allonlinenovel Chapter 313 Restaurant Cooking
Chapter 313 Restaurant Cooking
Not long after entering Guangyuan Tower, Shen Zhiqiu and his group met the host who had come specially for the event. The host looked relatively friendly, white and plump, with a face that resembled Maitreya Buddha.
The shopkeeper of Guangyuanlou looked at Shen Youyou inquiringly, "I wonder what you meant by what you said yesterday, that these two dishes should match the status of Guangyuanlou?"
He just asked casually. After all, he felt that Shen Zhiqiu and his family had been rich before, so maybe they had some good recipes. Even if they didn't,
The existing steamed cake mixed with cucumber and jelly can also be served directly. After all, many people have poor appetite in summer due to the hot weather.
Shen Zhiqiu said, "Do you have paper and pen? I need some medicinal herbs."
The shopkeeper arranged for someone to prepare paper and pen, while the owner sat in the kitchen leisurely drinking tea, looking very comfortable.
Shen Zhiqiu picked up his pen and wrote: cumin, pepper, star anise, bay leaves.
I asked the shopkeeper again if he had sesame seeds, sesame oil, and sesame paste?
Guangyuanlou naturally had no shortage of these common seasonings, so the shopkeeper ordered someone to quickly buy the medicinal materials that Shen Zhiqiu had written down.
The owner of Guangyuan Building stood up and said, "I didn't expect Mr. Shen to have such good handwriting."
Shen Zhiqiu clasped his fists and said, "I dare not. Hard work can make up for clumsiness."
In fact, the owner and the shopkeeper of Guangyuan Tower really knew that Shen Zhiqiu was a scholar. However, in their opinion, scholars were of little use these days. The imperial examination had not been restored and there was no way to climb up the career ladder, so they dared to send a shopkeeper to buy a house.
Even though this boss doesn't have as strong a backing as Shen Zhiqiu and his gang thought, his connections are still not something they can afford to offend.
In his previous life, Shen Zhiqiu's favorite thing to do at home was to cook for his daughter with his wife, so he was no worse than Li Jingshu in cooking.
It's just that because they were busy along the way, he and Li Jingshu divided the work, so he didn't have much chance to show off.
Since someone has bought the seasoning, I will prepare the ingredients for the jelly with Li Jingshu.
Several chefs from Guangyuanlou were watching nearby. For a restaurant as big as Guangyuanlou, there was no shortage of common preserved fruits, raisins, dried mulberries, and sour plums.
Shen Zhiqiu helped Li Jingshu knead the dough to make glutinous rice dumplings. The colorful glutinous rice dumplings paired with fruits and dried fruits were a perfect match with the jelly.
However, there were not so many food colorings in ancient times, so we could only use existing ingredients. The first color was orange dumplings made with pumpkin.
The chefs, the shopkeeper and the boss were all stunned. They didn't expect that the scholar would do it himself.
Shen Youyou was not idle either. He asked several kitchen helpers to mash celery for him. He wanted to use celery juice to make green dumplings, and purple dumplings with purple juice soaked in dried mulberries.
It is definitely not as colorful as the modern ones, and with the addition of white dumplings, four colors are enough.
Shen Zhiqiu helped and explained: "These colorful little dumplings have to be made anew every day. After they are made, they should be soaked in water for a short time, otherwise it will affect the taste. You can all try them when we are done.
Check it at any time, and replace it immediately if it affects the taste. After all, your restaurant can afford this amount of consumption, and you serve important people."
The boss looked more serious and said, "Yes, you all need to remember the steps and do it yourself without any problems when the time comes."
The most labor-intensive part is rolling the small dumplings. Fortunately, Guangyuanlou has enough manpower and this step does not require any technical skills. Everyone worked together and soon made a pot of dumplings.
Li Jingshu was responsible for boiling the dumplings. The dumplings were small and did not need to be boiled for too long. In a short while, Li Jingshu added some fermented rice wine and some brown sugar and stirred until the brown sugar melted.
"that's it."
At the same time, Shen Zhiqiu cut a few portions of jelly and put in some ice cubes. These ice cubes were from the Guangyuan Building ice storage, not saltpeter ice, so they could be eaten directly.
In fact, it would be best to make it into smoothies, but for the time being I don’t want to give them the equipment to make smoothies. This is also what Shen Youyou meant.
Shen Zhiqiu pointed at the bowl of jelly and said, "You can mix raisins, dried plums, dried mulberries, and the fermented rice balls. If you have time, you can also find some walnuts, melon seeds, and peanuts, stir-fry them, chop them up and sprinkle some on top."
Mr. Chen from Guangyuanlou looked at the colorful and brightly colored meatballs paired with the emerald green and crystal jelly, and felt that they did look a lot more luxurious than jelly with only jam. He stood aside and nodded repeatedly.
At this time, the waiter who went to buy seasonings also came back. Shen Zhiqiu asked him to buy this mainly because he wanted to make a cumin compound loose ingredient. This thing really requires a chef to cook.
The pots in ancient times were much heavier than the modern ones. This time Shen Zhiqiu weighed the spoon himself, and the stir-fry went smoothly, and the small flame seemed to be under his control.
The boss, the shopkeeper, and several cooks all stared with their eyes wide open. The boss even looked at the shopkeeper several times, and the meaning in his eyes was self-evident: "Are you sure that the person you are investigating is a scholar? And not a cook?"
In fact, he wanted to add that if he was not a scholar, he would have poached him!
The cumin was swirling in the pot, and soon a rich cumin aroma emanated from it, a smell they had never smelled before.
"Is this scent so unique?"
Shen Zhiqiu nodded: "This is cumin, which is also a Chinese medicinal material. Fry it over low heat until it is half cooked. When you smell this fragrance, you can take it out of the pot.
At this time, prepare pepper, star anise, bay leaves, and the commonly used fennel seeds, perilla seeds, coriander seeds, white sesame seeds, and freshly fried cumin. "
As he spoke, he also arranged the seasonings one by one and set them aside for later use.
Then he said, "Put pepper, star anise, and bay leaves in a cold pot first, and stir-fry over the lowest heat. After a moment, add coriander seeds, cumin seeds, and basil seeds, and continue to stir-fry. There's no trick to this, just stir-fry until fragrant, but be careful not to burn them."
Although the people in Guangyuan Building had not yet figured out what dish he was going to make with the baogao, the spice alone was enough to convince them.
Shen Zhiqiu didn't want to cause so much trouble, but in order to prevent Guangyuan Building from getting into trouble and to calm them down at once, he could only do some technical work.
In fact, this is the compound cumin made by some barbecue restaurants in later generations. He asked the kitchen waiter to mash all the seasonings into powder and mix them. A strong aroma wafted to everyone's nose.
Chen Dongjia of Guangyuan Tower clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, sir, for telling me this secret recipe."
Shen Zhiqiu smiled, and said with an expression that showed that you were very knowledgeable: "This seasoning has many uses."
After that, he started to mix the cold dishes. He quickly cut the black fungus and white fungus that others had soaked into shreds, and also cut the carrots and cucumbers into shreds.
Finally, add vinegar, soy sauce, minced garlic water, sesame oil, sesame paste water, salt, and finally sprinkle a small handful of freshly fried sesame seeds and freshly prepared mixed cumin powder, and mix well with the cut steamed cake.
He wiped his hands with a dry cloth handed to him by the chef himself and said, "Try it, everyone."
Obviously, these ancient people would be unable to stop eating this mixed cold dish, which is absolutely delicious to people in later generations. The only regret is that there was no chili powder.