Rebirth's Private Kitchen

It's still early, and there are still four hours before the opening ceremony.

When making a banquet, in addition to the taste, the speed of serving is also very particular.In order to reasonably match various dishes, Tang Lin, who has experience in his previous life, quickly sorted out a set of suitable solutions for him.Now there are four stalls in the kitchen, and Tang Lin habitually arranges the dishes according to the stalls.

The four stalls are roast meat stall, Cantonese cuisine stall, Hunan cuisine stall and steamed vegetable stall.Steamed vegetable stalls are further divided into Cantonese-style steamed vegetables and Hunan-style steamed vegetables.And these two kinds of steamed dishes require more stoves. According to the twelve hot dishes mentioned by Mr. Tang, steamed dishes accounted for three to four, and the amount of work required by the chef at the steamed vegetable stalls was greater.There are not many roasted meat dishes, Tang Lin thought about it, and there are not too many roasted meat stalls, just distribute the rest to other stalls.

Twenty or thirty tables, each with twelve dishes, in order to allow guests to eat hot dishes at the first time, many banquet masters will prepare steamed, stewed, and time-consuming dishes in advance, such as steamed Dishes such as elbows are steamed first.The restaurant is equipped with a steam box, so you can put these pre-made steamed vegetables and stews in it to keep warm.After serving, just take it out of the steamer and serve it on the table.

There are also some brine platters, which also need to be processed and arranged in advance, and then they can be steamed in the steamer in turn.Tang Lin distributed these procedures one by one, and the ten helpers who came to help were all acquaintances, and they were all frequent village banquets.Some of the younger ones used to cook with Mr. Tang, and Tang Lin also met him when he was a child.

Everyone was working in an orderly manner, some were cutting vegetables, some were washing vegetables, and some were setting out various steamers.Tang Lin was also helping to cut the vegetables, and saw the potatoes, carrots and white radishes on the cutting board...in the blink of an eye, they were cut into shreds or granules.Mr. Tang was handling some jumping Wuchang fish. The scales on the fish were directly peeled off by a sharp knife, the belly was ripped open, and the viscera inside was pulled out with a twist of his fingers. In the basin on one side, the technique is very skillful and sharp.

Tang Lin inspected the surrounding area between cutting vegetables. The people in front of the cutting board were very skilled with knives. It seemed that they often used knives, which made people feel at ease.

Steamed fish and the like are relatively simple, but it is troublesome to clean the fish first.After Tang Lin and the others cut up the vegetables and fruits and put them aside, they planned to make Dongpo elbow first.It takes a relatively long time for the elbow to be stewed softly.

Mr. Tang loved to cook Dongpo elbow when he was young, and he would often make it for Tang Lin when he was young.But today he didn't cook this dish, but let Tang Lin do it.It's not that Tang Lin hasn't done it before, so there's nothing to be nervous about.

The elbows have been scraped and cleaned, and the onion, ginger, and garlic slices have been sliced, and they are all ready.There were five frying pans beside Tang Lin. He stirred a spoonful of water in each pan, then divided all the elbows into five portions, and cut a slit in the meat next to the bone. After putting the elbows into the water, Then add a certain amount of onion, ginger and peppercorns, and wait for a dozen or 10 minutes to simmer.

During the ten minutes of stewing the elbows, Mr. Tang has already cleaned dozens of fish, and by the way, each fish has a crossed cross knife.Tang Lin used to marinate the fish with Mr. Tang first, and the black bean sauce was chopped into fine pieces by others.This fish dish does not need to be fried first, it can be steamed directly when the time comes, that is, dim sum is needed for seasoning.

Mr. Tang set up a few pots, stirred a spoonful of oil in each pot, and fried the minced black soya bean and minced green onion, ginger and garlic over low heat, and put them in a bowl. Then he added fermented soy sauce and I adjusted several kinds of seasonings by myself, and directly made the most important steamed fish sauce for this dish.After the steamed fish sauce is ready, pour the marinated Wuchang fish on it, and just take it to the fire and steam it.

Mr. Tang was busy on his side, and Tang Lin's elbow was already stewed.He took advantage of the time when the stewed elbow was almost finished, and made all the fried sugar juice.This stir-fried sugar juice is made of rock sugar. The steps are very simple. Just put it in the pan and stir-fry until the sugar color, then add some hot water and stir well.

Fry the elbows until golden brown, then add large pieces of onion, ginger and other ingredients, and turn the heat to low and simmer for three hours.Because the stove was limited, Tang Lin put two or three of these dozens of knuckles in each stewing pot, and steamed them all reluctantly.

Steam for three hours, just in time for the banquet.Tang Lin was directing the crowd, and when he was busy, Su Zhi on the other side followed Granny to see if there was anything that needed his help.

Because it was not a wedding banquet, Tang Dahao and his wife had already come.The restaurant only rented out a conference venue to them, and the venue has already been set up, and the tablecloths have also been laid out.Tang Dahao went around the kitchen, he was slightly relieved to see that Tang Lin and the others had nothing to do.

