Liu Qiang is self-aware that his cooking skills cannot be compared with the chefs at Wangjiang Tower.
However, it seems that the worry just now seems to be a bit unnecessary, and the young master does not seem to blame himself.
Cooking skills cannot be improved overnight.
However, Duan Wenjun's words just now made his eyes light up and he began to make calculations in his mind.
The five dishes I just made, except for the braised pork plate, are all available in Wangjiang Tower, but they taste much better than what I made myself.
If you want to go out of your way, then you must make something unique like what Shaodong said.
He does have some unique things here, but he doesn’t know if they can be used, and he doesn’t know if the Shaodong family can accept them...
After all, I have never tried it before.
Thinking of this, Liu Qiang twitched his lips a few times and made a decision in his heart, "Young Master, if we talk about something special, I really have something here, but I haven't tried it yet, so I don't know if it will work or not."
"What?" Duan Wenjun was delighted when he heard this.
Liu Qiang squatted down and took out a small cloth bag from the small cabinet at the back of the kitchen. "Last year, a merchant from Moguo came to our restaurant for dinner. He told the shopkeeper that this was the first time he ate in Dashun after traveling all over the country. When he saw that there was no smell of braised pork, he called me out and wanted to know how the braised pork was made."
"Old Liu, are you talking about the young man who smells like sheep and wears a small felt hat?" Huang Xiaoming seemed to be somewhat impressed.
Liu Qiang nodded, and then continued, "It happened to be closing time, and I happened to have nothing to do, so I chatted with him for a few more words. He said that when he was doing business in the Western Regions, the locals put a kind of vegetable called ham in their dishes. The peppery stuff has an extremely spicy taste, stronger than wine, and it can also remove the fishy smell of the pork. I was very curious at the time, so I mentioned it to him and asked him to bring some if I have a chance next time."
"He agreed on the spot, but asked me to exempt him from the cost of a drink."
"I actually invited him to have a drink. I thought it was just a joke, but I didn't expect this man to come here a few days ago and bring me such a packet of peppers. He was in a hurry and didn't eat in the store at that time. , I just packed two kilograms of braised pork to eat on the road, so I didn’t have the chance to ask him how to use the pepper."
"There are a lot of things going on in the store these days, so I have been delayed. I haven't had time to try it. Just now, the young master said that he wanted to make something special for the distinguished guests to try..."
When he said this, Liu Qiang had already untied the knot tied with the cloth bag.
Bright red dried chili peppers caught Duan Wenjun's sight.
He rushed over, snatched the bag from Liu Qiang's hand, grabbed a handful of chili peppers, and burst out laughing, "Chili peppers, it's really chili peppers! Old Liu, this is a treasure, this is a treasure! The dishes we have here are really good." It’s too bland, and I feel like I’m feeling dumb after eating it. With the chili pepper, it’s completely different. The dishes at Wangjianglou are nothing!”
"Master Shao, have you seen this thing? Do you know how to use it?" Liu Qiang looked surprised.
Duan Wenjun did not answer him, but continued to ask, "Old Liu, how did you make your braised pork? It tastes like there is some aniseed flavor in it."
"Aniseed?" Liu Qiang was stunned when he heard this. "Are you talking about the smell of Yinxiang? The fishy smell of pork is too strong, so I used ginger and Yinxiang to remove the smell."
"Shaodongjia, this pork is much cheaper than beef and mutton, but the smell is too strong." Huang Xiaoming took over the topic, "After Old Liu got rid of the fishy smell, the sales were good. This is also a special dish of our wine shop. Even Wang None of the cooks in Jianglou know how to cook.”
"Moreover, this method of removing the fishy smell was originally created by Lao Liu." Huang Xiaoming added.
Of course, he would not tell Duan Wenjun that it was precisely because the pork had such a strong fishy smell that only poor people would eat this kind of food. If Wangjiang Tower was not discerning, they would not have this dish.
He did this just to increase Liu Qiang's weight in Duan Wenjun's heart.
Duan Wenjun didn't know what Huang Xiaoming was thinking. He was focused on the smell of braised pork. "Old Liu, what is this yinxiang?"
"This yinxiang is a tree from the Dian Kingdom in the south. The Dian people dried its bark into a gray-brown color, which is very good at removing the smell." Liu Qiang explained while taking out a pack of yinxiang from the spice box. "This We specially asked someone to buy it from Dian Kingdom."
Duan Wenjun suddenly became happy when he saw the Yin Xiang in Liu Qiang's hand, "Isn't this cinnamon?"
Liu Qiang was stunned again. Does the young master know this thing?
Cinnamon, it seems that this name is really appropriate.
This Yin Xiang is actually the bark of a tree, and it also has the scent of cinnamon.
But, how could the young master know this?
Just when Liu Qiang was surprised, Duan Wenjun spoke again, "Old Liu, you already have cinnamon, but have you ever used star anise? These two things are a perfect match?"
"Star anise?" Liu Qiang shook his head, not understanding what Duan Wenjun was talking about.
"Shaodongjia, the star anise you are talking about is the star anise and cumin in the medicinal materials?" the shopkeeper Huang Xiaoming said.
"Yes, yes, star anise is medicine." Duan Wenjun nodded, "Can I buy some?"
Huang Xiaoming nodded, "It's not difficult."
Duan Wenjun was even more delighted, and immediately asked, "What about the purple cloves, amomum villosum, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, pepper, costus, angelica, sannai, and galangal?"
What he was talking about was the raw material of the thirteen incense in the previous life.
He remembered that these things seemed to be medicinal materials.
Since star anise and fennel are present, others may not be absent either.
"Nutmeg, cinnamon, and peppercorns, these three seem to be sold in drug stores, and other villains have never heard of them." Huang Xiaoming frowned, "I didn't know that my young master asked about these..."
"Old Huang, I have to leave this matter to you." Duan Wenjun interrupted him, "Since you know this thing, I have to trouble you to go and buy some for me. No, buy more. , I’m of great use.”
Duan Wenjun looked very excited and pushed the surprised Huang Xiaoming out of the kitchen. Then he turned to look at Liu Qiang and said, "Old Liu, can you make soup?"
"Making soup?" Liu Qiang was stunned when he heard this, "I wonder what kind of soup Shaodong's family is going to make?"
"You can make whatever soup you are good at. Chicken soup, broth, or bone soup are all fine. But one thing is that the soup must be thick and the soup must be fragrant." Duan Wenjun added.
"The chicken soup made by my father is the most delicious." Liu Chang said excitedly on the side, "It uses the method passed down by our Liu family."
"Okay, let's make a big pot of chicken soup for me. The soup must be thick." Duan Wenjun nodded. "In addition to the chicken soup, we also need to boil some butter..."
In the surprised eyes of everyone, Duan Wenjun began to make arrangements nonstop.
"Xiao Liu, how are your knife skills? Look, the fat and lean parts of this piece of beef and mutton are definitely good. Cut them into pieces and put them on a plate. Make them larger, but they must be thin..."
"Cut this radish into chunks, fry it in butter, and cook it first..."
"Cut the tofu into cubes and put it on the plate..."
"We need to prepare more vegetables..."
Everyone was muttering in their hearts as they watched the plates of vegetables being brought raw into the private room upstairs.
Could it be that the young master’s family wants to entertain distinguished guests with lettuce?
