Cao Cao's chef

Chapter 42 Crucian Carp, Tofu and Coriander Soup

Chapter 42 Crucian Carp, Tofu and Coriander Soup

The person who came was none other than the chef guild elder who was the judge for the chef test.However, Wang Yong didn't know his real identity, he only knew that he should be in the Chef's Guild and had a high status.

"Haha, what the shopkeeper said is interesting!" The elder walked in slowly with a smile, then found a table and sat down, "The shopkeeper is open for business, and the little old man is planning to come over for a meal, so why can't he come in? "

"It's my honor that you come to the restaurant for dinner!" No matter how low his emotional intelligence is, Wang Yong is still very clear about the fact that he has a good relationship with important figures in the chef's guild. "I don't know what you want to eat?"

"I'm old, and I don't like to eat food with a strong taste, and I don't like food with a hard texture. Yesterday, when I was in a familiar family, I heard that the store launched something called 'tofu', so I wanted to come here out of curiosity. Taste it. Speaking of which, the store should still process incoming materials, right?" The old man looked at Wang Yong.

"After all, it's a small business. Today's prices are a bit high, and I can't afford to buy directly from a small store. If you go the way of Wanshiwu, you will be limited to purchase, so processing with supplied materials, or bartering is the best way." Wang Yong nodded.

In fact, not only him, but many restaurants are like this. Even Tianxiang Restaurant, the largest in Zhencheng, has canceled some menus. At the same time, some dishes that lack ingredients are bartered and processed with supplied materials.

In other words, it is precisely because of the general environment that his small shop can quickly accumulate. Otherwise, with Wang Yong's cooking skills, it is really not easy to start a business in the early days.

"I brought a stone of soybeans and two live fish. I don't know what dishes I can exchange for it?" The elder clapped his hands, and the two guards took two sackcloth bags, and a fish came in at the same time.

The fish is crucian carp, which is not very big, but it is unrealistic to eat big ones these days, so it is good to have them.

"That's good..." After weighing it up, Wang Yong replied, "How about crucian carp tofu and coriander soup? I wonder if you are used to the taste of coriander? After all, you need to use the aroma enhancer. If you are not used to it, you don't need it!"

I remember that even in the previous life, there were many people who didn’t like the special fragrance of coriander, so it’s better to ask in advance.

"Coriander..." The elder thought for a while, "I actually quite like the taste, it's fine!"

"Then, please wait a moment!" Wang Yong nodded and returned to the back kitchen with the supplies.

At this time, Guo Jia, who had just left the Yamen, returned to the restaurant, and Xun Yu, who came to eat, followed behind him. Judging from the appearance of the two, they should have reconciled.

Seeing Liu Li receiving the reception outside, Guo Jia stepped forward to say hello: "Liu Li... Thank you for your hard work... Where is the owner?"

"The owner is cooking soup in the back kitchen, and he just went in." Liu Li knew that Guo Jia's identity was not only a helper and accountant, but also a civil servant in the yamen, so he naturally didn't dare to neglect him.

"Let me go and help!" Guo Jia wanted to rush into the kitchen immediately when he heard the words, but turned around thinking about Xun Yu, and said, "Yanyan, sit here now, I'll be back soon!"

"No, no, no, I'm curious what kind of soup the shopkeeper will make!" Xun Yu replied with strong curiosity. The soup Wang Yong made last time was pork belly chicken.I still miss that taste now, and now I hear that he is making soup, so I am naturally curious.

"After all, it's the back kitchen, so it's not very convenient..." Guo Jia couldn't decide.

"It's okay!" Xun Yu walked towards the back kitchen familiarly, "We are all colleagues, so there is no need to avoid so many things!"

"So, you can enter other people's kitchens in such a fair way?" Seeing Xun Yu coming in, Wang Yong, whose hearing seems to have improved recently, suddenly complained, and at the same time, he was quickly processing the fish in his hand.

Two fish, but without fresh-keeping technology, this thing can't be kept overnight, so it's better to deal with it earlier.So he planned to make two pots of soup, one for the elderly and one for work meals.

This thing belongs to Cantonese cuisine, but Wang Yong's ability to accept food is better than ordinary people.He can accept sweet tofu naohua, but he likes salty tofu naohua.

"Wuyou, what kind of soup is this time?" Xun Yu approached without restraint, "Fish soup? If you don't remove the fishy smell, it will taste terrible!"

"Craucian carp tofu and coriander soup... I plan to make two dishes, one as a staff meal, and a fried rice later... Speaking of which, does Feng Xiao hate the taste of coriander?" Wang Yong asked while handling two crucian carp.As for the problem of deodorization, it is not a problem for him at all.

"I don't hate it, I quite like it!" Guo Jia replied.

"Coriander...it's not bad too!" Xun Yu was obviously very interested.

"This guest here, we don't provide dinner for free..." Wang Yong reminded directly.

"Leave me a portion, plus a bowl of that fried rice, and I'll just pay for it!" Xun Yu laughed.

"Okay, wait outside for a while!" Wang Yong spoke, the two fish had been processed and washed with clean water, and the excess water was blotted dry with kitchen paper.I have to say that in this world, the research on paper is really thorough, not only writing paper, but also toilet paper and sanitary napkins. At the same time, even kitchen paper is sold, and the price is not expensive.

