Little Chef [Rebirth]

The ingredients of the restaurant are comprehensive and have everything that one expects to find, including various seasonings and accessories, which are dazzling.

Even though the glory days of this restaurant have passed, and it has even closed down now, and the shop has been sold to others, but the kitchen is still fully equipped, just like yesterday.

Looking at these materials, Ning Xiuyuan was a little excited. As a chef, he had to have ingredients that could be used to his advantage. Life was too tight before, and he wanted to split every penny into two parts, and the materials he could buy were limited. , I can't make any good dishes, and seeing the abundance of ingredients, I unconsciously have the urge to do something big.

He grabbed a lively grass carp from the tank on the side, and Ning Xiuyuan chopped off its head, deboned it, sliced ​​the fish meat, and put it aside.

He fished out the white shrimp again, quickly removed the shrimp line with his hand, and put it aside.

Finally, the two crabs whose claws were imprisoned were caught, cleaned carefully, and then a kitchen knife was used to cut the crabs into several pieces.

After the main ingredients were ready, Ning Xiuyuan recruited Shen San and ordered him to help find auxiliary ingredients such as fungus, cabbage, bean sprouts, etc., while he lit the stove himself, ready to start cooking.

The first dish was fish head soup. Ning Xiuyuan first put the onion and garlic into the pot and sautéed until fragrant, then took it out, then added boiling water, and then put the fish head that had been washed and cut in half into the pot. Then add ginger slices to remove the fishy smell, cover the pot and simmer on low heat for half an hour.

For the second dish, Ning Xiuyuan made boiled fish fillets. After asking Shen San to bring the prepared ingredients, he began to make it.

To be honest, when frying chili and peppercorns, the taste was really pungent, and Ning Xiuyuan frowned himself. Although he was originally a Sichuan cook, his nose was normal.

Worried that Mo Fanyu would not be able to bear it, Ning Xiuyuan distractedly tilted his head, looked at Mo Fanyu, and signaled him to go out with his eyes.He was worried that Mo Fanyu would not be able to bear the smell, and felt very uncomfortable.

Shaking his head slightly, Mo Fanyu stood stubbornly, then took out a handkerchief from his bosom, covered his mouth and nose, his eyes were stained with a smile.

"..." Ning Xiuyuan was stunned for a moment, then smiled helplessly, seeing that he insisted on staying and even had a handkerchief ready, he no longer forced the other party to leave.

Turning around, he continued to concentrate on frying the spatula in his hand. Seeing that the fish had gradually turned white and was about to be cooked through, Ning Xiuyuan added in the cabbage that had been chopped aside, closed the lid, and opened it after a while. He smelled the fragrance coming out, he signaled Shen San to come over and set the plate.

Then Ning Xiuyuan made boiled shrimp and spicy crab with white shrimp and crab respectively. Finally, he made another fried fungus and fried cabbage. This lunch is all ready.

After preparing the dipping sauce, Ning Xiuyuan summoned Shen San to help bring out these dishes, while he himself went out to invite everyone to sit down.

Shen San and Shen Si were a little uncomfortable at first, but seeing that Ning Xiuyuan and Mo Fanyu had sincere expressions on their faces, they were not dissatisfied, they glanced at each other, and then they all sat down.

After Xu Yuan was seated, he looked at the dishes on the table with surprise on his face. He had opened a restaurant in Nancheng for most of his life, but he had never seen these ingredients in such a way.

With the idea of ​​trying to taste, he picked up the chopsticks and took a little bit of each dish to taste.

Five dishes and one soup, most of which are spicy dishes, the fish head soup is delicious and fresh, the spicy crab is spicy and fragrant, the boiled fish fillets are even more delicious, and the boiled shrimp dipped in sauce is also delicious. It has a special taste, after this attempt, Xu Yuan has already picked up another crab leg with quick eyesight and quick hands, and it is too late to say anything after eating it.

After eating two crab legs, three boiled shrimps and four or five pieces of fish in a row, Xu Yuan was slightly satisfied, then raised his head and looked at Ning Xiuyuan with eyes full of praise.

He said: "The chef's cooking skills are really good. The spicy crab and boiled fish are dishes that I have never heard of or seen before. I don't know that such a combination can make such a delicious dish. I think if it is promoted as a signature The dishes will definitely be very popular.”

Seeing everyone at the dining table looking up at him, Ning Xiuyuan quickly peeled the boiled shrimps in his hand and sent them to Mo Fan's bowl, then smiled shyly, and said humbly, "Master Xu is absurd. "

As for Shen San who had witnessed the whole process of cooking, his eyes had already changed from dull to a little eager. After tasting a few dishes on the table, he kept looking at Ning Xiuyuan.

Peeling another shrimp for Mo Fanyu, Ning Xiuyuan felt Shen San's gaze, so he turned his head to look at him: "What's wrong?"

