"If I can't satisfy you, I will no longer be a chef. What do you think?" Ye Chui said with a smile. His tone was very calm when he spoke, and there was a smile on his face, as if he didn't feel at all how earth-shattering what he said was - he was risking his own life.
Lin Zhengdao and Lin Wei both showed shocked expressions. Xiao Zhang, Xiao Liu and Xiao Chen, three of Lin Zhengdao's confidants, looked at Ye Chui with incredible eyes: This young man is really a lunatic!
Zhang Hantao also had a surprised look on his face, but he quickly reacted and sneered, "You're not going to be a chef anymore? Haha, Master Ye is really confident. You should know that my bet with you is not a joke. You said you would not be a chef anymore, and if you want to regret it in the future, it will be impossible - I will really make it impossible for you to continue to work as a chef!"
"Ye Chui, you don't have to go to this extent." Lin Zhengdao also said in a deep voice.
After all, Zhang Hantao now has extremely high power in Lin's Enterprise, and he is very good at managing personal connections. He is betting the life of a chef, although it has no legal effect, but if he is determined to prevent Ye Chu from continuing to work in the chef industry, even Lin Zhengdao may not be able to help Ye Chu solve this problem. Zhang Hantao is a notorious mad dog, and he will chase you to the ends of the earth if you step on him.
"Uncle, this is my decision. I won't change my mind." Ye Chui said to Lin Zhengdao with a smile, "Besides, I am still very confident in my cooking skills."
"This..." Lin Zhengdao was somewhat helpless. Even if he was confident in his cooking skills, the judge this time was Zhang Hantao himself. How could he impress this mad dog? Lin Zhengdao didn't think it was possible.
"Ye Chui..." Lin Wei looked at Ye Chui with some concern.
Ye Chui smiled at her, his face full of confidence.
"Then it's settled." Zhang Hantao smiled again. He took out a document from a briefcase he carried with him and put it on the table in front of him. "This is the project agreement I just signed with Deguang Company. I happened to have it with me. If Master Ye can really make dishes that satisfy me, I will tear up this agreement on the spot!" He looked at Ye Chui and laughed a few times. "Master Ye, I look forward to the dishes you make."
"Just a moment please."
Ye Chui said this and walked out of the box.
Lin Wei's face was full of worry. She glared at Zhang Hantao in a girlish manner, then followed Ye Chui outside.
Several waiters in the kitchen were washing the ingredients according to Lin Wei's previous instructions. When they saw Ye Chui and Lin Wei coming over, they all greeted them.
Ye Chui put on his scarf and walked to the room on the side of the kitchen. There was a simple wash room there. The restaurant kept a lot of live fish in it for cooking. There were all kinds of fish. Ye Chui picked out a live fish and took it out accurately and skillfully. During this process, Lin Wei followed behind him all the time, with an expression of worry and nervousness on her face.
Ye Chui was holding the carp in his hand, noticing Lin Wei's expression. He smiled and consoled her, "What's with that expression? Do you still have no confidence in my cooking skills?"
"No, I have great confidence in you... But the one who's going to eat the food this time is Zhang Hantao. Even if he thinks your food is delicious, how can he admit it in person?" Lin Wei said sullenly.
"I'll make him admit it."
Ye Chui carried the fish to the chopping board and picked up the kitchen knife with one hand.
The two waiters, Meng Gang and Huang Yong, were cleaning the kitchen utensils nearby. When they saw Ye Chui was about to kill the fish, they immediately came over with great interest. The way Ye Chui killed the fish was simply an art, which filled them with amazement.
However, this time, the two of them suddenly became confused when they saw Ye Chui's big move -
"Master Ye, didn't you say that you should knock the fish unconscious before killing it? But why didn't you knock the fish unconscious this time?"
"Yes, this fish jumps and jumps, it's hard to kill it."
Ye Chui smiled and glanced at the two of them: "This time, the dish I'm going to make doesn't require knocking out the fish first."
"No need?" The two of them and Lin Wei were all stunned.
Then Ye Chui was seen holding the fish with one hand, and moving the kitchen knife up and down with the other hand, scraping off the scales and removing the internal organs cleanly and quickly. In a blink of an eye, the whole fish was cleaned, and the fish was still alive and kicking.
Ye Chui wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve and said to the stunned Huang Yong, "Go get me a towel."
"Oh, do you want to wipe your sweat?" Huang Yong quickly agreed.
"No." Ye Chui shook his head, but did not explain the specific use. "By the way, bring me some ice cubes... Meng Gang, help me set up the oil pan."
"Oh yes."
Meng Gang and Huang Yong hurriedly did as Ye Chui asked.
Lin Wei thought of something: "Ye Chui, you want to make sweet and sour carp. I will help you prepare the ingredients."
Sweet and sour carp, the focus is naturally on the sweet and sour. Sugar and vinegar are the two key points of this dish. After it is cooked, the dish will be crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, sweet and sour. Ye Chui has made sweet and sour fish for Lin Wei before, so Lin Wei knows what ingredients are needed, including sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, cooking wine, onions, ginger, minced garlic, etc.
When Lin Wei found the ingredients, Huang Yong had already brought towels and ice cubes.
Ye Chui placed an ice cube on the carp's head and wrapped it with a towel. The carp, which was still jumping around, slowly stopped moving - this was because the ice cube had a paralyzing effect.
