"I'm a vegetarian, so can you help me make a vegetarian dish that I'll like?" Ruoran said to Ye Chui with a charming smile.
"vegetarian?"
Upon hearing this ranking, Ye Chui and Han Yuyan were both slightly stunned. Vegetarianism was not uncommon after the ban on meat was lifted. Eighty years of isolation from meat even made it impossible for many people to accept the concept of eating meat. At the same time, vegetarianism also represented another somewhat cold meaning - as we all know, eighty years ago, it was a crazy vegetarian who started the "vegetarian movement" which caused the loss of one-third of the human population on Earth at that time, causing devastating damage.
So when hearing this word, people would subconsciously feel some kind of palpitations, and the beautiful and charming woman in front of him was a vegetarian, but... Ye Chui shook his head. This person should have nothing to do with the vegetarian movement. After all, there are still quite a few vegetarians at this stage. And looking at the woman's appearance, she might have heard that he cured an anorexic patient, so she wanted to try his cooking skills - there have been quite a few customers who came here because of his fame recently.
For such customers, Ye Chui was not stingy in showing off his cooking skills. Of course, the fees were higher, after all, he was quite short of money recently...
Thinking of this, Ye Chui nodded: "Okay, please wait a moment."
When they returned to the kitchen, Han Yuyan followed closely. This sister was a little unhappy: "Master, do you want to cook for me just because I see that I am a pretty girl? Be careful or I will complain to Weiwei."
"Why are you talking so much nonsense? I treat all the guests who come here for my reputation seriously. This is also to accumulate word-of-mouth and connections for opening a big hotel in the future." Ye Chui rolled his eyes and glanced at Han Yuyan. "Dayu, you seem to have some opinions about this guest?"
Han Yuyan turned around and glanced at Ruoran who was sitting outside: "A girl who looks this beautiful must not be a good person."
"... Before you say that, please look in the mirror first." Ye Chui said with some sweat.
Han Yuyan smiled proudly: "I am an exception."
"Okay, go and entertain the guests." Ye Chui said unhappily.
After Han Yuyan left the kitchen, Tian Xiaodu, who was stirring the wok, already knew what kind of guest he was going to entertain. He asked Ye Chui expectantly, "Master, what dish are you going to make for that vegetarian outside?"
"Just wait and see." Ye Chui said with a smile. As the God of Food, Ye Chui was actually looking forward to showing off his cooking skills, so he was full of energy at the moment. How about making a heart-warming vegetarian dish? A smile appeared on Ye Chui's face. He had already thought about what to do.
Under Tian Xiaodu's expectant eyes, Ye Chui took out two potatoes and a carrot from the freezer, set up a high-pressure steamer, washed and peeled the potatoes and carrots, and put them on the steamer for high-pressure steaming. At the same time, Ye Chui began to prepare other ingredients: he took out the dried mushrooms that had been soaked and cut them into shreds, and then took out a piece of young ginger and cut it into fine shreds.
Then Ye Chui took out a small basin, poured flour and several other coarse grain powders into it, mixed it with warm water, kneaded it into dough, and then rolled it into Bo pancakes with a rolling pin.
At this time, Tian Xiaodu already understood what Ye Chui was going to do: "Master, are you going to make pancakes?"
Ye Chui nodded: "That's right."
Tian Xiaodu knew how to help Ye Chui, and quickly set up a frying pan. Just when he was about to add oil to it, Ye Chui stopped him and said, "No need to add oil, just spread it out." Ye Chui put the Bo pancake he had just rolled out on the pan and continued, "The Bo pancake only needs to be slightly heated and cooked through."
The pancakes baked in this way would be half-cooked and would probably taste terrible, but Tian Xiaodu did not say much. He knew that Ye Chui must have his own intentions. He nodded and did as Ye Chui said. In the blink of an eye, the seven pancakes were ready.
The pressure steamer had just reached the right temperature. After opening the steamer, Ye Chui carefully took out the steamed potatoes and carrots, flattened them with a kitchen knife, and stirred them into a paste. He then added the chopped young ginger and shredded mushrooms, and poured in a small amount of white vinegar and salt and stirred thoroughly.
Seeing this step, Tian Xiaodu suddenly realized what Ye Chui was going to do: "Master, are you going to make a crab?"
