Food starts with noodles

As a result, at the Shanxi noodle restaurant in front of the school, Meng Liwei used seven bowls of sliced ​​noodles to eat Xu Zhuo and the others to the bone.

After making seven bowls of sliced ​​noodles, the noodle chefs in the store were exhausted.

After a meal, the few people became warmer. After returning to the dormitory, Meng Liwei began to arrange his computer, started playing games, and encouraged Xu Zhuo to play together.

At the beginning, Boss Xu didn't pay much attention to it. There was nothing to play in the game, it was really boring.

As a result, the next day, Boss Xu took Meng Liwei straight to the computer city to choose accessories and install computers, and started his four-year game journey...

"So, you are still addicted to games because of Meng Liwei? But he is not addicted, why are you so addicted to this?"

Chen Guifang recalled when Xu Zhuo was addicted to games, she looked heartbroken.

People are not addicted to playing games, but this silly roe deer of mine has been playing for four years, so he is still someone else's child, okay?

When we talked about this topic, Boss Xu was a little at a loss. He was stunned for a long time before he could say: "Probably because I am more specific."

Yu Keke's face immediately filled with a happy smile.

"Oh, someone's EQ also increases after falling in love..."

After Li Hao made fun of Xu Zhuo, he said: "Since that classmate of yours can eat so much, I'll accompany him to the buffet tomorrow, turn grief into appetite, and teach those young bosses a lesson. Live broadcast, let him feel the enthusiasm of netizens in the live broadcast room..."

In the eyes of foodies, there is no problem that cannot be solved by a big meal.

If there is, then have another big meal.

But this idea is really good. After eating and drinking, interacting with the netizens in the live broadcast room can really change the mentality.

After making up his mind, Xu Zhuo said to Li Hao, "Then you should first look for a famous cafeteria in Rongcheng, choose a better one, and let's go directly there when he gets off the plane tomorrow."

After finishing speaking, Xu Zhuo entered the kitchen. The meat was almost marinated, and he was about to wrap it in steamed meat powder and start steaming it.

First wrap the marinated meat with a layer of steamed meat powder, and then evenly stack it in a small pot. After it is done, put pumpkin pieces on it, put it on the steamer and start steaming.

There will be nothing else for Xu Zhuo. When the banquet is about to start, he can wash two cucumbers and make a plate of cucumbers in coir raincoats. It's very simple.

The kitchen was too small, and originally he wanted to watch Xu Wenhai and Wei Junming cook, but after the old man sneaked in quietly, he completely lost the position of Boss Xu.

Back in the living room, everyone was discussing the topic of marriage. Yu Keke and Sun Panpan surrounded Chen Guifang and asked her the secret of a long-lasting marriage.

As a result, Chen Guifang came up with a sentence: "If you are not good, hit me, what's the secret?"

Chapter 241 Vegetable Tofu Soup

From Cao Kun to Meng Liwei, when he met two divorced people in succession, Boss Xu originally wanted to express his opinion, but after hearing this, he immediately shut up sensibly.

At the same time, he was still thinking in his mind that in the future, Yu Keke should try his best to chat with Chen Guifang less, so as not to be led astray by Chen Guifang.

He doesn't want to be a strict wife like Xu Wenhai and Wei Junming.

Sitting on the sofa, just when Xu Zhuo was about to take out his mobile phone to see what was going on in the group, Li Hao, who had been unable to get into the topic, came over.

"Boss Xu, I made a selection, roughly divided into three categories, one is barbecue buffet, the other is seafood buffet, and the other is hot pot buffet, which one do you like?"

Xu Zhuo doesn't know what Meng Liwei likes to eat, but it doesn't matter, at worst, he will eat them one by one. Anyway, it will take several days, maybe it will last until they return to the Central Plains.

As soon as he said this, Li Hao quickly said: "Then I'll make a reservation, eat at one place a day, eat at noon, and let's eat something else in the evening."

When it was almost six o'clock, Xu Zhuo cleaned up the dining room and started serving dishes.

For the excitement, Xu Zhuo called Cao Kun over.

In the future, I will be an employee of my own store, so I have to maintain relationships in advance to avoid conflicts due to poor communication.

In addition, it was Xu Wenhai's idea to call Cao Kun here.

Because in the chef circle, it often happens that old chefs don’t listen to the management of the boss or the head chef. They cook their own way and don’t listen to the opinions given.

"A capable person also has a temper, so let him come over for a meal, and let him see the Xu family's craftsmanship, so as to save you from being lazy and troublesome when you are working."

Originally Xu Zhuo wanted to refute, but everyone including the old man thought it made sense.

