gourmet food

Chapter 1022 Expulsion Order

Soon, all the ingredients that Mr. Li needed were delivered, and the person who brought the ingredients was Zhao Tianhao. Wan Lao looked slightly embarrassed after seeing him.

Especially after Zhao Tianhao put the things on the table, he stood there without moving or speaking. This actually made Chu Yunfeng a little more interested.

Because his eyes were staring at his own, as if he had something to say, but since Wan Lao was nearby, he seemed to dare not speak.

Chu Yunfeng's eyes looked a little suspicious. Could it be that this guy knew him?

Wan Lao, on the other hand, didn't know what to do. Faced with Zhao Tianhao's current state, if he drove him away, he would definitely mistakenly believe that he favored Chu Yunfeng. Was this because he gave up because of his previous failure? ?
Especially when he saw him staring at Chu Yunfeng so nakedly, he was obviously provoking others, which also made Wan Lao feel a little troubled.

Just when Wan Lao was struggling, Zhao Tianhao turned to face Wan Lao, and when he seemed to be about to say something, Wan Lao sighed silently in his heart and decided to let Tianhao go back and comfort him later.

So he said before Zhao Tianhao: "You go back first, the kitchen is still busy today, I will go there later."

After saying that, he didn't look at Zhao Tianhao and waved his hand directly. This made Zhao Tianhao feel a little helpless and extremely conflicted. He just wanted to get to know Chu Yunfeng. Why didn't the master give him a chance?
Forget it, I'll wait for Chu Yunfeng to come out later. I don't know what the master is up to. Why is he cooking in secret?

Wouldn't it be better for me to have a good exchange of cooking skills with Chu Yunfeng?

After grinning, Zhao Tianhao smiled and nodded to Chu Yunfeng, showing a hint of kindness, but Wan Lao didn't see it. He didn't raise his head until he walked out of the yard.

However, what he saw was Chu Yunfeng's expression of thinking and confusion, which made him feel even more depressed. What is there that you can't understand?

My old man is the most depressed one, okay?

But the ingredients are here, so there is nothing to hesitate about. The most important thing is to hurry up and cook. You have to comfort Tianhao later.

So Wan Lao didn't even want to say anything now. He just picked up the ingredients and started working. Chu Yunfeng didn't expect that the old man would be so straightforward and just do what he said. This is simply great!
What I lack most now is time, so it’s good not to talk. Wan Lao really understands me.
Although President Hou said he didn't want to care about this matter anymore, he was about to cook and it would be nice to see the excitement. However, Wan Lao's attitude was so cold, but Chu Yunfeng was actually happy with it.

You seem to be enjoying it?
What the hell is going on here?
Is there a generation gap between the ideas of old men and young people today?

Chu Yunfeng was engrossed in Wan Lao's technique, and naturally knew nothing about President Hou's confusion. Although Wan Lao didn't say anything, he knew that the first thing he made was Bazhen cake.

Although he could clearly see Wan Lao cooking, Wan Lao grabbed the ingredients very quickly. Except for the powdery ingredients that were not touched, he grabbed part of the rest and threw it into the grinder.

Then I started the machine and started grinding.

But for other medicinal ingredients, Wan Lao put them into the electric Chinese medicine grinding boat and let them grind slowly.

So particular!
At first, Chu Yunfeng thought that all the ingredients would be put into the grinder, but he never expected that Wan Lao would separate them so finely. He was really good at it.

The quality of the grinding machine and the traditional Chinese medicine grinder are definitely different. If the medicinal materials are ground at high speed, the high temperature will destroy part of the medicinal effect.

That's why Chu Yunfeng admired Wan Lao for being a practitioner of ancient methods. If he were another chef, it would be more convenient.

However, science and technology are developing rapidly now. In the past, the grinding of traditional Chinese medicine had to be ground repeatedly by human feet. Now it can be automated, which is indeed very convenient.

But here comes the question, what’s the amount of each ingredient?
Wan Lao's hand speed was so fast just now, so he naturally put some thought into it, but even if his speed were slower, no matter which chef looked at it, he would not be able to grasp the most accurate weight.

But Chu Yunfeng is not in this list, so he is not worried at all, it is just a weight, the system will tell him later.

So Chu Yunfeng still had a faint smile on his face, and he didn't seem to care at all, which made Wan Lao even more depressed.

