Western-style kitchens are actually not as clean and tidy as they appear on TV.
Because Western style also involves a lot of frying and many ingredients need to be processed, it is also full of fireworks.
It's just that most of them are made of stainless steel, and there aren't as many seasonings as there are in China, so they look slightly better.
Shen Huan came to the kitchen. It was still very busy. There were at least five or six chefs busy making dishes.
Everyone's division of labor is different. Some are responsible for frying, some are responsible for cooking, some are responsible for baking, and some are responsible for cold dishes.
On the way in, Shen Huan thought about what to cook.
"Prepare two pieces of chicken breast for me, a plate of raw peanuts, a plate of dried red peppers, two green onions, and all the seasonings." Shen Huan said to the following cook in proficient English.
Frank Rudy knew it right away, "Are you going to make Kung Pao Chicken?"
"right!"
"It just so happens that I am also very good at making this dish." Frank Rudy said, "How about we each make one and give it a try, with a larger portion, and see whose one is more popular?"
"good!"
Shen Huan's answer was concise and clear.
This made Frank Rudy's expression soften a little.
People like such neat and cheerful people. If they are procrastinating, they will look a little boring.
There are these most common ingredients in the kitchen. Kung Pao Chicken is also a dish even in many Michelin-starred Western restaurants, such as this one.
Speaking of the popularity of Kung Pao Chicken abroad, it is really unimaginable for Chinese people.
Just like the Chinese people can't imagine how a weird dish like "looking up at the stars" could become the national dish of the British.
Kung Pao Chicken comes from Shandong Cuisine's Sauce-fried Chicken, which was brought over from East Shandong when Ding Gongbao was transferred from the governor of East Shandong to the governor of Sichuan.
However, there is still a big difference between the two.
Ding Gongbao arrived in Sichuan. According to the dietary characteristics of Sichuan, he added chili peppers to enhance the flavor, so it became the familiar Kung Pao Chicken.
In fact, nowadays, the Kung Pao Chicken in the North, including the Jiangnan area, or the original Shandong Sauce-fried Chicken, is not the Southwest generation, including the Kung Pao Chicken inherited from the two lakes.
In foreign countries, Kung Pao Chicken is no longer a dish, but a cuisine. They are the American version of Kung Pao Chicken, the French version of Kung Pao Chicken, and the British version of Kung Pao Chicken...
The famous Cantonese dishes such as Buddha Jumping over the Wall, Braised Vegetables and Green Onions and Sea Cucumbers are all indignant but helpless.
Let’s give a few examples.
A few years ago, the foreign museums in Huajing jointly held a talent competition. The envoys and their wives competed in cooking. As a result, everyone only cooked one dish.
That’s Kung Pao Chicken.
Because in their minds, Kung Pao Chicken is the number one dish in China and the most familiar Chinese dish in their country.
What is more famous is what happened in September of this year in another world that has not yet happened in this life.
When the person from the Vatican came to the United States for a visit, he wanted to eat the "Old Lee Kee" Kung Pao Chicken in Chinatown.
Because 20 years ago, when he was still a bishop, he came to the United States for exchange and was taken to "Old Li's" by his Chinese godfather to eat a lot of Chinese dishes. Among them, the one that impressed him the most was Kung Pao Chicken, which he will never forget. This is also the dish.
Originally, the Americans said that they would invite the chef to the white house, but that person just said, "Do you want to put the 'Old Lee's' sign' on the door of your white house?"
We had no choice but to escort him quietly to Chinatown to eat this dish of "Kung Pao Chicken". The man was very satisfied after eating it and felt that these 20 years of missing him were not in vain.
Come back to the present.
Because the ingredients were quickly prepared, Shen Huan and Frank Rudy started their own cooking.
The methods of the two are of course different, but the speed is almost the same.
More than ten minutes later, two dishes of Kung Pao Chicken with slightly different details were placed on the stainless steel chopping board behind the stove.
One plate only contains diced chicken, fried peanuts, pepper knots and scallions.
In addition to the above, another plate also added chopped green peppers, carrots and cucumbers.
It seems that the first plate is simpler, but the second plate is more exciting to people's taste buds.
Because the portion was large, Frank Rudy directed the chefs to divide each of the two plates of Kung Pao Chicken into six small plates.
The number six is exactly the number of guest tables outside.
The kitchen staff quickly brought out the Kung Pao Chicken, which of course was considered a complimentary dish from the restaurant.
Soon there was a soft shout outside, and a series of "thank you".
Foreigners may not be used to eating many Chinese dishes, but Kung Pao Chicken is definitely something that most foreigners can eat and like to eat.
Moreover, this dish is very expensive to take out abroad, more expensive than ordinary Chinese dishes, even though its ingredients are not special. Even chicken is cheaper abroad than at home.
Silly foreigners don't think there's anything wrong with it. The best ones are definitely more expensive.
Shen Huan took off his chef uniform, said thank you to the chef who had just helped him, and then returned to his table.
Before he sat down, he saw Lei Xiaode and the others, as if they had been hungry for three days and three nights, stuffing Kung Pao chicken into their bowls with a spoon.
It’s not that they have learned how foreigners divide their meals, but that they use chopsticks too slowly.
