Yuan Sinian built Rongxuan Academy, although many students have listened to his lectures, strictly speaking, there are only three of his direct disciples. Now, among the three disciples, one is one of the elders of the pavilion, the other is the Jijiu of the Imperial College, and the other is not in the court, but has become a scholar who is not inferior to him. If he can be selected as his personal disciple, he will definitely be on the rise in the future!
Yu Xiaocao didn't know that she was inadvertently paving a way to reach the sky for her younger brother. She just treated everyone around her who she thought was worthy with the most sincere attitude.
"As for the salted duck recipe... just follow what San Shao said, in the form of sharing, with a period of ten years. After ten years, no matter how much you earn at Zhenxiu Restaurant, it will belong to you!" Yu Xiaocao made a final decision.
The big shopkeeper who originally thought that the cooperation method proposed by Shaodong's family was at a disadvantage at Zhenxiulou, now that he heard the ten-year deadline, he felt that he could accept it. In the future, there will be more and more branches of Zhenxiu Restaurant, and the number of roasted chicken and salted duck sold will be an unpredictable huge number. If all of them are divided into Yu's family, wouldn't the Yu family become a leech attached to Zhenxiu Restaurant? , can't get rid of it? At this time, the head shopkeeper admired the young master's family's vision even more, and Miss Yu was indeed the nobleman of the third young master!
Yuan Sinian reminded with a "cough cough": "Yu girl, didn't you bring two ducks over just now? Can you make it at noon? The few ducks just now were shared by so many people, it's not enough to fit between the teeth! "
The rest of the people looked at him with contempt: You ate half of a plate of duck, and it's not enough to fit between your teeth? How big are your old teeth gaps
Yu Xiaocao smiled and said: "The production process of salted duck is complicated and time-consuming. It takes three or four hours to marinate and marinate. If you start making it now, I'm afraid you can only eat it at night!"
"Slow work and meticulous work, um, I can understand! Then... just eat here at noon, and have a big meal in the evening! Yu girl, I wonder if I can have the honor to try the roast chicken you made yourself?"
Everyone covered their faces: Dean Yuan! Yuan Daru! Prime Minister Yuan's father! ! You are so shameless, does your son know? Yuan Yunxi's white face was hot, and she looked at Yu Xiaocao with apologetic eyes.
Yu Xiaocao was very kind to such Dean Yuan, nodded and smiled and said: "Okay! I have nothing to do today, so I will help Chef Wang with some cooking work during the time of marinating the salted duck! Mr. Wednesday , Remember to pay me a salary! My hourly salary is very high!!"
Seeing her mischievous smile at him, Zhou Zixu said cooperatively, "No problem! With everyone's craftsmanship, no matter how high the hourly salary is, it's worth it!"
There is no need to repeat the process of teaching the process of making salted duck. Chef Wang and his most proud disciples, Yang Feng and Liu Bi, turned into the best students one after another. They opened their eyes wide and their ears straightened up, wishing to see every detail of Xiaocao's movements and every word of exhortation. Keep it in mind. Chef Wang was afraid that his memory could not keep up, so he took a charcoal pencil and paper, and recorded every step in detail.
In the process of marinating and marinating, Yu Xiaocao, while helping to make the roast chicken, also did not forget to give advice to Yang Feng and Liu Bi, who have not yet graduated. Her explanations are more concise and vivid, easy to understand. Many confusions between the two of them suddenly became clear at this time.
Yang Feng and Liu Bi thought that a little girl who was less than ten years old was so respected by their master, and they still didn't understand. At this time, she has already admired her deeply, and treats her like a teacher in terms of attitude and actions.
Under Yu Xiaocao's guidance, the roast chicken made by Yang Feng and Liu Bi has reached the standard of being a teacher in terms of taste and appearance. Next, without anyone's guidance, both of them were able to make fragrant and delicious roast chicken. This is also one of their gains today.
The production process of salted duck can best reflect the original flavor of the duck. The method returns to the original, removes the greasy, removes the fishy smell, retains the deliciousness, and stays fat and tender. To put it bluntly, it is just a little difficult in the process of frying salt and mixing brine. The most precious thing is the secret recipe of fried salt and marinade. As long as you master these, salted duck will have no difficulty.
In the evening, after re-brining, when Yu Xiaocao boiled the water in the pot, he put ginger, green onion, pepper, cardamom, etc. into the pot at the same time as the duck. After boiling, he quickly controlled the temperature and turned it at the same time. Despite her small stature, her small hands are like those of Avalokitesvara, and she can flip seven or eight ducks at the same time with ease.
Actually, this is nothing to Yu Xiaocao. In her previous life, she controlled the production of more than twenty ducks by herself, and she was able to handle them freely, let alone only seven or eight ducks
After the seven or eight salted ducks in Yu Xiaocao's hand came out of the pot, during the natural cooling process, she checked the results in the hands of Chef Wang and his disciples. I found that Liu Bi was the most talented. He made salted duck for the first time, and he controlled the production of two ducks at the same time, but he was able to handle it with ease.
The salted duck he made is not like a novice making it for the first time, regardless of its shape and taste. I believe that after doing a few more skilled hands, you can become a master!
