The first thing I did was to find out

Chapter 164 Running in both directions
Although Zheng Da wanted to stop killing the pigeon immediately and show his talent by making a crab roe steamed dumpling for Qinhuai, he still held back.

The preparations for making crab roe siomai are very complicated. If Zheng Da starts preparing now, unless something unexpected happens, Qin Huai won’t be able to see the crab roe siomai he made until the evening.

It was a tiring day of traveling by boat and train to Qinhuai, and Zheng Dacai was reluctant to let his future beloved disciple stay with him until the evening.

Zheng Da continued to deal with the pigeons.

To be honest, Zheng Da is a top-notch chef, and his knife skills are also top-notch among chefs. In a sense, he can even be considered a hexagonal warrior, with all basic skills being very good and high.

Considering that he did not work as a chef for many years, and it can even be said that he retired at a golden age to go into business, it is not an exaggeration to call Zheng Da a genius.

Although the genius is a little bit low-profile now, he is struggling to deal with the pigeons for his last disciple who he is not sure whether he can trick into becoming his disciple.

Pigeons really need to be handled carefully, and are much more difficult than chickens and ducks.

Not to mention that Zheng Da didn't know what was wrong with him, he had to show off his knife skills and debone the whole pigeon. When he deboned the first pigeon, he even flipped over and scratched the pigeon's skin. In order to save face, he continued to debone the second pigeon.

Qin Huai didn't understand, so he chose to cook the soup silently.

Since there was nothing worth referring to or learning from the video tutorial, Qin Huai had to rely mainly on his own creativity to make the pigeon stewed with Gastrodia elata.

Of course, the pigeons have been prepared by someone, so there is not much room for creativity in stewing the pigeons with Gastrodia elata. Just control the heat and stew them normally without overturning.

The pigeon stewed with Tianma is sold by the portion, and it must be served in a specially customized small cup. Huangji's warehouse has a batch of cups of the right size, and they are all sorted out for Qinhuai to make the pigeon stewed with Tianma.

For a moment, the whole kitchen was filled with the rich aroma of pigeon soup.

Gong Liang in the hall had already secured a spot for the food tasting. He squatted down at the kitchen door and poked his head to look inside.

Even though many people in Huang Ji’s kitchen have a deep bias against Qinhuai’s white-casserole dishes, everyone has to admit that the pigeon stewed with Gastrodia elata this afternoon smelled really ordinary.

It feels not much different from the Gastrodia elata pigeon soup sold in small shops outside for 28 yuan per serving.

The only difference may be that Qinhuai uses more ingredients. A serving of pigeon stewed with gastrodia elata actually contains a whole pigeon, and there are a lot of gastrodia elata, wolfberry and other auxiliary ingredients that are not just sprinkled there for the sake of courtesy.

The ingredients are so abundant that many chefs who have some knowledge of food supplements are wondering if the ingredients in this dish of pigeon stewed with Gastrodia elata are a bit too heavy. Neither Gastrodia elata, wolfberry, red dates nor ginger slices can be considered good ingredients for enhancing the flavor, and if too much is put in, the taste may not be very good.

If Qin Huai could hear the inner thoughts of these chefs, he would definitely tell them that it was not up to him to decide, because Liu Tao had put in just these ingredients.

The E-grade Gastrodia elata stewed with pigeon is so luxurious.

Two hours later, the pigeon stewed with Gastrodia elata was ready.

【Gastrodia elata stewed pigeon D+ grade】

All of them are D+ grade, and none of them have reached C grade. It can be seen that Qinhuai’s current level is still some distance away from C grade.

Qinhuai is stewed according to the number of people, and the kitchen staff, Gong Liang and the lobby supervisor each have a portion. Huang Shengli went to the hospital for a follow-up check-up in the afternoon and Huang Anyao accompanied him, but both of them were not there so there was no portion.

Gong Liang got a portion that looked very beautiful. He excitedly picked up the spoon, scooped up a spoonful of soup, blew on it, and then became the first person to eat the crab.

Very general.

This was Gong Liang’s first reaction when he drank the pigeon soup.

In fact, Gong Liang had secretly beautified this adjective in his heart. Who is Gong Liang? He is the childhood friend of Zheng Da and Huang Shengli, and the former head of the sales department. He achieved financial freedom at a young age and achieved the epic achievement of eating crab roe dumplings made by Master Jing for a month.

Not to mention the D+ grade Gastrodia elata stewed with pigeon, even the roasted whole pig head made by Huang Jia was looked down upon by Gong Liang when he had the chance to choose.

Gong Liang felt that he had not had such a delicious soup for a long time.

Too ordinary.

Whenever Gong Liang goes out to eat, if the restaurant dares to serve this kind of soup to him, Gong Liang will get angry and curse at the restaurant owner.

