Seeing Gao Mingcheng pouring half the pot of oil, the onlookers couldn't help but gasp.
Although they have enough food and drink now, they still remember the days when they were young. Back then, it was good enough to use a few drops of oil when cooking!
The oil Gao Mingcheng uses is tea oil. Every year after the Frost Descent, he would return to the village to pick tea seeds in the mountains, and then send them to the oil press workshop to squeeze out tea oil.
These tea oils are enough to support their family's consumption for a year. They can also buy some lard for frying vegetables, so they don't need to buy other oils.
Gao Mingcheng used a coal briquette stove and a small pot, so others thought he put too much oil in it, but he himself didn't think so.
Gao Mingcheng explained: "You need to put more oil in frying chicken, otherwise it won't be fried well. You just watch from the side, and I'll let you taste it after it's done."
The coal balls in the stove had been replaced before, and now the fire was just right. Soon, the oil became warm.
Gao Mingcheng put his hands on the oil, felt the temperature, and then put the chicken legs coated with frying powder into the oil to fry.
There are four chicken legs in total for two chickens, and each chicken leg is cut into small pieces to make it easier to marinate and fry.
The oil pan was sizzling and bubbles were coming out of each chicken leg. When the bubbles became smaller, the chicken legs slowly floated up from the bottom of the pan.
When he thought it was almost done, Gao Mingcheng took out the chicken legs and let them cool, then skimmed off the residue floating in the pan.
After frying the chicken legs, continue to fry other things. After the previous chicken legs and chicken wings have cooled completely, fry them again. After re-frying, the batter on the surface of the chicken legs becomes golden and crispy, and looks delicious.
The aroma of fried food had already filled the air. Not only were the family members craving for it, but even the neighbors next door were swallowing their saliva, they were so greedy!
After the oil was drained from the fried chicken legs and the temperature was ready to eat, Gao Mingcheng invited everyone to taste it.
There were four chicken legs in total. Gao Mingcheng gave one to Xiao Xuxu and took one for himself, wanting to give another to Xuanyuemei. Xuanyuemei said that if Xiao Xuxu couldn't finish it, she could eat the rest.
Okay, there are a lot of things, no need to be polite, Gao Mingcheng just let everyone take whatever they want to eat.
There were chicken racks being fried in the frying pan. This one was bigger and needed to be fried longer. Gao Mingcheng took the opportunity to sit on a stool and started to taste the chicken legs he had fried.
This is the original chicken leg without any dipping sauce. When you take a bite, you can feel the crispness of the coating. When you eat the chicken leg, you will find that the meat is very tender and juicy.
Although it is fried twice in the oil pan, the coating makes it crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, fresh and juicy.
If you fry the chicken legs directly without coating them with flour, the meat will become dry and tough when they are cooked.
The legs of white-feathered chickens that can be slaughtered at more than 40 days old are naturally not very big. Gao Mingcheng only needs to eat a whole chicken leg in three or five bites.
To be honest, the chicken legs he made tasted just average, neither good nor bad.
But for people of this era, fried foods, especially fried meat, are naturally very attractive. The aroma is so overbearing that it goes straight into the nose, making it impossible to ignore.
If you are lucky enough to have a bite of this food that you have never eaten before, it will make you feel very novel and like it.
"Delicious! This fried chicken is so delicious!" Gao Shufang's eyes sparkled. After finishing the chicken leg in her hand, she called Gao Mingcheng to fry some more.
Gao Mingcheng's hands kept moving. He first took out the chicken rack that was fried to 80% done, and then put the previously fried chicken breast, chicken wing roots and other ingredients into the oil pan to fry them again.
After re-frying, take it out and put it on a plate for everyone to eat at will.
Gao Mingcheng tasted everything, some with original flavor and some with chili pepper.
Chili powder was added when the peppers were pickled, but the chili powder was a bit coarse, so the taste was uneven.
If you want to sell it in the future, the chili powder, pepper powder, Sichuan pepper powder, etc. need to be made finer.
In addition, dipping sauce must also be prepared.
As for ketchup and salad dressing, there is no rush for that. If he finds them in the seasoning market, he can add them.
When it comes to ketchup, many people think it is from foreign countries, but it actually originated in China. After the overseas Chinese immigrated, they brought the technology of making ketchup with them. Later, because foreign fast food restaurants opened in China, it became a specialty sauce of the beautiful country.
Gao Mingcheng ate while commenting on the food himself.
Naturally, he also asked Gao Shufang and the others for their opinions, but unfortunately, the only answer he got was that it was delicious!
