Chapter 187: The cooking lessons are so short and the mouth is so poisonous

Three days later, the dessert stall was officially closed. At nine o'clock that morning, Yun Yongyuan arrived at the store an hour early according to the location sent by Zhao Xiaojing.

Zhao Xiaojing gave him a new chef's uniform, took him around to familiarize him with the environment, explained the general job content and the current business situation of the restaurant, and then took him to the kitchen.

"The pig's feet are braised a day in advance and soaked overnight to make them tasty. The other side dishes are braised that morning, and I also stew the chicken and beef in advance. At noon, I cook. When you come, I have to start preparing the dishes. Customers start arriving at around 11 o'clock. There is also a regular customer at 11:30. We have 33 meals a day, which have to be prepared in advance so that someone can pick them up.

You just looked at the menu. What can you cook? Also, tell us about any dishes you're good at that aren't on the menu. We can add them to expand our repertoire.

Before, I was the only one cooking, and I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to handle it all, so I only made eleven dishes,” Zhao Xiaojing explained.

Yun Yongyuan thought about it and said hesitantly, "Kung Pao Chicken and stir-fried shredded pork are better, but I've made the others, but they're just average.

Junior sister, how about I watch you do it first, learn from you and then go to the kitchen?

I've never cooked for guests before. I used to help out, doing steaming and frying, just keeping an eye on the time and adjusting the machines. I've only cooked for the master and a few apprentices, and I'm afraid I'll mess it up for you..."

Zhao Xiaojing burst out laughing. "Of course I have to learn. Do you think I'm going to just ask you to cook and serve it to the customers? I don't even know what your cooking tastes like!"

"Isn't this asking you to tell me what you're good at? Just do a couple first and let me see. We'll adjust based on the situation. Don't worry." Zhao Xiaojing patted Yun Yongyuan's shoulder in amusement. Su Yuchen, who was busy at work, glanced at him and secretly suppressed a smile.

Yun Yongyuan scratched his head, and the muscles on his face relaxed a little, forcing a smile. "That's good, that's good.

As for my specialty dishes, my chef has praised my twice-cooked pork and braised short ribs, saying they were barely good enough. I also have stir-fried seasonal vegetables. I've done them with all sorts of vegetables, so I've practiced them the most, and my chef has said they're edible.

"Is praising you for what you did mean by forced? It's edible? Are you sure I'm praising you?" Su Yuchen slightly pressed the corners of his mouth, stared at Yun Yongyuan with wide eyes, and looked at Zhao Xiaojing, and they both laughed at the same time.

Yun Yongyuan nodded, blushing. "When the master criticized other people, he always said things like, 'Dogs wouldn't eat anything you make,' 'Next time you make something like this, just feed it to the dogs,' 'Even pigs can't finish this,' and so on."

"Hahaha, if you compare it this way, this is indeed a compliment to you!" Su Yuchen laughed even harder.

"Okay, okay, let's cook first. Let's just make some twice-cooked pork that's barely decent enough." Zhao Xiaojing said, trying to suppress her laughter.

Yun Yongyuan nodded, washed his hands, picked up the pork belly on the side and cut it into small square pieces. After blanching the whole piece, he added green onion and ginger, put it in a cold pot and started cooking.

While cooking, quickly chop the side dishes.

Since it was just a taster, Yun Yongyuan didn't cut a large amount of vegetables and only used a small piece of meat. After a while, the meat in the pot was cooked enough that chopsticks could be easily inserted.

Yun Yongyuan took out the pork belly and cut it into pieces about the thickness of a one-yuan coin with a knife, then heated oil in a pan.

Zhao Xiaojing stood aside and watched silently, without saying a word, nodding secretly as she watched.

After all, he has studied cooking for nearly five years. He is skilled and neat, and it can be seen that his basic skills are quite solid.

Although I have learned to cook for a short time, I can see that my control over the heat is not very good and the seasoning is also a little lacking.

However, if it weren't for the existence of the virtual space bug, where I could use the speed of time to narrow the gap between myself and real culinary learners by dozens or hundreds of times every day, and if I didn't take systematic and professional cooking courses and study hard, I would be far behind him.

"Junior sister, try it. Tell me if there's anything wrong! Master told me to listen to your guidance more. He said that if I could be like you one day, he would wake up laughing in his dreams." Yun Yongyuan's cheek muscles were tense. He placed a small plate of twice-cooked pork on the chopping board and handed Zhao Xiaojing a pair of chopsticks.

"Let me try it too!" Su Yuchen took a look and ran over curiously to join in the fun. He refused the chopsticks handed to him by Yun Yongyuan, and after Zhao Xiaojing ate a piece, he picked up a piece with Zhao Xiaojing's chopsticks and tasted it.

"It's okay. The taste is a little worse than the one made in the mirror, but it's also very good!" Su Yuchen tilted his head, chewed a few times, and nodded.

"The heat wasn't high enough, so the fat didn't have the caramelized aroma. I also fried the pork belly for too long, so the meat was a bit tough. Also, the sauce wasn't fragrant enough, and there wasn't enough bean paste. I think you fried a small amount, so you were a bit cautious with the seasoning."

Zhao Xiaojing took another bite, carefully felt the taste on her taste buds and gave her evaluation.

"Junior sister, you're amazing! How come you said the same thing as Master! He also said that my cooking time was wrong. Either the fire was too high and the meat shrank too much, or the fire was too low and the meat was tough because it was fried for too long!

"Junior sister, you are amazing. You have only been learning cooking for a short time, but your mouth is so poisonous!" Yun Yongyuan said, staring at Zhao Xiaojing with shining eyes.

Su Yuchen clenched his fists, put his hands on his mouth and smiled secretly, then returned to his workbench.

"Prepare the food first. You can cook it when you are not busy at noon, and I will talk to you on the side." Zhao Xiaojing didn't know how to respond to this sentence which sounded like a scolding and a compliment to her at the same time. She was at a loss whether to laugh or cry and changed the subject.

The serious funny guy must be Yun Yongyuan.

With the addition of Yun Yongyuan, a graduate of culinary studies, the three of them were able to prepare food much faster. Zhao Xiaojing continued to chop the vegetables while secretly using the shortcut module to process small quantities multiple times.

Yun Yongyuan looked up several times, and was surprised every time he saw the basin in front of Zhao Xiaojing. Then he lowered his head and worked hard. The knives of both of them were so fast that they left afterimages.

By the time Ouyang Yidan arrived at work, the three of them had already washed, cut, and arranged half of the prepared vegetables neatly.

Ouyang Yidan boiled some hot water, steamed the rice, arranged and cleaned the tables and chairs in the front hall, and then joined Su Yuchen's team in peeling onions and garlic.

Zhao Xiaojing took a break from her busy schedule to look up, and immediately breathed easier, a long-lost sense of real happiness flooding her heart.

With best friends around, they achieve each other's success and support each other's careers; their shop is on the right track, with more and more partners working together, everyone is full of energy and warmth; the business of the shop is getting better and better, and her cooking skills are also getting better and better day by day.

Her life finally broke through the stagnant state and began to burst with endless vitality!