However, considering that this soup is Qin Huai's latest masterpiece, Qin Huai's main job is a white case chef, so it is normal that he is not good at making soup. In addition, Gong Liang has also heard about Qin Huai's progress in practicing the fire control, and knows that Qin Huai's fire control is rather worrying.

Gong Liang thought about it again and again, and finally gritted his teeth and finished the whole portion of pigeon stewed with Gastrodia elata.

Not only was the soup finished, but the pigeon meat and gastrodia elata were also eaten, leaving only red dates and wolfberries.

Gong Liang really doesn't like to eat these two things.

After eating, Gong Liang comforted himself that it was all to encourage Master Qin, so that he could eat better snacks in the future. Now sacrificing his taste buds to eat something worse is an investment, and it is not a loss.

Oh, I should have found out more about it before rushing here.

Gong Liang went upstairs to the private room sadly and sent a message to Huang Shengli, saying that he had paid a lot this afternoon in order not to undermine Qin Huai's self-confidence, and strongly requested Huang Shengli to cook two dishes for him in the evening to make up for it.

On the other hand, Huang Jia and the team leader agreed after eating that the dish was really average, so average that it didn’t even reach the level of being on Huang’s menu.

But considering that the cook was Qin Huai, and Qin Huai had already emphasized in advance that the taste of this dish might not be very good, it is a food supplement and a medicinal food. From the perspective of food supplement, this dish is not so off the menu.

In the end, Huang Jia and the foreman unanimously decided that the dishes could be put on the menu, but the prices had to be set very low, saying that they were special offers for new dishes, and that the cost price would not make any profit.

And the dish of pigeon stewed with Gastrodia elata must be preceded by a prefix -

Nourishing medicinal food!

Some people are worried about Qin Huai's pigeon stewed with Gastrodia elata, but Qin Huai himself doesn't care much.

For this dish, he emphasized what needed to be emphasized and made the necessary patches. Qin Huai felt there was nothing much to say.

If the Gastrodia elata pigeon stew reaches E level, it is qualified, and D+ level will definitely have a buff. However, the buff of this dish has a chance to be triggered, and the higher the level of the dish, the greater the chance of triggering. The chance of triggering at D level should not be high. Qin Huai guessed that it might not even be 50%.

Therefore, Qin Huai did not think that this dish would sell very well. He thought that as long as it was not too bad, and some diners ate it and happened to trigger the buff and found it useful, it would be fine.

It improves eyesight and calms the mind, and is good for your health.

Good news for office workers and students.

Qinhuai’s current focus is crab roe steamed buns.

After unlocking all of Luo Jun's memories, the only people Qin Huai needs to conquer are Gong Liang and Qu Jing.

Qu Jing is in Shan City, and is a doctor in the Department of Neurology of a private hospital with a stable job. Qin Huai is in Gusu, and the two are so far apart that Qin Huai will definitely not be able to complete Qu Jing's side mission in a short period of time.

Not to mention Qu Jing's side quest, which still makes Qin Huai a little confused. It is too abstract and does not give any hints.

Qin Huai had focused on getting close to Qu Jing before because Chen Huihong and Luo Jun had emphasized to Qin Huai that Qu Jing's condition was very dangerous, and the weirder it was, the closer it was to the seventh day.

Now Qu Jing's biggest secret of self-mutilation has been discovered by Qin Huai, and Chen Huihong also said that Qu Jing can live at least another 5 years in this condition. Qu Jing's task does not seem as urgent as before, and Gong Liang's task can be moved forward a little.

Indeed, Gong Liang was not in a hurry at all.

Our gold medal salesman Mr. Gong is not even in his last life. There is even a high probability that he can successfully overcome the tribulation on his own without Qin Huai's intervention.

But Qin Huai encountered this.

Not to mention that Gong Liang’s task was so simple, he had to eat crab roe dumplings. It would be a shame not to work hard to complete such a straightforward task.

Moreover, Gong Liang has been financially independent for so many years, so Qin Huai feels it is still necessary to fight for 10% of Gong Liang's inheritance.

On the first day that Chef Xiao Qin returned to work, everyone in Huang's kitchen had breakfast again.

Breakfast is longevity noodles. Hand-rolled noodles, cooked in chicken soup, a good day starts with a bowl of delicious noodles.

Gong Liang is very sure of this statement.

"Bliss."

After Gong Liang finished his third bowl of longevity noodles, Huang Anyao arrived late at the kitchen. He was surprised to see Gong Liang sitting on a small stool and eating noodles at the kitchen door.

"Uncle Gong, why are you here?"

Oh my God, who let Gong Liang in? He is the key surveillance target in Huang’s kitchen.

