Siheyuan: Started in 1950, third-level cook

Because fish meat has short fibers, it will fall apart if you are not careful when cooking it.

So there is a little trick when making this dish, which is to put the fish skin facing down when cutting the fish, and cut with the knife at an angle, preferably close to the fish bones. This way you can not only ensure the integrity of the fish meat, but also make it more convenient to cut.

There is actually another reason why Chen Jun chose this dish to serve at his stall.

That is, many fish can be cooked in one pot. The prepared crucian carp and tofu can be kept warm on the fire, and a portion can be served when someone orders it.

Chen Jun started working right away. He cooked crucian carp and tofu in two pots at the same time. When the fish and tofu were almost cooked, he put them all in one pot and simmered them over low heat.

Soon, the neighbors living nearby arrived at Chen Jun’s stir-fry stall first.

"Hey, boss, have you changed the menu again? There's fish today. I love fish the most!"

"Hey, Master Liu, you are here. I can see you every time I come here."

The old man also laughed a few times and said with some pride: "That's right, I have to come here every day to take a spot, otherwise the boss's stall will be occupied by others."

"Hey, whoever dares to take the position of the small boss, we will overturn his stall!" the man named Lao Li shouted loudly.

Chen Jun heard this and clasped his fists, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. "Not really, not really. Do you want to eat here, or order food to go back?"

Most of those who come here live nearby, and they usually bring their own bowls and plates to take home and eat with their families.

After all, there is limited space here at Chen Jun's place, and they are not too happy about eating in a crowded place.

"Order food, order food. Give me a portion of braised meat first. I didn't have enough yesterday. Give me another portion of twice-cooked pork."

"Hey, hey, hey, there's stir-fried pig intestines. This is my favorite. Boss, put the money here. I want to take one back."

"Little boss, I still want a four-piece set. I'll leave the money here."

"Tsk, boss, what's wrong with you today? The stewed meat is not even ready yet. I didn't even eat breakfast for this bite of meat. You have to give me an extra piece of meat later."

Just as the neighbors were ordering food and joking with Chen Jun, a lady's bicycle stopped steadily in front of the stall.

Then, a pleasant voice was heard.

"Hey, Chen Jun, your stall is doing good business!"

Upon hearing this, everyone present turned their heads almost at the same time and found a woman wearing sunglasses, riding a ladies' bicycle, and wearing high-end woolen clothes walking towards the stall.

Chen Jun was stunned at first, but after he reacted, he smiled and greeted him.

"I didn't expect you to come."

This Chen Xueru is really a wealthy woman. I met her three times in total, and she was wearing different clothes each time.

Not to mention anything else, just those three woolen coats are probably worth a lot of money.

"You said you'd treat me to a meal, so I have to come!"

As she spoke, Chen Xueru twisted her waist and found an empty table to sit down.

This stunned all the men present, young and old.

What a pretty girl, she dresses so fashionably!

"Hey, Xueru, do you know the young boss?"

Just as Chen Xueru was looking at Chen Jun's stall, a familiar voice suddenly came to her ears.

I turned around and saw two familiar faces at the next table.

"Hiss, Master Liu, Aunt Rong!" Chen Xueru was a little surprised.

"No, why are you two here to eat?"

As Chen Xueru said this, she stood up and walked towards Master Liu's table.

"We both come here to eat every day, but why did you come here from Zhengyangmen?" Grandpa Liu asked with a smile.

Chen Xueru pointed at Chen Jun who had already started cooking and said, "I encountered a robber a while ago, and it was he who helped me stop the robber."

"Yesterday, the brother and sister went out shopping and happened to come to my store. We had a great chat and he said he wanted to treat me to a meal."

"So here I am."

Have a nice conversation?

Grandpa Liu and the little old lady looked at each other, and saw a hint of inexplicable meaning in each other's eyes.

"Haha, then you two are quite destined to meet each other!" Grandpa Liu stroked his mustache and said with some emotion.

Chen Xueru didn't think much about it and nodded in approval.

After talking about this, Chen Xueru couldn't help but ask, "Grandpa, have you lost money in business recently? Why don't you go to Dongxinglou for dinner?"

"Pfft...cough cough cough~"

As soon as Mr. Liu took a sip of tea, he was choked by Chen Xueru.

"Girl, how can you talk like that? My business is doing well."

"Then why do you..." Chen Xueru was a little confused.

With Mr. Liu's status and wealth, she shouldn't come to such a small stall to eat. If her father's old friends knew about this, they would definitely be shocked.

"Young boss, your cooking skills are pretty good, and it suits my taste." After saying that, Master Liu seemed to have thought of something, and quickly said to Chen Xueru, "Order what you want to eat, and don't steal my food later."

"Hey, what are you saying, old man? I didn't even spend any money to eat here today, so why would I steal your food?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Yao brought up the twice-cooked pork and rice.

"Old man, your food and meal."

After saying that, Lin Yao looked at the beautiful elder sister Chen Xueru again: "Sister Chen, what do you want to eat?"

But Chen Xueru in front of him seemed not to hear anything, her eyes fixed on the plate of twice-cooked pork.

The distance from Zhengyangmen to East Street is not very far, but it is not close either.

After riding all the way here and it was lunchtime, Chen Xueru was already hungry.

At this time, smelling such an enticing aroma, he was stunned for a few seconds and then picked up the chopsticks to pick up several slices of twice-cooked pork.

I put the twice-cooked pork on the rice and took two big bites.

Ah!

good to eat!

too delicious!

The taste of this twice-cooked pork is absolutely amazing. The aroma of the meat exploded in her mouth, and coupled with the slightly sweet taste of the rice, she couldn't help but hum.

