Chapter 139 Seasoning Class Pass
When Gu Shanfeng saw the three people coming, he waved his hand and asked them to leave a portion of the fried fan bones and put them back into the pot.
After hearing this, the two of them immediately took out a soup bowl, filled it up, and set it aside. Anyway, the hotel always prepared about two extra portions, so leaving one aside was not a problem.
Zhao Xiaojing looked at the stove. Apart from Wan Yuyue and Yun Yongyuan, the other four hot dish chefs and two apprentices were also busy.
A chef was standing in the casserole area on the far right side of the stove, managing dozens of casseroles in front of him and pouring something like wine on the lids.
A chef was bringing out king crab legs from the steaming and baking area and examining them carefully - the crab legs were covered with a layer of golden caramel-colored cheese, which looked very appetizing.
A chef was roasting something like bones. The rich soup had turned into a reddish-brown color. The chef added a spoonful of seasoning and shook the pot.
The two apprentices heated a large pot of oil and were pouring it over the seafood plates in front of them one by one. As the hot oil heated up, the seasonings on top sizzled.
Gu Shanfeng, who was standing right in front of him, had just put some diced beef into a pan and stir-fried it, with a large basket of pineapples next to him.
Zhao Xiaojing looked around and was overwhelmed. She wanted to take a closer look at everything, but she only had a pair of eyes.
After much hesitation, Zhao Xiaojing chose the ancient mountain peak and stood in an unobstructed position, watching it intently.
This dish seems quite simple. After frying the marinated beef cubes, add the pineapple. After the juice is absorbed, serve it on a plate, sprinkle with chopped celery, and place a piece of jasmine as decoration.
"This dish is simple. It all comes down to the timing of adding the pineapple and the marinade. You have to get the pineapple in at the right time. If you add it too early, the pineapple will be too mushy and limp with only a sweet taste. If you add it too late, it will be too brittle and lack flavor. The beef will still be beef and the pineapple will still be pineapple.
The key is to cook the beef just enough to be cooked, then add the pineapple. It's removed from the heat when it softens slightly and absorbs the juices, ensuring the perfect texture. Seeing Zhao Xiaojing's attentiveness, Gu Shanfeng smiled gently and explained the key to this dish.
Zhao Xiaojing smiled and nodded, taking careful notes. She thought to herself that while Master Sun and Master Gu were fiercely competitive, they were surprisingly consistent in their approach to teaching their apprentices. He was open and willing to teach if you were willing to learn, and he loved explaining while he cooked.
After that, I watched Master Gu prepare bullfrog with fresh pepper, mantis shrimp with pepper and salt, and celery and lily. Then the master next to him pushed dozens of exquisite stewed vegetables prepared in the prepared food packaging area to the front hall.
Zhao Xiaojing was confused when Wan Yuyue, who was taking the fan ribs out of the pot, explained, "That's our restaurant's specialty, Buddha Jumps Over the Wall."
When Zhao Xiaojing heard this, she immediately felt very disappointed. She had only heard of this dish but had never seen it before. Today she had such a good opportunity to learn it, but she had never seen it at all!
Just as I was feeling frustrated, I saw small carts filled with dishes being pushed in from behind one after another.
Zhao Xiaojing checked the time: 12:05. She'd heard wedding banquets here always started at 12:08, which seemed pretty strict.
Zhao Xiaojing stood in the aisle and watched the dishes passing by with great interest.
When Zhao Xiaojing saw the dish called "Lucky Pig's Knuckle" (Small Pork Knuckle with Pork Knuckle Rice), she took a closer look. It was very similar to the pork knuckle in her braised pork knuckle rice; both were round elbows.
But the pork knuckle here was obviously much more expensive than the one in her pork knuckle rice. Not only was it presented on a plate, with green and black vegetables underneath, but it was also thickened with starch, making the already plump and rounded pork knuckle look even smoother and glossier.
Although I don’t know how it tastes, it does look better than her pig’s trotters.
And after a look around, every dish at the restaurant seemed to have been garnished and presented in some way. According to Yun Yongyuan, today's three banquets were all mid-range, costing around four or five thousand. Zhao Xiaojing was immediately curious about what the banquets at the highest price point of 8,880 would look like.
After all the dishes were served, Zhao Xiaojing thought it was over and just had to wait for Chef Gu to finish finalizing the details of helping in the kitchen tomorrow.
Unexpectedly, Gu Shanfeng waved his hand and asked Wan Yuyue to call the other seven disciples over. He took out a portion of fan bones that he had reserved just now and asked Zhao Xiaojing to demonstrate the final reheating and seasoning.
Zhao Xiaojing didn't expect this to happen. Subconsciously, she wanted to refuse as she felt like she was trying to show off. However, looking at the eight pairs of eyes around her that were full of strong expectations, she gritted her teeth and agreed.
The fan bones were already warm at this time, and the degree of doneness was according to the store's regulations, not the way Zhao Xiaojing usually made them. As a result, the taste was actually much worse after processing.
But after all the apprentices tasted it, they were all impressed.
Wan Yuyue and Yun Yongyuan, who were already familiar with her, asked her directly if this was really the level of what she should be doing when setting up a street stall, and asked her to move to the hotel.
Gu Shanfeng looked at the subdued expressions of the people and smiled elegantly on the surface, but in his heart he had already started preparing for the lecture and swear words he would use in the evening.
Afterwards, Zhao Xiaojing stayed and had a simple meal with the kitchen staff. They discussed in detail tomorrow's procedures, how to divide the work and cooperate, and the dishes she was responsible for, before saying goodbye to the group and waving goodbye.
After returning home, Zhao Xiaojing was lost in thought. She wrote and drew on paper. After sorting out her confused thoughts, she took out her notebook and reorganized it, writing down what she had learned that day.
Tomorrow is the National Day. Today, Su Yuchen has packed up and gone home, and Zhao Xiaojing is the only one in the room.
Taking advantage of her current insights, Zhao Xiaojing immediately plunged into the virtual space to practice. It was not until more than half an hour later that she woke up when the alarm she set in advance rang.
This training took more than 30 hours in the virtual space. After finally passing the last lesson of the seasoning course, Zhao Xiaojing breathed a sigh of relief.
Ding~
[Perfectly cleared the seasoning course, congratulations on gaining experience x3000]
[After system evaluation, the current cook level is: 16 (beginner, beginner, the maximum level is 100). This upgrade will receive 500 system coins and 3000 cash.]
The system upgrade notification sounded just in time. Zhao Xiaojing, who was summarizing her seasoning experience, smiled even more deeply.
Zhao Xiaojing glanced at the upper right corner, then looked at the skill mall, feeling surprised but also a little regretful.
[Level 16 System Gold 1060 Experience 11800]
The experience was enough to upgrade the virtual space, and the scene saving function she had been thinking about for a long time was about to be activated.
But the system coins are not enough to continue buying the fire training course which costs 2,000.
Zhao Xiaojing had just finished her studies and now had a deep understanding of the quality and effectiveness of the system courses and learning modules, so she wanted to continue with the next lesson immediately after finishing one.
After calculating the recharge amount, 100 yuan can be exchanged for 1 system coin, which means that she has to recharge nearly 100,000 yuan before she can buy the fire training course.
After calculating the amount, Zhao Xiaojing was so scared that she exited the Skill Mall directly.
I can’t afford it, I can’t afford it. If I buy more, my savings will be empty!
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