Chapter 135 Chapter 135 Spicy Pig's Trotter
Braised food is slow to prepare and cannot be made in a short time. As it is approaching dinner time, everyone is waiting in tacit understanding to eat the new flavor of soup noodles.
Lin Chuntao looked at their expectant expressions and couldn't help but jokingly said, "Don't get your hopes up too much. You might not like it."
The more Lin Chuntao said this, the more curious they became about what it tasted like, which made Lin Chuntao say that they might not like it.
Take out the soup noodles to be cooked, rinse them with warm water, and then put them into a colander to drain.
After preparing the flour, Lin Chuntao went to chop some minced meat. While she was chopping the meat, Lin Chunxing, Lin Chunhe and others were watching beside her.
"Sister, is this meat filling still used for stir-frying the sauce?"
Lin Chuntao shook her head. "There's still some fried meat sauce. I put this directly into the soup noodles."
After the meat filling was chopped, Lin Chuntao sprinkled a little starch into it, poured a small spoonful of wine, and mixed it evenly for later use.
After the vegetables and meat were prepared, Lin Chuntao scooped some lard to make a soup, then put the minced meat in to cook. After waiting for the color of the minced meat to change, Lin Chuntao grabbed some stinky tofu, washed it, broke it into pieces and put it directly into the soup.
Lin Chunxing opened her mouth wide as she watched the stinky tofu go into the clear soup.
People in Yizhou love to eat stinky tofu, but most of them are grilled or fried. No matter how it is cooked, chili peppers are indispensable. Stinky tofu in clear soup without chili peppers may be a little difficult to swallow, right?
Looking at Lin Chunxing's expression, Lin Chuntao laughed. She took a spoon and stirred the meat filling in the pot, then gently scooped out the stinky tofu, scooped in the meat sauce, added the flour, and scooped in two spoonfuls of chili oil. After stirring, she let it cook.
The soup in the pot boiled in a short while. Not long after, the soup gradually became richer and fragrant. Lin Chunxing frowned and took two sips. It couldn't be said to be very fragrant, but the taste was fascinating. She stood beside Lin Chuntao and asked, "Sister, should we add salt now?"
Lin Chuntao said, "You can put it in. Bring the salt shaker over."
Lin Chunhe ran to get the salt shaker. After adding the salt, Lin Chuntao put pea tips and leek segments into the pot. Both vegetables were easy to cook and were cooked in no time in the boiling soup.
After the dish was cooked, Lin Chuntao said, "Get your bowls and chopsticks and eat it now."
Lin Duoer ran to get the bowls and chopsticks. Lin Chuntao picked up some noodles for them while saying, "If you want something spicier, add some chili oil and Sichuan peppercorns."
The sisters responded in unison. After all the noodles were served, Lin Chunhe looked at what was left in the pot and said to Lin Chuntao, "Sister, can you scoop me some more tofu? It smells delicious to me."
Lin Chuntao scooped a spoonful of soup and stinky tofu for her.
The sisters looked at the rich soup coated with flour, which looked very appetizing, and had forgotten what the stinky tofu looked like when it was just put in.
But she was unsure whether Pei Ying could get used to Lin Chuntao's food, so she said to Pei Ying, "Try it for a couple of bites. If you don't like it, I'll cook it again for you."
Pei Ying smiled and said, "It smells delicious. I don't think I need to cook it again."
He took a bowl. The stinky tofu was very smelly before it was cooked. If it was not put in the soup, Pei Ying would not dare to eat it because of the appearance. But it was wrapped with meat filling, a bit like minced tender tofu. Some people would sell tender tofu at the market. Zhang Dayong and his friends would occasionally buy a bowl, sprinkle a spoonful of chili oil on it, and eat it with relish.
Pei Ying tried a bite and found the noodles very tasty. He then took another bite of the tofu and found that it had no smell at all. Instead, it had a smooth texture and a delicious taste that was hard to describe.
Lin Chuntao waited for the noodles to cool down while holding a chopstick. She looked at Pei Ying and saw him swallow it. Then she smiled and asked, "How is it?"
Pei Ying smiled and said, "I don't know how to put it, but it's quite delicious."
Lin Chuntao smiled when she heard that, lowered her head and started eating.
After Lin Chunxing and the others took a bite, they opened their eyes wide in surprise. The soup was richer than the previous meat sauce powder, and the powder tasted richer. It even felt a little more fragrant than the previous one. The fresh fragrance of pea tips made the soup powder not greasy at all.
Lin Chuntao loves eating noodles, including fried noodles, mixed noodles and soup noodles. She has tried all kinds of flavors, whether in clear soup or spicy.
She accidentally tasted this stinky tofu noodle soup once and fell in love with it completely.
This thing is not popular among the public, so just cook it at home and eat it before deciding whether to sell it in the store.
Lin Chunxing was a little conflicted after finishing the meal. She thought it was still delicious, but she was also worried about whether anyone would buy it if she sold it. But after thinking it over, she said to Lin Chuntao, "Sister, let's go ahead and do it. If not many people eat it, we can switch."
Lin Chuntao smiled and said, "Okay, I want something lighter tonight so I don't have the bone broth. But this also uses bone broth as the base soup, just like the braised pork rice noodle. You can cook another one with bone broth base tomorrow and try it."
Lin Chunxing, the manager of the noodle shop, said she would do it. Of course, Lin Chuntao fully supported her. Just as she said, if it doesn't work out, we can try another one.
"Sister, what's the name of this?"
Lin Chuntao said, "When the time comes, go buy some small clay pots and cook them. We'll call it stinky tofu soup noodles."
