I married a playboy at the beginning, and I changed my fate by eating delicious food

"Manager Li, this woman really doesn't take our palace seriously. She attacked us in broad daylight."

Before Xu Si could say anything, the man with triangular eyes turned the tables and blamed him, his eyes full of anger.

Manager Li moved away from him, feeling somewhat disgusted, to avoid the saliva from the other party's excited speech getting on his clothes.

Then he turned his head and asked softly, "Miss Xu, what happened?"

"I was cooking well, and he came to threaten me and wanted to hit me." Xu Si said calmly.

"Butler, don't listen to her nonsense, she..."

"Shut up," Steward Li interrupted him and looked at the others, "You were all in the kitchen too, was he the first to do it?"

Everyone shrank their necks and kept silent.

Manager Li was a little angry and pointed at someone at random, "Tell me, is that right?"

The person being pointed at was a tall and thin young man. He was a little at a loss at the moment. Under the double pressure from Manager Li and the man with triangular eyes, he finally nodded slightly.

"Now that the matter is clear, Master Zhao, your monthly salary this month will be reduced by half."

Manager Li made the final decision.

The man with the triangular eyes was a little incredulous. "Why? Just because I fought with her, you deducted my money?"

"What else can I do? Miss Xu is here to help. If you delay the master's important work, not only will your salary be reduced, you won't even be able to keep your job."

The man with triangular eyes gritted his teeth, pushed aside the kitchen helper, and strode out.

Manager Li was a little unhappy, but he still smiled and said, "Okay, Miss Xu, you can continue to be busy."

"Okay, take this plate of Qianlong cabbage to Mr. Wang. It will affect the taste if it is left there for a long time."

Manager Li took it carefully and asked curiously, "Why is it called Qianlong Cabbage?"

Oh, yes, there is no Emperor Qianlong in this world.

Xu Si thought for a moment and made up a story, "This dish was dreamed up by a cook. In the dream, there was an emperor, whose reign was called Qianlong. On New Year's Eve, he went on a secret visit. At dinner time, only one restaurant was open, but it didn't have much food. The chef used these ingredients to make this cold dish. After the emperor ate it, he liked it very much and praised it continuously, so he named this dish Qianlong Cabbage."

"So that's how it is. What a magical dream." Manager Li took note of it in his mind and prepared to tell it to Master Wang later.

Take out the beef shank that has been soaked for two hours. This is also the step that Xu Si specifically explained in the menu.

Grab the spices you need and place them in a dish filled with water.

"Hey, come and help me light the fire." Xu Si shouted to the young man who had just testified.

The boy sat down nervously and lit the fire quickly.

Add a little oil to the pan and fry the rock sugar until it turns brown.

"Now turn to medium-low heat."

Following Xu Si's order, the young man immediately pulled out some firewood.

After the syrup starts to bubble, add boiling water to the pot, stir well and set aside.

Use another pot, add scallions, ginger, garlic, and onions with cold oil, stir-fry over low heat until fragrant, add the spices that have been soaked in water in advance, and add a spoonful of soybean paste.

Xu Si took the rice wine from the shelf beside him, poured some into the pot, then added soy sauce, and boiled everything together.

After adding clean water, pour in the syrup prepared at the beginning, bring to a boil, add the beef, cover and start stewing.

The young man had been lighting the fire with his head down, and when he stretched his neck, he saw Xu Si putting beef into the pot.

He opened his mouth, then held it back when he thought of something.

Seeing Xu Si clapped his hands after finishing the cooking and preparing to do something else, he finally spoke, "Girl, you didn't blanch the beef."

"I know."

The boy seemed a little worried. "Chef Zhao always blanches meat dishes before cooking them, saying that this way they won't smell fishy."

Looking at his expression, Xu Si understood what he meant. He was worried that she didn't know the purpose of blanching and the food would not taste good.

She smiled and explained, "Blanching is not necessary. It depends on the situation. If it is frozen meat, it must be blanched. For fresh meat like this that has been soaked for a long time, there is very little blood, so it does not need to be blanched."

The boy nodded, then asked curiously, "Are you telling us the secret so easily?"

Xu Si shrugged, "It's not a big deal, it's just some common sense."

The boy stopped talking and began to doubt his life.

Although they were kitchen helpers, they treated Chef Zhao exactly as a filial master.

