The aroma was so enticing that a man's mouth was already watering. When he took the braised pork skewer from Gan Li, he didn't care that it was hot and stuffed the meat into his mouth. Then he stared in astonishment!
He gasped for breath from the heat of the meat, but couldn't bear to spit it out. He chewed it a few times and swallowed it whole, exclaiming, "Delicious, so delicious!"
As he spoke, a hint of regret appeared on his face—it was a pity that he had been too hasty and hadn't had a chance to taste it properly before swallowing it! He wanted to ask for another piece, but remembering what the shopkeeper had said earlier, he was too embarrassed to ask. He could only stare longingly at the pot of meat, wishing he could pounce on it.
Another woman also tried it. Unlike the man, she chewed slowly and savored the deliciousness of the braised pork. Hearing his words, she nodded vigorously in agreement:
"Absolutely! I've never eaten such delicious pork in my entire life!"
Those who were initially skeptical of this bizarre dish could no longer resist upon seeing it. They urged each other on while keeping their eyes fixed on the small pot in front of Ganli, afraid of missing out.
Gan Li wasn't surprised at all by everyone's exaggerated reaction.
The seasonings she used were all carefully selected; people in her time were already used to them, so they didn't think there was anything special about them.
However, if you take those seasonings to this era where seasonings are scarce, even if she made a shoe sole, everyone would probably find it delicious, let alone her carefully cooked braised pork!
At this point, more people tasted the braised pork, and their praises were endless.
Some of the more shameless ones even went so far as to ask Gan Li for the secret recipe for braised pork.
"It tastes so good, and there's not a trace of any unpleasant smell. Manager Gan, how did you cook this meat?"
Upon hearing this, no one else spoke, but their ears perked up.
Not far away, Steward Zhao also smelled the unique aroma. He had been managing Wanshun Restaurant with Master Zhao and was not unfamiliar with the world, but the taste of Gan Li's braised pork was truly exceptional! He had never smelled any dish that could be so fragrant.
Although he was also curious about how to make braised pork, he still thought it was wishful thinking when he heard people asking about the recipe.
Ganli clearly wants to make money with this braised pork, so why would she reveal the recipe?
However, no sooner had he thought that than he was proven wrong.
“Okay, this braised pork…” Gan Li nodded and explained the recipe for braised pork in detail, even the method of caramelizing sugar. However, when it came to the seasonings, she only said to use whatever she had at home, and even to add soybean paste.
Of course, she wasn't deliberately hiding anything; it's just that even if she told them, they wouldn't have those seasonings at home, so she just used whatever she had.
Hearing her explain in such detail, everyone felt even more favorably toward her, thinking that she was generous and open-minded. Butler Zhao, on the other hand, was almost stunned.
Is this country girl stupid? How could she so easily reveal such a money-making secret to the public?
While expressing his disdain, he carefully noted down what Ganli said, and then hurriedly called the servants back.
He had to hurry to Wanshunlou and tell his chef the recipe—if even a village girl could make this dish like this, then Wanshunlou's chef was a master! How could it not taste better than Ganli's?
Haha, from now on, Wanshunlou will have another signature dish!
Ganli looked at everyone's reactions and chuckled to herself. Without soy sauce, rock sugar, star anise, cinnamon... even if I tell you all the steps, the taste will still be different!
Of course, if you follow her steps, you can remove a lot of the porky taste, but you will never be able to make it taste like hers.
After she finished sharing her secret recipe, she added, "Everyone can go back and try it. If you really don't want the hassle, you can come to my place to eat."
"Coming here?" someone asked curiously. "Could it be that Manager Gan is planning to sell braised pork as well as popsicles from now on?"
Gan Li nodded with a smile and said, "The weather isn't always hot, so I need to think about what else I can sell when I can't sell popsicles. After all, we're just trying to make a living, right? If you all like it, please come and support me, and I'll be very happy."
She did a great job and spoke in a pleasing manner, so everyone nodded in agreement happily.
Before long, the popsicles were sold out, and the braised pork was gone in no time. The crowd gradually dispersed.
Gan Mingli's arms were quite sore from the repetitive movements, but his face was full of smiles:
"I never expected things to go so smoothly today. Not only did we sell the popsicles, but we sold them much faster than usual!"
The sweet and crisp voice replied, "Not only that, Mother's braised pork is also very popular!"
"I told you, there's no need to worry!" Gan Mingyi chuckled. "Who wouldn't be mesmerized by the smell of that braised pork? I certainly am. Little sister, how about we buy a little more meat today? Your second brother wants to try some too, hehe."
As he spoke, he couldn't help but swallow hard.
Upon hearing this, Gan Li nodded in agreement: "Okay, we should buy more today. The news that we're going to sell braised pork has already spread, and I'm sure many people will come to buy it tomorrow."
So, today we need to make the braised pork first.
Knowing they had a lot to do back home, everyone packed even faster.
After a short while, Gan Qishan arrived as promised and helped them transport their belongings back. Gan Li and the others then drove the car towards the town.
First, I went to the butcher shop and bought some pork.
Yesterday I bought 20 jin (10 kg), and at least 2 jin (1 kg) were delivered to the village chief's house. The remaining 18 jin (9 catties) were delivered to each person in small quantities, and they were all delivered quickly.
It will officially go on sale tomorrow, and I think 20 jin (10 kg) won't be enough.
Ganli did the math and decided to order forty jin (20 kg) first.
In this era when pork was despised, the butcher had never done such a big business in all his years of business. He treated her like a god of wealth, being extremely attentive. After she paid, he even gave her a pig's trotter as a gift.
After loading the pork onto the truck, Gan Li remembered the school and asked Gan Mingyi to drive the truck to Fengxian School.
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