Siheyuan: I, an ordinary resident, the king of chefs

After the brothers and sisters had discussed it, they began to busy themselves with their own things.

Zhang Liang first gave the money for buying ingredients to Zhang Man and Zhang Lin. They were responsible for going out to buy the ingredients needed for braised meat today, and the work of making butter paper was also left to them.

Zhang Hechun and Zhang Liang worked together to make braised meat at home. Zhang Liang was responsible for seasoning the braised meat, while Zhang Hechun was responsible for washing the purchased ingredients.

The division of labor among the brothers and sisters was very appropriate. They started working as soon as they said they would. The fifth sister, with a candied haws in her hand, followed her two brothers around.

At the same time, the owner of Cuixuanlou who went out to look for Zhang Liang also came back.

Seeing the shopkeeper coming back, the chef also went up to him and asked, "How's it going? Did you see who that young man is? Do you recognize him?"

The shopkeeper looked at him, then sighed, shook his head and said:

"We went there too late, and the vendors next to us said they had gone home after selling their stir-fried dishes, so we can only wait for them tomorrow."

"When they come to set up their stall tomorrow, we should go early to check out the situation. We have to know who they are!"

When the chef heard what the shopkeeper said, he nodded thoughtfully:

"That's fine, I'm really curious about who this 17 or 18-year-old boy learned from, how could he have cooking skills better than the chef!"

"We have to recruit him to our restaurant. If we keep him setting up a stall outside, our business will be taken away."

The shopkeeper also agreed and said:

"Yes, I'll go and see what's going on early tomorrow morning."

"But you still have to tell the people in the kitchen to pay attention to what they should pay attention to. Now diners have higher requirements for food."

"As for the apprentice named Sha Zhu you mentioned, let him take a break for now. After all, the diners got angry today because of the problem with the dish he cooked."

The chef still had confidence in Shazhu's cooking skills and continued:

"His craftsmanship is still okay, but there were some special circumstances today that caused problems."

"I saw his face was swollen when he came. I guess he was scolded by his father at home and was in a very low mood."

"When he's in a better mood tomorrow and in a more positive mood, the dishes he cooks will definitely be much better than today's!"

Hearing the chef's defense of Sha Zhu, the shopkeeper smiled and patted him on the shoulder:

"I think he's really lucky to have met a chef like you."

"If it were any other restaurant, he would have to serve as an apprentice for another year for a mistake he made."

The chef also smiled and said to him:

"His father and I have known each other for many years. If the young man has any problems, we will help him if we can."

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's go meet that 17 or 18-year-old young man tomorrow."

at this time.

In Zhang Liang's house.

Zhang Liang had already started cooking the ingredients that Zhang Hechun had cleaned, adding all the cut meat into the braised soup.

Then add a series of marinade ingredients including star anise and rock sugar in turn and simmer slowly for nearly two hours. At this point, the soup base has become rich and delicious.

Then the out-of-stock vegetables were put in one by one, and a series of ingredients such as potatoes, lotus root slices, tofu, etc. were put in one by one. The aroma of braised meat drifted to every corner of the house.

Zhang Man and Zhang Lin also finished shopping. When they got home, they smelled the fragrant aroma as soon as they walked into the door. Zhang Man couldn't help but sighed:

"This smells so good, I'm drooling just by smelling it!"

Zhang Lin also put the bag in his hand on the table and trotted over to Zhang Liang's side:

"Third brother, your braised meat is so tempting. Can we eat it now? I really want to taste it."

Zhang Liang looked at her with a smile and said to her:

"What a greedy cat! Wait a little longer. The braised meat needs to be braised for a while before it can be flavored. If he eats it now, it won't be to his real taste."

After hearing what Zhang Liang said, Zhang Lin could only droop his head and nodded obediently:

"Okay, the stew is ready. I want to be the first one to taste it!"

"Go, go, go."

At this time, Zhang Man put away the food she had bought and walked to Zhang Liang's side:

"Third brother, your marinade smells quite authentic, and looks even better than the marinated meat sold outside!"

Zhang Liang smiled and explained to her when he heard her words:

"Second sister, my brine is different from other brine. I added my secret recipe to it."

"And as long as this pot of brine is cooked well and tastes good, we will keep using this pot of brine to cook."

"The brine used to make braised meat is very precious. The more times the brine is braised, the richer and purer the flavor will be, and the braised meat and vegetables will taste better!"

"So as long as we make this pot of brine successfully, it will be our signature dish in the future, and maybe it can even develop into a time-honored brand in the future!"

Zhang Man was very excited by what Zhang Liang said. She said with a gleam in her eyes:

"That's great! When I go to the street to sell braised meat, I'll tell the customers that our marinade is a secret recipe and it's a time-honored brand!"

“I believe that more and more people will come to buy braised pork!”

When Zhang Liang heard what Zhang Man said, he nodded with satisfaction.

They just met this irresponsible father, but the rest of them were still smart, even the second sister had a good business sense.

So Zhang Liang was not worried at all that his second sister would encounter any big trouble when setting up the stall alone.

The second sister was watching Zhang Liang's braised meat. The more she looked at it, the more greedy she felt. She quickly waved her hand and said:

"Forget it, forget it. Just stew the meat here. The more I look at it, the more I want to eat it!"

"Come on, Zhang Lin, let's go fold the butter paper we bought into a bag! We can eat the braised meat later!"

Zhang Lin nodded decisively, and went into the house with Zhang Man to fold the bags.

Zhang Liang and Zhang Hechun continued to work in the kitchen, watching the cooking of the braised meat for the entire afternoon. After nearly four hours, the braised meat was finally ready.

While braising the meat, Zhang Liang also took the time to prepare the cold dishes. He also made the red oil sauce according to the recipe given by the system.

Pour the red oil over the cooked vegetables and meat and stir them. A plate of tempting cold dish will appear in front of Zhang Liang.

When Zhang Hechun saw the salad made by Zhang Liang, he couldn't help but sigh:

"Third brother, your cooking skills are really great. I couldn't help drooling when you were mixing the red oil sauce just now. Now mixing it with vegetables makes me feel even more hungry!"

"If the diners saw this, they would definitely rush to grab it!"