Chapter 368 Did you sign up for the class without telling us?
Since the competition notice was issued, not only Zhao Xiaojing, but the other three chefs also began to practice intensively, for fear that Zhao Xiaojing's participation in the competition would damage the store's reputation due to their poor cooking skills.
Due to time constraints, Zhao Xiaojing changed the daily one-hour training session for the three kitchen staff to a half-hour check-in before preparing food in the afternoon. The rest of the time, she used the excuse of going home to learn various topics online, staying in her bedroom and practicing non-stop in the virtual space. She even delegated the morning grocery shopping to Su Yuchen.
As a result, she had a lot more time, and Zhao Xiaojing's cooking level jumped two levels to 39.
It was another Tuesday and the store was closed. In the morning, Zhao Xiaojing arrived at the store as scheduled and practiced with the three of them.
Although it is called practice, Zhao Xiaojing actually wants to show the results of her practice during this period and get the most direct feedback from the chef who is most familiar with her.
With the three people watching, Zhao Xiaojing put the fairy duck and pot-roasted pork elbow into the steamer after a series of processing, and while waiting, she slowly started to make lychee meat.
"Do you feel that her method is different from last time?" Wan Yuyue didn't dare to disturb Zhao Xiaojing and whispered in Yun Yongyuan's ear.
"I just made some ketchup with tomatoes in advance. Everything else seems to be the same, except that the movements are more precise, more efficient, and faster." Yun Yongyuan also said in a low voice.
"No, didn't you see she added a few extra things to the marinade? One was red yeast rice, which she used to color the braised pig's feet before, and the other one I don't recognize, and she didn't add water before."
"Hiss, it seems to be true. You are really sharp." Yun Yongyuan scratched his ear and thought hard.
Although Nie Xiuqi didn't say anything, he was obviously listening. After hearing Wan Yuyue's words, he subconsciously glanced at the bowl of Zhao Xiaojing's pickled meat.
"You're so clever, I'd be wasting your talent if I didn't send you to another restaurant to learn some new techniques." Zhao Xiaojing smiled and glanced at Wan Yuyue. "The method has indeed been changed a bit. The result is more beautiful and tastes better. You'll know when you try it later."
While speaking, Zhao Xiaojing's fingers flew, wrapping, rolling up and shaping the marinated meat slices one by one. The small meat rolls shaped like lychees were placed on the plate.
"Why do I feel that the shape is better than before?" Yun Yongyuan was the first to notice the difference without Wan Yuyue's reminder.
"You are such a monster! You watch others do it online at home every day, and you have mastered all the techniques?" Wan Yuyue glared.
"I have a kitchen at home, okay? Every night when you get home from get off work, I'm still in the kitchen!" Zhao Xiaojing made up excuses to cover up that she was already very familiar with it.
The oil pan was heated up, and Zhao Xiaojing put the lychee flesh one by one. When the color of the flesh darkened slightly, she pushed it gently with bamboo chopsticks. The lychee-shaped flesh balls immediately spread out easily and slowly floated in the oil pan.
At this time, Zhao Xiaojing held a colander in one hand and an iron spoon in the other, and scooped the lychee flesh into the colander with the iron spoon from time to time, checking the color while lowering the temperature.
Just when the lychee flesh completely turned from pink to dark red, Zhao Xiaojing quickly turned down the heat and switched to low heat, frying it slowly at low temperature.
Nie Xiuqi stared at Zhao Xiaojing's movements without blinking, his eyes flashing.
After one and a half minutes, Zhao Xiaojing put the water chestnuts into the pot, and after rolling them in the pot for a few seconds, she continued to push them gently with an iron spoon, using a colander as a helper. When the surface of the water chestnuts changed color slightly, she took them out together with the meat.
After taking the dish out of the pot, Zhao Xiaojing did not control the oil directly. Instead, she put up a colander and poured a few more spoonfuls of cold oil with the iron spoon, pouring it all over the lychee meat and water chestnuts.
"Where did you learn all this? The changes are a bit big. What is the purpose of this step?" The three of them were curious, and Wan Yuyue was the first one who couldn't hold it in.
"Remember the past and learn from it. I used to sell fried foods at a stall. Sometimes I would pour some cold oil on them to keep them crispy. So when you cook, remember to review and reflect on your cooking. What's the point of just practicing without mastering the knowledge?" Zhao Xiaojing brought the instructor's topic in the learning module to Wan Yuyue.
When Wan Yuyue heard this, she started to educate her again and immediately quieted down.
After frying the lychee meat, all that’s left is to prepare the sauce, which is the fragrant lychee meat stew, and then pour it into the pot to grind the stew.
The recipe for this step of the system is very similar to what Master Fan taught at that time, but when it comes to the seasoning of the fragrant vermicelli stew, the system requires freshly fried tomatoes, while Master Fan's tomato sauce has a very different taste.
Grinding the brine is a step that tests one's fire control skills and the chef's experience. Previously, Zhao Xiaojing had been stuck because she had not mastered this step. In the end, she successfully reached the passing line for purchasing the recipe because she had been practicing repeatedly and broke through this step.
On medium-high heat, add a little oil to the pot and one-third of an iron spoonful of water to spread the marinade evenly. Then continue to stir the marinade in the pot quickly and evenly in the same direction.
This step is very easy to fail. Zhao Xiaojing's expression unconsciously became very serious. She frowned while stirring with her hands.
The other three people also became inexplicably nervous, not daring to make a sound, and stood on both sides staring closely.
When the marinade contracted with the temperature and small bubbles appeared, and were about to turn into violent large bubbles, Zhao Xiaojing's eyes narrowed, and she hurriedly picked up the meat that had been oiled next to it and poured it into the pot. Then she shook the pot in a circle, stir-fried it three or five times, and the lychee meat was out of the pot.
"Here, yours, yours, yours." Wan Yuyue turned around and opened the cupboard, handed the chopsticks to the three people, and picked up a piece first.
"Don't come to me if you get burned." Wan Yuyue was about to put it in her mouth when Zhao Xiaojing calmly reminded her. "Even though it's been poured with cold oil, it's still very hot inside. Be careful when eating."
"Oh." Wan Yuyue immediately closed her wide-open mouth and started to bite slowly in small bites.
"This..." At the same time, Yun Yongyuan looked at the lychee flesh he had bitten into with a look of surprise on his face. "This feels completely different from last time."
"Did you sign up for this class without telling us?" Wan Yuyue sensed something and looked at Yun Yongyuan in surprise.
The last time I tasted lychee meat was a month ago, when Zhao Xiaojing was making pot-roasted pork elbows. At the time, I just thought it was delicious, but it was just sour and sweet, giving it a fresh and delicious taste, and it was almost as delicious as sweet and sour pork tenderloin.
But today, the feeling has completely changed. Every bite feels like eating an amazing dish, which is completely different from before.
Just one month!
"Yes, New West, do you want me to sign you up for one?" Zhao Xiaojing asked jokingly.
Nie Xiuqi, who was standing nearby, glanced at Zhao Xiaojing, lowered his eyelids, and thought for a moment, "Boss, are you still learning how to cook?"
"What dish?" It was rare for Nie Xiuqi to take the initiative, and Zhao Xiaojing opened her eyes wide with anticipation.
"It's a dish I secretly learned at the restaurant before..."
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