Adorable Food Goddess

Ye Jiayao's unabashed praise and the sincerity in her eyes made Mrs. Rong's face heat up. She had been to Tianshangju and had seen the dishes Ye Jiayao had created on her own. Such imagination and innovation were exactly what she lacked. Ye Jiayao's cooking skills were amazing yesterday. Mrs. Rong rarely admired anyone, but she admired this shameless young woman from the bottom of her heart.

Heroes cherish heroes, and masters cherish masters. The two talked about cooking skills, very speculative, and inspired each other.

Ye Jiayao has always wanted to make Western food, but she just felt that the time was not mature enough. After all, she was not sure whether Chinese people's tastes could accept Western-style meals, so she always focused on occupying the position of Chinese dishes first. Just now Mrs. Rong mentioned vegetarian soup, and she suddenly had such an idea.

Mrs. Rong was also very interested in Ye Jiayao's proposal, so the two simply started cooking this so-called Western food together in the small kitchen of the training class.

Because the students have to practice hands-on every day, the ingredients in the training class are quite well prepared.

The beef was ready-made. Ye Jiayao took a piece of loin meat. The loin meat is the most tender piece of beef. It has less marble fat, more lean meat, and low oil content. It is the best choice for those who are afraid of getting fat and love to eat steak. Best choice. Grill the steak until it is medium-rare, and the aroma of butter will come out. The meat will be tender, juicy and very delicious.

Cut the loin meat into two moderately thick slices, adjust it into a heart shape, and marinate with various seasonings for about thirty minutes.

Then Ye Jiayao started making tomato sauce again, using five large tomatoes to cook a thick tomato juice and adjust it to the taste she wanted.

Then, Ye Jiayao picked up two purple-skinned radishes and started carving them. Purple-skinned radishes are a bit better. They are purple on the outside and white on the inside. Leave the skin on for carving. The carved flowers have purple lace and a natural transitional color. They are very beautiful. . Lined with green leaves carved from cucumbers, it is pleasing to the eye.

The previous preparations are all basic and unremarkable, and the real skill lies in frying.

Pour oil into the pan, wait until the oil is hot enough, then add beef and fry.

Without modern cooking equipment, everything had to rely on experience and the control of the heat. Any more would be too old, and any less would be too raw. People of this era may not be able to accept steaks that can still see blood. Moreover, if the heat is not controlled well, it is possible that the outer layer is burnt but the inside is still raw.

Of course, this difficulty is nothing to Ye Jiayao.

Mrs. Rong was also concentrating on cooking her mushroom soup. The ordinary mushroom soup became different in her hands.

Not long after, the aroma of beef and thick soup wafted out of the kitchen. The students who had been concentrating on practical operations in the big kitchen dropped what they were doing when they smelled the aroma, and quietly lay down at the window of the small kitchen to watch the two. Top chefs were cooking with their mouths open and almost drooling.

In a moment, two plates of steak were freshly cooked.

In the shape of a heart, it is poured with red tomato juice, then placed with carved radish flowers, cucumber leaves, and a lace made of cucumbers, and then paired with a bowl of thick soup carefully cooked by Mrs. Rong. The fragrance is already tempting, and the shape and color are so pleasing.

"How is it?" Ye Jiayao was very satisfied with the Western-style steak produced through this cooperation.

"It looks good. Do the Yi people in the West really eat like this?" Mrs. Rong asked.

"The food they eat is more complicated than this. They also add drinks, wine, toast, and various snacks. But that's the main part." Ye Jiayao said.

Mrs. Rong sighed inwardly, no wonder Shopkeeper Ye is so creative, it turns out he is well-informed.

"Come and have a taste. I've been a vegetarian for several years, and now I'm going to eat meat." Mrs. Rong went to get the chopsticks.

Ye Jiayao smiled and said, "You can't eat this with chopsticks."

Ye Jiayao then went to get two knives, but unfortunately there were no forks. Ye Jiayao wondered whether she should customize some knives and forks.

Without all the tools, Ye Jiayao had to use knives and spoons.

Taking a bite of the appetizing mushroom soup first, Ye Jiayao was stunned by its unique deliciousness.

Out of professional ethics, when Mrs. Rong was making soup, she didn't have the nerve to look carefully, but now she couldn't help but ask: "How did you make this soup? I see you only used mushrooms and bean sprouts." What."

Mrs. Rong smiled: "The secret recipe, but if you want to learn it, I can teach you."

Wow, he was so generous and willing to teach her the secret recipe. Ye Jiayao was so excited that she blinked and nodded repeatedly.

Mrs. Rong also started to taste the beef. She followed Ye Jiayao's example. She held the steak with a spoon in her left hand and cut the beef in small pieces with a knife in her right hand. She was not used to this fresh way of eating. Steak always makes people worry about flying out.

Fortunately, the steak was tender enough, with a fine texture, and it cut through without any toughness.

Ye Jiayao looked at Mrs. Rong expectantly, wondering if she was used to eating, although she thought her steak was definitely much more delicious than those grilled in big-name Western restaurants.

