Chapter 51: Making Grilled Oysters
Ye Shuyi decided to make grilled oysters today.
The grill is already set up, right outside the store.
It is now around four o'clock in the afternoon, and the evening market is about to begin.
Ye Ji has a variety of delicious specialties and desserts.
The desserts have been slightly improved recently, with various combinations available, such as coconut milk mango sago, which can be topped with a little double skin milk. The price remains the same, and this selling method has attracted more people to patronize.
Due to limited space and manpower, Ye Shuyi still has a lot of things to develop, otherwise everyone would buy them and she would be too busy to handle them all.
Generally speaking, oysters are particularly suitable for making soup.
This tastes delicious and nutritious, and is very suitable for people with weak constitutions.
But Ye Shuyi prefers grilled oysters.
Because it is roasted, it releases natural juices, which are very fresh. The oyster meat tastes very smooth, soft and chewy.
The key is that it is delicious and affordable, you can buy it for less than one Hong Kong dollar.
In 2025, it will only cost two yuan each. In some places where prices are low, it can be as little as one yuan.
Under the grill is a stove that lets you control the size of the fire. If it's a slow fire, the flames won't dance over the wire mesh. If it's a high fire, the flames can overflow the wire mesh by a palm's length or even more.
It tastes quite delicious when baked.
Shi Ruoxin came out from the kitchen: "Sister Shuyi, I haven't eaten grilled oysters yet. Can you give me one after you grill them?"
She swallowed.
"Of course! Give it to our staff after it's baked." Ye Shuyi answered without thinking.
This is not like some restaurants where the staff have never eaten the food in the restaurant.
When the guests asked how it tasted, I couldn't give a clear answer and could only say it was delicious.
Giving the store clerks food first is beneficial both in terms of humanity and work.
Ye Shuyi once worked as a summer intern in a milk tea shop. The owner was very nice and told her that she could pour herself whatever she wanted to drink, but she could not use the cups that the shop provided for customers. She had to use her own cup.
Because cups also have costs, but milk tea, jasmine tea, black tea, and green tea will be thrown away if they are not sold out in a day, so the cost is not high.
But Ye Shuyi still didn't drink it, unless she made too much or the recipe was wrong.
Back to the grilled oysters, the oysters were about half the size of a palm and were filled with oyster meat.
When Ye Shuyi first came into contact with them, she was thinking: Can this be delicious?
The raw ones look average and a bit fat. Will they make you sick?
When she bought two to give it a try, she couldn't stop eating them; they were so delicious!
So she learned to do it, and with her talent, she succeeded at the first try.
Although it does not have a particularly high technical content.
The raw oysters were soaking in water. Ye Shuyi, wearing gloves, scooped up twenty of them and placed them on the grill.
She went to five stalls before she chose the oysters.
These oysters are all natural, without any water-retaining agents (a food additive, usually found in stale or frozen oysters that lose moisture during transportation, leaving them dry and tough. Water-retaining agents can lock in moisture, making them plump, tender, and juicy).
"Sister Shuyi, how do you tell whether an oyster is good or not?" Shi Ruoxin asked curiously.
"Look, if you turn the oyster upside down, the meat is still very firm and won't fall off. That means it's good, which means it's very active and fresh." Ye Shuyi demonstrated, holding an oyster upside down with a binder clip.
The oyster only moved slightly and remained in its shell.
"So that's how it is!" Shi Ruoxin learned.
It’s just that the oyster meat is a little white and a little gray…
Ye Shuyi skillfully turned on the toaster with a click, and the orange-red flame suddenly flowed and jumped like waves.
Ye Shuyi turned on a low heat, roasted the oysters slowly, and then added sauce to the surface of the oysters.
This is the soul of the oyster.
The sauce usually consists of minced garlic, chopped green onions, chopped coriander, peanut oil, white pepper and salt.
If you like spicy food, you can add some chili peppers.
Of course there are other flavors. Ye Shuyi is just trying a little today, so she made the classic version.
She spooned the sauce onto the grilled oysters.
Sizzle sizzle...
Oyster shells are easily heated, so they make a little noise when they come into contact with water.
The combination of oysters and garlic sauce instantly creates a rich aroma that spreads from miles away, and even passers-by stop to take a look.
"It smells so good! Sister Shuyi, how long will it take to bake?" Shi Ruoxin asked expectantly.
"A few minutes, it'll be quick."
The garlic sauce neutralizes the fishy smell of oysters, making the oysters more fragrant. The combination of onions and garlic makes the taste indescribable.
Same as white-cut chicken, very delicious.
After the oysters were grilled, they were very hot. Ye Shuyi picked up a binder clip and picked up one easily and steadily, then placed it in the groove inside the grill and dipped it in water to cool it down.
Otherwise, a hole may be burned in the foam box, making it difficult to pack.
Ye Shuyi repeated the operation one after another, putting all the oysters on a plate and dividing it into three plates.
"Okay, serve it to everyone! But don't pick it up now! It's too hot! It might burn your hands and mouth. So, let it sit for a while. But don't let it cool down, otherwise it will have a fishy smell, and the moisture will decrease over time."
The moisture content is the highest now, which is the juice from the grilled oysters.
Delicious and refreshing.
Shi Ruoxin nodded repeatedly and carefully carried the plate to the kitchen.
Ye Shuyi asked the three waiters working outside to come over and try it, and gave the same instructions as she had given Shi Ruoxin.
Because Abin was asked by her to check on the store decoration, there were only three of them responsible for greeting customers at the front desk.
They all waited for a while before picking it up and eating it.
Everyone's eyes widened. It was so fragrant, smooth and a little chewy.
Especially Li Kaile, after finishing his meal, he kept using a toothpick to scrape the small pieces of meat attached to the edge of the grilled oyster shell, as well as the garlic sauce on the shell.
It can be seen that he likes it very much.
Ye Shuyi smiled and said, "There's more here! Come on if you want to eat more!"
Li Kaile said embarrassedly, "Sister Shuyi, is this really okay? I didn't pay for it...but it's so delicious, how much are you selling it for?"
Ye Shuyi said, "I'm treating you, why do you need to pay? You've had a hard time, so what if you just have some snacks? This first batch is for you! You can also eat later."
After hearing this, everyone thought Ye Shuyi was so nice. Employees who come here to work are provided with food and drink!
They all got rid of the politeness and started to wolf down the oysters.
"Sister Shuyi, I've eaten them in mainland China before. I remember that the oysters there were very big, and these are so small! But unexpectedly, this one tastes much better and has more chewiness. Theirs are soft and lack a bit of flavor." Li Kaile said as he ate.
"Hahaha, is what you're eating additive-free? Or maybe some other kind of oyster."
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