Chapter 52 Dry-fried fish
"Master Du, you are the chef, you have the final say."
Lu Yiming is also a straightforward person, and he agreed immediately.
Du Shaojie then told him what to prepare, and made a list for fear that he would not remember.
Lu Yiming left happily with the list, and Du Shaojie returned to the cafeteria to continue working.
"Master Du, don't eat in the cafeteria tonight, my husband wants you to have a few drinks at home."
Qin Xiaomei walked up to him and said with a smile.
Chu Xiaowei caught a few big fish today and specially left a carp for his family. So he thought of inviting Du Shaojie to his home for a meal.
"Okay, but you ask Uncle Chu not to start yet, I will cook the fish after I'm done."
Du Shaojie was immediately refreshed when he heard what the other party said.
The dry-fried fish (small white strips) made at noon was a little lacking in taste, and the dish was not up to standard. The best choice for dry-fried fish is carp, grass carp and other species, and miscellaneous fish are not very suitable.
When he heard that the other party had a big carp at home, how could he miss such a good opportunity to practice? He
immediately expressed his willingness to cook in person.
"That's great! I couldn't ask for more. I'll go and tell her now and I'll be back soon."
Qin Xiaomei smiled immediately, then walked out of the cafeteria quickly and went to the field office to talk to her husband.
Chu Xiaowei was naturally very willing, and when it was time to get off work, he hurried back home.
After Du Shaojie finished cooking, Qin Xiaomei came to urge him: "Master Du, you go and get busy, and leave the rest to the three of us."
"Okay, then thank you for your hard work."
Du Shaojie was not hypocritical, took off his apron to wash his hands and face, and went straight to Chu Xiaowei's house. When
he entered the door, he saw that Chu Xiaowei had already started picking and washing vegetables, and he had prepared a lot of things. There was only one big carp for meat, but there were enough vegetables.
"Uncle Chu, let me deal with the carp."
Du Shaojie got started directly and first took out the "tendons" on the back of the carp. There were two tendons in total, one on each side of the fish's spine. These two tendons are also called "fishy lines". They have a strong fishy smell. Removing them can improve the taste of the fish.
Wash the carp, then make cuts on both sides of the fish body to make it easier to taste.
Next, marinate the fish with scallions, ginger, and cooking wine, and start preparing small ingredients. Small ingredients include scallions, ginger, garlic, small red peppers, and peppercorns. The carp can be marinated for ten minutes before frying.
However, the frying method is enough at home, otherwise there will be a large pot of oil left for frying fish, and I don’t know what to do with it.
Fry the carp until both sides are golden brown, then remove it for later use. Restart the pan, add an appropriate amount of oil, and after the oil temperature rises, add scallions, ginger, garlic, small red peppers, and peppercorns to stir-fry, and then add a spoonful of bean paste to stir-fry the red oil.
Add hot water to the pot, bring to a boil over high heat, and add the fried carp.
After the water boils, start seasoning, add an appropriate amount of salt, sugar, pepper, soy sauce, and a little vinegar, and cook the carp until it is tasty and remove it from the plate.
Finally, sprinkle some chili powder in the pot to take its dry fragrance, and thicken the soup. Then pour the thickened soup on the fish, and a dry, fragrant and spicy [dry-fried fish] is ready.
Unlike other methods of cooking fish, this dish is to wait until the fish is cooked and served on a plate, and then the soup is thickened naturally without adding starch. This is the biggest difference between dry-fried fish and other fish dishes, and the taste is also stronger.
"A chef is a chef, Master Du, the dry-fried fish you made is bright red in color, and the whole room is full of fragrance."
Chu Xiaowei couldn't help swallowing his saliva. This [dry-fried fish] is really too tempting, and he really wants to try it right away.
"Take the fish away, the other vegetarian dishes will be ready soon."
Du Shaojie sent Chu Xiaowei away and quickly prepared several vegetarian dishes.
