Looking at these two children, from being surprised by anything they ate at the beginning to now gradually getting used to eating so many delicious foods.
Pei Yuezhi felt a great sense of accomplishment.
Fan Mu's cheeks were bulging from eating. Seeing Pei Yuezhi stop eating, he asked in confusion, "Mother, why aren't you eating? Eat up, it's really delicious!"
Okay, eat up.
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The next morning, after Pei Yuezhi finished eating, she prepared to make the spicy potato slices. This dish was served cold, and the longer it sat for a while, the more flavorful it would become.
This dish is very simple. Just make a sauce, and you're halfway there.
Pei Yuezhi directly puts chili powder and five-spice powder into a bowl, pours hot oil over them, then adds minced garlic, light soy sauce, vinegar, oyster sauce, a little sugar to enhance the flavor, salt to taste, and chicken bouillon. She then stirs it well.
Cut the potatoes into thin slices and soak them in water for a while to remove the surface starch.
Put the food in boiling water and cook for two or three minutes. Then take it out and rinse it with cold water. This will make it crisper.
Drain the water, pour it into a bowl and mix well, and it's done.
Spicy and crispy, Liu Yuanyuan has already sneaked a bowl.
However, Pei Yuezhi made a lot, which was definitely enough to sell, and she kept the rest to eat as snacks.
It's about time to go to the restaurant. Today we're cooking stir-fries, not stews for long, so we're a little late.
When Grandma Liu arrived, she saw that no one was in the shop, so she came to her house and sat for a while.
Upon arriving at the shop, Granny Liu first started steaming the rice, then went to the courtyard to fetch water. While she was out, Pei Yuezhi quickly took out all the ingredients she had prepared the day before.
Grandma Liu never watches Pei Yuezhi cook. She says that Pei Yuezhi's dishes must all be made with secret recipes and cannot be looked at casually, so she has never exposed any problems with the seasonings.
Today I'll make shredded pork with garlic sauce. I'll take out the shredded pork tenderloin I prepared yesterday and marinate it first.
Add a little salt and water to the meat and knead until it becomes sticky. Then add a few eggs and knead until absorbed. Add cornstarch and knead again, then drizzle with a little oil.
The eggplant for this dish also needs to be prepared in advance. Peel the eggplant and cut it into chunks, then soak it in water for ten minutes. During this time, chop some green peppers and slice a little carrot to add color.
Fish-fragrant shredded pork needs fermented bean paste, but it's better to chop it finely so it can be stir-fried until fragrant and thoroughly cooked.
Now you can prepare the fish-fragrant sauce. In a bowl, add white sugar, vinegar, light soy sauce, a little dark soy sauce, water, and cornstarch.
"Yueyue, don't you put wine in the meat?" Liu Yuanyuan asked curiously from the side.
Pei Yuezhi patiently replied, "This dish isn't cooked at a high heat, so the alcohol flavor won't evaporate and will leave a strange taste inside."
"So that's how it is."
Stir-frying shredded pork requires a little more oil. After pouring the shredded pork into the pan, don't stir it immediately. Wait a few seconds, then quickly stir it to separate the pieces. Once it changes color, you can take it out.
Leave some oil in the pan, add the fermented bean paste, and stir-fry over low heat until the oil turns red and fragrant. Then add minced garlic and ginger, and stir-fry over high heat.
After sautéing the ginger and garlic until fragrant, add shredded carrots, shredded wood ear mushrooms, and shredded green bell peppers. Sauté until just cooked through, then add the stir-fried shredded meat.
Then stir the sauce well, pour it in, stir-fry over high heat, and serve.
This dish is not difficult to make, so I left it to Liu Yuanyuan to cook. She has a strong learning ability and has been watching Pei Yuezhi cook every day. She has learned the basics of cooking by watching her, so there was no problem for her.
Pei Yuezhi could take this opportunity to make braised eggplant.
This dish also requires a sauce to be prepared first. In a bowl, add light soy sauce, oyster sauce, a little vinegar and sugar, as well as MSG and cornstarch, and finally add some water.
Drain the eggplant, sprinkle it with starch in small amounts several times, stir it, and the surface will be coated with a thin layer of starch.
Add plenty of oil to the pan and heat it up a bit before adding the eggplant. Once it's in the pan, don't move it immediately. Let it set slightly, then gently stir it around.
Pei Yuezhi has too many eggplants; she'll have to fry them in several batches.
Once they are golden brown, they can be taken out of the oil. Then, put the green peppers and carrots into the oil and fry them briefly. They don't need to be fried for very long before they are taken out of the oil.
Leave a little oil in the pan, then sauté the ginger and garlic until fragrant. Pour in the sauce from the bowl and stir-fry until thickened. Then, return the eggplant to the pan and stir-fry quickly until evenly mixed.
The last dish of the day! Twice-cooked pork.
The sliced meat that was cooked and cut yesterday can be stir-fried directly today.
Heat oil in a wok, add sliced meat and stir-fry until the moisture evaporates. When the meat starts to release oil, add ginger slices, Sichuan peppercorns, and fermented black beans.
After stir-frying until fragrant, add fermented bean paste and a little sweet bean sauce, stir-fry again until fragrant, then add garlic sprout heads, stir-fry briefly, add a little light soy sauce and sugar, and finally add garlic sprout leaves, stir-fry until just cooked and then remove from heat.
This dish smells so good! Pei Yuezhi couldn't resist wanting to eat it herself. Luckily, she had prepared a lot, so she had to save some for herself.
"The food is ready to be served, everything is prepared."
Just like yesterday, before the dishes were even served, there were already many guests waiting inside.
"Boss lady, thank goodness! I can smell the aroma right here!"
"That's right, I was already hungry, and the aroma as soon as I walked in made me even hungrier."
"What dishes are served today? The dishes are different every day. I always wonder what dishes are served today."
Pei Yuezhi put down her rice bowl and began to introduce today's dishes: "Today's dishes are twice-cooked pork, shredded pork with garlic sauce, braised eggplant, and a cold dish, spicy potato slices. I prepared a little more than usual today, so please enjoy."
"The dishes at the proprietress's restaurant are all delicious and visually appealing, and the names of the dishes are also very interesting. I want this sliced pork, which is called twice-cooked pork, as well as braised eggplant and potato slices."
"I want this, and this too."
"......"
There were so many customers that Pei Yuezhi was completely bewildered by what each of them said. Fortunately, everyone was well-mannered and lined up, which eased the burden somewhat.
The room quickly filled up, with many people standing or squatting. Half of the food was gone, but luckily there was still some left in the pot, so more was added.
"Boss lady, today's dishes are so good with rice, especially the twice-cooked pork and braised eggplant. Is there enough rice? I'll buy another serving. It's so delicious."
"You've had enough rice. Here's another serving for you." Pei Yuezhi quickly served the guest a bowl of rice and added a little bit of vegetables.
I thought I had made a lot today and that it would be almost sold out, but I didn't expect that even after it was all sold out, customers kept coming in.
Unfortunately, the dishes were all sold out, so the later customers could only order fried rice.
"Oh dear, I didn't get a boxed lunch again, but fried rice is delicious too, I'll have a serving of fried rice."
Fortunately, there was enough rice, so later guests would still have something to eat.
Feeling it was almost two o'clock, Pei Yuezhi closed the shop, put the dishes into a basket, and prepared to go back to eat with Liu Yuanyuan and her grandmother.
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