Siheyuan: Started in 1950, third-level cook

Of course, this kind of Four-Happiness Meatballs is only suitable today. When ordinary people make Four-Happiness Meatballs at home, the more oil and water they add, the better.

You can even make it with three parts lean meat and seven parts fat.

This much fat may sound a bit greasy, but in this era, no one will feel sick of it.

Fat is equivalent to oil and water, and most people these days are short of oil and water.

Of course, in addition to the difficulty in matching the ingredients, this dish also requires high knife skills and heat control.

First of all, the meat filling cannot be minced or chopped directly. It needs to be sliced ​​out little by little with a knife.

After the pork is sliced, it needs to be cut into pomegranate seed-sized cubes.

Doing so can preserve the texture and organization of the pork to the greatest extent possible while also ensuring its freshness and tenderness.

There are three tables at today's birthday party. An ordinary chef would need two hours just to make the four-happiness meatballs.

But Chen Jun was different. With his knife skills as a level three cook and the kitchen knife rewarded by the system, it was not difficult for him to make the dish. He finished it in just half an hour.

Adding the seasoning obtained by signing in to the system, this dish of four-happiness meatballs even exceeds the current standard for a third-level cook.

In addition to knife skills, the heat is equally important.

Whether it is putting it in the pot or putting it in the pot, it requires certain experience and skills.

Because the meat filling is cut and not chopped and sticky, it needs to be stirred specially if you want it to melt in your mouth as soon as you take a sip.

Another thing is that fish is added to the four-happiness meatballs, so eggs cannot be added when mixing.

After adding the seasonings, you can only squeeze them into balls with your hands, and throw them back and forth with your left and right hands until the balls stop falling apart.

You also have to be extra careful when stewing it, and only cook it gently and slowly.

If the fire is too high, the meatballs will fall apart and the four-happiness meatballs will turn into meat soup.

Therefore, it requires the chef to have a high level of control over the heat.

In addition to the four-happiness meatballs, it is also extremely troublesome to disassemble and stew the silver carp head.

Braised silver carp head is a traditional Huaiyang dish, famous for its rich taste and unique preparation process.

This dish fully demonstrates the essence of Huaiyang cuisine, which is about never tiring of finesse and never tiring of delicate cooking.

But it is very complicated to make.

Because of this, the fish head has to be deboned, and not even a single tiny bone can be removed, but the entire fish head must be kept while deboning.

This is a bit of a chef's job.

Deboning is not to show off your craft, but after doing so, the silver carp head can be more flavorful when cooked.

It is a bit complicated, but a successful dish of stewed silver carp head has a delicious taste, rich nutrition and thick soup.

This is not only a culinary enjoyment, but also a unique pursuit of diet.

Especially in this season, eating stewed silver carp head can be a tonic. It is rich in protein, trace elements and phospholipids, which have a nourishing effect on people.

Compared with these two dishes, stir-fried kidney and silver carp fillets in fermented wine are much easier to make.

As soon as the two batches of eight dishes were served, the aroma made everyone present dizzy.

Nowadays, even if ordinary people hold a birthday party, the main thing is to eat enough. But today is not an ordinary family, we need to eat well.

As for Chen Jun, he just let them eat till they were happy.

Every dish was praised by everyone, and some people even went crazy trying to grab the four-happiness meatballs.

Soon after, Dongpo pork elbow, mouth-watering chicken, pickled fish, squirrel fish and eight-treasure duck were served one after another.

Not only are there many varieties of dishes, but they also taste great.

After the last two soups were ready, Chen Jun was done.

Fortunately, I have a good physical condition, otherwise I really wouldn’t be able to handle it.

At the main table of the birthday banquet, Mr. Zhang, whose hair had turned gray, was eating with a rosy face, and sitting next to him were his comrades-in-arms, whose hair also turned gray.

Today they not only had a great time drinking, but also had a great time eating.

An old man, whose face was already red from drinking, grabbed Mr. Zhang's arm and said, "Tsk tsk, you old man Zhang, you still say you want to hold a low-key banquet and eat something casually. You just invited us here for fun."

"Hey, you old man really installed it."

"Quick, tell me what's going on. Which restaurant hired this chef? Whether it's Sichuan cuisine or Huaiyang cuisine, they're all so delicious. They're authentic, and they've improved on the basics, so they taste pretty good. And we have three tables this time. This chef has a very good grasp of time, and his skills are extraordinary!"

Upon hearing this, Mr. Zhang stroked his beard proudly.

"Old Wang, you guessed wrong this time. This chef was hired by Xueru, and Xueru was busy preparing all these things."

"If you want to know which restaurant this chef is from, just invite him up and have a drink and you'll know."

The red-faced old man thought it made sense and called Chen Xueru over.

Chen Xueru was not happy at first. She was concentrating on eating and was very unhappy to be interrupted.

"Grandpa Wang, what are you doing?" Chen Xueru said with some resentment.

But from the way she spoke, it was clear that Chen Xueru was quite familiar with them.

The red-faced old man chuckled and said, "Go and ask the chef to come over. He's worked hard today. Let's buy him a drink."

Please invite Chen Jun to drink?

Chen Xueru was delighted as she could introduce Chen Jun to Mr. Zhang and others.

Mr. Zhang also casually asked, "Where is this master from? I've never met him before."

Several dishes were modified very successfully today, and it was the first time that Mr. Zhang had seen them.

"He is a friend of mine. He is his own boss and a few years younger than me." Chen Xueru said with a smile.

"How many years younger than you?"

"If I remember correctly, you were just 20 years old last year, so your master can't be just in his teens, right?" Old Master Zhang was stunned when he heard this.

He thought that the chef today was at least thirty or forty years old.

Otherwise, how could he support such good craftsmanship.

Seeing that they didn't believe her, Chen Xueru didn't explain and just turned around and left the room. After a while, she brought Chen Jun over.

Seeing this, the people in the room put down their chopsticks.

Some of them were also curious about Chen Jun.

Those present were all respectable people who usually had no shortage of food and drink, so it was probably rare to see dishes that tasted so good.

There are people in Sijiu City who are better at cooking than Chen Jun, but they don't cook on weekdays. If you want to eat the food they make, you have to put in some effort.

But Chen Jun is different. First of all, he is Chen Xueru's friend. Secondly, he is a small boss himself, has time and is easy to contact.

If someone holds a banquet in the future, inviting Chen Jun to be the chef will bring honor to the host family, right?

Mr. Zhang also looked at Chen Jun carefully.

He found that although Chen Jun was young, he was full of energy and walked steadily. He was a good candidate for joining the army!

"Grandpa Zhang, this is Chen Jun. He is not only a great cook, but also a very righteous person. When my bag was stolen, it was he who knocked down the robber."

"And a while ago, Chen Jun also captured an enemy spy called Big Tail Wolf."