Punch: From third-rate anchor to top chef

Chapter 207 207. Attitude Change (seeking monthly ticket)

After all, in his opinion, no matter how good the breeding conditions are, oysters will have some bacteria and parasites.

However, as a daughter, she is open to almost any way of eating.

And it is this kind of not picky eaters that allowed He Beibei to taste a variety of delicacies with different styles and cooking techniques since childhood.

The taste and cooking techniques of these delicacies are also deeply imprinted in her mind, so that she can call them at any time when she needs them.

If he hadn't tried using black vinegar and lemon juice when eating oyster sashimi, it would not be possible to develop such a sea urchin sashimi.

It's like the last last monarch of the Han Kingdom. After he was deposed, he went to the antique street once, saw a lot of antiques, and easily picked out many genuine ones among them.

Others complimented the other party for his excellent eyesight. This downcast last monarch just shook his head slightly and said something calm and calm.

"In the past, my house was full of these. You can tell if it's true or not at a glance. It doesn't feel right."

Many people think that everyone is on the same starting line, but in fact it is simply impossible.

It must be less difficult for a musical family to cultivate a musician than for an ordinary family.

It is far more difficult for a culinary family to cultivate a gourmet than a normal family.

Thinking about something in my heart, the movements of my hands didn't delay at all. The broth made from the chicken skeleton was added to the minced chicken, and the minced chicken was mixed with mashed potatoes.

He Beibei scooped up a ball with an ice cream scoop, put it into a small green dish, and finally sprinkled a layer of finely ground black pepper.

One serving of [Chicken Mashed Potatoes] is complete.

Scooping up a spoonful of mashed potatoes with a spoon, Li Xiao took a closer look. The mashed potatoes were very delicate. Putting it on the tip of his nose and smelling it carefully, he could smell the aroma of chicken, the fresh aroma of fresh potatoes, the strong milky smell, and the faint Peppery.

The flavors complement each other and work together very well.

As soon as the mashed chicken and mashed potatoes were put into the mouth, without even chewing, the mashed potatoes that melted quietly and turned into fluids slid down the throat and into the body.

This dish must be very popular with children and the elderly. Milk, cream, cheese, these three dairy products are added to the mashed potatoes, so it can create such a rich milky taste. After the chicken breast is steamed, add chicken broth and break it into minced chicken , and finally mix in mashed potatoes.

Creamy and full of flavor, it's like eating ice cream, but this ice cream is chicken flavored.

The overall feeling is quite good, the milk is full of fragrance, and the taste is very comfortable, but after eating.Li Xiao felt a little tired, probably because of the cheese and cream.

Although He Beibei sprinkled crushed black pepper at the end to understand the greasy taste, but because he was afraid that the strong taste of crushed black pepper would make the primary and secondary taste irrelevant and rob the taste of mashed potatoes, so the crushed black pepper was not added. not much.

As a result, the effect of relieving greasiness is not strong.

At the beginning, I ate pretty well, but after eating two more bites, the problem appeared.

Li Xiao looked down at the mashed potatoes in the plate. This problem is not difficult to solve. The easiest way to solve it is of course to reduce the amount.

Since eating too much will make you greasy, reduce the portion and the problem will be solved directly.

However, although this method is simple, it only treats the symptoms but not the root cause.

It's like having pimples and blackheads on the face, not thinking about how to take care of them, just thinking about covering them with powder, just avoiding the problem.

Seeing the smile on Li Xiao's face, He Beibei had let go of her worries, thinking that the fourth course had also passed the test, and she could prepare for the fifth course with peace of mind.

Unexpectedly, when she was about to make a move, Li Xiao beckoned to her.

He didn't show any displeasure this time, nor did he frown. His steps were much faster than before, and he walked towards the back of the workbench.

Li Xiao didn't waste time and asked straight to the point
"Have you ever tasted this 【Mashed Chicken and Potatoes?】"

He Beibei was a little confused, so,
"Of course I ate it. Is there something wrong?"

Li Xiao nodded, a little puzzled

"Since you've eaten it, don't you think there's nothing wrong with it?"

Could it be that He Beibei is actually a heavy taster, but it's hard to say, after all, he heard that foreigners like heavy tastes.

The whips are very heavy. No, it's not the whip, but the seasoning is very heavy. Yes, it's the seasoning.

inappropriate?

He Beibei frowned, and was a little puzzled when he picked up Li Xiao's remaining half of mashed potatoes.

Put it on the nose and smell it, there is nothing wrong with the smell.

Li Xiao saw that the other party was about to eat with a spoon, so he quickly stopped him.

