At ten o'clock in the morning, Chen Chuanzhong, wearing a blue striped short-sleeved shirt, came to the bun shop as scheduled.
He had already gone through the resignation procedures at Yaoyuelou. Boss Xiang was very surprised at first and tried his best to persuade him and promised to give him a salary increase. But Chef Chen had already made up his mind and just said that Yaoyuelou was not in line with his ideas and habits.
, politely declined Boss Xiang’s offer to stay. Finally, with Boss Xiang’s regret, he left the place where he had worked for nearly twenty years.
He met Li Youran in the office, and the latter took him from the yard to the special kitchen of the Si Fang restaurant.
At the door of the kitchen, Liu Senjiang, wearing a neat chef's uniform, was already waiting there with two assistants. It was obvious that he had already heard the news.
Seeing Boss Xiao Li and his two colleagues arriving, Liu Senjiang took the lead to greet them.
"Master Chen, I have been waiting for you for a long time. Welcome." Liu Senjiang stretched out his hands.
"You...Master Liu, Liu Senjiang, right?" Chen Chuanzhong was stunned for a moment, and finally remembered the other person.
"Haha, it's rare that Master Chen still remembers me." Liu Senjiang said with a smile, and the two of them held hands tightly together.
"Do you know each other?" Li Youran asked curiously.
"Of course, we met when Tianhai City held a cooking competition the year before last. Hey, I was eliminated in the quarter-finals. Master Chen was so awesome that he made it all the way to the semi-finals and finally won the third place." Liu Senjiang was envious.
said.
"Oh, I haven't heard Master Chen mention it yet." Li Youran turned to Chen Chuanzhong.
"Don't mention what happened in the past. It was just a fluke. In fact, Master Liu is also very good. If it weren't for his assistant's last mistake, he would definitely have entered the semi-finals. Haha." Chen Chuanzhong didn't expect to meet an acquaintance here, and he was in a very happy mood.
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"Haha, okay, you two don't need to compliment each other anymore. Since you are acquaintances, it will be more comfortable to work together in the future. With Master Chen joining us, the food in our farmhouse will be even more powerful." Li Youran smiled.
joked.
"Master Chen, we have prepared the materials. You need to change your clothes first." Liu Senjiang stretched out his right hand in a gesture of invitation.
Chen Chuanzhong nodded, walked into the lounge next to the kitchen, and began to change clothes.
"Does Master Chen need to show off his skills? In fact, it's not necessary. Can we still not trust Master Chen's craftsmanship?" Li Youran said.
"The boss doesn't know. In our industry, when a chef meets a new owner, he must prepare a dish for the new owner to taste. This is a rule and a sign of respect." Liu Senjiang explained to Li Youran.
In this case, just let nature take its course. Li Youran thought.
The new chef was going to perform a cooking show, and the news spread quickly. Several managers in the bun shop and the employees who had no work at the moment gathered outside the kitchen. Fortunately, a transparent glass partition was installed in the kitchen, which made it easier for everyone to watch.
Over there, Chen Chuanzhong had finished dressing, put soap on his hands and washed his hands carefully, and stood in front of the operating table with an expressionless face and a calm composure.
In a stainless steel basin next to the chopping board, there are several washed potatoes, green peppers, and red peppers.
Liu Senjiang explained to Li Youran that the dish Chef Chen is going to make today is spicy and sour potato shreds.
Even though this is a home-cooked dish that can be seen everywhere, it is a required course in Chinese cooking. It requires high knife skills and control of the fire. It is not easy to make it perfect and it is a test for the chef. Ji Zheng said, Chef Chen
He had already begun to take action. He picked up a potato with his left hand and held the paring knife with three fingers of his right hand. The potato rotated rapidly in his palm, and the thin skin fell vertically and connected in a line, but did not break.
I peeled three potatoes in a row and put them on the chopping board. I held one with my left hand and used my right hand with a wide-backed kitchen knife. I brushed the thin, almost transparent potato slices and piled them up diagonally in a quick order. Next I cut them into shreds.
Just listen to the intensive drum beat, and the potato shreds, which are not much thicker than hair, pile up like magic, with uniform thickness, as if they are precisely made by a machine.
After cutting into shreds, put it into a basin to wash the starch.
Taking this opportunity, Chef Chen prepared shredded green peppers, shredded red peppers, and other ingredients such as onions, ginger, and garlic. He set up a wok on the stove and lit the fire.
Outside the glass partition, the audience watched intently without making any noise.
The washed potato shreds are taken out, scalded in a basin of boiling water, and then drained.
When the wok is hot, pour in the soybean oil.
Then add Sichuan peppercorns, green onions and ginger to the pot.
Chef Chen shook his right hand, and the potato shreds immediately flew into the air, as if blown up by a tornado, but they fell accurately into the oil pan, without any of them falling out.
Suddenly, a flame broke out on the pot surface, accompanied by a fierce sizzling sound.
He held the handle of the pot in his left hand, moved the pot forward, pulled and shook, and the potato shreds jumped into the air again, rolled for a week and then fell down, and so on.
Use your right hand to sprinkle in various seasonings.
Li Youran was fascinated by what he saw outside. Master Chen's movements were full of rhythm and rhythm, as if he was conducting a symphony instead of cooking.
About two minutes later, Chen Chuanzhong began to turn the frying spoon and put it on the plate.
Immediately, a plate of crystal-clear, slender and hot and sour potato shreds appeared in front of everyone, with fresh red and green chili shreds blending into it. The three colors of yellow, red and green were available, just like the autumn harvest season.
A few coriander garnishes the edge of the plate, adding a touch of liveliness to the picture.
Just looking at the presentation of this dish is first-rate and mouth-watering.
"Okay!" Liu Senjiang took the lead in cheering.
Boom, boom, boom, there was a burst of applause outside the glass partition.
A relaxed smile appeared on Chen Chuanzhong's face. He picked up the plate and walked out of the kitchen to invite everyone to taste it.
Li Youran took a pair of chopsticks and picked up one first. The aroma was already fragrant before he even took it into his mouth.
Put it into your mouth and taste it carefully. The texture is crisp but not raw, smooth and fine. The heat is just right, fragrant, spicy, sour, sweet and numb. Various flavors come in sequence, stimulating the taste buds alternately.
"It's delicious, well done." He praised loudly, and then picked up another chopstick.
Others also came forward to taste it, and praises came one after another. Chef Chen's superb skills conquered every diner present.
It is worthy of the skills of a super chef. Even such ordinary materials can be turned into superior delicacies. If space ingredients are used, it will be even better. In this way, the Si Fang restaurant has two chefs.
Chef Liu Senjiang no longer needs to be so nervous every day. When the vegetable base can officially produce and the supply catches up, Si Fang Vegetables can expand its business scale. Li Youran thought to himself.
At this point, Chef Chen's first performance has come to an end, and he has officially joined Li Youran's team.
As for the position of director of the Si Fang restaurant, Liu Senjiang once suggested that Chef Chen should be the leader and he be the assistant, but the latter firmly refused, saying that although he was a special third-level chef, his certificate did not determine everything, and his management ability was not necessarily the same.
Chef Liu is strong, and everything must be done on a first-come, first-served basis. This is also the rule.
Therefore, Si Fang Restaurant still had Liu Senjiang as the manager and assigned Chen Chuanzhong the position of deputy manager.
Li Youran was very pleased to see that the two chefs could get along harmoniously.!