The strongest gourmet live broadcast [Interstellar]

After Jiang Ruan finished processing the ingredients in his hands, he looked up and found that everyone in the back kitchen had gathered around him, standing and watching him chop vegetables and heat the pot.

"These are the two types of noodles selected from the menu. The braised beef can be used as a topping, or they can be plated separately and delivered to the guests. I don't have time to show you the steps this time. I'm still waiting outside. Next time." Without raising her head, Jiang Ruan kept the chicken on the console with her left hand, and quickly cut the knife with her right hand, cutting the whole piece of chicken into flat and thin slices, and put them in the empty bowl with the black pepper marinade on the side.

The two kinds of noodles are placed on the side of the pot on both sides, and when Jiang Ruan handles the ingredients, the noodles will be cooked in the pot.

"Yangchun noodles are soup noodles. They taste delicious and clear. Generally, thin noodles are good. Chicken noodles with sesame sauce are mixed noodles. The thick taste requires thick noodles. Remember?" Jiang Ruan reminded, turned and took out a different Less seasoning, "Chicken noodles with sesame sauce, the main thing is that the sesame sauce must be well prepared, pay attention to the amount I put in."

As he spoke, he mixed the light soy sauce, sesame sauce, sesame oil, rice vinegar, etc. into an empty bowl, and put it aside when the sauce was combined into a pure yellow color.

In addition, start to wash the shallots and chop the foam, and put them aside for later use.Put oil and salt into the new empty bowl, and scooped half a spoonful of creamy white lard, Jiang Ruan turned to Qu Xiaofu and ordered, "Bring the broth and heat it up."

"Oh, okay." Qu Xiaofu nodded hastily, and when he came back, he found that Jiang Ruan was already cooking noodles.

Two types of noodles, one thick and one thin, are boiled in separate pots. The thin noodles come out of the pot first. The empty bowl is poured with hot broth, stirred evenly with a spoon, and the noodles are placed in the bowl. The sides of the bowl are clean and the inside of the bowl is neat. .The plain white noodles are soaked in the light brown oily transparent soup, and then sprinkled with a layer of emerald green onion foam, the aroma is tangy.

The unique thick and meaty aroma of lard, together with the slightly sourness of balsamic vinegar, the salty aroma of light soy sauce and the bone aroma of broth, all permeate the world of the back kitchen.

"The speed needs to be fast, otherwise the noodles will be soft and rotten. It's almost half-cooked, and you can take it out. Because there is a second pot of noodles to be made, and the taste will be just right when you take it out." Jiang Ruan said, holding Without stopping, I put a large filter net in the pool, stirred the thick noodles that were still cooking in the pot with chopsticks, picked out a few green vegetables and put them in the Yangchun noodle bowl, and then walked towards the pool with the pot.

Aligning the mouth of the pot, Jiang Ruan poured it directly, the noodles and vegetables in the pot were caught by the net, and all the cooking water flowed down.Turn up the leaking net and turn on the running water control, and everyone can see that the untreated water has soaked the already cooked noodles.

Although the cooks of the older generation were amazed by Jiang Ruan's approach, they could vaguely grasp the reason behind it.Qu Xiaofu, who only had half a bucket of water, opened his eyes wide.

"Jiang Ruan, this is raw water!" Qu Xiaofu said in a puzzled tone.

"I know, it doesn't affect it. The water is just to make the noodles more flexible and continuous when they are fried and stirred." Jiang Ruan bowed his head and hummed, put the cold water noodles aside, and began to sprinkle sugar in the pot.

When the pot was heated up, the sugar melted into a liquid, and the bottom of the pot was slightly burnt red. Jiang Ruan put the marinated chicken slices in and fried them. When it turns golden brown, put the thick noodles and sesame sauce into the frying pan, and turn them restrainedly.

The sesame paste is very sticky and coats every noodle in no time.Jiang Ruan picked up a pair of chopsticks, took a shallow white plate, and slowly rolled the noodles into the center of the bowl, then put a few green vegetables, a few slices of charred chicken, and a plate of chicken noodles with sesame sauce was officially ready.

"The pot is yours, so I'll take these two plates away. Xiaofu, give me a tray and put the teapot and water cup on it." Before Jiang Ruan could wave his hand, Qu Xiaofu was twitching Prepare everything and wait for Jiang Ruan to put on two bowls of noodles.

"Not bad, just give it to me." Jiang Ruan raised the corners of her mouth and smiled, took the heavy tray, turned and walked to the lobby.

He Zheng finally saw Jiang Ruan's voice, and the thin young chef walked slowly with a square tray.On the tray are a bowl of noodle soup, a dish of mixed noodles, and thinly sliced ​​stewed beef, along with a few small dishes of toppings, which look extra warm and hearty.

"I've been waiting for a long time," Jiang Ruan stuck the tray into the matching groove on the booth table, and extended his hand to introduce to He Zheng. "This bowl is Yangchun noodles. The noodles in high soup have a more pure taste. The noodles with chicken in sesame sauce are rich in texture and thick in taste."

"Thank you." The old man nodded slightly. "Thank you very much for the hospitality today, and I hope that after enjoying it, I will have the opportunity to chat with you again."

"It's because we haven't entertained enough. We haven't officially opened today, and many materials are still being made. If you have the opportunity, please try my other dishes." Jiang Ruan turned sideways and poured a cup of tea for the two of them politely . "Mr. He, shall I come back later?"

