Chapter 42: Crucian Carp, Tofu and Coriander Soup
The visitor was not someone else, but the elder of the chef guild who was the judge of the chef. However, Wang Yong did not know his true identity, he only knew that he should have a great identity in the chef guild.
"Haha, the owner's words are interesting!" The elder walked in slowly with a smile, then found a table and sat down. "The owner opened the door to do business. The old man planned to come over for a meal. Could it be that he couldn't come in yet?"
"It's my honor to come to the small shop to have dinner!" Even if the emotional intelligence is low, it has a good relationship with important figures in the Chef Guild, Wang Yong is still very clear about it, "I don't know what you want to eat?"
"I am old and don't like eating heavy-tasting foods, and don't like those with hard taste. Yesterday, I heard that the store launched something called 'tofu' in a familiar family, so I was curious to come and taste it. Speaking of which, the store should still process the ingredients now, right?" The old man looked at Wang Yong.
"After all, it is a small business operation. The prices are a bit high nowadays. I can't afford to buy a small shop directly. If I go to the road of Wanshi House, I will purchase restrictions, so processing materials or changing things to the goods is the best way." Wang Yong nodded.
In fact, it is not only him, but many families are like this. Even Tianxianglou, the largest in Zhencheng, has canceled some menus. At the same time, it is easy to replace and process the incoming ingredients.
Or because of this general environment, his shop can quickly accumulate. Otherwise, with Wang Yong's cooking skills, it is really not easy to start a business in the early days.
"I brought a stone of soybeans, and there were two live fish. I wonder what dishes I could change?" The elder clapped his hands, and the two guards took two burlap bags, and a fish came in at the same time.
The fish is a crucian carp and is not very big, but it is not realistic to eat bigger ones these days, so it would be nice to have them.
"It's better..." After weighing the pros and cons, Wang Yong replied, "How about crucian carp, tofu, coriander soup? I wonder if you are used to the taste of coriander? After all, you need to use that to enhance the fragrance. If you are not used to it, you can not use it!"
I remember that in my previous life, many people didn’t like the special fragrance of coriander, so I asked better in advance.
"Corella..." The elder thought for a while, "I actually like the taste quite a bit, yes!"
"So, please wait!" Wang Yong nodded and returned to the kitchen with the supplies.
At this time, Guo Jia, who had just left the yamen, returned to the restaurant, and Xun Yu, who came to have dinner behind him, should have made up, judging from the appearance of the two.
Seeing Liu Li receiving her outside, Guo Jia stepped forward and said hello: "Thank you for your hard work... Where is the owner?"
"The owner has just entered the kitchen to cook soup." Liu Li knew that Guo Jia's identity was not only a helper and accountant, but also a civil servant in the yamen, so he naturally did not dare to neglect.
"I'll go and help!" Guo Jia heard this and wanted to rush into the kitchen immediately, but considering Xun Yu, he turned around and said, "Yanyan, sit here now, I'll be back soon!"
"No, no, no, I'm very curious about what soup the owner would make!" Xun Yu replied with strong curiosity. The last time Wang Yong made the soup was pork belly chicken. I missed the taste very much now. Now I heard that he was making soup again, so I was naturally curious.
"After all, it's a kitchen there, so it's not very convenient..." Guo Jiake couldn't make the decision.
"It's okay!" Xun Yu walked towards the kitchen with familiarity, "All of them are colleagues, there's no need to avoid so many!"
"So, you can enter other people's kitchen openly?" Seeing Xun Yu coming in, Wang Yong, whose ears seem to have improved recently, suddenly complained, and at the same time, he was quickly dealing with the fish in his hand.
There were two fish, but without preservation techniques, this thing could not be stored overnight, so it was better to deal with it early. So he planned to make two pots of soup, one for the elderly and the other for working meals.
This thing belongs to Cantonese cuisine, but Wang Yong's ability to accept food is stronger than that of ordinary people. He can accept sweet tofu brain flowers, but he still likes salty tofu brains.
"Wuyou, what kind of soup is this time?" Xun Yu came over without any moral integrity, "Fish soup? If you don't remove the fishy smell, it will be very difficult to drink!"
"Crucian carp, tofu, coriander soup... I plan to make two dishes, one for employee meals, and then stir-fry it later... Speaking of which, does Fengxiao hate the taste of coriander?" Wang Yong asked while dealing with the two crucian carp. As for the issue of removing the fishy smell, it is not a problem for him at all.
"I don't hate it, I like it very much!" Guo Jia replied.
"Corilla...is not bad!" Xun Yu was obviously very interested.
"This guest here, we don't provide dinner for free..." Wang Yong directly reminded.
"Leave me one, plus a bowl of fried rice, I'll pay the extra!" Xun Yu said with a smile.
"Okay, wait a moment outside!" When Wang Yong spoke, the two fish had been processed, and they were washed with clean water, and used kitchen paper to suck the excess water dry. I have to say that in this world, the research on paper is really transparent, not only writing paper, but also toilet paper and sanitary napkins, but even kitchen paper is sold, and the price is not expensive.