Brush the inside of the iron pan with ginger pieces to prevent the fish from sticking to the pan when frying.Then fry the fish with a little oil, and fry two fish at the same time. It was impossible to do this before, but now Wang Yong claims to be more and more proficient in controlling the subtleties, so he dares to do this.

Since the soup will be boiled later, the fish does not need to be fried too old, it only needs to be slightly yellow.At this time, add water, ginger slices, and boil on high heat until the soup starts to turn slightly white, then add tofu, add a little salt, and continue to simmer on low heat.

When looking at recipes before, it was difficult for Wang Yong to understand the concept of 'a little' and 'appropriate amount', after all, this concept is too general.Only when you really cook will you understand. This is based on personal taste. The taste is completely different if the focus is lighter. More soup and less soup is another concept. Even if it is the same dish, the amount of seasoning will be different. This requires the chef to play imagination to estimate.

"Culinary art can be called 'art' rather than 'skill', the key point is this. A really good chef may be an artist with rich imagination." Wang Yong muttered, as if to Guo Jia said, as if he was talking to himself.

There are also people who are used to putting tofu together with coriander, which should be people who like the taste of coriander very much.But in this way, the aroma of the coriander will completely seep into the soup, and the result is that the taste completely masks the umami of the fish.

Finally, add coriander and green onion, take out of the pan, put it in a small clay pot, divide it into two parts, and take out one part.

"Feng Xiao, help me divide the other one into five spares!" Wang Yong directed Guo Jia, then turned and left.

"Okay!" Guo Jia quickly responded, and then found five bowls, divided the soup into five portions, and kept them there for later use.

"Hey, it shouldn't be a problem to eat now, right?" Xun Yu's appetite has been completely whetted by the smell.

"The store manager hasn't come back yet, isn't that good?" Guo Jia was a little worried.

"I pay for it myself, and I have the final say when I eat it!" Xun Yu immediately reached out, took a bowl of fish soup, scooped up a spoonful of soup, and took a sip.

When the soup enters the mouth, the first thing you can feel in the soup is the smell of coriander, which is hard to ignore.And because it is too heavy, it often makes people ignore the original taste of other ingredients. As a result, coriander becomes the main ingredient instead, which feels like putting the cart before the horse.

Right now, the taste of coriander can't hide the mellow aroma of tofu and the fresh aroma of fish. The three flavors are separated and form a complete taste.In particular, the umami flavors in soybeans and fish overlap and collide, and the resulting umami flavors are far from being as simple as 1+1.

"Hmm...huh?" The umami taste began to spread in the mouth, as if all the umami taste had been integrated into the soup.

"It smells so good... I can't bear the taste!" Xun Yu couldn't wait to finish drinking the soup in the spoon, and the umami taste immediately flooded her, making her mouth shut a little.

"Ah wow..." Xun Yu suddenly showed a happy expression.

"Yanyan...Your expression is too lewd and angry!" Guo Jia suddenly blushed and reminded.

"Hee hee, how can there be, how can there be..." Xun Yu's speech has become a bit incoherent, but he is not slow at all. He has already tasted the soup, so naturally he has to taste the tofu and fish.

A mouthful of tofu, the tofu is as soft and smooth as jelly, it turns into a umami bomb in the mouth, it explodes instantly, and a strong smell hits, Xun Yu immediately leaned back slightly, his expression became more joyful.

"It's terrible, it's terrible! I can't eat anymore... But, I can't control my hands anymore..." Xun Yu looked at the fish scooped up in his hand from the corner of his eyes, and slowly approached his mouth, telling him rationally She couldn't eat any more, but her body controlled the spoon obediently, sending the fish meat and fish soup towards her mouth.

"No, people will..." No matter how hard Xun Yu struggled, he finally put the spoon into his mouth.

The umami taste of the fish makes the aftertaste of the tofu in the mouth explode completely, coupled with the umami taste in the soup, it forms a triple umami bomb that explodes in one breath.

"Oh hehe..." Xun Yu became completely incoherent, his pupils began to slack, and his expression reached the peak of joy.

"Yanyan, is it really that delicious?" Seeing Xun Yu's expression, Guo Jia couldn't help swallowing his saliva.She obviously couldn't bear to drink it later, so she picked up her own bowl and began to taste it.

She hadn't tasted pork belly chicken last time, and the impact of the umami was stronger than Xun Yu's. The umami swept over her and quickly broke through her rational direction, and continued to erode.

"Woo meow..." Mouth addiction reappeared, and Guo Jia also began to speak incoherently, his body tensed subconsciously, Tankou gasped lightly, his pupils gradually became dilated, and a very happy expression appeared on his face.

"Good soup!" Guo Jia couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"Very good soup!" At the same time, when Wang Yong took out the soup, the elder tasted it lightly, and his calm expression began to loosen. Under the impact of the umami, the corners of his mouth subconsciously Tilt.

As a super chef, his understanding of umami is far from ordinary, but it is very rare to be able to use unfamiliar ingredients to make soup with such a taste and highlight the umami so much.

"The cooking skills are good!" The elder slowly tasted the soup, "Old Wang's teaching is good, this soup is full of color, fragrance and taste, at least at the level of an intermediate chef, no, the control of umami taste has reached the level of a senior chef !"

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