Siheyuan: Started in 1950, third-level cook

"Everyone is welcome to speak out if there are any shortcomings."

What are the shortcomings?

When the people in the kitchen heard what Chen Jun said, they couldn't help but grin.

Are they qualified to give comments on something this delicious?

"Hiss, hot, hot, hot!~"

While others were lining up for pizza, Director Song had already started eating it quickly.

But this was freshly baked, and it was so hot that Director Song screamed.

But even though it was screaming so loudly, Director Song still gritted his teeth and chewed it a few times.

"Wow, it's delicious, really delicious! Sweet but not greasy, soft on the top and hard on the bottom. How did you research this thing?"

Director Song muttered to himself as he picked up a piece of pizza naturally.

Seeing this, everyone was too lazy to listen to his nonsense and quickly divided the two pizzas into one piece each.

Ah!

I have to say, it tastes really good, even better than the small cakes and bread I had yesterday.

Although the cafeteria is much busier than before, the people in the kitchen are more motivated than before.

Follow Deputy Director Chen and you can eat nine meals in three days!

After eating the pizza, Chen Jun threw a few more into the oven and started cooking today's lunch treat.

This time is slightly different from yesterday, with a few more Sichuan dishes added.

As we all know, people in Russia can't eat spicy food, but as the old saying goes, one has to adapt to local customs.

So Chen Jun planned to give them a tough time. He would have something spicy for lunch today and make hot pot for them in the evening.

Without any surprise, the lunch treat made Yuri and the others very excited.

Chili peppers are a love-hate relationship for them.

They love it because the taste of this dish is so delicious that they can't stop eating it, but they hate it because the spiciness is beyond their expectations.

The spiciness made them cry, but it still couldn't stop their enthusiasm for eating.

His hands seemed to be under a spell and he couldn't help but pick up food from the plate.

My heart resists, but my body is honest.

However, Director Yang and Director Liang enjoyed the meal very much. The spiciness of the dish was just moderate, which was not difficult for them.

After finishing the meal, I felt indescribably relaxed.

With lunch as a prelude, Chen Jun began to think about dinner.

Although Yuri and his people are very professional and technically competent, they have not seen much of the world when they come to our place. Chen Jun plans to let them see the world in the evening.

Give them hot pot!

It is a shuangyang hotpot modified from the old-fashioned copper hotpot.

For this reason, Chen Jun went to the supply and marketing cooperative specifically, but he didn't find the kind of double-flavored hot pot. However, it was not a big problem. The steel rolling mill was full of talented people, and they could modify the old copper hot pot in minutes.

Chen Jun prepared two kinds of soup bases, one is a clear soup pot with only some scallions and ginger slices added, and the other is a spicy hot pot that is super popular.

The soup base was carefully cooked by Chen Jun. The people in the kitchen became hungry long ago after smelling the aroma of the hot pot base.

Sha Zhu had nothing to do in the afternoon, so he helped Chen Jun.

Seeing that the boy had such a keen eye, Chen Jun arranged for him to cut the mutton.

When it comes to hotpot, of course you have to choose lamb.

"Shazhu, let me test you, which part of the sheep is the most suitable for hot pot?" Chen Jun asked with a smile as he watched Shazhu pick up the kitchen knife and was about to start cutting.

"Best suited for hot pot?" Sha Zhu was a little confused when he heard that.

Even though he is a chef and has learned from He Daqing and the chefs of Fengdenglou, he is still too young and doesn't know much about shabu-shabu.

After all, he had only eaten hotpot a few times in his life.

"Meat, should be about the same, right?" Sha Zhu scratched his head and said uncertainly.

"Of course not. The most suitable parts of mutton for hot pot are the three forks, the top, the modang and the yellow strips!"

Chen Jun pointed at the fat little sheep and said, "This is the top brain, which is the meat from the back of the sheep's neck, located on both sides of the spine. As for why it is called the top brain, I don't need to explain it, right?"

Sha Zhu thought for a moment and said, "Because it's close to the sheep's head?"

He vaguely remembered someone mentioning this knowledge point, but he didn't remember it clearly.

Chen Jun nodded: "Yes, the meat of the upper brain is very tender, mainly because the fat in this area will be deposited in the meat, and the surface looks like marble patterns, which is very good to sell."

"Sancha is here, and the meat is as tender as the top brain, which is the tenderloin on the top of the sheep's stomach. For the gourmets who like to eat hot pot in our city, top brain and Sancha are a must-have for hot pot."

"Because it is so tender, you need to be careful when slicing the meat. Try to make it as thin as possible so that it can be cooked through by blanching it in the boiling pot a few times. It should be so thin that it will melt in your mouth and won't get stuck in your teeth."

“Here are cucumber sticks….”

Chen Jun patiently taught Sha Zhu to recognize the parts of the little fat sheep's body. Liu Lan and others found it interesting and gathered around.

These are things you can’t learn outside, so whatever you can learn is valuable.

Even if you don't need it in the future, you can still pack some inconspicuously when you eat mutton hotpot in a restaurant.

After explaining to Sha Zhu, Chen Jun glanced at Liu Lan and others who were already in the learning state, and couldn't help but said: "Liu Lan, go get the sesame paste and peanut butter, I will teach you how to make the 28 sauce."

Although there are ready-made Erba sauces available on the market, the steel mills do not purchase such fine materials, and sesame paste and peanut butter are purchased separately.

Upon hearing this, Liu Lan hurried to get the things.

This Erba Sauce is a childhood memory for many people, especially when steaming big steamed buns at home. They would break the freshly-out-of-the-pot steamed buns into two halves, spread Erba Sauce on one side, sprinkle some salt on the other side, put them together and take a big bite. It was more delicious than eating meat.

When it was time for dinner, several charcoal hot pots were brought into the private room.

With the preparation at noon, Yuri and his friends couldn't help swallowing their saliva when they saw the red spicy hot pot.

The Russians, who couldn't eat spicy food before, now eat a lot of vegetables in the spicy hot pot during dinner.

As they were rinsing the food, someone couldn't help but start to poop.

This shout seemed to set off a chain reaction, with more and more people shouting and their voices becoming louder and louder.

If you didn’t know, you would think there was someone drunk and acting crazy in the private room.

Director Yang looked at them quarreling and suddenly understood why the Russians wanted them to quit drinking.

It was really noisy.

It would have been fine if it was just a few "Ula" sounds, but why did he start singing afterwards?

Director Yang just felt that the private room was too noisy and it disturbed his enjoyment of hot pot.

Director Liang also expressed his deep understanding. After spending so much time with Yuri and the others, this was the first time he felt that Yuri and the others were too noisy.

It’s okay to make a noise, but why the hell are you trying to steal my meat?

It’s okay to grab the meat, but why the hell are you drinking the hot pot soup base?

It’s okay to drink clear soup pot, but who the hell taught you to drink spicy soup base?

This is a spicy hot pot, do you have to be so strong?