I am a Chef in the Modern Era

Chapter 74: Wensi Tofu

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Tang Shuang's character is as straightforward as his name, and his familiarity is not so fast. He quickly learned the whole Xiqin restaurant by heart. He also listened carefully to what Lin Shuyi explained, and then remembered everything. In my mind, even if I ask, I will not forget.

Then he fully demonstrated his knife skills to Lin Shuyi.

What I cook is a Huaiyang dish, Wensi Tofu, which is especially famous for its knife skills.

The broth had already boiled, and there was still some time before the visitor, Lin Shuyi wanted to see how deep Tang Shuang's kung fu was, so he prepared all the ingredients for him and let him play freely.

Before this, Lin Shuyi had never seen or eaten Wensi Tofu, but hearing that this guy was very particular about knife skills, Lin Shuyi became interested and stood next to Tang Shuang to watch with great interest.

A whole box of lactone tofu was placed on the chopping board dipped in water, and Tang Shuang also poured some water on the thin knife, otherwise the tofu would stick to the knife.

Cut the tofu horizontally, divided the tofu into two pieces, then sliced the tofu quickly, and then shredded the tofu with the knife. When Tang Shuang put the shredded tofu into the water, it was like a flower blooming out of thin air in the water, and it turned into a white and scattered tofu flower.

Lin Shuyi stared wide-eyed. It really was a test of knife skills. Even if he did it by himself, he probably wouldn't be able to do it so well in a while, so this Tang Shuang really still has two brushes.

After the tofu is cut, the remaining things will be much easier to cut. Cut the shiitake mushrooms, ham, chicken, winter bamboo shoots, and lettuce into even thin shreds, then sit in the pot and scoop two tablespoons of broth to boil, put shredded chicken, shredded ham, shredded mushrooms, and winter bamboo shoots Boil the shredded lettuce, and finally put the shredded tofu that has been blanched in water, add seasonings to taste, thicken the sauce, sprinkle some coriander and a few drops of sesame oil, and it's ready to serve.

Because the broth was slightly pale, and the smell of ham and mushrooms hit his face, Tang Shuang handed the bowl to Lin Shuyi, and smiled, showing his canine teeth, "Try it, it should be pretty good."

Lin Shuyi took a sip from the bowl, the taste was good, but compared to the overly beautiful dishes, the taste seemed to be a little bit worse, but it was still very fresh, because the perfect combination of ham, shiitake mushrooms and winter bamboo shoots, lactone tofu Instantly, it is full of delicious flavor.

Lin Shuyi handed the bowl to Shen Fu, and asked Shen Fu to taste it too, because Tang Shuang didn't cook much, and everyone had just eaten, so except for the bowl in Lin Shuyi's hand, it was Old Yang Tou That's on hand.

Tang Shuang begged for praise with an expectant face.

Old Yang looked at Lin Shuyi with a smile on his face, "How is this young man? Are you satisfied?"

Lin Shuyi nodded, even Shen Fu stretched out his thumb.

Tang Shuang was overjoyed. He is a chef. Don't look at his knives skills. There are not many people who know how to cook. So Lin Shuyi nodded and praised him, which means that he has done a good job with his extraordinary performance this time. nice.

The four of them were evaluating Tang Shuang's Wensi Tofu when there was a knock on the door outside. Tang Shuang was the closest to the door, so he asked Lin Shuyi about going to open the door.

At this time, who will come.

The door opened to reveal two stylishly dressed little girls.

The two little girls smiled and were slightly taken aback when they saw Tang Shuang. Why aren't they the two handsome guys on Weibo? But although this one has dark skin, he is quite energetic and good-looking. This store is simply a gathering place for handsome guys, and the two little girls have bright eyes.

"Excuse me, is this the Xiqin Restaurant?"

Although the sign outside says so, it's better to confirm.

Tang Shuang nodded.

"Did it just open today?"

Tang Shuang was a little puzzled, a little confused about the intentions of the two little girls, but she nodded when she heard their question, "It's going to open today, but it's not the opening time yet."

The two little girls glanced at each other and laughed, "It's fine here, we can wait." Then they looked inside again, because Lin Shuyi and Shen Fu were both in the kitchen, so they didn't look at it. Seeing what they wanted to see, they asked again, "Is the boss here?"

Only then did Tang Shuang realize that he came here so early. He was here to find someone, but he didn't seem to know Lin Shuyi.

Tang Shuang yelled inside, "Brother Xiaoyi, someone is looking for you."

Lin Shuyi was puzzled for a moment, put down the bowl and went out, Shen Fu habitually followed behind, and went out together.

Looking for him? who

As soon as the figures of Lin Shuyi and Shen Fu came out of the kitchen, the eyes of the two little girls were wide open, and they pushed and shoved each other excitedly, "It's them, it's them!"