At this time, the kitchen is the busiest, with a lot of preparations.As for Su Zhi and the others outside the kitchen, they had nothing to do.

Tang Dahao and his wife saw that everything was in order at the restaurant, so they drove back to get ready to change, and then went to pick up some relatives and friends who were coming one after another.These relatives and friends would visit their home first. Considering that the banquet was held in the town, after Tang Dahao asked his wife's place, he asked relatives and friends to go directly to his wife's house.His wife's home is in the town, less than 10 minutes away from the restaurant, which is very convenient.

Tang Dahao's father did not follow, but stayed at the restaurant to watch, just in case, when Mr. Tang Lin Tang needed something, or if there was any situation with Tang Dahao, the restaurant could solve it immediately.Now, after Tang Dahao and the others left, Su Zhi was even more free.

This is Su Zhi's first time attending a village banquet, so it's hardly a novelty.Afraid that he would be bored, Granny dragged him to find a table nearby and sat down.After Tang Dahao's father finished his work, he had nothing else to do, so he also came over to Su Zhi and the others to join in the fun.

"I heard from Dahao that after the engagement, they will go to live in Beijing Province." Asked Granny.

Tang Dahao's father took out a cigarette, lit it with a lighter, put it in his mouth and took a puff, and then said: "Dahao works in Beijing Province, where the salary is high, and he has worked there for several years. I heard that this year It is expected to be promoted. His wife is used to living in the town, so it is not appropriate for you to let her live in the old village with us, right? She doesn't care about anything, she just waits to hold her grandson haha."

"Dahao's mother is very lenient. But this is fine. How can young people live in the countryside now, and make more money while they are young. I think Dahao is a promising man, and he will definitely be able to buy it in Beijing Province in the future." The house, then you can follow and enjoy the happiness." Granny laughed.

Tang Dahao's father shook the cigarette on his hand, and waved his hand with a smile: "Don't say that, I don't count on him, as long as these young people are in good health, I have food and drink in the countryside, so I'm fine."

The mother-in-law and Tang Dahao's father chatted about other things, Su Zhi listened and then turned his attention to the closed kitchen door.I saw the kitchen door opening and closing from time to time, some people came out and some people came in, more or less holding a lot of things in their hands.

After being so busy for two hours, before leaving the banquet for more than an hour, everything was finally prepared in the kitchen, and everyone could rest for a while.Two or three people were sent to sit in the kitchen and watch the things stewed on the stove, and the others left the kitchen, some walked out of the restaurant and walked around twice, and some pulled out several people at the table near the door. Zhang sat on a stool and played cards.

After Mr. Tang stood for a few hours, Tang Lin feared that he would not be able to take it anymore, so he helped him to sit and rest on the stool that Su Zhi had pulled out.

Seeing the tired look on Mr. Tang's face, Granny asked worriedly, "Brother, are you alright?"

Su Zhi poured Tang Lin and Mr. Tang each a cup of hot water. Mr. Tang took a sip from the disposable cup, waved his hand and said, "It's just that I'm getting old, and my legs are a little sore after standing in the kitchen for a while."

While rubbing his legs, Tang Lin said, "The dishes for each table are ready, just heat them up before the table starts. Grandpa, why don't you just sit here with Granny and wait for the table to start eating? I'll see in the kitchen." on."

Mr. Tang stared at him and thought for a while: "That's fine, if you have any questions, you can ask me to be called."

Tang Lin rubbed Mr. Tang's arms and legs for half an hour. Seeing that his complexion didn't look so ugly, he was a little relieved.He moved his position and got close to Su Zhi, so that he had time to whisper with Su Zhi for a while.

Su Zhi saw that Tang Lin's brows were also a little tired, and imitated how he helped Mr. Tang rub his arms and legs just now, and began to massage him gently.

Tang Lin breathed out comfortably, leaned half of his body on Su Zhi's body, rested his head on his shoulder, closed his eyes and rested his mind.Su Zhi pinched his elbow and asked softly, "Are you tired?"

The long tablecloth was hanging down, but it just covered half of the body of the person under the table.Tang Linchui squeezed his firm thigh with his hand under the table, pressed his temple with the other hand, and said, "Grandpa let me handle the spoon today."

Su Zhi frowned unconsciously after hearing this.No wonder Tang Lin was so tired. There were twenty or thirty tables of banquets, and each table had more than a dozen dishes. Calculated in this way, there were hundreds of dishes for cooking alone, not including those for chopping vegetables, although there were also helpers.But no matter what, Su Zhi felt sorry for Tang Lin after hearing this.

"Where is your hand still sore, I will press it for you." Su Zhi rubbed Tang Lin's head on his shoulder.

