Food starts with Mapo Tofu

Chapter 435 Prepare to Show Your Skills

It’s just that when Chen Nian made this dish, the meat was slightly smaller than the braised pork, and the meat itself would shrink to a certain extent when stewed, especially the fat meat, the oil in it would shrink as it stewed. It will become smaller when it runs out.

The reason why the aged meat is slightly smaller is that it will be easier to eat, and the big meat is more suitable for eating rice or steamed buns. It will be very enjoyable to eat with a bite of rice and meat, but it will almost be boring if it is served with porridge at night. .

Yuba is made of soybeans, which can be said to be all the essence of soybeans in one.

When stewing meat, if you can put some soybeans, it can also make the soup richer and taste more mellow.

In addition, the soy sauce of this era is quite thick, so the color is very red and bright, and it looks extremely appetizing.

The braised pork is so soft and tender that it melts as soon as you sip it. There have been too many descriptions of this before, and the bean curd sticks in it are put in after aging.

The yuba has already been soaked when I bought it, so it can be eaten directly. After being stewed, the yuba is flexible and absorbs the reddish-brown soup in the pot, just like a sponge, you only need to squeeze the soup gently will flow out.

It makes the teeth and cheeks full of meaty fragrance.

Take another sip of millet porridge and drink it hot. Most people will sigh at this time.

There is nothing more than food and sex in life, and it is not unreasonable why food is ranked first.

An ordinary person can endure lust, power and money, but he can never escape the temptation of appetite.

In short, a person can be a bachelor for a lifetime. If a person is hospitalized due to a serious illness and can only eat liquid food such as porridge and steamed buns every day, to put it bluntly, even if the person in the next bed is eating mustard, he will stare. Green light came out.

Not to mention maocai, hot pot, Malatang, hamburger, chicken wings, tender beef Wufang, Sichuan cuisine, Shandong cuisine, Huaiyang cuisine, roast chicken, roast duck, roast goose, etc.

Just listening to the saliva will fly down three thousand feet.

Not to mention that eggplant and beans are also a magic dish for dinner. Although it is a vegetarian dish, and the taste may not be as rich as the sauce like roasted erdong, eggplant is delicious as long as the oil is slightly larger.

In the end, Chen Nian had eaten himself up.

After eating, Master Sun brought Chen Nian to the dining hall to find Shen San.

"Third Master, I want to go to the Runfeng Building. Aren't other martial arts gyms coming to compete soon? I want to go over there to discuss with my old friends, and I will make a list for you to see later. Take a look and choose one."

"Well, go ahead, don't worry about the kitchen, there won't be enough food in the bowl, I'll ask them to fill it up by themselves, after eating, I'll ask them to wash the pots and bowls, you just go.

Although we will compete at that time, you can't be vague about the food, at least you can't make your colleagues laugh. "

"The third master is fine. When I come back, I will let my apprentice wash the pot, and I will leave them alone." Sun Fuquan said quickly.

"It's okay, you go, Runfeng Tower seems to be a little far away, I'll find you a car." Shen San obviously also attaches great importance to this competition, you must know that this competition is held in Jinwumen, and he has worked so hard It was hard work to win.

If they can't make a big splash, then they will have to wait for Jinwumen to rise in the future.

Afterwards, Sun Fuquan took Chen Nian and left, but after all, Shen San was not allowed to find a car.

Walking like this, the city of Tianjin under the night is still brightly lit, and the location of Runfeng Building is in the downtown area, and you can clearly feel the prosperity when you walk there.

Earlier, Chen Nian came here to buy pancake fruit once, but this time the Runfeng Building is farther away than pancake fruit.

Soon they came to the entrance of Runfeng Building. There are three floors here. It looks quite grand from the outside, with cornices and animals, carved beams and painted buildings, and rows of lanterns brightly illuminate the inside and outside.

There is a row of carts parked on the left side of the door, and a row of classic cars parked on the right side.

Of course, this kind of car is called so for old age, anyway, the shape is quite retro.

