Chapter 22: Chef 21

Lin Dan did not stay in the back kitchen, but let his buddies set up a simple shed at the entrance of the store, which set up stoves, pots and bowls, chopping boards, kitchen knives and other things. He cleaned his hands and noodles and closed his long hair with a cloth towel. Hold and tie tightly to prevent the ingredients from falling into the pot.
After Xiaozhu finished the marinade, he begged pitifully: "Sister Lin, can we cook bowls of noodles for us? We can work hard when we are full!"
Lin Dan gave him a smile, and then cut a piece from the awake dough, and quickly pulled it into a thin silver wire noodle, put it in the boiled spring water, and lined up five sea bowls at the end. A spoonful of milk-white bone soup is ready to use. After the noodles are cooked, she cuts the braised pork into thin slices, puts them on the noodle soup neatly, adds a few cooked green leaves, cuts half of the braised eggs and lays in the soup, and sprinkles the green onions and parsley. .
"Let's eat, and hurry to work for me after eating." As soon as Lin Dan's words fell, Xiaozhu and Shaoyao cheered, and each took away the soup noodles, and started to eat snorting.
"Master, the noodles are so glutinous. The sauce of the braised meat melts into the fresh fragrance of the bone soup. The two phases are washed together. The taste is not salty or light. It is just fine. Can I still have another bowl?"
"Okay, I'll take another bowl. You and the cuckoo will share it." When the children were growing up, the food was naturally large, with one more bowl and one less bowl, Lin Dan could afford it. She turned to continue noodles, but Xiaozhu wondered: "Treasurer, why do you want to move the kitchen out? How inconvenient people are at the store entrance!"
"I just moved out for the sake of convenience. What kind of noodles does the customer want, and how much is it? Just tell me when I enter the door, I will do it right away, and I can serve the guests without a moment of effort. Table. The noodles just taken out of the pot are the best, smooth and glutinous, well-rooted, and it will simmer for a while, which will affect the taste. Cooking at noon, the oil fume is big, and it will hold the guests. We will move back then. Lin Dan always pays attention to excellence in cooking. The feelings of diners are what she cares about the most. Naturally, it is easy to arrange for diners.
Xiaozhu and others nodded again and again to teach, but heard a low voice from the door: "Lin Dan, being your diners is probably the happiest thing in the world."
"You're here again." Lin Dan smiled and shook his head. "You're ridiculous. What kind of noodles do you want to eat? I'll make them for you."
"I feel free to watch it." Tang Jiu stepped into the door and Xiaozhu rushed forward to help him clean the table and chairs.
Lin Dan knew that Tang Jiu was an authentic eater, and he could cook whatever bowl of food he could eat, so he brought it over. After greeting the first diners, she started frying dumplings. First, she took a piece of undercooked pork belly from the marinade pot, cut it into fine dices with a kitchen knife, and put it in another pot. The incense is fragrant, and then add ingredients such as dried tofu, bamboo shoots, and white diced scallops into the water, and make a pot of thick juice.
"It's fragrant, can you add me some of this bitch?" Tang Jiu looked at Lin Dan with sullen eyes.
"Of course you can, and add a spoonful of rice dumplings for an extra penny." Lin Dan joked.
"It takes five pennies more." Tang Jiu took a deep look at her. At the end, he mixed the newly added rice dumplings into the noodles, took a big sip, and his eyes immediately turned on. Using only a half-pound of braised pork, Lin Dan can cook such a strong meat flavor with a large pot of diced vegetables. Lin Dan's craftsmanship is really good.
Lin Dan seemed to see his surprise and explained: "Most of the people who get up to work before dawn don't have a lot of wealth, so they can only eat a bite of meat on New Year's Day. The stewed meat noodles I sell here cost four yuan a bowl. Definitely ca n’t afford it, it ’s better to use this piece of braised meat to make a pot of semi-vegetable dumplings with meaty taste, so that everyone can share it. The meaty taste and the price are cheap. It is a crispy food, easy to absorb oil and juice, and boiled in braised gravy for a bit. Vegetables can also make amaranth. This is the odor method in seasoning. "
Tang Jiu unknowingly put down his bowl and listened to it.
When Lin Dan talked a lot about the gourmet classics, many people nearby came by following the smell. With such a strong lo-mei taste, which restaurant should be preparing breakfast and ready to take out. Although most people can't afford braised meat, it's okay to go buy a bowl of yangchun noodles. The skill of the chef in this restaurant is not bad if he can make the braised meat so fragrant.
Thinking in this way, many people turned into the deep alley, without the guidance of others, to accurately find the hometown restaurant. Even if some people go the wrong way, they will come back quickly. The aroma of the food in the shop is the best sign.
But after a while, the store was full of people. When they saw the mouthful of hot marinade crocks, they couldn't help swallowing saliva, and the maggots in their stomach began to rebel. In particular, Tang Jiuzheng snorted happily, and the expression of the big man and lameness made them even more envious.
"Boss, how much does a bowl of noodles cost?" A strong man asked with a sip of saliva.
"Yangchun noodles are one penny, zongzi noodles are two pennies, plus zongzi noodles are three pennies, and braised meat noodles are four pennies. I also have white porridge for sale here, all two pennies." Lin Dan Xu Xu said.
A few Xiaozhu rushed out and greeted the guests warmly: "Guest, please come in if you want to eat."