Tang Lin turned his face sideways, brushed his warm lips across Su Zhi's neck, and said lazily, "The main reason is that the tendons in his hands are a little tight." It was the first time in his life that he worked hard at a banquet, and his hand strength was a little behind. Well, he didn't feel that tired.But now that Su Zhi was caring about him, Tang Lin couldn't help but put on a show, and he was very excited.Knowing his mentality, Su Zhi probably wouldn't do anything to him. Tang Lin just had this kind of confidence.

Seeing the appearance of their "good brothers", she said with a smile: "You two have such a good relationship, just like brothers."

Tang Lin replied with a smile: "Grandma, you might as well say that Su Zhi is like my wife."

"Yes, you really brought Su Zhi back, the old lady said you have the ability." The old lady joked.

Tang Lin looked back at Su Zhi and smiled meaningfully, Su Zhi felt uncomfortable being stared at by him.

Mrs. Tang still doesn't know the relationship between Tang Lin and Su Zhi. Mr. Tang said not to tell her for the time being, and wait until Tang Lin and Su Zhi are stable. In fact, Mr. Tang watched too many young people fall in love on TV. Separated and reunited, all kinds of things happened, and my heart was not at ease.However, Tang Lin and Su Zhi were very unstable regardless of their family background, age, and property.Speaking of which, Mr. Tang is afraid that Tang Lin and Su Zhi will not be suitable in the end, and worry the worrying old lady.

Mr. Tang looked at the way Tang Lin and Su Zhi bowed their heads and whispered, and beat his thighs one after another.Mr. Tang watched Tang Lin grow up, and he knew all about his personality. Su Zhi felt at ease. Looking at the atmosphere they are getting along with now, he probably worried too much about everything.

In that case, let's tell Grandma sooner.In case the mother-in-law talks about Tang Lin's marriage every day, it's not good to have a blind date like Tang Lin's second aunt.

However, Mr. Tang thought of the time when he watched TV with his mother-in-law and a homosexual relationship was broadcast on TV, she seemed to have some opinions that he didn't understand and didn't agree with.Mr. Tang suddenly fell silent. Mrs. Tang knew about the marriage contract between Tang Lin and Su Zhi, so she shouldn't object, right?

Take a short break, there is still half an hour before the banquet begins.Tang Lin went back to the kitchen and checked again for any omissions.Tang Dahao and his wife had already arrived, and were standing at the door to greet the guests who had already arrived.

There were still 15 minutes before the banquet, but at this time, something unexpected happened in the kitchen.

Tang Lin looked at the person in front of him with a sullen face, and asked again: "Are there two steamers that can't work?"

The big man in front of him wiped the sweat from his forehead, nodded and said, "Yes, when we wanted to heat up the vegetables just now, we found that the operating lights of the steamer had been dimmed, and we couldn't steam the vegetables at all."

Tang Lin pressed his temples and ordered: "You first ask someone to use other steamers, steam as much as you can, and then put the stew on the table first. I'll ask someone to call the lobby manager to see if they can Find a master to take a look."

"Okay." After hearing this, the big man went to work with the others according to Tang Lin's instructions.

When Tang Lin came out of the kitchen, he happened to see the waiter of the restaurant in the aisle, and directly reported the problem to the other party, asking the other party to call the manager for help.The waiter had a pager in his hand. Hearing that the kitchen machine was out of order, he quickly picked up the pager of their lobby manager and repeated what Tang Lin had just said.

Su Zhi has been paying attention to the situation in Tang Lin's kitchen. He and Mr. Tang both saw Tang Lin running out in a hurry. Su Zhi hurriedly helped Mr. Tang who had stood up and went to look for him.

Mr. Tang asked: "What's the matter, what happened?"

Tang Lin breathed out, and said, "Two of the steamers in the kitchen are broken, so at least half of the steamed vegetables will have to be put on hold. I've sent someone to find Manager Datang to see if they have a master who can fix it. Use it for the time being."

The problem of this kind of broken machine is more troublesome than cooking broken dishes.There are so many people, they can quickly make up for the broken dishes, but they are really helpless when the machines are broken.

After listening to Mr. Tang, he couldn't think of any solution for a while: "Let's see what the restaurant has to say."

The lobby manager rushed over quickly, covered in sweat, followed by a repairman with a toolbox.Tang Lin and the others hurriedly led people into the kitchen, and showed them the two steamers.

The repairman opened the toolbox, pushed the steam box out a little, and after working in the operation box behind the machine for a while, he shook his head at the crowd and said: "No way, the back burnt, it should be a problem with the aging of the machine, we can only Get a new one."

It is not practical to replace it with new ones. The restaurant does not have new machines at all, and even if they do, the lobby is already full of people, and it will be troublesome to bring the machines in. It will take time to install them.

The lobby manager kept apologizing, Tang Lin looked around and made a decisive decision.

"Come out of the half-empty stove, and let's go directly to the steamer. The other half of the stove is used for stir-frying. Hurry up, let's hurry up, the table is already open!"

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