After arriving at the door, the boy standing at the door saw Sun Fuquan at once, and quickly nodded and bowed to greet him: "Master Sun, why are you here?"

Master Sun obviously also recognized this kid.

"I'm here to find your shopkeeper. There is something urgent. Please help me go in and pass it on."

"Okay, but there's no need to pass on the message. Master Sun is here, and I'll just take you in." The young man made a gesture of invitation with his right hand while talking, and wanted to invite Sun Fuquan in.

And Sun Fuquan was not too polite, he walked into it with Chen Nian.

"Master Sun, this is..." When he walked in, the boy looked at Chen Nian curiously, and then asked.

"This is my apprentice." Master Sun couldn't help being a little proud when he said it, but after he finished speaking, he added, "I just received it."

The boy's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said: "Congratulations, little master! We have found such a famous teacher. Our Master Sun is a famous chef in Tianjin. Back then, many restaurants wanted to spend a lot of money to recruit people. Sun The master just didn't leave.

Later, our highly respected Sanye Lixian Corporal came to invite him, and his posture almost caught up with Sangu Thatched Cottage. Originally, Master Sun didn't plan to leave. In fact, our boss wanted Master Sun to enjoy the blessings, so we asked Master Sun to go. .

But just like this, our boss still regrets letting Master Sun go out every day, and if you can get into Master Sun's eyes, little master, it shows that your level is also first-class and superb. Many people in Runfeng Building used to come here admiringly , want to be Master Sun's apprentices, but Master Sun doesn't want them. "

Chen Nian didn't praise Master Sun positively in every sentence that the other party said, but every sentence of the same was to praise Master Sun. This level of flattery made Chen Nian beyond his reach.

Coupled with the other party's unique Tianjin accent, Chen Nian only felt that the other party was talking about stand-up comedy, and a few simple sentences outlined his master's superb cooking skills from the side.

"All right, all right, don't be poor, you're the only one who can say it." No one in this world doesn't like compliments, and Sun Fuquan is no exception, he feels very rewarded by hearing these words.

And now that he is being praised in front of his apprentices, it can be said that he is pretending to be coercive.

Sure enough, Chen Nian cast his admiring gaze at the right time, which made Master Sun even happier.

"Let's arrive, my boss is here now. I'll knock on the door for you, so I won't go in. I'm busy down there and I have to go to greet the guests." The boy knocked on the door and said .

Chen Nian looked at each other gratefully: "Brother, you have worked hard."

"It's not hard, it's not hard, little master is polite, then I'll go first." As he said that, the young man walked back to the stairs, and then turned around and ran down the stairs.

Even if the service attitude is sky-high, it can't match it.

Just knocked on the door, and a voice came from inside the door:
"Enter!"

Sun Fuquan pushed the door open and entered, with the smile of an old friend reunited after a farewell: "Long time no see, shopkeeper Ji."

Chen Nian also followed his gaze, and saw an old man who looked to be about the same age as Master Sun sitting inside, well dressed, with a neat beard, a little rich but hale and hearty, with bright eyes, obviously in good health.

There is a book on the table, and it is so far away that it is hard to see what is written in the book.

But shopkeeper Ji held a magnifying glass in his hand, obviously he was reading this book just now.

When shopkeeper Ji saw Sun Fuquan coming, he stood up in shock. After a simple astonishment, surprise soon appeared on his face: "Oh, who do I think this is? Isn't this Master Sun?" ? What wind brought you here?"

After the two old men approached, they gave a big hug on the spot. It can be seen that the relationship between the two is quite good.

And it's rare to have such a good relationship at this age.

"I have something to disturb, and I don't know if it's convenient for you." Sun Fuquan said.

"It's convenient, why is it inconvenient? You, Master Sun, are half of the credit for our Runfeng Building today." Shopkeeper Ji said with a hearty smile.

As a result, Master Sun raised his eyebrows after hearing this: "Look at what you are talking about. I am just a cook. I can get to where I am now thanks to the support of the old shopkeeper. If you say that again, shopkeeper Ji Turn around and leave."

