Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

After dinner, Xiaomei wanted to help clean up, but Du Shaojie sent her back to school. She had classes in the afternoon and needed to take a nap at noon.

After cleaning up the mess, Du Shaojie studied the oven in the store, then closed the store and returned to the hotel with Liang Meiqin.

The first thing he did when he returned to the room was to take a shower. He had been so busy during the afternoon that he was sweating all over.

After taking a shower, he went to see Liang Meiqin, who had just come out of the bathroom and was still drying her hair.

"Shaojie, why do I feel like I'm getting fat?"

"Have it?"

"Yes! If you don't believe me, try it."

Du Shaojie walked forward and hugged Liang Meiqin and spun her around. She seemed to be a little heavier than before.

"You take a nap first. I'll take you hiking in the afternoon to burn off the excess fat."

Both of them were used to such small actions, but that was all.

Du Shaojie then went back to his room and slept for a while. After getting up, the two went to Baiyun Mountain Park. When they came back, it was already dusk. They found a restaurant on the street to have dinner, and then returned to the hotel.

night.

Du Shaojie locked himself in the room and started the arduous simulation training again.

He can now stay in a simulation for 100 hours at a time without feeling particularly tired.

But if you want to achieve a breakthrough in a certain dish, hard work alone is not enough, and it often requires an opportunity for success.

Therefore, Du Shaojie is not restricted to any one dish. Instead, whenever he has an idea for a dish or suddenly becomes interested in it, he will try it.

Because there is an oven in the store, he also practiced making roast duck.

[Roast duck], [Roast goose], etc. are all types of roast meat, and are classic Cantonese dishes. After repeated practice, he has almost mastered the full set of production techniques.

After exiting the simulation scene, he felt that he had gained a lot of experience in roasting meat.

If he practices slowly, the level of his roast duck will definitely improve, but he doesn't have that much time to stick to one dish.

Therefore, he spent 100 exchange points and 5000 hours to upgrade the [Roast Duck] to the level of "leaving a lingering fragrance in the mouth".

[Exchange points: 6418 points\6866 points]

【Duration: 26580 hours\102996 hours】

The next day.

After Du Shaojie accompanied Liang Meiqin to finish the treatment, he went to the store.

Passing by the market, I asked the stall owner to send over 20 white-striped chickens and 20 white-striped ducks, and then bought fuel, some other vegetables and side dishes.

After arriving at the store, the purchased items were delivered and Du Shaojie began to prepare the ingredients.

Liang Meiqin couldn't sit still, so she cleaned up. It didn't matter if she worked slowly, it was better than sitting there doing nothing.

Making roast duck is rather troublesome. After washing the white-striped duck, you must first quickly pass it over the fire to burn off the fine hairs on its skin, and then rinse it again.

Chop off the tips of the duck wings and duck feet, and put the duck support into the opening at the root of the left wing to make the duck breast bulge, making it easier to pour the sauce in later.

At the same time, seal the hole at the duck's tail to prevent the sauce from leaking.

Next, the duck needs to be inflated, and the skin of the duck needs to be colored with Zhejiang red vinegar and maltose, and then air-dried or baked.

Another important step is making the sauce. Based on his own experience, Du Shaojie first fry the black peppercorns until fragrant and then grind them into fine particles.

The next step is to stir-fry the sauce. Put a little oil in the pan, add shallots, chuhou sauce and other ingredients and stir-fry until fragrant, then add black pepper granules, and finally add rice wine to dilute it.

Pour the prepared sauce into the incision when the duck is slaughtered, then hook the duck's neck with an iron hook and put it into the oven to roast.

Due to time constraints, Du Shaojie previously used the drying method, and the whole process took 15 minutes. The subsequent baking took about 40 minutes, which added up to 55 minutes.

After roasting, open the seal at the duck's tail and drain the sauce in its belly.

Then cut the duck in half, chop it into small pieces and serve it on a plate.

By the time Du Shaojie finished his work, it was almost noon.

He then washed some rapeseed and made a simple stir-fry.

“Today’s offer: Roast duck rice”

He wrote a line on the small blackboard and then went to wash his hands.

He is destined to stay in Guangzhou this month, so it would be a good idea to practice cooking some Cantonese dishes.

"Shaojie, the roast duck you made smells so delicious."

Liang Meiqin smelled the aroma of [roast duck] and almost drooled.

She had eaten roast duck and roast goose before, and they both gave her a mediocre impression. But the roast duck Du Shaojie made today was different, and it smelled delicious right out of the oven.

"It smells good and tastes even better! Just wait"

While Du Shaojie was talking, he picked up a duck leg, put it in a bowl and handed it to Liang Meiqin.

Liang Meiqin didn't care about the burning taste in her mouth and finished the duck leg in no time.

At this time, customers came one after another, and in less than 15 minutes, all 20 boiled chickens were sold out.

Uncle Chai was a step late again. He and Du Xiaomei entered the store one after the other. After looking around and not seeing any white-cut chicken, he looked at Du Shaojie speechlessly and said, "Am I late again?"

"Uncle Chai, forget about the boiled chicken, what is that?"

Du Shaojie couldn't help but smile. He thought Uncle Chai was quite interesting. If he wanted to eat, he should come earlier. But he was late every day. The [roast duck] was still inside and not cut. He pointed to the small blackboard and let the other party look at it himself.

