From a barbecue stand to a global gourmet tycoon

Chapter 171: Educating Apprentices
Chu Hao is very worried now.

If the customer keeps doing this, when can I retire?

Today's customers are really... getting harder and harder to fool.

……

At the end of the month, the earth kiln was completed.

During this period, Chu Hao visited a lot of markets, relying on the stable reputation of his uncle's family, he found some good sources of goods.

New tricks such as sweet potatoes, potatoes, roast chicken, goose eggs, and roasted pigeons are being prepared one after another.

And with the help of its own pastry skills, it also launched two types of "meat dishes" that can be eaten on the barbecue, such as grilled fried dough sticks and roll cakes.

As soon as the news came out.

The guests in the group immediately exploded.

"What what? So many new tricks?"

"Damn it! I'm coming over right now! Is my uncle opening a shop now?"

"Fuck, what is fried dough sticks? Can this stuff be baked too?"

"Hahahaha... my uncle is finally willing to make roasted potatoes... he really is! I cried to death!"

"There are roasted pigeons? It's interesting. In the evening, I invite my friends to come and taste it."

"Eating sweet potatoes in cold weather is my favorite."

Chu Hao looked at the messages in the group and smiled slightly.

The new trick this time can also be used in breakfast shops, especially grilled fried dough sticks and burritos, as well as starchy staple foods such as sweet potatoes and potatoes.

Goose eggs can also be added to cold noodles, or they can be grilled on skewers, but the effect is best when placed in an earthen kiln.

Before he notified the guests, he had already properly arranged the supply of goods, and he soaked in the kiln mouth to process the ingredients all afternoon.

All the firewood is fruit trees, and three or five chickens are roasted. After processing, the skin is tightened with a spray gun, the hair and skin glands of the chicken are eliminated, and the fishy smell is removed.

Then use a water pump filled with light salt water and chicken oil to inject the inside of the chicken body. This method is quite unique. When he was a child, he watched his father roast chicken at home and played like this. Now when he looks back on the practice, it has a punk style.

This method ensures that the chicken remains tender and juicy even under high heat.

Finally, marinate the whole chicken with Chu Hao's secret roasting ingredients, and give it a gentle horse kill to prevent resurrection.

The fire at the kiln mouth is constant, and the whole chicken is hung on the upper layer, smoked and roasted slowly, the chicken will be crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, but if the fire is too fast, it will burn easily.

Chu Hao tested the temperature of the kiln mouth with a professional temperature measuring instrument, and it was about 380 degrees. He nodded with satisfaction. The middle layer can be stacked with tinfoil baked goods, but it is too early to put it in, and it can be put in an hour or half an hour earlier. Hour.

And the bottom layer, wrap the sweet potato or goose egg and bury it in charcoal, tsk tsk, after taking it out, the taste is really amazing.

The potatoes are also hung in the middle of the interlayer of free-range chickens. A whole chicken with a few potatoes sandwiched is a bit cute when viewed from the window.

This kind of potatoes are actually roasted in a hanging oven, but Chu Hao uses a kiln mouth, which feels different, but tastes similar.

Peel the potatoes and put them at a distance, otherwise they will not be baked through if they are too tight. After entering the kiln, they need to be baked for four to five 10 minutes. After baking until they are half-cooked, brush with secret soy sauce, and then return to the brick oven for fumigation. , The action should be neat, the taste is crispy, the outside is crispy, and the inside is sandy.

Chu Hao has launched three flavors of roasted potatoes, sweet potatoes, salty potatoes, and spicy potatoes.

Pour it with sauce so that the flavor is hidden in the sauce instead of simply sprinkling salt and sugar. This will make it softer and more closely in contact with the charcoal fire.

Afterwards, use the bent iron hook to turn over the baked goods. You don’t have to keep watching, just keep an eye on it.

The first thing to come out of the kiln was potatoes. Five or ten minutes later, it was placed in a brick oven and fumigated. The taste even conquered Chu Hao, the producer. He has loved rustling potatoes since he was a child, especially this kind of baked potatoes. After the puff pastry is made, pour over the sauce to make your mouth water.

After eating full, use a wave of life to return.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Chu Hao started to order the second batch of potatoes.

Then he took out the baked goods from the inner world and put them on the stove in the kitchen, so that when the apprentices rushed over, everything would look natural.

The ingredients are piled up in a big iron basin like a mountain, covered with plastic wrap, bright and bright under the kitchen lights, very bright red, some ingredients are wrapped in soy sauce, it looks very appetizing.

Chu Hao called all the apprentices to the earthen kiln, "The earthen kiln is built, and then I will take turns teaching you the kiln roasting skills of free-range chickens. How much you can learn is up to you. I will use it if you learn quickly. Give him more energy and time to teach him, and those who learn slowly can do it for themselves.”

