Chapter 350: I’m usually too restrained

The last two dishes were cooked quickly. After informing Wu Kaile in advance that he would no longer receive guests, Zhao Xiaojing began to prepare lunch for her own family.

Since deciding to replicate the gluten and stir-fried double crisps last night, Zhao Xiaojing has been practicing them several times in virtual space. The dry-fried gluten is surprisingly simple, and even better than Su Yuchen's favorite when combined with the fried skewers. However, the stir-fried double crisps are still a little off.

The store was full of young people. The oldest, Geng Mingyan and Hou Guihua, were only in their forties. They could hardly resist spicy food, so when Zhao Xiaojing bought gluten in the morning, she directly bought three pounds. It had already been torn by hand by Su Yuchen and Ouyang Yidan, filling up half a steel basin.

After the water boiled, Zhao Xiaojing added a spoonful of salt to the pot, blanched the gluten, and then soaked it for a while before wringing it dry.

The main cooking method of dry-fried gluten is to stir-fry the gluten until it is flavorful. Before stir-frying, the gluten can be blanched or fried to make it cooked through inside and out.

However, after trying both methods, Zhao Xiaojing felt that blanching was better. After blanching and squeezing dry, the gluten had a slight elasticity and was not too greasy. After frying, the gluten was hard, and the uneven small strips after being torn by hand were prone to inconsistent frying temperature.

Add half a spoonful of oil to the bottom of the pot, stir-fry the peppercorns and cumin seeds, then add garlic, green onions, shredded ginger, dried chilies, and half a spoonful of cooking oil, sauté until fragrant, and then add gluten.

When the gluten in the pot becomes browned, Zhao Xiaojing directly pours in the fried skewers dipping sauce made from soy products prepared in the kitchen instead of seasoning, adds celery for garnish, sprinkles with a handful of sesame seeds, and stir-fries the gluten.

Next comes the Spicy and Crispy Dish. Zhao Xiaojing's imitation Spicy and Crispy Dish is more like the usual spicy and sour chicken offal, but without the sourness. She cuts the duck gizzards into chrysanthemum-shaped pieces and the duck throat into comb-shaped pieces according to her memory. Then comes a series of marinating, adding condiments, and stir-frying.

Considering that this was Gu Shanfeng's first time to eat at the restaurant, Zhao Xiaojing specially contributed a duck used for practicing the Immortal Duck to make soup in the morning. She also cut a small piece of the ham that Lu Hongwen brought and put it in the soup. When the casserole was opened, the rich aroma came out.

Zhao Xiaojing sniffed and enjoyed the aroma of the duck soup with satisfaction for a moment, then added a spoonful of salt and a handful of wolfberries, covered the soup, stirred it for a while, and turned off the heat.

After finishing the soup and two dishes, Zhao Xiaojing was thinking that she could not just stir-fry the other dishes in a big pot or make them into a dry pot as usual, when Lu Hongwen came running from the front hall in a mysterious manner, and Geng Mingyan and Hou Guihua followed behind with a pile of plates.

"Sister Jingzi, who is that old man? How could he even subdue Sister Wan?"

"My goodness, when I came here just now, I saw Xiao Wan and Xiao Yun keeping their heads down without saying a word. They looked so aggrieved that I wanted to laugh! When has Xiao Wan ever been so quiet?" Hou Guihua shook her head and put the bowl in the sink with a smile. Geng Mingyan next to her had already put on gloves and started washing.

Zhao Xiaojing pursed her lips and smiled. "It's their master, surnamed Gu. He opened the restaurant where they learned cooking in Jiangliu District. Did he scold them? Not really."

"Of course not! Their chef had such a long face that I didn't dare get close. When I was clearing the table next to me, Sister Wan even gave me a subtle look, probably wanting me to tell her to leave. How could I dare? I just pretended not to see it!"

"Haha, Master Gu is teasing them. He just told me that they did a good job and he was quite satisfied with it." Zhao Xiaojing smiled.

"Satisfied?! Is this how you express satisfaction?" Lu Hongwen opened his mouth wide.

"Why is their master here? Is he going to take them back?" Hou Guihua turned her head and asked as she rinsed the dishes washed by Geng Mingyan and put them into the disinfection cabinet.

"No, I asked him to find another master, and he came to visit his senior brothers and sisters."

"That's fine. Xiao Wan is lively and Xiao Yun is steady. They are both such wonderful kids. It's a shame to let them go!"

"Sister Hou, who wouldn't be a pity if he left?" Lu Hongwen finally closed his mouth, but when he heard what Hou Guihua said, he immediately set a trap with a wicked smile on his face.

"Xiao Su." Geng Mingyan finished washing the dishes and then cleaned the pots used by Wan Yuyue and Yun Yongyuan. She began to scrub the counter. "It's a pity that Xiao Su stayed in the store. She can sing and play guitar, and she sings so well. She could be a star."

"That's true." Lu Hongwen, who had not been cheated, tilted his head and nodded in agreement, while his hands kept rinsing the last vegetable basket in front of him and putting it back in its place.

After Zhao Xiaojing finished cooking three hot pot dishes, the three of them cleaned up the kitchen. Lü Hongwen took the rice and the restaurant's special bowls and chopsticks to the front hall. Wan Yuyue ran back and stood in front of Zhao Xiaojing with her hands on her hips.

"Junior sister, you are not kind!"

"When Master Gu seriously asks you to do something, do you dare to say no?" Zhao Xiaojing curled her lips.

"Of course I wouldn't dare!"

"I wouldn't dare!" Zhao Xiaojing looked innocent.

"You, you, you!" Wan Yuyue jumped up and down, "Then you could at least pretend to obey me! Even a hint would be fine!"

"Alright, serve the dishes! Those two dishes must be cold, so remember to heat them up in the microwave. I'm telling you this now. If you stay out for another two minutes, Master Gu will definitely guess that you're looking for an excuse to come in and avoid him."

Wan Yuyue was startled and didn't even bother to glare at Zhao Xiaojing. She hurriedly took the dishes and ran out.

K! O!

Su Yuchen, who came in together to serve the meal and witnessed the whole process, gave Zhao Xiaojing a thumbs up in admiration.

In one minute, all the staff were mobilized to quickly serve the rice, heat the dishes in the microwave, put the table together, pull out the stools, serve the dishes, and set the tableware, and ten people were seated.

"Wow, what a feast today!" Ouyang Yidan, who had been cleaning the hall, expressed everyone's thoughts when she saw the PLUS version of five dishes and one soup.

"Master, please try it. Today's meal was prepared by my junior sister. If you find anything wrong with it, you must scold her! Just like you scolded us just now!" Wan Yuyue sat next to Gu Shanfeng and immediately turned into a lackey, picking up every dish for Gu Shanfeng.

"If you can be like your junior sister, why would I scold you? Tell me yourself, how long have you been frying the shredded potatoes? How could the heat make it so awful? What I taught you has been thrown away. If I don't scold you, who else should I scold?"

"Hey, Master! Why are you scolding me alone? My skills have all been taught by my junior sister these days. Can you at least punish me as well or find the source?"

"Find the source? Are you blaming me for not teaching well?!" After Gu Shanfeng finished scolding, he just picked up the chopsticks to eat the food, but was so angry that he put them down again after hearing Wan Yuyue's words.

On the other side of the ancient mountain, Yun Yongyuan sighed deeply and covered his forehead.

"It seems that Sister Yue is usually too restrained in the store." Su Yuchen looked at Wan Yuyue with admiration, who was causing trouble.

"I really have to thank her for not making me angry like this normally." Zhao Xiaojing pulled the corners of her stiff mouth.