"Hahaha, you are still the same as before, but it is rare for you to come to me. I will try my best to help you if something happens. You know, I don't have many friends in the business field. The only true friends are you. "

Shopkeeper Ji also saw Chen Nian while he was talking, but he didn't ask who Chen Nian was, because he knew that Sun Fuquan would definitely talk about it later.

"Before I talk about things, let me introduce to you. This is my new apprentice named Chen Nian." After speaking, he turned to look at Chen Nian, "Say hello to Shopkeeper Ji."

"I've met shopkeeper Ji, the younger generation, the old and the old vinegar." Chen Nian said respectfully, since shopkeeper Ji is a friend of the master, he is naturally his elder.

Treat elders with courtesy.

"Not bad." Shopkeeper Ji looked reasonable and restrained, and Chen Nian couldn't help but praised, "Your apprentice doesn't look like a cook, but I feel like a scholar."

Shopkeeper Ji has read countless people, and his old-fashioned temperament is quite a bit of a scholar. If he hadn't read books, he would definitely not have this kind of temperament.

"He has indeed read some books, but he still prefers to be a cook than to study. This is also because of our destiny. Otherwise, there are so many people in the world, how could the two of us meet?" Sun Fuquan said with a smile.

He doesn't know whether Chen Nian has read or not, but he can tell from Chen Nian's behavior and speech that Chen Nian is indeed somewhat cultured, but he doesn't care about these things.

"Not bad, not bad. I didn't expect Master Sun to become a blockbuster if he doesn't make a name for himself. Could it be that he came here today to show off his apprentice?" Shopkeeper Ji also showed relief when he heard that Sun Fuquan had accepted his apprentice.

After all, he had always wanted Sun Fuquan to take him as an apprentice. Otherwise, it would be a pity that the craftsmanship could not be passed on as he got older?
"That's not true." Sun Fuquan waved his hand, "But it is indeed related to this kid. In a few days, won't all the martial arts gyms in Tianjin, big and small, come to our place to compete? Then we will have to cook for those people , you also know that there are all kinds of martial arts in the south and sea, and I definitely can't just cook Lu cuisine.

Coincidentally, this kid said that he can cook a lot of southern dishes, but I don’t have enough food there, so I thought he would bring it here to try it out with you. If he can really cook it, he will be of great help to me then. "Sun Fuquan said straight to the point.

"You're still recruiting a southern cuisine apprentice? But it's not easy to cook southern cuisine well, and it's the icing on the cake if you can cook southern cuisine well and add it to your Shandong cuisine, at least not from scratch." Shopkeeper Ji couldn't help but ask again. Take a high look at Chen Nian.

"How about this." Shopkeeper Ji looked at Chen Nian, "Can you write? I have paper and pen here. If you can write, you can write out what you want, and I will send someone to prepare it for you. If not, tell me and I will write it for you."

Chen Nian nodded: "I can write, but I have to borrow the Four Treasures of the Study from Shopkeeper Ji..."

"No problem, then you go and write first, and I will chat with your master."

And Sun Fuquan also gave Chen Nian a reassuring look, and then he took his old friend aside and started to talk about the past.

Chen Nian thought about it, what he wanted to cook included Cantonese cuisine, Sichuan cuisine and Huaiyang cuisine, and he didn't know what was in this restaurant.

So I started from Cantonese cuisine and wrote down all the ingredients I needed.

People still use traditional Chinese characters in this era, but fortunately, when Chen Nian was in Shanghai before, he also used these characters to contribute articles to newspapers.

So it took about 10 minutes to write all the ingredients needed.

"Master, shopkeeper Ji, I've finished writing, and it's like this." After finishing writing, Chen Nian handed over the list in his hand.

Sun Fuquan didn't have any special feelings about the amount of dishes on these lists. After all, he knew that there were more dishes to cook in old age.

But shopkeeper Ji was shocked after seeing so many dishes: "Are you going to have a banquet at my place?"

