Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

Chapter 80 Boiled Cabbage

at night.

Snowflakes were floating in the sky, and the lowest temperature suddenly dropped to around zero degrees. The first snow in the second half of this year came unexpectedly.

Du Shaojie looked in the yard and couldn't help frowning. It would take a lot of time to return to the city tomorrow morning.

Sure enough, the next afternoon, he and Wang Liwen had a very difficult journey back to the city. The snow began to melt as soon as it fell, and the road was full of mud and thin ice. The vehicles were very cautious and did not dare to drive fast.

By the time we got to the city, it was almost half past seven.

"Fortunately the train leaves at 21:49, otherwise I would have missed it."

The two got out of the car and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Du Shaojie didn't bring anything with him this time, so he just helped Wang Liwen carry her luggage, and the two went to the bus station.

It's not too far to get to the train by bus, but time is tight.

Arriving at the station, Du Shaojie hurried to buy a platform ticket, and soon after he came back, the ticket checking began. He sent Wang Liwen to the train, put away her luggage, and then hurried to catch the bus.

When I got home, Wang Yuxiu, Xiaomei and Xiaoya were already asleep.

Du Shaojie took out the key and opened the door. Fortunately, his family knew that he would be back before National Day, so they did not lock the door, otherwise he would have to knock for a long time.

It was a bit cold in the room, but there was no fireplace.

Units with boilers usually do not heat until October 15, except in extreme weather. It depends on your mood to light a fireplace at home. If you feel it is cold, light it. If you feel you can still bear it, you can wait a few days.

Anyway, Du Shaojie's bed has been replaced with a thick quilt.

the next day.

As soon as the sky was getting light, Du Shaojie got up.

While the family members were still asleep, he took out 1 kg of beef brisket, a fat fish head, and 1 kg of pork tenderloin from the storage space, and then placed them on the table.

There weren’t many things, so Wang Yuxiu didn’t ask too many questions.

Fortunately, Du Shaojie is a chef and occasionally goes out to help cook, otherwise it would be difficult to explain where these things came from.

"Xiao Jie, we all slept soundly last night, and we didn't even know you came back. Why don't you sleep a little longer? Why do you get up so early?"

Du Shaojie had just lit the stove when Wang Yuxiu walked in.

"I'm going to go for a run, so I'll boil some water first. Mom, please collect the things I brought back, and just make something for breakfast."

He has made it a habit to exercise every morning. If he doesn't move, he will feel uncomfortable all over.

He gave Wang Yuxiu some instructions and ran out.

When he came home after exercise, Xiaomei and Xiaoya were already up.

"Brother! It's finally snowing. I've already started wearing the hats, gloves, and scarves you bought for me and my sister."

When Xiaoya saw her brother, she followed him around like a little follower.

Xiaomei was cooking cornmeal porridge and Wang Yuxiu was heating steamed buns, but she could hear the noise in the yard clearly.

"Xiaoya, have you studied hard recently?"

"Yes! I even got praise from the teacher."

"Not bad! I'll make you something delicious at noon."

Du Shaojie touched his sister's head and suddenly found that Xiaoya seemed to have grown a lot taller.

After breakfast, he cleaned up the places in the house that needed repair. It was not a complicated job, and it was a piece of cake for him.

noon.

Du Shaojie made a dish of [Beef Brisket with Radish], a dish of [Fish Head with Chopped Pepper], and a dish of [Chinese Cabbage with Vinegar].

The most popular dish is the [Chopped Pepper Fish Head]. There was not even any soup left at the end, as Xiaomei and Xiaoya ate it all by dipping it in steamed buns.

"Xiao Jie, how do you cook the peppers? They taste delicious and not salty."

Wang Yuxiu was not around when Du Shaojie was cooking. Maybe she was overwhelmed by the delicious food and suddenly asked.

"The chopped peppers need to be washed several times with clean water to remove the excess salt and astringency. Then they need to be fried with other small ingredients until fragrant. This way, the steamed fish head will taste good."