Even so, Chef Zhao always kept the ingredients secret when cooking, for fear that they would know something.

Looking at the woman traveling with him, although she was a kitchen helper, she could already cook by herself, he was very envious.

I couldn't help but doubt whether it was right or wrong for me to look forward to learning cooking from Chef Zhao.

Seeing that the cold dishes that Su Jinyue was responsible for were about to be ready, Xu Si immediately started preparing the last dish.

She cut the tofu skin, carrots and cucumbers into shreds. The heavy knife seemed to be very easy in her hand and the shreds were of the same thickness.

The kitchen helpers who were also looking down couldn't help but steal a glance at her, secretly admiring that she did have some skills.

Blanch the bean curd and carrot separately and squeeze out the moisture.

Pour in the sauce that Su Jinyue has prepared. So far, all the cold dishes are ready except for the braised beef in soy sauce.

She prepared 10 hot dishes, namely shrimp balls stuffed with hot peppers, braised fish, pork with preserved vegetables, four-happiness meatballs, fried duck with ginger, stir-fried rapeseed with mushrooms, flavored eggplant, stir-fried beans, mushu eggs, and candied sweet potatoes.

The soup is tomato, mushroom and tofu soup.

The staple food is eight-treasure rice.

The kitchen helpers still had to wash the meat and vegetables, and Xu Si then told them how to cut each ingredient.

Since Chef Zhao left, the kitchen helpers have become more proactive and bolder.

It seemed that Xu Si didn't mind them watching his cooking methods. Some people even asked questions, and Xu Si explained them without hesitation.

The kitchen was filled with all kinds of rich aromas, which made people feel a little intoxicated.

Manager Li couldn't help himself and stayed in the kitchen smelling the scent.

Watching Xu Si performing her hands in an orderly manner, he was also impressed. He didn't expect that Miss Xu was such a good cook at such a young age.

Add some salt while stewing the braised beef, and soak it in the soup after it is done. When the time is about right, cut it into slices and put a small bowl of dipping sauce.

As lunch time was approaching, the remaining cold dishes were served one by one, and the hot dishes were served one by one.

Since it was not a banquet, the portion of each dish was not large, and each plate only had about half the portion.

Manager Li was responsible for delivering the dishes and also had to compete with everyone for the extra dishes at the bottom of the pot. He was extremely busy.

At this moment, no one cared about his identity. Whatever was in their mouths was theirs.

After all the dishes were served, Xu Si patted her waist. Everyone was very respectful to her, and someone even helped her sit down, which was cursed in the hearts of others who wanted to do the same but were a step too late.

As a cook, he naturally wouldn’t go hungry. After each dish was prepared, Xu Si would taste it and would be full after eating one bite at a time.

Of course, she would never forget Su Jinyue.

The two of them sat quietly to rest. After more than half an hour, Manager Li came running over excitedly, "Miss Xu, come with me. The master and the others have something to tell you."

Xu Si and the other man stood up, straightened their clothes, and followed the others under the reluctant gazes of the others.

Manager Li was also looking forward to Xu Si’s return the next day, after all, the food was so delicious.

I kindly reminded them, "I see that the masters and others are very satisfied with the dishes you cooked. They ate a lot more than usual."

After Xu Si and the other man expressed their gratitude, they quickened their pace.

There were five people sitting at the dining table, including Mr. Wang and his wife, as well as Qian Yayi's family.

Xu Si took a quick glance and ate a lot of almost every dish on the table.

"Miss Xu, your cooking skills are among the best in the county. The dishes I ate in big restaurants before were not as good as yours. I wonder if you would like to come and work in our mansion."

Mr. Wang asked tentatively, if we keep such talents, won’t we be able to eat whatever we want in the future?

Xu Si was a little surprised that someone wanted to poach employees even though he knew he opened the store.

If she didn't get a big share of the profits from the store, she might have been tempted. Now she had to politely decline. "Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Wang, but I still want to start my own business."

"Haha, good. Young people are always energetic. If your restaurant becomes big in the future, I will definitely go and support you."

Mrs. Wang also smiled from ear to ear, "We have no objection to the dishes, we can just cook them the same as today the day after tomorrow."

When Xu Si heard this, he felt relieved. Okay, the 10 taels were secured.