Blanching was simple. Although the requirement was to blanch the beef for exactly three seconds, Heath did not find it particularly complicated or troublesome. The moment those three seconds were up, he scooped all the beef out, and only then did he finally earn Old Tortoise's full approval.
"Not bad, kid. You called me Master, and I accepted it, so I won't let that title be for nothing." Old Tortoise smiled. Heath had solid skills. Although everything he had done so far was merely basic technique, without a solid foundation, there was no point expecting to accomplish anything else. Old Tortoise understood the importance of the fundamentals very well, and now Heath had finally earned his approval.
Old Tortoise rubbed his bald head and looked at Heath with satisfaction. This disciple was pretty good. Although he did not know what Heath's character was like, Officer Jenny Xiu had recommended him, so there definitely would not be a problem. His old comrade was an exceptional judge of people.
"That old fossil Officer Jenny Xiu came straight for me today. I complained to him once before that I had no one to pass all my cooking skills down to, and wondered whether I should just find some well-behaved youngster and be done with it. I didn't expect him to introduce you to me this time." Old Tortoise rubbed his bald head. From the moment he saw Heath appear, he had known his old comrade had an ulterior purpose in inviting him over for a meal.
Still, Old Tortoise was rather touched. After all, he really did need a successor. There was no helping it: all the dishes he had learned came from the military, where the emphasis was on large, generous portions that filled people up. They were also extremely quick to