The bowl of braised pork cooked by Duan Wenjun gave Liu Qiang a lot of inspiration.
After Duan Wenjun sent Lin Jinglei and others away, he chatted for a long time with their father and son and the shopkeeper Huang Xiaoming.
After Duan Wenjun left, Liu Qiang thought a lot.
The reason why the braised pork tastes so good is because of the ingredients Shaodong mentioned.
Since pork can be made so delicious, if it is replaced with beef or mutton, it will definitely taste better and become more popular.
The young master once said that even vegetarian food such as tofu and radishes can be made with aniseed, so he could try it himself.
Therefore, for two days in a row, Liu Qiang and his son Liu Chang stayed in the kitchen, trying many ingredients and coming up with many new dishes.
In addition to braised pork, there are also braised lamb, braised beef, braised beef trotters, braised lamb chops...
The original braised pork has also been improved, and new flavors of braised beef, braised dried beans, braised edamame, braised radish...
Attentive diners will find that Duanjia Restaurant has sprung up like bamboo shoots after a rain in the past few days, with more than a dozen new dishes popping up at once.
Not only are Liu Qiang and his son busy these days, shopkeeper Huang Xiaoming is also extremely busy.
Ever since Duan Wenjun invited several young men to dinner at noon that day, the Duan Family Restaurant seemed to have become famous overnight.
Duan Wenjun asked him to hang up the market closure sign for two days. He was a little confused at first, why the market was suddenly closed for two days if he wasn't doing good business.
But he understood on the third day.
As soon as the market opened, Lin Jinglei and the others came and invited many friends over to eat and drink.
We ate at a table, drank fifteen kilograms of wine, and spent nearly twenty taels of silver.
Twenty taels of silver, this was almost the previous month's income of the Duan family wine shop.
Huang Xiaoming had never imagined that a meal would cost so much.
I'm afraid that the banquet at Wangjiang Tower cannot be sold at this price.
Of course, all of this is naturally the result of the Shaodong family.
According to the young master's instructions, three knives are enough for the diners who come here, but the Shao Dao is not just for sale.
If you want to drink Shaodaozi, you must buy a set meal.
A set meal costs five hundred coins, one tael of shabu-shabu knives, and four liangs of wine.
Moreover, you can’t buy as many servings of this set meal as you want. There is a maximum of two servings per person per day.
Lin Jinglei had a total of ten people here, and he directly ordered the highest set meal of twenty, because he heard that the maximum number of set meals per day was only two hundred, one hundred at noon and one in the evening.
Once it’s sold out, it’s gone.
Moreover, you can only order set meals when dining in the store. If you want to buy wine directly, that’s not possible...
Obviously, Lin Jinglei's move was a wise one.
Because, by the time Luo Yuji came over with her two friends, the lunch set meal had been sold out and they had to wait until evening.
Huang Xiaoming was very puzzled by Duan Wenjun's regulations.
If there are people buying alcohol, why is there a limit?
Isn’t this a case of making money without making money?
It's just that he doesn't have much energy to think about this. He has too many things to do.
With more customers, the pressure on the kitchen has increased. Now Liu Chang has also taken on a big responsibility, but Huang Xiaoming has to worry about the procurement by himself.
All kinds of ingredients can be sent over by acquaintances who have supplied them before, but he has to deal with the seasoning himself.
Yinxiang, no, Shaodong calls this thing cinnamon.
He had already asked Liu Qiang to ask someone to buy more cinnamon bark.
Although other aniseed ingredients are available in drug stores, the young master said that they cannot purchase them in large quantities, as this would make it easy for others to discover the secret.
Huang Xiaoming also understood that the cooks in Wangjiang Tower had noses as sharp as dogs.
If they knew about it, this formula might fall into the hands of others.
Therefore, he had to find people to spread out to buy them, and some even went to neighboring towns and counties.
The ones I bought back were deliberately mixed with several unusable ones, so that if someone discovered them, they could also confuse the public.
The Shaodong family has said that this recipe must be maintained for at least a year, and try not to let others see the trick.
After a year, when there is enough pepper, it will be another big money-making tool.
Huang Xiaoming didn't know what the artifact the Shaodong family was talking about was, but he felt that since the Shaodong family said so, it must be a very powerful existence.
The young master also ordered Liu Qiang to do his own research to see if he could improve it.
Of course, Huang Xiaoming still believed in Liu Qiang's strength.
There was only a small bag of chili brought by the desert merchant, so we had to use it wisely.
As for why the pepper would be in sufficient supply a year later, he didn't think too much about it. He guessed it must have something to do with the pepper seeds that the young master took away!
Huang Xiaoming asked Liu Qiang to divide the dried chili peels into several portions.
Don't use it casually on weekdays. Wait until festivals or important occasions to take it out. Then a spicy version of the dish will definitely be better.
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Duanjia Winery, a small winery that was previously inconspicuous in Wangjiang, has become famous throughout Wangjiang County in just a few days.
The Duan Family Restaurant has become the most talked about topic among people after dinner.
In front of a noodle stall, Luo Dabian put down the chopsticks in his hands. "Brothers, have you heard that the Duanjia Restaurant in the south of the city is very popular these days, and the business is better than the one in Wangjiang Tower."
Wang Mazi looked unconvinced, "Duan's Wine Shop? No way! I've been there twice, and the taste is so-so!"
Luo Dabian's face was full of color, "You must be ignorant! There are many new dishes in it, and many young men from wealthy families in Wangjiang County have been queuing up to get in it these days!"
"Tch, it sounds like it's true. Would those young men from big families go to that kind of place to eat?" Goudanzi rolled his eyes at Luo Dabian.
"I won't believe it. I heard that the eldest young master of the Duan family had a meal here a few days ago with the third son of the Lin family, the sixth son of the Ye family, the youngest of the Luo family, and the eldest son of the Wen family." Luo Dabian had a look on his face. Disdain: "What they ate were new dishes. At that time, they also ate something called hot pot. It is said that the sixth child of the Ye family, who claims to have eaten all Jingzhou delicacies, has never seen that thing."
"What Dabi said is true." At this time, the noodle stall owner came over and said with a smile, "I have heard about it too. It is said that some of those new dishes are made of pork. Not only are they delicious, but they are also not expensive. I also I thought I’d go over and have a look when the stall closes!”
"Pork, right? Pork can be delicious?" Wang Mazi looked disgusted.
"I thought it was strange too, so I thought I'd go over and have a look later!" The boss smiled. "I guess what attracts those young masters is the new wine Shao Daozi launched by Duanjia Restaurant. I heard that the wine is better than imperial wine." The blue flames are still strong."
"Boss, is this true?" Goudanzi looked unbelieving. "What good wine can be sold in this wine shop? It's better than Yujiu Cangyan, so save it..."
"Really, more real than real gold." A man came over and sat down at the table. "Boss, bring me a bowl of Yangchun noodles."
"Brother Mao San, have you heard any inside information?" Everyone cheered and gathered around him.
These people have a good relationship with Mao San, and they know that Mao San's sister Cuiping is also the personal maid of the eldest young master of the Duan family, so naturally they may know some news from the Duan family.
"I really know some of the inside story." Mao San looked at everyone with a mysterious face and smiled.
