019. Peony Fish Fillet
Rong Se calmly showed the menu to everyone, walked around the hall, and waved it in front of Yan Shuning, then said calmly: "I got this menu in a foreign country. The text is not from Dajin. I am not talented, and it took me a long time to translate it. The dishes in Fushenglou are only one tenth or twelve of the ones in the menu."
Song He's face changed slightly. He had thought that if Fu Sheng had some ancestral recipe, as long as he made a fuss in public and said that it was copied from himself, Fu Sheng would not be able to explain it even if he had a hundred mouths. Who would have thought that the original version was in foreign characters!
Lan Ying was stunned. Others might not know, but she knew the inside story. It was clearly her master who had done this!
The diners in the hall were talking about the lively meal, and they looked at Song He with a hint of mockery in their eyes.
After a while, Song He refused to admit it, "No one can understand the words on your letter, so naturally it's what you say it is!"
"Well then." Rong Se closed the menu and cupped his fists to the diners, imitating ancient etiquette. "If you are free, please go to the kitchen to be a witness. It happens that Fu Sheng Lou has a new dish today, please try it for free."
After that, he glanced at Song He who was obviously flustered and stunned, and said politely: "Since you said the recipe is yours, there is no reason for me to cook it, you can't, right?"
Just relying on the recipe, the water will only become more and more turbid. It is better to remove the fuel from under the cauldron so that the truth can be revealed!
When the diners heard this, they all agreed. On normal days, if they wanted to eat the dishes made by Fu Sheng himself, they would have to spend extra money. Moreover, he was going to make new dishes today, and there was no other place like him in the whole of Jinjing!
Someone stepped out from the corner and said, "Boss, you are so generous. Anyway! I will be your witness today!"
Rong Se took one look and fell silent.
Good fellow.
Isn't this Kimiongō, the Lord of Kōroku-ji Temple?
Fortunately, Ji Miaotong, like Cao Haoyun, did not recognize him. Probably no one would have thought that the sinister and cold Regent would appear in a restaurant as a cook.
Song He was panicked for only a moment, but he quickly calmed down. Most people were not allowed to enter the kitchen behind the restaurant. The first reason was that they were afraid that someone would tamper with the food, and the second was that they were afraid that someone would steal their skills. They all made a living by using their skills, and even if they really accepted an apprentice, the apprentice could only do odd jobs in the first two years. After they finished learning, they had to serve the master and work for the master. This Fu Sheng was so arrogant that he actually wanted to enter the kitchen with him. Then they would just have to watch how he did it and copy him!
Thinking this way, Song He felt more confident. He stood up and said, "Okay! What do you want to do?"
Rong Se could not guess his little thoughts, and smiled more gently: "No problem, this dish is called - Peony Fish Slices."
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Rong Se led everyone into the back kitchen. Although it was a stove room, it was kept tidy. The vegetables and meat on the table were fresh, and even the small bottles of seasonings were wiped clean.
This is also the reason why Rong Se is so fearless. The dining environment is shown to diners, which can also be regarded as publicity.
There were two large pots and four small pots in the kitchen. Rongse brought in the grass carp that had been prepared by the worker and cut it open with ease, peeling the skin and removing the bones, leaving only the crystal clear fish meat on both sides, slicing it with expert knife skills.
Seeing this, Song He also tried to learn from him.
This is just basic knife skills, and the two seem to be equally good. After the fish fillets are washed, Rongse adds rice wine, green onions and ginger, mixes them evenly, coats them with flour and starts beating them one by one. This beating also requires a technical job, the force should not be too strong or too weak, if it is too weak, the muscle fibers will be cut, and if it is too strong, it will directly turn into fish filling.
At this point, Song He started to get busy. After pounding several slices of fish into a paste, he changed to pounding it carefully.
Compared with him, Rong Se was faster. After beating the fish slowly, he cut the fish fillets into the shape of petals one by one, in different sizes.
Rong Se tilted her head and saw what Song He was doing, and curled her lips slightly.
