Chapter 89 Kunlun Baofu
In recent years, the traditional craftsmanship talents in the mainland have been declining, but there are still some inheritances in Hong Kong.
However, Hong Kong also has its own problems. Its food culture has been impacted by the outside world, and high-end restaurants also like to use some imported products, such as precious ingredients such as foie gras, truffles, and caviar.
Some dishes with complicated production processes, hard-to-obtain ingredients, and difficult to make have gradually been abandoned. Only bird's nest, abalone, and shark's fin still firmly occupy the dominant position of high-end ingredients in Cantonese cuisine.
Kunlun Baofu was one such dish that was about to disappear, and it did disappear for a long time.
When Yue Ning made this dish in her previous life, it had disappeared for nearly forty years. She made it based on the recipe of the Manchu-Han Banquet and her own ideas.
In this life, she is lucky enough to be able to cook this dish from her grandfather who has this skill.
This grouper skin was stockpiled by Yue Baohua more than two years ago. At that time, the fishmonger Chen told him that a boat had caught a grouper weighing about 400 kilograms and asked him if he wanted the fish meat.
A giant grouper weighing more than 50 kilograms is already a delicacy, one weighing more than 100 kilograms is even rarer, and one weighing more than 400 kilograms is hard to come by. Even if Baohualou is not a restaurant that serves top-quality ingredients, he cannot refuse such a good thing.
When he went to take a look, he couldn't help himself. The grouper was in such good condition that it would be a pity if the skin was cut and sold. He decided to buy the whole skin and dry it by himself, and then make Kunlun Baofu for some old customers.
But later, when the Ding Shengqiang incident happened, he was busy dealing with it, so he had no time to make such a dish that was energy-consuming and not eaten by many people. So, he kept this grouper skin.
Unexpectedly, he encountered the most appropriate time. Ningning was going to hold a banquet, so he took out the grouper skin and gave it to the child.
The recipe preparation process is quite detailed, but the soaking process is very simple. During the first step of soaking, Yue Ning knew the problem of his previous life.
Grandpa said that the fish needs to be steamed five times and soaked five times before it can be soaked. In her previous life, she steamed the fish and then soaked it directly to remove the scales.
"In the past, there were no refrigerators and we couldn't make ice cubes, so we used buckets of well water to rinse it," Yue Baohua told his granddaughter. "The skin of the giant grouper that was rinsed this way is very elastic."
Someone pointed it out, and Yue Ning understood it all at once. Just like boiled chicken, if you want to get firm chicken skin, you need to soak and lift it nine times so that the chicken skin is crispy and chewy.
In addition to the skin of the giant grouper, many other ingredients need to be processed. In the past, there was no preservation technology, and fresh food was difficult to preserve. The ancients used drying and pickling methods to preserve the ingredients. The flavor of many ingredients changed during the drying process, and they had a richer taste than fresh ingredients.
Abalone is dried abalone, which is much better than fresh abalone. These days, Yue Ning and his team are preparing these ingredients at Ningyan.
Of course, she wants to cook the nostalgic dishes that the elders have been thinking about day and night, and she also wants to let these wealthy elders help her try out the taste of Ning Yan's future signature dishes.
Yue Ning had almost finished her work. She returned to her office, took off her chef's uniform, and heard a knock on the door: "Come in."
"Ningning, you're scheduled to start tutoring at 2 o'clock. It's 1:50 now, and I happen to have a few things to tell you." Yang Zhijie stood at the door.
"OK." Yue Ning took out the review materials from the drawer and put them on the table.
Yang Zhijie sat down and said, "As you expected, Yulongxuan has served all the dishes in our advertisement, and will also serve Kunlun Baofu, and claim that it is prepared by Lou Jiafu."
"They are gradually adapting to the mentality of followers. Very good!" Yue Ning likes these noisy followers, which is equivalent to advertising for her.
Do you still want to serve Kunlun Baofu before Ningyan officially opens?
Her grandfather learned his craft when Fuyunlou was at its peak, and he has made the Kunlun Baofu dish countless times.
However, after he accepted an apprentice, he expanded the business from a small stall to a restaurant. Baohualou is positioned as a high-cost-effective restaurant, and this dish has not been popular in recent years. How many opportunities does Lou Jiafu have to learn this dish?
In his previous life, he studied recipes in depth, and then he posted his own remakes of old dishes on the Internet, and others also posted theirs. His peers exchanged ideas with each other and made many improvements before he finally made the Kunlun Baofu available on Ning Yan's table.
Some old dishes will disappear, and there are actually reasons for this. If the skin of the giant grouper is not processed well, the fishy smell will be very strong and it is difficult to cover it up with seasonings.
Yue Ning chose this dish because she expected that Yulongxuan would serve this dish as well. She estimated that Lou Jiafu might not be able to cook it well.
"That TV station and the reporters were scolded. Everyone said they were outsiders who didn't know the ins and outs of the business, but they could have gone to Baohualou and named a few chefs' dishes to know the chefs' skills," Yang Zhijie said with a smile.
Yue Ning shrugged: "It's just a matter of getting paid to do something. I think it's very logical, but in fact I don't understand the situation in the mainland at all."
"Yes! By the way, Ningning, I have found two people to intern in the company. Can you help me interview them?"
Although Yue Ning told him to try to decide on the team members himself, he still wanted to talk to her.
"You decide this. I trust you." Yang Zhijie is someone he knows well, and he is the direct descendant that Yue Ning most wants to cultivate.
