096 Crispy fish and chilled plum soup
Sure enough, as expected by the shopkeeper, as soon as his plate of fish was brought out, the regulars of Furong Building looked at it sharply, and with the experience of not grabbing it in the previous few tastings, the guest quietly walked to the shopkeeper He, "Lao He, what good things are you eating here?" Bring me five plates first! ”
Shopkeeper He smiled and didn't see his eyebrows, "Cheng, but this crispy fish is still tried today, the amount is not large enough, five plates is a bit much, so I have to leave some for the guests at other tables, right?" ”
The guest swallowed, "Okay, let's have two plates first." ”
Shopkeeper He said to the guy next to him, "Did you hear that?" Give Liu Ye two plates of crispy fish to try. ”
The man answered, and ran to the kitchen, and soon the crispy fish was brought up, and he looked at the delicate little plate the size of a palm, and then at the two small fish in it...... Although the fish is red and beautiful, and the cucumber flowers placed next to it are also delicate and cute, but this fish is too few, right?
Looking at the shopkeeper He who was three times bigger than him, and the plates were full, Liu Ye pointed to the plates and said unhappily: "Lao He, you are not interesting enough." ”
Shopkeeper He smiled very shrewdly, "Master Liu, isn't this time that there are few fish, and your plate is made by the owner himself, unlike my plate, which the chef learned to make with the owner, and it is a blessing to eat it." ”
Liu Ye naturally heard that there was a beautiful and talented owner in Furong Building, but no one dared to attack her because of the support of Ningyuan Wangfu behind her, otherwise a woman who was beautiful and could make money would have to be remembered for a long time.
Since his plate is a new dish made by the beautiful owner of Furong Building, Liu Ye didn't say more, picked up a piece of fish and put it in his mouth.
As soon as the sweet, spicy, crispy and chewy fish meat reached his mouth, the wonderful taste made Liu Ye can't help but make a 'hmm' sound, and then he covered the plate, "Man, bring a food box!" ”
The guys are also human spirits, and immediately ran to get a bamboo food box with a lid and respectfully sent it to the table next to Liu Ye, Liu Ye also ignored the protests of the people at the table, put the crispy fish and the plate into it, kept it and took it home and then enjoyed it slowly.
In Furong Building, there are often guests who want to take the dishes home after eating, and some guests order too many dishes to take away, and there are really less times when there is a table of dishes left for more than half of the table.
At this time, those old men who don't know how to bring food boxes when they go out will use the food boxes prepared by Furong Lou to pack the dishes and take them away, because Fu Rong Lou has already broken out of its reputation in Jicheng, and everyone is proud to be able to eat in Fu Rong Lou.
Being able to walk around the street with the word Furong Lou will attract the envy and coveting of many people, so it is quite face-saving to have a few food boxes of Fu Rong Lou at home.
Many people will even come to Furong Lou to eat a meal of wine, and then pack some back with food boxes, and then use these food boxes to hold things, put them in a conspicuous position at home, when the guests come, they can see the food box of Furong Lou at a glance, which is definitely a topic that can be boasted about for half a day.
Moreover, the food box in Fu Rong Lou does not cost money, as long as the guest wants to take food from Fu Rong Lou, he can take a food box.
In Ling Xiaorou's opinion, anyway, it is made of some bamboo strips, and it is not worth a few pennies, and it is not as valuable as the two mouthfuls of dishes eaten by the guests, since someone is willing to advertise for her, why is she unwilling?
The five people at the same table all stared at Liu Ye with resentment, although the fish was delicious to look at, but Liu Ye, do you want to be so protective of food? But there are only three small fish left, and you are too embarrassed to pack a box?
Liu Yecai didn't care what they thought, 'hehe' smiled, "It's not that the fish is too small, there are only three left, and the six of us are not enough to divide ......."
An older man said with a dark face, "We can eat one bite by ourselves!" ”
Liu Ye pretended not to hear, and all he thought about was to get two pots of wine after he went back, tear the fish to pieces, drink a sip of wine and eat a mouthful of fish pieces, and it would be delicious for a night.
The guests at the other table also asked for two plates of the same fish when they saw it, but Ling Xiaorou only made a lot, and in the end, even the fish made by the chefs were all divided, but it was still not enough.
Shopkeeper He assured the guests that Ming'er would come again, and there would be crispy fish, but he didn't dare to guarantee how much, after all, the fish was in the sea, and there was no guarantee that how much it could be caught.
Of course, if there is a lot of fish, the crispy fish can also be taken out.
It only took less than half a day, and Fu Rong Lou came out with a dish called crispy fish and spread all over Jicheng, and those guests who have always been very sought after for Fu Rong Lou's dishes made an appointment to come to Fu Rong Lou to taste new dishes on the second day.
The crispy fish will sell well, Ling Xiaorou also knows it in her heart, but this time there are too few fish, and she can't sell more if she wants to, I hope that the young man Ming'er can send more fish, even if it is not a horse noodle fish, Ling Xiaorou also has a way to make other fish in short supply.
Look at the freshly killed yellow croaker, there are only a dozen, the size is not big, and it is wrapped in the top and fried, if it is bigger, make a soy-flavored yellow croaker, or sweet and sour, braised is also delicious.
