled hoof with five spices, you can provide more varieties when you open a shop later. When we add a stove to the shop, you can also cook it for customers." If you start a small stir-fry business, your business will definitely be very prosperous.”

Feng Zhengming nodded: "I think so too. If I have my own shop, I can install a stove in the shop, and then I can also make some stir-fries to go with the meat."

Feng Zonggu said: "I have chosen a few shops. When you find time someday, I will take you to see them all."

Feng Zhengming agreed: "Okay grandpa, let's go and have a look together."

Feng Zonggu looked at Feng Zhengming staring at the five-spice pork trotters recipe, smiled and said: "Don't look at it, go to the meat factory tomorrow, tell your Grandpa Tang, and ask him to prepare the pig's trotters for you. You can buy it." Come back and try making some pig trotters."

Feng Zhengming smiled and nodded: "Okay, let's make it first and give it to grandpa to try."

Feng Zonggu said: "I can't try it alone. When the time comes, you can invite Luo Qing and your senior brother to come over for a meal. It just so happens that you have been here for a while, and your business is also very good." Well, since we are planning to open our own shop again, we should also invite your senior brothers and others to come over."

Upon hearing this, Feng Zhengming felt that what Grandpa Feng said was indeed reasonable.

During this time, he only thought about doing business and studying how to make pig's trotters.

They all forgot that they should invite their senior brothers to visit Grandpa Feng’s house.

After all, they are senior brothers. Although they are no longer in the cafeteria now, the friendship between senior brothers should definitely continue.

Feng Zhengming said: "Grandpa is very considerate. When I buy groceries tomorrow morning, I will tell my senior brother that we will make an appointment and then invite the senior brother and the others to our home."

Feng Zonggu nodded: "That's right. To maintain the relationship between senior brothers, we still need to move around frequently."

　Thanks again to "Xu Lili" for the 10000 reward, and I have added a new chapter to express my gratitude.

　　
  　
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