From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

Chapter 403 The first lesson for new apprentices

After chatting with the third senior brother for a while, Feng Zhengming originally wanted to help cook in the rice cooker.

However, he was stopped by Third Senior Brother.

"You'd better go back to Huiquan Building. They need you more now. Our procedures here have been fixed. It doesn't matter if you're here or not. Anyway, that's how the pork belly is made. And the old man is here, so I guarantee that it won't happen." Something will go wrong.”

Hearing what the third senior brother said, Feng Zhengming also understood that the third senior brother was trying his best to make himself worry-free.

Feng Zhengming is very reassured by the presence of his three senior brothers at the Ganfanpu.

"Okay, then I'll go back first, and it's you, third brother, who has to do the hard work here."

Yang Bin smiled and patted Feng Zhengming: "Go, don't worry here, Ganfanpu will always be your solid backing. If you need anything, come over and say it as soon as possible."

Feng Zhengming smiled and said, "Okay, Huiquan Restaurant can still work now. There are only a few tables of customers in the hall, but the private rooms will still be fully booked. The bosses still recognize our craftsmanship at Huiquan Restaurant."

"Hahaha..." Yang Bin laughed and said, "That's for sure, you are the number one young chef in our province."

Feng Zhengming went into the back kitchen again, gave Xia Hui and Sun Decai a few words, and then came out of the back kitchen.

When I came to my grandpa who was sitting at the cashier, I smiled and said hello to him.

Grandpa looked at Feng Zhengming and asked with a smile: "Is everything arranged?"

Feng Zhengming nodded: "It's been arranged. Next, we need to train the new apprentices at Huiquan Building. When they can get started, we will start to receive the wedding banquet."

"Don't be anxious, do things step by step, and do everything well." Grandpa gave a warning.

Feng Zhengming promised seriously: "Don't worry, I'm not in a hurry now. It's some people who should be in a hurry. I'll give them a break first, so I won't be led astray by them."

Feng Zonggu smiled and whispered: "When you can take action, defeat the enemy with one move and make the opponent completely convinced and respect you."

Hearing what his grandfather said, Feng Zhengming smiled slightly: "I must convince them once and for all."

Grandpa was very satisfied with this answer. He patted Feng Zhengming and said, "Okay, let's go back. Pay attention to safety on the road."

After saying goodbye to his grandfather, Feng Zhengming said hello to many old customers when he went out.

After exiting the dry rice shop, I looked back at the shop, which is now doing a steady business.

This moment still gave Feng Zhengming enough confidence.

If I have such a restaurant that is recognized by everyone, Huiquan Building will definitely be popular with me.

Feng Zhengming still took the bus when he went back.

On the bus back to Huiquan Building, he still chatted with many people.

During the chat, Feng Zhengming continued to recommend Huiquan Tower and repeatedly told everyone that a table of dishes in the lobby of Huiquan Tower would not be very expensive.

"I hope everyone can try it, comment on our craftsmanship at Huiquanlou, and give us more opinions so that we at Huiquanlou can do better and better."

After taking the opportunity to promote it on the bus, Feng Zhengming returned to Huiquan Tower.

Stepping into Huiquan Building, He Yunqing immediately greeted him and told him about the situation of booking a private room tonight.

"The private rooms have been booked for tonight, but I heard that a few regular customers who come here seem to want a change of taste. I am afraid that the private rooms of Jufengde, Taifeng Building and Jubinyuan are the size of a spoon." The chef cooks in person and the slogan that the chef knows how to cook attracted me and made me want to go to several big restaurants.”

Feng Zhengming had already expected this: "It doesn't matter. It's the guest's freedom where to eat. Don't worry."

Then he added: "Besides, if all the bosses come to Huiquan Building, our private rooms will not be enough. All the private rooms need to be fully booked."

He Yunqing said: "But if some big bosses are attracted by several big restaurants, it will definitely affect the income of our private rooms. Now we have relatively few customers in the lobby. Without private rooms, those big orders are not conducive to business."

Feng Zhengming was still very calm: "Uncle He, don't worry, those bosses will come back."

Seeing Feng Zhengming's confidence, He Yunqing felt a little puzzled?
Seeing that He Yunqing didn't understand, Feng Zhengming smiled and said, "Uncle He is really a fan of the authorities. Our Huiquan Building can attract those bosses to book private rooms every night just because our food is good?"