"Zongzi noodles sell only two pennies, this kind of zongzi?" The strong man pointed to the cauldron, his eyes were shining. The braised pork in the pot has been completely boiled, and the diced bamboo shoots, dried tofu, and simmered white diced are stained with the sauce of the braised meat, and they are also full of the sauce and meat flavor. There is no difference, but it has more sweet taste than braised meat.
The brave man was unknown, thinking that this pot of half vegetarian rice dumplings was pure brine meat dumplings, so his expression was surprised. You know, for meat noodles like this, more than five pennies are sold on the street.
"That's right, it only sells two articles. My sister-in-law is made of vegetarian food and doesn't cost anything." Lin Dan explained patiently.
"Then give me a bowl!" The strong man no longer hesitated, immediately walked into the shop, and gratified in his heart: whether he is a or a bitch, as long as he can eat the meat.
He seemed to be the leader of a group of people. He came in, and the others also came in. They each asked for a bowl of ravioli with the same accent, which should come from the same place.
Lin Danwen whispered: "Some big brothers who listen to the accent seem to be from northern Shaanxi. How about this bitch, I will adjust it to northern Shaanxi?"
"Xunzi can also adjust the taste? Good, good!" The group nodded quickly.
Lin Dan put a pot on an empty stove and poured some oil. When the oil temperature was 70% hot, the chili noodles burst into red oil for use. In total, there were nine diners. She simmered nine spoons of rice dumplings, stir-fried with the red oil for a while, added starch to thicken, and when the soup boiled, put some finely chopped sour cabbage with the rice dumplings. cook. In this way, the original loquat dumplings became a pot of red, hot, salty and sour northern Shaanxi dumplings.
The rice dumplings are adjusted and the noodles are cooked. Lin Dan quickly scooped them up and packed them in nine bowls. Then sprinkle the ginger, green onion and coriander, and let Xiaozhu and others take it away.
Several strong men originally came with a taste of early adopters. It was not until they saw this bowl of familiar and unfamiliar home noodles that they moved their faces. They couldn't wait to pick up the chopsticks and start eating, and after taking a sip, there was a flash of tide in their eyes. The noodles are thin and glutinous, the dumplings are sour and spicy, and they are very delicious. They are eaten in the stomach, and those childhood memories that have been so far away from home and those nights that you ca n’t even imagine when you are still at night are all flashing in your head. Arousing homesickness at the same time dissolving nostalgia.
"It's delicious, it's the taste I had when I was a kid!" The strong man shaved a few noodles, and his voice was a little hoarse when he spoke again. His fellow people nodded frequently, his expression stubborn. After eating such a bowl of home-made noodles, I just felt that my whole body was full of strength. I would definitely be able to move more goods later and make more money.
"It's delicious, I'll be back tomorrow." Before the noodles were eaten, the strong man began to mourn reluctantly, and the life that could not have been more painful seemed to have hope.
"I'm here too." The crowd nodded in response. Most of them are not greasy, only this local cuisine.
After a short while, there were several people at the shop entrance. They were a little short and had a strong accent. It was difficult for the average person to understand what they were talking about. However, Lin Dan went north and south, and had a wide range of insights. He had no trouble in communicating, and explained the prices of noodles and white porridge in detail.
Several people stared at the marinade crock for a while, and finally couldn't resist the temptation to come in.
"Some big brothers who listen to the accent are from Baiyue. How about I change the dumplings to Baiyue?" Lin Dan asked politely.
Several people showed a dubious look, but nodded slightly. Lin Dan scooped out a few spoonfuls of dumplings, added water to dilute the taste, and seasoned with sugar. After removing a small pot from the stove, scoop out a few spoonfuls of dark sauce and pour into the prepared dumplings. An indescribable fishy smell spread in the air, but after mingling with the sauce of marinated dumplings, it became particularly fragrant, and there was a faint smell of sea water.
The dubious expressions of several men were immediately replaced by surprise, and Dora said a good freshman call, and frequently gave thumbs up.
Lin Danhuan said, "Yes, this is the sand crab sauce. I made it myself. A few big brothers taste authentic."
Baiyue people from the west especially like sand crab sauce. No matter whether they are amaranth or vegetarian, they like to use a little sand crab sauce to season. When cooking noodles, they also use sand crab sauce, sweet noodle sauce, and bean paste to make dumplings. Lin Dan spent a few months in West Vietnam, making authentic West Vietnam miso noodles, with a distinctive flavor and fresh flavor.
The rice dumplings are well adjusted, and the noodles are also in a bowl. Lin Danquan poured a spoonful of thick milk soup and sprinkled it with pink shrimp skin and green onion flowers. Don't look good.
Several men did not even need to say hello to Xiao Zhu, and did not go in to find a seat. They just stood at the door and watched Lin Dan's cooked noodles. After cooking, they took them away and ate them quickly. Eat and eat, still the taste of hometown is the best.
The scent is still evolving, and the diners that have been found are one after another. Lin Dan will adjust the taste according to the requirements of each diner. Shuzhou people will add pepper, bean paste and other things to adjust the spicy taste; Huxiang people will adjust Spicy and spicy flavors; hot and sour flavors, green onion flavors, etc., those who do not like soup, make dry noodles, oily noodles, all kinds of tastes.
Everyone said that it was difficult to adjust their opinions, but it didn't seem to be so difficult for her.