Tan Shiye has caught a lot of wild yellow croakers in his career, but most of them weighed one or two kilograms. It is very rare to catch more than three kilograms.
"I weighed it. After killing the animal and removing the internal organs, it weighed exactly three pounds and four ounces."
There is a baking scale at home, but Xia Yu only remembered to weigh it after he finished killing.
"It should have weighed four pounds before it was killed. According to Tang Pavilion's products, it would have cost at least fifty thousand yuan."
Tan Shiye gave an estimate for the dish. Xia Yu was still silent, but Jiang Baiying's eyes widened.
She knew that wild yellow croaker was expensive, but she didn't expect it to be this expensive.
In fact, fifty thousand yuan is not expensive. Four or five thousand yuan per catty is just the purchase price, and the restaurant needs to make a profit. After adding up various costs, one catty must be sold for at least ten thousand yuan to make a profit.
At this time, the benefits of opening a restaurant are revealed. First of all, you have your own chef and the ingredients can be obtained at cost price. Not to mention that Xia Yu caught the fish himself. Apart from the cost of the helicopter, there are no other expenses.
"Senior, this fish is too expensive. I'd better not eat it!"
Jiang Baiying said while pulling Xia Yu's clothes.
She spent 50,000 yuan on steak, and she would have to treat Xia Yu to more than 20 meals to pay it back, but the senior would definitely not do that.
"Don't listen to Master Tan's scary words. We're at home, not eating at a restaurant. It won't cost much at all."
Xia Yu comforted him, saying that Secretary Jiang was good in every way except that she was unwilling to take advantage of others. So how could he have the nerve to take advantage of her?
Ouch, I almost said what was in my heart.
"I see. But you are really amazing, Senior, to be able to catch such an expensive fish."
After figuring out the reason for closing the shop for the holidays, Jiang Baiying praised Xia Yu again, which made Xia Yu very happy.
As a man, this is all you can do.
Taking out the yellow croaker from the refrigerator, Master Tan started busying himself in the kitchen.
Cut the meat, marinate it briefly, and then steam it. It can be said that it is done in one go. The simple steps do not mean that everyone can learn it. The ratio of the marinade alone requires experience to measure. The simplest onion, ginger and garlic can be made into something special in the hands of a chef.
The next step is to control the heat. Chef Tan’s eyes never left the steamer, but a perfect meal cannot have only meat and no vegetables.
Relying on his skills and courage, Tan Shiye took out a bunch of green vegetables from the refrigerator while paying attention to this side.
This is a vegetable from the farm. You can squeeze out water if you pinch a handful. After washing and cutting it, he turned on another stove and prepared to make a stir-fried green vegetable.
The firepower of a gas stove is not as strong as that of a high-fire stove in the kitchen, but for professionals, not having the conditions is not a problem.
Soon, a dish of steaming stir-fried seasonal vegetables was ready.
The aroma of the wok is a very important criterion for measuring stir-fried dishes. In order to save time, many restaurants either prepare the dishes in advance or deep-fry them instead of stir-frying. The lack of the aroma makes people not want to eat the dishes a second time after having eaten them once.
This simple stir-fry by Chef Tan is very appetizing at first glance, but the green leaves only serve to set off the red flowers, and the yellow croaker in the steamer is obviously more tempting.
When the fish is steamed, remove the green onion and ginger with chopsticks and sprinkle with shredded ginger again.
"Sizzle~~"
A spoonful of hot oil is poured on the yellow croaker, and the unique fish aroma is instantly brought out.
Xia Yu sniffed it and felt his saliva was secreting like crazy. He loved eating fish, but what he hated most was the fishy smell. However, this steamed yellow croaker did not have any fishy smell at all, only fragrance.
"Boss, Miss Jiang, enjoy yourselves, I'm going back first."
After serving the fish to the table, Tan Shiye said goodbye.
"Master Tan, please sit down and have something to eat with us."
"Boss, you guys eat. I had a full lunch and I'm not hungry now."
Although Xia Yu was polite, Tan Shiye was not so discerning. He insisted on leaving first, so Xia Yu saw him to the door.
When Jiang Baiying came back, she had already prepared two small bowls of rice and was staring at the steaming yellow croaker.
"Xiao Jiang, what are you waiting for? Let's eat!"
Xia Yu picked up the chopsticks and asked Jiang Baiying to start eating.
Picking up a large piece of meat from the belly of the fish, Xia Yu could clearly see that the meat of the yellow croaker was shaped like garlic cloves. The first feeling when he took a bite was that it was very chewy, unlike some farmed ones which had a very soft taste.
As he chewed, the delicious aroma of the fish exploded in his mouth, and Xia Yu felt his whole body trembling.
Such delicacy is a gift from nature. The simple marinade brings out the deliciousness of the wild yellow croaker, which can be said to be a mutual achievement.
10 points is the full score. Xia Yu gave this dish a score of 10+2 points. The 10 points is a recognition of Tan Shiye’s cooking skills, and the top-quality ingredients added an extra 2 points, which is as strong as a cooking buff.
If he were to cook this fish, it would probably only get a score of 10. The taste would still be delicious, but it wouldn't be so explosive. Fortunately, Xia Yu was not arrogant and let the yellow croaker die a worthy death, proving his truth with his own body.
Fish: MMP!
Waking up from the aftertaste, Xia Yu saw Xiao Jiang with his eyes closed, his handsome eyebrows relaxed, as if he was also immersed in this deliciousness.
Xia Yu didn't have time to look for a camera, so he took out his cell phone and clicked to record this beautiful moment.
I didn’t notice it before, but Xiao Jiang looks so good when he eats.
It is said that beauty lies in bones, not skin, but Jiang Baiying has both. Her face is full of collagen, which makes people want to pinch it.
A real man does what he thinks. Xia Yu couldn't help but stretch out his claws and gently pinched Jiang Baiying's cheek.
"Look, you've gained weight eating at restaurants before. Fish is healthy, so eat more fish."
He clearly just wanted to pinch the other person's face, but he made an excuse by saying that the other person's face was fat. It's hard to find someone as shameless as Xia Yu in the world, but Jiang Baiying took it seriously.
"Senior, am I really fat?"
"That's right, your little face is so chubby."
As Xia Yu spoke, his hands moved from the left cheek to the right, and the feeling was like the green vegetables in the farm fields, which became juicy when pinched.
I have to say that junior girls are easier to fool than senior girls. If he dares to get involved with Yin Suya, the scene will definitely be very beautiful.
Yin Suya is different from the female protagonists in novels who can only pinch the fat on the waist. She can only pull people's ears, which reminds Xia Yu of the fear of being dominated by his mother when he was a child.
"Senior, the fish will get cold if you don't eat it now."
Um?
I wasn't paying attention and took a little too long to knead it.
"Okay, let's eat fish, and you should eat more too."
Xia Yu let go of his hand, feeling a little lost, but the delicious fish filled his empty heart, and he soon immersed himself in the battle.
Xia Yu ate at least two-thirds of the three-pound and four-ounce yellow croaker. Although Jiang Baiying wanted to eat more fish to lose weight, her appetite was so big that she couldn't eat any more.
The two people who were so full didn't care about their image and both collapsed on the chairs.
"Senior, will I really lose weight if I eat so much fish?"
Jiang Baiying asked again worriedly, she always felt something was wrong.
"Don't worry, I know a little bit about fitness."
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