Gong Liang pretended to be dissatisfied and said, "An Yao, what do you mean by that? You are not welcome to me, Uncle Gong. I held you in my arms many times when you were a child, gave you lucky money every year, and bought you many toys and new clothes. I really loved you in vain."

Huang Anyao quickly explained: "That's not what I meant. I just think it's a little strange that you, Uncle Gong, would come to Huang's so early and... even eat noodles."

"Master Xiao Qin took the initiative to invite me here." Gong Liang said proudly, "Do you think Master Xiao Qin is the same as you, who would turn around and run away when he saw me like a mouse seeing a cat? Master Xiao Qin is very enthusiastic. He sent me a WeChat message last night saying that the pigeon stewed with Tianma in the afternoon was not ready, and asked me if I had time to come to Huangji for breakfast this morning."

"An Yao, you need to learn more from Master Xiao Qin about this. You will be the one taking over Huang's in the future. Be more tactful. If your father and Zheng Da secretly cook something delicious, send me a message and I will come over immediately."

Huang Anyao: …

Is it possible that the special classes my father and Master Zheng give to you are basically for you?
Huang Anyao could only respond with a perfunctory "hmm" and let Gong Liang continue to sit at the door of the kitchen and eat noodles. He went in to have a bowl as well and asked Dong Shi, who was the most well-informed, what had happened.

How come while he was accompanying his father to the hospital for a follow-up checkup, Gong Liang was sitting at the door of Huang's kitchen to eat.

This progress is too fast. Huang Shengli needs another checkup next month. Huang Anyao was afraid that he would have to accompany Huang Shengli back for the checkup next month, so Gong Liang just sat in the kitchen to eat.

Dong Shi has already obtained first-hand intelligence from Qin Huai.

Qin Huai took the initiative to invite Gong Liang, and Qin Huai also made preparations for Gong Liang to sit in the Huang's kitchen to eat breakfast every morning.

He was even prepared that Gong Liang might take action at any time, and asked Qin Huai to cook for him some delicious snacks in the afternoon.

Qin Huai told Huang Jia about this in advance. Huang Jia said that as long as Qin Huai didn't mind, Gong Liang could eat at the back kitchen door.

Just don't come in to eat.

This is Huang Ji’s final bottom line.

After all, for the sake of food hygiene and health in the kitchen, even Huang Anyao, the young master, cannot come in to eat without changing his clothes.

Huang Anyao also ate at the door before Qin Huai came. It was after Qin Huai came that Huang Anyao had to go to the kitchen more often, so he developed the habit of going to the locker room to change clothes and go to the kitchen as soon as he came to Huang's.

Those who know Qin Huai know that he is a chef who doesn't mind cooking special meals for his friends.

Not only for non-human friends, but also for human friends, like Ouyang, Grandma Ding, and Uncle Wang, who are 100% human, Qin Huai doesn't mind giving them special treatment every now and then.

After all, Qin Huai's cooking skills were honed in his own way. If Luo Luo hadn't insisted on eating whatever he saw over the years, how would Qin Huai have been able to develop more than 200 kinds of dim sum?

According to the menu of Qin's Breakfast Shop, Qinhuai is already innovative enough to make more than 20 kinds of buns.

Now Qin Huai wants to conquer Gong Liang, and Gong Liang also wants to conquer Qin Huai. In a sense, the two of them are already heading in both directions. Qin Huai just throws out an olive branch, and Gong Liang follows the vine to climb up.

Gong Liang left after breakfast, presumably because he had some work to do. Qin Huai worked normally in the morning. In addition to making snacks, he also stewed 112 portions of Gastrodia elata and pigeon.

Thanks to the neighbors' hard work in promoting the dish, 112 servings of pigeon stewed with Gastrodia elata were snapped up by diners at noon. Many diners who came specially to pack snacks specially packed a serving of pigeon stewed with Gastrodia elata to support Qinhuai's development of new dishes. Their support was touching.

Huang Jiahe, the foreman, also made initial progress in his food supplement and medicinal diet strategy. Although the taste of the pigeon stewed with Tianma was not satisfactory and below the passing level of Huang Ji, with the medicinal diet as a prelude, most diners still chose to accept it and said against their will that the taste of the pigeon stewed with Tianma was already very good as a medicinal diet.

Chef Qin is really thoughtful. He specially prepared medicinal food for fear that people would eat too many snacks and consume a lot of carbohydrates and sugars, which would harm their bodies.

As usual, Qinhuai lunch is prepared by Huang Jia himself for employees.

Zheng Da arrived shortly after lunch.

Zheng Da brought good news to Qin Huai.

