Siheyuan: Started in 1950, third-level cook

When He Daqing was entertaining guests before, he never allowed other chefs to be present.

He said that the presence of other people would affect his performance.

In fact, everyone understands that He Daqing is just afraid that others will steal his skills.

Of course, this situation is understandable. They are all colleagues, and He Daqing has no obligation to teach them.

But this approach is not very pleasing.

The chef was already in place, so Director Wang arranged for the kitchen staff to go to the warehouse to get the ingredients.

After Chen Jun checked and made sure that the ingredients were fresh, he began to arrange for people to prepare them.

Some simple tasks of picking and washing vegetables were left to the people in the kitchen, while some slightly more troublesome tasks were given to Master Li.

I will deal with those that are relatively difficult by myself.

Judging from the ingredients, the steel mill attaches great importance to today's hospitality.

Both the quality and quantity are very good.

"Director Wang, how many people are here tonight?" Chen Jun asked.

"There are seven customers, and we should have three or four here. We need to prepare a few more dishes as soon as possible. Cantonese cuisine is delicate and the portions are small." Director Wang said with a smile.

Chen Jun nodded. Sixteen dishes would definitely be enough for about ten people.

You can use the 682 method to match today's reception.

The so-called "682" means six cold dishes, eight hot dishes, and two soups.

For the cold dishes, Chen Jun plans to make cold beef, red oil pig ears, cold shredded chicken, cabbage with sesame sauce, stir-fried shredded potatoes, and preserved egg tofu.

Hot dishes include braised lion's head, stewed eel, boiled chicken, sweet and sour pork, steamed spare ribs with fermented black beans, taro pork, fish-flavored eggplant buns and honey-glazed barbecued pork.

The soup is relatively simple, a serving of crucian carp and tofu soup and a serving of mushroom and egg drop soup.

Sixteen dishes were not difficult for Chen Jun.

The only thing that tests cooking skills is the control of heat for some dishes.

As for knife skills, with the help of an ordinary kitchen knife, his knife skills are even comparable to those of a second-level cook.

No matter how difficult the ingredients are to handle, once in his hands, it is as easy as butchering an ox, and he can clean them up in no time.

Even the shape is exactly as I imagined.

Just by processing the ingredients, Master Li was dumbfounded.

This knife skill!

Not to mention stealing the skills, I can't even understand it when I see it.

Some of the ingredients were processed like a work of art. Just by looking at them, I felt that today's reception would definitely be good.

For Chen Jun, stir-frying hot dishes and making cold dishes does not take much time, so he has to make time for ingredients that need to be stewed.

At six o'clock in the afternoon, Director Wang came to the kitchen. After taking a glance and finding Chen Jun, he asked, "Chef Chen, the customers are here. When will we start serving the dishes?"

"It's ready anytime. The cold dishes are already prepared, and the hot dishes that need to be stewed are also ready. The rest just needs to be fried."

Got it!

Director Wang was reassured by Chen Jun's efficiency.

Both last time and this time, it went smoothly.

Following Director Wang's order, the people in the kitchen began to serve the dishes to the private room.

At this time, Lou Bancheng, Director Yang, Director Li and the customers had already taken their seats in the box.

After just two sips of tea, the dishes were served on the table in an orderly manner.

When these customers who came from afar smelled the aroma of the food in the private room, they couldn't help but pursed their lips.

The middle-aged man in the lead said in awkward Mandarin: "Oh, I didn't expect there are so many talented people in the steel mill!"

“These Cantonese dishes are really good, even better than those made by our local chefs!”

"Mr. Lou, does your steel mill have a chef who specializes in Cantonese cuisine?"

Lou Bancheng smiled modestly and said, "I was lucky enough to meet a young chef with great cooking skills. These dishes were made by him."

Having said that, the customers also understood what I meant.

This was the chef that Lou Bancheng had specially hired to entertain them.

In a short while, six cold dishes and eight hot dishes were all served on the table.

No matter the appearance or taste of the dishes, there is nothing wrong with them.

Even the fragrance that fills the room makes people drool.

The customers were too busy chatting at this point, and Lou Bancheng and Director Yang were not in the mood to discuss orders at this time.

Everyone picked up their chopsticks and started eating in silence.

Although the clients are from the south and like to drink tea and talk about business, the hospitality today was really great.

Customers actually asked to open a bottle of wine and chat while drinking.

Lou Bancheng certainly had no objection to this and asked Director Li to start pouring wine.

They were very satisfied with the fourteen dishes and only at the end did Chen Jun start serving the soup.

As soon as the crucian carp tofu soup and mushroom egg drop soup came out, the customers gave thumbs up again.

The dish cooked today is very authentic and suits their taste very well.

After drinking a few more bowls of soup, the customers reluctantly put down their chopsticks.

Touching my round belly, I felt that it had reached its limit.

The middle-aged man in the lead looked at Lou Bancheng and said with some emotion: "Thank you Mr. Lou for your hospitality. We have been in the north for half a month, and this is the first time we have eaten such authentic Cantonese cuisine. Apart from Cantonese cuisine, the rest of the dishes are perfect and delicious."

Lou Bancheng appeared calm on the surface, but he was already beaming with joy in his heart.

Just enjoy the meal. If you enjoy the meal, the order will not be a problem.

"Hey, we are all friends. When entertaining friends, we must bring out the best things, just like the products in our factory, the quality is impeccable."

"Hahahahahaha!" The middle-aged man in the lead couldn't help but laugh out loud when he heard that.

"That's right. When I visited the steel rolling mill this afternoon, although my workshop was a little old, there was no problem with your factory's management and product control."

When Lou Bancheng heard this, he knew it was a sure thing.

As for the old workshop mentioned by the customers, there is nothing we can do about it, because many of the machine tools in the factory are purchased from outside, and the most advanced machine tools are not sold to them. The ones sold to them are of lower grade.

Even a large part of them are second-hand.

"The new workshop is already being prepared, and foreign experts will come to the factory to provide technical guidance in the near future. If nothing goes wrong, we should be able to purchase a batch of the latest machine tools."

In addition to hiring foreign experts, we also need to purchase new machine tools?

Hearing this, the middle-aged customer took a sip of tea and nodded with satisfaction.

It seems that Lou Bancheng is more courageous than ordinary people. In today's environment, he not only spends money to hire foreign experts, but also spends a lot of money to buy new machine tools.

This shows that Lou Bancheng still has strong financial strength.

"Well, let's talk about the details."

Over the next half hour, the steel mill finalized the contract.

A cooperation was reached at the dinner table.

Lou Bancheng was in a very happy mood. After seeing the customers off, he walked excitedly to the kitchen.