Chapter 58: Boiled Cabbage
"Butler Li, I have experience in preparing banquets. Could you let me try?" Ji Zhisui seized the opportunity and recommended himself.
In her previous life, she had met with many fans offline. Sometimes there were more than a dozen tables of people, and she was the chef for all the food and drinks, so she had some banquet experience.
After hearing this, Butler Li looked at her with some doubt. Miss Ji was very young and small in stature. He really couldn't imagine the scene of her being the head chef and preparing a banquet.
Mrs. Pei noticed Butler Li's hesitation and pushed him hard, "Butler Li, don't underestimate our Sui Niang. She's been practicing cooking since she was a child with a chef who retired from the palace! Those delicious and novel rolled pancakes and ice jelly are all made by our Sui Niang."
Pei Ersao spoke of these things with great pride and swore that in her heart Sui Niang was the best and most powerful chef.
Since Sui Niang attaches great importance to this opportunity, as her sister-in-law, I must help her get it.
Although these words seemed to be false, it was not like she had never eaten food prepared by the imperial chef in the palace. The food was exquisitely presented and tasted good, but it just did not make people's eyes light up.
Therefore, in Pei Ersao's eyes, the food cooked by Sui Niang was no less delicious than the delicacies in the palace, so she said that without any guilt at all.
Ji Zhisui's face felt a little hot when she was being held in such a way. Her second sister-in-law... was really overestimating her. She didn't understand why her second sister-in-law was so natural when she said these things!
Seeing that Mrs. Pei didn't look fake, and that the ice jelly and spring rolls tasted really good, Butler Li began to waver.
Miss Ji's master is from the palace, so he is the imperial chef. So... I'm going to make a fortune this time...
If this birthday party is well organized, there will definitely be rewards.
After seeing the man in front of him wavering, Ji Zhisui continued to add fuel to the fire: "Butler Li, if you are worried, you can try the food after I finish cooking it."
Seeing that both of them were full of confidence, and that Chef Zhang really couldn't be the head chef this time, Butler Li had no choice but to bring his people to the kitchen.
The kitchen was a bit noisy because Chef Zhang was not there.
"Old Chen, if it were you, you should be the head chef for this banquet!"
"That's right, that's right. Now that Lao Zhang is not here, you are the most powerful among us!"
"Yes! Yes! Lao Zhang is really unreliable. Even on such an important day, something went wrong."
"To be honest, Lao Chen, your skills are much better than your senior brother's. Lao Zhang just took the title of senior brother."
"No, no, my cooking skills are naturally not as good as my senior brother's." Chef Chen accepted the compliments, but his face was full of humility.
Just as everyone was talking, Butler Li brought Ji Zhisui into the kitchen.
Everyone's eyes were on them, and they were all puzzled as to why Butler Li brought the noble lady to the kitchen.
"Chef Zhang is ill and unable to serve as the head chef. Next, Miss Ji will be the new head chef."
After saying this, the chefs who were originally chatting all looked at Ji Zhisui with scrutiny, sharpness, hostility and ill intentions.
Some people were unconvinced and asked, "Butler Li, are you crazy? How can a little girl like this be the head chef?"
"Yeah! With those skinny arms and legs, I'm afraid they can't even lift a spatula. Where did you find these messed-up people?"
"Are you really trying to embarrass us by doing this?"
"Butler Li, I think Chef Chen is absolutely qualified to be the head chef!" Mao Gaoyuan recommended. Old Chen is the most experienced among them, so there is no way a young girl would have the turn.
"That's not very kind of you. If the food doesn't taste good, you can't blame us!" Chef Chen also expressed his attitude.
Since Senior Brother is not here, he should be given this opportunity! Is Butler Li trying to embarrass himself?
"Be quiet for a moment. I know that all of you chefs are good cooks. In my opinion, you are all qualified to be the head chef. But Miss Ji's master is the imperial chef, and he knows more. My wife also said that she wants this birthday party to be different, so I have to put you in a difficult position. But rest assured, chefs, the price we agreed on will not be reduced!"
Although what Butler Li said sounded nice, it was not convincing and they were still a little dissatisfied.
It would be fine if the chef was a woman, but a young woman at that. She doesn't even look like she has the strength to stir-fry or flip dishes. So what if she has a great master?
Who can guarantee that she is not lying? They have eaten more salt than this girl has eaten rice.
They were not willing to accept that a group of grown men like them should obey the orders of this little girl and let her be the chef!
"Butler Li, each of us has more experience in preparing banquets than this young lady. You are obviously looking down on us by treating us like this!" Mao Gaoyuan expressed his dissatisfaction.
After someone spoke up, everyone started to express their opinions one after another.
Ji Zhisui didn't want to embarrass Steward Li, and his physique and appearance really made people distrust him.
She took the initiative to speak out: "Since you chefs doubt my ability, why don't I make a dish for everyone to taste?"
The words were spoken in a very humble manner and showed enough respect to everyone. Some people began to waver and wanted to see the level of this young lady's craftsmanship.
Some people did not believe Ji Zhisui's words. If she could not produce good products, it would be a slap in the face and embarrassing themselves. Regardless of their ideas, everyone agreed with this method.
No matter how much you talk, it’s better to just cook a dish.
Ji Zhisui took a look at the ingredients in the kitchen. There were chicken, duck, fish, meat, fruits, vegetables, and all kinds of spices. It seemed that the kitchen was well prepared for Mrs. Wang’s birthday.
Chicken soup was stewing on the stove, and she caught a glimpse of the cabbage piled in the corner. She had an idea and planned to make a famous dish for state banquets - boiled cabbage.
She picked and chose among a pile of cabbages before she finally picked out a cabbage that was three inches tall.
Use a knife to cut the cabbage in half, leaving the root for later use. Throw half the root of the cabbage into the pot and blanch it.
The chefs who were watching from the side were originally very interested and kept their eyes on Ji Zhisui, wanting to see what kind of world-famous dish this young lady would make.
Seeing this, everyone frowned, wondering if this young lady was playing tricks on them.
Just cut a cabbage in half and throw it into the water without doing anything else?
How can this kind of cabbage taste good? This young lady must be trying to scam people!
They don’t know that if simple cabbage is put into water, it can be made into a delicious delicacy.
Some people couldn't help but start to whisper, what kind of flowers can be made from a cabbage like this?
Butler Li was also worried about Ji Zhisui. Can the young lady really do this?
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