Mr. Minguo's kitchen

The vinyl record was spinning gently on the gramophone, and the melodious music was heard. However, such a relaxed and petty bourgeois atmosphere disappeared when a group of heavily armed soldiers pushed the door open.The conversation stopped abruptly, leaving only the tones floating in the air, looping over and over again.

Surprised and puzzled expressions appeared on the faces of all the guests, and their gazes swished over, sizing up secretly.When Lin Weirui appeared, like the brightest ray of moonlight in the dark night, everyone's eyes were focused on it instantly, and the guests began to discuss quietly.

"Which master is this from Fengtian City? Why have you never seen it before? He was actually a soldier guard from the Marshal's Mansion!"

"I've never seen him before, but this man is so handsome!" When the wives talked about the handsome young man, they were not at all as shy as the young girls who were not married, let alone the famous Beibei who was known for his toughness. The ladies of the six provinces are here.

Just now, the lady Li who specially asked the servants to occupy the seat stared at Lin Weirui for a long time, and said in surprise: "This seems to be that Mr. Lin!" This Miss Li was also a member of the Fenglaiju Alumni Association back then .

"Which Mr. Lin, Ms. Li, please explain clearly!" Her little sister asked anxiously, and couldn't help but look at him secretly.

"Who else is there? You don't know Mr. Lin who improved the grain, but you should know the boss who has Fenglaiju, right?"

"It turned out to be him! I didn't expect it to be such a young man..."

"I heard that he has a close relationship with the commander-in-chief. I don't know if it's true or not..."

After hearing the sound, Gusu trotted to welcome the young master to the back kitchen, while the soldiers scattered around the shop, making the ladies and wives trembling after having a snack.

Although the soldiers of the six northern provinces are famously powerful, they are also feared by everyone, especially these are the first-class fighters in the Marshal's personal guards, whose hands have been stained with the blood of many enemies. It is not an exaggeration to say that one word is fierce and evil.

Lin Weirui took a cursory look at the store just now, and saw that the customer flow and the environment layout are very good. It can be seen that the owner's intentions are rare, and he rarely praised the jealous and excited Gusu: "Good job."

Gusu looked like she was about to cry, "Young Master..."

"I'm not dead yet, why are you crying? Here's the red velvet, bring it here and let me taste it." The manager who was in charge of the day-to-day affairs heard the news, and rushed to serve him.

Lin Weirui is proficient in Chinese and Western dishes, and he is also quite accomplished in western pastry—after all, what he pursues is that before he despises something, he must first have enough strength to slap his face, but everyone close to him will know that the restaurant he opened by himself is absolutely Do not sell foreigners.It can be said to be very capricious.

At the beginning, Lin Weirui was just in a good mood and casually threw away the pastry book that someone (probably the foodie Feiyang Li) put in his pastry book. Unexpectedly, the little girl had such perseverance and talent, so he was willing to give some advice based on her mood.

Later, he accidentally dug up a treasure in the mustard space, and got the top spiritual tea like Qianjin tea. With Fei Yang's fuss and Fein's connivance, he let them mess around. Anyway, in his opinion, there is Qianjin tea. , I can't afford it.

Unexpectedly, the dim sum and milk tea that are now popular in Fengtian and Gusu, the dim sum master in the upper class, Lin Weirui feels that the world is impermanent, and it can be said that it is unintentional.

Lin Weirui tasted a small piece with a fork. The reason why Red Velvet is known as the queen of dim sum is that in addition to her appearance and aura that dominate the dim sum world, her wonderful taste has captured the hearts of countless women. A small piece of pastry In it, it integrates all kinds of life - sour, sweet, bitter, salty and other tastes, just like the sweetness and bitterness of love intertwined. , every mouthful of red velvet is soft and textured, which is the true meaning behind the ultimate passion - plain and powerful.

Although the ratio of materials is not perfect, but as a novice, it is not bad. Lin Weirui gave a few words, and Gusu knew how to improve next time.The two years of practicing day and night are enough for her to be worthy of the phrase Master of Dim Sum.

The group left the back kitchen and went to the resting room inside. After the unrelated people left, Lin Weirui said to the manager and Gusu: "You Fenglaiju was invited to host the coming-of-age ceremony banquet in the palace, because there are foreigners attending. When the time comes, Gusu, you will go to Peiping with me. Time is running out, I will go first, you will deal with the affairs here, bring your class and then go to Peiping to reunite with your brothers."

Not everyone is like Lin Weirui. In the previous life, visiting the imperial palace was just visiting the scenic spots. In this life, when they heard that they entered the imperial palace, they all acted calmly. Gusu’s reaction was the reaction that most ordinary people should have when they heard the Forbidden City. She first said: She was completely stunned, and then looked at the manager at the side, who was also stunned.The two looked at each other, and when they both realized that their ears had heard correctly, they were so excited that they couldn't control themselves!

