Grilled Mussels and Mushrooms (1)
Thinking of this, Xiang Qing suddenly became energetic again and looked at the shop owner with a bright look: "Boss, how much are the mussels?"
"100 gold coins per jin, 1000 gold coins is 12 jin."
The price is cheap, so Xiang Qinghao said it very generously.
"I want 2,000 gold coins worth of mussels. I want 24 kilograms."
After buying the mussels, I felt like I had successfully completed my mission and prepared to go back to the store.
Unexpectedly, I saw two large boxes of mushrooms on the corner of the street.
The man selling mushrooms looked to be in his 60s, and he placed two large boxes of mushrooms directly on the ground.
You can tell at first glance that these are mushrooms grown by an old man in the countryside.
Generally speaking, such dishes, no matter what kind of dishes they are, are better than those sold at market stalls.
Xiang Qinghao walked over and squatted on the ground to look at the fresh and tender mushrooms.
“How much are these mushrooms?”
"Thirteen gold coins per pound."
So expensive!
Mushrooms are inherently more expensive than regular vegetarian dishes.
Ordinary mushrooms cost around 10 gold coins, and more expensive ones cost 11 or 12. It's rare to get 13 gold coins at once like this.
Xiang Qinghao was a little hesitant.
Today's diners still prefer meat dishes, and may not approve of barbecue made with vegetarian dishes.
This mushroom is so expensive. If the price is too high, no one will buy it. If the price is too low, she can't afford it.
However, in the blink of an eye, I saw the shy mushrooms, so tender that they would lower their heads in embarrassment if I looked at them for a second longer...
Buy 5 kilograms and try it.
If it sells well, sell it. If it doesn’t sell well, take it home and cook it.
After thinking about this, Xiang Qinghao directly picked five pounds of large and thick mushrooms from the old man.
As they were picking up the items, the old man was still muttering, "This little girl is quite good at taking things. She took all the good ones."
Xiang Qing was very happy to hear the old man say that, and she felt that it would be nice to take it home and eat it herself.
After returning to the store, Sister Zhou saw that Xiang Qinghao had bought mussels and mushrooms.
"Are we going to use these for barbecue tonight?" Sister Zhou stared at the mussels and mushrooms in Xiang Qinghao's hands with wide eyes.
Can this thing be baked???
Grilled meat is common, but I have never seen grilled mussels and grilled buns. Can they be eaten after being grilled?
Can grilled mushrooms be as delicious as grilled meat?
We all eat meat, no one eats mushrooms.
And how do you grill the mussels?
It's just a big hard shell. You can't thread it on skewers or spread sauce on it. How long will it take to bake it?
"Yes, use it for barbecue." Xiang Qing told Sister Zhou with full energy, and he could also see her confusion.
"I'll go wash them. You peel all the garlic in the store and mince it. Then get out the sieves we usually use to heat up our meals."
"Oh...oh...ok...ok." Sister Zhou said okay hesitantly and walked towards the kitchen, but her eyes were still fixed on the things in Xiang Qinghao's hand.
Xiang Qing looked at Sister Zhou, who still had an incredulous attitude and did not explain much.
Go to the kitchen to get a large plate and start today's cleaning work.
Mushrooms are cleaner than mussels and break more easily, so wash them first.
After the mushrooms are washed, it’s time for the mussels.
Although mussels have hard shells, they are not difficult to clean.
Remove the thin string on top, then put clean water in a large basin, and put on gloves to stir and wash in the basin.
After washing three times, no more mud or sand can be seen on the mussels.
Xiang Qinghao put the washed mushrooms and mussels on the workbench.
Mushrooms are relatively easy to handle. After washing them, tear them into pieces as thick as a finger.
Soak it in salt water for more than ten minutes, then take it out and wring it dry.
You can put it on the skewer.
The other seasonings are added when roasting.
The initial processing of mussels is more troublesome than that of mushrooms.
You need to open the shell, put the meat on both sides of the mussel to one side, and then remove the excess empty shell.
Xiang Qinghao took out a small flat knife and inserted the tip of the knife into the wide side of the mussel.
Don't think it's easy to speak when things are cooked.
When it's raw, it's not that easy to pry it open with a knife. The shell is like a rubber band that can't be pulled apart, and the mouth is tightly closed. It takes some force to open it.
After Sister Zhou finished chopping the garlic, she also took a small knife and came over. After seeing Xiang Qinghao's operation, she was impressed.
I'm so confused, they can come up with all sorts of tricks.
After opening the mussels, put them on the sieve and roast them, right?
Needless to say, the garlic must be placed on the mussels.
Let’s not talk about how it tastes first. Anyone who can think of this method must be a genius.
"Oh, you are so smart." Sister Zhou said with sincere admiration.
Xiang Qing smiled pleasantly and didn't want to respond.
"Sister Zhou, please open the remaining mussels. I'll go make the sauce. It will be delicious when I put it on top of the grill."
After saying that, he turned around and made the sauce.
These things were very ordinary barbecued foods in Xiang Qinghao's original world, so ordinary that they were not even noticed by others.
But back in the 80s, baking these things wasn't an option, at least not in this game.
Xiang Qing didn't want to go into too much detail, as the more she said, the more mistakes she would make.
So it’s better to avoid the topic.
Xiang Qinghao put the minced garlic into the oil pan and stir-fried it until it turned golden brown and released the aroma of garlic oil. Then she turned off the heat and put it into a larger pot. She also chopped the fresh red pepper into red pepper flakes and mixed it with the garlic.
Then take out soy sauce, salt, sugar and other seasonings to make a sauce.
Then mix the sauce and minced garlic together and the delicious garlic sauce is ready.
Seeing that everything was ready, Sister Zhou wanted to put the mushrooms and mussels in the box under the grill as before, so that Xiang Qing could take them out and grill them.
"Sister Zhou, there's no need to put all of these away. Let's get a big table and put them all on it."
As he was speaking, Xiang Qinghao came out and went to get the table.
Although Sister Zhou didn't understand why Xiang Qinghao did this, she followed him to get it.
After putting all the ingredients on the table, Xiang Qinghao spoke to Sister Zhou.
"In the past, everyone knew about roast beef and lamb, so they could buy them without displaying them. Now, mushrooms and mussels are not necessarily popular with customers, so putting them together with the lamb makes it easier for people to accept them..."
When Sister Zhou heard this, she burst out laughing: "You little girl, you are more cunning than anyone else. For someone like you, it will be hard not to get rich in the future."
Xiang Qinghao likes to hear words about getting rich. Once she hears words about getting rich, her eyes, which are bigger than copper bells, will smile into slits, and you can only see her eyelids but not her eyes.
"It would be best if I could earn all the money here. Then I'll give Sister Zhou a big red envelope."
"Okay, I'm waiting for that day."
"Okay, let's get on with it now."
After saying this, the middle-aged and the young laughed out loud, and then they immediately continued to work hard.
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