I work as a chef in the university cafeteria

Chapter 3 I Feel Like I Can Eat a Cow
"..."

Seeing Hu Zhihai's all-encompassing look, Jiang Yu wanted to refuse, so he opened his mouth, but finally said nothing.

His current situation is indeed somewhat difficult.

In his sophomore year of high school, Jiang Yu's parents passed away due to illness one after another, leaving behind a pile of debts.

Faced with creditors who kept coming to his door, his grandmother in her 60s insisted on carrying the debt on herself in order to allow him to study with peace of mind. Regardless of her old age and frailty, she worked hard to make money from morning to night every day.

Grandma has only one idea in working so hard, and that is to try her best to pay off all her debts while she is still alive, so as not to leave this burden on the young Jiang Yu...

Every time he goes home for the New Year, seeing his grandmother getting more and more stooped, Jiang Yu wants to make money even in his dreams.

With money, he can pay off the debts owed by his parents; with money, he can save his grandma from working so hard, take a good rest, and live a life that a normal old man should live for a few days.

In the past, he was unwilling to accept help from others because he felt that it was unnecessary. Many difficulties could be solved by gritting his teeth. It was nothing more than a little bit of hard work. Why bother others?

But this time is different, he finally has a craft that can make money, and the opportunity to change his and grandma's fate is in front of him, and he really can't open his mouth to refuse.

He is still young and can wait, but grandma can't wait anymore...

As for Hu Zhihai's friendship, he can only keep it in his heart, and he will pay it back slowly in the future.

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"Good news! Good news! Jiang Yu is going to open a bun shop in our school cafeteria!"

"Hold the grass! Is it true? Lao Jiang is amazing!"

"The soup dumplings made by Jiang Yu are always delicious! The steamed stuffed buns are full of thick soup, and it tastes delicious when you take a bite. The meat filling is delicious and tender, and the skin is thin and firm. Take a bite... ... Tsk tsk, that is really a fairy-like enjoyment! Don't talk, don't talk, I'm hungry again!"

"...Damn it! Lao Hu, you are bragging, Lao Jiang can still have this skill?"

"Am I bragging, you will know after you taste it?"

"Don't say anything, I will go back to school tomorrow, and then I have to try Lao Jiang's craftsmanship!"

"It's officially open tomorrow. Everyone in the school remember to come and join us. It's on the first floor of the second canteen!"

"..."

Jiangzhou University, the first floor of the second canteen.

School will start tomorrow, and the cafeteria has become lively again. The staff are busy in an orderly manner, preparing to welcome the teachers and students back to school.

Jiang Yu's figure was also among them.

Hu Zhihai's work efficiency is very high, and within two days, he settled the matter at the cafeteria stall.

The area of ​​the stall is small, only about twenty square meters, and it is located on the left hand side of the entrance on the first floor of the second canteen.

After the store was completed, Jiang Yu immediately quit his job at the restaurant, hurriedly completed all the formalities, and started busy making various preparations.

Early this morning, he went to a nearby vegetable market, planning to find some reliable food suppliers. After all, he couldn't go to the vegetable market every day to purchase and find reliable stores for delivery. , is the best choice.

In addition to selecting suppliers, Jiang Yu also purchased a batch of ingredients. After all, the business will officially start tomorrow, and there are many tasks that can be prepared in advance. Otherwise, when the business opens tomorrow, he will not be able to do it alone.

"I told the class group about you opening a steamed stuffed bun shop in the cafeteria. Those animals were so shocked that their jaws almost dropped, and they also said that they must come to taste your craftsmanship when they come back."

Hu Zhihai leaned on the table in front of the window, kept swiping his phone, and said with a smile,
"When they taste the soup dumplings you made, they will definitely regret their intestines!"

"What?"

"Isn't that obvious? Of course, I regret that I didn't know how good your cooking was until I was a senior. I'm about to graduate soon. If I go to work in other places, where will I eat such delicious soup dumplings?"

Hu Zhihai raised his eyebrows and said proudly,

"Anyway, I've already told my family that I won't go to my dad's company for an internship this year. I have to work hard. I'll take the postgraduate entrance examination first!"

"You want to take the postgraduate entrance examination?"

Jiang Yu raised his head and glanced at him suspiciously.

This guy hasn't taken a good class since he was a freshman. If he doesn't fail the final exam, he has to thank the teacher for "not killing him".

Just like this, he still plans to take the postgraduate entrance examination?

Hu Zhihai said eloquently: "Yes, with this reason, wouldn't I be able to stay in school openly and eat the soup dumplings you made every day?"