"This... this young master, is what you said true? Can I really go to the palace? Or to make snacks for that one? God, there is smoke from our ancestors' graves, that is the Forbidden City!!" Too excited Even the native dialect popped up.

The manager at the side was better than her. After he was stunned, he began to calmly think about who would arrange for Gusu to maintain the store's work on her behalf after Gusu left. More importantly, he also thought about how to use this matter to completely spread the reputation of Qianjin Tea all over the country. , he looked at the people at the table, and suggested cautiously: "Master, do you get paid for this trip?"

Lin Weirui didn't expect him to notice this point, "What do you want to say?"

Seeing that he was interested, the manager quickly expressed his thoughts, "Master, I have an idea here, you see, if the palace pays us, on the basis of only charging for ingredients, there will be Fenglaiju and Qianjin tea can be exempted from manual compensation."

Gusu disagreed, "Oh? Then wouldn't our trip be in vain?" Under the influence of the elder and young master, those who come out of Fenglaiju are all money lovers.Although it is cooking for the emperor, it can't be for nothing, right?What's more, the royal family is still short of that money?

"Don't worry, I haven't finished my sentence yet. Although there is no charge, we can ask for some small changes in the palace banquet instead. For example, if the wine is brewed by Fenglaiju, the packaging of the wine bottle will be changed." If you don’t remove it, you can use a special homemade plate for the snacks you made in Gusu, on which the name of our Qianjin Tea should appear, and so on. First, it will gain fame among the participants. Folk propaganda." Those who participated in the banquet must be people of status and status, as long as they catch their eyes, will they worry about not doing business?And the people are always willing to follow suit, even now that the Qing Dynasty has perished, this kind of thinking will still remain for a while.May I ask, do you eat pastries that the emperor has eaten?

"That's a good idea, let's do it. What's your name? Where did you work?"

The manager reported his name and experience. It turned out that before he joined the dim sum manager, he had worked in a newspaper in the early years. He was in charge of the advertising section of the business, and he was very aware of the importance of publicity.

"You should also go to Peiping this time."

Lin Weirui found a good talent, looked at the account book in the store, and left under heavy guards.

The little girl in the store and the other boys were frightened by the aura of a group of soldiers just now, and they hid obediently in the distance, not daring to approach, and only dared to approach Gusu when they left, "Sister Gusu, what's the matter?" Is it our big boss?"

Gu Su nodded, "In the future, you don't have to call him Da Dong, but Young Master." Yes, in Gu Su's heart, he is the Young Master forever.The name Dadongjia has a smug taste in the stock market, how can it be used to describe the young master who is full of immortality.

"The young master is just like the fairy in the painting. Did you see it just now? His face is more delicate and whiter than the usual Miss Liu!"

"Good-looking is good-looking, but it doesn't look very close." Everyone felt sorry for her.

"It's all over, let's go to work, don't be lazy, those who are lazy will be fined."

Hearing the wage penalty, everyone dispersed for a while.Beauty is sincere and beautiful, but it can be seen from a distance but not played with, so the price of money is still higher.

At that time, Feng came to live, Zeng Baiyu arranged his clothes, and waited in front of the door with someone.As soon as the car from the Marshal's Mansion arrived, he greeted him.

"Boss!"

"Are you in good health? You just came over from Qianjin Tea, do you want to take a rest first?"

"No need, but why have you gained so much weight?" Lin Weirui looked at him with a frown, and finally muttered, "Eat all of them like this, do you still have to do the face job of the hotel..."

Zeng Baiyu tried to narrow his sense of existence, and asked cautiously: "Look, do you want to go to the back kitchen or the account book first?"

"Don't be surrounded by so many people, go to the kitchen first. Did something happen while I was away?"

"Don't worry, young and old, it's nothing serious, everything is going on as usual, it's just because you're not here, there aren't too many new products launched, and old customers are complaining."

Lin Weirui took off her cloak and scarf, went into the back kitchen, took the uniform from Dabao's hand and put it on, "Then let's make a few new products today. Anyone who has nothing to do can watch it. Learn as much as you can." It's up to you."

When Dabao saw the safe and sound young man, his mood was naturally agitated, but he is a senior brother, he must be prudent and set an example, and his temperament is restrained, so he is not as emotional as Gusu, but he is very active in helping the senior uncle .

