Chef at the University Canteen-Chapter 385 - 250: Jiang Yu’s Food Always Sells Out (Part 4)

"Okay."

As soon as Ma Guoqiang heard, his face lit up with excitement, even the wrinkles on his face were filled with smiles,

"Compared to sweet foods like Peach Blossom Pastry, we men still prefer savory snacks like preserved pork with mustard greens pastry.

And the aroma of preserved pork with mustard greens, especially the ones you make, take a bite and it’s so delicious you could swallow your tongue!

Boss, you go ahead, I’ll help out with the Peach Blossom Pastry."

"Alright, go ahead."

Jiang Yu nodded and turned to the prep room.

Once in the prep room, he first took a large stainless steel bowl, filled it with water, washed the preserved mustard greens to remove the salt, and then soaked it in the bowl. He also added dried mushrooms into the water to soak.

Next, Jiang Yu selected a few large pieces of fresh pork belly from the fridge, which were three parts fat to seven parts lean, and clearly layered. He skinned these pork belly pieces, blanched them, and then diced them into small 1 cm cubes.

After that, he diced the preserved mustard greens, soaked mushrooms, and chopped garlic cloves into small pieces.

Having done these preparations, Jiang Yu moved all the prepared ingredients, the meat cubes, mushroom dice, and preserved mustard greens into the main kitchen to start cooking.

He started the pan, heated the oil, and once the oil was hot, Jiang Yu added the garlic pieces to sauté until fragrant. Then he added the meat cubes to stir-fry, pouring in cooking wine, light soy sauce, and oyster sauce along the pan’s edge. After adding salt and other seasonings, he successively added the mushroom dice and preserved mustard greens.

Once the ingredients in the pan were evenly stir-fried, Jiang Yu added a moderate amount of sugar for flavor and finally poured in old soy sauce and some water, covered the pan, and let it simmer on low heat.

When the water in the pan gradually evaporated, Jiang Yu added a suitable amount of pepper and chicken essence for seasoning, stir-fried evenly until the water was completely dry, and then plated it.

Even before this large pot of preserved mustard greens with meat cubes was served, a rich aroma had already filled every corner of the kitchen. Lu Shuwu, Ma Guoqiang, and the others, despite having already had lunch, couldn’t help but swallow at the smell.

Not only them, but even Jia Dequan, who was resting in a small private room outside the kitchen, smelled the aroma, rushed in quickly with a perplexed face:

"Didn’t we just have lunch? Who’s still cooking here? I smell the aroma of preserved pork with mustard greens, it smells so good!"

"Where’s the preserved pork with mustard greens?"

Jiang Yu, while washing the large pan he just finished cooking in, looked back at him with a smile, shook his head, and said,

"Didn’t you mention this morning that you wanted to make pastries with preserved pork with mustard greens filling?

I’ve just finished cooking the preserved mustard green meat cubes, and we’ll use it as filling later. Let’s all work hard today to finish using all this filling."

"Preserved mustard green stir-fried meat cubes? No, you’ve added dried mushrooms too, right?"

Jia Dequan leaned forward to sniff carefully, his eyes suddenly brightened, and he asked,

"Otherwise, just preserved mustard greens wouldn’t smell this good, so fragrant it makes your mouth water!"

"Yes, I added dried mushrooms."

Jiang Yu nodded, couldn’t resist looking at him a bit more, and joked,

"Your nose is really something, just by smelling you can tell what ingredients are used in a dish without even looking.

Your nose must belong to a dog, right?" 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

"Get out of here! No respect!"

Jia Dequan gave Jiang Yu a glare, then said,

"I’ve honed this nose in the kitchen for decades. If I can’t even distinguish the smell of ingredients, what’s the point of keeping it? Just for breathing?"

He paused, his expression suddenly changed, and even his wrinkles seemed to bloom like a flower,

"Xiaojiang, you’ve made such a big pot of preserved mustard greens stir-fried meat cubes, you surely won’t use it all, right?

How about we set a little aside to have with dinner?"