Chapter 128: Most of the Reasons Are Competitive
The second dish was also quick to prepare. After blanching the black fungus, cool it down and tear the large pieces into small, evenly sized pieces. Drain the water and place them in a bowl. Then, mince the ginger and shred the onion.
Then add the chili peppers, minced garlic, shredded onion and minced ginger that were just chopped from the beef into the bowl with the fungus, and pour hot oil over it.
Then add salt, sugar, chicken essence, light soy sauce, aged vinegar, sesame oil and coriander and mix well.
At this time, the refreshing black fungus is ready, but Zhao Xiaojing is not in a hurry to serve it out. She soaks it in the seasoning basin and starts to make the next dish, pepper and salt pork ribs.
Because it was a tasting, Zhao Xiaojing made small portions, just a small bowl of each dish. After Gu Shanfeng took a few bites of the stir-fried beef, only the chili peppers were left in his bowl.
Gu Shanfeng sighed with emotion, a complex look in his eyes. After a long time, he looked up again and looked at Zhao Xiaojing who was still busy in an orderly manner.
Seeing this, I couldn't help but nod secretly in my heart.
This seedling is good, his knife skills are very good, the time flow is well arranged, and the flavor is well adjusted. It didn't take long for him to learn how to flip the wok, and he can even make dishes like stir-fried beef well. He really has a bright future.
Zhao Xiaojing, who has a bright future on the stove, had already fried the spareribs and set them aside to drain the oil.
While controlling the oil, use the remaining oil in the pan to stir-fry chopped green and red peppers and onions. After the aroma comes out, add the ribs, stir-fry evenly and turn off the heat. Then take out the pepper and salt prepared by Zhao Xiaojing, pour it in while stirring the pan, so that each piece of ribs is evenly coated with the seasoning.
"Master Gu, try it." Zhao Xiaojing served the salt and pepper pork ribs and the refreshing black fungus at the same time, filled two small bowls and brought them over.
Gu Shanfeng looked at the two small bowls of dishes and smiled. He saw that Zhao Xiaojing had already prepared the refreshing black fungus, and she kept it until the salt and pepper pork ribs were cooked. He also noticed this small detail.
She didn't rush to serve the black fungus after finishing it. Firstly, the seasoning wasn't heavy, so it allowed for a longer soak to absorb the flavor and give it a richer texture. Secondly, the salt and pepper short ribs are deep-fried, and while they certainly taste delicious, older people might find them too greasy after just a few pieces. Pairing them with the black fungus alleviated the strong flavor and greasiness of the short ribs while also complementing the refreshing taste of the cold black fungus.
Cooking skills are all about details, and Gu Shanfeng gave Zhao Xiaojing a few more points in his heart.
Both dishes look quite good. The fried golden ribs look crispy, and the surface is covered with red, white and green ingredients; the shiny black fungus and white and slightly purple onions are mixed together, and they look so crispy that they seem to be dripping with water at first glance.
Both dishes have rich colors, which means that the dishes are at least acceptable.
Gu Shanfeng was looking at the appearance of the dish when a strong burnt aroma came into his nose. He unconsciously glanced at the salt and pepper pork ribs, then he reached out his chopsticks with interest, picked up one and put it into his mouth.
After eating it, he was stunned for a moment, then his eyes widened slightly, looking at the bowl of pepper and salt pork ribs and thinking of Sun Dehai's words.
"Hey, Lao Gu, I'm not going to brag to you, but my apprentice is an expert at deep-frying. In front of her, all the people you've taught combined can't compare to her."
"Sure, there's nothing I'm afraid of. Just ask her to come over. When she's there, I'll let you see if I'm bragging or not. Don't mind the pain of a slap in the face!"
At this moment, Gu Shanfeng just wanted to cover his face.
At that time, he asked Sun Dehai for help, in fact, a large part of the reason was to compete. Although he was indeed short of people, he had been running the business in Jiangcheng for many years. If he couldn't even find someone to help him out temporarily, wouldn't his work be in vain?
Who made Sun Dehai start to act like a Versailles and attack him and Lao Jia from time to time after he posted a video of an apprentice learning to flip the wok in a month?
Although he and Lao Jia often used a bunch of videos of their apprentices to poke Sun Dehai in the past few years, none of them did it as frequently as Sun Dehai!
He had thought that to make Sun Dehai boast like that, he must be quite skilled. But he was an experienced chef after all, having eaten and seen a lot of good food over the past few decades. He assumed that fried food was delicious, but how delicious could it be? It was just the taste of deep-fried food!
But as soon as he ate it, he realized he was wrong.
He has made this salt and pepper pork ribs countless times himself, and his apprentices have also made it countless times, so they don't think it requires any technical skills at all.
It's nothing more than controlling the oil temperature and frying time. But now there are dedicated constant temperature fryers, which can all be controlled by machines, just set it up.
After frying, return it to the wok, add the auxiliary ingredients, sprinkle with the purchased pepper and salt powder, turn it over a few times, and it is ready to be served.
But he watched the whole process of this girl cooking. She didn't use a special constant temperature frying pot to set the oil temperature and time directly, but used an iron pot throughout the whole process. She controlled everything herself, even the pepper and salt were prepared by herself, instead of using ready-made ones they bought directly.
At the time, he just thought that she was a down-to-earth person who was willing to do these things herself, and he didn't think that the food would taste good if she did so.
But after just one bite, he completely changed his mind about the fried food.
First, the texture of the ribs. The ribs were fried thoroughly and crispy, but the outside was crispy and wrinkled while the inside was still very tender, not dry at all and even juicy, which shows that the manual control of the oil temperature has reached an extreme.
The second thing is the flavor. The pepper and salt seasoning not only retains the salty and fragrant taste of the dish, but also perfectly complements the meaty aroma of the ribs, and seems to have a slight numbness, but it is also subtle.
After taking a bite, you will feel that you can't get enough. It is very satisfying, but not too strong. The seasoning is not strong, just a foil. But at the same time, it does not dominate the flavor, and you can taste the unique pepper and salt flavor from time to time, which makes it unforgettable.
"Xiao Zhao, is this your exclusive ingredient? Is there anyone else in your family who is a chef?" After a while, Gu Shanfeng looked up and asked.
"Yes, these are my exclusive ingredients. I don't have a chef at home, so I set up a stall to sell these."
"Set up a stall?" Gu Shanfeng was surprised again. With this level of skill, he could set up a stall? Forget about anything else, he could just become a chef in his restaurant.
Moreover, his talent level is too high. He can figure out the ingredients by setting up a stall by himself and can beat the chefs who have been working in his restaurant for decades.
But after all, there are top talents in every profession, and being able to set up a stall to this level is not necessarily a bad sign. If it is really good, the salary of the chef in his restaurant may not be as good as his.
"Did Old Sun teach you how to make stir-fried beef? You made some slight changes yourself, right?"
Gu Shanfeng no longer worried about the issue of setting up the stall, but instead asked about the first dish, the stir-fried beef that brought him familiar memories.
"Yes, Master Gu's tongue is truly remarkable; you'll know once you taste it." Zhao Xiaojing nodded with a smile. "Master Sun described this dish to me in detail back in the cafeteria."
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