Well, their pursuit of food is too low. As long as it is not too salty or bland, and fried just right, it is delicious!
Even though one of the pots was accidentally burnt a little, Gao Mingli still said after eating it that it was very crispy, chewy and delicious!
The charm of fried chicken is irresistible even to people in later generations who have no shortage of food and drink, let alone people today!
Two white-feathered chickens seemed like a lot, but they were eaten very quickly. It was Gao Shufang who was thoughtful enough to leave a chicken carcass for Lou Xinyu in advance.
Many of the beauties were very satisfied with the meal, even Xiao Xuxu tried hard to finish half a chicken leg and a chicken wing.
Manyi said, "Is this the fast food in the capital? Mingcheng, why didn't I know you were so good? I'll know how it's made after eating it once."
Gao Mingcheng crossed his arms and said proudly, "Of course. Let alone Western fast food, even other dishes, I can roughly know how they are made after taking a few bites."
Except for some dishes with complicated preparation techniques, for most dishes, Gao Mingcheng can tell whether they are fried first and then stir-fried after taking a bite, and can also roughly guess what seasonings are added.
This is not because he is talented, it is simply because he is knowledgeable and experienced.
The fried chicken experiment was generally successful, but there are still some areas that need improvement. No one can help him for the time being, so he has to make the adjustments himself.
Gao Mingcheng decided to weigh the ingredients and seasonings next time and then develop a fixed recipe. This is what fast food restaurants did in later generations. Even the oil temperature for frying food was controlled by computer.
With standardized ingredients and fixed oil temperature, fast food restaurant waiters only need to follow the steps and fry for the required number of minutes. In this way, the taste of the fried food will not fluctuate but the quality will be stable.
Xuanyimei had said before that she wanted to open a restaurant. The reason was very simple. She felt that when the restaurant was busy, she would not have to spend money to eat at other restaurants.
After much thought, Gao Mingcheng decided that he could open a restaurant. After all, as people's living conditions gradually improved, more people would be willing to spend money on food and drink.
From now until the catering market is saturated, there is a golden period of more than ten years!
Not to mention becoming bigger and stronger in the catering industry, opening a few profitable stores will be absolutely no problem.
But their county is a small place after all.
Nowadays, there are quite a few restaurants in the county. There are a few larger ones that can hold banquets, but there are more small shops with only three or five tables that provide some home-cooked meals.
If they want to open a restaurant, they need to have delicious dishes that they are good at, so the competition is relatively fierce.
But what if you open a fast food restaurant?
With the same branding as foreign fast food, are you still worried about bad business?
In the county, he opened the only fast food restaurant of his kind! This blank market will all belong to him!
If the business in the county is good and the ingredients are also scaled up, then you can also open a store in the provincial capital!
Gao Mingcheng told Xuanmei about his plans in detail in the evening.
Naturally, many Americans had no objection and said they would listen to Gao Mingcheng. They also asked Gao Mingcheng if he could make all kinds of foreign fast food.
Well... Gao Mingcheng didn't say anything definite, he said he would try it first.
The fried chicken can be said to be 80% successful, and the next step is to standardize the recipe.
But burgers, mashed potatoes, small salads, etc., you need to try making them a few times before you can get them right.
Gao Mingcheng said: "I don't need to go anywhere or do anything recently. I plan to spend a few days to research it. But I can't do it alone. You guys also need to use your brains to figure out how to make it more delicious."
In terms of cooking skills, Gao Mingcheng is not as good as the women in the family, but he has a lot more knowledge from later generations than them, just like standing on the shoulders of giants.
Xuanmei nodded and said that she would also help to study the formula.
As the saying goes, you can't chew too much. In the next few days, Gao Mingcheng didn't pay attention to making hamburgers and mashed potatoes, but concentrated on making the recipe for fried chicken.
He bought two white-feathered chickens every day. At first, he brought them back and killed them himself. Later, he simply asked the chicken seller to kill them for him and then deliver them to the store. This saved him a lot of trouble.
The chicken legs, wings and other parts are all delicious, but the chicken breast is a bit tough.
However, Gao Mingcheng had the experience of later generations. He simply cut the chicken breast into shreds, made it into chicken fillets, and then sprinkled some dipping sauce on it. It tasted delicious!
On the 19th, the day before Huang Dazhi's wedding, Gao Mingcheng finally figured out the recipe for fried chicken.
The ingredients, toppings, and frying time are all recorded in a notebook.
With this recipe, anyone can make fried chicken with similar taste.