I still don’t believe you can grasp the most appropriate amount of each ingredient. If you don’t control the amount well, the texture and taste will be very different.

This kid pretends to be pretty good, but it's impossible to numb himself. It's okay to show you. If you want to learn the essence, your talent is not enough!
Wan Lao naturally compared Chu Yunfeng and Zhao Tianhao. Although Mr. Li said that Chu Yunfeng was very talented, in Wan Lao's view, even if he could compete with Tianhao, he would not be able to learn this snack. .

Soon, after the ingredients and medicinal materials were ground, Wan Lao sifted them through a sieve again, and then took the remaining ones in the sieve and ground them again, and then mixed them all together.

The next step was simple, just add water and knead, but Chu Yunfeng clearly saw that Wan Lao added water three times before slowly shaping the dough.

After the dough was formed, Wan Lao put it aside, covered it with gauze and let it rise for a while, and then started making a modern version of Bazhen cake.

These eight kinds of ingredients and medicinal materials are also ground separately. After grinding, they are sifted again, and then they start to add water and knead, and finally start to wake up for a while.

However, Chu Yunfeng still observed that when Wan Lao made the palace version for the first time, he was obviously a little reluctant to take the ginseng. It seems that the ginseng must be of a good age.

It seems that ginseng is a very important medicinal material for making Bazhen Cake, and it probably has high quality requirements. It seems that after I go back, I will miss the good things in Boss Wu's safe.

I don't know if he had some insights, but Boss Wu, who was drinking tea in the store, suddenly sneezed, which made him alert.

I immediately began to doubt in my heart. Could it be that that guy Chu Yunfeng was up to something again?
So I took out my phone and waited for 2 minutes. I felt relieved when I saw that no call came!
It has to be said that Chu Yunfeng has "tortured" Boss Wu so much in the past period of time that he almost has a shadow in his heart now.
The next steps were even simpler. Wan Lao directly took out a mold, made the awakened noodles into small batches, and pressed them out one by one with the mold.

Each pastry is shaped like a plum blossom, which looks very beautiful. Then it can be steamed directly on the steamer. Chu Yunfeng felt that the whole process was a bit too simple.

and many more!

Chu Yunfeng began to carefully recall Wan Lao's cooking techniques, and found that kneading the dough was not simple, and when mixing the dough, each ingredient was added at a different time.

Wan Lao also noticed that Chu Yunfeng was thinking hard, and smiled in his heart, you would be damned if you could learn this snack so simply and easily!
While the Bazhen cake was steaming, Wan Lao immediately started making another snack - Lily cake.

So just after he started eating, Chu Yunfeng immediately showed that he was extremely excited to eat it. After all, this snack should be as beautiful and delicate as the phoenix tail cake.

If the two are combined, it will definitely be super amazing. Then I can make a super beautiful presentation and see who can compete with it?

But Wan Lao murmured in his heart. The understanding look just now was indeed an act. After changing a dish, things changed immediately. This young man, judging from his temperament, is a bit useless!

Chu Yunfeng did not pay attention to Wan Lao's expression changing step by step. He began to watch every step of Wan Lao's production attentively.

Wan Lao had already told himself that this was a Soviet-style dim sum, but one thing he didn't say was that Mr. Li knew how to make this dish.

In fact, this dim sum was extended from the palace dishes. It was later improved and became popular in Rongcheng for a while, and Wan Lao also learned from Mr. Li.

Wan Lao also had some thoughts in choosing this snack. Since Chu Yunfeng chose this snack, it means that his relationship with Mr. Li should be average.

And he shouldn't be Old Man Li's apprentice, otherwise Old Man Li would definitely pass on this dim sum.

This was also the reason why Old Man Li recommended Chu Yunfeng to come here, which made me doubtful at first. It stands to reason that Old Man Li is usually very aloof and arrogant, so how could he think of supporting someone who is junior?

Now it seems that he has some unknown connections. Old man Li can't save face and doesn't want to take action, so he asks himself to help him out.

Well, yes, that must be the reason!

So this is also the biggest reason why Wan Lao started to deal with it in the end. He quickly finished cooking and let Chu Yunfeng leave, which could be regarded as sending this "connected person" away.

As for the talent that Old Man Li mentioned, it was probably just a boast from those connected to him.

Although his attitude is perfunctory, there is no ambiguity in cooking. After all, he can't ruin his own signature, so Wan Lao is very meticulous in every step.