Jiang Yu: "..."

Well, the brain circuit of a foodie is really strange.

After ignoring Hu Zhihai, Jiang Yu sorted out the fresh chicken feet, chicken racks, plum blossom meat, onion and ginger, cooking wine and other ingredients he bought, and then started to get busy.

After cleaning the chicken feet and chicken racks, chop them into small pieces, put them in a pot under cold water to force out the blood stains in the ingredients, then take them out and wash them several times, then continue to put them in the soup pot under cold water, and put them in for processing Condiments such as green onion, ginger, star anise, salt, etc., after the high heat is boiled, change to a low heat and simmer slowly.

It will take a while to cook the chicken broth, and Jiang Yu is not idle, and starts preparing the meat stuffing.

He first cut the cleaned meat into slices, then chopped it into meat fillings with a knife, then added appropriate amount of salt, oyster sauce, light soy sauce and other seasonings, and quickly stirred in one direction with chopsticks.

"Hey, Lao Jiang, you are starting to make minced meat now, are you planning to open for business today?"

Hu Zhihai looked at the seasoned minced meat on the plate and felt that his stomach was getting hungry again. He swallowed a mouthful of saliva and quickly looked away from the cafeteria.
"I don't think there are many students coming back now!"

Jiang Yu responded, "We won't open today, the main thing is to warm the pot."

It is a folk custom in Jiangzhou to open a hot pot in a new store, which is the same as warming a pot in a new house.The latter means that after moving to a new home, life will get better and better; while the former means that the business is booming.

Of course, Jiang Yu mainly wanted to get acquainted with the environment of the cafeteria first, so as not to be in a hurry after the official opening tomorrow.

"Ah...then I have another good meal at noon today?"

When Hu Zhihai heard it, his brows were filled with joy, he rubbed his hands and said with a laugh,

"Old Jiang, remember to make more later, I didn't eat enough last time!

Don't worry, I won't eat you for nothing. When you open tomorrow, one person will definitely be too busy. I'll help you sell buns! "

"Do you have a health certificate to sell buns?"

"You underestimate me too much. I can't pass CET-[-], and can't I get a health certificate?"

Hu Zhihai stared and said angrily,
"Before the summer vacation, my mother originally planned to ask me to help out in the cake shop she opened. At that time, I had a health certificate!"

Jiang Yu pursed his lips, said nothing, and brought high-gluten flour from the side to prepare for kneading.

For a delicious soup dumpling, its skin must be thin and translucent.

If you want to make thin and translucent skin, you need to mix two pieces of noodles, one with cold water and one with hot water, and then fully knead the two pieces of noodles at a ratio of 1:1. You can make buns.

Jiang Yu first poured the flour into a clean stainless steel pan, then added an appropriate amount of salt and sugar to it, and slowly poured the cold water into the flour while stirring in one direction to knead the dough.

Adding salt when kneading the dough can make the dough more resilient, while adding sugar can make the rolled out dough more translucent.

As for kneading noodles with hot water, the steps are basically the same as kneading noodles with cold water, except that the cold water is replaced with hot water.

After the two pieces of dough were reconciled, Jiang Yu mixed them together again, kneaded them evenly, and then covered the dough with a damp cloth for proofing.

At this time, the chicken feet and chicken frame that were boiled on the stove had already been stewed. Jiang Yu took a colander and fished out all the broken bones of chicken feet and chicken frame in the soup pot, and then used a small fire Simmer until the soup becomes milky and thick, then turn off the fire.

At this time, the small steamed stuffed bun shop was filled with the mellow and delicious aroma of chicken soup, which aroused the eyes of the employees in the stall next door.

"This chicken soup is so delicious. When I went to the hotel for dinner, why didn't the old hen soup have this taste?"

Hu Zhihai stared straight at the chicken soup in the soup pot, his throat moved in disbelief, and he said shyly,
"Lao Jiang, this chicken soup must be delicious, right? Why don't you save some for me to taste?"

Jiang Yu: "..."

He was busy alone, and Jiang Yu didn't finish his work until after 10:30 in the morning. He put the wrapped soup dumpling into the steamer rack and put it in the pot, and started steaming the buns.

The fire in the new stove was very hot, and within a few minutes, the steamer was steamed up, and the white steam steamed up with the aroma of steamed buns, and a tempting aroma permeated the entire stall.

Hu Zhihai couldn't help swallowing a mouthful of saliva, clutching his stomach and wailing: "It's over, my stomach started growling again, I feel like I can eat a cow now!"

(End of this chapter)