When Ang Lee and Zhao Yefu arrived at the restaurant, all kinds of ingredients were almost ready. There were more and more pedestrians on the street. However, because the shop had not yet opened and there was no advance publicity, no one was waiting outside the door.
"Wow, there are two large tanks of soy milk. It should be enough."
Zhao Yefu saw the two large tanks of soy milk that had just been boiled and nodded.
There were two large bags next to the two large tanks of soy milk. They were empty. These two large bags were naturally filled with sweet white sugar. At this time, all the white sugar had been added to the two large tanks of soy milk. These soy milk had become sweet soy milk, and the taste had been greatly improved.
"Come on, get two bowls of soy milk and some spiced rabbit meat. By the way, have you all had breakfast?"
Ang Lee looked at several chefs and asked.
One of the chefs quickly replied, "We've all eaten."
Another chef quickly prepared breakfast for Ang Lee.
The soy milk with sugar had a good appetite. It was sweet and fragrant. When it entered the mouth, it gave people an indescribable delicious enjoyment. The spiced rabbit meat was also a good delicacy. Eating spiced rabbit meat for breakfast and drinking sweet soy milk felt very comfortable.
"Come on! Put the sign out. Free soy milk, half price discount for all dishes. If there is not enough space in the house, put the table outside on the street. "
Ang Lee gave the order.
Although this was suspected of occupying the road, no one cared about this in this era. Occupying the road was almost universal. If it was not occupied, the business would not be very good. Only by occupying the road could the business be the biggest and best. It could also save costs and make up for the lack of space in the house.
The chef quickly opened the door and put out the notice of the shop doing business at a loss. Hundreds of notices were put up in almost all the places on the street that could be put up.
After the notice was put up, the customers immediately began to come. The effect was surprisingly good. As long as there were free benefits, these people would not miss it. Ang Lee was very clear about the personality of ordinary people.
"Can we really drink soy milk for free? Are there no free dishes? "
A shabbily dressed passerby looked at Ang Lee and asked.
At this moment, Ang Lee wasn't dressed extravagantly. He looked like an ordinary shop owner. That was more realistic.
"Of course, there are free dishes. There's enough salted vegetables, haha!"
Ang Lee said.
Although he could afford to give more benefits to the people, he couldn't be too generous if he wanted to make it seem real. Half-price discounts were already good enough. If all the dishes were free, the store would be overcrowded immediately. Giving some soy milk and pickled vegetables for free while the rest of the dishes were half-price was the most suitable method.
"Salted vegetables, it's better than nothing! Give me a bowl of soy milk and half a bowl of pickles. "
The passerby quickly made a request.
"Manager, if all of us only eat free food, then you'll lose a lot of money."
Several other passers-by also came over to eat the free soy milk and pickled vegetables.
Ang Lee looked at the crowd with a smile and said, "As long as everyone is happy, it's okay to lose some money. We can earn it back in the future. Everyone, feel free to eat and drink. There are two large jars of soy milk and one jar of pickled vegetables."
After saying that, he asked people to serve soy milk and several large jars of pickled vegetables so that those who drank soy milk could help themselves to the pickled vegetables.
In Ang Lee's opinion, among all the dishes, pickled vegetables were the most disgusting. If one ate too much, it would make one thirsty. However, for many people who were used to eating pickled vegetables, pickled vegetables were their main dish. They had to eat pickled vegetables every day. Moreover, they could eat a lot. Eating half a bowl of pickled vegetables for a meal was a piece of cake. If the pickled vegetables were free, they could eat a full bowl or even more.
In the life of a poor person, pickled vegetables were a dish that they had to face every day. A person who had never eaten pickled vegetables was definitely not a poor person. He must be a rich person in disguise. A poor person who had never eaten pickled vegetables was not a poor person.
These passers-by who sat at the table outside drank the soy milk with added sugar while using their chopsticks to pick up the pickled vegetables from the jar into their bowls. They could pick up more than ten pieces of pickled vegetables in one breath. Then, they would finish all the pickled vegetables quickly. Then, they would eat another ten pieces of pickled vegetables. It wouldn't take long for them to finish a bowl of pickled vegetables. At this time, the soy milk was almost finished.
"Manager, how can one bowl be enough? Give me another bowl! "
The notice said that the soy milk was free, but it didn't say how many bowls they could drink. The passers-by naturally didn't dare to be rash and asked for it.
