Maverick Chef

Bai Lu cooked the dishes, washed the pots and washed his hands, tidied up the desk, and then he was fine.

Shanfeng watched him cook all the time. From putting in the pot to taking out the pot, he carefully observed every action. He felt that he was a normal cook, especially after putting it on the plate, looking at the four messy stir-fry dishes, he really felt that it was very ordinary.

A good dish pays attention to the color, fragrance and taste, but Chef Bai's four dishes are more beautiful than those from the small shops on the street, thanks to the restaurant's high-end tableware and the decoration of flowers on the plate.

Smell, I didn't smell it at all, and the aroma of the dishes would be overflowing when I cook it myself, but Chef Bai seemed to be frying water, only the water vapor was rising, but there was no aroma of vegetables.

As for the taste, I haven't tasted it, so I can't make a judgment.All in all, the mountain was a bit disappointing, and it was not as exciting as expected.

Even a small worker thinks so, let alone the chef next to him, most of them are narrow-minded or contemptuous.Brother Shui especially looked down on Bai Lu, and from time to time he snorted coldly and muttered in a low voice, with this level, how dare he come to Zhongcheng Hotel to offer treasures?

Bai Lu didn't move at all, he took a few steps back and stood quietly.Shan Feng leaned over and asked, "Brother Bai, what else should I do?" Bai Lu smiled and said, "Let's prepare the dishes, four servings of fried tofu."

ah?Shan Feng was stunned for a moment: "Brother Bai, I didn't place this order." What he was thinking was, come to a five-star restaurant to eat vegetarian fried tofu?This, this, well, I am ignorant, there is always someone who likes this, but four servings at once?The mountain is really a little blurry.

Bai Lu didn't explain, but he didn't go to get the tofu either.Because he doesn't know the specific location of the ingredients, he can't go through them one by one, right?

A worker next to him heard Bai Lu's words and whispered, "Four servings of fried tofu? This guy is really talented."

Shan Feng asked a question, seeing that Bai Lu didn't answer, he hesitated, went to get four pieces of tofu and came back.

Bai Lu picked up a piece, weighed it, and told Shan Feng, "Get a basin of ice water."

Shanfeng hurried to work.

There is water and ice in the kitchen, but ice water is difficult.I made a bunch of ice cubes and mixed them with tap water, and they didn't melt when I waited, so I had to bring them like this.

Bai Lu looked at the ice basin, poured three tablespoons of salt into it, then took the tofu in one hand and the knife in the other, and gently and slowly started slicing it.

He showed his hand, and as long as all the chefs who could see this action covered their mouths and laughed secretly, they shook their heads secretly: It's fine if this guy doesn't have the skills, but he still wants to show off. I really don't know how he got into Zhongcheng Restaurant.

Cutting tofu is the basic skill of a cook, just like cutting shredded potatoes. If you can't even cut tofu well... well, you can also cut shredded potatoes.

A good cook can shred tofu as thin as a toothpick.There is a famous dish in Huaiyang cuisine, Wensi tofu. There are thousands of thin shredded tofu in the bowl.Thin, swirling, or scattered, even if it is as messy as a dragon's beard, it is still a different dragon's beard, which will make people feel shocked, and you can only experience that kind of shock when you see it with your own eyes.

None of the chefs in Zhongcheng Hotel are simple, even Xiaogong Shanfeng was an outstanding student in the school at the beginning, and his knife skills are not a problem.Although it may not be possible to make Wensi tofu a good dish, as long as he is given time, he can always cut shredded tofu, even if it is very slow, even if there are mistakes.

But Chef Bai in front of him only cuts a piece, but he actually shreds it. It's frighteningly slow. It can't help but make people sigh, this guy's backstage must be very hard.

Seeing Bai Lu's cautious appearance, Shan Feng really wanted to go up and remind him: I know you make vegetarian stir-fried tofu, but I used old tofu, don't worry, cut it without breaking.

What he thinks will not be broken is for the chef. If we cut it, what should be broken still needs to be broken.

But there were people watching around, and Bai Lu was concentrating on his work, so Shanfeng didn't have much to say.

There are many kinds of tofu. It can be said that we have never seen most of them.Such as green tofu, yellow tofu, rainbow tofu.But blood tofu, often eat.

The toughness of tofu is different because of the different materials used in making it. The raw material of Japanese tofu is eggs. After it is made, it will break when touched. How to shred it?

Of course, Japanese tofu cannot be fried.

In fact, there are many different methods of stir-fried tofu, such as oiling first, such as adding marinade, to ensure that the tofu is complete and good-looking, and the taste is mellow.

Seeing Bai Lu cutting the tofu in a leisurely manner, Shan Feng couldn't bear to look any further, went to fetch four plates, wiped them again, and began to arrange flowers.But when he finished all this work, Bai Lu was still cutting tofu.Shanfeng shook his head again and again, this boss is so cool, he used the kitchen of a five-star hotel as a school training classroom.

After finally waiting for him to cut four pieces of tofu, put them neatly in ice water with salt, then stretched his waist vigorously, and said to Shanfeng, "Look at the list, is it time to work?"

What?Your old man still wants to cook?

Not only was Shanfeng surprised, but there were more than 20 chefs around him, some half-opened, some couldn't believe it, some were laughing, and some were whispering.Fortunately, everyone has quality, and no one speaks harsh words.Only Brother Shui snorted coldly from a distance, expressing great disdain.