Use chopsticks to pick up diced chicken and fried peanuts one by one. This is a test of your patience.
What young people happen to lack most is patience.
At the beginning, Lei Xiaode and the others just used chopsticks, but Xia Jiajun, the beast, just used a spoon to scoop it up, and then ate it loudly, so much faster, which of course made all the students dissatisfied.
Hence the scene that Shen Huan saw.
"Is it delicious?" Shen Huan sat down and asked.
"Well... the chicken is cooked... the chicken is cooked in the city," Lei Xiaode said vaguely with his mouth full of dishes.
Fortunately, Shen Huan and he were both from Lin'an, so they understood what he said, "It's so delicious. Compared with it, all I've been eating these days is pig feed."
The rest of them only had time to nod and didn't say anything at all, or they didn't want to talk to Shen Huan at all.
Have no idea.
There are enemies like wolves and tigers on the table. If you are not careful, you will miss one bite. Taking one bite less means more empty space in the stomach.
Think about it, it will take four or five days to return to China. If you eat this meal today, and have to eat bland American food tomorrow, why not eat more
Forget it, talking to this group of people who looked like they had been hungry for three days and three nights was a waste of time.
Shen Huan picked up the chopsticks, took a bite of the Kung Pao Chicken that he fried, and then took a bite of the Kung Pao Chicken made by Frank Rudy, and smiled slightly.
As mentioned before, there are many versions of Kung Pao Chicken abroad, and in fact it is the same in China.
Frank Rudy's version is actually found in many places in China.
But the most authentic Sichuan Kung Pao Chicken does not require any side dishes, only the two main ingredients of diced chicken and fried peanuts are enough.
For example, many people in Sichuan have never heard of Kung Pao Chicken with carrots, cucumbers, green peppers, etc., and such prestige makes Kung Pao Chicken complicated and not as pure as before.
Shen Huan felt that the Kung Pao Chicken he fried was tender and the peanuts were crispy. The overall taste was salty, spicy, and had a hint of sweetness in the aftertaste, which just balanced out the spiciness of the chili peppers.
It is indeed a professional chef produced by Haoye, even a junior chef is so good.
The Kung Pao Chicken stir-fried by Frank Rudy seems to be a bit too mixed in taste. Because there are many types and the layers of various ingredients are not clear, it is naturally a lower level.
And if Shen Huan has to say it, his handling of diced chicken and peanuts is not as good as his own, but maybe foreigners like this.
He doesn't need to ask his classmates which dish is more delicious. Chinese people should be more accustomed to frying it themselves.
Frank Rudy was different.
He stood in the corner calmly, waiting for the waiters to bring the results, and then went to slap the Chinese boy in the face.
Don’t think that knowing a little bit of cooking skills is a big deal. In Mr. Rudy’s territory, you are nothing. Even if it’s Chinese cuisine, I can cook it better than you!
As a result, a few minutes later, the waitress came back with a subtle look.
"Do they feel good? That Chinese boy's food is not unpalatable, right?" Frank Rudy asked happily.
"No... no." the waitress replied quietly.
"Have these customers made it clear enough about the difference between what I do?" Frank Rudy asked again.
"Well… "
The waitress was heartbroken and said directly: "That's it, Mr. Chef, the six tables all agreed that the plate of Kung Pao Chicken fried by the Chinese boy was the most delicious. When I passed by, they had already finished eating. .And yours, they have half left!"
"What!?" Frank Rudy's eyes were as wide as bull's eyes.
"It's not that yours tastes bad, but they are very satisfied with their food now and their stomachs can't hold it for the time being, so they can only eat it later!" the waitress concluded.
"Impossible! Impossible!!"
Frank Rudy's face was about to burst into flames. He immediately looked back at Shen Huan's table, and immediately rushed to Shen Huan's side.
"You, make another one!" Frank Rudy, who was getting angry, commanded Shen Huan, "I want to see what the difference is!"
"Don't do it." Shen Huan said without thinking.
"I'll let you do it!!" Frank Rudy put his arm on Shen Huan's shoulder and wanted to drag him to the kitchen.
Shen Huan's hand pulled a little bit like lightning, and Frank Rudy covered his hand and screamed in pain.
The people in the restaurant were startled. Both the customers and the waiters looked over. Several people stood up and watched.
The pain was just fleeting.
After screaming for only ten seconds, Frank Rudy suddenly found that his hand no longer hurt.
He raised his hand high, not seeing any scars.
After a slight daze, Frank Rudy looked at Shen Huan fiercely again: "Why not do it?"
"I did it because we wanted to eat. I'm not an employee here, so why should I cook it for you?" Shen Huan looked at him, "Now get out of my way, or I will immediately complain that you interfere with our meal."
"You...ah!"
The duty manager who had just arrived saw Frank Rudy trying to get angry again, so he immediately signaled a male waiter to follow him, grabbed his hands and dragged him behind.
"Sorry, customer, I have caused you trouble, we will deal with it right away!" the manager on duty shouted as he left.
"Let me go, let me go..."
Frank Rudy struggled and shouted, but another waiter came to help and dragged him directly to the kitchen.
The whole process was the same as when Shen Huan cooked just now. Lei Xiaode and the others were all confused.
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