Chapter 53
Thinking that Madam Xiao and such a handsome young man have a mutual understanding
It was not until nearly 3 p.m. that the customers gradually left the store.
Xiao Yue let out a long breath, his feet a little weak from exhaustion, but there were still many bowls to clean up, so he could only take a deep breath and get down to work.
The same scene happened on the day when Bobo Chicken was first introduced, and customers gradually left at 3 p.m.
Fortunately, Xiao Yue had said before, and the store rules were also written at the door, that dishes can be refilled at most three times, while stocks last.
While cleaning up, Xiao Yue looked at Fu Xunzhou, who was walking towards her and offered his help without saying a word.
From the beginning, Xiao Yue didn't think that what he said about "using this activity to help digestion after meals" was true, it was just an excuse.
After all, Fu Xunzhou had helped all day and had breakfast in the morning, but if Xiao Yue hadn't urged him, he would have wanted to continue for lunch.
This was completely different from what Xiao Yue had imagined. It was okay for him to help out occasionally, but this behavior was really like being a helper in the store.
Not only did she not ask for money, but Fu Xunzhou brought his own money...
So at this moment, Xiao Yue felt quite embarrassed: "Next time, you should just sit in the store like before. It's too much trouble for you. You almost missed your meal time. You haven't recovered yet, so you must eat on time."
Fu Xunzhou paused. He frowned when he heard the first part, but relaxed when he heard the second part.
"What's the trouble?" He looked helpless: "I promise you, I won't delay your meal time. The store is so busy, how can I just watch you..."
How can I bear to see you working so hard alone?
Fu Xunzhou didn't say anything. He just looked at her with frowned brows, and then shifted his eyes slightly.
Xiao Yue felt a little strange, but couldn't tell what was strange. However, she clearly got his determination to help, and as a friend she was very touched. She sighed.
"Okay, then I'll make some new dishes later, and you can eat more!"
"Will it be too tiring?"
"fine!"
Good food can heal everything!
Thinking of this, Xiao Yue quickened the pace of packing, and at the same time thought to himself: It seems like it's about time to find more help.
On the side, Fang Sanhong listened to the two people's irrelevant words, and sighed deeply, wanting to say something but stopping himself.
There were a lot of people here today, and a few who hadn't finished their meals came to pay the bill. Fang Sanhong heard a woman quietly coming over and talking to them.
"Sister Fang, I didn't expect that Madam Xiao and such a handsome young man are so in tune with each other. She is so diligent in helping out..."
Fang Sanhong: “?”
who?
Madam Xiao?
Telepathy?
Xiao Yue and Fu Xunzhou?
Fang Sanhong was confused at the time and immediately asked, "Who told you?"
"That young man!" The woman sighed, looking extremely regretful.
Fang Sanhong: “…”
OK, OK.
Not only did he try to win Xiaoyue's favor by patronizing the store, but now he's even spreading rumors?
I’ll see how long you can keep pretending!
*
Half an hour later, in the kitchen.
Xiao Yue promised to cook a delicious meal and naturally would not go back on her word. She asked Fu Xunzhou and Fang Sanhong to sit aside and started to make a fire and cook.
For the first dish, Xiao Yue plans to make tomato stewed beef brisket that is sweet and sour, soft and tasty.
The beef brisket can be cut into slightly larger pieces, because it is convenient to stew in a large pot and stove. After cutting, you can put it in the pot for blanching, and then add some ginger slices, green onion segments and rice wine.
While blanching the tomatoes, Xiao Yue also processed the tomatoes. He boiled water in another pot, let the tomatoes roll into the pot to break the skin, then took them out and rinsed them with cold water so that the skin could be peeled off very easily.
The tomato is bright red in color. After peeling off the smooth skin, the sandy tomato flesh inside is revealed, which is very juicy.
Xiao Yue chopped half into small pieces and the other half into dice about the same size as the beef brisket. Then he also prepared the ginger slices, garlic slices, chopped onions, etc.