At this moment, Bailu is cutting tofu, and the chefs around are watching, but the task of the kitchen is to cook, and more chefs are always busy, and the dish delivery table at the entrance of the kitchen is even more busy, with small workers delivering dishes from time to time , tick the menu, or take back the menu.At this moment, a waitress ran over from the door, wearing a long red cheongsam, tall and good-looking, holding a menu in her hand, and asked the little girl who worked as a computer: "Have you placed the supplementary order for the Peony Hall?"

The little girl looked at the computer screen: "It's down."

"The guest said that the chef who made the vegetable stir-fried lettuce just now should be in charge."

The little girl said hello, looked at the computer again, and was suddenly taken aback. Most of the dishes on the menu were made by other chefs, only the lettuce was made by a new chef whom she didn’t know. ocean.So he said, "Wait a minute, let me ask."

He got up and ran to Deng Hai's side, said a few words in a low voice, then came back and said to the waiter, "Okay." He asked Xiao Gong to give the list to Bai Lu.

At this time, a group of bored chefs around were surprised and watched a movie part-time, and Shan Feng was mainly responsible for the surprise.

Seeing that this guy was not moving, Bai Lu asked, "Why don't you check the list?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a small worker ran over and handed over the menu: "Master, the list."

Seeing Xiao Gong send the order, the surprise of the nearby theater chefs doubled, isn't it, just this skill, this virtue, the little girl in charge of the computer sent him an order?Could it be that they are good friends?

Someone came over, looked at the list, good guy, there are more than a dozen dishes, such as oyster sauce, such as abalone sauce, and asked Xiaogong: "Little Liu, Mr. Deng agrees?"

Since he was brought by Deng Touer, it was natural to ask Deng Touer.

Xiao Liu replied: "Boss Deng agreed, and the waiter said that the customer ordered him to do it."

Guest specified?

The chefs were surprised at first, and then smiled knowingly. It turned out that this is the case. If someone pays money to support them, of course they must appoint this guy to cook. This is to give him face and help him gain a firm foothold.Otherwise, with his culinary skills, how can he come to Zhongcheng Restaurant as a cook?

They thought they guessed right, and they all smiled and said nothing.Especially the guy who saw the list, his heart burst into laughter, let’s do it, let’s do it quickly, I’ll see how you do it, goose palm with abalone sauce, golden pigeon king, panlong eel with black bean sauce... These guys who order food are really good. understand my heart.

Unexpectedly, Bai Lu picked up the list and glanced at it lightly, then threw the list to Xiao Liu: "Tell the customer, don't do it."

"Ah?" Not only Xiao Liu was stunned.Dozens of chefs watching the excitement couldn't believe it. Is this guy a lunatic?Dare to refuse guests?You must know that the guest is God!Refuse customers, do you still want to do it?

At this time, another waiter in a long cheongsam came running to the vegetable delivery station, and after a while, the little girl working on the computer shouted: "Xiao Liu, come here and get the order, it's still his." This is Bailu.

Xiao Liu ran back and forth quickly, and took back another list.Bai Lu didn't even look at it, and said directly: "Don't do it."

Bai Lu refused to cook again, the chefs were no longer surprised, and guessed that this guy was a lunatic.Or not a lunatic, but a smart person who knows that his level is limited and dare not be ashamed.

Brother Shui had just finished two dishes, handed over the kitchen to the worker, walked over and said with a sneer, "What do you mean? Are you here to mess things up? Offend customers for our restaurant? Mr. Deng, Mr. Deng. "

Deng Hai is the chef and he is very busy. Hearing Brother Shui's yelling, he cursed loudly: "What are you shouting for? Hun'er? You all work honestly for me." After a few minutes, he finished the list in his hand, He came over and asked, "What's going on?"

In just a few minutes, two more waiters brought over two menus, both of which asked the chef who just made the vegetarian stir-fry to cook.One of the orders was the most ruthless. I ordered ten dishes of vegetarian stir-fry, all kinds of vegetarian stir-fry, such as snow peas and broccoli, and the whole thing was a green vegetable meeting.

Now this list is circulated in the hands of many chefs, everyone can’t laugh or cry, they are really capable and talented, eating vegetarian stir-fry in a five-star restaurant, and one order is ten dishes, what a strange thing to do?Do you think our restaurant doesn't have high-end dishes?

Seeing that everyone was passing on the order menu, Deng Hai took it and glanced at it. After the glance, he seemed a little unbelievable. He looked at it again, and his complexion changed several times. He was first surprised, then puzzled, and finally angry: "Which waiter order?"

No one answered.

Deng Hai looked at it again, it was to make up the menu, he felt a little better, but he still couldn't believe it, he took the list and walked back to the serving counter at the door: "Is this list correct?"

The little girl working on the computer and a waiter in long cheongsam replied together: "That's right."

Deng Hai came back again, with a helpless expression on his face, and threw the list to Bai Lu: "Let's do it, ten fried vegetables, you want to set a record for ordering food in a five-star restaurant."

Bai Lu shook his head: "No."

"What's going on?" Deng Hai didn't understand.

Bai Lu picked up the list and said: "These four lists are all supplementary orders, but the dishes just ordered have not been served for a long time, so they must not be finished, so I won't make them."

"I still don't understand." Deng Hai has been in this business for more than ten years, and this is the first time he has encountered such a thing.