At this time, Qin Xiaomei also came back, and everyone sat down and started eating.
Du Shaojie doesn't usually drink much, but he was happy today, so he drank a few more glasses with Chu Xiaowei. A big fish, nothing was left in the end, it was eaten up completely.
After eating and drinking, Chu Xiaowei and his wife sent him back to the dormitory.
"Not bad, not bad! This [Dry-fried Fish] is finally popular!"
Du Shaojie returned to the dormitory to wash his face, and then couldn't wait to open the light curtain.
[Bound Chef: Du Shaojie]
[Level: Apprentice (Third Year)]
[Current work: Dry-fried fish]
[Overall evaluation: Very poor]
[Bonus: Video materials for chef training (VII)]
[Reward: Rabbit meat (1 kg), duration of simulation training (10 hours)]
[Special reward: None]
Du Shaojie's previous [Dry-fried fish] received an overall evaluation of "very poor", which made him very happy.
Taking advantage of the alcohol, he prepared to enter the simulation training scene and strike while the iron is hot to upgrade the level of this dish. Fish dishes are the soul of the entire banquet. If this dish can be made well, the overall evaluation of the guests will not be too bad.
[Simulation training (primary)]
[Duration: 65 hours\80 hours]
[Please select the training content:.]
There are currently 65 hours of simulation training time left, which is enough for the time being.
Du Shaojie chose [Dry-fried fish], and then time and space changed, and he came to the spacious and bright kitchen again.
Eight hours later, he returned to reality.
Then he lay on the bed and didn't want to move at all. For a full eight hours, he had been making [Dry-fried fish] in the simulation training. So much so that he had an illusion that he smelled like fish.
Of course, he also gained a lot. He got a "low" rating twice for the [Dry-fried fish] he did in the simulation training.
[Duration: 57 hours\80 hours]
He rested for an hour and continued the simulation training. He
still chose [Dry-fried fish], and after 7 hours of continuous efforts, he returned to reality. [Duration:
50 hours\80 hours]
This time, the overall evaluation of "low" was basically stabilized, and another time he got a "medium-low" overall evaluation.
Du Shaojie was really exhausted and fell asleep.
Early in the morning.
After getting up, Du Shaojie went for a run first, and then did three sets of "pull-ups" and three sets of "parallel bar curls" at the field office.
There are single and double bars on the playground of the field office, which can be used for upper limb exercise.
After returning, he washed up and went to the cafeteria.
Breakfast is flower rolls, cornmeal porridge, and pickles. There are obviously more refined grains now, and there is no need to eat steamed bread and steamed cakes every meal.
Du Shaojie found that his appetite had increased a bit, and he thought it was related to his insistence on exercise. However, he didn't have to worry about food. If working in the canteen didn't even have this benefit, it would be a joke.
"Master Du, big news, have you heard about it?"
After breakfast, Du Shaojie came to the back of the canteen to feed the chickens and digest his food.
Qin Xiaomei watered the vegetable garden, and then approached Du Shaojie mysteriously.
"What news?"
Before Du Shaojie could speak, Li Guixiang jumped out of the back kitchen.
Wang Liwen also stood at the door and looked at Qin Xiaomei curiously, waiting for her to reveal the news.
"I didn't hear anything, Aunt Qin, tell me."
Du Shaojie had to cooperate with Qin Xiaomei. If he didn't respond, she might not say anything.
"My husband heard from Director Zhao that there is a big move in the bureau. It is said that the superiors require that coal and electricity should be separated, and after the separation, a new 'Electric Power Industry Bureau' and 'Coal Industry Bureau' will be established."
Aunt Qin looked at a few people proudly, and then told the details.
This news is really explosive. The Heavy Industry Bureau will be split into two. The newly established "Coal Industry Bureau" will move away, and the original Heavy Industry Bureau will be transformed into the "Electric Power Industry Bureau."
(End of this chapter)
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