After saying this, Feng Zhengming spoke to He Yunqing and went to the dressing room to change clothes and prepare to go to the kitchen.

He Yunqing thought about it carefully, and he immediately understood what Feng Zhengming meant.

Yes, those bosses who come to Quancheng to do business and some local bosses in Quancheng are willing to book Huiquan Building, not just because Feng Zhengming and others in Huiquan Building are good at their craftsmanship.

Also because Huiquan Building will provide very good services to the bosses.

Good service, paired with good food, is why the bosses are willing to choose Huiquan Building to treat guests.

There are some things that other big restaurants cannot learn in a short period of time.

Feng Zhengming changed his clothes and went to the kitchen of Huiquan Building.

As soon as he entered the kitchen, he heard Qi Jiale's somewhat angrily shouting in the kitchen.

"Did I tell you just now? What's going on? I told you that you must wash it thoroughly, and when cutting, you must first remove the black layer on the outside, as long as the inside part, but you didn't listen Do you understand?”

Obviously, Qi Jiale was very dissatisfied with the work done by the new apprentice.

Feng Zhengming walked into the kitchen, and with just a glance, he saw that there was a slight distinction between the apprentices in the kitchen and the young chef who led them.

It seems that when Feng Zhengming was not in the kitchen, the chefs and apprentices did not get along well.

Feng Zhengming smiled and said, "It seems like you didn't take my words to heart."

Hearing the sound, the young chefs and apprentices in the back kitchen were immediately attracted.

Qi Jiale is relatively outspoken, so he said directly: "Today's young people really can't take any pain. After a few words, they start to want to give up."

Feng Zhengming comforted Qi Jiale: "Don't be anxious. After all, they have just graduated and they don't understand many things yet. We have to take their time and teach them slowly."

The apprentices all immediately looked at Feng Zhengming. At this moment, Feng Zhengming seemed to be a life-saving dish in their eyes.

But then, they saw Feng Zhengming's stern side.

"You don't have to look at me like that. I think since you come to my internship, you definitely don't want us to give you a low score in the internship evaluation, right?"

Hearing this, the expressions of the group of apprentices suddenly turned bad.

Feng Zhengming was able to set an example for the chefs in the back kitchen.

He continued: "When you came, I told you right away that you must be obedient in the kitchen. If you can't even be obedient, then you are really not suitable to stay in Huiquan Building."

At this time, some apprentices seemed to want to speak.

But before he could speak, Feng Zhengming had already spoken first.

"I know what you are thinking. You feel that the reputation of Huiquan Restaurant is not as good as that of several big restaurants in Quancheng. Moreover, we are just a group of young chefs. Maybe you don't take Huiquan Restaurant to your heart. You think that you just want to come to Huiquan Restaurant." Mix up the internship score.

So tonight, we will let you understand why Huiquan Tower can gain a foothold in Quancheng. "

After saying this, Feng Zhengming directly arranged for all apprentices not to do anything tonight, and all of them went aside to watch. "Take a good look at how we young chefs at Huiquan House cook."

After sending the apprentice aside, Feng Zhengming personally led everyone in the kitchen to get busy.

Without the apprentice in the middle and no need to teach the apprentice, Feng Zhengming and the others moved significantly faster.

Everyone has a clear division of labor. Some people will be responsible for the water table, some will be responsible for cutting and proportioning, some will be responsible for stewing some dishes in advance, and some will be responsible for preparing the soup in advance.

It seems that everyone is responsible for a piece, but in fact, during the preparation process, Feng Zhengming and the others will change identities at any time.

Everyone seems to be a part of the huge machine that is the kitchen.

During the operation, it will be filled where needed at any time to ensure the normal operation of the kitchen.

Soon, the apprentices looked a little stunned.

Disbelief appeared on every face.

Many things that seemed very cumbersome and difficult to deal with in the eyes of a group of apprentices were quickly prepared by Feng Zhengming and others.

For example, when cleaning pig intestines, it can be said that the smell is very strong.

But Feng Zhengming and the others were still cleaning up very seriously.

Not only do you need to rinse with water, you also have to scrub with baking soda and vinegar.

After scrubbing the outside, you need to turn the intestines over and carefully clean the inside. You also need to clean off some excess fat on the inner wall of the large intestine.

The whole process made the group of apprentices really feel uncomfortable.

Even when they were in vocational school, these were actually taught by teachers.

But in fact, many teachers in vocational schools do not teach in detail.

