At 8:30 in the morning, Director Liu came to the small kitchen with a big belly and an enamel pot in his hand.
"Yongfu, get ready. Today's judges are the kitchen staff, the purchasing department staff, and me."
"Don't be stressed, just treat it as a simple cooking test. This is normal."
Wang Yongfu nodded and said, "Thank you, Director Liu. I will work hard."
"Okay, now that you're ready, let's make a dish today: stir-fried mung bean sprouts. Although this dish sounds simple, it's still quite difficult. Don't take it lightly."
"Just half an hour, that's plenty of time."
After Director Liu finished speaking, he signaled Wang Yongfu that he could begin.
Fortunately, he had seen his master and Master Wang make stir-fried mung bean sprouts several times.
Coincidentally, they all taught themselves how to make this dish.
Wang Yongfu thought about it carefully.
I also felt confident.
In fact, although the ingredients of mung bean sprouts are relatively simple, this dish is extremely challenging for the chef's skills.
If it is fried until it is wilted, it will lose its appetite. If it is not fried for a long time, it will have a smell of raw beans.
It is comparable to fried shredded potatoes.
Moreover, to keep the mung bean sprouts "crisp", the heat must be controlled to a certain extent. The difficulty lies in not frying them to death, but keeping them cooked.
Many newly appointed chefs may not be able to cook this dish well.
It mainly depends on the chef's skilled cooking skills to make it.
Everyone was worried about Wang Yongfu.
However, he looked very confident and for a moment, it was hard to tell what he was thinking.
After Wang Yongfu heated the pan, he poured in an appropriate amount of rapeseed oil, and then added a small amount of minced garlic and green pepper shreds.
After they are fried until fragrant, immediately pour in the mung bean sprouts and start stir-frying for about two to three minutes. After the mung bean sprouts are cooked, add a little vinegar and an appropriate amount of salt.
A plate of fragrant stir-fried mung bean sprouts is ready.
Everyone gathered around to look at the plate of mung bean sprouts that had just come out of the pot.
This dish of mung bean sprouts was indeed fried very well. Not only did the color not change, but the unique aroma of mung bean sprouts also wafted out.
"Yongfu, that's great! You've really cooked the mung bean sprouts. You're a hidden talent."
Liu Jie, who usually plays well with him, expressed his approval of this dish.
Wang Yongfu smiled sheepishly, "This is all due to the guidance given to me by my master and Chef Jiang. I learned this skill from them."
Zhou Kai also laughed and said, "It seems that someone has taken over Master Wang's shift now."
Everyone started laughing.
Director Liu looked at everyone and said, "Okay, okay, let's try Yongfu's stir-fried mung bean sprouts. If we continue talking, the food will get cold."
Wang Yuling and Cai Mingqi divided the plate of mung bean sprouts while everyone was chatting.
"Everyone, try it. Remember to rate it after you finish eating it. Don't just focus on eating it."
After Director Liu finished speaking, he handed the divided mung bean sprouts to everyone.
"Master Wang, Master Jiang, you guys try it first."
Wang Minghua and Jiang Ning each took the divided mung bean sprouts from Director Liu and tasted them.
Wang Yongfu watched the two people's every move intently.
I want to know how the dish I cooked tastes from their expressions and actions.
Because the evaluations of these two people are particularly important to Wang Yongfu.
One is his uncle and enlightenment teacher. Wang Minghua had a great influence on him in embarking on this path.
One of them taught him through words and deeds that one should not judge a book by its cover. Jiang Ning also taught him how to cook many dishes.
For example, one of his current specialties is the stir-fried pork with sour radish that Jiang Ning taught him.
Therefore, Wang Yongfu respects them from the bottom of his heart.
Their evaluation was to him the ultimate result of their daily teachings.
Wang Minghua picked up a piece of mung bean sprouts with chopsticks and started eating.
After he finished eating carefully, he gave Wang Yongfu a thumbs up.
"Well, Yongfu did a great job. The texture is very crisp, and the original fragrance of the mung bean sprouts has not been lost. It seems that you have reached the standard of a master."
Jiang Ning on the side also said: "It's really good. Your cooking skills have improved rapidly after this year."
Everyone agreed with their words.
"Yongfu, this is a true masterpiece. Although it's not as good as your master and his cooking, it's quite good for an apprentice like you to be able to make something like this."
Director Liu also expressed his recognition of him.
Soon, the scores came out.
"Okay, now the results are out. Do you want to know? Yongfu, do you think you can pass?"
Director Liu held the results in his hand and looked at everyone with a smile on his face.
Wang Yongfu replied, "Director Liu, I don't know. I'm not sure."
Everyone couldn't help laughing after hearing it.
"Okay, Director Liu. Stop teasing him."
It was Master Wang who stood up and upheld justice.
"Okay, okay, I know you're anxious, I won't tease you anymore."
Director Liu's face turned serious for a second.
"Regarding Comrade Wang Yongfu's officialization, the organization unanimously agreed. At the same time..."
Director Liu cleared his throat.
Sure enough, the words I wanted to hear were cleared away again.
"Director Liu, please stop keeping us in suspense. Yongfu is so worried!"
Jiang Ning couldn't bear to watch it anymore and took action.
After she finished speaking, she pointed at Wang Yongfu who was standing beside her.
Sure enough, everyone's attention was attracted by Wang Yongfu.
He swallowed nervously, "I'm fine, nothing serious."
Then he smiled unnaturally.
"In the meantime,"
Director Liu continued, "At the same time, let Comrade Wang Yongfu be promoted directly to head chef. When Master Wang retires, he will directly replace Master Wang."
"However, your master still has one month until retirement, so during this month, you need to learn more from your master so that you don't hold Master Jiang back."
"Director Liu, don't worry. In this month, I will study hard with my master and make sure I don't hold Master Jiang back."
Wang Yongfu showed the momentum of issuing a military order.
"Okay, just study hard."
Director Liu patted him on the shoulder.
Wang Yongfu looked delighted: "I guarantee that the task will be completed."
"Okay, okay, everyone, hurry up and clean up. It's almost half past nine now. We need to start preparing lunch, otherwise we won't be able to have lunch on time today."
"Okay, Director Liu."
"Okay, go ahead and get busy. I'm going to put your file in the archives for archiving."
After Director Liu finished speaking, he took the enamel cup and left.
"Yongfu, since today is your first day as a chef, you should start learning how to cook from today. I'll teach you a little more while I'm here."
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