“This is too delicious!”

"Hey, hey, hey, I just told you not to snatch my food, you didn't hear me, right?" Master Liu immediately became unhappy.

He also came here on an empty stomach, but the two bowls of rice and two pairs of chopsticks on the table were snatched away by Chen Xueru and her husband, and Grandpa Liu could only stare in anger.

Seeing this, Lin Yao immediately brought a set of chopsticks and rice, which made Master Liu feel a little better.

"Girl, what's wrong with you?"

With chopsticks, Grandpa Liu also joined the group of people eating, and while eating he took time to question Chen Xueru.

It’s not that he felt sorry for the food, but the portions he ordered were just enough for two meals.

After Chen Xueru mixed it up like this, there wasn’t enough food to eat in the evening.

Chen Xueru seemed to have not heard it and gave a thumbs up, "Master Liu, you are really good at choosing a good place. This snack is really good, and the twice-cooked pork is really authentic!"

"You can't steal my meat! If you want to eat it, go order it yourself!" Master Liu was a little displeased.

Seeing that Chen Xueru was still playing dumb, he angrily shouted at Chen Jun: "Little Boss, please take care of this girl! She is stealing my meat!"

Chen Jun looked back and found that Chen Xueru had actually made Old Master Liu angry.

"Well, don't worry, old man. I'll give you a double portion later!"

Double? I guess that's fine!

The three of them had double portions of food, and they couldn't finish it no matter how much they ate.

With this calculation, I will be able to take more food home later, so it’s a profit!

Thinking of this, Master Liu felt much better.

Seeing Chen Xueru eating so hard, Master Liu couldn't help but advise her, "Take it easy, there will be more delicious food later!"

Chen Xueru swallowed the meat in her mouth and finally said, "What else is there? Is it better than this twice-cooked pork?"

“I wouldn’t say it’s better than twice-cooked pork, but it’s definitely not bad!”

Mr. Liu knew that Chen Jun would have a double portion, so he was not in a hurry at this time. He explained to Chen Xueru while eating.

"Little boss, we also have fried liver and kidney here, which tastes great. The braised meat is also great. The fragrance will confuse a greedy girl like you."

"In addition to these three, there are also braised crucian carp with tofu and stir-fried pork intestines. These two dishes were just served today, and I haven't tasted them either."

Chen Xueru listened carefully, and then couldn't help asking: "That's all? Just five dishes?"

"Five dishes are not enough for you? The boss only has two people working, so it's good enough that you can eat five dishes."

"Look at this twice-cooked pork. Although it looks simple, a lot of thought went into it. The completeness of the seasonings alone is not inferior to some big restaurants."

"And this lantern nest, an ordinary chef can't cook it. The young boss must have a famous chef behind him!"

Chen Xueru ate while listening, and before she knew it she had finished a bowl of rice.

Touching her somewhat full stomach, Chen Xueru couldn't help but say, "To be thought so highly of by Master Liu, this Chen Jun is really something."

"That's natural, otherwise I can come here every day?"

Chen Xueru nodded in approval, and then asked Chen Jun casually, "Chen Jun, which chef is your master? Tell us about it."

In the chef business, there is a difference between having a master and not having a master.

Chen Jun was arranging a plate for crucian carp and tofu at this time, and he replied casually: "I figured this out on my own, I don't have a master."

"Impossible, absolutely impossible. You are so young and your cooking skills are so good, how could you not have a master?"

After saying that, Chen Xueru looked at Master Liu again: "Grandpa, can you guess it?"

Master Liu looked at her speechlessly.

There are so many great chefs in the world, how can you guess this?

He is not the blind fortune teller under the overpass.

However, Master Liu was still very curious about Chen Jun's identity.

If the apprentice’s level is so high, how powerful must the master be?

"Hey, crucian carp with tofu is ready."

Just as she was thinking about it, Lin Yao came over with two plates of crucian carp and tofu. Seeing that Chen Xueru had finished her rice, she considerately filled her bowl with more.

Chen Xueru carefully looked at the crucian carp and tofu on the table and couldn't help asking, "Master Liu, what's the trick to this dish? I've never seen it before."

Not to mention her, even Master Liu was a little confused when he saw this dish.

Crucian carp and tofu, can you do this?

"Tsk, it's special, this dish is special!" Grandpa Liu couldn't explain it, so he picked up the chopsticks and picked up a small piece of tofu.

The tofu is already covered with soup and tastes spicy when you put it in your mouth.

Ah!

It’s very good. Just this small piece of tofu is very smooth and tasty.

He picked up another piece of fish and tasted it. The fish skin was soft and glutinous, and the fish meat was very tender. When he put it in his mouth, Master Liu felt a shock all over his body, and most of the coldness in his body dissipated.

It’s winter now! After eating a few bites of fish, I actually felt comfortable all over, as if there was a small stove beside me.

Seeing that Mr. Liu didn't say anything, Chen Xueru took a bite herself.

Got it!

She was the same, she ate one by one and stopped saying a word.

After finishing half a bowl of rice, Chen Xueru's lower abdomen, which had been aching slightly in the morning, suddenly didn't hurt anymore!

Oh, so magical?

Eating fish can cure stomachache. This is the first time Chen Xueru has encountered this in her life.

Ten minutes later, Master Liu looked at the empty plate in front of him and fell into deep thought.

Something is wrong, this is very wrong!

"Master Liu, I feel like something is wrong with this fish." Chen Xueru said, covering her swollen stomach.

"Something is wrong. How come you have such a big appetite? You finished half of these two plates of fish by yourself!"