The voice was so small that Lin Shuyi and the others couldn't hear it, but Tang Shuang could hear it clearly when he stood beside him.

He turned his head around and realized what the person was here for. Did the feelings come because of that Weibo

As an aborigine of Chaoyang Street, Tang Shuang must have read those two Weibos, and the retweets of those Weibos were already frighteningly high, but knowing that the person on the Weibos is Lao Yangtou Tang Shuang was still taken aback after talking to his relatives. Later, when Lao Yangtou told him, he seemed to be relieved because he already knew about it.

These two girls also came because of that Weibo? So did he come to Xiqin Restaurant for dinner, or... to see those two people

The answer seems obvious.

Although Tang Shuang didn't reject homosexuality, he still couldn't understand this kind of behavior.

Fortunately, the two little girls still seemed very sensible. Although they called Shen Fu and Lin Shuyi, they didn't say much, and they didn't ask any questions that shouldn't be asked. , "Isn't the store open yet? Can we wait inside for a while?"

Lin Shuyi had a gentle smile on his face, these two little girls seemed to be the first customers of the reopening, although it was far from the opening time, but Lin Shuyi felt that it didn't matter.

"It doesn't matter, if you want to eat, now can be regarded as the opening time."

The little girl was a little embarrassed to hear Lin Shuyi's words.

They admitted that their first goal was to see people, but now people have seen them, there are indeed two, no, three real handsome guys, and they all seem to be easy to get along with and talk to , but they did come a little early, so that the shop has not yet opened, originally thinking that it would be okay to sit in the shop for a while if they didn't entertain them, but who knew that Lin Shuyi smiled and agreed to entertain them, making them feel embarrassed .

"Is this troublesome? It doesn't matter if we wait."

Lin Shuyi led him into the small room separated by a screen, and said with a smile, "It's okay, no trouble."

Tang Shuang quickly followed in, and placed the simple menu in front of the two girls.

Lin Shuyi said frankly, "There are all kinds of dishes, but because some dishes are more time-consuming, it may be too late to prepare, and this time is probably not very suitable for breakfast."

The understanding little girl nodded, I understood her face, Lin Shuyi smiled, and walked out with Shen Fu, then the little girl began to look through the menu, just looking at it, her saliva was about to flow out .

Each of the dishes in these menus is made by Lin Shuyi himself and then photographed. Basically, each dish has a photo. The photo was taken by Shen Fu, using a very good SLR. People seem to be able to smell the mouth-watering aroma of the dishes through the paper.

The two little girls hadn't eaten in the first place, but looking at it, their stomachs, which were already a little hungry, became louder.

"It looks like everything is delicious, what should I choose?"

The two little girls looked through the menu carefully. Except for some dishes that were difficult to make or costly, the rest of the prices were not much different from those outside. What's more, they thought the taste must be very good.

"Don't have greasy dishes early in the morning."

Turn over the collection of braised meat with tears in my eyes.

"Small cold dishes are not very suitable either."

Turn over the collection of cold dishes again with tears in my eyes.

"For breakfast, let's eat stewed eggs, there will be more types." Tang Shuang introduced.

He has read this menu several times, and he is familiar with the dishes in it. Seeing the hesitation of the two girls, he might as well introduce them to them, because this is not a special breakfast shop, so let’s talk about it. Definitely the best thing to do is boiled eggs.

One of the little girls clapped her hands, "That's right, I like stewed eggs the most, do you want some?"

There was some hesitation on the other face, "I don't like salty stewed eggs."

Tang Shuang recalled turning the menu to one side, because there were many kinds of stewed eggs, so he only took a picture of the finished product, which was the very salty whitebait stewed eggs, but there were still many kinds of stewed eggs in the corner , Tang Shuang pointed to a few of them.

"It doesn't matter if you don't like salty food. There are also orange-flavored eggs and coconut milk."

The little girl's eyes lit up, "Is there any coconut milk? Then coconut milk is fine, I like sweet ones better."

Tang Shuang made an ok gesture, and the little girl flipped through the menu again, "Let's cook another small wonton, it should be almost done."

Fried wontons are considered a small snack before meals, but they can also be used as a staple food at this time, and they should taste good with stewed eggs.

Tang Shuang wrote it down and went out to report to Lin Shuyi.

"One silverfish stewed egg, one coconut milk stewed egg, one fried wonton."

"En." Lin Shuyi rolled up his sleeves, put on his apron, took out eggs and whitebait coconut milk from the refrigerator, and started to make stewed eggs.

"Do you need my help?"

Shen Fu walked to Lin Shuyi's side.

Lin Shuyi was already deftly knocking the egg into the bowl with one hand, and said without turning his head, "No need."

