Food starts with noodles

After finishing the Hu spicy soup, several elderly people expressed that they were not satisfied.

It's the only way to go if you don't have fun, this stuff is too high in calories, and it's getting dark soon, so it's better to eat less.

After everyone put down the bowls and chopsticks, Xu Zhuo brought out the beef that had just been marinated from the kitchen, and gave a piece to each of them.

To be honest, the taste of these beef is not as good as the meat from Xu Xiaochu's flagship store, because the stewed beef made today is not blessed with old soup, and the taste is not mellow enough, a bit thin.

But this group of old people was very happy. After they each shared a piece of braised beef, they left the biggest piece for Lao Yangtou.

Before leaving, he also greeted Xu Zhuo and said that if Lao Yangtou's house is not enough to live in later, they can help find a way.

After saying goodbye to them, Xu Zhuo left the community and came to the renovation site that was still under construction at the moment.

He Guoan watched Xu Zhuo come back empty-handed, and asked curiously, "Is everything settled?"

Xu Zhuo nodded: "It's done. More than a dozen houses are calculated as three bedrooms and one living room. One house can accommodate six people. If there are more than ten houses, at least sixty or seventy employees can live in it, which should be enough. gone."

Not all employees live in the dormitory. For example, He Guoan and his apprentices all have their own residences in the capital, so naturally they will not be crowded with the lower-level employees.

It was almost eight o'clock in the evening, Xu Zhuo looked at He Guoan and asked, "Why haven't you gone back yet? Why don't you find a place to have dinner together?"

He Guoan smiled and said: "I just installed the stove for the back kitchen, I'll keep an eye on it here, I'm fine now, I really need to eat something.

There is a sheep scorpion nearby, which is good, why don't we try it together? "

Xu Zhuo was not full just now, so he agreed: "You said it was good, it must be very good, go for a walk, try it, I haven't eaten sheep scorpion for a long time."

Chapter 1470 Sheep Scorpion

In the past two years, there was a saying circulating on the Internet: People who have never eaten sheep and scorpions are not enough to talk about the winter in the capital.

For people in the capital, having a pot of steaming sheep and scorpions in cold weather is simply the most comfortable enjoyment in cold weather.

Although it is already the beginning of spring, the cold weather is still cold, even making people feel colder than winter. It is really the right decision to choose to eat sheep and scorpions at this moment.

Xu Zhuo called Yu Keke and asked her and Professor Bai to have something to eat, and then he and He Guoan walked to the sheep and scorpion shop.

The sheep and scorpion shops in the capital are not too big, and before entering the door, you can feel the hot air mixed with the rich meat aroma rushing towards your face.

This kind of smell is the sheep scorpion that the people of the capital can't let go of.

The so-called sheep scorpion refers to the spine of a sheep. The ribs are removed, and the spine of the lamb is cut off one by one. It looks like a scorpion's tail, so it is called a sheep scorpion.

Eating sheep scorpions is a meticulous job, because sheep scorpions have less meat and more bones, and the bones contain a lot of bone marrow, so eating sheep scorpions cannot enjoy the pleasure of eating meat.

However, people in the capital flock to it, because they don't come here for the meat, but enjoy the joy of digging out the meat and bone marrow bit by bit.

To put it bluntly, it is here to spend time warmly.

As the saying goes, eating pigs is worse than eating cows, and eating cows is worse than eating sheep. People in Beijing really love sheep.

Among the delicacies that are popular in Beijing, many are related to mutton.

For example, boiled mutton, mutton soup, mutton soup, mutton sausage, mutton fat fire, white water sheep's head, and even the fried belly that people in the capital love to eat is also respected by mutton belly.

In addition to these, sheep scorpion is also a delicacy that the public should not miss.

If hot-boiled mutton is a high-end way of eating in Beijing, then mutton scorpions are enjoyed by ordinary people in the capital.

Chop the sheep scorpion with the ribs removed and most of the mutton into large pieces, first fly it in boiling water to wash off the excess foam, then simmer for half an hour on high heat, then simmer for an hour on low heat, and finally put Continue to simmer for an hour on low heat.

At this time, the mutton on the surface is already crispy, and the broth is already full of aroma.

Put it in a copper pot or a pottery pot. If you like red soup, add some spicy sauce. If you like white soup, put it in half a pot.

