Chapter 33 The deputy chef failed to suppress the opponent and was exhausted
"What, what happened?" Zhao Xiaojing felt a little nervous when she saw the two people staring at her.
"How old were you when you went out to work as a child laborer, or were you just playing with kitchen knives at home?" Sun Dehai tried to hold back, but still asked.
He didn't need shredded potatoes, but the new sous chef looked like a pretty young kid, not someone who would actually work in the kitchen. He wanted to give her a hard time and make her give up.
But he didn't expect this beautiful young girl to cut all the potatoes he was going to stew into shreds in one go. She was so fast and so skilled that before he could even ask her to stop, she had already finished.
And it was better and faster than what he could cut himself. He was almost impressed by watching it.
"Uh... no, I've been cooking at home since I was a child..." Zhao Xiaojing made up a story.
"Xiao Zhao, you are so good! If I had your skills, I wouldn't have to change jobs so many times..." Master He grabbed the shredded potatoes in the basin with a dreamy look on his face and looked at them again and again.
Then it was time to chop green peppers, cucumber cubes, ginger slices, shredded meat, meat cubes, diced chicken, and so on...
Master He originally wanted to help out during the transition period, but when he saw the worker's proficiency, he ran out and helped the vegetable washer wash vegetables.
It was already past ten o'clock when all the vegetables were cut. Sun Dehai still looked dazed. He slapped his face hard and started cooking.
Zhao Xiaojing took a look at the dishes he was going to make: Kung Pao Chicken, Braised Pork with Dried Bamboo Shoots, Spicy Chicken Hearts, Shredded Pork with Green Peppers, and Spicy and Sour Shredded Potatoes.
I looked at Master He again and saw that she had already steamed the rice.
Zhao Xiaojing thought about the construction site tasks. Although she didn’t know what level of satisfaction was required to achieve over 85%, since it was her first time, she decided to give it her all.
For meat dishes, she still makes her best fried food. As for vegetarian dishes, it’s hot in the summer and Chef Sun’s dishes are heavy enough, so she prepares two refreshing cold dishes to pair them with.
After checking the ingredients in the freezer and studying all the seasonings in the kitchen, Zhao Xiaojing took out a few bags of crab sticks and asked the vegetable washer to wash a few baskets of spinach and peel a basket of lettuce.
Cut the lettuce into shreds and place it in a stainless steel bowl. Sprinkle appropriate amount of salt on it and spread it evenly. Use salt to remove moisture and marinate for 20 minutes.
Blanch the washed spinach in water, add a small amount of salt and oil, and quickly remove the spinach and let it cool after it becomes soft.
Remove the wrapping paper from the crab sticks and thaw them. Take out a stainless steel basin, beat a few eggs, pour in starch, a little salt and black pepper, and mix well.
Put the crab sticks into the bowl one by one and evenly coat the surface with the mixed batter.
Put oil in the pan, add the wrapped crab sticks after the oil is hot, fry until the surface is golden brown, then remove and set aside.
Squeeze the cooled spinach dry and then chop into small pieces.
Add fried sesame seeds, sesame oil and salt to the chopped spinach and mix well. The cold spinach salad is ready.
Then pour out the water from the shredded lettuce, add minced garlic, chili pepper, sugar, chicken essence, and drizzle some sesame oil and mix well. The cold shredded lettuce is ready.
Both of these cold vegetarian dishes have a particularly refreshing taste. Zhao Xiaojing did not add too many seasonings, a little bit of sweetness and sourness is enough.
Then fry the fried crab sticks again, increase the oil temperature, fry for 30 seconds and remove from the pan.
After taking it out of the pot, sprinkle a little Zhao Xiaojing’s special mixed seasoning powder on it.
Zhao Xiaojing made the mixed seasoning powder using the seasonings available in the cafeteria. Except for the two system-specific Chinese medicine powders, she found the same ingredients in the kitchen, then ground them into powder and mixed them according to the proportions.
When the helper saw that Zhao Xiaojing's dish was ready, he helped to bring it out. On the other side, Sun Dehai also raised the spoon and scooped out the last spoonful of shredded potatoes in the pot.
Zhao Xiaojing watched Sun Dehai's movements closely, secretly admiring him. She had assumed that all the food on the construction site was cooked in one large pot with a spatula, but she hadn't expected Sun to be so professional, cooking the last dish, spicy and sour shredded potatoes, in whole pots.
And the scene of the flames surging and the stir-frying was so cool! She wanted to learn it too!
However, Zhao Xiaojing didn't know that Sun Dehai was almost crying as he flipped the pot. He kept regretting the whole process, blaming himself for being so mean. He had made the kitchen helper cut potatoes into shreds to suppress him, when he could have just made braised pork with potatoes, stewed in a large pot...
But since the shreds were already cut, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and make stir-fried spicy and sour potato shreds. He also replaced the braised pork with potatoes with braised pork with bamboo shoots...
"Master Sun, you look so cool when you flip the wok! You are so dedicated!" Zhao Xiaojing admired him sincerely and couldn't help but praise him.
Sun Dehai, who was nearly crying from exhaustion, immediately became elated upon hearing this. He straightened his back and beamed with joy: "This is our awareness as a chef. As the saying goes, tastes may change, but the chef's spirit remains the same. Since we have taken on this job, we must prepare every meal carefully. This is something engraved in our bones. Xiao Zhao, let me tell you, don't underestimate this stir-fry. There are many things to pay attention to. First of all..."
Master He in the corner couldn't help but burst out laughing. Master Sun was so proud when he was praised. He was questioning him just now, but now he started calling him Xiao Zhao and chatting with him.
This girl is great. She already took the chef under her wing on her first day at work.
Zhao Xiaojing, however, listened intently. Although she was a decent cook, she was only good at cooking for a small family, and her perspective and knowledge were far behind those of a formally trained chef.
This was the first time a real chef came to teach her something, and she couldn't ask for more.
"Master Sun, is the last dish ready? It's already 11:30, and the waiter at the front is urging us to cook!" The helper stretched his neck and shouted.
"There are only two more pots left! Bring these to the front first!" Sun Dehai suddenly woke up from his endless chatter. Oh my god, you stupid fool! Why are you so arrogant again?
Zhao Xiaojing was listening with great interest. Sun Dehai had just started talking about the technique of flipping the wok and was interrupted when he was talking about wrist strength. She felt quite sorry.
I could only stand by and carefully observe every step of Master Sun's frying of the shredded potatoes.
"Master Sun, what's the purpose of soaking this dried chili in water?" Zhao Xiaojing was puzzled when she saw the dried chili that Master Sun had specially soaked in water next to him.
"Soaking it will prevent it from getting burnt when stir-frying, and it will taste better!" Seeing Zhao Xiaojing watching with a look of longing on her face, Master Sun stir-fried it with even more enthusiasm.
In the front hall of the cafeteria, workers who had worked all morning came to get their meals.
Secretary Fan also came over behind Manager Li. After returning from the cafeteria today, he told Manager Li about the situation in the kitchen. Manager Li was also very surprised when he heard it, and the two of them discussed coming over early today to take a look.
Manager Li usually eats late, and doesn't come to the cafeteria until after 12:30 when there are not too many people. But today, his curiosity was completely aroused by what Secretary Fan said.
The two stood at the window and saw three side dishes that were completely different from the usual style.
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