Good guy, I've eaten this mashed potato myself, but you still want to eat it. I don't know if a man and a woman can kiss each other? ?Doesn't that equal indirect kissing?

I and Jiang Yingxue have never kissed before, how can I leave my first kiss to you? ? ?

He pointed to the half bowl of mashed potatoes left on the workbench,
"There are too few here, you can try to eat a normal portion to see how it feels."

When Li Xiao uttered these words, the experienced Beibei immediately understood that there might be a problem with the weight, and she hurried back to the workbench.

Grabbing a blank bowl, she scooped up a spoonful of mashed potatoes with an ice cream scoop, sprinkled black pepper on the mashed potatoes, and then stuffed the spoon into her mouth, stuffing about three-half of the mashed potatoes. His hand stopped.

She licked her lips and looked down at the half bowl of mashed chicken and mashed potatoes left in her hand.

A wave of shame welled up in my heart.

Too much self-confidence can still kill people. After she tasted the mashed chicken and potatoes, she made it directly according to the portion.

But as a three-star chef, he forgot the most important point.

After adding too much milk products, fat, and sugar, eating too much will easily lead to a feeling of fullness, that is, the feeling of being tired of eating that most people say.

This is actually quite simple common sense, but she is too confident in her skills.

Moreover, the minced chicken itself has a certain effect of absorbing fat, but what she didn't expect was that this time, the weight fell a lot. If the weight was reduced by half, then the problem should not be so obvious, or even not appear. question.

Putting down the bowl in her hand, she turned around and said to Li Xiao,

"I probably know what's wrong with this [Mashed Chicken and Potatoes]. I will adjust its portion at that time."

After finishing speaking, He Beibei was about to turn around and walk away, not because she was too arrogant, but because she had no face to face others.

Only after trying 4 dishes, there were problems with [-] of them, whoever it was would be ashamed.

Although seeing He Beibei already looked embarrassed, I still have to raise my opinions. After all, there is only Samsung in the [neighborhood], and there is still a lot of room for improvement.

What's more, the other party seemed to be able to communicate well, so while the communication was still possible, it was better to strike while the iron was hot and raise all the issues.

Li Xiao coughed lightly, and quickly stopped He Beibei's escape.

He Beibei's heart skipped a beat, good guy, I've made a mistake on this side, does this mean that I want to drag myself to the end?

Do you want to mock yourself in front of the whole kitchen?
Or do you want to scold yourself in public?
Although, there are indeed a lot of omissions on my side, but
Well, although I was a little dissatisfied, this dissatisfaction disappeared immediately.

The other party seemed to have the qualifications to be dissatisfied. If he were the boss, three of the four dishes had problems. Whether he could continue to work tomorrow was a problem.

But she misunderstood, Li Xiao didn't mean to save her face.

But I really want to offer guidance, after all [Neighborhood] will open the day after tomorrow.

The substitution is indeed a bit hasty now, and it is too outrageous.

What's more, the opponent's level can already get three stars, which is indeed not bad.

If there is no Samsung after the replacement, then the loss outweighs the gain.

Moreover, behind Li Xiao's opponent, there are two five-star senior chefs sitting in charge. When the time comes, the menu will be changed or new products will be released.

When He Beibei encountered a problem, he would definitely look for his parents.

That would be the same as hiring a 5-star senior chef, but prostitution of two [-]-star senior chefs for nothing. This business is worth it no matter what, so Li Xiao will definitely not get into trouble with the other party if it is not necessary.

Seeing that the atmosphere was not quite right, Li Xiao quickly showed a smiling face

"Actually, the taste of this dish of minced chicken and mashed potatoes is quite good, no matter the conception, preparation method, or its fineness is quite appropriate."

"However, you should have known clearly just now that the only drawback of it is that it will feel too greasy if you eat too much."

"Of course there is nothing wrong with adjusting its weight as you just said. This method is very straightforward and can solve the problem very quickly."

Li Xiao first praised the other party. After all, he had already raised a lot of opinions in a row, and he didn't know what the other party's temper and stomach were.

So he still thinks it's better to say a few words first, but he still needs to raise his opinions.

"But have you ever thought that even if the portion is reduced, the greasiness of this dish has not disappeared, it has only been suppressed temporarily, but the feeling of fullness has actually been felt by the body, which is likely to affect the next meal. Tasting of a range of dishes.”

"So I have a small suggestion here. I suggest that you reduce the amount of milk, cream and cheese."

He Beibei was shocked when she heard Li Xiao's words, indeed she completely ignored this problem, even if she temporarily solved the problem of getting tired after eating mashed potatoes.

However, the problem of a large amount of cream and cheese intake still exists. Even if the portion is reduced, the intake is only slightly reduced.