The apprentices looked at each other.

He Dongdong is also there, but she doesn't learn barbecue skills, but just stares at the earthen kiln curiously, feeling the heat slowly rising around the kiln mouth, which feels rather novel.

"Those who don't take turns will grill skewers in the kitchen for the guests. If you encounter those old customers who are naughty, come and call me. You should be able to handle the rest by yourself. I hope you can stand alone as soon as possible. one side."

The apprentices giggled.

They also know what the boss is thinking.

Let them go out and open a store, and the boss will buy shares and make money while they are still there.

I mentioned it before as a joke.

But everyone didn't take it seriously.

But looking at it like this, Chu Hao wished they could go out and explore the world by themselves...

"Chickens are easy to roast, but pigeons are not. When you are successful in learning, roasting pigeons is one of the roasting dishes you must learn. Watch with me first. Xiao He, you go to the outer room to check the shop first. Let us know when the guests arrive. One sound."

"okay."

He Dongdong trotted back.

Chu Hao looked serious, "Pigeon meat has a unique umami taste, it cannot be marinated for a long time, and it is easy to be dried and hardened, so you all have to use my secret formula, inject it into the pigeon meat with a syringe, Help the taste, then wrap it in tin foil, and put it in the bottom of the cave. There are some broken charcoal here, which I have fried a long time ago. Spreading hot charcoal can make the pigeons cooked inside and out without being burnt, but this is just first step."

The apprentices suddenly realized, and hurriedly took notes one by one.

Even Chen Xian, who has improved the most, is not immune.

Only Lin Ran has the best memory, and he can remember without taking notes.

Chu Hao put on heat-insulating gloves, pulled the charcoal from the lower layer, and took out a lot of warm oval balls wrapped in tin foil.

"When the pigeons are slightly cooled, thread them into skewers with three iron skewers, and then grill them over charcoal fire. Be sure to burn them quickly to let the skin dehydrate slowly, forming a crispy feeling. Different timings require different grilling angles. This is the most difficult one, so watch and practice more, I will use this brick oven to demonstrate."

Chu Hao tore off the tin foil, put on the skewers, and put the brick oven on. He kept rotating the angle. There is no formula for this craft. It can only be accumulated by experience, and it can only grow if you practice more. It is also the first time for Chu Hao to get started after a long time. , but he is different from others, he has the two skills of [Grilling Master] and [Substantial Meditation], as well as the experience system inherited from his father's craft.

The neck of the pigeon must be burnt. During the roasting process, Chu Hao kept beating it with a handful of large iron skewers to loosen the fibers and make the meat softer and more flavorful.

Seeing his smooth movements, the disciples were in awe.

God knows how much practice and research the master has done in private in order to study new tricks.

This action is just a layman who knows it is an expert, let alone them.

After leaving the fire, the pigeon meat exudes a delicate and burnt aroma, which is mixed with the aroma of the nostrils. It is inexplicably shocking. You tear it off and put it into your mouth. The disciples' pupils shrink instantly and they take a breath!
Ahem... of course it's hot.

But it’s delicious and really delicious.

The outer skin is burnt and crispy, but the inner is very tender, and it has not been roasted at all, because the sauce was injected with a needle before, and the roasted interior is quite delicious. Just looking at it and smelling the aroma will make your mouth water.

The taste is salty and fresh, a bit sweet, you can also add chili, but it is very good when eaten dry.

The four apprentices gathered around and finished eating the roasted pigeon. They all looked after it with endless aftertaste and wanted to have another one.

However, it is also very difficult.

Just now, I saw Chu Hao flipping over and over without any rules, but he took care of every angle, and the fire control was easy.

It's hard to imagine how much energy it will take to practice this baked product.

……

At this moment, He Dongdong called to say that the guests had arrived.

Chu Hao asked Lin Ran, Wang Wanxuan and Zhang Zhihao to go back first, while he stayed here with Chen Xian and taught him some skills alone.

In the middle of the journey, some old customers with tricky mouths would come into the store, and Chu Hao would leave Chen Xian alone to bake for them in the kitchen.

When Chu Hao was not around, Lin Ran became a master chef instead. Standing in front of the oven with hot sweat, he took care of the bunches of skewers, but his face was happy.

As for Wang Wanxuan and Zhang Zhihao, their progress is too slow, and they are not yet qualified to be on the stove.

He Dongdong is also clever.

I have opened the shop with Chu Hao for so long.

She knew which customers were difficult to fool and recognized them all.

Just leave the ones that are easy to fool to Lin Ran. With his current skills, these customers will pay for it. After all, they can't taste any difference in the taste because they are all delicious.

Wait time is almost up.

Put Chen Xian, who has absorbed a lot of knowledge, back to take care of him, and ask him to call Lin Ran over again to continue imparting knowledge.

