Yuan Hewen felt that He Yunxi's food was all weird and strange, and he had never seen it before, but they were all delicious.
"This is different from red pepper. What is it made of?"
"Sweet noodle sauce, of course, is made from noodles." He Yunxi said, "Would you like another one?"
"One is not enough, so I need two more." Yuan Hewen thought it tasted good, "Actually, these pancakes are better sold outside."
"The situation this year is not good, otherwise I would have people sell it." He Yunxi said.
"Hmm." Yuan Hewen took another one and started eating it. While eating, he asked, "What are you having for lunch today?"
He Yunxi originally planned to have hot pot for lunch, but thought of Yuan Hewen's temper and stopped the idea.
If he were to know about hot pot, he would probably start talking about doing business with it again.
But she plans to make the hotpot herself.
In the past, she would think it didn't matter whether she cooperated or not, but starting yesterday, she wanted to make more money. When she makes money, she can do more things.
The popularity of hot pot can be seen in the hot pot restaurants all over the street in her previous life. In this life, because the seasonings are more expensive, the price will not be cheap, and ordinary people may eat less, but this will not prevent her from making money.
Because in any dynasty, there is no shortage of rich people.
"Nothing, just the usual stir-fried vegetables." He Yunxi said, "Why don't you stay for lunch? I'll make two dishes with sweet noodle sauce. See if you can put it in the restaurant menu."
"Okay, okay!" Yuan Hewen was quite positive after eating at Lu's house.
He Yunxi made shredded pork with Beijing sauce and fried chicken with sauce for lunch.
Different from the spicy taste before, these two dishes taste a little sweet, but not obvious.
"These two dishes taste good and can be sold in restaurants. But I prefer the spicy ones." Yuan Hewen has a strong taste and prefers Sichuan cuisine.
But these two dishes will definitely be liked by many people.
"I think I should eat all the dishes you want to make first so that I can make sure which ones I can choose?"
"Okay. Let's have lunch tomorrow. In addition to the ones you have eaten, there are more than a dozen dishes. I will prepare them tomorrow. You can let the three cooks try them together."
"OK."
Yuan Hewen went back satisfied.
That night, He Yunxi made hot pot for everyone.
The dishes were prepared in the morning. When the hot pot ingredients were being stir-fried in the afternoon, Xie Yuanming almost lost his focus on teaching.
This is even more fragrant than when I cooked it before!
When the copper basin was brought up in the evening, everyone was stunned when they saw the water in it.
Is this red and spicy soup for drinking?
Why is there a hole in the middle of the table with a stove underneath?
"Sister-in-law, what is this?" Lu Yunjiao asked.
"This is called hot pot."
"It's all soup. Are we drinking soup?"
"No, it's used for cooking."
"Still cooking?"
"Yes."
Luo Fu and the others came in with plates of dishes. When everyone saw, they were all raw.
Because it is winter, there are not many dishes, so He Yunxi prepared mutton, ribs, meatballs, fried crispy meat, chicken feet, duck feet, chicken wings and duck wings. These chicken feet, duck feet, chicken wings and duck wings are what they usually eat.
I saved it from eating chicken and duck. I only saved two big pots in one winter.
There is also He Yunxi’s favorite duck intestines, which he also saved over the winter.
For vegetarian dishes, bean sprouts, tofu, konjac, radish, winter melon, stored Chinese cabbage, lotus root, etc., as well as pickled dried vegetables are prepared.
Everyone was a little confused when they saw these raw vegetables.
Xie Yuanming came in and saw the lettuce. He was stunned for a moment and said, "Are you going to eat raw food tonight?"
"No. Hot pot is just like this. You put the meat and vegetables in it for a while, and then take it out to eat after it's cooked." He Yunxi explained to everyone.
“Everything cooked together?”
"Yeah. But some are cooked first, and some need to be cooked longer. Here is a red pot, which is spicy, and here is a clear soup pot, which is cooked with mushrooms and big bones. You can eat whatever you like.
"He Yunxi explained to everyone how long it takes to cook each type.
Duck intestines and meat slices only need to be blanched a few times before you can eat them, while chicken feet need to be cooked for a longer time, etc.
At first, everyone was a little doubtful whether everything would taste good when cooked together, but soon they became really fragrant.
"It's a pity that you can't kill the cows at will, and you can't eat the ones with tripe. The beef tripe with louvered beef is the essence of hot pot." He Yunxi sighed.
Cattle are a productive force in this era and cannot be killed at will. They can only be sold unless they die of illness or accident. And this must be reported to the Yamen first.
Otherwise, their cow would probably have been given away by her.
"What is hairy belly?" Xie Yuanming asked.
"Cow's stomach." He Yunxi explained. Everyone was shocked when they heard that cows have four stomachs.
Liang Jinxi looked at Xie Yuanming's eyes and said, "Let Cui Yun send someone to look for him later."
The prince and the prince's tutor want to eat beef, so no matter how difficult it is, they must arrange it.
Moreover, in the face of class, this is not difficult.
Others have never eaten hairy tripe and don't know the joy of boiling hairy tripe. Just these things, they think it is delicious. Both the master and the servants are full.
When He Yunxi said that it would be more appropriate to cook hot pot when there are more vegetables in spring, everyone became even more excited.
In the evening, He Yunxi told Lu Yan that he wanted to open a hot pot restaurant.
"If you want to make hot pot, you must at least open it in Liaozhou City."
The cost of hot pot is indeed a bit high, and people here in the county can't afford it, but their spending power is relatively low.
"Okay, I'll think about it more."
"You're going to start a seasoning business in the new year. Will you be busy by then?" Lu Yan asked.
"We'll have to find more people then." He Yunxi said, "If we work together, we might be too busy, so let's do it one at a time."
"Well, as long as you have a plan in mind."
Early on the next morning, Yuan Hewen came with his three cooks and the ingredients to be used. He Yunxi asked the three cooks to help and cooked a table of dishes, mostly Sichuan and Cantonese dishes, and Shandong cuisine.
Although the three cooks sold themselves, as chefs, they were still very arrogant. But as soon as He Yunxi took action, he immediately subdued the three of them.
When they cooked Sichuan cuisine before, they could say it was because she used a lot of seasonings, but when they cooked Cantonese cuisine later, most of them tasted bland, but if it were their place, they just couldn't make it taste so good.
In the following days, they came here every day at noon and evening, and He Yunxi taught them how to cook. As expected of them all, He Yunxi guided them for a few days. They learned more than twenty dishes and left before the New Year.
On New Year's Eve, Lu Yan's college also had a holiday, and they would not continue their trip until after the Lantern Festival. However, the students from other places went back early and started late, so they had to spend New Year's Eve on the road.