Chapter 188: Everything is Ready
Salt and rock sugar were added to the pig's trotters, the juice was collected from the fire, and put it on the plate, the red color, crystal clear, as if about to flow out of the oil droplets, provoked a few swallows of saliva, Amber also rushed to the door and shouted, "Snow girl, the gluttonous worms in my old man's stomach have escaped." ”
Now, everyone laughed, Rui Xue fished out the pig's head again, Cui Niang's sharp slices, instructed a few little gluttonous cats to quickly peel garlic, pat garlic paste, and the last thing to open the pot is the chicken hand chicken head chicken wings, the heat is just right, the skin on the chicken hand is slightly bursting, not greasy, extremely chewy, and the chicken wings and chicken head are soft skin @ rotten meat, to be neatly placed on a large plate, snow white with red, and a few small green coriander leaves around it, it is really eye-catching and mouth-watering.
The internal organs of the chickens that had been washed before, the chicken gizzards, were not wasted, they were all chopped, plus chili peppers, ginger and garlic, and everyone fried a large plate, served them together, and made up four dishes.
Zhao Fengnian and Zhang Dahe were both called back from the front yard, and as soon as Mr. Yan heard the invitation, he immediately strode over, plus Amber and a few boys, everyone gathered around the stone table and started the tasting meeting.
Before, everyone was still reserved with chopsticks, and then gnawed pig's trotters and chicken paws, and they started directly, each gnawing full of oil, even the addiction, even Amber's pot of good wine was also drunk out, a few boys took the opportunity to steal two sips, their faces were drunk red, and they didn't know how to hide it, holding two oily hands and smirking.
Cui Niang knocked them each once, and they all returned to Wu Yu's house and slept in a row.
Needless to say, just looking at the empty plates on the table, the three women who had been busy for half an afternoon knew that these foods must be a big sell, even if they have not tasted a bite, but their hearts are extremely happy.
Mr. Yan washed his hands with satisfaction, took a sip of herbal tea and said, "The craftsmanship of Mrs. and the two sisters-in-law is really good, originally I thought that the chicken hands were dry and meatless, and they must be unpalatable. ”
"Then borrow Mr.'s auspicious words, there will be other dishes out of the pot in the next few days, and I will inevitably ask Mr. to help taste them a few more times." Ruixue was a little tired, sitting next to Zhao Fengnian, Zhao Fengnian immediately poured a cup of tea for her and sent it to her hand, the couple looked at each other and smiled, very harmonious.
Mr. Yan smiled heartily, "Such a good thing with wine and food, Madame just doesn't invite you, and I have to squeeze it over with a cheeky face, so when Madame is boiling the pot, don't forget to leave me behind." ”
Mr. Yan has been at Zhao's house for such a long time, he has an easy-going temperament, he is outstanding, he treats the children kindly, and he gets along with everyone well, so he is very loved by everyone, and everyone laughs when he speaks so funny.
Cui Niang understands Ruixue's temper, so she didn't need her to tell her to take Wang's sister-in-law with her, and divided the remaining pig's head meat and pig hands into several parts, one for her own family, one for the Zhang family, one for the Yun family, and the rest were also filled with pottery bowls.
The first experiment with new food, success, which greatly encouraged the morale of Cui Niang and Wang's sister-in-law, Wang's sister-in-law lived in Zhao's house with peace of mind, day after day in the stove did not come out, Rui Xue took a new recipe to ponder, she helped to light the fire, watched carefully, Rui Xue stopped, she did it again, she already had some culinary talent, and seriously treated this as a matter of gratitude, but after a few days, the taste made was actually more delicious than Rui Xue.
The Zhao family is full of meat fragrance every day these days, and even the villagers who walk through the intersection can smell the aroma of the nose, the children in the village have a routine, as long as the Zhao family cooks food, they will be in front of the door, they will inevitably share some, fragrant mouth, so these days also run more diligently.
Soon, sauce beef, sauce backbone, pork ribs, pig heart, pork liver, chicken skeleton, chicken neck, oxtail, beef tongue, pig tail, pig tongue, but what Fan Ruixue can remember, the cooked food he has eaten in his previous life have all been baked.
Considering that the shop can't all sell meat dishes, but also add some vegetarian dishes to match, Ruixue sent someone to buy a lot of thick cotton yarn out, and after a lot of effort, finally made the dried tofu successfully.
In the end, Cui Niang calculated, there were eight kinds of vegetarian dishes, and there were as many as twenty-two kinds of meat dishes, all of which were full of color, flavor, and flavor.
When Gao Fuquan came back from the city to report that the shop had been completely cleaned up, everyone couldn't wait to open it immediately.
But Rui Xue smiled and said that it would be delayed for a few days, and everyone was puzzled, but they all knew that she had always had an idea, so they bought fat chickens, prepared dishes, and prepared to move, each doing their own thing, just waiting for the day when Rui Xue gave the order.
