Chapter 366
New Year's Day is in two days. Su Yuanzheng and Su Miao have customized the stewing pots. At noon, the father and daughter went to the master's workshop to bring back all the stewing pots.
When we arrived at the workshop, the brand new ceramic stewing pots were neatly arranged. The first batch was 80. Because the master chef had to help a friend with an urgent order, the second batch of stewing pots would not be delivered until half a month later.
The new stewing pot has a snow-white base, just like the first snow in winter, pure and white. The cyan-blue trademark mark is just right on the stewing pot, making the whole pot look exquisite and high-end.
Su Yuanzheng and Su Miao carefully carried the wrapped stew pots into the car one by one, treating them as fragile treasures, fearing that they would be even slightly bumped.
Back at the store, Su Miao hung a notice at the door of the store in advance about the upcoming launch of new products, which attracted many diners to inquire.
A regular customer asked curiously, "Boss, are your stews only available on New Year's Day, or are they limited in quantity?"
Su Yuanzheng smiled and nodded:
"Yes, our stews are cooked in original pots, and each pot takes more than three hours to prepare. They are only available in limited quantities. We serve 40 portions at lunchtime and 40 portions at dinnertime."
A mother who was eating with her child came over and asked, "I took a look and the price of each stew is different. The cheapest one is two dollars a portion, and the most expensive one is two dollars and eighty. Is this a big portion?"
Su Yuanzheng enthusiastically took out a stew pot from under the counter and showed it to everyone, saying, "A serving is a pot like this. The soup is full, and the ingredients take up at least half of it."
The mother nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile:
"This stew pot is quite big. One portion is enough for my child and I, so it's not expensive! If I want soup in the future, I can bring my child and his dad here. I don't have to make soup myself, which takes ages at home."
Another diner echoed, "Yeah, yeah, you still need stewed soup to keep yourself going, but it takes hours to make it, and where do you get that much time? When I'm busy, I can only make some clear soup to satisfy my cravings, but that's not the way it works after all."
Uncle Wang, who loves soup, said anxiously, "Xiao Su, why are there only 40 servings for a meal? I don't think there are enough. Can I make a reservation? I'm afraid I won't be able to get one."
Su Yuanzheng patiently explained, "Because our stew pots are all custom-made, we can't make so many at once due to the tight schedule. So, now we can only make 40 pots per stove at a time. If everyone likes it, once the new stew pots are ready, we can make 80 pots per meal."
"Okay, I think everyone loves stew. It looks like competition will be fierce tomorrow. I have to get in early to line up. When will the stew pot be available?"
"The stew pots are ready for lunch at 11:30, and dinner starts at 5:30. The day after tomorrow is New Year's Day, and Miaomiao said they'll have a raffle to celebrate. This time, they've added a new twist, so everyone is welcome to participate tomorrow!"
New Year's Day finally arrived, and Su Ji's stewed soup was finally freshly baked at lunch time. Uncle Wang had been watching it since the store opened, and he was the first to grab the soup.
He ordered another bowl of pork rice and sat near the door, happily feasting on it. Customers who came to the restaurant one after another were attracted by the exquisite stew pot and the tempting aroma.
Even though the price is not cheap, the stew pot is still popular, and all 40 servings of stew were sold out within an hour.
This year's lottery event was also particularly eye-catching, as it changed from the previous traditional lottery box format to a large turntable format.
The event will last for three consecutive days. Any customer who orders stew can participate. Buying a stew will allow you to spin the turntable together.
At the entrance of the store, a large turntable made of cardboard supported by a shelf is particularly eye-catching. The arrow is fixed at 12 o'clock, and different gifts are written on the turntable. The lottery drawer turns the turntable. When the turntable stops, the space where the arrow points is the corresponding prize.
This novel lottery method is more intuitive and exciting than a lottery box. Every time a guest draws a prize, others come out to watch. No matter whether the prize is big or small, it always draws praise from the crowd.
Not only is there a lottery format, there are also certain innovations in the prizes this time. It is no longer just physical prizes, but also includes coupons and free coupons.
Coupons range from 20% to 50% off and can only be used once.
The first and second prizes are both free coupons for stews. The second prize is pig lung and pear, and the first prize is lotus root and bone soup.
However, because the sales are limited during these three days, the redemption date for customers who draw free coupons will start from three days later and will be valid for two months.
All the customers who ordered stews in the store praised it after tasting it.
"Oh my! There is a whole shiitake mushroom in this chicken soup! No wonder it smells so good!" a diner exclaimed in surprise.
"This soup is so fresh and sweet! There is so much meat in the big bowl!" Another diner also praised it.
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Su Ji stews have been a hot seller since they were launched. No matter spring, summer, autumn or winter, cold or hot weather, people’s enthusiasm for drinking soup and eating meat has never diminished.
Lotus root and lotus bone soup has gradually become the most popular stew. Half of the customers who come to the restaurant to drink soup will order it!
Use a whole piece of leg bone the size of a palm, stew it with red dates, wolfberries, peanuts, lotus roots, etc., which can strengthen bones, replenish qi and beautify the skin.
After being simmered in a ceramic stew pot for three hours, the lotus root and pork shank become mellow and sweet, and you can enjoy the tender meat and rich bone marrow in big mouthfuls.
Later, diners themselves summed up the three steps of eating lotus root stewed with pork ribs, namely drinking the soup, eating the meat, and sucking the bone marrow.
When the stew pot is served, take a sip of the soup to calm yourself down. The warm soup flows down your throat, instantly waking up your taste buds, as if all the cells in your body have been activated.
Then I started to eat the meat in big mouthfuls. The boneless meat had been stewed until it was soft. I just had to lift the bones and it would come out completely. I could stuff a big piece of meat directly into my mouth. It was super satisfying.
The original seasoning of the soup is just right, which can fully show the original deliciousness of the ingredients, but if diners want to add some seasoning, that is also possible.
Just like shenggun porridge, you can add a small condiment dish with soy sauce, chili pepper, or vinegar. You can add whatever you like. In short, you have the final say in your own bowl.
Eat the meat and drink the soup at the same time. When you finish eating the meat, the bones are no longer so hot. Now is the time to absorb the essence.
As you suck on the hollow bone marrow, the bone marrow will immediately flow into your mouth. The stewed bone marrow is soft and sweet, and the rich taste is endlessly memorable.
From then on, stews became a flagship item of "Su Ji Food Shop". Su Ji also insisted on using real ingredients to stew soup, so that good soup can warm people's hearts and make customers drink a bowl of full warmth.
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