Serve it so steaming hot, turn on the fire again, and when the broth in the pot boils, the old natives of the capital who can’t wait can’t wait to pick out a piece, pinch it regardless of the hot hands, and start tearing the bones in the cracks. mutton.

While carefully tearing the meat from the bones, he chatted about the latest news in authentic Beijing movies.

For people in the capital, eating sheep and scorpions is a kind of pastime.

And there are rules when eating. You have to eat with your hands. If you use chopsticks to fight against the bones, not only will you not eat cleanly, but you will also be helpless with the bone marrow inside.

Only by holding it with your hands and sucking out the bone marrow in the bone cavity after eating the meat on the surface is the authentic way of eating.

This sheep scorpion is well-known in the capital. Although it is already eight o'clock, it is still overcrowded and even has to wait for a seat.

He Guoan got a number at the door, turned his face to look at Xu Zhuo and asked, "I know the chef here, how about letting him arrange it?"

Xu Zhuo waved his hand: "We'll just line up, but to eat sheep and scorpions, you have to have the spirit of recreation.

Besides, everyone is waiting here, so there is no need for us to go through this kind of back door. It is not the same to eat a few minutes earlier and a few minutes later. "

He Guoan was trying to test Xu Zhuo a bit.

He should have called on the way here if he wanted to arrange it.

However, Xu Zhuo's performance was not bad, meeting He Guoan's requirements for his boss.

What he hates the most is the kind of person who gathers acquaintances to put on a ostentatious show no matter where he goes. This kind of person always likes to show off his interpersonal relationship, and he especially cares about face.

When working in the Ge family in the past, He Guoan often entertained such relatives of the Ge family.

But now, his boss was replaced by Xu Zhuo, a young internet celebrity, so He Guoan wanted to see if Xu Zhuo was the same as those in the Ge family.

Xu Zhuo's performance made him very satisfied, and he felt that this was his ideal boss.

After waiting at the door for about ten minutes, it was their turn.

After the two entered, the first thing they saw was the row of scorpion wine in glass jars at the door.

Densely packed scorpions are soaked in the yellow liquor, which is exciting to watch.

In fact, there is nothing special about it, because the word scorpion is in the dish of mutton scorpion, so some shops follow the trend and put scorpion wine.

In order to achieve the gimmick of eating scorpion meat and drinking scorpion wine.

Xu Zhuo didn't have much feeling for this kind of wine. After sitting down, he and He Guoan ordered a bottle of beer.

The hot sheep scorpion is more suitable to be served with cold beer.

He Guoan ordered a medium portion of white soup, and ordered two side dishes. After the side dishes and beer came out, he had a drink with Xu Zhuo, and then asked, "Xiao Zhuo, do you want to learn from this sheep scorpion?"

Xu Zhuo was taken aback for a moment, he knew that He Guoan's request to eat with him must be more than just eating.

But I didn't expect to ask myself such a question.

I definitely want to learn the gourmet sheep scorpion, but the way to learn it is very simple, just look at it when others make it.

Could it be that He Guoan plans to find a master for himself?

He nodded, put a peanut into his mouth and said, "I think, such a delicious delicacy, I naturally want to know how to make it."

He Guoan pointed in the direction of the kitchen, and then whispered: "The chef here, the chef here, wants to change jobs. If you want, I can dig it for you."

Xu Zhuo: "..."

Didn't you ask me if I want to learn?How did it become poaching?

Is this here for dinner or for recruitment today?

He Guoan is ready to train his cronies before he even started working?

Seeing that Xu Zhuo didn't react, He Guoan continued, "The chef's father also worked in the back kitchen of the state banquet back then, and he was good at cooking mutton.

But his son's talent is not good, so after so many years of learning, he also learned Yang Xiezi, and because he has no capital, he has been working for others all these years.

Although he is a native of the capital city, has no worries about food and clothing, and has his own small courtyard house, but everyone wants to pursue something, so he approached me two days ago and wanted to come to our store to develop.

I didn't agree, you should try his handicraft first today, if it's suitable, let's chat with him.

If you think it's okay, then you want to learn from his father in the future, it's just a matter of words. "

After he finished speaking, it took Xu Zhuo a long time to get confused. He wanted to learn from this sheep and scorpion. It was quite tortuous.