Brush it in an iron pan with ginger, so as to prevent sticking to the pan when frying fish. Then fry some oil and fry the fish at the same time. It was changed to the ones that were not done before. Now Wang Yong claims to be more and more skilled in controlling the subtleties, so he dares to do this.
Since the soup will be cooked later, the fish does not need to be fried too old, it just needs to turn slightly yellow. At this time, add water, ginger slices to boil over high heat until the soup starts to turn slightly white, then add tofu, add a little salt and continue to simmer over low heat.
When I was reading recipes in the past, it was difficult for Wang Yong to understand the concept of "slight" and "more amount". After all, this concept is too general. Only when you really cook, you will understand it. This is based on your personal taste. The focus is lighter and the taste is completely different. More soup is a different concept. Even for the same dish, the amount of seasonings will be different. This requires the chef's imagination to estimate.
"The key point of cooking skills is called 'art' rather than 'skills'. A truly good chef may be an imaginary artist himself." Wang Yong muttered, as if he was talking to Guo Jia, and also as if he was talking to himself.
Some people are used to putting tofu and coriander together, which should be people who like the taste of coriander very much. However, in this way, the aroma of coriander will completely penetrate into the soup, and the result is that the smell completely covers the umami flavor of the fish.
Finally, add coriander and scallion, set it out, use a small sand pot, divide it into two parts, and bring out one of them.
"Fengxiao, help divide the other portion into five portions for later use!" Wang Yong gave an order to Guo Jia, then turned around and left.
"Okay!" Guo Jia quickly responded, then found five bowls, divided the soup into five parts, and left them there for later use.
"Nah, there should be no problem with eating now, right?" Xun Yu smelled the smell, and his appetite had been completely aroused.
"The store manager hasn't come back yet, isn't this good, right?" Guo Jia was a little worried.
"I'm paying for this one myself, and I have the final say when to eat it!" Xun Yu immediately reached out, took a bowl of fish soup, scooped a spoonful of soup with a spoonful, and took a sip.
When the soup is in the mouth, the first thing you can feel in the soup is the strange fragrance of coriander, which is difficult to ignore. And because it is too heavy, it often makes people ignore the original taste of other ingredients. As a result, coriander becomes the main ingredient, giving the feeling of putting the cart before the horse.
Now, the taste of coriander cannot cover up the mellow aroma of tofu and the fresh aroma of fish. The three flavors are separated and form a complete flavor. Especially the umami flavors in soybeans and fish overlap and collide, and the umami flavor produced is far from simple as 11.
"Hmm... um?" The umami flavor began to spread in the mouth, as if all the umami flavor was blended into the soup.
"It smells so good... I can't stand this taste!" Xun Yu couldn't wait to finish the soup in the spoon, and the umami taste immediately rushed forward, making her a little bit unable to stop.
"Ah wow..." Xun Yu immediately showed a happy expression.
"Yanyan... Your expression is so lustful and angry!" Guo Jia immediately blushed and reminded.
"Hehe, there is no, there is no..." Xun Yu's speech became a little incoherent, but he was not slow at all. He had tasted the soup, so he naturally had to taste the tofu and fish.
In a mouthful of tofu, the soft and smoothness of the tofu was like jelly. It turned into a buffet in its mouth and exploded instantly. A strong smell came. Xun Yu suddenly leaned back slightly, and his expression became more pleasant.
"Sorry, amazing! I can't eat anymore... But I can't control my hands..." Xun Yu looked at the fish scooped up in his hand from the corner of his eyes, slowly approaching his mouth, and rationally told her that she could not eat anymore, but her body honestly controlled the spoon, and sent the fish meat and fish soup into his mouth.
"No, people will do this..." No matter how hard Xun Yu struggled, he finally put the spoon into his mouth.
The umami flavor of fish completely explodes the remaining aftertaste of tofu in the mouth. Coupled with the umami flavor in the soup, it forms a triple umami explosive bomb that explodes in one breath.
"Oh hehe..." Xun Yu became completely incoherent, his pupils began to dissipate, and he looked like he reached the peak of pleasure.
"Yanyan, is it really that delicious?" Looking at Xun Yu's expression, Guo Jia couldn't help swallowing the saliva. She obviously couldn't help but wait for a while, so she picked up her bowl and started to taste it.
Last time she had never tasted the pork belly chicken, and the impact of the umami taste was stronger than Xun Yu. The umami taste swept over and quickly broke through her rational direction and continued to erode.
"Woo meow..." The oral sex appeared again, and Guo Jia also began to become a little incoherent. His body subconsciously tightened, his mouth was slightly breathing, his pupils slowly became dissipated, and his face showed a very pleasant expression.
"Good soup!" Guo Jia couldn't help but sigh.
"Very good soup!" At the same time, when Wang Yong brought the soup out, the elder tasted it slightly, and his originally calm expression began to loosen. Under the impact of the umami smell, the corners of his mouth subconsciously raised.
As a special chef, he has a very good understanding of umami flavor, but it is very rare to be able to use unfamiliar ingredients to make such a soup and highlight the umami flavor so much.
Chapter completed!