Sun Fuquan explained at the side: "If it weren't for this much, I wouldn't bother the shopkeeper Ji, but don't worry, all the expenses today will be counted in my account, and I don't have anything to spend. Dare to say, but buying these is definitely enough."

Ke Ji frowned when he heard this: "Look, what are you talking about? It's too ugly. No matter how much these ingredients are, they are just a few oceans. How can our friendship be the result of these oceans?" Bought?

And it just so happens that I plan to entertain a few friends tonight, and I was worried about what to serve them, so why not let your apprentice cook for us, and we can eat whatever is served..." said shopkeeper Ji.

Sun Fuquan still doesn't know what the level of aging is, and he doesn't dare to agree to it rashly: "I'm afraid it's not suitable."

"If there's anything inappropriate, I don't worry if I can be accepted as your apprentice by you, Old Sun. I believe in your vision." Shopkeeper Ji cast a trusting expression.

After Sun Fuquan heard this, he turned his head and looked at Chen Nian: "Can you do it? If you are not sure, don't do it. My face doesn't matter. Don't let shopkeeper Ji's friends see the joke."

How can Chen Nian be unsure?He has nothing else on his mind now, the most is the b number.

"Master, it's all right."

Hearing what Chen Nian said, although Sun Fuquan was still a little worried, he finally calmed down. At worst, he would just watch by himself, and he could make up for any mistakes in time. Although he cooks all northern dishes, for some southerners I still know a little about the dishes, even if I haven’t cooked them, but many of the cooking are the same, nothing more than dozens of methods.

"Okay, then we'll be waiting for a feast today, and I'll get someone to prepare something for you." Shopkeeper Ji said and took Chen Nian out.

"By the way, shopkeeper Ji, I may use about three or four stoves here, including a wok, two steamers, and one that can be used for switching."

"No problem, I have everything ready for you."

After coming to the kitchen, shopkeeper Ji asked someone to say a few words to him, and then handed over the list in his hand to the other party.

After hearing this, the man looked at Chen Nian in surprise. Although his eyes were full of puzzlement and disbelief, he still followed the orders of Shopkeeper Ji.

"He's going to prepare the ingredients, and then you can cook it on a few stoves over there. After he brings the ingredients over, just tell him if you have anything else you want, and I'll let him help you. "

"Okay, then shopkeeper Ji will trouble you."

Then shopkeeper Ji left, while Chen Nian and Sun Fuquan waited here. Through this incident, Chen Nian finally saw Master Sun's position in Runfeng Building.

If it weren't for Master Sun and Shopkeeper Ji's close friendship, it would be absolutely impossible for the other party to vacate the four stoves in the kitchen for his own use, and he would never let himself, who is just an apprentice, do it for him and those friends in the business field. meals.

This is a great trust in Master Sun.

In other words, if Master Sun trusts himself, shopkeeper Ji will trust him.

It didn't take long before a small cart was pushed over, all of which were filled with various ingredients, and Chen Nian saw at a glance that they were all what he wanted.

"Master Chen, I have prepared most of the ingredients for you, but there are a few that we don't have here, but I have drawn them all, please bear with me."

"It's okay." Chen Nian shook his head. Anyway, I have so many dishes to cook today, so it doesn't matter if I have a few less dishes. Anyway, it is enough to have the signature dishes that I want to show off.

"I don't know how to call you big brother." Chen Nian saw at a glance that the other party must be older than himself, so he called him big brother respectfully.

"Miangui's surname is Mao."

"Okay, can Brother Mao help me? I want to divide these dishes first. I may have to cook several dishes at the same time. If I don't divide them, I may not be in a hurry to find them now."

"No problem, just tell me."

When Sun Fuquan watched Chen Nian proficiently give orders and arrange Mao Hua's sorting, a strange feeling suddenly arose in his heart. Why did this kid look more and more like an old fried dough stick?
Why does the commander's tone look so smooth?
But it does not rule out that Chen Nian has strong social skills and is naturally suitable for this kind of work.

(End of this chapter)