Siheyuan: Started from a blind date and being cut off

Li Changming has appeared, but he will not give Li Ye any special help. He is just a fair person.

Whether he can pass the assessment depends on Li Ye's own ability.

There are two dishes: Mapo tofu and stir-fried shredded potatoes. Li Ye cooked Mapo tofu first.

This dish takes a long time. If you make the shredded potatoes first and then the mapo tofu, the shredded potatoes will come out of the pot early and may be cold by the judging stage.

First of all, the ingredients required for Mapo Tofu include soft tofu, bean paste, dried tempeh, green onions, ginger, garlic sprouts, etc.

There is no shortage of these materials. After all, this is the kitchen of a large factory. There is not much meat and the ingredients are complete.

The only thing that Li Ye felt a little regretful was that there was no beef. Authentic Mapo tofu requires minced beef.

However, in this era of scarcity, we cannot expect too much. It would be nice to have some pork instead of beef.

The pork taels provided were also pitifully small. There were several cooks, and the amount of 10 grams per person was purely for fun.

Li Ye chopped the little bit of lean meat into minced meat, prepared the starch paste for thickening, and soaked the dried tempeh.

The second step is to heat the pot over low heat, put the Sichuan peppercorns into the pot and slowly roast them. After a while, the aroma of the Sichuan peppercorns is stimulated and fills the entire kitchen.

Experts will know if there is one as soon as they take action.

As He Yuzhu is the heir to the Tan family cuisine, his Tan family cuisine should belong to the Sichuan family, not the combination of Beijing cuisine and Cantonese cuisine.

Therefore, He Yuzhu has a relatively deep understanding of Sichuan cuisine, otherwise the dishes he cooks will not be popular with the big boss, who is from Shu.

Mapo tofu is also one of He Yuzhu’s specialty dishes. He knows how important Sichuan peppercorns are to the dish of Mapo tofu.

When most people make this dish, they probably use Sichuan peppercorns directly. How can they think of slowly roasting them over low heat to fully bring out the aroma of Sichuan peppercorns?

But this doesn't mean anything, it doesn't prove that Li Ye has the ability to be a chef.

Li Ye's father and uncle are both chefs, and he can learn some skills that laymen don't know through daily exposure. This is not considered a skill, but can only be regarded as knowledge.

He Yuzhu thought so, but Li Ye's next performance surprised him again.

Add salt to the tofu in a pot under cold water to remove the beany smell, stir-fry the lean meat mince over hot meat, add bean paste and other seasonings one by one, stir until fragrant, stir-fry until crispy, and stir-fry thoroughly.

Every detail is taken care of so well that even he, the chef, can't fault it at all.

He Yuzhu even felt that Li Ye's understanding of Mapo Tofu was deeper than his.

This kid does have something, He Yuzhu thought to himself, he recognized Li Ye's ability as a chef.

I saw Li Ye put in soy sauce, dark soy sauce, crushed Sichuan peppercorns and other seasonings in sequence. When thickening, he added the starch paste in three times. He used the back of a shovel to push the tofu. His technique was to fill it up directly. A set of operations was as smooth as clouds and flowing water.

Finally, a dish of Mapo Tofu with full color, flavor and flavor came out of the pot. Li Ye finally sprinkled the last bit of green pepper and chopped Sichuan peppercorns on the surface of Mapo Tofu.

Then, Li Ye started making the second dish of fried shredded potatoes without stopping.

Stir-fried shredded potatoes seems simple and everyone can do it, but it is difficult to actually do it well.

Because the potato shreds that most people make can only be said to be fried potatoes, which is a long way from the master.

Li Ye showed off his knife skills when cutting potato shreds. The shape, size and thickness of each potato shred are basically the same. After blanching, stir-fry over high heat, add a little green pepper to garnish, and finally serve it out of the pot.

The shredded potatoes fried in this way have a unique fragrance of potatoes, and the original aroma of potatoes will not be taken away by the green pepper.

The shredded potatoes are out of the pot, and Li Ye's two dishes have been completed.

Seeing this, He Yuzhu already realized that something serious was going on.

Damn it, does he really have to call Li Ye grandpa today? Doesn’t he, the majestic God of War of the Siheyuan, have no face?

Li Ye's two dishes were brought to the judges. Li Changming picked up a piece of Mapo Tofu and put it into his mouth. The spicy and spicy taste quickly conquered his taste buds.

Li Changming gave Li Ye an approving look. The mapo tofu was beautifully made. It was not inferior to Li Jianye's craftsmanship, or even better. He wanted a bowl of rice to go with it.

The son of an old subordinate is smart, capable, and good at getting things done. What a talent!

Li Changming suddenly developed a love for talents.

Li Changming added some fried shredded potatoes, which were fragrant, sweet and impeccable.

What an interesting guy.

"Li Ye's cooking skills are as good as those of the two chefs Li back then. With his skills, he can even open a small stove for the leaders. What do you think?"

Li Changming looked at the canteen director, canteen monitor and factory secretary.

First of all, Li Ye's cooking is really amazing, it's an absolute master's level, they can't say bad things out of conscience.

Secondly, Li Changming highly praised it. It was obvious that the food cooked by Li Ye was very to his liking and he wanted to be promoted. Everyone is smart and can tell the truth.

"After all, he is Chef Li's son, so he must be impeccable in his cooking skills.

In fact, when Chef Li passed away three years ago, Li Ye could take over Chef Li's job.

He was still young at that time, only sixteen years old, and could only start as an apprentice.

Now three years have passed, and Li Ye's cooking skills are not inferior to those of Chef Li, so Li Ye has to be promoted to a chef, right?"

The director of the cafeteria said with a serious expression.

"Yes, you can't bury those who are capable. Li Ye can pass today's assessment just by relying on his skills. There is no problem in being promoted to chef."

The factory secretary also said.

The cafeteria monitor agrees with them.

He Yuzhu panicked. He tasted the mapo tofu and stir-fried shredded potatoes made by Li Ye, but he still couldn't find any fault with it.

If I had to find fault, it would be that the mapo tofu is not authentic enough and does not use beef.

This is not a problem! Because there is no beef in the ingredients provided, is it reasonable for you to blame the chef? This is unreasonable.

He Yuzhu fell silent.

He originally thought that Li Ye was so young and his cooking skills were not very good, so he could criticize and influence the opinions of other judges. Unexpectedly, he miscalculated.

"Okay, since everyone thinks so and feels that talents cannot be buried, then Li Ye will be promoted to level eight chef.

Since he is capable enough, he should be allowed to take over Chef Li's class and get a salary of level 15, thirty-five and a half yuan a month. Do you have any opinions?"

Li Changming said again.

The eighth-level chef is on the same level as He Yuzhu, and the salary is the same, thirty-five and a half yuan.

He Yuzhu can receive thirty-seven and a half yuan, two of which are subsidies. After subsidy is removed, the amount is thirty-five and a half yuan.

Several leaders in charge of rating and assessment expressed no objection, and the matter was settled.

I originally took over from my dad to work in the cafeteria three years ago. At that time, I was young and incapable, so I worked as an apprentice for the time being. Now that I have the ability, it is normal to officially take over from my dad.

Xu Damao, who was watching the show on the sidelines, couldn't help but look at Li Ye with a high look. He then had to stir up a few dishes to try to establish a relationship with Li Ye. This was a talent that could be won over.

As for He Yuzhu, he seemed to have thought of something and planned to run away quietly.

How could Xu Damao let him run away? He shouted loudly: "Silly Zhu, don't run away. If you run away, you are your grandson."

Run? The fun has just begun!