Chen Guifang looked at the naive Boss Xu, and sighed softly: "Son, not everyone has such good conditions, such hard work and hard work like you, so if you want to be sacked, you have to be slapped, not to mention It's just a meal, don't have any psychological pressure."

Jianguo was an employee in Boss Xu's shop before, but Jianguo was more active in his work than Xu Zhuo, so Chen Guifang didn't have to worry about management issues.

But there will be more and more people in the store in the future, if Xu Zhuo manages the staff in the store in the same way as Jianguo manages, maybe there will be problems.

The rules and regulations that should be formulated must not be spared, and must be strictly required.

After all, catering is no different than other industries, and all operations must be standardized and not muddled.

If you turn a blind eye to managing employees, you will end up hurting yourself.

The customers don't come to eat, and the employees pat their butts and switch to another restaurant to continue working. The rest of the losses are only borne by the boss himself.

So let Cao Kun see how good the Xu family is in cooking, and let him have a sense of identity.

And maybe it can stimulate his desire to learn crafts again.

Every master has a different way of leading his apprentices, and there are also differences in whether the apprentices become useful in the end.

If you can't learn any skills from Wei Junming, it doesn't mean you can't learn from Xu Wenhai and the old man.

After all, Sichuan cuisine and Shandong cuisine are very different in form.

Cao Kun came very quickly, probably feeling ashamed to be empty-handed, and brought two boxes of fruit and pig tails and rabbit heads that he had nothing to do at home.

When he came, the old man was busy in the kitchen, and Wei Junming was helping him.

Cao Kun greeted Wei Junming at the door of the kitchen, curious about what happened in the kitchen.

It's unbelievable that such an arrogant cook like Wei Junming is helping others.

Looking at the dishes on the table, Dongpo Pork, Twice Cooked Pork and Kung Pao Chicken must be Wei Junming's masterpieces. He has been working with Wei Junming in the back kitchen for a long time, and he can recognize them just from the presentation of the dishes.

But these three dishes, which were the absolute finale in Rongcheng before, were actually put on the sidelines.

There was a pot of green vegetable tofu soup in the middle, it didn't look mysterious, and it seemed that it was not cooked at all. The tofu was raw and the leaves were still green. Cao Kun even doubted whether the dish was cooked.

Can this also be placed in the middle?

He looked around, wondering if Xu Zhuo made this dish.

Xu Zhuo is Wei Junming's godson, and his parents are also there, so it's normal to show off his culinary skills in front of his elders, and he knows how much people dote on their children nowadays.

If it is not easy for children to start cooking, no matter what it looks like, it must be placed in the middle to show respect.

Thinking of this, Cao Kun felt a little lost.

If Xu Zhuo is really this kind of person, then there is really no need for him to go to the Central Plains.

Because this kind of person opens a restaurant just on a whim, maybe one day he will transfer the restaurant out when he gets tired of playing, and he will also experience twists and turns.

But it's not appropriate to leave right now. He plans to have a good talk with Wei Junming after dinner, and if that doesn't work, he can find another job, or borrow some money from Wei Junming to open a stewed meat shop by himself in a surrounding county.

Although he doesn't like to do business in public, it's better than following a young boss who is not reliable.

Soon, another dish was brought out in the kitchen, the crispy chicken cooked by Xu Wenhai. This dish seemed simple, but it required a lot of cooking.

The first is to boil the chicken. The boiled chicken should not be too raw, nor too overcooked, and the taste should be immersed in the chicken, but it should not be salty.

The frying step is even more critical. If the frying time is short, the chicken skin will not be crispy, and if the frying time is long, the chicken skin will become bitter again.

Although the requirements for the heat of this dish are not as strict as those of fried bean curd, they are not far behind.

Inexperienced people will roll over almost as soon as they do it.

Xiang'er hooked that foodie Li Hao over. Seeing the crispy chicken Xu Zhuo was holding, he asked curiously, "Why does this thing look so much like roast chicken? Is the recipe the same as roast chicken?"

Xu Zhuo shook his head: "It's not the same, it's even completely opposite. Roast chicken is deep-fried first and then marinated, while crispy chicken is first boiled and then deep-fried. The steps are reversed, and the taste is different."

Li Hao rubbed his hands impatiently: "How many more dishes are there? Is the shredded yam and oil-splashed bean sprouts that your grandfather is going to cook yet? I can't wait..."

Xu Zhuo continued to serve the dishes in the kitchen.

Li Hao looked left and right, blinked at Cao Kun, then took a spoon, carefully poured a little vegetable tofu soup into his own bowl, and put a piece of tofu and a few green vegetables in it, and then took a small bite, immediately His eyes widened, his face full of surprise.

Cao Kun was taken aback by this look.

It's just a soup that doesn't look very good, is it so exaggerated?