The chefs are also well versed in cooking, and when they heard Ling Xiaorou say it, they probably all understand that different fish can actually be made in similar ways.
Just like braised fish, you can use grass carp, you can use saury, and you can use yellow croaker, although the taste and texture are slightly different, but they are all so delicious.
The river fish sent in the morning was a little wilted in the afternoon, but fortunately, the business in the restaurant was good, and those who didn't eat the crispy fish simply ordered other fish to eat, and finally sold out before the fish died.
Thinking of the case of the Fan family in Gao County, Ling Xiaorou told the chefs, and repeatedly reminded them that fish they don't know must not be given to guests.
The chefs also promise that they will never give strange things to the guests, and even if there is, they must let the owner see it before deciding whether to sell it in the restaurant.
Seeing that the weather was getting hotter and hotter, and there was no refrigerator here, Ling Xiaorou said to the chefs with some concern: "Now that the weather is getting hotter and hotter, the food is easy to spoil, but the price of our Furong Building has been set so high, the ingredients must be guaranteed to be fresh, even if they are broken and thrown away, they can't be given to guests to eat stale ingredients, you know?" ”
The chefs laughed when they heard this: "Boss, you can relax, we don't know how other restaurants are, but the ingredients in our restaurant are all chilled, and they will never be broken." ”
After Ling Xiaorou asked, it turned out that this year, the shopkeeper saw that the restaurant was doing well, and the ingredients were prepared many times more every day than in previous years, and if they were not stored properly, they would be broken.
Moreover, the wine and some soup are put in it and taken out to be cold, which is also very popular with the guests of Furong Building, no wonder there are so many guests sitting outside the restaurant, and it is really enjoyable to drink a cool ice drink in the summer heat.
Ling Xiaorou was surprised and delighted when she heard this, and asked the guy to take her over to have a look.
The entrance of the ice cellar is opened in a small room not far from Chef Chai's barbecue, which is also similar to the layout of the cellar, and there is an entrance and exit on the ground, which is padded with wooden planks and covered with a thick quilt to prevent the cold air from escaping.
As soon as the quilt on the ice cellar was lifted, you could feel a chill, and the planks were removed and the stairs went down the stairs to the height of half a room.
The cold air that came to her face made Ling Xiaorou shiver, fortunately, she had a prescient name when she came in, and she was dressed in a thick coat, otherwise this cold and hot air was really unbearable, and she exhaled with a large white mist.
The four walls of the ice cellar are paved with wooden planks, and even the ground is paved, and long pieces of ice are built around the ice cellar like a city wall, and several ice walls are built in the middle to separate different ingredients into areas.
In each area, there are many ingredients in wooden basins or barrels, mostly marinated beef and mutton, and some fish that need to be marinated in advance.
In order to avoid being frozen, some green vegetables are placed far away in another dug hole, and if you look closely, there are still a few watermelons there, although watermelons are not rare at this time, but the chilled watermelons are different, and they are expensive and good to sell as fruit plates.
With the coolness of the ice cellar and the speed at which the food in Furong Lou is sold, these ingredients are really not afraid of spoiling, and even the wine also takes up a lot of space, which is enough for the guests of the day.
Ling Xiaorou asked the guy to help move a small jar of sour plum soup, this thing is the best way to relieve the summer heat, just a few delicious snacks, and there is no need to eat this day.
Ling Xiaorou returned to the backyard with a small jar of sour plum soup, a small jar didn't look much, and one person couldn't drink it, just let the eldest aunt drink it too.
The Fang family lives in Furong Building, and Ling Xiaorou has confessed to raising her with good food and drink before, presumably she will not be able to eat these good things.
Pushing open the courtyard door, Ruyi greeted him, shouted 'Miss', took the jar from Ling Xiaorou's hand, and made Ruyi exclaim: "Miss, why is this jar cold?" ”
"What's all the fuss about? The jar is originally cold, and it will be hot when it is hot! ”
Li heard the sound in the house and walked out, and saw that the jar was still wine, and Li also drank two glasses, but later the family was poor and didn't drink much, and when he saw the jar, he felt greedy.
Ruyi was shocked at first, and then thought that rich people often buy some ice to eat in summer, presumably this jar is also chilled, so he handed the jar to Li, "Madam, you touch it, this jar is eighty percent chilled." ”
Li also touched it, she has been in the countryside for most of her life, although she has heard that some people eat ice in summer, but the ice is ridiculously expensive, she has never seen it with her own eyes, and she felt cold when she touched it.
"Big girl, what wine can be filled in this jar?"
Ling Xiaorou smiled: "It's not wine, it's sour plum soup to relieve the heat, Ruyi, go get a few bowls, and drink it while it's cold." ”
Ruyi happily responded to get the bowl, the eldest lady is not a stingy person, and she will think about them if she has anything delicious on weekdays, and the sour plum soup is also her and auspicious.
After taking the bowl, Tong Jixiang poured out the sour plum soup, took a sip, and it was cold from his throat to his stomach, and his body was not so hot.
Ling Xiaorou then asked: "Auntie, sister-in-law and Hu'er Qingniu?" ”
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