"I did work as an apprentice at Fengdenglou for a while, but later on, for some reasons, I started selling stir-fried dishes at a stall."
Chen Jun briefly explained what had happened before, and Director Yang suddenly understood.
It turned out that when Director Wang of the Personnel Department went to the courtyard to look for Sha Zhu, he accidentally discovered the talent Chen Jun, and Sha Zhu has now joined the steel rolling mill.
It’s worthy of being the Personnel Department. They really don’t leave out any talented person.
"Setting up a stall is similar to opening a restaurant. First, tell me about this place. Well, I won't hide it from you. The guy just now is a distant cousin of mine. He opened this small restaurant a while ago, but business has been poor. He thinks his cooking skills are good, so my cousin asked me to think of a solution." Director Yang sighed and continued, "But I don't know anything about running a restaurant or cooking, so I can only ask you to come and take a look. Is there anything here that needs improvement?"
So that's why. No wonder Director Yang took me to a restaurant in such a mysterious way.
After carefully observing the environment of the store, I can honestly say that it is better than my cousin's small store. Moreover, Director Yang's nephew is a chef himself, so the cost is saved.
As for why the business is not good, I guess it’s because of the food.
"Try your nephew's cooking first." Chen Jun didn't rush to comment.
Director Yang nodded, thinking that Chen Jun was right, so he found a kettle and poured two glasses of water, then waited patiently for the dishes to be served.
After a while, Director Yang's bearded nephew came over happily with a plate of food.
He first glanced at Director Yang, then looked at Chen Jun, and said with a smile: "Second Uncle, this is our restaurant's signature dish, you should try it."
Chen Jun didn't even need to look, he knew it was twice-cooked pork just by smelling it.
Speaking of twice-cooked pork, it is the dish that Chen Jun makes the most.
When he first set up a stall to sell stir-fried dishes, twice-cooked pork was also the signature dish of his stall. Old customers like Mr. Liu would order this dish every time they went to eat there.
Thinking of this, Chen Jun couldn't help but pat his head.
A while ago, he said he was going to visit Master Liu, but then he forgot about it.
"Chen Jun, come and try it and see how it tastes. If there's anything that needs improvement, just tell me directly. There's no need to save face for this kid."
Director Yang pushed the plate forward and said to Chen Jun with a smile.
"Are you a chef too?" the bearded nephew asked with some surprise. According to his understanding of his peers, Chen Jun didn't look like a chef.
He is tall and thin, and even gentle. It’s almost possible to say that he is a college student. How could he be a cook?
"Well, I'm currently working as a cook in a steel mill."
"Okay, then you eat it. This twice-cooked pork is my specialty. I'll go on to make other dishes." The bearded nephew seemed very confident about this twice-cooked pork.
After he left, Chen Jun picked up the chopsticks and took a bite.
First of all, the meat and vegetables are quite fresh, and the oil used is also animal oil. From this point of view, it can be seen that Director Yang's nephew is quite conscientious in opening a shop. Even when business is not good, he does not save costs on raw materials.
As for the taste, it's a bit too homely and nothing special.
There are advantages, but not many.
Chen Jun could even point out seven or eight shortcomings.
Just like the thickness of twice-cooked pork, it is not particularly uniform and a bit too thick, which makes it a bit greasy to eat. It should be sliced thinner, which will not only make it more flavorful, but also increase the meaty aroma of the meat slices themselves.
Another problem is that the variety of fermented black beans was not chosen well, so the taste was not rich enough.
Director Yang also took a bite of the food with his chopsticks, chewed it carefully for a few times, and then asked, "Chen Jun, did you find any problems? Is there any way to improve it?"
Director Yang has eaten the twice-cooked pork made by Chen Jun many times, and the one in front of him is not even on the same level.
If the twice-cooked pork made by Chen Jun costs five yuan, and the dish made by his nephew costs fifty cents, Director Yang will definitely choose Chen Jun's dish without hesitation.
Even though the price is ten times different, Director Yang feels it is great value for money.
“It tastes very homely. If it can be improved a little, it will definitely be better.”
"Tell me quickly." Director Yang was delighted. It was definitely the right choice to invite Chen Jun to dinner.
How does the saying go? Leave professional matters to professionals. Chen Jun once said this, and Director Yang agreed with it.
"The meat slices were too thick. They should be one-third thinner. Also, they were fried for too short a time, so the fat didn't come out much. It was a bit greasy and the taste wasn't that good."
"The second problem is the ratio of the seasonings. Too much dark soy sauce and too little light soy sauce. A 50-50 ratio is the most appropriate, which can better enhance the aroma of the meat."
"Also, when adding seasonings, you can add a little fish sauce, also known as fish soy sauce. If the store doesn't have it, you can add some rock sugar to enhance the flavor. This will make the twice-cooked pork more layered and richer in flavor."
"Finally, here's the fermented black beans. You can try a more oily one. This one is a bit dry."
Chen Jun briefly summarized four areas that need improvement. If his bearded nephew can make the improvements according to his suggestions, the taste will definitely be improved by several levels.
Director Yang listened very carefully and couldn't help but give a thumbs up.
"You are indeed a professional. I could sense the problem when I ate it just now, but I just couldn't put it into words, let alone how to improve it."
"You, you, you, are you really the factory's cook?"
This burly, bearded nephew suddenly appeared in front of the dinner table out of nowhere.
When he heard Director Yang asking Chen Jun to comment on the twice-cooked pork, he pricked up his ears in the kitchen and listened.
When the bearded nephew heard Chen Jun say that the dishes he cooked were very homely, he was a little disdainful.
Although he is young, he has a big mouth!
But after hearing Chen Jun's mention of four areas that need improvement, he lost his composure.
He has fried twice-cooked pork countless times, so he definitely has the basic skills. He also knows that if he improves it according to Chen Jun's method, the twice-cooked pork will definitely become more delicious.
Seeing this, Chen Jun smiled and said, "Of course I'm the factory's cook."
The bearded nephew shook his head in disbelief: "That's impossible! You're so talented, why do you want to stay in a factory? They're all cooking in big pots there!"
After saying that, the bearded nephew stared at the plate of twice-cooked pork on the table, and deduced it in his mind according to Chen Jun's method. Suddenly, he felt as if he had been enlightened.
No problem!
This dish needs to be modified like this!
What you made before was all garbage, yet you still have the nerve to call it the store’s signature dish, your own specialty?
Shameful!
So embarrassing!
Just as the bearded nephew was feeling ashamed of his past self, two middle-aged men walked into the store, glanced at the handwritten menu on the wall, and said, "Boss, give us some twice-cooked pork and celery with dried tofu."
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