Chapter 10 Loach Taro (Part 2) ()

"If this loach can be kept overnight, there is no need to add ginger and sesame oil. After one night, the loach has already spit out the mud in the stomach, but it has to change the water a few times in the middle to prevent the loach from eating the mud out again." Seeing that Master Wang understood, Wang Kuang continued. "This dish is called loach taro, which mainly consists of two main ingredients: loach and taro. The other ingredients are simple, namely garlic, ginger, wine, sauce, green onion, oil and salt. In addition, you can also use it according to your taste.

Add some other seasonings." While talking to Master Wang, Wang Kuang saw a bowl of black sauce in a corner next to the stove, probably bean paste. Although he didn't see soy sauce, probably not at this time, but it would be fine to have bean paste. In addition, he was delighted to see a pack of peppers. Without chili, this pepper can barely be used instead. Loach taro is just to be sweaty, which is satisfying. Pepper is also a spicy thing, and it can also make you sweaty.

As time came, Wang Kuang took out the cooked taro in the pot and put it in a basin of cold water and peeled it aside. At this time, the fire had already started and was not strong yet, but the fire was just right at this time.

I took the clay pot, picked up the loach and put it in, threw the garlic and chopped ginger in, and threw more than a dozen peppers in it, poured half a bowl of wine, covered the lid, and put it on the fire to simmer.

"The clay pot is used because the clay pot is heated slowly after it is put on the stove. In this way, the loaches in the jar will not jump around, and in the second place, because they are heated, the loach will drink the wine when it is heated. This will further remove the fishy smell and taste it." Wang Kuang explained to Master Wang. Because he was detailed, Master Wang could also understand it and nodded continuously.

After simmering for a while, the loach was dead. Wang Kuang uncovered the lid again, scooped a spoonful of bean paste in, added oil, and the scallion was white. After mixing well, the lid was covered and simmered for a while. At this time, the fragrance began to spread. Uncovered the lid, the mixed wine was mixed with wine, and the soup with sauce and oil was almost half-dried. He stirred again until the loaches were bent into arc shapes, and some had cracked in the abdomen, and then poured a scoop of warm water in and covered the lid. Wang Kuang said that if cold water was poured in, the pottery jar would be cracked, and Master Wang understood it.

After the soup was started, Wang Kuang held the peeled potato with one hand and the knife in the other hand, and cut the potatoes horizontally and vertically into four pieces on his palm and put them into a pot. The next step was simple. Wait for half an hour, take a few basil leaves, ignite them on the stove, throw them into the jar and simmer for a while, and the dish will be made. If there is cucumber, it will be great. Cut the cucumbers into it, and the aroma of cucumbers is mixed with the aroma of taro, basil leaves and loaches, which is definitely a delicious food in the world. It seems that you should pay attention to the collection. If possible, you must ask for more information about some ingredients that have been circulated from the Western Regions or overseas, especially chili peppers. Many dishes will be much inferior if they have no peppers.

It was already dinner time for loach taro. Tang Shi ordinary people still had two meals a day, and there were no entertainment activities at night, so they went to bed early, so dinner was earlier than Wang Kuang's later generations. At this time, there were already guests staying in the restaurant in front of the hall. Because Master Wang was hanging this dish of Wang Kuang, he forgot to make the dishes ordered by the guests for a while, and the guests in front of the hall were gradually dissatisfied. Sun Er and Li Dadan were laughing and apologizing to the guests while busy greeting the new guests. Seeing this situation, Manager Sun couldn't help but get angry. Although the chef's status was transcendent, even the boss didn't easily scold him. So Sun Er and Li Dadan did not dare to urge Master Wang. But now Manager Sun had to see what was going on.

Before he entered the kitchen, he lifted the straw curtain in front and behind the hall, and smelled a strange fragrance penetrated his nostrils. The curtain was lifted, and the fragrance also floated to the front of the hall. The yelling diners had a sharp nose and couldn't help but lift their noses: "Hey, what's the smell? It's so fragrant?" Those who reacted slowly could smell the fragrance. For a moment, the originally noisy hall actually quieted down strangely. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Dadan hurried to the kitchen to see if the dishes were cooked, and "by the way" to see what Wang Dalang had just made, it was so fragrant.

Seeing the shopkeeper come in, Master Wang remembered that there were several dishes waiting in front of the hall, and he smiled and gave the shopkeeper accompanies him. After all, he turned out to be just a chef. After the chef left, no one asked him to take the shopkeeper. This position was naturally incomparable, so he dared not stare at the shopkeeper at every turn like the one who used to be.