Mrs. Rong tasted it carefully and nodded: "The meat is fresh and tender, and it is delicious. With the sweet and sour seasoning of tomato juice, it is very special..."

Uh...is that just that? Ye Jiayao wants more than just a "special" evaluation.

Mrs. Rong cut another piece and put it in her mouth. The more she chewed, the better the taste became. She couldn't help but nod and praised: "Not bad, very good. The taste is rich and tender. You won't gain weight if you eat this. I think it's OK."

Ye Jiayao's eyes lit up: "Really? You didn't say that because you were afraid of hitting me, right?"

Mrs. Rong said seriously: "I rarely eat meat, but I think I can kill this steak easily."

Oh yeah, Ye Jiayao cheered in her heart. Does this mean another way to make money?

How about opening a Western restaurant? Just say that it is the way Westerners eat it, and it is Western food that can only be enjoyed by Western aristocrats. Will people flock to it and regard it as fashionable?

Ye Jiayao's thoughts spread wildly and by the time she finished the steak, a complete plan had been formed.

Gudu... Gudu...

Uh...what's the sound?

Ye Jiayao and Mrs. Rong looked toward the window. Ye Jiayao walked over and opened the window.

The window was suddenly opened, and people outside were frightened. Some people lost their balance and fell down. Some people wanted to run, but their shoes were stepped on. Suddenly, there was a crowd outside, but everyone reacted quickly and got up. He ran away in a flash.

Ye Jiayao laughed, it turned out that these guys were peeking!

Mrs. Rong also saw it and said with a smile: "It seems that the smell of the steak attracted them."

Ye Jiayao said politely: "It should be the aroma of the thick soup that attracted them..."

After all this trouble, it was getting late, and Ye Jiayao remembered that Chunyu was almost giving up.

She hurriedly said goodbye and Mrs. Rong sent her out. Just in time, Chunyu came to pick her up and had to exchange a few words with Mrs. Rong.

Mrs. Rong watched the young couple get on the carriage and leave. She was in a daze and showed an expression of envy unconsciously. Nowadays, such loving couples are rare. Recalling that when her late husband was alive, they also lived as a couple of gods and immortals. Such happy days.

Xia Chunyu had long noticed that there were oil stains on Ye Jiayao's mouth, but Mrs. Rong was there and there were oil stains on her lips, so she didn't say anything. When she got on the carriage, she took out her handkerchief and wiped Ye Jiayao's mouth.

"Have you started a small stove?"

Ye Jiayao pouted in embarrassment and let him wipe it. The evidence was eliminated. She quickly put her embarrassment behind her and said excitedly: "Chunyu, I want to open a store again."

Xia Chunyu was stunned: "No way, Ye's Dessert House has just opened, and you are going to open a new store. Are you busy enough?"

He doesn't want her to be so busy. She might as well take good care of her health when she has time. They already have shares in a farm, a heavenly residence, a pastry shop, a dessert shop, and a mine. He also has some scattered income, which he will invest this year. By next year, the output will far exceed the input, the returns will be huge, and they will not be short of money.

Ye Jiayao is now excited: "Come here! In fact, it's just a little hard work in the early stage. Once you get started and train a few capable assistants, everything will be fine. You see, I rarely go to Tianshang Residence now. Zhong Xiang takes care of it. If it wasn’t for the purpose of entertaining those rich ladies, I wouldn’t have to go to the dessert shop.”

"But do you have enough manpower now? It's already hard enough for Zhong Xiang to take care of Tianshangju. It's also hard to run Jiang Yue's pastry shop and dessert shop. Deng Haichuan is still in Prince Yu's Mansion. Cui Dongpeng and Wang Mingde can't do it alone after all. You should do it first at least. Train your assistants, and don't squeeze out all the capable people. They will run away because they can't bear it anymore." Xia Chunyu wanted to persuade him with kind words.

Ye Jiayao was poured with a ladle of cold water, and the heat also dropped. Yes, she can do her job alone, but the available manpower is really not enough. Over the past year, Zhong Xiang and Jiang Yue have worked too hard, although she has given them corresponding treatment. , but we must also take into account the person's ability to bear it, so as not to delay these two people's life-long events. Aunt Jiang revealed that she hoped Zhong Xiang would come to propose marriage as soon as possible.

"Okay, let's not mention it in advance. We'll talk about it next year. There are still things to be busy with right now." Ye Jiayao sighed helplessly.

Forget it, you can’t make enough money.

Xia Chunyu didn't mention it for now after hearing what she said. Just as he was about to breathe a sigh of relief, he was startled by the next sentence.

"What are you busy with again?"

"Food Festival! I thought Lu Xiaotian forgot. Today he asked Duan Qilin to send a message that he wants to hold the first Food Festival early next month. This is a good opportunity. I have to prepare well. After all, I am now the number one in Jinling's catering industry. The character with the title cannot be too inferior and make people laugh." Ye Jiayao said seriously.

Early next month...Xia Chunyu's brows furrowed slightly.

Is this the right time?

Ye Jiayao's thoughts quickly switched from the Western restaurant to the food festival. There was a meeting to discuss tomorrow. She had to think carefully today, and she didn't even notice the thoughtful expressions of the people around her.