mtlumby2d Chapter 252: Xinle Vegetarian Meat is Even More Amazing
Chapter 252: Xinle Vegetarian Meat is Even More Amazing
However, no matter how delicious the food is, how can such a simple bamboo bowl and bamboo fork be served in front of the masters?
"Give me some, but you can't use this."
Shen Youyou immediately understood: "That's easy. Your family should have brought tableware with them. If not, you can ask Uncle Bai to serve you."
She deliberately didn't mention the price. How could the vegetables sold in the post station be sold at the same price as those sold outside?
Obviously, the butler didn't care about these trivial matters. After explaining the situation, he and Manager Bai ordered some vegetarian dishes.
After seeing the people leave, Shen Youyou approached Shopkeeper Bai and said, "Uncle Bai, I will sell you the pao cake for one cent a piece. I don't care how much you sell it for. Besides, pao cake can be eaten cold or hot."
Shopkeeper Bai became interested: "How do you eat it hot?"
Shen Youyou said she would go find my dad and ask him to teach her.
Bai Zhantang really didn't expect that Brother Shen, a scholar, could also cook.
Don’t all scholars believe that a gentleman should stay away from the kitchen?
But when I actually saw Brother Shen in the kitchen, wearing a coarse cloth shorts and a coarse cloth apron, swinging a large ladle in one hand,
He was still shocked. He had been running the post station for so many years and had come into contact with many scholars.
This is the first time he has seen someone like Brother Shen.
It has to be said that although Shen Zhiqiu is not a professional chef nowadays, he still cooks for his wife and children at home. He cannot be said to be comparable to a professional chef, but at least he can cook two ordinary dishes.
Not to mention that it’s no problem to just make a garlic-flavored pancake.
The key to this dish is to evenly coat the cut "baogao" with a layer of starch. However, there is no starch now, but they have kudzu powder.
Add a proper amount of vegetable oil to the iron pan, heat the oil to 50% hot, put in the "Baogao", fry until the surface of the "Baogao" turns ginger yellow, then remove and control the oil.
When frying the "Baogao", it will puff up. At this time, you have to use high heat to make it color as quickly as possible so that the finished dish will have the best effect.
Then clean the wok, add a little vegetable oil, heat the oil, add minced garlic and fry over low heat to bring out the garlic aroma, add appropriate amount of aged vinegar, a little sesame oil, and appropriate amount of icing sugar to enhance the flavor.
Bring to a boil over high heat, add the fried "Baogao", stir-fry quickly for a few times, then serve on a plate and sprinkle with green onions.
Shen Zhiqiu performed the whole set of moves smoothly and in one go.
It seemed as if the flame could be controlled by him.
No matter how Bai Zhantang looked at it, he felt like he was in a dream, and no matter how he thought about it, it seemed a little unreal.
If he hadn't known clearly that this person was a scholar and a clerk who had won the first prize three times, he would have wanted to poach him.
Even the chef standing by felt that it was a waste of talent for this guy not to be a chef.
When the dish came out of the pot, the two of them tasted it and felt it was delicious and different.
After being fried, the steamed cake is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with a strong aroma. It tastes as good as meat.
If I say this is a vegetarian dish, I’m afraid some people won’t believe it.
Judging from Bai Zhantang and the chef's many years of experience, this dish may sell better than the cold-mixed steamed cake today. After all, because of the temple fair, most guests staying in the hotel will choose to eat vegetarian food.
It’s not that they like to eat vegetarian food, but they mainly want to show their sincerity. This dish, without any meat inside or out, has the aroma and taste of meat.
Bai Zhantang was so shocked that he stammered: "Brother, you... I..."
Shen Zhiqiu was very busy and had no time to chat or listen to Brother Bai praising him. He just asked the chef directly: "Have you seen it?"
The chef nodded, but he was worried: "Is your recipe so easy to teach?"