Next is Chef Wang. After all, he is a veteran of cooking for decades, and he still has certain advantages in the process of making salted duck.
As for Yang Feng, he is relatively weak. However, he is more talented than Liu Bi in making roasted chicken. Two people can be in charge of one person and complement each other. I have to say that Chef Wang has a sharp eye for accepting apprentices.
"How is it? Have you finished making the salted duck?" Grandpa and grandson Yuan Sinian who came smelling the aroma, and Young Master Wu who also stayed at the Zhenxiu Restaurant, saw a row of more than a dozen salted ducks with green eyes. I couldn't help swallowing secretly.
Yuan Sinian looked at the dozen or so ducks one by one, stroked his beard with a smile, and said, "Let me guess which ones are Yu girl's handiwork—this one, this one, and...these ones, I guessed." right?"
Chef Wang clasped his fists in admiration and said, "Your old eyes are poisonous! Tell me quickly, how did you see it?"
"These two made by Yu Yatou have white skin and red meat. These two are the most similar to Yu Yatou's craftsmanship, but they are not oily enough. The color of these two is not uniform. It should be that the movements are not coordinated enough when turning them. As for the remaining two, hehe! I won’t comment on them!” As expected of a famous gourmet, I haven’t tasted them yet, and I can tell the strengths and weaknesses of each one just from their appearance.
Chef Wang felt a sense of enlightenment, he immediately wrote down his shortcomings, and tried his best to correct them in private. As for Yang Feng, he was a little downcast.
No matter what you do, you must not lose confidence, otherwise nothing will be achieved. Yu Xiaocao hurriedly took out Yang Feng's marinated chicken and asked Yuan Sinian to taste it.
After Yuan Sinian tasted it, he gave it a high evaluation, and praised: "As expected of the founder of roast chicken, the craftsmanship is really amazing."
It turned out that he thought Yu Xiaocao did it! It is also enough to show that Yang Feng's skill in making roast chicken has far surpassed his master.
Yu Xiaocao looked at Yang Feng who had regained his confidence, giggled and said, "Dean Yuan, you are wrong this time! This roast chicken is not my skill, it is the result of Brother Yang Feng! It seems that Brother Yang Feng has Green is better than blue because of blue! Chef Wang, I will have a good helper in the future!"
Yuan Sinian nodded endlessly: "Everyone has their own strengths, Chef Wang's apprentice is well received—can I have dinner? I have a casual meal at noon, and I'm already hungry!"
What a foodie, three sentences are inseparable from the word "eat"!
On Wednesday, Young Master ordered the chef to show his housekeeping skills and prepare a table of good dishes. Of course, the roast chicken and salted duck made by Yu Xiaocao are indispensable.
At this time, Yu Xiaolian also went to the academy to pick up her younger brother. Xiao Shitou has grown up again in this period of time. Wearing the ink blue long gown of the academy's enlightenment class, when he greeted Dean Yuan and his senior brothers, he looked a bit like a young scholar. Yu Xiaocao looked at the cute little stone, and couldn't help stretching out her claws to wreak havoc on his head.
While hiding, Xiaoshi complained that the second sister messed up his hair!
"Mr. Wu, County Magistrate Wu is calling you home!" the sweaty waiter of Zhenxiu Restaurant came up to report.
Mr. Wu Wu Zifan covered his face. Didn't he send someone to go home and tell his father? He said that Zhenxiu Restaurant was about to launch a new dish, so he stayed to help evaluate it, why did he find it? etc! Could it be that my father heard about the new dishes at Zhenxiu Restaurant... I didn't realize that my father, who is usually rigorous, is also a veteran.
However, looking at the way Dean Yuan stared at the salted duck, he was relieved again—everyone who was a decent gentleman lived a greedy ghost!
When County Magistrate Wu came in, he still had the airs of a strict father, glared at his son fiercely, and then his eyes were attracted by the delicious roast chicken and tempting salted duck on the table. He has always been rigorous, but this time he didn't greet Dean Yuan first. However, Yuan Yuanzi is now so full of food that he didn't notice that there was an extra person in the private room. well! You are enough!
Needless to say, the table was full of plentiful food, especially the fresh and delicious salted duck, which was full of applause. County Magistrate Wu and Dean Yuan share similar foodie interests, and even compete to write poems to add interest to their favorite dishes.
After dinner, Dean Yuan turned his attention to the remaining salted ducks. He didn't know how to write the word "polite" at all, and said bluntly: "Yu girl, I have to take two of the salted ducks you made later. .Boy of the Zhou family, get someone to pack it for me!"
Upon hearing this, County Magistrate Wu asked Miss Yu how many ducks she had made. After getting the answer, he hinted at Young Master Zhou with his eyes: Xiao Xu, you and my son are still close friends, shouldn't you express it
In desperation, Young Master Zhou had no choice but to take out four of the remaining seven ducks, package them and deliver them to the two of them.
Yu Xiaocao looked at all this amusedly, and said casually: "The salted duck around the Mid-Autumn Festival is the best in color and taste every year, because the duck is made when the sweet-scented osmanthus is in full bloom, so it is also called: sweet-scented osmanthus duck."