Crab food is a kind of delicacy made with pure vegetarian food such as potatoes and carrots, but it has a strong crab roe aroma. After the vegetarian movement, meat is considered poisonous, and this kind of vegetarian food that can be mistaken for the real thing is very popular. Tian Xiaodu is naturally very familiar with it. When he saw Ye Chu's steps, he guessed what Ye Chu was going to do.
But after hearing what he said, Ye Chui smiled and shook his head: "No, you are half right."
Tian Xiaodu was surprised, but he didn't delve into it. Instead, he watched Ye Chui continue to prepare it patiently. After the carrots and potatoes were mixed and seasoned, the next step should be stir-frying. However, Ye Chui skipped this step and directly poured a spoonful of cooking oil into the mashed carrots and potatoes.
This probably surprised Tian Xiaodu. How could raw oil be eaten
Under Tian Xiaodu's puzzled gaze, he saw Ye Chui scoop out some carrot and potato mash from the basin with a spoon and start putting it on the previously baked spring roll, folding up the two ends, and then rolling it up - this is the way to make spring rolls.
Tian Xiaodu suddenly understood something and hurriedly set up the oil pan. When the oil in the pan was about 70% to 80% hot, Ye Chui's spring rolls had been wrapped. He put them into the pan one by one.
“Master, I didn’t expect you to combine spring rolls with crab meat. Stir-frying carrots and mashed potatoes can create the flavor of crab roe. You skipped this step and directly poured in raw oil. During the frying process of the spring rolls, the raw oil was heated, allowing the carrots and mashed potatoes to be heated directly in the pancake to complete the stir-frying process. The most important point is that the carrots and mashed potatoes are wrapped in pancakes, which can prevent the smell from leaking out and retain the most fragrance... This is simply amazing!”
Tian Xiaodu was a five-star chef after all, so he quickly guessed Ye Chui's intention and said with admiration.
Ye Chui nodded: "You are right, this dish is called Crab Spring Rolls. Although it is a completely vegetarian dish, it tastes smooth and crispy. It is definitely a rare vegetarian delicacy."
Tian Xiaodu respected Ye Chui even more. He originally thought that Ye Chui was only proficient in meat dishes and might not be as good as himself when it comes to vegetarian dishes. However, this crab spring roll completely changed his mind.
In a blink of an eye, the spring rolls were out of the pot. Ye Chui put them on a plate and garnished them with broccoli on the side. The dish was then completely completed. Ye Chui picked up the dish and personally delivered it to Ruoran's table.
Ruoran took a look at the spring rolls made by Ye Chui, and the expression on his face was quite unimpressed: "Nothing more than that."
The crab spring rolls have a restrained aroma and a plain appearance, so they are naturally looked down upon. Ye Chui smiled and said, "Miss, why don't you try it yourself before making a final judgment? I can guarantee that all the ingredients used in this dish are vegetarian, and there is absolutely no meat mixed in."
Ruoran still didn't care. She had seen many chefs who praised the dishes to perfection but whose dishes were actually mediocre. She picked up a spring roll with a pair of bamboo chopsticks, then slowly put it into her mouth and took a bite.
The expression on her face then turned into shock—
The wrapped spring roll broke, and the rich aroma of the vegetarian filling leaked out and filled the mouth and tongue. It was soft, tender and smooth, unexpectedly, like a crab. It is not a crab, but better than a crab. This crab-like spring roll can be said to be a vegetarian dish that is not a vegetarian dish. Ruoran, a vegetarian, instantly experienced the exquisite taste she had never tasted before, and her face involuntarily revealed an expression of enjoyment, which was endless aftertaste.
"Miss, what do you think?" Ye Chui asked with a smile when Ruoran swallowed the food in her mouth and couldn't wait to take another bite.
Ruoran just remembered the purpose of her visit today. She had bad intentions when she came here, but she suddenly changed her mind. She looked at Ye Chui with a faint smile on her face: "Mr. Ye, the fast food truck outside is also your work, right? That kind of food seems very interesting, but it's a bit of a waste to just sell it on a fast food truck... I want to invest in your fast food, are you interested?"
—Miss Ruoran, could it be that after eating Ye Chui’s delicious food, you have given up your vegetarian stance
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Ps: Crab-like spring rolls are a completely original dish of Cannon... But after writing it, I searched on Baidu and found that someone seemed to have already done it... Finally, please vote for recommendation~~~