Chapter 153 Reporters are coming to interview
"Shaojie, is it delicious?"
After eating and drinking, the three of them left the pepper chicken shop, and Qi Yan rushed to pay the bill.
Du Shaojie was not used to arguing about paying the bill outside, and since the other party had said so, he just let Qi Yan do it.
"Well, it's delicious."
After dinner, there was still some time to rest, and Du Shaojie accompanied the two of them for a walk on the street. Under Qi Yan's questioning, he promised to make [pepper chicken] for them next weekend.
So in the next few days, whenever he was free, he would go into the simulated training scene to practice making [pepper chicken].
Sometimes he would buy half a [pepper chicken] to take home at night. Of course, he never bought it continuously in the same store, just to taste different flavors.
As a professional chef, tasting is a lesson, and you can learn a lot.
Xiaomei and Xiaoya were lucky enough to eat it every day, anyway, they would never get tired of it.
On the weekend, Du Shaojie took two white-striped chickens back and made [pepper chicken] in reality for the first time.
According to his understanding, there are three key steps to making this dish: First, boil the chicken. Second, stir-fry the ingredients. Third, make the sauce.
There is a little trick to boil the chicken, which is to lift and put it three times before stewing it in water.
This is to make the chicken skin firm, and it is also the key to making the chicken not dry. Naturally, various spices and small ingredients need to be added to the soup, and a little salt should also be added to give it a base flavor.
The stewing time is controlled at about 40 minutes, and the time should not be too long to avoid losing the taste.
After the chicken is cooked, let it cool naturally and soak it for a while.
Stir-frying is to stir-fry the spices. First, heat the pan and then add an appropriate amount of clear oil. Then put the washed spices, green onions and ginger into the pan and stir-fry
until fragrant. The third step is to add the chicken soup that has been filtered out of the residue into the stir-fried ingredients and simmer slowly over low heat. Be sure to boil out the flavors of various spices, especially to fully release the spicy taste.
Next, take out the cooled whole chicken, tear it apart by hand, and put it in a clean basin.
Then add the ingredients, such as chopped onion, scallion, green pepper, etc., mix well, and then pour the prepared sauce.
Finally, add some pepper oil, and the dish is ready.
Du Shaojie made the pepper oil himself the night before. The method is also very simple. Just put more clear oil in the pot, stir-fry the pepper and sesame pepper on a low heat, and then soak it overnight.
The longer the soaking time, the stronger the pepper and sesame flavor.
When the two [pepper and sesame chickens] were ready, Qi Yan and Liang Meiqin arrived.
Su Dapeng didn't come because he was busy with business matters. Wang Yuxiu had to watch the store at noon, so she didn't come back either.
Du Shaojie asked Xiaomei to deliver food to Wang Yuxiu first, and everyone started eating after she came back.
"Yanzi, Meiqin, you try the [pepper and sesame chicken] I made. How does it taste?"
"It's delicious, better than what we ate at the Wenyi Road Market that day."
Qi Yan is also a foodie. In the blink of an eye, a large piece of chicken went into her stomach.
She thought it tasted very good, at least not worse than the one in the Wenyi Road restaurant.
Liang Meiqin frowned slightly. After she became blind, her sense of taste became more sensitive, and she felt that the spiciness
was a little worse. "Shaojie, it doesn't seem to be as spicy as the chicken we had that day. I feel that it's not as enjoyable to eat without the spiciness. What do you think?"
She finally chose to tell the truth.
"I think my brother's chicken tastes better than the one I bought from outside!"
"Brother, you can put more chili next time, just as a way to take care of sister Meiqin."
Xiaomei and Xiaoya naturally supported their brother. They would not admit that their brother's skills were inferior to others.
Du Shaojie also tasted it himself and found the problem:
"The [Spicy Chicken] made by the store outside should be added with chili oil. Next time I will make it myself, which will definitely increase the spiciness and fragrance."
The first time he made [Spicy Chicken], it was quite successful. Although it was not displayed on the screen, he estimated that it should be equivalent to a comprehensive evaluation of "medium".
It's just that the threshold for entering the mainstream works has been raised to the level of "upper and lower", and there is no way to accurately evaluate it.
"Shaojie, keep working hard. You still have a lot of room for improvement."
Qi Yan's next words almost broke Du Shaojie's defense.
What does the other party mean? Is it that I am doing a bad job?
In fact, Qi Yan just said it casually. She eats more than anyone else.
The next morning.
Du Shaojie went to Dong Yunxian and told him his idea: "Master Dong, everyone's consumption capacity is limited now. I think we can add more snacks, such as [Spicy Chicken]."
Zhong Fuxiang just happened to walk past the two of them and almost stumbled.
He couldn't figure out why Du Shaojie was so obsessed with [Spicy Chicken]. Not only was he interested, but he also encouraged Dong Yunxian to add this dish.
However, he still adhered to his usual style and never spoke unless it was a matter of principle.
Dong Yunxian thought Du Shaojie's suggestion was very good. Now the restaurant's large plate of chicken belt noodles and cold noodles have become famous and have good profits.
Adding the variety of [Spicy Chicken] is nothing more than opening another window, no problem.