Manager Sun had forgotten the purpose of entering the kitchen at this time, and ignored Master Wang, took his old legs and ran to the pot with his rare agility in three steps and two steps: "What is it? What is it? (Minbei language: What is this)"

Wang Kuang didn't say anything. He saw the dissatisfaction with the shopkeeper Sun before. So he took a bowl, scooped some loach taro from the pottery jar, and handed it to the shopkeeper Sun: "Grandpa Sun, try it."

At a glance, he saw the loach in the bowl. Manager Sun was a little unbelievable: "Is this a loach?"

"Well, this is loach taro, but unfortunately, the main seasoning is missing, so you can't make a better taste." Wang Kuang was a little regretful.

He didn't care about burning his mouth, so he drank the soup in two sips, ate loaches and taro, and the manager Sun's eyes shone: "Okay, okay, Li Dabang, hurry up and call the boss." He clearly saw a bunch of yellow copper plates flying from all directions to Fulai Inn.

Li Dadan ran away, and the shopkeeper Sun breathed, and he couldn't blame him for not breathing. He had been the shopkeeper for decades. When did he eat such delicious food? Especially made of loaches that were usually no one ate? Turning around and praising Wang Kuang, "Darang is really good, really good craftsmanship." After thinking about it, he called Zhu Si Niang, took another big bowl, poured most of the loach taro in, and asked her to bring it to the hall, and gave each diner who had just complained about a small bowl. One is to be a complacent person, and the other is to take the opportunity to spread the word of mouth. In the future, this dish can be regarded as a signature dish in the hall. After learning that Master Wang had witnessed the whole process, he made a quick decision and raised his wages to Master Wang, asking him to keep his mouth safe and not to spread it.

Seeing Manager Sun dealing with this, Wang Kuang secretly admired him. After all, he was an old shopkeeper for decades, so he was still decisive in handling things.

After hearing the news, Sun Ming, who had tasted loach taro, smiled and praised him repeatedly. He was very proud and admired his keen eyes and got the treasure of Wang Kuang. After receiving Wang Kuang's confirmation, he taught all the recipes to Master Wang, he decided to be the master of Master Wang from then on. When he came to Master Wang later, Master Wang was responsible for making loach taro, and asked Manager Sun to explain to those who sent fish to get more loaches and give the same price as the fish. At the same time, he explained again that Wang Kuang would not interfere with what Wang Kuang did in the store in the future. With the dish of loach taro, Fulai Inn would definitely have a prosperous business from then on. He could not say that he could open a restaurant in the future.

After learning that if there was another seasoning, the loach taro tasted better, he carefully asked Wang Kuang what the peppers looked like. He also heard that there would be such a thing in Lingnan area, so he ordered Li Dadan, who was usually clever: "After closing, go to the account to pay some money, and set off early tomorrow morning to Lingnan to search for this thing. If you can't find it, don't come back. If you find it, you will get your wages."

Li Dabang was also happy. If he found something called pepper, the inn business would prosper in the future, and he would also have his own contribution. With the boss's temper of treating people well on weekdays, his future wife would have money. He quickly responded.

After all the instructions, Sun Mingqian called Manager Sun over and asked him to bring out all the things in the utility room in Wang Kuangyuan and change them into a small kitchen, and prepare all the houses in the kitchen one by one. Then he told Wang Kuang: "Da Lang wants to make some food in the future, just do it in that small kitchen, so that it will not be too much to spread, and secondly, it will be convenient for him to make whatever food he wants in the future, right? I can't say that in the future, uncle, I will often disturb you."

Seeing Sun Mingqian's arrangement like this, Wang Kuang was also a little grateful. It was the best way to do this. It could be kept secret and protect himself. Although he did not have the idea of ​​self-discipline, he was young and had no foundation, so he still had to be low-key. What's more, with a separate kitchen, it would be convenient for him to do anything in the future. So he took this opportunity to ask Sun Mingqian to help find a large flat stone, and eat in the yard in the future.

There was a discussion inside, but the hall outside was already in a mess. Those who had eaten loach taro were not satisfied and were still asking for help. The fourth lady was still asking for more. One person was not enough for one small bowl. At least one table had to be served. The fourth lady couldn't resist it, so she ran away quickly after the parting, leaving shopkeeper Sun and Sun Erli boldly to deal with it.

"Shopkeeper, don't be a small item. You can only get as much money as you can." A diner shouted loudly, causing a lot of consent.

"I'm sorry, you really have nothing, and I'll guarantee that there will be some in the future." The harvest of loaches will have to be assigned to the farmers who sent fish tomorrow, and they will have to be available tomorrow evening as soon as possible. Therefore, Manager Sun dared not say that there will be one in the future.

Wang Kuang ignored these things and couldn't move the spatula. He then pointed out Master Wang to fry a plate of spinach, took a tray, served two bowls of rice, and brought a bowl of loach taro to his yard for dinner with Wang Xian.
Chapter completed!