Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

Chapter 153: Reporters are coming to interview

"Shaojie, is it delicious?"

After eating and drinking their fill, the three of them left the pepper and sesame chicken restaurant, and Qi Yan rushed to pay the bill.

Du Shaojie was not used to haggling over the issue of paying the bill outside. Since the other party had made an agreement beforehand, he just let Qi Yan do as she pleased.

"Yeah, it's quite delicious."

After dinner, there was still some time to rest, so Du Shaojie accompanied the two of them for a walk on the street. After Qi Yan's repeated questioning, he promised to cook them "Spicy Chicken" next weekend.

So in the next few days, whenever he had free time, he would go into the simulated training scene to practice the production of [Pepper and Spicy Chicken].

Sometimes in the evening he would buy half a [Spicy Chicken] to take home. Of course, he never bought from the same store repeatedly, just to taste different flavors.

As a professional chef, food tasting is a lesson from which one can learn a lot.

Xiaomei and Xiaoya are so lucky that they wish they could eat it every day since they never get tired of it.

On the weekend, Du Shaojie brought back two white-striped chickens and made [Spicy and Pepper Chicken] in real life for the first time.

According to his understanding, there are three key steps to making this dish: first, boiling the chicken, second, frying the ingredients, and third, making the sauce.

There is a little trick to cooking chicken: lift it up and put it down three times, then immerse it in water and stew it.

This is to make the chicken skin firm and also the key to not making the chicken dry. Various spices and small ingredients need to be added to the soup, and a little salt should also be added to give it a base flavor.

The stewing time should be controlled at about 40 minutes. It should not be too long to avoid losing the taste.

After the chicken is cooked, let it cool naturally and soak for a while longer.

Stir-frying is to fry the spices. First, heat the pan, then add a proper amount of cooking oil. Then add the washed spices, green onions and ginger into the pan and stir-fry until fragrant.

The third step is to add the filtered chicken broth to the stir-fried ingredients and simmer over low heat. Make sure to bring out the flavors of all the spices, especially the spicy flavor.

Next, take out the cooled whole chicken, tear it apart with your hands, and put it in a clean bowl.

Add the side ingredients, such as chopped onion, scallion segments, green pepper pieces, etc., mix well, and then pour the prepared sauce.

Finally, add some pepper oil and the dish is ready.

Du Shaojie made the Sichuan pepper oil himself the night before. The method is very simple. Just put more cooking oil in the pot, stir-fry the Sichuan peppercorns and Sichuan peppercorns over low heat until fragrant, and then soak them overnight.

The longer the soaking time, the stronger the peppery and spicy flavor.

By the time the two plates of [Spicy and Spicy Chicken] were ready, Qi Yan and Liang Meiqin arrived.

Su Dapeng didn't come because he was busy with business. Wang Yuxiu had to look after the store at noon, so she didn't come back either.

Du Shaojie asked Xiaomei to deliver the meal to Wang Yuxiu first, and everyone started eating after she came back.

"Yanzi, Miqin, try the [Spicy Chicken] I made. How do you think it tastes?"

"It's delicious, even better than what we had at Wenyi Road Market the other day."

Qi Yan is also a foodie. In the blink of an eye, she had eaten a large piece of chicken.

She thought it tasted very good, at least not worse than the one at the store on Wenyi Road.

Liang Meiqin frowned slightly. After she became blind, her sense of taste became more sensitive, and she felt that the spiciness was a little less.

"Shaojie, it doesn't seem as spicy as the chicken we had that day. I feel like it's less spicy and not as satisfying to eat. What do you think?"

She finally chose to tell the truth.

"I think my brother's cooking tastes better than what we buy outside!"

"Brother, you can add more chili next time. Just think of it as taking care of Sister Mikoto."

Xiaomei and Xiaoya naturally support their brother. They will never admit that their brother is not as skilled as others.

Du Shaojie tried it himself and found the problem:
"The [Spicy Chicken] made in the store outside should be added with chili oil. Next time I will make it myself, it will definitely increase the spiciness and aroma."

The first time he made [Spicy and Pepper Chicken] was quite successful. Although it was not shown on the screen, he estimated that it should be equivalent to an overall evaluation of "average".

It’s just that the threshold for mainstream works has now been raised to the “upper and lower” level, and there is no way to accurately evaluate them.

"Shaojie, keep going, you still have a lot of room for improvement."

Qi Yan's next words almost broke Du Shaojie's defense.

What does the other party mean? Is he saying that I did a bad job?
In fact, Qi Yan just said it casually. She eats more than anyone else.

The next morning.

Du Shaojie went to Dong Yunxian and told him his idea: "Master Dong, everyone's spending power is limited now. I think we can add some more snacks, such as [Spicy Chicken]."

Zhong Fuxiang happened to walk past the two of them and almost stumbled.

He couldn't understand why Du Shaojie was so obsessed with [Pepper and Spicy Chicken]. Not only was he interested in it, but he also encouraged Dong Yunxian to add this dish.

However, he still adhered to his usual style and never spoke unless it was a matter of principle.

Dong Yunxian thought that Du Shaojie's suggestion was very good. Now the restaurant's large plate of chicken belt noodles and cold noodles have become famous and the profits are also good.

Adding the variety of [Spicy Chicken] is nothing more than opening another window, no problem.

