Chapter 355: It’s hard to fool people, you have to treat them
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Yun Yongyuan looked up at Zhao Xiaojing in confusion.
Shouldn't I be talking about Senior Brother Nie? I'm not the protagonist today, am I?
"You can only talk about progress if you know the gap between yourself and others." Zhao Xiaojing looked at Yun Yongyuan calmly.
"Compared to Senior Brother Nie, my seasoning and cooking time are a little worse?" Yun Yongyuan scratched his head.
Zhao Xiaojing's face darkened at first, but this time she was truly speechless. "It's true that the seasoning and heat are a bit off, but that's too general. You two were peeking at Senior Brother Nie as he cooked just now. Where did you get the details?"
Zhao Xiaojing walked over to the chopping board and picked up the chopsticks Nie Xiuqi had used to poke the cooked pork belly. Nie Xiuqi had searched for the chopsticks in the cupboard, and they were also the chopsticks Su Yuchen usually used. "Brother Nie uses pointed chopsticks, but Brother Yun uses flat ones. It always takes extra effort to poke into the meat, and the doneness of the meat is always different. This is one reason."
Yun Yongyuan's eyes moved slightly, and he suddenly realized and stared at Su Yuchen's stainless steel pointed chopsticks.
"Brother Nie, when stir-frying pork belly, grease the pan with plenty of oil, leaving only half the oil. Stir-fry over medium-low heat, and don't stir the pan too frequently. Pour out the oil after stir-frying. Leaving enough oil will prevent the meat from drying out, and pouring out the oil won't make it too greasy when it's out of the pan. That's the second key. Just these two details will make this dish much more stable than yours."
Yun Yongyuan was full of admiration and immediately nodded like a chick pecking at rice.
"No, Junior Sister, since you knew that, why didn't you teach Senior Brother Yun before? Why didn't you let him practice so many times?" Wan Yuyue widened her eyes and asked soul-searchingly.
Zhao Xiaojing, who had just realized this while watching Nie Xiuqi cooking, choked.
Senior Sister Wan is indeed very difficult to fool.
Can be cured.
"Senior Sister Wan, since you asked, let me ask you too, what are the advantages and disadvantages of these two dishes?" Zhao Xiaojing asked with a deliberately stern face.
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Wan Yuyue looked at Zhao Xiaojing in disbelief, then glanced at Nie Xiuqi.
What happened? The master’s eyes just arrived, and now they have become the junior sister’s eyes?
Shouldn't he be criticized? Why did he catch Yun Yongyuan and me?
Wan Yuyue kept complaining in her mind, but seeing Zhao Xiaojing's stern face, she didn't dare to say it out loud. She scratched her head and thought for a long time.
Nie Xiuqi's eyelids twitched slightly, and his calm stance finally showed signs of cracking. He glanced at Zhao Xiaojing with a hint of inquiry.
"You just mentioned the twice-cooked pork. The details are very good. The liver tip is cooked to a great degree, and the side dishes are in line with the taste of the dish. The oil and soup at the bottom of the plate is just the right amount, not too greasy, and it's suitable for mixing with rice..." Wan Yuyue glanced at Zhao Xiaojing and praised tentatively.
"What about the shortcomings?" Zhao Xiaojing nodded and motioned Wan Yuyue to continue.
"Disadvantages, disadvantages..." Wan Yuyue looked at Yun Yongyuan for help with an embarrassment expression. Yun Yongyuan shook his head in confusion. Wan Yuyue could only stare at the two dishes in front of her and picked up the chopsticks to taste it again.
"If I have to point out a flaw, is the twice-cooked pork a little sweet?"
"You're partially right, so your training wasn't in vain." Zhao Xiaojing smiled slightly, finally feeling a bit better. "Brother Nie's fried liver tips are cooked perfectly. They're soft, smooth, and tender. The fishy smell of the liver is also well removed, and the flavor is very strong. However, the color of this dish doesn't need to be too red, and there's a little too much soy sauce. There's another problem, which isn't really a flaw, but I have a small suggestion. Brother Nie, you can add the pepper oil later, drizzling it around the pan after coating. It will taste better, and the sauce will be brighter when it comes out of the pan. By the way, since we're making rice with toppings, did you leave more oil in the base?"
Nie Xiuqi was listening intently, his gaze unknowingly fixed. Unexpectedly, Zhao Xiaojing's gaze met his, and he quickly lowered his head again. "Yes, I usually don't leave so much when I cook."
"That's right, well done." Zhao Xiaojing nodded, thinking to herself that this was the longest sentence Nie Xiuqi had said that day, a good sign. "Then let's talk about this twice-cooked pork."
Nie Xiuqi quickly raised his head again.
"The twice-cooked pork was good overall, with a nice crispy aroma. The meat wasn't dry or tough, and the flavors of the fermented black beans and broad bean paste were fully absorbed, so it wasn't greasy. The only difference was that the amount of sweet bean paste was a little over half a teaspoon, and the sugar was 0.5 to 1 gram more, but it wasn't a big deal."
Nie Xiuqi's gaze moved from Zhao Xiaojing's face to the two dishes he cooked. After thinking for two seconds, he took two quick steps, picked up the chopsticks he had just used, tasted the two dishes again, and stood there for a long time without saying a word.
"It's amazing, the pot-roasted pork elbow really won..." Wan Yuyue glanced at Yun Yongyuan and blurted out in a daze.
"Go cook your food." Zhao Xiaojing glared at Wan Yuyue. She watched her and Yun Yongyuan quickly turn around and return to cooking. Only then did her expression soften. She smiled at the dazed Nie Xiuqi and said, "Brother Nie, you can come to work anytime you're ready. You're excellent, and we welcome you to join us."
"Is it possible today?" Nie Xiuqi's eyes flashed.
"Okay, work starts at four in the afternoon. This will be their cooking practice time. If you want to practice, you can join us."
Nie Xiuqi nodded, turned around and went back to the stove, carefully scrubbed the used pot, then took out the pork liver and pork belly from the refrigerator and actually started practicing right away.
Zhao Xiaojing shook her head in admiration, sighed that this was also a cooking enthusiast, and then quietly walked out of the kitchen.
When I was calling Wan Yuyue and Yun Yongyuan, the system prompt sounded for some reason and I didn't bother to look at it.
Zhao Xiaojing found a chair and sat down, then began to check the system panel.
As soon as you turn on the system, the upgrade prompt pops up immediately.
[After system evaluation, the current cook level is: 37 (intermediate, ordinary skilled, the maximum level is 100). This upgrade will receive system gold x 1000 and cash x 100000!]
Zhao Xiaojing's lips curled up, knowing that this upgrade was not only the result of her usual accumulated merits, but also thanks to Nie Xiuqi.
Just now, when I observed Nie Xiuqi cooking, I actually did not observe much, but was more about learning.
Nie Xiuqi is different from Wan Yuyue and Yun Yongyuan. He is an experienced chef who has worked in several hotels. Therefore, Zhao Xiaojing kept thinking in her mind while watching.
The chopsticks were clearly right in front of him, so why did he take so long to choose a pair of chopsticks that looked like a comb?
Obviously the pork belly will release oil when stir-fried, so why did he leave so much oil in the base and use low heat?
As these questions flashed through Zhao Xiaojing's mind, she thought them through thoroughly in a flash. Not only did she learn something new, she also warned Yun Yongyuan, which surprised Nie Xiuqi a little. In the end, she accidentally advanced to the next level.
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