Chapter 62 Homemade Spicy Noodles
"Tomorrow, Meng Niang will prepare more set meals, so you will be busy."
Xu Qingmeng was very surprised and gave him a look that said "how did you know that?"
Gu Yunyi looked at her, smiled faintly, and replied to her, "Of course."
"Ah? Cun, why is this happening?" Xun Ge'er asked.
"That's right. There is not much business today. It took a long time to sell out. We have to prepare more for tomorrow. What will we do if we can't sell all of them?" He said worriedly.
Xinting and Xunger were also confused and looked at their aunt and Gu Yunyi.
"Didn't that worker say that the food from other restaurants is not tasty? Although it is much cheaper, they didn't make it with care. We have ruined their reputation. There will definitely be more workers coming tomorrow. Mom, don't worry. Our business will definitely be good tomorrow." Xu Qingmeng said.
Gu Yunyi also echoed.
Seeing that both of them looked confident, He said, "Okay."
Xinting and Xunge'er can wash the braised food for the afternoon.
Xu Qingmeng looked at the leftovers in the pot and thought of her childhood snacks, homemade spicy noodles.
Grind the dried chili peppers into powder, put the leftover rice, flour, starch and chili powder in a large bowl, and beat in the eggs.
Stir the rice into a dough and knead it until it becomes sticky and firm.
Fold it repeatedly several times, and after it becomes firm, roll it into a thin pancake.
Press the patterns on it, cut into strips, and then steam it.
Put chili powder, sesame seeds, salt and a little soy sauce in a bowl, pour hot oil on it and stir well.
Pour the seasoning into the steamed spicy strips, stir well, and the homemade spicy strips are ready.
After cleaning the braised food, Xinting and Xunge were attracted by the unique aroma of spicy strips and gathered around. "Aunt, what is this? It looks red and smells so good!" Xunge asked curiously, staring at the plate of spicy strips.
"This is spicy noodles, you guys try it." Xu Qingmeng smiled and picked up a spicy noodle, handed it to Xun Ge'er, and gave another to Xinting. The two carefully took it, took a bite, and their eyes lit up instantly.
"Wow, it's so spicy, but so delicious!" Xun Ge'er exhaled while eating, his face flushed red from the spiciness, but he still refused to let go.
"Mrs. Meng, we made so much, but we can't finish it, right?"
"Mom, can we bring some with us when we sell the braised food this afternoon? We'll be able to sell some."
He thought about it and felt that this method was feasible.
By then, the braised food for the evening had been prepared and there was a long queue forming at the door.
The braised dishes were already laid out, and Xu Qingmeng had even reserved a prominent spot for the plate of homemade spicy strips. She even put a few of them on a small plate for tasting.
"Aunt He, what new food is this?"
"This is a snack that Meng Niang made with rice. It's called spicy noodles. Try it."
Upon hearing this, the man picked up a spicy strip with half belief and half doubt and took a light bite.
At first, he frowned slightly, as if he was not used to the spicy taste, but then his eyes lit up.
"Hey, this is delicious! Spicy, fragrant, and chewy! Give me some, and a pig's trotter."
"Okay!"
"Auntie, give me some of those spicy noodles, and a bowl of those pig intestines, too."
"Sister-in-law, weigh some tofu skin for me and add more braising soup."
All of a sudden, the He family members got busy. Soon, all the things were sold out, even the spicy strips were sold out.
The next morning, before dawn, the Gu family restaurant was already busy.
"Aunt, give me a bowl of soy milk and two pies."
"I want the same thing."
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"Okay, I'll be right there."
Several people here were eating and talking.
"Alas, I shouldn't have been so greedy yesterday. The Li family is a complete rip-off. Your family is more practical."
"Then remember to come at noon. We plan to buy more today."
He was afraid that no one would come at noon, so she would talk a few more words to others.
After a busy morning, as there were many things to sell at noon, Xu Qingmeng took a short rest and began to prepare the set meal for lunch.
She asked Xun Ge'er to process the fish first. The braised pork still had to be made today. She asked Xinting to process the pork belly first, while she went to process the tofu first. She planned to make minced meat tofu today.
Xu Qingmeng took a piece of pork tenderloin, chopped the meat into pieces, and cut the tofu into small pieces.
Add lard into the pot, then add the chopped meat, stir-fry for a while, and add appropriate amount of soy sauce to color.
Then pour in an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil, add the tofu, add salt and continue to cook, and when it is almost time to serve, pour in an appropriate amount of water starch (starch mixed with water is water starch)
When serving, sprinkle with chopped green onions.
Then I fried some leeks and eggs, and the two vegetarian dishes were ready. Finally, the only dishes left were the braised pork and boiled fish.
Xu Qingmeng made less boiled fish, after all, she didn’t know whether everyone would like it, so she focused on braised pork. When the preparations were almost done, the workers were about to go home.
Soon, several workers working at the dock sat in the shop.
"Sister-in-law, give each of us a set meal."
"Okay, but today we have two kinds of meat dishes to choose from. One is braised pork, and the other is boiled fish, but it's spicy. You can take a look."
"Fish? Then I'll have a fish portion."
"Okay, Xinting, five set meals, one of which is boiled fish."
"good."
He and Xun Ge'er brought the set meal to the guests.
The worker tasted the boiled fish first. The fish meat was tender, spicy but not dry, numb and fresh. He was sweating profusely after eating it, but he kept saying it was very delicious.
"Hey, this boiled fish is really good and flavorful! It suits my taste better than the braised pork." He praised while eating, which attracted several people who came in later to try it as well.
"The fish is cooked well, the meat is tender and the spiciness is just right."
"Then give me a set meal of boiled fish as well."
For a time, boiled fish became a hot-selling dish. Xu Qingmeng was originally worried that people did not like spicy food.
"Oh, this set meal is really made by your family. Yesterday, I was trying to save money and bought a set meal from another store for twelve cents. Oh, that was not edible at all."
When everyone talked about the meal they had yesterday, they all talked a lot more and expressed their unhappiness.
Almost all the workers at the dock had already gone home, and there were more and more customers in the shop. The set meals that had been prepared earlier were quickly sold out, and even the boiled fish had been sold out.
"I'm sorry, the set meal we prepared earlier has been sold out. Meng Niang is still frying it, so you may have to wait a while. If you're in a hurry, we still have noodle soup and fried rice, which will be a little faster."
"It's okay. We're here just for your set meal. We can wait."
These were the people who were very dissatisfied with the set meals at other restaurants yesterday. Now they only wanted to eat the set meals made by Xu Qingmeng. They knew that the food at Gu's Restaurant was delicious before, but now there was a clear comparison and they realized that the food at Gu's Restaurant was made with care. Although it was a bit expensive, the quantity was large and they could get more rice for free, so they were full with one meal. They still preferred to come to Gu's Restaurant.
(End of this chapter)
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