However, the new store lacks foundation. If it can find a bunch of state banquet chefs as consultants, it will naturally become more famous.

Thinking of this, just as Xu Zhuo was about to agree, the system's notification sound suddenly sounded in his mind.

"Ding, there is a new main mission, please click on the mission panel for details."

Chapter 1471 The Sudden Main Quest

Main task: Recruit the chef of the state banquet.

Task details: Before the new store opens, the host is asked to invite fifteen state banquet chefs to serve as the menu consultants of the new store, as an opportunity to enter the capital market.

Task rewards and punishments: If the task is successful, the host will get the B-level signature Shandong cuisine - Sansi Shark's Fin, White Grilled Four Treasures, Confucian Yipin Hot Pot; if the task fails, the new store will face a crisis of closure within one month of opening.

Task time limit: as of the opening day.

Task reminder: For each additional state banquet chef hired by the host, the host will randomly get an additional C-level dish.

This……

Xu Zhuo glanced at the mission panel while drinking, and then he didn't know what to say.

Isn't he looking for trouble for nothing, so he has to toss about it.

Well now, not only is there a quest, but it's also a mainline quest.

Finding fifteen state banquet chefs as menu consultants may seem like an easy task, but in fact it is not.

Because the state banquet chefs that Xu Zhuo knew were the old man, Yu Peiyong, Zheng Guangyao, Dai Zhenting, Ji Wenxuan, Guo Shuying, Yuan Desheng, and Tian Chengrun.

Even including the chef's father of the sheep and scorpion restaurant, there are only nine people.

There are still six short of the fifteen people stipulated by the system.

It is easy to find six ordinary people, but it is difficult to find if they are limited to the chef of the state banquet.

At least in Xu Zhuo's view, this task is somewhat difficult.

But it's not impossible.

Because now, the meaning of a state banquet has changed.

The state banquet in the past refers to the meal that the state leaders eat when entertaining foreign guests. The standard is very high, and the chefs are the strongest.

But now, state banquets generally refer to banquets held in the Great Hall of the People, and several state banquets are held during the two sessions every year.

There are often more than 5000 people in these banquets, and the dishes are not difficult. They are mainly light and simple, because the current state banquets do not eat dishes at all, and the participants do not pay attention to the dishes.

There are so many people eating together, so many chefs are needed. Basically, all the chefs who have participated can call themselves state banquet chefs, and those who are thick-skinned or involved in managing affairs can naturally call themselves state banquet chefs.

There are many chefs like this. For example, the chefs of major restaurants in the capital are almost all taken out to help. Theoretically speaking, they are all the chefs of the state banquet. It is no problem for Xu Zhuo to invite them to be the food consultants in his restaurant.

But the gap with the old man and the others is too big.

Xu Zhuo was worried that if he fooled the system so much, he would be the one who would suffer in the end.

So he planned to find the chef of the state banquet from the old man's generation as much as possible. Only chefs from that period can be worthy of the honor of the chef of the state banquet.

While thinking about it, the sheep scorpion brought it up.

A pot of steaming mutton scorpions exuded a strong fragrance, which made Xu Zhuo suddenly regain his senses from thinking about how to find the chef of the state banquet.

"Come on, put on your gloves, this sheep scorpion, you have to hold it with your hands to eat it."

He Guoan took the disposable gloves sent by the waiter and handed them to Xu Zhuo, and then put on the remaining pair for himself. After putting them on, he stared straight at the sheep scorpion in front of him.

I can't eat it right now, so I have to wait for the broth in the pot to boil again.

At that time, the taste of mutton soup will seep into the mutton again, and it tastes delicious.

And after boiling, the top layer of fat in the pot will be boiled, so if you eat it like this, the taste will not get greasy easily.

After the mutton soup in the pot was boiled, the mutton soup, which was already very fragrant, became richer.

can eat.

Xu Zhuo had already put on his gloves at this moment, he took a piece of sheep scorpion out of the pot with his chopsticks and put it on his plate, ready to let it dry before eating.

But He Guoan was different, he grabbed and gnawed it as soon as he fished it out.

This kind of eating is a bit rude, not as elegant as hot-boiled lamb, but this delicacy is just so enjoyable to eat.