Shen Zhiqiu had no idea what the chef was thinking at this moment. He said, "Just understand. I'm the only one who has this kudzu root powder. I sell it for half a tael of silver per pound. I can give some to you.
I, the housekeeper, don't have much left. I only have about 200 left. They can be used for other purposes. I can sell you 50 kilograms at most.
As for the pao gao, I'll tell you how to make it before I leave. It's not a big deal. This dish can be a special dish for you later.
After all, there are many people who come to the temple to burn incense several times a year. Since they come to burn incense, they will eat vegetarian food on the way to show their sincerity, right? So it is appropriate to leave this dish here for you. "
The master chef was touched and thought to himself: "Master Shen, even though you don't admit that you are my master, I really regard you as my master."
Bai Zhantang was even more excited. He grabbed Shen Zhiqiu's arm and said, "Brother..."
Before he could finish his words, Shen Zhiqiu interrupted him with a wave of his hand: "Brother Bai, quickly ask Xiaowu to bring more pao gao. When you see one is made and sent up, everyone will know when the fragrance comes out.
By the way, put up a sign in the lobby and write: "Xinle vegetarian meat is even more amazing, and the fat and taste are no less than Huyangsu."
Shen Youyou at the side: "Cough cough cough!"
His father is really good at flattering himself. Eating hot steamed bundt cake has brought it to a new level.
The poem "Vegetarian Plays" by Song Dynasty poet Lu You is also used. There is a line in it: "Dongmen pig meat is even more amazing, and its fatness and taste are as good as Hu mutton crisps."
This means that the pork from Dongmen is very delicious and as fat as the meat from Hu sheep.
Shen Zhiqiu's ears turned red when he heard his daughter coughing. He turned around and thought again:
"I'm not wrong, right? This dish tastes similar to braised pork in soy sauce. Ancient people have never eaten it before. This is considered a new experience. It's okay for me to praise it a little bit."
Well, he succeeded in comforting himself, but before he could go back to the backyard to continue working, he heard someone shouting:
"Waiter, what's going on? Why does it smell so good? What's the dish?"
I only heard Xiao Wu's particularly festive voice saying, "Sir, all the ingredients and oil used in our new dishes are vegetable oil, but you can taste the texture of meat. Just now, a scholar wrote a poem called...what was it called?"
Shopkeeper Bai continued, "Xinle vegetarian meat is even more amazing, and as fat and delicious as Huyangsu."
"Okay, give me some Huyangsu today."
Xiao Wu immediately corrected him: "Master, it's not Huyangsu, it's Xinle Surou."
At this time Shen Youyou came in. He was going to take his bamboo bowl and bamboo fork away. Even though they were not valuable, he would need them tomorrow and he couldn't leave them behind.
Just hearing this, he interrupted directly: "Sir, that dish is called small vegetarian meat, which means vegetarian."
The guest stood at the bottom of the stairs on the second floor and said, "Small vegetarian meat, this is a good name. The most vulgar is the most elegant. Not bad, not bad. Give us the small vegetarian meat."
Shen Youyou continued, "Sir, there is another way to eat this vegetarian meat. It tastes even better. It's smooth and delicious, and it's sour and spicy and appetizing."
The customer laughed and said to the shopkeeper, "This new waiter is smart. Come on, let's add two more of these new dishes to each serving today."
Afterwards, Xiao Wu secretly said to Shen Youyou: "You are really good at stealing jobs."
Shen Youyou: "Don't worry, I can really steal your job. In the future, you should learn to introduce it to others like this. Remember, it's not Xinle vegetarian meat, but small vegetarian meat."
Xiao Wu was suspicious: "Is there any difference?"
"The difference is that one name sounds ordinary to people, while another makes people want to try it. Is it a small "crispy" meat or a small "vegetarian" meat?"
Xiaowu didn't understand what this meant.
Shen Youyou left happily. After hearing that, I really want to eat the crispy pork!