Chapter 49: Roasted Eggplant
Xu Tongdao ignored the surrounding eyes and discussions, he just wanted to set up a stall to do business tonight, as long as others didn't come to smash his stall, he wouldn't care.
The oven was indeed too low on the ground, so Xu Tongdao went to the river to find a dozen bricks and raised the oven higher.
Then the charcoal fire began.
Although there are no guests patronizing at this time, the charcoal fire must be lit in advance, otherwise if there are really guests coming to the door, you can't let the guests wait for him to light the charcoal fire and then roast things, right?
"Hey, boy, do you know how to barbecue?
Xu Tongdao was concentrating on his own business here, but the bald head not far from his booth took the initiative to talk.
Xu Tongdao looked at him coldly, smiled faintly, and ignored him.
The barbecue stall owner next to the bald head, the middle-aged fat man, saw that Xu Tongdao didn't pay attention to the bald head, and he chuckled twice, and the meaning of ridicule was obvious.
The bald head glanced at him hesitantly, and when he turned his eyes to look at Xu Tongdao again, he was also a little unhappy, "Hey, boy, I'm talking to you! Are you dumb?"
Xu Tongdao didn't turn his face to look at him this time, but only said lightly: "Take care of yourself!"
"You ......"
The bald head was angry, he stretched out his finger and pointed at Xu Tongdao, his face was a little unbearable, but he didn't mean to rush over to fight, he only scolded angrily: "If it weren't for your small size, Lao Tzu would definitely slap your mouth!"
Xu Tongdao when he farted.
He doesn't want to cause trouble, but he doesn't get scared either.
The charcoal fire was lit in a short time, and he took a plastic basin to the river to fetch some water, washed his hands, and began to grill the first batch of lamb kebabs for the evening.
Regardless of whether there are customers or not, the aroma of the mutton must be roasted first, which is regarded as attracting guests, and a batch of roasted first, as long as there are guests coming, they can be served to the guests immediately.
The most important thing is not to sit here and wait for the guests to come over, to do catering, belongs to the diligent line, and the most taboo thing to do in this line is to wait for the guests there.
Because often when guests come over, they will think that you are not doing business here, and they will subconsciously want to change the store.
Although the bald head not far away was also busy, his eyes had been paying attention to Xu Tongdao's side intentionally or unintentionally, mainly because he was curious.
As a result, he saw that Xu Tongdao was not proficient in barbecue techniques, and he looked like a rookie.
So the bald head sneered again, and pointed at Sang and mocked: "Alas, these days...... It's true that people also sell barbecue, and ghosts also sell barbecue! Lao Tzu has lived so old, today is really an eye-opener...... Hehe. ”
Xu Tongdao glanced at him coldly and pursed his lips.
Last night, he tried the mutton skewers from the three barbecue stalls over there, and this bald head has the worst technique, so bad technology is embarrassed to laugh at him Xu Tongdao?
In line with the principle of making money and not causing trouble, he once again farts as the bald head.
He was confident that it wouldn't be long before his business surpassed that bald head, and he was looking forward to that bald face at that time.
It didn't take long for the aroma of the mutton skewers in Xu Tongdao's hand to gradually roast out, especially after he sprinkled various seasonings such as chili powder, cumin powder, and salt on the mutton skewers, the aroma became more and more intense.
But it's no surprise that whoever sprinkles these seasonings on the lamb will give off such an aroma when they grill it.
So, this did not attract the attention of bald heads and others.
When the batch of lamb skewers in Xu Tongdao's hand was grilled, the three barbecue stalls over there had already had customers ordering one after another.
Only Xu Tongdao is still not patronized here.
It wasn't that no guests noticed his stall, but each guest looked at his and Xu Tonglin's faces, and then looked at their brand-new tables and stools, and then turned around and went to the three stalls over there.
Xu Tonglin's affairs had already been busy, at this time he took a stool and sat next to Xu Tongdao, his eyes frequently glanced at the three stalls over there, and saw that several tables in the long-haired man's stall were almost full, and even the bald head with the worst business also sat at two tables, Xu Tonglin couldn't help but whisper: "Xiaodao, why don't any guests come to us? If we can't sell these dishes today, they will be bad tomorrow and can't be eaten......
When Xu Tongdao heard this, he looked at him, and also glanced at the three stalls on the left, and his brows furrowed slightly.
Although he knew that it was the first time he came out to set up a stall tonight, it was normal to have such a cold reception, but such a cold reception was not what he wanted.
"Don't worry!
comforting Xu Tonglin, Xu Tongdao reached out and took out a large eggplant with the thickness of an arm from the plastic basket containing the ingredients, cut it in half with a kitchen knife, and placed it on the steel wire mesh of the oven to start roasting.
Xu Tonglin, who had never seen barbecue before, didn't think it was strange.
But the bald head not far away saw this scene, sneered again, and then shook his head again and again, and sighed: "Lao Tzu really opened his eyes today, what the hell is it to bake...... Took it......"
The taunt of the bald head attracted a lot of attention, including some eaters, as well as the stall owners of several nearby stalls, and the stall owners of the other two barbecue stalls also noticed.
The middle-aged fat man smiled, shook his head and said nothing.
The thin, long-haired man only glanced at him indifferently.
Xu Tongdao ignored the taunt of the bald head, but Xu Tonglin, who was sitting next to him, listened to it, his expression was a little panicked, and he subconsciously looked at the bald head, and then looked at the food on the ovens of the other two barbecue stalls, and couldn't help but ask Xu Tongdao in a low voice, "Xiaodao, what does the bald head mean?
Xu Tongdao lowered his head and took out the minced garlic that he had boiled with scallion oil in the afternoon from the plastic basket, and when he heard the words, his tone was light, "I'll do an experiment, and I'll give you a taste later." ”
"Huh, do it, do it?"
Xu Tonglin couldn't sit still.
Xu Tongdao is indeed experimenting, before today, he had never roasted eggplant, but he used to order a grilled eggplant every time he ate barbecue, and he was also curious to see how people roasted eggplant.
Therefore, he is confident that he can restore some results.
After all, he has been a chef for several years, and he has his own experience and confidence in the heat and seasoning of cooking.
Roasting eggplants is a miracle process, and the eggplants that have just been cut open are placed on the grill net, and they look unappetizing.
But as the eggplant is gradually roasted softly, as the garlic boiled in scallion oil is thickly covered on the eggplant, as the aroma is roasted little by little, the eggplant is roasted little by little, and the garlic is yellow-orange-orange...... Garlic mixed with onion granules, green and red pepper grains, and green green onions...... When mixed with the soft and rotten eggplant meat, it can really make people's mouths water.
What's more, Xu Tongdao boiled garlic in scallion oil...... I also deliberately mixed some raw minced garlic that had not been boiled.
Garlic boiled in scallion oil can ensure the delicious taste of eggplant, and raw garlic without boiling can double the aroma of minced garlic......
The eggplant in front of Xu Tongdao had not yet been completely roasted, and Xu Tonglin, who was sitting next to him, couldn't help but swallow his saliva a few times.
A pair of eyes staring at the eggplant on the barbecue net......