Ang Lee smiled and ordered the kitchen to serve the passers-by another bowl.
The passers-by happily continued to drink the soy milk. At the same time, they didn't forget to put a lot of pickled vegetables into the bowl and then stuffed them into their mouths.
Two large jars of soy milk seemed to be a lot, and a large jar of pickled vegetables was naturally a lot. However, because these were all free, they were destined to not last for too long. It didn't take long for the two large jars of soy milk and a large jar of pickled vegetables to be consumed by the passers-by who liked to take advantage of small advantages.
However, Ang Lee didn't suffer a loss because of this because in the process, the restaurant's popularity had greatly increased. Although most of the popularity came to freeload, because the total number of people was enough, there were naturally not too few people who were willing to pay.
Although Ang Lee had a half-price discount, the cost price was only 30%. Even if it was a half-price discount, there was a very good profit. It was just that the profit was a little less, but it was fine as long as he could make money. What Ang Lee wanted was just an experience. What did it matter if he earned less?
"Waiter, give me a plate of spiced beef."
"I want a plate of spiced smoked rabbit meat and a plate of roasted pork. Serve me all the good wine."
"Give me three plates of mutton and a plate of duck hot pot."
"Give me a plate of rabbit hot pot. Why is there no soy milk? Hurry up and get some more."
A group of old men who were eating shouted. There were not many opportunities for a grand opening discount. They naturally wouldn't miss the chance to eat delicious food at half price, especially for many foodies. As long as it was a new restaurant, they wouldn't let it go.
Although he had made sufficient preparations last night, Ang Lee still felt that his preparation was not enough at this time. The two large jars of soy milk were finished in a short time. The pickled vegetables were not enough. The prepared dishes such as rabbit meat and beef were all not enough, which made the guests who came to eat quite dissatisfied.
"This business is too good. We didn't prepare enough yesterday. If I had known earlier, I would have prepared more."
Zhao Yafu said.
Ang Lee smiled and said helplessly, "Our price is too fair. Even if we prepare more, it is not enough. Well, let the kitchen prepare some more soy milk and pickled vegetables! The other dishes can't be prepared in a short time. There is really no other way. "
For such a prosperous business, Ang Lee felt very helpless. Although he was a little happy in his heart, it was a pity that the lack of preparation made the guests dissatisfied!
Because of the limited number of people in the kitchen, they were a little too busy. Therefore, Li An and Zhao Yafu personally went to work. The two of them prepared to grind soybeans into juice first, then boil them and add sugar. In this way, the sweetened soy milk was ready.
The sweetened soy milk was free. Those who freeloaded had to drink it, and those who spent money to eat also had to drink the soy milk. Therefore, the demand was very large. However, the soy milk was really not difficult to make. The steps were very simple. They just needed to grind soybeans, boil them and add sugar. It didn't take much time. The moist soybeans had already been prepared. Ang Lee and Zhao Yafu could grind them directly.
"Baby, I will grind. You just add soybeans occasionally."
Ang Lee walked to the side of the millstone and said softly.
Zhao Yafu nodded with a smile. This millstone was a stone mill, which was very common in the villages of later generations. In that special era, almost every family had a stone mill. Without this thing, even eating would become a problem. Of course, with the development of science and technology, this kind of bulky thing was gradually eliminated. However, in the era of the Tang dynasty, stone mills were still a very common tool. They were used to grind food. Moreover, it was very practical. The price was not expensive, and there was no difficulty in making it. Only some stones were needed.
The stone mill that Ang Lee used at this time was brought from Chang 'an City. For the convenience of carrying, the stone mill was very small. Its diameter was only half of the common stone mill in later generations. In this way, there was no need to grind in circles. He only needed to sit quietly beside the stone mill and push back and forth with one arm. It was very simple and relatively labor-saving. Put the soybeans into the inlet of the stone mill, and then gently rotate the stone mill. With the rotation of the millstone, the soybeans would be ground into liquid soy milk. However, the raw soy milk was poisonous and could not be drunk. It had to be boiled before drinking.
"Hurry up! When can the soy milk be served? "
"Where's my rabbit meat? Why is it so slow? "
A group of impatient diners shouted impatiently.
