Chapter 14: A Little Famous
Dai Tong asked someone to take the dishes away, and his eyes stayed on the big plate chicken for a few more seconds. He thought to himself that if the guests did not respond well to this dish, he would give Du Shaojie a bad eye drop from Director Wu.
However, the result disappointed him. The stir-fried kidney and liver tips made by Liao Yongxin received unanimous praise, and the other dishes also made the guests rave about it.
Especially the spicy and delicious big plate chicken, in the end there was not even any soup left, all of it was eaten up with white flour buns.
After the meal, a leader even went to Liao Yongxin to ask where this big plate chicken came from? He had never eaten it before.
Liao Yongxin naturally would not steal Du Shaojie's credit. He told the other party the truth and told him that this dish was figured out by Du Shaojie himself and was made by Du Shaojie himself.
"Young people have ideas, and they love what they do. Good job."
The leader not only praised Du Shaojie in person, but also told others when he returned to the office.
The previous dish of hot and sour potato shreds had already made Du Shaojie famous in the bureau, and this big plate chicken made many people put him on the same level as the "second chef" and "third chef", or even higher.
"Xiao Du, you will go out with me in the future. When the opportunity is right, you will make the big plate chicken."
Liao Yongxin learned about the method of making the big plate chicken, and then made a promise to Du Shaojie.
Du Shaojie of course agreed. If Master Liao took a job outside and took him with him every time, it meant that the relationship between him and the other party was getting closer and closer.
When he returned home in the evening, he opened the light curtain to check.
[Bound chef: Du Shaojie]
[Level: Apprentice (third year)] [
Current work: Big plate chicken]
[Overall evaluation: low]
[Bonus: How to make braised pork]
[Reward: Top pork belly (2 kg)]
[Special reward: None]
The overall evaluation of the big plate chicken that Du Shaojie made at noon was "low", which surprised him a little.
This evaluation shows that his level of making this dish has improved again, and the accompanying teaching materials have also changed. This time, the method of making braised pork was taught, and two kilograms of pork belly was also rewarded.
However, there was no special reward this time. The triggering conditions of special rewards were relatively harsh and generally difficult to achieve.
Du Shaojie did not care. He felt that his golden finger was like an "old father" who wanted his son to succeed. While urging and urging him, he also gave him some sweet treats from time to time.
It was impossible to expect his golden finger to become rich overnight, but the golden finger could give him the ability to get rich.
As long as he studied cooking skills carefully, everything was possible.
After a while, the reward was received.
Hanging the pork belly by the window, Du Shaojie sat on a chair and began to study the method of braised pork.
Braised pork is a home-cooked dish. It is not that everyone can make it. Especially now that people generally lack oil and water, a pot of oily and fragrant braised pork is definitely everyone's favorite.
The braised pork method demonstrated in the teaching materials is more about the details than the home-cooked method.
For example, the processing of pig skin requires a red-hot iron to be burned. On the one hand, it can remove the remaining pig hair, and on the other hand, it can remove the fishy smell of the pig skin.
Blanching is not necessary, but warm water should be used when washing to remove various impurities.
In addition, the stewing time should be appropriate. It is not advisable to be too hard or too soft.
Du Shaojie watched it three times in a row and felt that he basically remembered the method of making this dish. But whether it can reach the "mainstream" level or not, we will have to wait until the specific operation to know.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a little itchy.
So he took off the pork belly, picked it up in his hand and walked out of the room.
At this time, Du Xiaoya was sitting in the main room reading comics, and Du Xiaomei was flipping through old newspapers. And Wang Yuxiu was knitting a sweater for Du Shaojie, just in time for the New Year.
"Xiaojie, what are you doing?"
Wang Yuxiu looked up at her son, and her eyes were immediately attracted by the pork belly in his hand.
Xiaomei and Xiaoya also saw this scene, and the two girls couldn't help swallowing.
"I'm going to make braised pork now. You can eat it anytime when it's done, or use it for stewing."
Du Shaojie raised his hand and winked at Wang Yuxiu.
Wang Yuxiu immediately understood that this was probably a thank-you gift from others, and she felt at ease eating it. However, there was no need to tell the two girls about this kind of thing, as long as the mother and son knew it tacitly.
"Wow, braised pork!"
"Brother, I'll help you light the fire."
The two girls couldn't sit still. Du Xiaoya stood up and circled around her brother several times, while Du Xiaomei ran into the kitchen, poked the stove and added some coal.
Du Shaojie then went to the kitchen with the meat, and behind him there was a little follower, Du Xiaoya.
When the fire was burning, he put the fire hook into the furnace and burned it red, then scalded the skin of the pork belly.
There was a burnt smell in the air, but Du Xiaomei and Du Xiaoya didn't care and stayed in the kitchen and refused to leave.
After dealing with the pig skin, Du Shaojie washed the pork belly with warm water and cut it into cubes of medium size. Next, he took out a small bag of spices and rinsed it with cold water for later use.
"Xiaomei, bring me some chili skin, old ginger and a scallion."
Since the two sisters were very enthusiastic, Du Shaojie instructed them to do some work within their ability.
While they were doing this, he first fried the sugar color, then put the pork belly into the pot and stir-fried it. After the meat was fried, add the spices and stir-fry for a while, then add boiling water.
After the water in the pot boiled, remove the foam, then add soy sauce, a little salt to adjust the base flavor, a little pepper, and an appropriate amount of white sugar.
Stew over high heat for about ten minutes, then turn to low heat, cover and simmer slowly.
"Xiaomei, Xiaoya, you guys go back to the house, the meat still needs to be stewed for a long time."
Du Shaojie looked at his two sisters and said gently.
He knew that the two girls had suffered a lot over the years, and they had not eaten much meat all year round, so they had a special obsession with eating meat.
Although he brought some things home recently, to be honest, just a little bit of mutton with bones, a meal of dumplings, and a small bowl of chicken could not satisfy the gluttons in their stomachs.
Fortunately, the road will become wider and wider in the future, and life at home will become better and better.
"Brother, I'm not tired, I'll help you watch the fire, you go and rest for a while."
Du Xiaomei is very sensible. Knowing that her brother has been busy all day, she took the initiative to ask to wait in the kitchen.
Xiaoya didn't have that patience, so she took Du Shaojie back to the house.
Du Shaojie chatted with Wang Yuxiu for a while, and when he estimated that it was almost time, he went to the kitchen to finish.
When he opened the lid of the pot, a strong smell of meat rushed straight to his head. He poked a piece of meat with chopsticks, and it went in with a slight touch, indicating that the meat was cooked.
Next, he began to season and at the same time, he boiled the soup over high heat.
When the soup base became thick, the braised pork was ready, and this process took about ten to fifteen minutes.
"Shaojie! Are you home?"
Suddenly, there was a shout outside the door, and it was known that it was Su Dapeng.
"Xiaomei, go open the door, it's Dapeng."
The braised pork was about to be served, and he couldn't get away, so he asked his sister to open the door.
(End of this chapter)
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