Tsk tsk tsk… Su Qingluan looked at the kitchen helper's very natural attitude and sighed in her heart: Look at his emotional intelligence and his keen eyesight! No wonder Xu Yuanwei didn't speak to this person as hot-temperedly as others just now!
Who doesn’t want to have a smart and obedient apprentice or helper around who doesn’t try to show off?
For a moment, Su Qingluan even considered poaching this person and bringing him to her side. However, Su Qingluan took a closer look at the young cook's clothes. The cuffs already had embroidered patterns, but they were not bright red like the head chef Xu Yuanwei, but a bluish-gray color that was inconspicuous and unremarkable upon closer inspection.
Su Qingluan understood that this was a certain level of kitchen helper in Hongfulou. It was different from simply doing odd jobs. This kind of job was aimed at training "successors".
If she was poached, Su Qingluan estimated that Xu Yuanwei would want to take a kitchen knife and "execute her on the spot", so she gave up her little idea with regret - after all, it was just a casual thought and she didn't take it seriously.
After cutting the coriander at hand into long pieces about an inch long, Su Qingluan thought that it was the right decision to come here to "save the situation".
Of course, the main reason to come here is that if you take the pig's blood home directly, it will completely coagulate and become unpalatable. But the more important reason lies elsewhere.
The broth was the first reason Su Qingluan thought of coming to Hongfulou, and the complete range of spices here was the second reason for coming here.
In fact, there are quite a few spices prepared at home, but she basically uses them all by herself.
Su Qingluan had been so busy lately that she almost wanted to use her cat's paws, so these spices that were rarely used and few people could even name were put aside. Not to mention using them for cooking, it was estimated that other people in the family didn't even know where these spices were stored.
What's more, if we talk about the richness of spices, Hongfulou still has to be ranked first - the reason is that the stalls of foreign merchants selling spices are not very far from Hongfulou, and it only takes a cup of tea to walk there.
Xu Yuanwei is a chef who refuses to stand still and stick to the old ways. He always wants to come up with some new dishes - especially after the emergence of Su Qingluan, a "strong competitor", he became even more excited.
Manager Liang was of course happy to see his chefs showing a competitive spirit and ambition, so Xu Yuanwei would often bring some uncommon ingredients or spices to the kitchen, as if he was preparing some magic potion or conducting some experiment.
This was convenient for Su Qingluan, who needed various spices to "suppress" the fishy smell brought by pig blood and intestines.
In fact, Su Qingluan did not know all of these spices. After all, she had used some compound spices such as "Thirteen Spices" in modern times. As for the exact proportion of spices in them, she did not study it, and the merchants would not disclose the secrets on their own initiative.
After chopping the coriander, mincing the green onion and ginger, they were wrapped together with the spices in gauze to make a "seasoning packet" and added to the broth. After cooking them over high heat to bring out the aroma of the seasonings, Su Qingluan adjusted the taste with salt and added a piece of lard to dissolve it.
In an instant, the rich aroma of lard wafts out, making the broth even more fresh, fragrant and rich.
While filtering the foam, Su Qingluan transferred the broth to another large enamel basin and left it aside to cool down. On the other side, she used gauze to filter out some of the pig blood that had begun to coagulate.
Because I didn't have the right tools, this step wasted some time. However, because of this, the broth placed next to it was no longer hot to the touch and only became slightly warm because it was located near the air vent of the back door and the temperature outside was low.
Su Qingluan thought it was just right, as adding pig blood would prevent it from solidifying directly.
So she added a tablespoon of raw soybean oil - this soybean oil has been frequently used in the kitchen of Hongfulou since Su Qingluan used it to fry pork slices - and beat two eggs, pouring them into the already warm broth that had been further cooled by the addition of soybean oil.
Fortunately, Su Qingluan controlled the temperature of the broth so that it was not too hot, otherwise the egg liquid from the two eggs would have turned into "egg drop soup".
Su Qingluan thought about it and slowly poured the pig's blood into the broth that had been seasoned and added with egg liquid, stirring it as she added it. The rich aroma mixed with the strong smell of blood gave the area a strange feeling of "fragrant and smelly", making everyone's eyes involuntarily look towards this corner.
Even Xu Yuanwei, who had run away in anger because of Su Qingluan's "neglect" and was counting the inventory in the warehouse at the back, came over curiously to find out what was going on.
"Making blood sausage?" Xu Yuanwei raised his nose and sniffed. "I feel like your blood sausage tastes more fragrant. Did you add lard?"
Su Qingluan nodded: "Yes, adding lard and soybean oil makes the blood sausage taste more fragrant and smoother - oh, and the beaten egg liquid also ensures that the blood tofu is more tender and smooth."
Xu Yuanwei snorted coldly at the words, "You're so polite to me, you just blurt out such an important recipe." He looked around and said, "I'm keeping a close eye on every one of you guys here. Stay away from gossiping! Do you hear me?!"
When Xu Yuanwei shouted the last four words, his voice exploded like firecrackers in the kitchen. The kitchen, which was not empty to begin with, actually had an echo after his shout.
Su Qingluan was closest to Xu Yuanwei and was the first to be affected by the "Lion's Roar". Her head was buzzing in an instant and she even suspected that her ears were damaged.
But she also understood that Xu Yuanwei, being a chef himself, understood the importance of a menu in this era, even if it was a menu that improved upon existing food. Su Qingluan was deeply touched by his awkward gesture—but she didn't dare to move.
After all, my ears are almost ringing now.
Su Qingluan originally didn't plan to take all the blood sausage back, but to leave some for everyone to taste. So while stirring the broth and pig blood vigorously to make them mix more evenly, she looked up at Xu Yuanwei standing next to her and said, "Master Xu, please try my blood sausage later. If there is anything wrong, please give me some feedback."
After dealing with each other for a while, Su Qingluan gradually figured out Xu Yuanwei's "pulse" - he was a complete tsundere.
Although he was constantly resentful of her, it was also because he was confronted by a fellow competitor who refused to admit defeat. However, Su Qingluan never disliked this kind of "refusal to admit defeat" spirit, because even when he lost, even when he was unwilling to accept it, Xu Yuanwei never once resorted to unfair means.
What's worse, he would protect Su Qingluan's interests everywhere to prevent her from being harmed inadvertently - just like what happened just now.
So in a sense, Su Qingluan thinks this uncle in his thirties or forties is quite cute.
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