Now seeing the many details in Feng Zhengming's preparation process really made these apprentices realize their shortcomings.

In particular, some thoughtful apprentices have discovered that the oil used by Feng Zhengming and others in the kitchen is different from the oil used in their vocational school.

Usually when teaching in vocational schools, very ordinary soybean oil, rapeseed oil or peanut oil is used.

Most vocational schools also teach students how to refine lard, and lard is used in some cooking classes.

However, the apprentices in the back kitchen of Huiquan Building can still smell that the oil used has a very special aroma, and it is definitely not the oil they used in vocational school.

There are also soups prepared in advance, which can be said to be different from those seen in their school.

Especially in the kitchen, when the apprentice sees a pot of clear soup, he can clearly smell the rich aroma of chicken.

But the soup looks very clear, as clear as white water.

And it's not the light brown color that comes after being washed.

Such a pot of soup made the apprentices a little confused. How to make it?
When the preparation of ingredients was almost finished, Feng Zhengming and the others used some leftovers to make dinner.

The apprentices saw that the working meal in the back kitchen of Huiquan Building was actually very rich.

Not only is there meat and vegetables, but the most important thing is the hand-rolled noodles of different thicknesses prepared by Lu Zhongshan, and the large buns made and steamed by himself.

When the apprentices looked at such a sumptuous work meal, every one of them couldn't help but swallow their saliva.

Feng Zhengming randomly ordered an apprentice and said, "Liang Xiaocheng, right? You go out and inform Manager He outside to bring someone in to eat first."

Liang Xiaocheng was stunned for a moment when his name was called and did not immediately agree to Feng Zhengming's words.

Gu Zhicheng, who was still leading him, reminded: "What are you doing standing still? Didn't you hear what the chef said? Go outside and ask Manager He to bring the service staff in for dinner."

Only then did Liang Xiaocheng come back to his senses: "Oh, okay, good chef."

Liang Xiaocheng hurriedly ran out, found He Yunqing outside, and conveyed the message to He Yunqing.

When Liang Xiaocheng came back, He Yunqing also led the service staff to the kitchen.

He Yunqing and the service staff came to the kitchen, and the work meal was almost ready.

Then He Yunqing and the service staff prepared to help put out the work meals so that everyone could eat together.

Feng Zhengming stretched out his hand to stop He Yunqing and the others.

He looked at the apprentices who were standing aside just watching.

"What's wrong? I didn't ask you to help prepare the ingredients. We also cooked the work meals. Now you don't even know how to help clean up the meal? Didn't you see the dishes coming out? Don't you know how to bring the dishes and put them on the table? You don't know how to help. Take out the tableware and put it on the table?

Do you still want others to provide services to you? Do you want someone to feed you?

What are you all here to do? You can't be obedient, and you don't know how to take the initiative to do the work. After watching our busy work for a long time, you don't seem to have learned anything, right? "

Feng Zhengming's words were rude and made all the apprentices blush.

It was only now that these students from the vocational school realized how awesome the chef Feng Zhengming was.

He really doesn't talk too much. Every time he speaks, he focuses on the most critical points and points out the issues without mercy.

With Feng Zhengming's words, Liang Xiaocheng was the first to step forward and took the initiative to bring the dishes to the counter and place them on the table.

Liang Xiaocheng took the lead, and the other apprentices immediately started busy.

Although I'm still a little confused, there are a lot of things I don't know where to get them from?

But everyone is relatively diligent, and it can be seen that they all seem willing to learn to work.

After the dishes and tableware were placed, Feng Zhengming didn't need to speak this time. The apprentices asked He Yunqing and the waiters in front to serve the rice first.

Then I saw Sun Hai and Chen Anbang taking the initiative to help Feng Zhengming serve food and rice.

The more discerning of the apprentices quickly learned how to serve dishes and rice to the chefs who followed them.

In this way, it is the first lesson for these apprentices who just came from the vocational school today.

When eating, the apprentices had a working meal in the back kitchen of Huiquan Building, and they could experience Feng Zhengming's craftsmanship.

Even for work meals, some scraps left over from the preparation process are used.

But every dish is very flavorful and goes well with the meal without feeling too heavy.

After such a delicious meal, I came to Huiquanlou for my first working meal.

Vocational school students are also thinking seriously, how should they learn by doing in the kitchen of Huiquan Building next?
(End of this chapter)