Since there was no exhaust, and the vinegar juice was more volatile due to high temperature, Su Qingluan was choked by the strong sour smell and couldn't help but sneeze a few times.
Fortunately, she turned her head to the side in time to prevent the pot of meat that had not yet been plated from being "sprayed".
There is something special about dishes that require thickening of the soup. Each piece of meat must be evenly coated with the soup. At the same time, the soup should not be too much or too little, so as not to form unnecessary "puddles" on the bottom of the plate. The crispy part of the fried pork shell at the bottom becomes soft and loses its texture after being soaked.
Su Qingluan's plate of pot-roasted meat came out of the pot with just the right amount of gravy.
"If it's an ordinary dish, it can be served out like this." Su Qingluan put the plate of pot-wrapped meat on the table where the ingredients were processed, and asked the little chefs who were helping the kitchen to gather around and take a look, "But if we serve it in the store, When giving it to guests, you still need to decorate it - this summer is when wildflowers are in bloom, so you can pick one or two of the wildflowers on the roadside and put them on the plate. Of course, you must be careful to check for toxicity."
"Then... what if we can't identify him?" A chef hesitated and muttered behind him.
Xu Yuanwei turned his head sharply when he heard the sound: "There are so many flowers that can be used in vegetables, and you don't recognize any of them? Didn't I just teach you a few days ago?"
His glare frightened the little cook so much that he didn't dare to speak.
Su Qingluan smiled and said: "It is true that not everyone recognizes flowers that can be used in vegetables, and flowers are very seasonal and are basically invisible in autumn, winter and early spring. At this time, other substitutes are needed."
After that, he took out a narrow sharp knife and "brushed" the useless piece of carrot that he had just cut off.
Su Qingluan's technique was very fast, and the little chef behind him was stunned for a while, but a master chef like Xu Yuanwei, who had been a chef for some years, could see something.
He squinted his eyes and carefully observed Su Qingluan's gestures and directions of raising and lowering the knife. He saw that the originally unremarkable carrot in her hand slowly changed its shape and turned into an orange-red flower.
Su Qingluan finally cut the "flower" from the whole carrot, dipped it in thickening sauce and fixed it on the plate. The orange-red carrot flowers paired with the golden pot meat looked very bright and pleasing to the eye.
Although the petals of this flower are slender and the workmanship is exquisite, because Su Qingluan's movements are very neat, the whole process only takes a moment to complete.
Su Qingluan pushed the plate towards everyone: "Try it, how does this dish taste?"
Of course she knew that her Guobao Pork was totally fine, but people from every generation and even every region had different tastes. Since Su Qingluan wanted to make more popular dishes in this era, of course she had to investigate Take a look at the taste preferences of a large sample.
Sure enough, despite being widely praised in modern times, most of the people, except for two chefs who are particularly acidophilic, found this pot-roasted pork dish to be a bit sour.
However, one of the chefs joked: "This dish is suitable for my mother-in-law. She has a big belly and is always looking for those sour plums to eat."
Su Qingluan also smiled and replied: "In that case, I will make another one later, and you can take it back to your wife to eat?"
"Can I get it for free?" the cooks asked stupidly.
"It's all for nothing!" Xu Yuanwei scolded with a smile, "You can't even afford to buy a plate of meat and vegetables for your own mother-in-law?"
Su Qingluan just smiled and said nothing - to put it bluntly, although she could use the ingredients and various utensils in Hongfu Tower casually, they were just to provide everyone with new recipes and for demonstration.
In the final analysis, only when she is "fulfilling the contract" can she be qualified to freely use the dance moves of Hongfu Tower - although shopkeeper Liang probably won't care about it, Su Qingluan herself will not be so self-righteous.
Su Qingluan thought for a while and made the pot-baked pork again. This time, he improved the ratio of sweet and sour sauce, retaining only a little bit of sourness. Sure enough, everyone said this time it was more delicious than the last time.
When Su Qingluan went to Shopkeeper Liang to include this dish in the contract, Su Qingluan looked at the shelf with "prizes" on the first floor that had not yet been taken down, and asked with some gossip: "Uncle Liang, On Chinese Valentine's Day a few days ago, who won the first prize?"
Shopkeeper Liang thought for a while: "He was a young man, but he was wearing a curtain at the time, so he couldn't see clearly what he looked like."
Su Qingluan was a little curious: "Adult men also wear curtains?" Isn't this a standard accessory to create a fairy-like heroine?
Shopkeeper Liang looked over curiously: "Why can't men wear it anymore?"
"...No, it's nothing..." It was her preconceived stereotype.
Another recipe was prepared, which relieved Su Qingluan's anxiety due to not being able to go out for the past few days.
In the next few days, the sky was covered with clouds, but there was no heavy rain. Su Guangfu made a prompt decision and called in the helpers who had applied for the job before. At least he should repair the walls and roof of his home as soon as possible.
So the Su family was very lively all of a sudden, with the sound of hammering, the rustling of tiles, the sound of workers talking loudly...
For a time, the excitement index of the Su family increased exponentially.
Su Xuanhe and Su Xueyan, the two little ones, have been very happy these two days - after all, there are so many people and chaos that they can't practice calligraphy.
For a child, what could be happier than "not having to do homework"?
In addition, so many villagers came all of a sudden to help repair the walls and roofs, and brought tools that were very novel to them - although the two children probably regarded these as toys - so these two recently I was very keen on watching the excitement for a few days.
Of course, Su Qingluan has no interest in this kind of "fun", and her parents are both at home, and she doesn't need to look after her younger siblings. Therefore, she rarely has time to relax in the past few days, and goes to the "Gong Yu Pavilion" in the town if she has nothing to do. Take a walk around to see if the shop is back for rent.
Or just take a few "idle books" borrowed from Mu Xingzhi and find a quiet corner not far from home to read and pass the time.
On this day, she went to "Gong Yu Pavilion" again and pretended to hang out.
Although there has been no heavy rain in the past few days, light rain has continued, so the Su family has not stopped work, but the market here is still affected by the weather and is much deserted.
On the street with a relatively wide view, Su Qingluan saw a somewhat unexpected person - the middle-school boy who was looking for trouble in Hongfu Tower on the night of Chinese Valentine's Day, and who made a lot of weird requests to her!
It seems to be called Xie... something.
The middle boy was still leading a bunch of people behind him, looking very pompous.
Why is he here?
While he was wondering, Su Qingluan's expression cracked - because he saw this guy stopped in front of the "Gong Yu Pavilion"!
Does he also want to rent this shop? !