When the cold air invades in winter, the best sellers are nourishing vegetables.Lin Weirui saw Juan Zhencai in a pile of books that Ye Honghu found for himself yesterday, and wanted to try it today. It happened that the farm sent a batch of mutton over today, so he took one and told others along the way: " Go to the wine cellar and get a jar of immortal wine, and find a flat heavy stone." As soon as he gave the order, someone else went to do it.

Set up a large pot on the fire, and after adding water, Wuhuo boiled the mutton with red yeast rice, and then turned to simmer and simmered for half an hour.Taking advantage of this time, he started to cook swimming crab with great interest. This is a high-quality sea crab from Xingcheng, Liaoning. The meat is tender and creamy, and it is a rare seafood in winter.

"Young Master, what are you going to do?" Dabao was helping get the crab roe and crab paste from the steamed swimming crab according to Lin Weirui's instructions.

"Bald Butter."

Everyone has never heard of this dish, and it was said that the word "bald" is very strange, like a verb but not a verb. Besides, they have never heard of the cooking method of "bald" in cooking?

"'Vulture' is Suzhou dialect, which means 'only'. What this bald butter needs is that it must not be mixed with a trace of crab meat. As long as crab roe and crab soup are picked carefully." Such a luxurious method makes several Only one bowl of ingredients was taken out of the huge swimming crab.

The oil pan has been preheated, pour the picked crab roe and crab paste into the oil pan, add the cooked fat minced, minced green onion, minced ginger, add a little bit of minced perilla, stir fry on the lowest heat, the oil temperature gradually Inspire the aroma of the crab, and in the slight sizzling sound, the golden crab oil is forced out little by little. When it is almost the same time, add rice wine and simmer, cover the pot, and the last process is to use chicken soup Collect the juice, and pour a spoonful of hot lard when serving it in a bowl...

Zizizi, the golden yellow bald butter immediately exudes an attractive color and fragrance, and the rich fresh sesame oil rushes to the face, making the tip of the tongue drool.

"Bring a bowl of golden rice here." The golden rice is a special rice made by Feng Laiju, which was used when entertaining Zuo Tang's friends in Xiangcheng.What Lin Weirui made with his hands cannot be regarded with common sense.Although it is just a bowl of rice, the chef's thought and craftsmanship have also taken a lot of effort.

The rice is peach blossom rice from Xuanhan County. The chrysanthemum must be purple-stemmed and yellow-flowered. Soak the chrysanthemum rice for a day before cooking it in a pot. Add a layer of chrysanthemum fragrance.Even the water for cooking rice is famous. In the past, the filtered spring water of Fuxian River was used in Xiangcheng. Later, in Fengtian, according to the young master's instructions, the water in the Lin family's farm was replaced. It was a high mountain spring. , clear and sweet, it can be considered a job.

Lin Weirui dug out a spoonful of bald butter and piled it on the top of the rice, and decorated it with a golden chrysanthemum, golden chrysanthemum and crab roe. Even if it is not golden autumn and October, there is a sense of poetry in it.The brilliant golden butter dripped down and penetrated into the yellowish rice at a speed visible to the naked eye. In this process, it seemed that people could hear the sound of swallowing saliva.

Lin Weirui took a sip by herself, and was still satisfied with the craftsmanship she had spent three months.

Seeing that other people were staring at him, or more precisely at the rice in his hand, Lin Weirui handed them the bowl, "Why are you looking at me, try them all, and share your thoughts."

A group of people rushed forward, if they don't grab it now, when will it be!

If you were asked to have a bowl of white rice every meal for a week, but you could only choose one dish, what would you choose?

Bald Butter!of course!No matter how many days you eat it, you won’t get tired of it!A bowl of white rice only needs a spoonful of bald butter, stir it, stir it, let the bald butter fully contact with the rice, let every grain of rice be dyed with ever-changing aroma, and then kill it in one go while it is hot!

The bald butter almost condenses the essence of crabs, a delicious creature. It is delicious, delicious and creamy.Not to mention that you don't want to eat other things in a short time after eating the bald butter bibimbap, because your taste buds have reached a climax, and you will remember this taste deeply, and you will just look at other foods!

"Boss, please make some more, this food is so delicious! You can't get enough of it!" There was only one bowl of bald butter, which was not enough for the dozen of them.

"I just know how to eat. Have you learned the craft? Do you remember the heat, time, and ingredients? Don't tell me that you only know one step of digging crab roe and crab soup. If you want to eat it, make it yourself."

The young master was still as bad-tempered as ever, and everyone was used to it. Some clever people had already started to follow the steps he did just now to make bald butter by themselves. Taking advantage of the young master's presence at this time, maybe he could give some pointers.