Rui Xue naturally has her plans, in her previous life, if there are some famous time-honored brands, which one doesn't have a secret recipe, no old soup pot that pierces people's eyes? But if you make lo-mei, scoop a spoonful of old soup and put it in, it is different, even if the taste is not outstanding, in the eyes of diners, it is also different.
Now that she wants to make such a shop, this gimmick is naturally indispensable, besides, if she really insists on it for a year and a half, or even five years and ten years, who can say that her marinade over the years will not become a sign of fame in the martial arts.
So, taking advantage of Zhao Fengnian's busy day, the couple walked around in several kilns on the edge of the city, picked a good craft, and set a very simple appearance of the large pottery jar, the pattern is drawn by Rui Xue himself, only the mouth of the cylinder is so thick that the two of them hug together, the belly of the cylinder is surprisingly thick, the four directions of the periphery, the relief of four fierce, the gluttony with a large mouth open, there are four rings on the nose of the gluttony, in order to be used for lifting, the bottom of the cylinder is a rare square, carved with a simple cloud water pattern.
The kiln boss who took over the work asked for the purpose, and then pulled the master of the kiln factory to discuss for a long time, and finally asked for a full ten taels of silver. Ruixue didn't bargain, paid the deposit directly, and went to the best coppersmith's shop in the city...
Soon, three days later, the owners of the kiln and the coppersmith's shop were red-eyed, and took their men to deliver the goods to the new shop, and refused to leave after receiving the final payment, saying that they wanted to stay and help.
Rui Xue was funny, so she unceremoniously instructed them to help carry them, and moved everything to a canopy made of blue bricks and red tiles in the backyard. The vat was freshly washed and seated on the six-foot-square copper stove.
All kinds of chicken bones, beef bones, and pig bones that had been blanched off the blood foam were poured into pots, dozens of various seasoning packets were thrown down, and seven or eight buckets of well water were poured into large buckets. After tossing like this, firewood was put into the huge copper stove, and the fire burned.
The vat was so big that the fire burned for a few hours before it was faintly steaming, and the men and the shopkeeper couldn't wait, so they all took their leave.
After another three days, the neighbors on both sides of the shop first smelled a peculiar aroma, and the curious people sniffed the aroma and asked what was boiling in the shop, so tempting.
How could Gao Fuquan and the others miss such a good opportunity, naturally they didn't stop introducing it, and then they didn't prohibit everyone from going under the canopy to watch, and the big vat was out of the limelight so far.
Cui Niang was anxious to pick up the soft and other things at home, and entrusted the crops in the field to her in-laws, so she loaded a carriage and took the two children into the city to join Gao Fuquan.
There are two rooms in the east wing, a small hall, enough for the Gao family to live, one in the west wing is an account room, one is for hospitality, and one is ready for Ruixue to rest on weekdays.
The bolt also came home from the dock shop early, first kowtowed to Ruixue to thank him, swore a curse, and swore that he would be worthy of the master's trust, and then he was busy with his mother inside and out.
Relying on the good popularity of the Wang family, as well as Ruixue's generosity, the shop has not yet opened, all kinds of delicious and easy-to-make, and low-cost snacks have been sent to the surrounding neighbors' tables, all kinds of dried tofu, tofu rolls, fried or sauced chicken bones, although they are mostly vegetarian, or there is not much meat, but no money, free gifts, who will dislike it, not to mention that the taste is really delicious and people can't help but eat it, and you have to allow your fingers again.
Lao Wang is even more brainy, with the help of his son to do the shopkeeper of the happy event, set up a small banquet at home, invited a group of colleagues and officials and some of the neighbors of the neighborhood, needless to say, the dishes are naturally brought from the shop, except for a few things that are more troublesome and costly, the rest are all shown, the Wang family only pasted a few jars of wine into it, but the effect is surprisingly good.
In just a few days, everyone in the entire Dongcheng District knows that Lao Wang, a scribe in the palace, has a promising son, but at the age of thirteen, he became the shopkeeper of a shop, which also sells good food and wine.
Although it has not yet opened, the words "wine bite" are already well known to everyone.
After the bones in the large pottery urn were changed three times, boiling day by day, and the fragrance was enough to waft out of the street, Ruixue finally announced that it was ready to open.
Everyone is waiting for this day, listening to this, as if beating the blood of chickens, busy feet do not touch the ground, but a day of effort, all kinds of food has been prepared, fat chickens killed more than a dozen, pig heads, pig trotters, beef and other meat also bought back, are washed and cleaned, at night they are all thrown into the big iron pot, plus the big pottery urn scooped out of the fragrant soup, and then slowly stewed, and when the fire comes, do not open the pot, directly stew in the pot, waiting for the taste to go deeper into the flesh and bones.
On the second day, it was a rare good weather, the light rain had stopped for two or three days, the street was green and clean, and the aroma wafting out of the "wine bite" shop was drifting farther and farther in the air after such a fresh rain.