Just as he was thinking about it, Li Hao put down the bowl, and sneakily gave Cao Kun some more: "Brother Kun, come and taste it, this is the chef's handicraft of the state banquet, and it will be snatched up when the banquet starts..."

Chapter 242 The Unavoidable Law of True Fragrance

Cao Kun was a little unconvinced: "The chef of the state banquet? Are you kidding me?"

Li Hao looked at him curiously: "You don't know who is the old man who cooks inside?"

Cao Kun shook his head: "Who is it?"

Li Hao said in a low voice, "That's your master, your master's master, and Boss Xu's grandfather. He used to be a well-respected state banquet chef, and he is absolutely the best chef in Shandong cuisine."

"You are lucky. I caught up with him to cook the first time I came here. I have known Boss Xu so early, and today is the first time I eat his dishes. Try this tofu soup, it is really hopeless!"

Cao Kun has heard about Wei Junming's master, because every time someone praises Wei Junming's good craftsmanship, Wei Junming will say that he is not as good as his master in the Central Plains, and that is the real master.

At that time, Cao Kun thought it was just his polite words, but now according to Li Hao's introduction, he was a little dubious.

Does this legendary teacher really exist?

Holding the bowl, he took a small sip of the cabbage tofu soup that Li Hao raved about.

As soon as the soup was in the mouth, Cao Kun's eyes widened. He looked at the soup in the bowl with incredible eyes, then at the soup bowl on the table, and finally looked at Li Hao. He always felt that the contrast between the soup was a bit big.

Because this soup looks mediocre, the white tofu, the green vegetable leaves, and the slightly cloudy soup completely make people not want to drink it at all.

But after drinking it into his stomach, a fresh and fragrant taste began to permeate his mouth. This taste even reminded him of the pot of boiled cabbage that Wei Junming specially made to reward everyone during the Chinese New Year.

This soup is also wonderful, right?

He took another sip, and the delicious taste was more real and more alluring.

"It's so fragrant!"

"So good!"

Cao Kun once again verified the existence of the law of Jingze. Now, while sipping the soup in the bowl, he habitually analyzed the ingredients of the soup.

After tasting it several times, Cao Kun tasted the umami of fungus, and it seemed that there was some seafood in it. Pour a lot of people.

After several mouthfuls of soup, Cao Kun tasted the tofu in the bowl again.

This tofu has no bitter taste at all, instead it is a bit sweet, and it is very tender, and it will melt when you sip it with your tongue.

This soup is definitely beyond Cao Kun's cognition, and he even felt ashamed of the idea just now.

It really deserves to be a family of chefs. They are so particular about making a little soup. They are absolute experts. In the future, they must be more serious about cooking in the restaurant, and they can't let others look down on them.

The two had just finished drinking when Xu Zhuo came over with a plate of sweet and sour fish, and at the same time shouted to the women in the living room who were still talking about marriage: "Stop talking, let's eat!"

Yu Keke was the first to run over and saw the pig tail on the table, and asked curiously, "Who made this pig tail? It looks delicious."

Li Hao said: "Brother Kun brought it here. Master Wei said that he makes lo mei very well. Today we have a good time."

If he hadn't tasted the green vegetable tofu soup made by the old man, maybe Cao Kun would be complacent because of Li Hao's praise, but after tasting other people's handicraft just now, and looking at his own stewed vegetables, he always felt a little overwhelmed.

He also knows who is cooking today. There are four of them in total. Xu Zhuo made coir raincoat, cucumber, pickled pepper, chicken feet and steamed pork. These three dishes are placed on the side, and in the middle are Wei Junming and Xu Wenhai. There are six dishes, but there are still two empty seats in the middle. Obviously, there are still two dishes in the kitchen.

I don't know what kind of dish is qualified to be comparable to the green vegetable tofu soup in the middle, Cao Kun can't wait.

Everyone was seated one after another. Xu Wenhai came out of the kitchen with his Guotaofu, said hello to Cao Kun and said to Chen Guifang: "Get the wine, don't be dazed. Just now I saw my senior move A box of very old Moutai came out, where is it hidden?"

I'm about to move, and I have to sort out the things hidden in the house, so as not to be cheap to others by staying here.

Xu Wenhai found the Moutai hidden by Wei Junming from the cabinet. It was in the 90s, and the wine was quite old.

After opening it, he filled it up for everyone one by one. Yu Keke, Sun Panpan and Zhou Wen didn't drink, but took a bottle of Coke each.

After they were all filled, Xu Wenhai waved his hand: "No outsiders, don't wait for them, let's eat!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Zhuo grabbed the spoon and filled a bowl full of vegetable tofu soup for himself. After he tasted it, he put it on the table.

Li Hao asked curiously: "How is it? Isn't it super delicious?"