Chapter 376 How could it not have changed?

"Sure, it's at the front desk, get it yourself." Zhao Xiaojing was stunned, her brain didn't follow, and she answered reflexively.

Nie Xiuqi immediately ran out like a gust of wind.

"Are his eyes possessed? This is the first time I see him so excited." Wan Yuyue pouted and glanced at Nie Xiuqi's back.

Zhao Xiaojing followed the conversation and was also very confused, but she thought that she couldn't respond, because if she did, Wan Yuyue would immediately become distracted again. She just pretended not to hear and lowered her head to continue picking fish.

No one responded. Wan Yuyue looked around and saw that Yun Yongyuan was so absorbed in cooking that he seemed not to notice any movement. Zhao Xiaojing was not prepared to speak either, but was busy with her own things. She couldn't help feeling depressed.

"I said if you don't care about me, just ignore me. You don't have to pretend that I don't exist. I'm a grown-up and I'm talking to you, but none of you pay attention to me. It's so boring!" Wan Yuyue walked to Zhao Xiaojing in three or two steps and pushed Zhao Xiaojing's shoulder.

"Who has the guts to pretend you don't exist?" Zhao Xiaojing suddenly broke down and laughed. "I'm giving you some space to be yourself. Who likes being watched all the time? Can't I give you some space?"

"You're not giving me space, you're just using cold violence! You've already seen Senior Brother Yun and Senior Brother Nie, but you left me out! You're pretending you didn't hear anything I said. You're discriminating against me!"

"Okay, okay, just fry it well. I'll let you taste it after it's done. I'm busy now." Zhao Xiaojing smiled and pointed at the fish in front of her.

"That's what you said!" Having achieved her goal, Wan Yuyue jumped back to her chopping board, humming happily while cutting vegetables.

Seeing this, Zhao Xiaojing lowered her eyelids and smiled slyly.

This is her own restaurant, how could she not monitor the quality of the chef's dishes? Originally, she had planned to let Wan Yuyue do her best, and then taste the food after she finished cooking, and make corrections. But now that Wan Yuyue had taken the initiative and was so cocky, don't blame her for finding fault with it later.

The steamed fish meat was tender. The fish breast and fish bones in the plate were quickly separated when picked up with chopsticks. Zhao Xiaojing threw away the fish bones and fish skin, and the drained juice remained in a small bowl, to be poured into the pot with the fish meat later.

The fish soup was simmered over high heat. At this time, the fish meat had been cooked and the texture was loose. Zhao Xiaojing opened the lid of the pot, squeezed and crushed the fish with an iron spoon, and then covered it again.

The auxiliary ingredients were still prepared according to the original method. Just as Zhao Xiaojing finished blanching the bamboo shoots and was about to blanch the ham, Nie Xiuqi hurried back with a bag.

"Here." Nie Xiuqi walked over quickly and handed the bag in his hand to Zhao Xiaojing.

Zhao Xiaojing took it and opened it curiously, and it turned out to be a bag of clams?

"This is……?"

"Soup, you added shrimp, try adding some shellfish."

Zhao Xiaojing was startled, then quickly turned around, the curve of her mouth growing wider and wider. She took out a plate and started pouring clams. "Yes, you're right!"

Since getting the hint about mixed fish soup, Zhao Xiaojing has tried it dozens of times in the virtual space, relying solely on her tongue and the slow progress of the background progress bar to judge whether she has done it right. The current version is already the latest version of the progress bar, but there is still something missing. It has never passed 60%, and she is stuck in a mental dead end.

Now that Nie Xiuqi said this, she suddenly felt that a crack in the blind spot had been opened, and an idea suddenly appeared in her head.

Shellfish do have a unique sweet flavor, especially when fresh, which is particularly suitable in this light soup.

Zhao Xiaojing filled half a bowl with clams, rinsed them twice, covered the bowl with a flat plate, and began to shake it vigorously.

Fresh clams have sand in them, and soaking them for too long will make them spit out the sand, but shaking them violently can make the clams spit out the sand quickly.

After shaking three times and rinsing with water, the clams had become quite clean. Zhao Xiaojing still put them aside in a small bowl and continued to blanch the shredded ham and mushrooms.

At present, the ham has been replaced with Zhejiang Province ham, which has a more suitable taste and texture for this dish than the previous Yunnan ham. Zhao Xiaojing also cuts the ham more finely with her knife skills, so the blanching time is reduced to a few seconds.

The fish soup in the pot continued to simmer. Zhao Xiaojing opened the lid and took a look. The fish meat had been cooked into pieces. She immediately put in the clams, turned off the heat after one minute, and started filtering with a strainer.

The freshest juice of clams is only in that one portion, so you must not blanch them in water in advance. Once blanched, the freshness will be lost immediately.

A pot of fish, shrimp and clams was filtered until only half of the soup was left, and the color turned into a rich milky white.

Zhao Xiaojing took a small bowl, scooped out a spoonful and tasted it, and immediately her mind was enlightened. Although there were still too many clams and the taste was a bit strong, her intuition told her that this step was right!

Zhao Xiaojing immediately put the soup back into the pot, poured in the auxiliary ingredients, original juice, and fish meat, then added salt, pepper, steamed fish soy sauce, MSG, and water starch to thicken the soup, poured in the egg yolk liquid, stirred well, boiled, and turned off the heat.

[Song Sao Fish Soup: Level 3, one of the more delicious recipes. No rice vinegar, insufficient shredded ginger, imbalanced ingredients, improperly prepared side dishes, and slightly undercooked.]

Rice vinegar! Yes, yes, yes.

Zhao Xiaojing hurriedly poured in another spoonful of vinegar and stirred it well.

"Brother Nie, try it." Zhao Xiaojing excitedly scooped out a bowl and handed it to Nie Xiuqi. Nie Xiuqi immediately took it, blew on it casually, and put it into his mouth.

"Almost there!" Nie Xiuqi raised his head and exchanged glances with Zhao Xiaojing.

Zhao Xiaojing opened the recipe collection page with great anticipation while watching Mrs. Song make fish soup.

[Song Sao Fish Soup: 59% activated]

"Do it again, but this time use fewer clams and chop more ginger!"

The progress bar moved forward again, and now it was only 1% away. Zhao Xiaojing felt like she was filled with chicken blood. She immediately poured out the soup and put it aside, and fished out the fish and shrimp again. However, just as she was about to use the knife to kill the fish, she felt Nie Xiuqi's burning gaze.

"How about we go together?"

"good."

Nie Xiuqi joined the cooking team and began to help kill the fish skillfully.

In twenty minutes, the new Song Sao Fish Soup is ready.

[Song Sao Fish Soup: Level 2, one of the more delicious recipes, but the ingredients were improperly prepared and the cooking time was slightly undercooked.]

It's upgraded, and this time it's taken another step forward! It's half a level higher than the version Nie Xiuqi made last time he came back from Fish City using fish bones and chicken broth!

"It's done." Nie Xiuqi took a sip and said blankly.

Wan Yuyue watched the situation for a long time. Seeing Nie Xiuqi said so, she dropped the chopping board and pulled Yun Yongyuan over. "Let me try it, let me try it!"

Zhao Xiaojing looked at the two people who gathered around her and made room for them. She stood aside with excitement on her face and opened the recipe page while the three of them were studying.

[Song Sao Fish Soup: 59% activated]

Huh? How come it hasn't changed? I've jumped a level, spent two whole labors, and it hasn't changed?! How could it not have changed?