Chapter 163 Too Little
"Nothing, aren't you just thinking about when to eat?"
As soon as Zhou Yuanjia finished speaking, bursts of fragrance came from the kitchen. Although Hui Niang's cooking skills were not good, the aroma of the noodles filled the entire yard.
Fang Ziheng came out carrying a large bowl of noodles, and Hui Niang followed behind with bowls and chopsticks.
"The meal is ready, you can eat now."
Everyone sat around the table. Little Yuanbao couldn't wait to pick up the small spoon and put the noodles into his mouth. It was so hot that he gasped, which made everyone laugh again.
Xu Qingmeng tasted the noodles and found them surprisingly good. She praised, "Sister-in-law, the noodles are cooked very well, soft and sticky."
Hui Niang said a little embarrassedly: "No, compared to Meng Niang's cooking skills, it's far inferior. I hope you don't mind it."
This bowl of noodles with all the different colors made everyone burp after eating it.
Early the next morning, Xu Qingmeng and Hui Niang went to the market early. After all, they had agreed with the guests yesterday to prepare some meat dishes.
Xu Qingmeng bought two chickens and some pork tenderloin, preparing to make mouth-watering chicken and crispy pork.
Gu Yunyi had eaten the mouth-watering chicken before. It combines the four characteristics of Sichuan cuisine: spicy, numbing, fresh and fragrant, which makes people linger on the taste.
Two chickens were stewed directly in the big pot.
The crispy pork is made from tenderloin and pork belly, which are tender and have alternating fat and lean parts, and have a better taste.
Xu Qingmeng cut the meat into long strips as thick as fingers and about five centimeters long.
Add salt, cooking wine, soy sauce, pepper powder, chopped green onion and ginger and other seasonings, stir well and marinate for half an hour to allow the meat to fully absorb the flavor.
However, the batter is the key to this crispy pork. Xu Qingmeng uses starch, flour and eggs, and adds a little salt and oil to stir until it becomes a thick yogurt-like consistency.
Xu Qingmeng evenly coated the marinated meat strips with batter, making sure that each strip of meat was covered with batter.
Xu Qingmeng puts the meat strips coated with batter into the oil pan and fries them until golden and crispy, then removes them from the oil and drains them, then fry them again, which will make the crispy meat even more crispy.
The smell of the fried meat strips filled the yard with a fragrant aroma. The adults who were reading in the house were still able to sit still because they had eaten breakfast.
But the child’s concentration was not that strong, and Xiao Yuanbao couldn’t help but drool.
It was the first time that little Yuanbao didn't want his old father. He ran over, peeked in at the kitchen door, and looked at the two people busy inside.
Hui Niang had her back to the door, so she didn't see it. Xu Qingmeng was facing the door, so when she saw it, she smiled and waved towards the door, motioning Xiao Yuanbao to come in.
Little Yuanbao came in happily. Xu Qingmeng picked up a piece of crispy meat and stuffed it into little Yuanbao's mouth.
Little Yuanbao's pretty big eyes narrowed into a slit, and his little mouth moved quickly, making him look like a little hamster, very cute.
After Xiao Yuanbao finished eating the piece of rice, he did not forget to show Xu Qingmeng a big smile: "Aunt...Aunt...it's delicious...Thank you...Thank you..."
"You're welcome." Xu Qingmeng pinched Xiao Yuanbao's chubby little face, then handed him another piece.
When Hui Niang heard the voice, she turned around and said, "You naughty monkey, you ate so much for breakfast, you can't eat any more. These are all for selling."
"It's okay for a child to eat as much as he can."
After Xu Qingmeng finished speaking, she took out a small bowl and filled it with some crispy meat for Xiao Yuanbao, letting him hold it and eat it slowly.
Little Yuanbao was afraid that his mother would not let him eat, so he quickly ran out with the bowl in his hand.
Hui Niang saw this and cursed with a smile: "This little bastard only has his father in his eyes."
Although Hui Niang said this, her face was full of doting.
Xu Qingmeng felt very warm at the sight of Hui Niang. This was probably the emotion between family members. Even though she said a little bit angry, the love in her heart did not diminish at all.
The chicken in the pot was almost done being stewed, so Xu Qingmeng asked Hui Niang to take the chicken out and put it in cold water to cool it down so that the meat would be firmer and the skin would be crispier and more elastic.
After the chicken had cooled, Hui Niang, who had excellent knife skills, deftly cut it into even-sized pieces and put them into a food box.
After the ingredients were prepared, Xu Qingmeng and Hui Niang set up the stall together.
Xu Qingmeng and Hui Niang arrived at the stall. There were unusually many people coming today.
Just as the guests said last night, even though the vegetarian dishes were expensive, they still enjoyed them very much. Even though the meat dishes were indeed a bit expensive, they would not be ignored.
Xu Qingmeng didn’t make much, just two kinds, crispy pork and mouth-watering chicken, and these two were also very convenient.
The crispy pork is delicious. If you can eat spicy food, sprinkle some pepper on it. If you have children at home, it is also great to eat it this way.
Mouth-watering chicken is simpler to make and does not require any additional seasoning. The same seasoning as for cold dishes can be used.
Xu Qingmeng and Hui Niang have always worked together in an orderly manner. Xu Qingmeng is only responsible for mixing the dishes, while the rest of the work such as collecting money, weighing, and even entertaining guests is done by Hui Niang.
"My dear, what is this fresh food? It smells so good."
Hui Niang smiled and said, "Didn't a guest say yesterday that he wanted to order some meat dishes? Here are some we made carefully, crispy pork and chicken, please try them."
After hearing this, the old customer took the crispy meat handed to him by Hui Niang and put it into his mouth. The moment he bit into it, he heard a "crunch" sound, and the crispy texture accompanied by the aroma of meat filled his entire mouth.
"Hmm, delicious. This crispy pork is really good!" He praised it while chewing. The people behind him were unhappy when they saw him like this.
"The one in front, are you going to buy it or not? If not, please stand aside so that we can buy it!"
"That's right."
"Buy it! Who said I don't buy it? Young lady, give me four pounds of it, and four pounds of vegetables too."
After hearing so much, Xu Qingmeng hesitated. "Sir, this... this is a lot in total. Not only the vegetarian dishes, but also the meat dishes cannot be kept overnight. If they are kept overnight, they will change their taste."
"It's okay. There are many people in my family, so I'll give you more chili oil."
"OK."
Xu Qingmeng quickly mixed the dishes with swift hands and feet.
The customer took his things and left. The people behind him sighed and said, "Oh, I should have known better. Now that we've urged him, he's already bought so many. I'm afraid there won't be any left for us when it's our turn."
"you do not say?"
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In a short while, all the meat on the stall was sold out.
Neither Xu Qingmeng nor Hui Niang had expected that the meat dishes would sell so well. They were all sold out in less than an hour.
The customers behind complained, "You two young ladies, you are too unprepared, aren't you?"
"you do not say!"
(End of this chapter)
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