Chapter 340 Prophet!
A pot of sour soup was quickly cooked. Zhao Xiaojing stopped Wan Yuyue and Yun Yongyuan who were cutting vegetables and asked them to watch while she started to make the egg batter.
"This thick egg batter is the key to making a good pot-roasted pork elbow. The batter of the pork elbow that Comb brought back last time wasn't fluffy or fragrant enough. Watch me carefully as I make it."
"You only need to add half a bottle cap of cooking wine. Brewed cooking wine has a better and more fragrant taste. But don't add too much. It will taste bitter and the fried food will be too mushy."
"Not only should you grease the bottom of the pan, but adding two drops of oil to the batter will make it smoother and more adherent. Don't underestimate the impact of just two drops; they can have a significant effect."
"This batter can't have any bubbles or lumps, otherwise it won't look good when fried. This dish requires a pleasing appearance and neatness."
Zhao Xiaojing was reciting while practicing with her hands. Wan Yuyue, who was standing next to her, had her eyes as big as eggs. She wanted to speak several times but didn't dare to interrupt.
"Brother, turn off the fire. The pork elbow has been steamed for long enough."
Zhao Xiaojing glanced at the clock while beating the egg batter at high speed, and said while looking at the steamer.
"Okay, okay." Yun Yongyuan woke up as if from a dream.
"Just open the lid directly, there's no need to simmer, otherwise the elbow will be too soft and melt in your mouth and lose its taste." Zhao Xiaojing added quickly when she saw that Yun Yongyuan only turned off the fire without opening the lid.
"well."
"It's done to this extent. Then we grease the plate with oil and spread the batter on the plate. This way it will be more even and look good."
"Pay attention to the oil temperature, it can't be too high. First, let it set, then control it, and then half-fry it."
"Then cut it into slices and add some leaves to garnish it, but don't use the edges."
The pork elbow was out of the pot, and Zhao Xiaojing sliced it delicately and arranged it on a plate. Yun Yongyuan, immersed in shock, subconsciously picked up the cut scraps and tasted a piece.
Zhao Xiaojing smiled and said nothing. Seeing this, Wan Yuyue also picked up a piece.
"Why aren't you talking? I'm still practicing cooking this elbow, and I haven't mastered it very well yet. I also turned up the fire a little too high just now. Did I over-steam it?" Zhao Xiaojing felt a little uneasy when she saw that the two of them were silent after tasting the food.
She had been practicing hard to make this dish since she got the recipe, and it was only recently that she was able to make it somewhat decently, and only then did she dare to teach the two of them.
Is it still too early, and they will find out something is wrong in one bite?
"Not good at mastering it?"
"Oversteamed?"
Yun Yongyuan and Wan Yuyue both looked strange.
"What, what happened?" Zhao Xiaojing was inexplicably nervous.
"Junior sister, you started to try making this dish after Sister Shuzi bought a pot of braised pork elbows before the New Year, right?" Yun Yongyuan asked.
"right."
"It's not even two months..." Wan Yuyue murmured softly, looking at the finished elbow again and then at Zhao Xiaojing.
"In less than two months, you've come up with a famous dish?!"
"And it's even better than the one Sister Comb bought from the Shandong Cuisine Restaurant?!"
"Uh, this..." Zhao Xiaojing awkwardly tucked her hair behind her ears. It turned out that she was wrong. Was the progress too fast?
"Actually, I met two chefs at Suozi's and asked them for advice. We figured it out together, and then I practiced on my own until I finally made it. Plus, I've been cooking pork elbows a lot, so I have some experience..."
"Junior sister, even so, being able to cook a famous dish well in less than two months is something that ordinary chefs can never do. Not to mention figuring it out together with other chefs, even if there is a master teaching you, it is definitely not possible to do it to your level. The style you talked about while cooking just now is no different from that of the master. You can do it so freely in less than two months...Junior sister, you are definitely not an ordinary person!" Yun Yongyuan said seriously.
Zhao Xiaojing's eyelids twitched. A prophet? Was her secret discovered?
"Yes, you are a genius!" Wan Yuyue said passionately.
"You must be the reincarnation of the God of Cooking!" Yun Yongyuan's blood boiled.
"..." Zhao Xiaojing was speechless for a moment, her heart finally at ease. "When did you two become so immature? Stop chatting with Little Wanzi lately!"
"No, Junior Sister!" Yun Yongyuan became anxious upon seeing Zhao Xiaojing's reaction. "Junior Sister, we are serious. Let's not talk about those far away. Take Junior Sister Wan and I for example. We started learning from you as soon as we arrived at the store. You never hide anything from us and almost taught us everything by hand.
I have been working in the store for nearly half a year now, but you see, I only make stir-fries, just those few dishes. I have been practicing every day for the past six months, and only now can my stir-fried beef be served to customers, and I still need to practice more to make the stir-fried pork liver.
Junior Sister Wan is more talented than me, but she's been here a short time. She can only cook half the dishes now. She doesn't dare cook the other half without you supervising her. The two of us are already considered exceptionally talented and persevering in the restaurant."
"Yes! I testify!" Wan Yuyue nodded like a rattle.
"But you're different. I heard you've been learning to cook for even less time than the two of us. Before I met you, our master always used you to spur us on, saying if we learned to flip the wok in a month, we could become apprentices in two months. Before I met you, we all privately said our master must have made up a story to fool us. There's no way such a person could exist in the world. If there really was one, he definitely wasn't a normal person. He'd been reincarnated with memories from a past life and some sort of cheat system..."
Prophet! Zhao Xiaojing roared inwardly. The public truly had sharp eyes! Before they'd even met, they'd already guessed 90% of her true identity!
Yun Yongyuan kept talking, "If you had gone to Master Gu's restaurant earlier with your talent, he would have given up his job as a chef and made way for you. He would have risked his life to keep you here. Junior Sister Wan and I aren't complimenting you. You truly have this potential, and more than any other master or apprentice we've ever met! Junior Sister, you can definitely go further. Don't waste this potential. Keep working hard and reach a bigger and more distant world of culinary delights."
"Senior brother, although, you are being a middle school student again..." Wan Yuyue interjected weakly.
Zhao Xiaojing's originally excited feeling was instantly shattered, and she had to hold back her laughter for a long time before she became serious.
"Brother Yun, I know what you mean. I won't waste time later, but I've actually put in a lot of hard work behind the scenes that no one else sees. It's not all just... natural talent." Zhao Xiaojing shook her head, thinking of the many hours she'd spent in the virtual space that exceeded her reality by thousands of times. "Not just me, you too will embark on a greater and more fulfilling journey. We will progress together."
"Good!" Wan Yuyue grinned and clapped cooperatively.
The serious atmosphere collapsed again.
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