Ang Lee smiled bitterly and continued to push the millstone. In order to satisfy these guys, Ang Lee also had to speed up.
"You must be tired! Let me push for a while! "
Zhao Yafu took out a sweat towel and wiped the sweat on Ang Lee's forehead, and said softly.
Ang Lee glanced at Zhao Yafu and said with a smile, "You know how to care about your father. It's okay. Dad is not tired."
Soon, a large jar of soy milk was ground out. Ang Lee put the soy milk into a big pot. Then, the kitchen was responsible for boiling the soy milk.
There was still some white sugar in stock, but there was no hurry to put the white sugar. It was not too late to put the white sugar in after the soy milk was completely boiled.
"It's here. The soy milk is here. Everyone has a share. Everyone has a share."
Ang Lee personally put the soy milk into a large basin and brought these large basins directly to the customers who ordered the dishes. In this way, the customers could drink with a spoon.
The large basin of soy milk was in place. The customers who ordered the dishes were quite satisfied. These guys had a little money. They didn't care much about the free soy milk, but they couldn't resist the taste of the soy milk! They didn't need to drink much and eat less. Many people here had never drunk soy milk in their lives.
"This soy milk is really delicious. It's more delicious than milk. It's really good."
"Yeah! The taste is really good. It's really better than milk. "
Several customers said.
No matter what, the taste of soya-bean milk was inferior to that of milk. The reason why these guys said so was that Li An had added white sugar into the soya-bean milk, which made them feel that the soya-bean milk tasted better than that of milk. However, there was no white sugar in milk. If white sugar was added to milk, it would taste better than soya-bean milk. However, these guys didn't add white sugar in milk.
People liked to eat sweet things because sweet things could make people happy. As long as sweet white sugar was added to ordinary food, it would make people feel more delicious. This was the feeling of adding sugar to soy milk. It would make the taste of soy milk improve by several levels, directly surpassing milk without sugar.
Although the satisfaction of the customers increased a lot after the soy milk was cooked, these guys in the kitchen were still very busy. Ang Lee had to help in the back. Since it was to experience life, he had to experience it fully. When it was time to work, he had to work.
A customer ordered a scalded rabbit. Ang Lee personally made it. The so-called scalded rabbit was to soak the slaughtered rabbit in boiling water, remove the hair, and keep the rabbit skin to eat. In contrast, the scalded rabbit referred to cutting off the rabbit skin and only eating the rabbit meat.
Due to the high value of the rabbit skin, almost all the cold eating rabbits sold in the market were scalded rabbits. They didn't know that scalded rabbit tasted better, but it was not cost-effective. It was more cost-effective to make scalded rabbit.
The making process was also very simple. First, the whole rabbit meat was put into the pot. At the same time, pepper, star anise, aniseed, ginger slices, and green onions were added to the pot. Together, the rabbit meat was set. At the same time, the taste of spices was also added into the rabbit meat.
After boiling the water, cook the rabbit meat until it is 90% cooked and remove it. After cooling, cut it into small cubes about the size of a finger joint. The meat must be cut fresh. The cubes should not be cut too small. Put it aside for later use. In addition, prepare pepper, dry red chili, ginger, and garlic. Set them aside. You like to eat spicy food, so prepare more pepper and chili.
Next, the oil was put into the pot. At the same time, ginger, green onions, aniseed, and pepper were put into a colander. Put it in the pot and fry it until the green onions turned yellow. Take it out and throw it away. Then, add salt. Not too much salt, because soy sauce would be added later. Too much salt would be salty. If the taste was not enough, more salt could not be reduced. The salt must be added to the hot oil before the rabbit meat, so that the oil would not splash when the rabbit meat was cooked later. After adjusting the fire to medium heat, pour in the prepared diced rabbit meat and quickly stir-fry it until the rabbit meat was basically dehydrated. After stir-frying it twice, add the prepared chili and continue to stir-fry quickly. It must be stir-fried quickly, otherwise the dried chili would be easy to burn. After stir-frying a few times, soy sauce and a small amount of white sugar were added. Stir-Frying until the color turned golden. Finally, a little vinegar was added. After smelling the fragrance, he turned off the fire. Finally, he added various spices and stir-fried them evenly.
When the temperature was lowered, it was cold. Ang Lee prepared several plates of this dish in one go and sent them to several customers who ordered.
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