The key to this dish is seasoning, and the steaming time should not be too long.

Du Shaojie briefly explained the trick, and Wang Yuxiu nodded repeatedly. Even though she had learned it, she probably still couldn't make it taste this good.

After finishing his meal and resting for a while, he went to find Liao Yongxin.

Liao Yongxin also has no habit of taking a nap, and is currently listening to the radio at home.

"Good, you're quite trustworthy! We have to go there tomorrow morning, otherwise it will be too late."

When Liao Yongxin saw Du Shaojie, he smiled happily.

According to Director Cai, there will be a lot of dishes tomorrow, and it will probably take half a day to prepare. He will be very busy by himself, but with Du Shaojie's help, he will be much more relaxed.

Du Shaojie nodded, asked about the time and place of the meeting, and promised to arrive on time.

"The matter of your childhood friend's father will have a result after the holiday. Director Luo spoke for him, so he shouldn't bear too much responsibility. Just keep it in mind, and don't tell anyone for now."

Liao Yongxin then took the initiative to talk about Su Dapeng's family affairs.

As soon as Du Shaojie heard it, he knew that this matter should be successful, but before the result came out, no one dared to guarantee it, so Liao Yongxin asked him to keep it secret for the time being.

the next day.

Du Shaojie and Liao Yongxin met outside Compound No. 1, and then went to Director Luo's house together.

It was Director Cai who received them again. As soon as the two arrived, she took out a page of menu and said that all the ingredients and side dishes were ready.

Liao Yongxin took it and looked at it, frowning slightly, but didn't say anything.

"Then I'll leave it to you two. If you need anything, just call me. I'll be there whenever you call."

Director Cai took the two to the kitchen, briefly introduced the location of the various ingredients, and then turned and left.

Du Shaojie noticed Liao Yongxin's previous expression, took the menu and took a look at it, and was also a little surprised.

"【Boiling Cabbage】?"

There is a dish called "Boiled Cabbage" on the menu. It doesn't sound like a dish that can be served at a banquet, but it is actually one of the classic representatives of Sichuan court cuisine.

This dish was created by Sichuan cuisine master Huang Jinglin when he was in the imperial kitchen of the Qing Palace, and was later promoted by Sichuan cuisine master Luo Guorong. This dish is also a state banquet dish, so you can imagine how difficult it is to make.

No wonder Liao Yongxin frowned when he saw it.

"It's the dish you wanted. We have no choice but to prepare it. Let's hurry up and cook the clear soup first, otherwise it will be too late."

The clear soup he was talking about requires a whole chicken, a whole duck, a whole pork elbow and ham to cook, and it takes at least four hours.

Fortunately, the two of them came early today, otherwise they would be in trouble.

Liao Yongxin and Du Shaojie acted together. Fortunately, there was no shortage of ingredients, which saved a lot of effort.

Du Shaojie cleaned the whole chicken and other ingredients, cut them in half, removed the fat, internal organs, and lymph, and then blanched them. After blanching, they need to be cleaned, then put into the pot with cold water, and only add onions and ginger to start cooking.

The whole process needs to be simmered slowly over low heat, and high heat should be avoided, otherwise the soup will easily become turbid.

"Master Liao, let me mince the meat."

Du Shaojie is very familiar with the process of making clear soup. Although it is just theory talk, he has no problem doing some basic work.

Liao Yongxin nodded and began to process other ingredients.

Meat puree means chopping the meat as finely as possible and then using it to sweep the soup to remove impurities in the soup.

Du Shaojie put the processed duck breast, chicken breast and pork tenderloin on the chopping board and chopped them up separately with a knife. This process takes about 40 minutes, and the finer the chopping, the better.

"Xiao Du, it seems that you are familiar with this dish."

Liao Yongxin noticed Du Shaojie's performance. He said with a smile while preparing the ingredients for other dishes.

(End of this chapter)