Shen San gave an 'ah', hesitant to speak, hesitated for a while, then suddenly stood up and knelt down towards Ning Xiuyuan.

Ning Xiuyuan was taken aback, and immediately stood up from his seat, and hurried to help Shen San up.

"Get up quickly, what are you doing?"

Shen San shook his head and said: "Please take me as an apprentice and teach me how to cook!"

"..." Somewhat dumbfounded, Ning Xiuyuan said, "Get up first."

Shen San was silent for a while, finally stood up first, and after sitting down again, stared at Ning Xiuyuan earnestly, waiting for his answer.

Ning Xiuyuan, who had never thought about accepting an apprentice, felt a little troubled. Seeing Shen San's earnest expression, he frowned and began to think seriously.

Seeing this, Xu Yuan said, "Everyone, let's have dinner first. It's not too late to discuss matters of apprenticeship and apprenticeship after lunch."

Mo Fanyu glanced at Shen San calmly, full of ice and chill, then he picked up a piece of fish and put it in Ning Xiuyuan's bowl, and said softly: "Xiao Yuan, eat first."

Shen Si saw Mo Fanyu's eyes just now, so he quickly tugged on Shen San's sleeve, leaned into his ear and whispered: "Brother, let's eat first."

Shen San tilted his head, looked at Shen Si, finally gave an inaudible 'hmm', then picked up the chopsticks again, and lowered his head to pick up the rice.

The meal was finished in such a speechless situation. The five people ate all the dishes. After the meal, Xu Yuan held a cup of tea and drank it one by one. satisfaction.

After Shen San and Shen Si finished eating, they automatically stood up to clean up the dishes.

When Shen San and Shen Si came back, Ning Xiuyuan and Mo Fanyu had almost finished eating - they wandered around the restaurant.

Looking up at the young man standing in front of him, Ning Xiuyuan touched his chin and said, "Shen San, are you sure you want to worship me as your teacher?"

"Yes." Responding loudly, Shen San's originally expressionless face instantly became vivid.

Ning Xiuyuan: "I can promise to teach you, but you must promise me that you can't teach other people these practices."

He thought about it just now, and felt that he really should take in a few apprentices. Although he likes to cook, he can't stay in the restaurant's kitchen all day long. Other dishes will naturally hire chefs again, but these signature dishes, It can only be prepared by himself. If he is alone, there is nothing he can do.

And he is actually not afraid of the situation of "teaching apprentices to starve to death master". After all, his signature dishes will be introduced slowly in the future, and there are only a few dishes at present. Even if other restaurants poach his apprentices, he can still Continue to innovate.

The reason why Shen San made the promise was just in case, because he knew that in this world, the oath and the promise he said were very important.

"I won't, I swear!" When speaking, Shen San looked serious.

After the words fell, Shen San knelt down again, Shen Si was very clever, and hurriedly helped him make a cup of tea and handed it to him. Shen San took the tea and handed it to Ning Xiuyuan.

Ning Xiuyuan took it with a smile, and took a sip.

When Shen San saw it, he raised his hand and scratched his head, and his face was no longer expressionless, showing a silly smile. Seeing this, Xu Yuan patted his head lightly, and said with a smile: "Hurry up!" Call Master."

"Oh." Shen San put away his smile, then seriously bowed to Ning Xiuyuan, raised his head, and shouted: "Master."

"Get up." After drinking tea and accepting his apprentice, Ning Xiuyuan was in a good mood.

Xu Yuan watched, stroking the beard of his chin with one hand, smiling like a Maitreya Buddha.

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After the short episode of apprenticeship, just after noon, Ning Xiuyuan, Mo Fanyu, and Xu Yuan continued to discuss the matter of recruiting.

A cook is definitely needed, and Shen Si alone is not enough for the second child.

After much calculation, Ning Xiuyuan finally made a decision - they will recruit three more cooks and two waiters. As for the apprentices, they are looking for them slowly.

The number of people is not too many, but as a newly opened restaurant, it is enough.

Ning Xiuyuan himself didn't understand the matter of recruiting people, so he handed over the full authority to Xu Yuan.

Ning Xiuyuan: "Master Xu, when you recruit people, you must carefully select them. Those who are not diligent, those who are greedy for petty gain, and those with dirty hands and feet, these are absolutely not allowed to come in..."

Xu Yuan has been a shopkeeper for more than ten years, so he naturally understands these principles, but today is different, so he still listened patiently and nodded: "Boss, I will definitely pay attention."

"That's fine."

After discussing the matter of recruitment, the sun outside is almost westward, and the sunset is about to sink over the hills.

In the end, it took some time to teach Shen San how to make the spicy crab, and told him to practice often. After that, he took Mo Fanyu home.