Dong Yunxian is much more realistic than Zhong Fuxiang. In the past two years, snack stands and small restaurants have sprung up like mushrooms after rain, and even the century-old "Hongchunyuan Hotel" has gone from bad to worse. Why did he transfer to Guangyuan Hotel under the Electric Power Industry Bureau? It was because he saw this trend.

"Sure. I'll talk to Manager Yao later and let you try it."

Dong Yunxian accepted Du Shaojie's suggestion, and then went to discuss it with Yao Liwen, who also agreed with the matter.

Open one more window, make a small amount of [Spicy Chicken] first, and see the effect. If the effect is good, expand sales, if not, withdraw, and it will not affect the overall operation of the restaurant.

The restaurant needs to prepare in the next few days.

Du Shaojie also took the risk. As long as he heard that the "Pepper and Spicy Chicken" was delicious somewhere, he would buy half a chicken.

Sometimes I take it home to eat, and sometimes I eat it with Wang Liwen, Qi Yan, and Meiqin.

During his rest time, he would train desperately in simulated scenarios, sometimes even spending 60 or 70 hours a day.

[Exchange points: 2137 points\2166 points]

【Duration: 1390 hours\34176 hours】

After a lot of practice and attempts, Du Shaojie summed up a recipe. The [Spicy Chicken] made according to this recipe finally received a simulated evaluation of "upper and lower".

He made several servings of [Spicy Chicken] at home and invited Qi Yan and Liang Meiqin to come and taste them.

After eating the [Spicy Chicken with Peppers], Qi Yan, Liang Meiqin, Xiaomei and Xiaoya all praised the [Spicy Chicken with Peppers] that he made this time.

"Shaojie, we have eaten a lot of [Pepper and Spicy Chicken] from other restaurants recently, but none of them can compare to yours. If you ask me, you may not find such delicious [Pepper and Spicy Chicken] in the whole city. You are going to make a fortune."

Qi Yan and Liang Meiqin could not find any fault with it and gave a thumbs up with full conviction.

There is no need to talk about Xiaomei and Xiaoya, they are die-hard fans of their brother, and in their eyes, their brother is the best.

"Okay, then I'll open a store to sell [Spicy Chicken], Yanzi, Miqin, you two can help me sell the goods. Business will definitely be good then, how do you think?"

Du Shaojie made a joke, but Qi Yan and Liang Meiqin were not annoyed. Instead, they agreed with a smile.

Afterwards, he and Qi Yan were responsible for cleaning up the mess, while Xiaomei and Xiaoya pushed Liang Meiqin to go for a walk outside. The weather today was neither too hot nor too cold, and it was indeed very comfortable to walk outside.

"Shaojie, are you going to send Xiaomei to school? Hey, you said that the school in Beijing that she applied for was so good? I can visit her often, and occasionally go out and play with her."

"Xiaomei is very opinionated. When she was filling out her application, I only gave her some suggestions, but she made the final decision herself. However, going to the south is not bad either. You should go there if you have the chance."

"Yeah, after I return to school, if you have time, go visit Mikoto more often."

"understood"

The two chatted while they worked and soon cleaned up the house inside and out.

At this time, Liang's mother suddenly ran over: "Where are Shaojie, Yanzi, and Meiqin?"

"Xiaomei and Xiaoya pushed her out for a walk. Auntie, is there anything wrong?"

Du Shaojie and Qi Yan looked at each other and felt very puzzled.

Especially Qi Yan. When she brought Meiqin out before, Liang's mother told them to play outside for a while. Why did she come to the house again now?

"The newspaper has responded, saying that they will send someone to interview Mikoto at home. I wanted to tell her so that she can be mentally prepared."

Liang's mother then explained, and Du Shaojie and Qi Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Apparently, the relevant departments have agreed to publicize Liang Meiqin's heroic deeds, otherwise they wouldn't have sent reporters to interview her. This is a good thing, so we should strike while the iron is hot and arrange Meiqin's work first.

"Auntie, you go back first. Shaojie and I will go look for Miqin right away, and send her home when we find her."

Qi Yan and Du Shaojie immediately went to look for Liang Meiqin. After searching for a long time, they finally found the three of them near the back mountain.

Du Shaojie, Xiaomei and Xiaoya returned home, and Qi Yan sent Liang Meiqin back.

The next day.

Du Shaojie started working as soon as he arrived at the unit.

"Xiao Huang, Xiao Xiao, from now on, you two will follow me to learn how to make [Spicy Chicken]."

He asked Huang Tingting and Xiao Jianjun to be his assistants and demonstrated the entire production process to them.

Once they are familiar with it, they will be allowed to make it. Du Shaojie is only responsible for providing the spice packages with good proportions and the process of frying the spices.

Huang Tingting and Xiao Jianjun studied very hard and quickly mastered the whole process.

Yang Li was assigned to the window. The [Spicy Chicken] needed to be torn and mixed on the spot, so she was asked to take over for a few days.

At lunchtime, customers came one after another to buy [cold noodles] and [large plate of chicken belt noodles], and the restaurant suddenly became lively inside and outside.

"Huh? There are new dishes?"

"Let me see, it's [Spicy Chicken]. Here, give me one portion. What? At least half a chicken?"

“I want half a chicken”

Unlike the big plate of chicken belt noodles, [Pepper and Spicy Chicken] is not sold by portion, with a minimum of half a chicken. It can be eaten in the restaurant or taken away.

There were many people watching at noon, but few people buying. However, we only cooked 20 chickens today, and they were sold out after lunch.

(End of this chapter)