Siheyuan: Get god-level cooking skills at the beginning

"Master, you are here. The director is waiting for you." When Ma Hua saw He Yuzhu walk into the kitchen, he hurriedly stepped forward and said.

"Got it. I'll go see what the director has to say." He Yuzhu responded with a smile and walked towards the canteen director's office.

Since the canteen manager was often seen, he was given a code name, Zhang Baoguo.

Just at this time, Zhang Baoguo happened to walk into the cafeteria, and seeing He Yuzhu, he hurriedly shouted: "Master He, the factory director plans to entertain several important guests during lunch break today. What do you think should be done?"

“Hello, Director Zhang, my consideration is this: if you don’t have any particular food preferences, I will prepare some dishes at random so that the leaders can enjoy their meals.

If you have any special taboos or taste requirements, please let me know, or make a list of the dishes you would like! ”

"According to the factory manager, today's guest seems to be from Sichuan. He has worked in the city for many years and it is rare for him to return home. We can consider preparing a set of authentic Sichuan dishes. What do you think?"

Zhang Baoguo thought for a moment and added.

His intention was also to prevent He Yuzhu from being able to take action.

"Want to make Sichuan cuisine? No problem, I'll list the menu for you and ask you to arrange the ingredients!"

He Yuzhu thought for a moment and said without hesitation that he was proficient in Sichuan cuisine after all.

It is one of the eight major cuisines in China. It has a rich history, diverse flavors, a variety of seasonings, and a mellow taste. It is praised as "hundreds of dishes and thousands of flavors."

Originally he also knew Sichuan cuisine, but compared with He Yuzhu, who now has god-level cooking skills, his skills are naturally far behind.

Then, He Yuzhu quickly drew up a menu of ten dishes: including boiled cabbage, Kung Pao chicken, husband and wife lung slices, spicy hot pot skin, mapo tofu, Dongpo pork elbow, mouth-watering chicken, fish-flavored shredded pork, sweet and sour spare ribs and pickled pepper chicken.

He is well versed in this, and every stroke of his brush displays superb skills.

Just as the skill of an expert can be seen from the moment he writes, Director Zhang exclaimed when he saw the menu he wrote: "I didn't expect that Master He's handwriting is so outstanding. It's really like a long time since I last saw you! Amazing, amazing, you are really an expert!"

In response to the compliment, He Yuzhu humbly said: "Thank you very much. I just spent a lot of time practicing, but as a chef, I could never find a suitable opportunity to show myself." In fact, what he had just acquired in the morning was master-level calligraphy skills, otherwise he would be accustomed to dictating directly to Zhang Baoguo.

"Well, there's no need to talk about how good Master He's calligraphy is.

These are all classic Sichuan dishes. Once I have prepared all the ingredients, it will be up to you to show off your cooking skills!"

After saying that, Zhang Baoguo looked through the list carefully and already knew what ingredients he needed to prepare next.

"Okay, hurry up. Some of the dishes require complicated preparation. If you are short on time, they won't taste their best." He Yuzhu reminded.

Take boiled cabbage as an example. It takes a long time to make and the process is complicated. Chicken, duck and pork ribs need to be boiled together. The soup base needs to be clear and have a strong aroma from chicken and pork puree. Finally, a few drops of chicken oil should be dripped on the surface of the soup to enhance the taste.

When finished, the dish is light, rich and mellow, the soup is rich but not too greasy, and the aftertaste is refreshing.

In He Yuzhu's memory, the "boiled cabbage" in 2018

Once hailed as one of the top ten classic Sichuan dishes, it has a long history and needs no further elaboration.

"Don't worry, I will prepare the ingredients on time." Zhang Baoguo was full of confidence and went straight to the canteen warehouse to move the necessary ingredients one by one.

Soon it was time for He Yuzhu's busy day.

It was almost 12 o'clock, lunch time, when he finally finished preparing the ten dishes.

"Master He, the leaders are all here, we can serve the dishes!"

Liu Lan trotted over from the cafeteria, looked at the busy He Yuzhu, and said with a smile.

"Okay, Sister Lan, please help me serve the food. I'll take a break." He Yuzhu replied with a smile.

"No problem, you take a break. You've been busy this morning and you must be tired." Liu Lan said with a hearty smile, and then started to deliver the food.

After each dish was served, the faces of the leaders sitting at the head of the table gradually became unhappy.

Director Yang, who was watching from the sidelines, looked at the delicacies on the table and only smelled the rich aroma. He couldn't help but wonder: Why did the leader's expression become more serious with each dish served?

"Is this nonsense?"

The leader slammed the table, his face full of anger.

"Boss, is the food not to your taste?"

Director Yang asked cautiously.

"It's just a simple dinner party. Why is there such a need for such extravagance and waste? We even specially hired a chef who specializes in state banquets to cook. It's simply ridiculous!"

This leader was the future close friend and great power.

Upon hearing this, Director Yang responded loudly: "Please don't get angry. How can we afford such a chef? These dishes are actually the specialty of our chef He."

He added: “You may not know that Chef Ho is a skilled cook and never wastes any food.”