"Roast duck rice? I have to try it. Give me two servings."

When Uncle Chai heard this, he immediately became interested.

Du Shaojie went to the back and took out a few roast ducks, then chopped them into small pieces with a "bang bang bang".

Liang Meiqin took a lunch box and filled it with two servings of rice. Du Shaojie put some chopped roast duck on the rice, poured a little sauce on it, added a few sprigs of rapeseed, and packed it up and handed it to Uncle Chai.

"Thanks, Chef Du."

Uncle Chai saw clearly that Du Shaojie had packed him a large portion of roast duck, so his portion of roast duck rice was equivalent to one and a half portions of others.

As soon as he left, a group of guests came in from behind.

Du Shaojie's shop is different from others. He is free to do what he wants. Yesterday it was [Fish-flavored Shredded Pork] rice, today it became [Roast Duck] rice.

Compared with yesterday, today's [roast duck] rice is more appetizing to diners.

Even though this is the old city, there are many wealthy people in the old street. Who doesn’t have some overseas connections? Moreover, many houses in the old street are privately owned, so you won’t starve just by living on the rent.

The things Du Shaojie sells are more expensive than those sold in other stores, but these old diners only pursue delicious food and are not sensitive to prices.

In less than an hour, the [roast duck] rice was completely sold out.

"Today's all sold out, please hurry up tomorrow."

Du Shaojie wiped off the words on the small blackboard and announced the closing time.

Customers who didn't get a chance to queue were not surprised. They whispered to each other and guessed what delicious food Chef Du would cook tomorrow.

But customers who have tasted the [Roast Duck] would not think so, because the [Roast Duck] made by Chef Du is simply amazing!
Roast meat is the daily diet of the Cantonese people. Roast duck, roast goose, etc. are the favorites of many people. Compared with them, boiled chicken is nothing.

[Roast duck] It’s delicious, it must be made by our family.

They began to secretly contact each other and asked Uncle Chai to talk to Chef Du and at least make the roast duck for a few more days.

at this time.

in the shop.

Du Xiaomei asked the same question again: "Brother, there is nothing left, what should we eat?"

"Hey, I can fall twice in the same place? Just wait, I also secretly hid a [roast duck], and we will also have [roast duck rice] for lunch."

So the three of them closed the door and hid in the house to eat [roast duck] rice.

I feel very satisfied.

After eating, Xiaomei went back to school to rest.

Du Shaojie opened the shop and was shocked to see a large group of people standing outside, led by Uncle Chai.

"Chef Du, you can't just make this delicious [roast duck] once. Don't worry, we have you covered. We guarantee that you can sell as many as you make."

"Yes, although we also want to taste more of your dishes, please don't change them too often. For example, many neighbors didn't get to eat the [roast duck] you made today."

Du Shaojie: “.”

In fact, he doesn’t change the recipe every day. Isn’t he always making [Boiled Chicken]?

The same goes for [Roast Duck]. He will probably keep cooking it for a few more days, while his hands are still hot, to see if he can find an opportunity for a breakthrough.

"How can it be possible that it's only done once? Tomorrow we'll have 20 [roast ducks] and 20 [boiled chickens]. If you want to eat, please hurry up. If you're late, you can't blame me."

Du Shaojie had to persuade Uncle Chai and others with all his might before they were sent away.

When I looked back, Xiaomei had already slipped away.

In the next two days, Du Shaojie kept his promise and prepared 20 pieces of white-cut chicken and 20 pieces of roast duck every day. Sometimes he would cook a few delicious dishes in the store and invite Uncle Chai to come over for a drink.

"Uncle Chai, do you know whose storefront you want to sell?"

After a few drinks, Du Shaojie's old problem came back and he asked Uncle Chai about the storefront.

Uncle Chai shook his head and said, "I don't know about other places, but there are few people willing to sell their storefronts in this area of ​​Old Street. Of course, there are exceptions to everything. I'll keep an eye out for you."

"What about the house? It would be best if it had a small yard like yours."

"It's quite common to sell houses. I'll go ask around and tell you when I have news. Xiao Du, how did you learn your cooking skills? You're amazing."

"Uncle Chai, please stop praising me. I will become proud if I am not praised."

Xiaomei and Liang Meiqin had finished their meal long ago. They were bored so they went to wander around the school.

When Liang Meiqin came back, Uncle Chai had already left and Du Shaojie had cleaned the house inside and out.

"Let's go back and rest."

Du Shaojie took Liang Meiqin back to the hotel. He went back to his room and took a shower. The effects of the alcohol were only starting to take effect at this moment.

He fell asleep as soon as he lay down and didn't even notice Liang Meiqin came in.

Just now when they were walking on the road, Liang Meiqin felt that there was something wrong with the other person. Although he was not staggering, his eyes were a little straight, and his answers were irrelevant when she asked him some questions.

She went back to her room and took a shower. After waiting for a while and not seeing Du Shaojie coming, she went to his room.

"This guy must be drunk. He smells strongly of alcohol."

Liang Meiqin was afraid that he would get drunk and vomit, so she sat by the bed and watched over him. After an unknown amount of time, she also fell asleep on the bed. (End of this chapter)