At first, He Beibei thought that Li Xiao would have some wonderful proposals. When she heard that the ingredients of these ingredients that would produce a sense of satiety should be reduced, she frowned slightly, but she quickly let go. She asked politely

"However, if the ratio of these three materials is reduced hastily, the taste will be unbalanced, and the resulting problem may be more serious than satiety."

Li Xiao chuckled, of course he would never forget this kind of thing

"It's not easy, just add something with the same properties and similar taste, such as salted egg yolk?"

He Beibei was shocked when he heard the light material that Li Xiao said, and his eyes suddenly lit up, as if a door to a new world had suddenly opened in front of him.

Although salted egg yolk is not any dairy product, its taste complements dairy products.

Although she didn't try to add salted egg yolk to it, it would not be too bad.

Seeing the sudden realization and surprise on He Beibei's face, Li Xiao understood that the other party must have figured out the reason.

he continued to speak

"As for the ratio, you can try it out as soon as possible in the past two days. I think the flavor may be richer after adding salted egg yolk, which can add a lot to this mashed chicken and potato dish."

After watching He Beibei walk back to the workbench, the squad leader came to Li Xiao's ear and said,
"I really invited the right person this time. I didn't expect that you are not only good at live broadcasting, but also good at food tasting."

"I've never seen Chef He convince anyone, but you raised so many opinions, but she didn't respond too much."

"Obviously he quite agrees with your opinion, do I need to pay you another menu improvement fee?"

The squad leader was very happy.

This time was indeed a surprise for her. Originally, she just wanted to find an anchor with enough traffic to help promote it.

Who knew that after searching around, I found my old classmate, and this old classmate also helped to improve the menu, and raised a lot of questions.

This is like the experience that many people have had. You bought a lottery ticket and thought you won the third prize. Who knew that when you went to the welfare company, they said that the prize could not be redeemed.

You thought you read the wrong number or got a fake lottery voucher, but the other party said that this is the first prize, and you need to go to the general office to receive the prize.

What is a surprise, this is probably a surprise.

Li Xiao and the class monitor chatted without saying a word, He Beibei has turned around and continued to work
During the chat, the only soup in the menu was served
【Mushroom clear soup】

When He Beibei was preparing this list, Li Xiao felt that his saliva was constantly secreting.

The rich aroma of Tricholoma mushrooms is constantly coming out of the oven, which is very tempting.

The method of mushroom clear soup is actually very simple, wash the mushrooms, and then pull out his stipe.

Adjust the temperature of the oven to 130°C. First, with the umbrella facing up, bake slowly at low temperature for 3 minutes, until the surface of the mushrooms is browned.

Just turn on the oven and turn the mushrooms upside down.

The umbrellas are placed neatly in the oven with the face down. At a high temperature of 130 degrees, the moisture in the mushrooms will slowly drain out, because the umbrellas have been baked brown, and the water will naturally gather on the original umbrellas. of the depression.

When the mushroom juice in the depression of the mushrooms is about to overflow, turn on the oven, pour the juice from the depression into a bowl, then put the mushrooms back into the oven and continue baking at low temperature for 3 minutes.

Collect the remaining juice in the depression again, add salt and a little sugar to enhance the freshness while it is hot, and finally cut a mushroom that has been baked to a semi-dry state into thin slices and slowly put it in a bowl, a simple [Mushroom Clear Soup] It's finished.

[Mushroom Clear Soup] is served in a light blue soup bowl.

Except for the thinly sliced ​​mushrooms, this bowl of soup has no decorations and looks very elegant.

Li Xiao put his head in front of the soup bowl, fanned the wind with his hands lightly, and the more intense mushroom fragrance poured into his nose.

【Mushroom Clear Soup】A simple to the ultimate clear soup, not to mention high-end restaurants, even ordinary families, can use a pan to make the same effect.

The only thing you need to worry about with this dish is whether the ingredients used are good enough.

Although the preparation method is very simple, Li Xiao doesn't think there is anything wrong with such a simple dish appearing in a high-end restaurant.

The more complicated the food, the more delicious it is, nor the more expensive the better. As long as the customers like it, there seems to be nothing wrong with such a simple dish on the menu.

Use the same light blue spoon to scoop up the golden and clear clear soup.

When the clear soup enters, the fragrance of the mushrooms comes out, and there is a slight burnt aroma in the clear soup, which is because when the mushrooms are roasted, some protruding small lumps are too prominent, and they are cooked first, which brings a special flavor to the clear soup.

The mushrooms are very fresh, without the smell of fermented rotten wood residue that is unique to many mushrooms.

It should be a mushroom culture bag that has only been used once. In fact, most mushroom culture bags can be reused.

