Fu Yu inspected the prepared shrimps, praised them in his heart, then changed his attention and started cooking.
Chollima originally had a very famous special dish, prawns in tomato sauce.
This dish is delicious, sweet and sour, and is very popular among customers.
This month, when river fish are on the market, river shrimps are cheap and fresh.
The store usually makes spicy stir-fried and fried dishes.
However, although shrimps are delicious, they are small and difficult to peel. Many people like to eat them, but few are willing to peel them.
After repeated visits, the order rate is not high.
This dish of shrimps with tomato sauce is Yao Shi’s innovative dish a few years ago.
Since the customer is unwilling to peel the shrimp shells, the chef will help peel and cook them. This will save the customer effort when eating, and the amount of food ordered will naturally increase.
Handling shrimps can also train workers' hand-eye coordination and patience, killing two birds with one stone.
Especially during the season when the river opens every day, it happens to be the time when there are the most interns in the kitchen. There is no shortage of manpower, and the work of peeling shrimps can be arranged in turns.
When Fu Yu was assigned to peel shrimps, he was just full of complaints. Isn't it good to cook good shrimps directly? You still have to work hard to peel the shrimp, why not just let them feed it directly to the customer's mouth?
Now I can't help but sigh, no wonder Yao Shi can be the big boss, he really has a good business vision.
This plate of shrimps with tomato sauce may seem inconspicuous, but as customers order more food, it will be a long-term benefit.
Fu Yu was filled with emotion, but the operations on his hands were not ambiguous at all.
Put the shrimps in a bowl, add egg white, refined salt, and water starch to evenly sizing them.
This step is very critical, mainly to ensure that all parts of the shrimp are starched and there are no condensation points.
In the past, Fu Yu actually didn't have such high requirements for his own operations.
But now that we have universal chopsticks, things like this have become a piece of cake.
Fu Yu quickly basted the shrimps one by one, and he did it very smoothly.
Zhang Jinyu, who was standing nearby to help the cook, was stunned.
As for that?
It's just for sizing, and does it need to be rolled like this?
I also used chopsticks to pick up the starch one by one.
These are shrimps, so small and in such a big pot, how long will it take to starch them?
Thoughts flashed across his mind, Zhang Jinyu watched as Fu Yu quickly processed nearly a third of the shrimps. At this speed, it would probably take less than a minute to finish them all.
Zhang Jinyu suddenly fell silent.
All right
Who allowed me to have this strength? Just roll it.
Fu Yu had no idea how much he had dealt a critical blow to the chef around him when he used the universal chopsticks freely. After all the shrimps were starched, he began to fry them.
After the pot is hot, add lard. When the lard is 50% to 60% hot, add the shrimps to the pot and spread them until cooked. Pour into a colander and drain the oil.
The job of draining oil was done by Zhang Jinyu. The two of them had worked together for a long time and had a very good understanding.
When Fu Yu was cooking, he no longer needed to speak too much. Zhang Jinyu could understand what needed to be done and execute it immediately.
This also saves Fu Yu a lot of trouble in daily cooking.
Because he found it very pleasant to work with Zhang Jinyu, Fu Yu also pointed out two key points in daily cooking.
Zhang Jinyu benefited deeply from this, and at the same time, he became more determined to hold Fu Yu's thigh, and became more dedicated in his daily work.
This kind of development that benefits both sides is naturally something that the two of them are happy to see happen.
Leave some residual oil in the original pot, add tomato sauce and stir-fry, then pour the shrimp and green beans into the pot, add rice wine, white sugar, refined salt, MSG, greasy with water starch, toss a few times, pour in sesame oil and serve Plate.
Thinking that the diners were a pregnant woman and three elementary school students, Fu Yu deliberately added a few large honey-glazed cherries from Boss Pang's dessert shop when setting the plate.
This is a fruit specially used to decorate cakes in their dessert shop. They pickle it themselves. It tastes sour and sweet, and is particularly delicious.
It goes well with shrimps in tomato sauce.
The shrimps with tomato sauce were taken away by the waiter, and Fu Yu quickly completed the braised beef brisket with tomatoes.
While the beef brisket was simmering, I made the pot-roasted pork first, then served celery and cashew nuts, and then started frying the squirrel mandarin fish.
And just as the kitchen was starting to serve dishes, Ke Ning had already arrived at the Maxima Hotel and met his three students.