In this way, the two sisters decided on the new products to be launched.
After dinner, it was still light outside. After Lin Chuntao braised the pig's head and pig's trotters, the sisters sat in the yard to rest.
After the winter came, Yizhou no longer had the summer heat. As the sun set, the coolness gradually crept up. The sisters didn't sit for long, and Lin Chunhe and the others went to boil water for a bath.
It was already dark before the pig's head was cooked.
The sisters were so excited about buying a house that they couldn't sleep and didn't go to bed early. Lin Chuntao waited until the meat was cooked and the pot was taken down before she tidied up and went to bed.
For lunch the next day, Lin Chuntao cut out braised pig's trotters and made spicy pork head.
Pig's head has always been their favorite food, especially Pei Ying and Zhang Dayong. They like to drink and buy some braised food. However, Pei Ying thinks the braised food they bought is far inferior to the one made by Lin Chuntao.
As for the braised pig's trotters, Lin Chuntao had never made it before, but after trying it now, she felt that the taste was not as good as the pig's head, but the texture was better.
The taste is good, but it still lacks a little flavor.
Lin Chunxing thought for a moment and asked Lin Chuntao, "Sister, can this pig's trotter taste like anything else?"
Lin Chuntao thought for a moment and said, "There's a way. Let's take the stone slab we used to bake pancakes and put it on the stove."
Lin Chunxing made a fire, and Lin Chuntao roasted two of the remaining pig's trotters on the stone slab. When they started to ooze oil, she sprinkled some chili powder and Sichuan pepper powder on them, turned them over and roasted them again.
After roasting, Lin Chunxing took a knife and cut the pig's trotter into small pieces. Everyone tasted a piece. Just roasting it slightly, the taste was different. In addition, Lin Chuntao added chili and Sichuan peppercorns, and the fragrance, numbness and spiciness came out, but it was not as pungent as pig's head meat. Now the taste and texture are perfect. Lin Chunxing smiled and said, "Sister, let's cook the pig's trotters like this and sell them."
Lin Chuntao smiled when she heard that: "Okay, it's just one more step to complete, so it's a little more troublesome."
Lin Chunxing said, "I think this tastes more appealing. Even if people don't come for the noodles, they might come to buy some pig's trotters to satisfy their hunger. Didn't you say we should get a few more stoves? We should be able to handle it."
Lin Chuntao smiled when she heard this: "As long as you think you can handle it, I'll let you do it."
Because of buying this shop, Lin Chunxing seems to be more motivated.
We ordered a noodle soup last night, and two braised dishes today. Lin Chuntao said, "I'll make another noodle soup tonight. If possible, we'll serve them both. These are the main dishes for now. We'll have to see later. Since we've opened a shop to sell three meals a day, should we add other items to the breakfast menu besides the noodle soup?"
Lin Chunxing said, "We can sell braised food for lunch and dinner. Sister, do you want to sell steamed buns for breakfast?"
Hearing Lin Chunxing's words, Pei Ying looked at Lin Chuntao. Lin Chuntao looked at Lin Chunxing and shook her head. "It's fine flour, sugar, and kneading the dough is laborious. I don't think we can make much money from this."
Lin Chunxing nodded. She just thought that the steamed buns were delicious and that many people would like to eat them. However, she did not think carefully that Lin Chuntao had added sugar to the white flour buns. The flour was not cheap, and the sugar was not cheap either.
The purpose of doing business is to make money.
Lin Chuntao said, "There are so many things to do, I think you'll be very tired. Let's think about something like braised eggs first. If that doesn't work, we can make mixed noodles. It's also simple and convenient to make. When you eat the mixed noodles, you can get a bowl of soup."
Lin Chunxing nodded and said, "Then I'll listen to my sister."
"There's a lot of pig's head meat left. Should we keep it for ourselves, or should I take it to the market and sell it first?"
Lin Chuntao smiled and said, "Just keep it at home. I'll cut some up and prepare it later. Didn't you ask my cousins to follow you to manage the shop? I'll go discuss it with my uncle and his family. I'll bring some over for him to drink with his wine."
Although she had mentioned this before, she didn't expect to buy a shop so soon, and she hadn't thought about asking anyone to do this with her.
Hesitantly, Lin Chunxing looked at Lin Chuntao and asked, "Sister, who should I ask to go with me?"
Lin Chuntao said, "Xu Sheng and Xu Huan are older, so I feel they would be more suitable. What do you think?"
"If they are willing to go, I will take them to set up the stall first to familiarize themselves with it. If they can do it, they can go."
Lin Chuntao had no objection to Lin Chunxing's words.
After resting for a while, Lin Chuntao cut some pork head meat and put it in a clay pot, poured oil and chili peppers on it and mixed it. Then she carried the clay pot and took Lin Chunxing to her uncle's house. Pei Ying did not go with them. Lin Chuntao asked him to ask Lin Cunzheng and Lin Changzong to help plow the land tomorrow, as they also had to plant radishes in the next two days.
When the two sisters arrived at their uncle's house, they were threshing soybeans and the yard was full of dust.
Seeing the two of them coming, my aunt and the others packed up their things and took a rest. They went to get some sweet potatoes, washed them, and cooked them to prepare for lunch.
Lin Chuntao stated her purpose straight away. Her uncle and the others were so surprised that their mouths widened. Lin Chuntao said, "If you and your cousin are willing, then tomorrow you and Chun Xing will go to the market to get familiar with it. If you can do it, then do it. If you don't want to do it, then come back."
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