I'm the Culinary God-Chapter 505 - 255: The Emotional Expert Makes a Second Comeback! The Secret to Delicious Minced Meat Steamed Eggs! [Subscribe Please]_2
This remark made Song Tiantian’s eyes light up.
That’s right! She lived on the same subway line as Wei Qian. Although they were several stations apart, biking wouldn’t be a problem at all.
"Then how should I approach him, Boss Shu?"
Having decided to ride a bicycle, Song Tiantian faced a new problem. Even Shu Yun found this one tricky. She had experienced a naive romance in college, but that was years ago.
Furthermore, the romantic strategies from her student days couldn’t simply be replicated, or they would surely backfire.
As the two exchanged hopeless looks, Chen Baiwan, fully satiated, sauntered down from upstairs, heels clicking and drawing glances with her poised demeanor.
Today, Chen Yan wore an off-shoulder dress in tender green. A dark ribbon tied around her waist not only highlighted her slender figure but also conveyed an unburdened, neat appearance.
Indeed, when it came to attire, Boss Chen always had it nailed.
Upon seeing her, Shu Yun was struck by inspiration.
Tiantian and I are novices, but Boss Chen is an expert, reputed to be an emotional guru even lauded by the boss’s wife.
If she’s an expert, then helping Tiantian win over Wei Qian should be a piece of cake.
With that thought, Boss Shu approached and whispered, "Boss Chen, I have a favor to ask for your expert advice."
"What’s up?"
Soon, Chen Yan—the ’Emotion Expert’—had successfully joined their group of amateur advisors, taking a central role without any objections.
"Let’s keep this under wraps for now and craft a perfect plan before we execute it," she insisted.
Recalling the chaotic scene in the group chat when Panda pursued Wu Kexin, with everyone throwing in their ideas helter-skelter, Chen Yan decided to personally craft a strategy for Song Tiantian this time.
"Don’t worry, if I can’t land you Wei Qian, I’ll hire someone to knock him out and deliver him to your door," she declared fiercely.
This threat startled Song Tiantian, "I didn’t say I was chasing him, I just wanted to help him lose some weight."
"You’re helping him slim down and not taking the opportunity? Slimming down a guy like that is almost like giving him a facelift. You wouldn’t want some vamp to take advantage later, would you?"
After delivering her earnest advice, Boss Chen clicked her heels and strode out.
She needed to return and sink into a bathtub filled with milk and petals to thoroughly devise Song Tiantian’s boyfriend-catching plan. This time, without her cousins causing trouble, she was certain it would be a success.
「It was just past six in the morning.」
Lin Xu arrived at the store on time, holding Dundun.
The morning chef asked, "Boss, are we having Pumpkin Soup and Meat Dragon for breakfast again?"
"Switch the Meat Dragon to buns and beef patties today. It’s a good chance for you guys to practice making these flour-based items. If they turn out well, we’ll add them as staples on the menu."
In other restaurants, morning chefs disliked preparing breakfast.
Colleagues complained about the taste, and the boss fretted over the cost, unlike at Lin Ji, where breakfast was only for staff but came without budget constraints.
They could even hone their cooking skills while preparing it.
Such opportunities were hard to come by.
After giving his instructions, Lin Xu fetched several large bags of Horse Hoof Flour from the storage room, planning to make use of the quiet morning hour in the steaming room to prepare a hundred portions of the Seven-colored Water Chestnut Cake.
Using the steamer was relatively easier for making Horse Hoof Cake. The steamer could accommodate extra-large trays. This allowed various colors of Horse Hoof Paste to be spread out evenly and steamed layer by layer, resulting in large portions of Horse Hoof Cake.
A few cuts were all it took to pack numerous boxes.
While busy, he noticed Shen Baobao yawning as she walked in, her eyes barely open, relying on the walls to prevent herself from tripping.
"Baobao, why are you up so early?"
Lin Xu was curious. Usually, that girl couldn’t be woken up even if you pulled off her covers, but now she had come to the store on her own initiative.
With a gait like Ke Zhen’e’s, it was a testament to her superb sense of balance that she hadn’t toppled over.
"I’m so mad at Yan Bao. She kept calling me to wake up for breakfast and said she’d come flip my covers if she couldn’t find me here."
Lin Xu: "..."
That’s karma for bombarding her with messages yesterday morning. Serves you right!
Now that his Baobao was awake, Lin Xu wiped his hands and said, "I’ll steam some eggs for you. It’s time to start fattening up for the fall, and my Baobao needs to fatten up a bit too."
"Hmm... I only want to stick close to you. Let Yan Bao do all the fattening up. With her short legs and flat chest, she needs a big belly to balance things out."
Lin Xu burst into laughter at the comment.
Luckily, his sister-in-law wasn’t around, or she would’ve surely exploded in anger at such a statement.
He took a small piece of front leg meat, cleaned it and removed the skin, then minced it. He then added salt, Light Soy Sauce, sugar, oyster sauce, and pepper to marinate it briefly.
After marination, he placed the mince into a deeper bowl, covered it with a lid, and set it in the steamer to cook.
There are several ways to steam minced meat with eggs, and Lin Xu chose one of the simpler methods.
After setting the mince to steam, he cracked the eggs into a large bowl, added a pinch of salt, and beat them with chopsticks before incorporating a small bowl of warm water.
Steaming eggs alone can result in a less tender texture. Adding clear water helps.
The optimal ratio of water to egg liquid is 1.5:1; this ratio yields the most tender steamed eggs that jiggle just like pudding.
After mixing thoroughly again, he strained the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve to remove surface foam.
After the mince had steamed for a full eight minutes, he took the small bowl out of the steamer. Once he removed the lid, a savory, fragrant aroma wafted from the bowl.
Shen Baobao, who had been nodding off, suddenly perked up and hurried over to ask,