Chu Hao teaches students according to their aptitude.

Specialize in their strengths to teach the craft.

For example, Lin Ran, he is good at controlling the temperature of the fire, he is very sensitive to the temperature of the fire, and his hands are relatively dexterous, and he is very concerned about some details.

But Chen Xian is not. He has a very good grasp of the so-called 'appropriate amount' of ingredients. This appropriate amount is really the appropriate amount, and it is the 'appropriate amount' required by Chu Hao. In addition, for some baked goods, Chen Xian Xian's performance is also superior to Lin Ran's, such as oysters. Chen Xian's overall strength, proficiency, and control are better than Lin Ran's.

Chu Hao has no secrets. If you study deeply, you will find that the knowledge he imparts can be connected into a system.

These are very useful dry goods.

If you go to another barbecue restaurant, the chef will definitely not teach you everything, and he must keep everything secret.

Well, it can be seen that Chu Hao really wants to retire.

For a craftsman, he is lucky if he does not encounter a situation where there are no successors.

What's more, Chu Hao also took in two extremely talented apprentices.

Wang Wanxuan and Zhang Zhihao, who were running the hall at the side, were envious.

The two of them can also recognize that their talents are not very good. At most, they can win one point that they have more enthusiasm for barbecue than Chen Xian and Lin Ran.

But what's the use of that?
You can't learn the craft itself, and no amount of enthusiasm is useless.

So Chu Hao began to teach Wang and Zhang the noodle making skills, first by secretly testing them.

Freshly fried fritters are fragrant and crispy, and they will smell of charcoal when baked. If the fire is too high, the oil will not be forced out. If the fire is too low, the oil will not be forced out. Master the heat and bake until golden and crispy, then top with sauce.

This sauce is also Chu Hao's secret sauce. First pour a large amount of rice wine to establish the flavor, sprinkle in the secret seasoning, stir until the soup is rich, then sprinkle a handful of bonito flakes to enhance the freshness, and then add sugar, oil consumption, Maltose, boiled slowly.

This kind of flavor comes from southern Fujian. It is used to bake fried dough sticks. It has a unique feeling. It is more than enough to give guests a fresh taste, and it is indeed delicious. It is an addictive baked product.

Because the taste is sweet, and the sweetness goes with the fried dough sticks, this flavor is really unique and interesting to the tastes of Shancheng people.

As for burritos, they are best served with meat.

Roasted plum blossom pork or pork belly, sprinkled with seasoning, dipped in rain and dew, after roasting, dipped in crushed peanuts and rolled into pancakes to eat.

Chu Hao uses naturally fermented old flour to make yeast. It is very tough when picked up. After being rolled and pressed by hand, the aroma slowly spreads out on the cake crust. When eating, he first puts some crispy and sweet green onions in the cake, and then bakes it. Skewers, the way Shandong people eat them, can also be squeezed with hot sauce, rolled into a barrel, rolled on the iron stick with your hands, and eaten in one bite.

That's cool!

Wang Wanxuan and Zhang Zhihao are still more interested in pasta, which can be discovered when they often peek at Chu Hao rolling the pasta.

Luckily.

So when he met them, Chu Hao said, "You two are progressing too slowly in your barbecue skills. If you meet an ordinary master, you might give up on you and make you sit around every day. Are you willing?"

Wang Wanxuan and Zhang Zhihao gritted their teeth, lowered their heads, but did not speak, their fists clenched.

Chu Hao smiled and said, "I know that you are not reconciled. There is no difference in craftsmanship. I advise you to give up the idea of ​​surpassing Chen Xian and Lin Ran as soon as possible. They are both extremely talented, and you can't catch up."

"But..." Wang Wanxuan's expression was very complicated.

Chu Hao waved his hand, interrupted him, and said, "Would you like to learn one more craft? It just so happens that I have some understanding of pastry. If you can perform well in pastry and improve quickly, maybe you can take over from me in the future." How about the breakfast shop?"

The two were taken aback for a moment and hesitated for a moment.

Seeing that the two of them were silent, Chu Hao said with a smile: "If you can stand alone one day, it's okay to go out and open a breakfast shop by yourself, but before that, you have to give full play to your own value. If you give up, I won't force it, I will raise your wages a bit, and I will be a full-time attendant in the future, and I won't treat you two badly."

That's all there is to say.

Can the two of them still refuse?

So look no further.

"Master! Let's do it!" The two of them said almost in unison.

"Okay, then slowly transition from grilled fried dough sticks and burritos. Tomorrow you will come to work at the breakfast shop and arrive at the shop at six o'clock. I happen to invite a master chef here. You can follow He Dongdong to learn how to make buns first. Can you do it? "

"It can be done!"

(End of this chapter)