The rest of the crab meat is not wasted, and then dismantle a few crabs, crab meat and crab paste together, fried into golden pink crab powder, and eaten with lo mein, it is also the ultimate delicacy in the world, the taste is better than bald butter Come a little lighter.So the reason why crabs are not extinct is only because of their strong reproductive ability.

The mutton in the cauldron was almost cooked, so the chef moved the heavy stone in. Lin Weirui wrapped the cut mutton tightly with the strong and elastic skin, put it into the fairy wine jar, and pressed the heavy stone on top.This is the essence of Juanzhen cuisine. One roll and one town, the ingredients, whether meat or vegetarian, are pressed out into endless textures like clouds and dreams, and the excess juice and air are squeezed out. When they are finally served, they are sliced ​​into thin slices. Sheets of paper.

When the aroma of the wine has completely permeated into the red koji mutton, making the mutton "drunk", under the intoxicating effect of the distiller's grains, the smell of the mutton no longer exists and turns into another kind of fragrance, then this Cifei sheep can be cut into thin slices It's on the table. According to the book, this is a practice handed down from the palace of Meng Chang, the king of Houshu in ancient times.

It is also the first time for Lin Weirui to make this dish, so I don't know how it tastes.When Dabao and the others knew that they would have to wait a day before eating, they couldn't help showing regretful expressions.

"I will stay here today until dinner is ordered," he named a few people, and then continued: "A few people learn a new dish for today, and we can serve new dishes when the skills are almost ready."

The looks of those who were called could be said to be honored, and the chefs who were not called were not discouraged, because they knew that these people who were called out were the most diligent and talented people in their daily lives, and They all have a certain length of service, so as long as they are down-to-earth and work hard, they will also be able to receive guidance from the master in the future!

Zeng Baiyu, who was full of greasy food, avoided the young master, and went out of the back kitchen with a full belly, ready to make a cup of tea leisurely and enjoy the comfort of eating and drinking.To say that this is really a curse, the two storekeepers who have Feng Lai Ju are now looking blessed... Even Zeng Baiyu, who was thin and thin at the beginning, turned into an over-baked steamed bun in the end.

However, Lin Weirui is also the kind of beauty control and perfectionist. Every time he sees Zeng Baiyu who is getting fat again, he will be frowning coldly, which makes Zeng Baiyu dare not jump in front of him anymore.

He thought elatedly, but was stopped by a passerby in the corridor, "Master Zeng, why did I smell the wine and the smell of crabs... Didn't you say that the Immortal Wine is gone, so I won't be allowed to buy it? "

Zeng Baiyu got a headache when he saw Zhang Xiaosheng, who was known as a lunatic in the literary world.Equally famous for his arrogance in writing is this man's alcoholism. It is said that when he writes, he always has wine on hand, drinking while writing.But the drinks they have in Fenglaiju are limited to the guests, and they can't stand him drinking non-stop all day, so Zeng Baiyu had no choice but to tell him that the drinks were gone when he was in a hurry.Anyway, with his bad temper, he doesn't have many friends who can drink with him, so naturally he won't know that he is lying.

"You didn't lie to me, did you say that the wine was gone, but you secretly hid yourself and drank it. Oh, are you looking down on someone like me? I can still afford this little wine! As soon as I move my pen , Grand Marshal's Mansion..." He consciously slipped his mouth, and almost revealed that he was a writer for the Grand Marshal's Mansion, so he didn't say anything more, but he still persisted.

Zeng Baiyu didn't know that this man had such a sharp nose, he could even smell the wine brewed by the back kitchen. When he thought of this old man's messy personality, he got a headache, so he simply recruited someone and asked him to go Find wine for this master in the wine cellar.

"I also smelled the smell of crabs, hiss...the smell is so strong, how many crabs have you cooked? But how do I remember, there is no meal with this crab on the menu today?" Xiaosheng's memory in this chapter is not bragging.

"Oh, Mr. Zhang, don't embarrass me. This is our young master who is experimenting with new dishes. The bald butter used is all crab roe and crab paste. I just tasted it. I didn't expect it to taste like this to you. It smells."

"Huh? The new vegetable bald butter?" He shook his head and muttered: "The name of this dish is so strange, I have never heard of it, but the taste of this ten liuxiang must be unmistakable, give me a bowl! Good things need to be shared with others Share, Shopkeeper Zeng!"

Zeng Baiyu was so entangled by him later that he squeezed into the kitchen and grabbed him a spoonful of bald butter and a bowl of golden rice, enduring the bleeding heart and finally sent him away.As for the next few days, this person came to the back kitchen every day, and asked to eat bald butter and bibimbap. There was so much trouble that Fenglaiju's new product hadn't been released yet, so many people rushed to order it, which is another story.