After all, he is a teenager in his early twenties. Yue Ning said this, and Yang Zhijie was very happy: "Yeah."
Yue Ning thought about it and still had to remind him: "If you feel that it is not possible, you must learn to let people go decisively. If there is really a problem, you can ask Sister Sophie, she is experienced."
"Okay," Yang Zhijie nodded, "Have we reviewed?"
"Yeah." Yue Ning opened the document.
The two were reviewing in the office and didn't notice someone looking through the glass door.
Yue Ning has been putting pressure on herself, with a full review schedule, one question after another. Ajie is considered a super hard-working student, but it is a little bit too much for him to follow her.
Seeing him, Yue Ning exhaled slightly and said, "Let's relax a little next time?"
"No need." Yang Zhijie said, "I want to catch up with you."
"It's my fault. There's no need to be so nervous. We are still young and have plenty of time to work hard. Next time you think I have too much to do, remind me." Yue Ning told him that life is long and there is no need to be so stressed. When will he change his habit of being too picky?
Yang Zhijie stood up: "I'm leaving first."
"OK."
Yang Zhijie opened the door, and Yue Ning stood up and looked at her watch. Qiao Junxian said he was coming over to take her to an engagement party in the evening. She also had to go to Zhao Xiru's place to get a hairstyle. Yue Ning was about to call his factory to ask when she saw Qiao Junxian standing at the door.
Yue Ning smiled and took the bag and walked over: "When did you come?"
"It's been a while." Qiao Junxian took her hand and went downstairs.
Today he drove his white Porsche and Yue Ning got in. Qiao Junxian opened the drawer and handed her a letter. Yue Ning saw that it was from Xiaoyanggou.
Qiao Junxian drove while Yue Ning opened the letter. It was quite thick, with three folded sheets of paper inside. She unfolded them and saw that they were from Sister Ge, Xiuxiu, and Secretary Fugen. They really know how to save money!
Yue Ning was most concerned about Sister Ge and Uncle Agen. Sister Ge first thanked her for the clothes and snacks she had sent to her. Uncle Agen brought them to her and she liked them very much. Later, Uncle Agen said that his handwriting was too ugly and asked her to write for him. The first sentence was "Ningning, thanks to you, Yueqin and I are dating now."
Yue Ning laughed so hard when she heard this, Qiao Junxian asked her, "What are you laughing at?"
"Uncle Agen and Sister Ge are really together, and it's all thanks to me." Yue Ning was so happy that he almost flew up.
Qiao Junxian smiled and said to her, "Are you going back to them? Are you dating me too?"
Yue Ning glared at him: "You're crazy."
She picked up another piece of letter paper, and Uncle Fugen... Yue Ning smiled. Was this to educate her ideologically? He was afraid that she would be influenced by the decadent ideas of the bourgeoisie in Hong Kong City and become corrupt.
"Hahaha, if Uncle Fugen knew that I was dating the son of a big capitalist, wouldn't he be so anxious?"
"He knows that you are a capitalist, so he will be more anxious." Qiao Junxian reminded her.
That's right! Yue Ning picked up the last piece of letter paper. She gave gifts to Aunt Chunmei's family, but Aunt Chunmei told her not to spend money.
What kind of expense is this to her? But for them, this amount of money is probably more than they can earn in a year.
Things get wrong when you read on. Xiuxiu said that Aunt Chunmei and Uncle Zhongyi are arranging a marriage for her. The man is a young man from the next village. He has graduated from high school and just retired from the army. He is from a good family, but she doesn't want to get married so early. Her parents told her not to miss the opportunity, and she is very upset now.
Seeing Yue Ning's expression change, Qiao Junxian asked, "What's wrong?"
"Aunt Chunmei and Uncle Zhongyi are trying to find a date for Xiuxiu. Xiuxiu is only sixteen years old, she is still a half-grown child." Yue Ning had a headache, "I know Aunt Chunmei and Uncle Zhongyi, they also love their daughter. I tried to stop them from finding a date for Xiuxiu, but I'm afraid they won't listen!"
Yue Ning read the contents of the letter to Qiao Junxian.
When he was in the northwest, Qiao Junxian had met the couple and learned from Yue Ning that they were very nice people. The marriage they arranged for Xiuxiu might really be the best one they could choose.
"Xiu Xiu is so young, what does she know? If she starts dating now, she might get married when she is 18, or she might be a mother by the time she is 18. She is a very smart girl. I originally wanted to wait for Sister Hui Yi to open a joint venture factory in Shanghai or Beijing, and then introduce her to Sister Hui Yi to work as a clerk."
Qiao Junxian tapped the steering wheel with his fingers: "I'll send you a telegram back. Originally, you wanted your Uncle Agen and Sister Ge to come out, and you also wanted your Aunt Chunmei and the others to come out. Then, just say that you heard that Xiuxiu was going to get married, and you were very happy. You are doing well in Gangcheng now, and you are dating me. It just so happens that I am going to open a factory in Pengcheng. Tell me and let me arrange a few people for you to go to the factory. Ask your Uncle Agen and Sister Ge, as well as Xiuxiu and her brother and sister. I remember you said that Aunt Chunmei has an older son, right? And that young man, come to Pengcheng together."
"Young man, are you coming to Pengcheng too?"
"It doesn't matter if there's one more person. Under our watch, if two people can get along, then they can get along. If they can't, then they can just break up." Qiao Junxian said, "I'll call Li Guoqiang. He's relying on me for his business now. Let him go to Xiaoyanggou and find a way to bring the person over?"
With a solution, Yue Ning breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay."
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