Shopkeeper Liang's words were like cold water pouring into a frying pan, causing the entire kitchen to explode.
Su Qingluan cursed: This Fatty Liang can really attract hatred to her!
As expected, after hearing what Shopkeeper Liang said, Chef Xu Yuanwei’s brows knitted into a knot and he glared at Su Qingluan: “Shopkeeper, aren’t you just trying to make fun of me?”
Then he waved his hand towards Su Qingluan and chased them away: "Little girl, go away, this is the kitchen, and this is not the place for a kid like you to have fun!" Then he turned around and shouted, "What are you looking at?! Come on, do it!" Work! The customers are waiting!"
Shopkeeper Liang didn't say anything, he looked like he was watching a show.
Su Qingluan looked at the master chef opposite and felt that he was somewhat kind, but he couldn't remember it.
But she didn't rush to get close to the other party - in this case, showing some real skills was more convincing than trying to get close to each other.
"I have a few questions and I want to ask the master chef." Su Qingluan saluted the chef opposite.
Although Xu Yuanwei didn't like the little girl who broke into the kitchen, he was not an unreasonable person. Seeing that the other party was bowing first, he suppressed his temper and said, "Ask me!"
He doesn't seem to be a stubborn person who doesn't make sense.
Su Qingluan nodded secretly, so she asked slowly: "Did that fish soup pass through your hands, master?"
"It's me, what do you think?" This fish soup is considered a popular dish in "Hong Fu Lou". Although sales are average in summer, it is very popular in winter.
Su Qingluan shrugged: "Not really."
Before the other party was obviously about to get angry, she said: "The fish soup contains white pepper, ginger, Sichuan peppercorns, bay leaves, star anise, cardamom..."
Xu Yuanwei listened indifferently at first, but then the more he listened, the more shocked he became, until Su Qingluan said: "There should be a few medicinal herbs, such as perilla, cinnamon, angelica... I'm not sure about the rest..."
"Wait a minute!" Xu Yuanwei looked shocked, "You tasted this yourself?!" Although it's not 100% correct, it's still a good guess.
Then he turned around and asked behind him: "Which one of you is talking too much?!"
Su Qingluan sighed: "It's none of their business. It's my first time to come to 'Hongfu Tower' today, and these spices all have unique flavors. It's not difficult to distinguish them after tasting them carefully."
At this time, both Xu Yuanwei and Shopkeeper Liang were worried that the young lady in front of them might have some real skills in cooking, so their expressions became serious.
Xu Yuanwei asked Su Qingluan to follow her to the main stove, and arranged all the important work for the cooks and apprentices below. Then he turned around and asked, "Tell me, why is my fish soup not so good?"
Su Qingluan asked: "What does the master think is the most important feature of fish soup?"
"Of course it's delicious!"
"Since 'delicious' is the first word, the word 'delicious' cannot be overshadowed by other flavors." Su Qingluan pointedly pointed out.
After all, Xu Yuanwei had been cooking at this "Hongfu Building" for many years, and he immediately understood the shortcomings of fish soup pointed out by Su Qinglu:
Although a large number of spices and medicinal materials cover up the earthy smell of the fish, they also completely cover up the deliciousness of the fish meat. The fish soup tastes spicy and slightly bitter.
Although it can be used to warm up the body in winter, it is not very delicious.
Xu Yuanwei glanced at Su Qingluan and said: "You little girl, you can stand and talk without pain. Don't I want the fish soup to be both delicious and not smelly?"
Just like some people don't take the No. 1 exam, does that mean they don't want to?
"Blackfish wouldn't have such an earthy smell..."
"Haha, what a loud tone!" Xu Yuanwei snorted coldly, "Do you know how much a black fish costs? Is that something ordinary people can afford?"
Even if "Hongfu Restaurant" can afford the guests in the second floor seats, in the final analysis, this restaurant is located in just a small town.
A restaurant in a small town is bound to not have any delicacies such as dragon liver, phoenix brains and so on, so the fish soup is made from the cheapest and most readily available carp.
Naturally, the earthy smell of carp requires more spices to cover it up.
Although it is also expensive, compared to the fierce and difficult-to-preserve and expensive snakeheaded fish, spices and medicinal materials that can be stored in large quantities for a long time have become the best choice for "Hongfulou".
Su Qingluan smiled and said, "Why don't you try my method of making fish soup?"
In the doubtful eyes of Xu Yuanwei and Shopkeeper Liang, Su Qingluan walked to a spare chopping board nearby, selected a slender narrow-blade knife, and stared at it with bright eyes.
Looking at him with a look that could almost be described as "hungry", Xu Yuanwei couldn't help but ask: "Are you... okay?" He looked as if he was about to swallow the knife in one gulp.
Su Qingluan sighed with envy: "Is this a fine iron sword? I have never touched it in my life!" What she said was true. She had never touched a fine iron sword since time travel - it was too Expensive!
Xu Yuanwei:......
Shopkeeper Liang:......
Just when both of them were speechless, Su Qingluan's originally casual eyes suddenly became sharp.
She quickly fished out a lively carp that was about a foot and a half long from the water tank. She rolled a damp towel around the fish's body to prevent it from slipping. She flipped her wrist and hit the fish's head twice.
The carp's tail twitched slightly and then stopped moving.
The belly was disemboweled, the scales were scraped and the gills were removed. This time, Su Qingluan did not cut the fish body with a knife, but removed the carp's skull and spine, and the rest of the meat was cut into flakes.
In these few moves, the movements were neat and quick, and the sword was used with ease. Not to mention the apprentices who peeked over, even Xu Yuanwei was secretly surprised: This girl is actually very good at swordsmanship!
What is her background? !
She took out a palm-sized porcelain jar from her arms, poured the contents onto the carp's flesh and bones, and smeared it repeatedly and kneaded it evenly.
"What did you add?" Xu Yuanwei took the small jar to his nose and smelled it, then raised his eyebrows, "Is this...?"
Xu Yuanwei glanced at Su Qingluan and saw that she didn't stop him from picking up the jar, so he simply handed the jar to Shopkeeper Liang for a sniff.
Sour hook'er is a very common wild fruit, and the two of them immediately smelled it. The jar contained puree made from fresh "sour hook'er".
Although shopkeeper Liang knew that Xu Yuanwei disdained such dirty things, seeing that Su Qingluan didn't mind leaking the "secret recipe" at all, he couldn't help but remind him:
"The young lady shows the recipe in front of us so easily, are you not afraid that I will take it for myself?"
Now that things have happened, Shopkeeper Liang has guessed the purpose of the young lady in front of him - she may have a better fish soup recipe and wants to sell it to "Hongfulou".
It's not that Hongfulou has never encountered such a chef before, but they always negotiate a price before handing over the complete recipe to Boss Liang.
Like the little lady in front of me, not only did she not hide it, but she was the first one to show it generously in front of everyone.
Su Qingluan kept moving her hands: "I believe that Boss Liang is a person with a long-term vision, and he will definitely not do anything like that."
Shopkeeper Liang smiled with unclear meaning: "What if I insist on 'exhausting the lake to fish'?"