There are not many ingredients on the table, only flour, lard, candied dates, winter melon candy, peanuts, sesame seeds and white sugar.

Sesame seeds and peanuts look special, with a layer of brown color on the outside. If you are not experienced, you will definitely think that they are crispy and fragrant.

But Chu Yunfeng still recognized it. The peanuts should have been roasted and then slightly crushed after cooling. The sesame seeds should have been fried or dry-fried.

As soon as Wan Lao got started, he cut the winter melon sugar and candied dates into small particles, then crushed the peanuts directly with a knife, and finally mixed all the ingredients with flour.

What surprised Chu Yunfeng was that this step did not add water, but relied on the moisture of lard to neutralize all the ingredients together.

Therefore, Chu Yunfeng could guess that there must be many steps to make this snack. It should be just the fillings, and the puff pastry will definitely need to be made later.

Sure enough, Wan Lao's next step was to knead the crispy noodles. He poured flour on the board, added lard and started kneading.

Yes, it is kneading. This method of making crispy noodles must rely on kneading, so that the lard can be completely integrated into the flour and the crispy effect can be achieved.

While Wan Lao was doing it, he felt extremely proud. No one with any skills would be able to learn this technique, so he could just watch it, it would be useless no matter how he looked at it.

After this step was completed, it was not over yet. Wan Lao immediately started to mix the oil and water, while Chu Yunfeng nodded thoughtfully, understanding that this dim sum was indeed very complicated.

You can't make mistakes in every step, and the ratio of ingredients is very important. Once there is a problem with the ratio, once you put it in the pan, it will fry into strange shapes.

The only difference between the oily noodles and the crispy noodles is the addition of water. Chu Yunfeng understands the reason for this, but the focus is still on Wan Lao's technique.

Moreover, Chu Yunfeng also clearly discovered a secret. The softness and hardness of the crispy noodles and oily noodles made by Wanlao are exactly the same.

So I was sighing secretly in my heart, "cow!"
Being able to achieve this level is absolutely awesome. It requires precise control over the amount of ingredients and absolute control over the kneading technique.

Otherwise, when frying in the last step, it will definitely be like making phoenix tail cakes, and you will laugh when you see those weird shapes.

After rubbing the oil on the water, Wan Lao began to apply the medicine.

Then put the shortbread into the oily water surface, and make it into a round shape like making glutinous rice balls, then knead it into a long strip with the palm of your hand.

Then roll this long strip into a long strip with a rolling pin and roll it up directly.

Finally, squeeze the two ends to the middle, press it into a circle with your hands, wrap the pastry stuffing that was made before, and seal it to form an arch like a crown.

The next thing was the most exciting thing. Wan Lao took out a knife tied with a wooden stick and cut directly from bottom to top along the bottom.

Three knife blows were made from three different directions, and the small "crown" was directly divided into six petals, and then it was placed on the table.

Chu Yunfeng leaned his head over and took a closer look, and found that the three knives had not completely cut off the crown, but had just exposed the inner stuffing.

It is just a "side shot", it can be seen that the knife is very precise and deep, and this technique is quite stable.

If it were him, he would probably never be able to achieve such accuracy without practicing it a hundred or ten times, so Chu Yunfeng shook his head and saw the difficulty involved.

Wan Lao was naturally shocked when he saw Chu Yunfeng, and he even laughed secretly in his heart. Even if you are a smart boy, even Tianhao has not mastered this snack, let alone you?

After all the ingredients were finished, Wan Lao began to add oil to the pot. All the oil in the pot was lard, and no vegetable oil was used at all.

Of course, fried lard will be more fragrant, and Chu Yunfeng also understands this truth.

The green embryos are placed on the board and hung down with steel wires so that they can be fried stably in the oil pan. If they are dropped by hand, the lily petals will definitely not appear.

Different from the fried phoenix-tail cake, the lily cake is directly immersed in the oil and does not need to float up and down like the phoenix-tail cake.

Under the temperature of the oil, the green embryo immediately changed its shape, and the extremely exquisite flowering effect made Chu Yunfeng astonished.

After taking it out of the pan, Wan Lao sprinkled some red refined sugar in the middle, which further highlighted the exquisiteness of the lily cake.

Before Chu Yunfeng could appreciate it enough, Wan Lao said, "I'll have someone pack some for you. Go back and try it!"

Is this the time to issue an eviction order?
(End of this chapter)