Under Gao Wenjing's arrangement, the three primary school students had already entered the box. The three of them sat next to each other, with tableware in front of them and cups filled with the sweet red date tea made by Maxima.
Seeing Ke Ning coming, the three primary school students quickly stood up and said hello: "Teacher Ke!"
Ke Ning saw that the three of them were safe and sound, and his hanging heart finally fell to the ground.
She reached out and tapped the three students one by one, and the anger in her heart due to anxiety dissipated a little.
Kening turned around and looked at Gao Wenjing, who was accompanying him, and said gratefully: "Thank you for coming here all the way. I've been thinking about it all the time!"
Gao Wenjing said with a smile: "You're welcome to me, but you said you don't have to worry about your health! Sit down and take a breather. The food is all ordered and will be here in a moment."
Kening breathed a sigh of relief and went over to sit next to the three students without being polite.
The girl with the ponytail was very smart and quickly poured a glass of red date water for Kening. She was a little nervous and a little excited and said: "Teacher Ke, the three of us want to treat you to a meal today, because you have to take leave to go home. We are very reluctant to give birth to a baby, so this meal is a little bit of our thoughts. We all hope that you can safely give birth to the baby and continue to come back as our class teacher!"
Because of her nervousness, the little girl stumbled a bit at the beginning, but later on, her words became smoother and smoother because her true feelings were revealed.
When Kening sat down, he was still a little angry. Now when he heard these words, he couldn't help but feel a warm current in his heart. No matter how angry he was, he couldn't let it out. He was only moved and relieved.
She also liked these three students very much when she was teaching. They were all obedient, sensible and good students.
Being able to teach such a grateful child gives her a great sense of accomplishment.
Although he acted a little recklessly, his intentions were good after all.
Ke Ning originally had a very gentle temper and easily got along with the students.
Now that he was being coaxed and praised like this, the expression on his face immediately became a bit unbearable.
Pretending to be annoyed, she stretched out her hand and tapped three students one by one. She said half-criticizing, half-educating: "Teacher, I have accepted your wishes, but you must not do this again next time. You said you left school rashly. You are coming from such a far away place, what if something happens on the way? If you want to treat me to a meal, you can tell me in person, and I will bring you here with me!"
"Don't be so reckless again, you know?"
The three students suddenly laughed together.
The boy said: "We are afraid that if we tell you, you won't agree."
Ke Ning didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Oh, you're afraid that I won't agree, so why don't you just kill him first and then show him off?"
The girl with the ponytail had a sweet mouth and quick reactions, and said quickly: "Teacher Ke, we know we were wrong and we will never do this again!"
Ke Ning originally only planned to educate the three students to pay attention to travel safety, and had no intention of actually settling the score.
Now that the education was over, he softened his expression and nodded: "That's good, have you ordered all the dishes?"
Hearing Ke Ning's question, the little girl who had been silent before quickly replied: "I've ordered all of them. They are the specialties of this store. The manager just now said they taste very good!"
After saying that, he couldn't help but gossip: "Teacher Ke, she said she is your friend, and she wants to give us a discount!"
When Kening heard this, he glanced at Gao Wenjing subconsciously, and the two couldn't help but smile at each other.
Ke Ning smiled and said, "Yes, we are friends. You know how to choose a place, but why do you think of coming here to treat me to dinner?"
The little girl hurriedly said with a look of credit: "I saw you when my mother and I came here to eat before. I heard you say that the food here is delicious."
Ke Ning was happy when he heard it: "So that's it! Well, their food is really good."
Seeing that they were chatting happily, Gao Wenjing said to Kening: "The food should be here soon. I'll go and get busy first. If you need anything, just ask the waiter to call me."
Kening nodded and said, "Okay, I understand, go and get busy."
Gao Wenjing specially called the waiter and gave him a few words of advice before leaving.
Almost as soon as she left, a waiter brought the cooked dishes to the box.
"Hey! The food is served!"
"Wow! What kind of dish is this!"
"Oh, it's a prawn!"
The waiter placed the plate on the table and announced the name of the dish: "The shrimp with tomato sauce is ready!"
When the three primary school students saw the food being served, they were so happy that they stretched their heads to look at the food on the plate, their eyes shining brightly.
He is still a child after all!