After blanching the beef, Xiao Yue took it out and washed it with warm water.
This step is very important. If the boiling hot beef comes into contact with cold water after being taken out of the pot, the meat will shrink, seriously affecting the taste.
After cleaning, the beef brisket can be put into the pan for stir-frying.
Xiao Yue only poured a small amount of oil because the beef brisket was evenly fat and lean, and the fat part would produce some butter due to the high temperature.
When the beef was slightly browned, Xiao Yue added slices of ginger, garlic and chopped onion.
The natural aroma of the seasoning quickly blends with the meaty aroma of the beef brisket.
This was not enough, Xiao Yue then added chopped tomatoes. With the high temperature and hot oil, the diced tomatoes quickly released light red sweet and sour pectin to wrap the beef brisket.
The pot is bright red, and the taste is sweet and sour.
Xiao Yue sprinkled some white pepper, and then added boiling water to cover the ingredients half a finger.
This step is the same as cleaning the beef brisket. The purpose is to prevent the beef from shrinking. This is the key to preventing the beef from becoming dry and tough when stewed.
Before closing the lid, Xiao Yue threw in all the spices such as star anise, bay leaves, cinnamon, etc., and while it was still stewing, he started making the next dish.
Tender meat, fresh flavor, sweet, smooth and refreshing - steamed crab!
The people of Dachen do eat crabs, but the crabs in this season taste average and few people eat them.
But who let Xiao Yue have a mall?
Not only are the crabs meaty, but you can also choose between male and female.
Therefore, Xiao Yue filled two steaming trays with the earth-green, clean, large, fat crabs. The extra ginger slices he had just cut came in handy at this moment. He could just put them underneath one by one and put them into the steamer.
Crabs are cold in nature, so ginger is an indispensable ingredient.
The same goes for the sauce. In addition to vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, etc., you also need to add enough minced ginger.
Xiao Yue divided it into three small bowls in total, put them aside, clapped his hands and continued to make the next dish.
Um……
The mall really has everything. In addition to crabs that are not in season, there is also a wide variety of "wild mushrooms" that are only available in certain seasons.
The taste of this thing is the real leader in umami. You will never forget it after eating it once.
The first two dishes are just appetizers, but this one is the highlight of Xiao Yue’s meal tonight.
After all, the points needed to redeem wild mushrooms in the mall cost 15,000 for one species, and these are food ingredients, not large utensils!
Given the high price, Xiao Yue chose a very unique and delicious "Jian Shou Qing".
This fungus is no bigger than half a palm, the top of the cap is a plateau red, and the stem is earthy color with some beige.
Why is it special?
Because once the Jianshouqing is cut, an indigo mixed color will appear on the cut surface.
It is often said that just one look at blue food will make people lose their appetite. As for the blue of See Hand Green, people will know at a glance... it is poisonous.
However, Xiao Yue knew that the poison was caused by not being cooked thoroughly and had nothing to do with the food itself.
After all, there are many things that are poisonous but edible, and they all have to be processed before they can taste delicious.
Xiao Yue picked up the knife without changing his expression, cut the green onion into thin slices and placed them on a plate beside him.
I saw that this thin layer of indigo really began to change. Within a few seconds, the slice changed from light yellow to misty blue. After the misty blue color spread, it turned into indigo.
Each piece changes so strangely, like ink dripping on a piece of paper.
Fu Xunzhou on the side couldn't help but fall into deep thought, while Fang Sanhong stood up and stared at him, his brows furrowed deeper the more he looked.
Xiao Yue cut a whole plate of green mushrooms, which had a natural earthy taste. Combined with the moldy color, it looked really unfriendly.
However, Fu Xunzhou did not say anything. There was curiosity rather than worry in his eyes. He watched Xiao Yue continue cooking.
If crabs cannot be without ginger, then wild mushrooms cannot be without garlic for aroma and green peppers for flavor.