Just kidding, for this dish, he had so many failures before he could shoot a video.
Want to learn from him live?
Just take your time to figure it out!
While Song He was still pounding the fish fillets, Rong Se first steamed the potatoes, then put the fish fillets into the pan. When the oil temperature was just right, he fried them carefully one by one, making sure that the fish fillets were not damaged. His expression was serious but calm.
When Rong Se's fish fillets were out of the pot, Song He began to trim the fish fillets with great effort.
Rongse has started to stir-fry the sauce, put ginger, scallions and garlic into the pot, added sugar, sour and salt, and thickened it with starch. The rich aroma spread immediately.
After the sauce is out of the pot, Rongse takes out the potatoes, mashes them into a paste, and kneads them into a base. Using the Cordyceps flower as the core, he arranges the fish fillets according to size into two peony flowers, which are placed on a white porcelain plate. The lotus leaves at the bottom of the plate set off the peony fish fillets, like an elegant and lively painting.
Rongse is very good at finding angles when shooting videos, and he also intentionally or unintentionally poses when cooking, so that in the eyes of everyone, his movements are smooth and not sluggish at all, and even have a leisurely and contented beauty, which forms a sharp contrast with the busy Song He.
Before even tasting the food, Rong Se had already mastered the skills.
Song He was still struggling with the oil pan, and a lot of fish fillets were broken, so he had to start all over again. Rong Se watched coldly and winked at the worker.
The waiter immediately brought the dishes to the diners. Ji Miaotong stepped forward immediately, picked up the fish fillet, dipped it in the sauce, put it in his mouth, tasted it for a moment, and immediately gave a thumbs up: "It's crispy and fragrant, and tender inside. Master Fusheng, great craftsmanship!"
Rong Se controlled his voice to become slightly hoarse and said, "You are too flattering."
Everyone who tried it praised it highly. They said the fish fillet was delicious and was made into the shape of a peony. Like all the other dishes at Fu Sheng Lou, it was totally unheard of!
Yan Shuning, who came to watch the show, had an unpleasant expression on his face. He had thought that Song He was so confident that he would definitely win. Who could have thought that the situation would take a sudden turn for the worse. It turned out that Song He didn't know how to cook this dish at all!
Cao Haoyun, who came with him, was quite interested. He ignored Yan Shuning and stared at the peony fish fillet with strange eyes, secretly thinking about it.
This chef is quite skilled. I'm afraid that the chefs in the palace don't have this ability. If he could bring this person into the palace...
When Song He's peony fish fillet was served, the fillet was incomplete. He really didn't have more fish, so he could only put it together. It didn't look good. Ji Miaotong reluctantly took a bite and frowned, saying, "It's so different, so different! Your fish is far from being as tender and delicious as Master Fu Sheng's. The crispy coating on the outside is also overcooked, and the sauce - tsk, it's too salty."
To be fair, everyone tried it one by one and shook their heads.
The gap is too big and the difference is obvious.
Rong Se smiled gently, but his words were sinister: "The fish meat is like this because it was not beaten enough. Chef Song, how come the dishes on your own menu are not as skillful as those cooked by an outsider like me?"
Led by Ji Miaotong, the diners burst into laughter.
Song He's face turned pale, then red, he gritted his teeth, turned around and wanted to leave.
"Blue Warbler!" Rong Se shouted sharply.
Lan Ying understood and immediately stepped forward to capture Song He.
Rong Se said coldly: "You want to leave after splashing dirty water? There is no such easy thing in the world. Lan Ying, call the police--cough," Rong Se swallowed the alarm that was about to come out of his mouth and changed his words: "Send him to see the official!"
Song He couldn't believe it and his face turned pale.
Rong Se was unmoved. This man was clearly a ruffian who just wanted to cheat him of money. If he was left alone, he might be resentful and talk nonsense in the future.
Rumors are scary and can melt metal. He had learned this lesson when he was a food blogger. If he didn't deal with it seriously, there would be endless trouble.