Ke Ning looked at the three students with a loving smile. She picked up her chopsticks and said, "The food is served. Try it while it's hot!"
As soon as they heard that it was ready to eat, the three primary school students immediately picked up the cutlery, but they did not reach out immediately. They waited until Kening took a bite first, and then moved their chopsticks one after another.
When Kening saw it, he couldn't help but feel more and more pleased.
I don't know if it was because of his mood swings that he delayed his meal for a while. Kening just felt that the shrimp meat was very smooth and tender after entering his mouth, with a full texture and a sweet and sour taste that was very appetizing.
Just now, she was only paying attention to three students, so she didn't take a closer look at the dish. Now when she took a closer look, she realized that the shrimps were not big in size, but the quantity was quite sufficient. It was a full plate, and the soup was all wrapped around the shrimps. , there isn’t much left on the bottom of the plate.
Don’t tell me, this dish is really good!
Since becoming pregnant, Ke Ning's appetite has not been very good.
Recently, I was even more stressed because I found out during a checkup that I had signs of threatened miscarriage.
Maybe it's because of her mood. Although she doesn't have obvious symptoms of morning sickness now, her stomach is always very blocked.
If she wasn't worried that the child in her belly would be malnourished, she would basically have no desire to eat during the day.
I ate every meal very reluctantly, as if I was completing a task, without any sense of satisfaction from eating or the joy of tasting delicious food.
But now, she was eating sweet, sour and delicious shrimps. Although she didn't have a big appetite, she didn't feel bored after eating two pieces in a row.
This made her a little surprised!
While waiting for the waiter to bring the dish again, Kening asked specifically: "What was the name of the dish just now?"
The waiter took one look at it and said, "Oh, shrimp with tomato sauce."
Kening was stunned: "Jiang shrimp?"
The waiter nodded: "Yes, they are all fresh shrimps. This dish is our store's specialty."
Ke Ning suddenly realized that they were shrimps. No wonder the shrimps looked so small, but they tasted really good.
Next, the waiter served two more dishes, both of which were dishes that Ke Ning had eaten before.
The presentation is exquisite and the taste is very good.
Because Chollima Restaurant is not far from where he works and the food in the restaurant tastes very good, Kening often comes here to eat with his family.
However, because he came to the restaurant to eat the signature dish, when the unique and exquisite squirrel mandarin fish, which was shaped like a mouse, was served to the table, Ke Ning couldn't help but be slightly surprised.
This dish is so beautifully done!
She had eaten squirrel mandarin fish in other restaurants before. The fish had the same shape with its head slightly raised, its tail raised high, and its flesh facing outwards. It was cut into fine diamond-shaped grains, and the fried ribs were raised. The color of the fish was poured on it and was attractive orange-red soup.
However, the plate in front of me seems more interesting and tangible!
It smells of a strong sweet and sour taste, and the fish head is placed neatly, facing the fish tail.
The fish meat is cut into the same size, like slender diamond-shaped strips engraved in a mold, all standing upright towards the tail of the fish.
This is completely different from the squirrel mandarin fish that Ke Ning has eaten before.
In my memory, the fish on the plates in other stores were all exploded into the shape of a hedgehog.
It's obviously very cute, but the plate in front of you gives people a very exquisite impression because of the regular shape of the fish.
Ke Ning also knows how to cook. At home, he often thinks about making delicious home-cooked dishes to improve his food.
It is precisely because I know a little bit about cooking that I understand that fish that has been cut with a flower knife will generally become crispy and hard when fried. The direction will also naturally produce a certain degree of curling according to the degree of the fish itself. of arc.
At least it shouldn't be like this, all facing the direction of the fish's tail.
How was this done?
Too clever?
Ke Ning is a Chinese teacher and likes reading. She has not specifically studied cooking books, but she has heard that Emperor Qianlong went to the south of the Yangtze River and ate a dish of squirrel fish at Songhe Tower in Suzhou, which made this dish famous in Suzhou.
At that time, the description in the book stated that the appearance of this dish was that the fish tail was raised up, fried until golden brown, taken out on a serving plate, poured with marinade, and squeaked like a squirrel walking slowly with its head down.
When I ate it before, I didn’t have any deep feelings.
Now looking at the dish in front of me, I suddenly understand what the dish described in the book looks like.
(End of chapter)
