Chapter 124 Fried Chicken and Grilled Sausage (Part 1)
Dimitri could read a little. Back in the day, in Grand Duke Huntington's army, all soldiers had to learn some basic courses - basic magic, swordsmanship, writing, numbers and calculations, and even some skills in bandaging and emergency treatment of wounds...
According to their superiors, the situation on the battlefield changes rapidly. If the messenger is accidentally killed or seriously injured, and the military orders are passed to the hands of soldiers like them, they cannot even understand the orders.
The employment contract was once again written by Andrei. He had taken special care of the veteran couple, and the language in the contract was simple and easy to understand. Dimitri read it twice, struggling to understand it, but couldn't find anything that was disadvantageous to him. Rather, the terms were too generous, almost like a scam.
If the other party wasn't Andrei, Dimitri really wouldn't dare to sign.
But the employer was Andrei, so Dimitri had no objection and simply signed the contract with his wife.
Who among those from the border army wasn't familiar with Andrei? They had served under his father for so many years, watching the boy grow from a little boy into a formidable warrior, and now he had been awarded a title... They had fought together on the battlefield, risking their lives, and had saved each other's lives more than once.
If this is not trust, then there is probably no relationship in the world that can be called trust.
Besides, what did a family like theirs, with nothing to lose? If Andrei wanted to harm them, leaving them to fend for themselves in the slums outside the capital would be the quickest way. Why give them such good jobs and such generous salaries?
After they signed the contract, the busy trolls in the store completed the painting of the walls and the installation of the cabinets - this is the good thing about the magical world, all the decoration is done with magic, there is no formaldehyde, no strange smell, and the efficiency is astonishingly high.
The shop wasn't very big, with just three small tables and a small counter for cashiers and delivery. Behind the counter was the work area, and in the far corner sat an alchemical constant-temperature cooling box—what the lich called a "magic refrigerator."
On the workbench sat a rectangular automatic sausage grill. This machine was powered entirely by magic. Beneath a flip-up glass cover sat a rotating, cylindrical metal grill. Simply place the sausage inside and input a fixed amount of magic power according to the machine's instructions. The machine would automatically heat the grilled sausages, grilling them until they were delicious, and then automatically switch to a keep-warm state.
The egg waffle machine is also powered by magic. Its structure is simple: two metal molds with a timed heating magic circle attached. Operation is simple: simply input magic power and the machine will automatically start preheating. When preheating is complete, the machine will emit a ding sound. At this time, pour the batter, flip the mold, and the machine will automatically heat and bake. When the timer is up, it will emit another beeping sound, prompting the staff to remove the baked egg waffles and let them cool.
In addition, there is a set of magic teapots, kettles, milk pots and strainers on the workbench. Next to it is a magic stove with a square oil pan and a suitable frying basket. On the other side is an oversized wooden block half a person's height with a heavy wooden stick on it.
These magical machines were all developed and manufactured by Andrei according to Jiang You's descriptions, using a familiar magician from the magic academy. Jiang You had a very clear concept of the machines she wanted, so the production was very simple. She only needed to add a timed magic circle with automatic heating to the metal machines made by the dwarves.
"Now that you two are our employees, I will tell you about some of the products sold in our store." After sending the decorators away, Jiang You closed the door of the store and took out a chicken and a bag of sausage casings from the magic refrigerator that had started to operate normally.
The chicken and sausage casings were also made using the Dresden family's connections. Annina's versatile butler contacted a chicken and pig farm on the outskirts of the capital on Takuyu's behalf and secured the order at the lowest price.
The casing is made of pig intestines. First, wash off the fat, then scrub with flour to remove dirt and impurities, then turn it inside out, scrape off the fat and stains and clean it. After soaking in white wine to remove the odor, turn it back to the front and tear off the outer membrane, you will get a clean, white, and almost translucent casing.
The process of making sausage casings was long and time-consuming, but the raw material itself, pig intestines, was cheap. Therefore, Andre only needed to hire a group of veterans and their families, selecting some skilled and patient people to complete the work. Thus, before the sauce factory appeared, a workshop for making sausage casings was first built.
All the working procedures are supervised by Jiangyou. Every employee has to undergo a physical examination and hold a certificate before taking up the job. There are magic circles of purification everywhere in the workshop to ensure that the working environment is absolutely clean and tidy.
What Jiangyou was holding in his hand was their latest product.
"Our main products are egg waffles, grilled sausages, fried chicken, and milk tea. Fresh chicken and sausage casings are delivered every day. The chicken arrives with the head, neck, claws, and internal organs removed. You need to cut up the rest of the chicken yourself. The legs and wings are used to make fried chicken, and the breasts are cut out as the main ingredient for starch sausage.
"After these parts and meat are removed, the remaining skeleton is also used for frying. This chicken skeleton with a little meat, after being seasoned and fried until crispy, is a very delicious snack. It is crispy and can be chewed for a long time, which is perfect for students with greedy appetites."
While introducing, Jiangyou picked up the boning knife and divided the chicken into different parts in just a few strokes.
"The chicken used for fried chicken needs to be simply marinated with green onions, garlic, soy sauce, salt, oyster sauce, and cooking wine. This will make the fried chicken taste better. Then, coat it with flour..."
She added starch, salt, black pepper, garlic powder and other ground spices to the flour to make a coating powder, and evenly coated the marinated chicken with it.
"Breading the chicken in batter only adds to its crispiness. Don't coat it too thickly, otherwise customers will think we're dishonest. A piece of fried chicken with half a batter is absolutely unacceptable. Just coat it evenly and thinly like this." She expertly poured oil into the wok, channeled her magic power, and turned on the heat. "For the first frying, only set the oil to 60% hot. There's a temperature control switch here; just turn the knob."
The battered chicken nuggets are put into the oil pan, making a pleasant sizzling sound. The bubbles in the oil pan surround the chicken nuggets, turning them from snow-white to a beautiful yellow-brown color.
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