Xiao Yue chopped them all, especially the garlic slices, which filled half of the bowl.
Next, you can start stir-frying the mushrooms. You need to heat the oil over high heat and fry the garlic slices first. When the aroma comes out, you can add the mushroom slices.
With a "bang", the blue-green shrimp, which had changed color to blue, was put into the oil pan, and oil bubbles appeared with a sizzling sound.
Xiao Yue let it fry for a while, then waved the spatula to turn it over.
I saw that the original blue color on the hand had dissipated a lot, and it became shiny after being soaked in oil. After about half a minute, the frowning color completely disappeared and became fragrant.
Of course, this time is not enough. To stir-fry the green onion, especially so much green onion, the time must be long enough.
Due to its special nature, you cannot taste the saltiness during the process. Only after it comes out of the pot can you truly taste this indescribable deliciousness that is beyond words.
Xiao Yue counted the time silently in her heart until the dish was ready. Then she poured in the green peppers and fried them until they were cooked. Then she added salt and served it!
That’s right, wild mushrooms only need salt for seasoning. If you add other seasonings, it will destroy its deliciousness.
Not until this dish of jianshouqing came out of the pot perfectly did Xiao Yue's eyebrows curved in seriousness. He resisted the urge to taste it and made the last two dishes.
A simple sauerkraut vermicelli soup and an even simpler mixed cold dish.
After all, the main dish tonight is stir-fried green vegetables, and the smell before it comes out of the pot is so tempting.
Xiao Yue dares to guarantee that no one will dislike it.
A quarter of an hour later, all the dishes were served.
Xiao Yue called Fu Xunzhou and Fang Sanhong over, and placed the stir-fried green onion in the middle.
“Come and try it!”
"So much?" Fang Sanhong stared at the large plate in amazement: "Can we finish it?"
Fu Xunzhou glanced at Xiao Yue, who was smiling but urging him silently, then sat down, picked up the chopsticks and put a piece into his bowl.
Then he lifted the bowl and tentatively put the unknown mushroom, which was blue not long ago, into his mouth.
"How is it?" Xiao Yue looked at him expectantly.
Fu Xunzhou paused for a moment, then swallowed the food and silently stretched out his chopsticks to the stir-fried vegetables.
"Pfft." Xiao Yue couldn't help but laugh, and a joyful aura surrounded him.
She couldn't help it anymore, so she picked up the chopsticks, took a big bite and started showing off.
fresh!
That’s the taste!
…
Half an hour later.
In the kitchen, the shrimps on the table had been cleared, the rest of the dishes were almost gone, and there were only two crabs left.
Fang Sanhong, who had previously asked "Can you finish it?", was rubbing his stomach and burping.
"How can it be so delicious? This is the most delicious dish I have ever eaten in my life..."
Yes, it is a dish, not meat, but it is so delicious!
The tenderness of the tomato beef brisket, the sweetness of the steamed crab, the appetizing taste of the sauerkraut vermicelli...all pale in comparison to this simply cooked dish.
Xiao Yue explained lazily, saying that he had specially asked someone to find them, including the crabs.
Fu Xunzhou had no doubts about this, he just sighed: "There really is such delicious food in the world."
Xiao Yue was very proud. He sat down and digested his food for a while. Suddenly, he slapped his head, stood up and went to the refrigerator.
"I forgot, we still have the shaved ice to try!"
Xiao Yue specially froze a very small icicle yesterday, just enough for three people to eat.
She took it to the slushy ice machine and put it in, then got a plate and quickly filled two plates.
One plate was for Xiao Yue and Fang Sanhong, which was a little bigger, and the other plate with a smaller portion was naturally -
"The weather is too hot. You should eat something today." Xiao Yue handed it to Fu Xunzhou with a smile in her eyes.
Fu Xunzhou was a little dazed. He reached out to take the plate. His fingertips touched it, but he felt a burning sensation.
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