Tofu, mushrooms, green vegetables, and vermicelli at home are the four ingredients used tonight. When he came back from the vegetable market, he brought vermicelli with him. Xu Guangling thought about it and brought some salt before mentioning it.
Pick up these things and head to Zhang's hometown.
Mr. Zhang said that there are pots, pans, and other things at home, but considering that the old man does not cook, it is hard to say whether there is salt or other things at home.
As for the oil, Xu Guangling actually wanted to bring it, but it was really inconvenient, and the oil he bought was a blended oil in the city, which was not a good oil worthy of praise, so after thinking about it again, he forgot about it.
If Zhang's family really doesn't have any oil or salt, then the two elderly people will just have to try hard and have a "clear soup with little water" tonight. In addition, even if they add oil, Xu Guangling will only add a little bit.
There is tofu.
Besides, the authentic nine-grade white jade soup does not contain even a drop of oil.
It was said that it was 4:30 in the afternoon, Xu Guangling estimated that it was almost time.
When entering the community, Xu Guangling received another slightly weird look after the post office today. Brother Zhao, who was standing guard at the door, saw Xu Guangling coming to the door carrying tofu dishes and other things. His look was really...
It was indescribably weird. I looked at him carefully and even gave him a bared smile.
Maybe it was because Xu Guangling had brought ingredients and it was inconvenient to open the door today?
So this time Xu Guangling enjoyed the treatment of being greeted at the door by the two elders again, and then he was led all the way to the east side room, and then, behind the small building, there was actually a rather large courtyard!
In the middle of the yard, there was an open tent with several pots underneath.
"My master occasionally uses it to boil medicine." Seeing Xu Guangling looking at the pot, Mr. Zhang explained.
After hearing this explanation, Xu Guangling expressed surprise as to why the old man had all the pots and pans here.
There is not much to say next. I guess the old man was quite prepared this morning, so the things Xu Guangling needed, such as knives and cutting boards, were placed in a very conspicuous position on the table. As for the faucet, in the yard
After using several faucets, Xu Guangling didn't know why he needed so many faucets.
The pots and pans are even more clean.
So Xu Guangling had nothing to say, so he put down the ingredients, cleaned his hands, rolled up his sleeves and got to work.
The two old men stood next to Xu Guangling and watched him do it.
I watched it with gusto, as if I were watching a magic trick. Xu Guangling has no stage fright at all. He is "the true descendant of the 19th generation of the Chinese Divine Chef Sect." That's what he said when chatting with Mr. Dashajia on QQ that day.
Why do you dare to brag like this shamelessly? Of course you have some confidence.
He doesn’t know the difference between the front elbow and the back elbow of a pig. He doesn’t know which of the three types of sugar, rock sugar, brown sugar and white sugar, is the most suitable for cooking. He doesn’t know which of the eight major Chinese cuisines has the widest audience. In fact, among the eight major Chinese cuisines,
He didn't even know which of the eight cuisines there were. If he was blind, he would probably be able to guess four or five.
but!
But the dream gave him support.
Xu Guangling first soaked the vermicelli in water. The vermicelli did not need to be soaked for a long time, twenty minutes was enough. Then he processed the other ingredients. When he picked up the knife to cut the tofu, his quick movements
, so that the extremely fine shredded tofu cut out made the two elderly people stare.
This is definitely not something the two old people are unfamiliar with. Mr. Zhang, not to mention Mr. Chen, must have seen shredded tofu that is thinner than this.
But...
How should I put it, this performance should not appear on Xu Guangling.
"I'm sorry, have you really practiced cooking?" Mr. Zhang couldn't help but ask.
Don't look at other things, just this knife skill is definitely not comparable to that of an ordinary "home cook". In fact, even a chef, a real chef! I guess he can't compare with Xu Guangling's performance at this time in terms of knife skills.
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In other words, it can also be said that with his knife skills, Xu Guangling said that he was a chef, and the two old men probably couldn't believe it.
If they hadn't been in contact with Xu Guangling for a while, and both of them had psychologically accepted that Xu Guangling was a "genius", I'm afraid they would be even more surprised at this time. - Normal young people, even professional chefs,
It is impossible or unlikely to have such knife skills.
That proficiency, at first glance, is the kind of "several decades of skill".
As the saying goes, an expert can tell if something is there as soon as he reaches out his hand. With his knife skills, the two elders were convinced that Xu Guangling was "good at cooking".
"My disciple is a genius, so he can learn everything quickly, including cooking." Xu Guangling did not stop moving his hands at all, but said with a smile.
Yes, you are a genius. You can learn everything quickly. You can master this cooking skill and this knife skill in just one day, no, just one night! How amazing!
The two old men didn't know that this shameless guy was talking nonsense, so they all praised him. Mr. Chen even gave Xu Guangling a thumbs up. If he knew the inside story, I wonder if he would change his thumb to
A big foot underneath.
The proficiency of knife skills can be seen by the two old men. Anyone can see it.
But most people don't know whether the cooking that follows is good or bad. Looking at Mr. Zhang's expression, Xu Guangling guessed that his teacher probably didn't understand this either, but the two old men looked at Xu Guangling's expressions, and
His movements were as smooth as clouds and water, and you knew that this guy must have really done it twice.
Of course, at this time, no matter how good your performance is, it still needs results to prove it.
It is not uncommon for good flowers to bear crooked fruits.
But for Xu Guangling, he still has this basic confidence. Otherwise, he would not dare to imitate and perform this trick for the two elderly people. Although this soup is only the first time for him to make it, it is eighty years old.
There is still some level of self-evaluation.
If he only saw the ninth-grade white jade soup in his dream, Xu Guangling might be able to give his soup ninety points at this time. Of course, the ninth-grade white jade soup would be one hundred points. However, he saw it again later.
After eating the "Ten Bacteria Clear Soup", even if it was the wonderful Ninth Grade White Jade Soup, Xu Guangling could only give it ninety points, even though he couldn't say there was anything bad about it that needed to be deducted, and he gave it one hundred points to ten.
Mushroom clear soup.
So at this time, his own soup, he can only lean back further, to the 80th position. Just like this, it even seems to be a little elevated. If you really judge it more strictly, it is estimated that
I can only score seventy-five points.
That is to say, between good and good at the "good" level, it cannot be rated as excellent.
After a while, the soup was ready. In fact, it mainly took a while to make the vermicelli. If it was just mushrooms, tofu and vegetables, it would be ready in minutes.
Bowls, chopsticks, etc. have been prepared aside for a long time. This soup is quite attractive when served in a bowl.
In fact, in terms of appearance, there are no specific indicators, but as long as a chef has a slightly higher cooking skill, he will always pay attention to the "color" of the dish consciously or unconsciously, and then form a taste.
own characteristics.
Just like shredded tofu, it’s the same thickness, but how long can it be for the best taste and “color”?
As for the appearance of other materials, how should they be treated to make the entire dish most harmonious in appearance? If we are serious, this has actually risen to the level of aesthetics. - If nothing else, suppose a chef,
Let him (her) study art and painting for a few more years. After a few years, when he or she starts cooking again, it will definitely be different from before.
What's the difference?
The appearance and appearance of the dishes are influenced by art paintings, and they are quite influenced!
Xu Guangling doesn't understand aesthetics, nor is he a good cook, but for a "cheater", he doesn't need these, and he can naturally make the dishes he makes satisfy him in every aspect. The taste is
So, the taste is so, and so is the appearance.
"Teacher, Mr. Chen, please! Give it a try and see how this disciple's craftsmanship is." Xu Guangling said with a smile.