Dong Yunxian is much more realistic than Zhong Fuxiang. In the past two years, snack stalls and small restaurants have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, and even the century-old "Hongchunyuan Hotel" has gone from bad to worse.
Why did he transfer to Guangyuan Hotel under the Electric Power Industry Bureau? It was because he saw this trend.
"Okay, I'll talk to Manager Yao later and let you try it."
Dong Yunxian accepted Du Shaojie's suggestion. He then went to discuss with Yao Liwen, who also agreed with this matter.
Open one more window and make a small amount of [Spicy Chicken] to see the effect. If the effect is good, expand sales, and if the effect is not good, withdraw, and it will not affect the overall operation of the restaurant.
In the next few days, the restaurant needs to prepare.
Du Shaojie also gave it a try. As long as he heard that the [Spicy Chicken] was delicious somewhere, he would buy half a chicken.
Sometimes he would take it home to eat, and sometimes he would eat it with Wang Liwen or Qi Yan and Meiqin.
During his rest time, he worked hard to train in simulated scenes, sometimes even consuming 60 or 70 hours a day.
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After a lot of practice and attempts, Du Shaojie summed up a formula. The [Spicy Chicken] made according to this recipe finally received a simulated evaluation of "up and down".
He made several [Spicy Chicken] at home and invited Qi Yan and Liang Meiqin to taste it.
After eating it, Qi Yan, Liang Meiqin, Xiaomei and Xiaoya all praised the [Spicy Chicken] he made this time.
"Shaojie, we have eaten a lot of [Spicy Chicken] from other places during this period, and none of them can compare to yours. If you ask me, you may not find such delicious [Spicy Chicken] in the whole city. You are going to make a fortune."
Qi Yan and Liang Meiqin could not find any faults and gave a thumbs up sincerely.
Xiaomei and Xiaoya need not be mentioned. They are the diehard fans of their brother. In their eyes, their brother is the best.
"Okay, then I will open a store to sell [Spicy Chicken], Yan Zi, Meiqin, you two go to help me sell the goods. The business will definitely be good by then, how about it?"
Du Shaojie made a joke, and Qi Yan and Liang Meiqin were not annoyed, but smiled and agreed.
Afterwards, he and Qi Yan were responsible for cleaning up the mess, while Xiaomei and Xiaoya pushed Liang Meiqin to go for a walk outside. Today's weather was neither cold nor hot, and it was indeed very comfortable to walk outside.
"Shaojie, are you going to send Xiaomei to school? Oh, you said how good it was that she applied for a school in Beijing? I can still visit her often, and occasionally have a companion to go out and play."
"Xiaomei is very opinionated. When she filled in the application form, I only made suggestions, and she made the decision in the end. However, going to the south is not bad, and you should go there if you have the chance."
"Yeah, after I return to school, if you have time, go to see Meiqin more often."
"Got it."
The two chatted while working, and soon cleaned up the house inside and outside.
At this time, Liang's mother suddenly ran over: "Shaojie, Yanzi, where is Meiqin?"
"Xiaomei and Xiaoya pushed her out for a walk. Auntie, is there anything?"
Du Shaojie and Qi Yan looked at each other and felt very puzzled.
Especially Qi Yan. When she took Meiqin out before, Liang's mother told them to play outside for a while. Why did she come to the door again now?
"The newspaper has responded and said that they will send someone to interview Meiqin at home. I want to tell her so that she can be mentally prepared."
Liang's mother then explained, and Du Shaojie and Qi Yan were relieved.
It seems that the relevant departments have agreed to publicize Liang Meiqin's heroic deeds, otherwise they would not send reporters to interview. This is a good thing. Strike while the iron is hot and arrange Meiqin's work first.
"Auntie, you go back first. Shaojie and I will go to find Meiqin right away and send her home when we find her."
Qi Yan and Du Shaojie immediately went to find Liang Meiqin. After a long search, they finally found the three of them near the back mountain.
Du Shaojie, Xiaomei and Xiaoya returned home, and Qi Yan sent Liang Meiqin back.
The next day.
Du Shaojie came to the unit and started to get busy.
"Xiao Huang, Xiao Xiao, you two will follow me to learn how to make [Spicy Chicken]."
He asked Huang Tingting and Xiao Jianjun to be his assistants and demonstrated the entire production process to them.
After they are familiar with it, they will be allowed to make it. Du Shaojie is only responsible for providing the spice packs with good proportions and the process of frying the spices.
Huang Tingting and Xiao Jianjun studied very hard and mastered the whole process very quickly.
Yang Li was assigned to the window. [Spicy Chicken] needs to be torn and mixed on the spot, so she will be temporarily asked to take over for a few days.
At lunchtime, customers came to buy [Cold Noodles] and [Big Plate of Chicken Belt Noodles] one after another, and the restaurant inside and outside suddenly became lively.
"Huh? There are new dishes again?"
"Let me see, it's [Spicy Chicken]. Come, give me one portion, what? At least half a chicken?"
"I want half a chicken."
Unlike the big plate of chicken belt noodles, [Spicy Chicken] is not sold by portion, at least half a chicken, and can be eaten in the restaurant or taken away.
There are many people watching the excitement at noon, but few people buying. But today we only cooked 20 chickens, and they were sold out after lunch.
(End of this chapter)
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