"Well, good, it's hard work. You go to work first..." The old man nodded slowly, stretched out his withered fingers, and tremblingly grasped the chopsticks clamped next to the Yangchun noodle bowl.

"Go ahead, you've worked hard." He Yixiao smiled apologetically at Jiang Ruan.

Jiang Ruan turned and left. When passing by the corner of the lobby, he inadvertently saw He Yixiao sitting closer to He Zheng, took the chopsticks in He Zheng's hand, and was holding a piece of noodles with the chopsticks, holding them very patiently. Send it to He Zheng's mouth.

"How is it? That guest?" Qu Xiaofu still had a handful of sesame noodles in his mouth, and when he saw Jiang Ruan came back, he surrounded him.

"What's the matter?" Jiang Ruan frowned without knowing.

"Of course it's He Yixiao's father! Let me tell you, I've lived with him during this time, and he's been very secretive about his father!" Qu Xiaofu pursed his lips.

"How do you say it?" Jiang Ruan remembered the details about He Zheng that Mu Zexi had told him, and when he got a glimpse of He Yixiao's very filial attitude just now, he suddenly felt that Qu Xiaofu's words were somewhat biased.

"I asked He Yixiao by accident before, and he had a very bad attitude. What are you talking about, an old lunatic who has been thinking about a man all his life! I thought what he said was angry, but I didn't expect him to repeat it to me, saying it was true So what if you are thinking about a man? In this era, is there still a feudal system of arranged marriages between men and women? So what if it’s two men, and it’s not like you can’t have children..." Qu Xiaofu finished biting his mouth Mixing noodles, wrinkled his nose and revealed the news to Jiang Ruan.

"..." Jiang Ruan didn't care about whether the two men could have children at all, her mind went blank, and she was suddenly startled.

Thinking about a man?

Thinking about a man all your life?

isn't it...

"Master Jiang, the two guests in the lobby are almost done eating." The waiter standing outside knocked on the back kitchen's door.

"Okay, come." Jiang Ruan nodded, nodded to Qu Xiaofu, then hurriedly turned and walked out of the back kitchen.

He Zheng in the lobby was already sitting and waiting for Jiang Ruan's arrival. The empty bowl was taken away by the waiter, leaving only three teacups and a pot of newly added hot tea on the table.

"Mister?" Jiang Ruan approached.

"Sit down, kid." He Zheng raised his hand slightly and lowered his head slowly. "Yangchun noodles are delicious, they look very light, and the taste is surprisingly good. The broth is well boiled, the noodles are not soft, and there is no rawness. The taste of the stewed beef is really marinated, and the spicy sauce tastes good. For the noodles, smile It is delicious, and the chicken flavor is very unique.”

Jiang Ruan leaned forward, waiting for the old man's next words.

"Son, do you want to hear a story?" He Zheng cleared his throat, as if he was dissatisfied that his voice was too hoarse.

"Please tell me." Jiang Ruan looked away with a complicated look in his eyes.

"I'm a bit stuffed after eating. Let's go for a walk." He Yixiao stood up abruptly, and as soon as he finished speaking, he turned and walked towards the main entrance of the lobby.

"This?" Jiang Ruan felt that there was something wrong with He Yixiao's expression.

"It's okay, leave him alone, it's just awkward." He Zheng sighed silently. "In the past, there was an aristocratic family in the culinary circle, and there were two young apprentices in it, who grew up together since childhood. One of them was average and not very good, while the other was amazingly talented and had excellent skills. "

Jiang Ruan lowered her head, listening carefully to the old man's slow and panting words.

"One day, the young man who thought he was mediocre finally couldn't bear it anymore and asked his friend. He said, why are you so good? The boy thought that his friend would hide his clumsiness, but he didn't expect his friend to tell him everything. , saying that he has a channel to obtain ingredients." The old man frowned.

"So?" Hearing this, Jiang Ruan understood most of it.

"But how could the young man believe it? He was shocked until he saw it on the spot. The two of them didn't want to publicize the matter in order to keep a secret. After Quan Dang became independent, he would make further plans. But the change came too suddenly." The old man chuckled, with three parts emotion and seven parts regret.

"That aristocratic family should have discovered the anomaly of the friend, but there is no way to track it down. Or, perhaps out of greed and selfishness, they robbed the ingredients that belonged to the friend and reported him to the association. And what kind of place is the association? It’s just an empty shell that the family wears. Before long, the friend was expelled.”

"Then, where did that boy go?" Jiang Ruan lowered her voice.

"That young man?" A trace of regret flashed in the old man's eyes, "That young man, he didn't think clearly at the time. His long-term suspicion made him think that the eldest son of a friend who had an affair with an aristocratic family was just put on by the eldest son, and he didn't pay much attention to it. , thinking to teach his friend a lesson. But unexpectedly, the friend disappeared soon after, and lost contact with him."

"It's impossible for a person to disappear for no reason?" Jiang Ruan retorted.

"That's right, but this is what makes people unbelievable." A trace of madness flashed in He Zheng's eyes, and his voice became even hoarse. "Running away the thorn in the side, the aristocratic family took the stolen ingredients and got along like a fish in water in the culinary circle. But the young man found his friend missing, so he searched like crazy. During the period, he tried to force the aristocratic family to tell him The whereabouts, but it also ended without a problem." He Zheng's eyes gathered, and he stared straight at Jiang Ruan.

"..." Jiang Ruan took a deep breath, "I don't think this story sounds good, at least it has many loopholes. Or, you selectively concealed many details from me."