Then Ye Chui used the seasoning prepared by Lin Wei to prepare the sweet and sour sauce that would be used later.
The sweet and sour sauce had just been prepared and Meng Gang's pan was already heating up.
Ye Chui wrapped the fish head with a towel and dragged the whole fish into the oil pan for frying.
Sweet and sour carp has to be fried first and then drizzled with sweet and sour sauce, but I have never seen anyone frying the fish head wrapped in a cold towel like Ye Chui did. Lin Wei had seen Ye Chu make sweet and sour fish before, but had never seen him do it this way. The other waiters in the kitchen were also attracted and whispered about it, wondering what the meaning of Ye Chui's approach was.
After three minutes, the whole fish had been fried until it was crispy and soft. Ye Chui asked someone to bring a plate, put the fish on the plate, and then put the prepared sweet and sour sauce on it - the dish was ready.
"This dish is so weird. The fish head is still completely raw. How can I eat it?"
"Lu Bing can also make sweet and sour fish, but not in this way."
There was a lot of discussion among the waiters.
Sweet and sour cooking is widely used in Chinese cuisine, similar to other cooking types such as braised and fish-flavored. After the ban on meat was lifted, these types of dishes reappeared in the public eye and it is not a big secret.
There seems to be nothing special about this dish of yeh chui except that it is half-cooked...
Suddenly, Meng Gang discovered something. He opened his eyes wide and exclaimed, "Look at the head of this fish... How... How is this possible!?"
Following Meng Gang's exclamation, many people looked towards the fish head of the dish, and everyone showed an expression of disbelief at the same time. Even Lin Wei couldn't help but open her mouth wide: "How come this fish... this..."
Ye Chui smiled faintly, without further explanation, and quickly walked upstairs with the dish.
One of the key points of this dish is to be quick and serve it on the table as soon as it is finished!
The atmosphere in the box was somewhat cold and severe. Although there was no quarrel between Lin Zhengdao and Zhang Hantao, this atmosphere was more frightening than a quarrel.
It took Ye Chui less than ten minutes to cook the dish, and he reappeared in the box with the sweet and sour carp. It was so fast that Lin Zhengdao couldn't help but frowned, wondering if Ye Chui had given up on himself.
Xiao Zhang and others looked at the plate in Ye Chui's hand nervously, wondering how Ye Chui's dish was.
Ye Chui put the sweet and sour carp in front of Zhang Hantao with a faint smile on his face. He smiled and made a gesture of invitation to Zhang Hantao: "Boss Zhang, please try the taste of my sweet and sour fish."
In the past few minutes, Zhang Hantao has been guessing what Ye Chu was going to do. If he were a normal person, he would definitely not think that he has a chance of winning at this time. Even a ten-star chef probably wouldn't have the confidence, right
He thought Ye Chui was playing some trick, but he didn't expect Ye Chui to actually cook the dish...
What's added to this dish
Zhang Hantao shook his head. Lin Zhengdao would not do that. Does that mean Ye Chu really wanted to use this dish to make him say he was satisfied
"Hmph, just trying to be mysterious!" Zhang Hantao snorted coldly in his heart. His mouth was his own and it was up to him to decide whether it tasted good or not. He wanted to see how this kid Ye Chu was going to end it!
Thinking of this, he picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of fish and put it into his mouth.
At first glance, the sweet and sour carp looked red in color, tender and fresh. He took a bite and put it into his mouth. He felt sweet and sour, and slightly salty. Zhang Hantao's eyes moved slightly. He liked the sweet and sour fish and had eaten it many times before. It was undeniable that the sweet and sour carp made by Ye Chu was the most delicious fish he had ever eaten. This kid's cooking skills were indeed extraordinary. It took him less than ten minutes to cook such a delicious dish...
But, is that all
Zhang Hantao put down his chopsticks and looked at Ye Chui with a sneer: "I am not satisfied with this dish."
Following Zhang Hantao's words, Lin Zhengdao's face moved slightly without leaving any trace.
Xiao Zhang and the other three were quite excited before Zhang Hantao had the meal, but now they are like deflated balloons.
At the entrance of the private room, Lin Wei and the waiters who followed her all had dazed expressions—not because Zhang Hantao was dissatisfied, but because Ye Chui's dish was so surprising to them that they had not recovered from the moment the dish was prepared...
Ye Chui didn't care about Zhang Hantao's reaction, but asked, "Can I ask you what you are dissatisfied with?"
"The taste of the dish is indeed good, but, Master Ye, do you remember the dish I ordered before?" Zhang Hantao said coldly, "I want to eat the freshest sweet and sour fish in the world. I am very satisfied with the taste of your sweet and sour fish, but when it comes to freshness, I am afraid it is a little lacking, right?"
"Mr. Zhang, what do you think is the freshest thing in the world?" Ye Chui continued to ask with a smile.
"The freshest? Of course live fish are the freshest in the world." Zhang Hantao said coldly.
"Is it."
Ye Chui pointed at the sweet and sour carp and said, "Then please take a closer look at the fish head of this dish, Mr. Zhang."
Zhang Hantao snorted again, looking at the fish head of the sweet and sour fish. Then he suddenly screamed "Ah!" and fell off the chair. He pointed at the fish on the table and said in shock: "This fish... This fish is still alive!"
—This dish is not ordinary sweet and sour carp, but it is evolved from sweet and sour carp, sweet and sour live fish! (~^~)