When eating fried chicken on the first day, Gao Shufang and others said that the fried chicken was delicious!
When eating fried chicken the next day, Gao Shufang and others said that the fried chicken was still delicious!
Day 3…
After eating fried chicken for five days in a row, no matter how delicious the fried chicken is, they are almost tired of it. Not to mention that because Gao Mingcheng wants to study the recipe of fried chicken, they also have to eat chicken heads, chicken necks, chicken feet, and chicken offal every day!
By the end of the meal, everyone was almost afraid of chicken.
They never expected that one day they would get tired of eating chicken!
Gao Mingcheng himself was almost getting tired of it, and seeing that the recipe was almost ready, he decided to stop frying the chicken. It just so happened that the pot of oil had been used for so long, it was time to pour it out.
Then on a dark and moonlit night, Gao Mingcheng secretly poured out the waste oil.
Why did they do it secretly? It was because when Gao Mingcheng said that he didn't want the oil anymore, Gao Shufang and others looked at him with disapproval.
Therefore, for the sake of everyone's health, Gao Mingcheng had to secretly pour out the oil.
As for after it falls over, hey, it’s already fallen over, what else can we do?
On May 20th, the weather was clear and the temperature at noon was over 20 degrees. You needed to wear a thin coat in the morning and evening, but at noon, you could even wear a skirt!
Today is Huang Dazhi's wedding day. He is holding his son's full moon party and housewarming party together. However, if he wants to give a red envelope, he only needs to give one.
Gao Mingcheng brought his wife and children, while Lou Xinyu, Huang Dazhi's colleague, brought his girlfriend Gao Shufang, and the group prepared to go to Huang Dazhi's home for a banquet.
As for Gao Mingli and his wife, they had to stay in the store to look after it.
Huang Dazhi’s new house is not far from the clothing store, about five or six minutes’ walk away.
When he bought the land, under the guidance of Gao Mingcheng, he bought the land close to the roadside. The kindergarten built by Gao Mingcheng is also close to the roadside, but the location is better than Huang Dazhi's house, making it convenient for people nearby to send their children to study.
When Gao Mingcheng and others arrived at Huang Dazhi's house, they saw that there were already quite a few people inside.
Compared with Gao Mingcheng's new home's yard, Huang Dazhi's yard is smaller, with only a loquat tree planted in the corner of the yard.
However, this loquat tree is still very small, and it will take several years before it blooms and bears fruit.
People here usually plant fruits such as grapefruit, bayberry and loquat in their own yards because these trees have many uses.
For example, the leaves of pomelo can be washed and blanched to make rice cakes, and the pomelo peel can be used to make pickles.
Bayberries can be used to make bayberry wine and bayberry candied fruit, while loquats are famous for their loquat paste!
If your child has a cough, pick a few loquat leaves, wash the hairs on the back, and then boil them in water and drink them. This will have a certain effect.
The loquat tree in Huang Dazhi's house is so small that it can be ignored, but the pair of bamboos placed in front of the steps are particularly eye-catching!
This bamboo is growing very well. With roots and soil, it looks as tall as a three-story building. On the top of the bamboo, the leaves are emerald green and fluttering in the wind.
Some red cloth is tied on the bamboo poles to add to the festive atmosphere.
Placing a pair of bamboos in front of the door of a new house symbolizes successive developments.
There were four tables of wine in the yard, and two tables in the living room on the first floor. Gao Mingcheng took a quick look and thought that Huang Dazhi had only set up six tables of wine, but after meeting Huang Dazhi, Huang Dazhi asked them to sit on the second floor.
The second floor is a suite, and there are two tables in the living room, so it seems there are eight tables of wine in total.
Gao Guobing and Zhao Dongmei were already sitting on the second floor. When they saw Gao Mingcheng and the others coming, they quickly invited them to sit next to them.
Gao Mingcheng asked Xuanyuemei to hold the child and sit next to Zhao Dongmei. He greeted Gao Guobing and said, "Uncle, aunt, you guys sit down first. I'll go down and see if there's anything I can help with."
After hearing this, Lou Xinyu asked Gao Shufang to sit here, and he went downstairs with Gao Mingcheng.
Although the banquet was held at home, two chefs were still hired to cook. In the backyard, there were two large stoves, one with many layers of steamers, and the other with some dishes being stir-fried.
The chef cooked, but it was Huang Dazhi's sisters-in-law who cut and washed the vegetables. Even Luo Li's two younger brothers were not idle, but did what they could, such as pouring water for the guests. (End of this chapter)
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