Shen Fu shrugged and went out to pour water for the little girl.

Stewed eggs is actually a very simple recipe, but if you want to make it smooth and tender, moisture and heat must be mastered, or too tender or too old will affect the taste.

For example, you need to add two parts of water to one part of egg. After fully stirring, sieve twice to filter out the egg whites that are difficult to mix thoroughly, which will make the taste more delicate and smooth. Water droplets will affect the taste, steaming for eight minutes and stewing for two minutes is the most suitable time.

After the stewed eggs were put into the pot, Lin Shuyi began to knead small wontons. The minced meat was chopped the night before, mixed with chives to make the stuffing, added onion and ginger water to remove the fishy smell, seasoned with oyster sauce and soy sauce, and half an egg white To make the meat stuffing more tender and springy, Lin Shuyi used the skin to adjust the stuffing and squeezed it with both hands, and it turned into a beautiful ingot-shaped wonton. The skin is thin and the stuffing is big, plump.

Put the wontons in the pan when the oil is only 70% hot. Sprinkle a little water when the bottom of the frying pan is slightly yellow, cover it for a few minutes, and when you uncover it again, the bottom is golden and crispy. Chives and a few sesame seeds, when the stewed eggs are cooked and the small wontons are cooked, they can be served together with a small dish of balsamic vinegar. Lin Shuyi did not take twenty minutes for the whole process .

Tang Shuang, who saw Lin Shuyi show his hand for the first time, was dumbfounded.

As expected, the feeling of being worthy of being the boss arises spontaneously, even though he himself doesn't know why this feeling comes from.

When the small wontons and stewed eggs were brought up, the two little girls were muttering to each other. Seeing Tang Shuang coming in with the things, they immediately shut their mouths and stared at the dish with wide eyes.

Two large cups filled with stewed eggs with different flavors.

The salty whitebait stewed egg is yellowish in color, with a pinch of tender whitebait sprinkled on top, a few shallots, and a spoonful of salty light soy sauce. The whitebait is delicious, and the stewed egg is smooth and tender, served with light soy sauce The saltiness is simply delicious.

The sweet coconut milk stewed egg is white in color, with a few transparent coconuts sprinkled on top. The soft and smooth egg absorbs the sweetness of coconut milk. Extra delicious.

Satisfied, the two ate up the stewed eggs, and then turned their attention to the pan-fried wontons.

The wontons are covered with sesame seeds and chives. The bottom is golden and crispy, while the top is soft. A little bit of sour balsamic vinegar adjusts the greasy feeling of the meat filling, and it is full of fragrance.

Soon, the small wontons were also taken care of.

The two of them wiped their mouths with unfinished thoughts, and only then did they have the mood to express their feelings.

Sure enough, not only the picture looks beautiful, but the finished product is even more beautiful than the picture in front of your eyes. Even if it is beautiful, it is also very delicious! ! Everyone really has good eyesight, and they discovered this powerful stock right away, not to mention that the boss and staff are so handsome!

Both of them had finished their meal, and Shen Fu came late with lemon syrup, but it happened that lemonade can't be drunk on an empty stomach, and it's just right to eat something to fill your stomach.

Shen Fu actually knew what the two girls were doing here, but he didn't want to expose it, after all, this was the first batch of customers after the Xiqin Restaurant opened, not to mention that the little girl just watched silently without asking or saying anything. His attitude is quite pleasing, and Shen Fu always has a sense of satisfaction that he has successfully shown his affection.

Seeing that Shen Fu gave them lemon syrup, the two little girls were even more happy, and felt that this restaurant must be one of the must-go restaurants when they pass by, and next time, they should bring more people and bring the little ones I eat both cold dish recipes and braised recipes.

In fact, the two little girls did not come to see them specifically, but because they moved ahead of the schedule and changed the route. After eating at the Xiqin Restaurant, they met the legendary handsome guy with both good looks and skills. , I was satisfied and ready to go shopping elsewhere, and agreed that before leaving, I must come here to eat again.

And after the two little girls left, the neighbors who came to congratulate also came, Lin Shuyi simply advanced the scheduled opening time by one and a half hours, set off the firecrackers and fireworks sent by the neighbors, and prepared to come again at night Invite them to dinner.

As a result, as soon as the fireworks were set off, people seemed to have got the news, and they all came.

Shen Fu thought that the very popular Weibo would have some influence on the opening of Xiqin Restaurant, but he still didn't expect that the influence would be so great.

From nine o'clock, people came one after another, and by ten o'clock, the already crowded Xiqin restaurant could not even sit down. The reason why I know these people are because of that Weibo is because most of them are Girls, and many of them talked to Shen Fu and Lin Shuyi openly, no one asked about the topic of distance, but everyone laughed ambiguously and clearly.