But the more times it is reused, the stronger the smell of wood decay will be, and even some unscrupulous plantations will use some inferior culture kits and hormones to cultivate mushrooms.

Although the cost is lower and the growth rate is faster, such mushrooms have almost no nutritional value, and they still have a strange taste when they are eaten, without the freshness and sweetness that mushrooms should have.

He Beibei has done a good job in selecting materials. The chicken is a good chicken. The age of the chicken and the breeding method are quite good. The mushroom is also a good mushroom. I don’t know if it is the supply channel provided by the parents.

This soup is quite satisfactory, very fresh and sweet, but it has a somewhat elegant and refined feeling.

It is very in line with Cantonese cuisine's concept of pursuing the original taste of ingredients. The current [Mushroom Clear Soup] only uses itself as a raw material without even adding a drop of water. Isn't the original beauty the return to the taste of the food itself?

If the full score of this dish is 100 points, Li Xiao is willing to give it 95 points.

It's not that his score is really that high, but that according to this approach, there is really not much room for improvement.

That is to say, the [Mushroom Clear Soup] made with this method has a very high upper limit and lower limit, which is very suitable for novices to become a housekeeping dish, and this shape is also quite advanced, and the production method is super simple.

Seeing that Li Xiao didn't ask her to go over, He Beibei let out a long breath. At this time, Song Peiyuan, the two-star chef in the team, quietly walked to He Beibei's side, and said in a low voice

"Bebe, it looks like you're not in the right shape today? What's the background of that guy?"

The area of ​​the back kitchen is not small, and in order not to let other people hear what is going on here, Li Xiao also deliberately lowered his voice, so the other people in the back kitchen a few meters away have no idea what happened.

But it was obviously not a good thing to call He Beibei back and forth.

However, He Beibei, who has always been proud and arrogant, did not show any displeasure today. Instead, he looked pensive. Song Peiyuan, who had been working with him, was very surprised by this performance.

You must know that the main reason why they appeared in this newly opened small store was that there was an unreasonable shareholder in the previous store.

He Beibei put forward various opinions on He Beibei's seasonal menu, and the opinions put forward were all ridiculous. He Beibei, who was the chef at the time, paid a month's salary and resigned directly.

Of course, the kitchen team is all He Beibei's people. Since she is leaving, the others must be leaving too.

However, such an approach is actually quite degrading. After all, as a shareholder of the store, the other party has made certain requirements. Logically speaking, the back kitchen here needs to follow up in time.

After all, it is difficult to make a fair judgment on whether the request is reasonable, but He Beibei's immediate resignation does violate professional ethics.

The normal process is to wait for the other party to find the back kitchen to replace the original team, or to resign for a month.

Although the entire back kitchen was compensated for one month's wages, there was a lot of commotion in the circle.

In the end, it was his parents who found it temporarily, and a four-star senior chef led his team to temporarily replace the back kitchen of the restaurant, so that the situation would not spread.

The client, He Beibei, has also been grounded for quite a long time, and was only recently released again. This store was also found for her by He Beibei's father, although she was not allowed to continue causing trouble.

However, Song Peiyuan knew He Beibei's character very well. It stands to reason that the owner of the new store brought an inexplicable so-called anchor over to try the dishes, and it was only natural that He Beibei would be angered.

So, in fact, when Li Xiao came in, everyone had already considered whether they should rest at home for another month or two.

After all, they really know their boss's temperament very well. Although He Beibei is a girl, her temper is hotter than many boys. However, what surprised everyone is that He Beibei seems to be uncharacteristically today, as if he has changed same as a person.

He Beibei glanced at Song Peiyuan angrily

"I'll talk about it after get off work if there's anything to do. I'll work hard during working hours. It's not easy for that guy to prepare meals properly."

Hearing the words from He Beibei's mouth, Song Peiyuan secretly ate a whale.

What do you mean that guy is not simple, why is it not simple?

Is that guy not only an anchor, but also a famous food critic?

Or is it a child of a gourmet family?
After all, the other party seemed to be much younger than He Beibei. If you rely on yourself, no matter how good you are, it is impossible for He Beibei to be so docile.

Song Yuanpei was a little puzzled, but since the boss had already spoken, we should talk about it after get off work. After all, he is also a two-star chef, and he still has certain professional ethics.

He took a last curious look at the man who was still chatting with the shop owner, and continued to put his mind back to work.

Thank you for your rewards.

get one thing,
will forget,

At the beginning,

pad your feet,
Lie on the window and see how it feels.

Therefore, the person who suddenly appeared on your way and surprised you is actually already by your side.

(End of this chapter)