"It's too extravagant, it's simply too much! You said that Master He is from our factory? Did he really do all this?"

After hearing this, I was slightly surprised, and then became confused.

"That's right, great leader.

Master He is a level six chef in our factory and has been in charge of cooking for more than ten years.

His cooking skills are really first-rate, and he cherishes the ingredients very much. The leftover ingredients will be stewed into a big pot of rice for the employees to enjoy together! "

Deputy Director Li quickly explained that he had spoken truthfully at first, but later on there were some discrepancies in what he said.

After listening to Deputy Director Li's words, he tasted the dish in front of him, his eyes lit up, and then questioned the two with a scrutinizing look: "Don't joke, this kind of skill is not something a level 6 chef can do.

I don't even think that the state banquet chef can compare to him.

!

"Hahaha, really. If you don't believe it, we'll let Master He explain it to you himself." Director Yang laughed heartily, feeling very proud.

"Okay, please come out and let me see you." I was also curious about the true identity of this chef.

Secretary Chen immediately understood what he meant, and quickly ran to the kitchen to invite He Yuzhu out.

Seeing He Yuzhu's young face, he was startled, and then asked with a smile: "Is this the dish you made, Master He? The factory manager told me that this was made by you."

He Yuzhu smiled and nodded, "I was worried that it wouldn't suit your taste, so Director Zhang asked me to cook a table of Sichuan dishes this morning, and I specially prepared these ten classic dishes."

"Master He is so skilled at such a young age. It's amazing. Can you tell me how old you are this year?"

He nodded appreciatively and continued to ask.

"Haha, not bad, not bad, I never thought there are hidden talents in the steel mill.

Master He is so young and yet he has such strength, it’s incredible! "The senior leader laughed out loud.

Then, after filling his own glass of wine, he continued, "Master He, these dishes are excellent. How about I toast you a glass?"

"I don't deserve it. I should toast you." He Yuzhu hurried forward, took the wine glass with both hands, gently touched the bottom of the glass slightly lower than the leader's rim, and said with a smile: "As you like, drink it."

"Haha, that's great. Cheers!" The senior leader smiled heartily and drank from his glass.

The senior leader smiled and suggested again, "Master He, why don't you sit down and have a few drinks with everyone?"

He Yuzhu understood that this was a hint for him to leave the conversation, so he smiled and declined: "Thank you for your invitation, but no, the leaders just enjoy themselves. I have to go back to the kitchen, as I have some things to do!"

When the leader heard his refusal, he admired He Yuzhu's sense of propriety even more, and smiled and told him to go and do his thing.

The senior leader tasted all the dishes on the table and commented with a smile: "I didn't expect that your steel mill actually has such a talented person. Great!"

"You're too kind, Chief.

Master He is the descendant of Tan's cuisine and is good at eight types of cuisine. When the factory hosted a banquet last month, everyone who ate the food he cooked was full of praise! "Factory Director Yang said with a smile as he poured the wine.

"Indeed, Master He is indeed a man of outstanding talent." The senior leader once again praised He Yuzhu in front of everyone, and then accompanied everyone for dinner.

The topics at the table gradually decreased, and everyone's chopstick movements became faster.

In the kitchen of Hongri Steel Plant, He Yuzhu was eating with his canteen mates. Listening to the praises coming from the nearby canteen, his heart was filled with a little satisfaction.

Life is often like this. Finding a little joy in the ordinary is enough to make you happy.

After the meal, Factory Director Yang, Deputy General Manager Li and others saw off the distinguished guests. Looking at the car going away, Deputy General Manager Li laughed and said, "It seems that the leaders today really like our factory's hospitality. From the beginning to the end, they were all smiling."

"That's right, this is all thanks to Chef He's superb cooking skills.

I saw that the factory directors who came with the senior leaders also praised Master He's craftsmanship. "Director Yang added with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Deputy General Manager Li also smiled and said, "Indeed, Master He has superb skills. It seems that the cooking squad leader needs to improve a little bit."

He thought that raising He Yuzhu's rank might be of great use to him in the future: if he were to come to power one day, treating people to a meal would be a powerful weapon.

On the other hand, because He Yuzhu promised to solve the pork problem, he wanted to use this opportunity to improve his position, thereby building closer relationships and stabilizing people's hearts.

After hearing this, Director Yang glanced at Deputy Director Li and roughly guessed his intention, but he was a relatively upright person, so he explained: "He was just promoted to a level 6 chef, and it would be inappropriate to promote him again."

"Let's wait and see. We'll consider whether to increase the salary of Master He and Yuzhu next year."

Faced with Director Yang's direct rejection, Deputy Director Li remained calm and not angry. He nodded slightly and said nothing more, without a trace of anger on his face.

In the afternoon, in the canteen storage room.

"Master He, you're here!"

Deputy Director Li said with a smile.

"What does Director Li want to talk to me about? Is it about pork?"

He Yuzhu noticed his smile and asked.

"Yes, several factories are asking me if I can be ready. This is a serious matter, so I must confirm with you in person." Deputy Director Li still responded with a smile.