Huang Shengli's reexamination yesterday was very satisfactory, and the doctor arranged a full set of physical therapy for Huang Shengli. Huang Shengli will stay in the hospital for physical therapy for the next two days, and is not allowed to go near the kitchen. Zheng Da will temporarily take over the important work of guiding Qin Huai.

Zheng Da himself considered himself to be a famous teacher who would never be seen before.

Zheng Da said that the previous teaching was all misunderstanding, that was just teaching casually, and did not show his true level at all. Now he will give 120% of his efforts and enthusiasm to let Qin Huai see what a real gold medal teacher is.

Huang Shengli knows nothing about teaching his apprentices.

Huang Shengli's disciples are not Zheng Dala. He has quite a few disciples, 9 in total, but none of them can fight.

The one with the best cooking skills is the eldest disciple Huang Jia, whose talent is only slightly better than that of an ordinary chef and cannot be considered a genius. The talent of the youngest disciple Dong Shi is okay, but Dong Shi is ignorant and has his own ideas, so he is not a good disciple.

Unlike him, although he has only taught one apprentice for all these years, and that apprentice is his own son, but his son is very competitive!

His son, Zheng Siyuan, is a well-known genius in the circle of white-cooked chefs.

What? You said that many pastry chefs don’t know Zheng Siyuan?

That's because Siyuan is low-key. He doesn't usually attend cooking exchange meetings, nor has he seldom gone to big restaurants to learn from masters. How could he make a name for himself if he just stays at the entrance of the community every day?

What? You're asking how Zheng Siyuan could be a well-known genius in the criminal case circle?
Please, Zheng Da is already a well-known genius in the criminal investigation circle. He has personally admitted that his son is a genius. How could his son not be a genius?

What? You said that I, Zheng Da, am not very famous in the chef circle, and many people don't know me? Do you think I am just a dim sum businessman?
Nonsense, nonsense, rumors! What do they know about cooking!

This time, the self-proclaimed gold medal chef Zheng Da brought his crab roe steamed bun teaching method.

"Xiao Qin, I really appreciate your desire to learn how to make crab roe steamed buns. There aren't many young people willing to learn this dish nowadays. You've found the right person to learn from. To be honest, one of my master's most famous snacks back then was crab roe steamed buns. If you don't believe me, go ask Gong Liang. When he became the head of the sales department, he ate crab roe steamed buns for a whole month at a state-owned restaurant. He knows it best!"

"This crab roe siu mai has two kinds of fillings. Let me give you a basic introduction first."

Qin Huai answered quickly: "Siyuan told me about this before. One is the real crab roe siu mai with fresh shrimp and crab roe filling, and the other is the crab roe siu mai with fresh shrimp and egg yolk."

Zheng Da shook his head.

Qin Huai:?
"Siyuan was talking about the crab roe dumplings sold on the market now. But when my master was making crab roe dumplings in a state-owned restaurant, there was no egg yolk substitute. At that time, egg yolks were much more expensive than crabs, so how could he use egg yolks as a substitute for crabs?" Zheng Da explained.

"I mentioned two kinds of fillings. One is shrimp meat as the base, mixed with crab meat and crab roe, seasoned and steamed directly. The preparation of crab roe siu mai with this kind of filling is relatively simple, but the seasoning is very difficult. It is difficult to balance the ratio between crab meat and shrimp meat. If it is not done well, it will be a serious failure in your words. It will either taste extremely fishy, ​​or you can't taste the shrimp and crab meat, and can only taste the strong seasoning taste."

"The other type is much easier to season, but the production process is very complicated. Its fillings need to be cooked in advance. After the crabs are steamed, the crab meat is removed and the crab oil is boiled. The crab meat, crab roe, lean meat, chicken soup, skin jelly, and bone soup are boiled together, just like a stock. Although the steps of making crab roe siu mai in this way are cumbersome, the quality control can be guaranteed and it is not easy to fail."

"Of course, based on the cost of that year, the cost of the second option would be much higher than the first option."

"So what method was used to make the crab roe steamed buns that Mr. Gong ate for a month in the state-owned restaurant?" Qin Huai asked.

"Of course it's the first one. When Gong Liang became the section chief, could he afford to eat crab roe steamed buns made with chicken soup, lean meat, and bone soup every day? If he wasn't my master's neighbor, my master wouldn't have made crab roe steamed buns for him for a month. Just the seasoning would be torture. I guess only my master would dare to make the first one in the whole city."

"Then can I learn the first one first?" Qin Huai asked, "I'm not good at making soup stock, and you know my level of heat, but I am confident in my seasoning."

“I want to learn the first one.”

"Okay!" Zheng Da said that he had the same idea. How could he show his level by doing the second one?
Of course we have to challenge the difficulty!

As expected of him, she is his chosen disciple. They have a tacit understanding and are in sync with each other!

(End of this chapter)