There are also some older ones among them. They really come here for the food. Most of the dishes they order are difficult, time-consuming but delicious dishes. Although it will take some time, they are willing to wait. After all, the more delicious something is, the more time it takes.

Lin Shuyi was very busy in an instant.

Both Lao Yangtou and Tang Shuang helped him in the kitchen, while Shen Fu and later Xiao Wan served bowls and plates outside.

Grandma Xiaowan helped wash the dishes.

Lin Shuyi really did not expect that there would be so many people.

Although this means higher income, if it continues like this in the future, he will have to hire two more people.

In fact, although many of these people came because of handsome guys and gossips, but more of them came for the food and taste. If it was just handsome guys, I am afraid they would not be so interested. Women are more powerful and invincible groups. After all, foodies know no age or borders.

Unsurprisingly, the dishes of Xiqin Private House have received unanimous praise and love from everyone.

Whether it's hue, taste or environment, everything is perfect and people can't go wrong.

Especially for those who are used to the fast-paced and simple meals in the city, it is a kind of enjoyment to come to such a place and slowly taste the most original and authentic delicacies.

The name of Xiqin private restaurant became popular again in Weibo Moments, but this time it was not because of the scandal between the handsome bosses, but because of the dishes and unique taste.

#东方美食味佳西秦私房馆# once again became a hot search term.

Of course, these are things for later.

The important thing is that when Lin Shuyi was so busy that his feet didn't touch the ground, Mr. Shen and the others came.

As soon as Shen's mother got out of the car, she caught Shen Fu and asked, "Where's Xiaoyi?"

Shen Fu: ...

Brother Shen asked, "Are you ready for the feast?"

Shen Fu: ...

I'm already too busy, can you do something so as not to cause trouble? Really, let's not make a fuss, we're still a family.

Obviously, although everyone didn't listen to Shen Fu very much, they all felt sorry for Lin Shuyi. Hearing that Lin Shuyi was busy in the kitchen, Shen's mother was even more distressed, regardless of the several digits of her own clothes He rolled up his sleeves and wanted to go to the kitchen to help Lin Shuyi.

Really, what if the daughter-in-law is too busy? !

But he was stopped by Shen's father, and he looked at his wife speechlessly, "At least change your clothes before you go, does this look like cooking?"

Mother Shen thought about it, and asked Shen Fu for the key to change clothes.

To his daughter-in-law who said that the wind is the rain, Shen's father expressed complete helplessness.

Mr. Shen walked into the restaurant leaning on a cane, and was a little surprised to see the people inside, "So many people?"

Shen Fu nodded, if not for so many people, Lin Shuyi would not be so busy.

Shen Yan suddenly turned his head while walking, looked at Shen Fu, "Is there anything I can do to help?"

Shen Fu was frightened into a cold sweat by Brother Shen's gentle and smiling tone, just kidding, Shen Yan's hands have been used to hold books or documents since childhood, okay? I have never held a spatula since I grew up so big, okay? A determined gentleman stays away from the kitchen and never touches the wok, okay? Suddenly he thought he was insane, okay

In fact, it was Brother Shen, who was in charge of the younger brother, who silently felt distressed when he saw that the two of them were so busy.

Lin Shuyi was startled when she saw Shen Ma in the kitchen, and quickly said she didn't need her help, but after Shen Ma greeted Tang Shuang, she took out another kitchen knife and chopping board from the cabinet, and prepared with Tang Shuang Let's get some side dishes.

Lin Shuyi stopped talking, feeling warm in his heart.

It wasn't until Lin Shuyi finally finished his busy work that he realized that everyone except Shen Ma was helping him with work.

For example, Shen Yan's slender and precious hands, which used to hold a pen and type on the keyboard all day long, were serving dishes with Shen Fu. (Shen Fu broken thoughts: My hands are also very slender. I used to use a pen to type on the keyboard, why can't you see it!)

And Dad Shen is responsible for brewing fresh and delicious lemon syrup for everyone.

Elder Shen, on the other hand, sat at the cash register and helped Lin Shuyi collect the money.

Everyone performed their duties, and no one regarded himself as a guest.

Seeing this scene, Lin Shuyi found it hard to describe.

Tang Shuang, on the other hand, was in such a state of lying from the moment he saw Shen Yan.

Fuck! ! The general manager of the Shen Group! ! Brother Shen's brother! !

Seeing Father Shen, fuck it! ! Chairman of the Shen Group! ! Brother Shen's father! !

Seeing Mr. Shen, what the hell! ! The former leader of the Shen Group! ! Brother Shen's grandfather! !

Finally, he looked at Shen Fu indifferently, this is the gap between people, if you don't know why life is so difficult.