bookrebus Chapter 330 Hotpot
Chapter 330 Hotpot
Zheng Sisi said: "Today's eating method is very simple, it's called hot pot, that is, put the dishes you want to eat in the pot in the middle and blanch them, then dip them in sauce, it will be very delicious. I have prepared a lot of sauces on the side, you can adjust the flavors you like, some are spicy, some are not spicy, and then blanch the dishes like this, I will demonstrate."
Zheng Sisi picked up a piece of her favorite tenderloin. She marinated all the meat on the table. She put it in the white soup pot and stirred it for a few times. The meat changed color. Zheng Sisi waited for a while and picked it up. She put it in a bowl with sesame paste and handed the bowl to Mrs. Zheng. She said, "Grandma, try it first. It's very tender and delicious."
Madam Zheng took it and said with a smile, "I am so lucky! I feel like I have gained weight in the past few days, and my clothes are a little too small for my waist."
Everyone laughed after hearing this and all had the same feeling, mainly because Zheng Sisi’s cooking skills were so good that they couldn’t stop eating.
Madam Zheng picked up the piece of tenderloin and put it into her mouth. Everyone stared at her intently. She chewed it calmly for a few times and swallowed it. Then she said with emotion: "It's delicious, fragrant and tender, a little hot, and I feel warm all over after eating it."
Zheng Sisi said: "This is the charm of hot pot. You can eat any dish in it. It can warm your body in winter and help you sweat in summer. You can cook whatever you want."
With Madam Zheng's proof, everyone started to work and put their favorite ingredients into the pot.
Zheng Sisi said: "I made two soup bases. Those who can't eat spicy food can cook it in this light soup, and those who can eat spicy food can cook it in this red soup."
The three boys all preferred the spicy red soup, which tasted better. The girls ate from both pots, and if it was too spicy, they would take a few bites of the non-spicy soup to balance it out.
Zheng Sisi took care of Old Madam Zheng and gave her some of each dish by boiling it in clear soup, successfully making Old Madam Zheng full again.
The hot pot meal made everyone sweat profusely and they exclaimed that it was very satisfying. Zheng Zhiyuan and Zhong Ruiyu also ate as much as they wished and lay back on the chairs stroking their stomachs to digest the food.
When everyone finished eating, there was not much left on the table. The maids who had eaten the hot pot in the big kitchen came in to clean up the table. They were all talking about how delicious the hot pot was. Everyone was so full that they finished all the prepared ingredients.
A few people moved to the flower hall to drink tea. After a few days of tasting, everyone saw different business opportunities.
Sheng Zhen said, "Sisi, the dishes we tried these days may not be consumed in one place in Yingbinlou. Have you ever thought about opening a few more restaurants?"
Yes, the chef went to Yingbinlou in the evening to teach how to cook the dishes that were tasted during the past few days. This resulted in countless new dishes being served at Yingbinlou, which also made the business very busy and the employees received a lot of bonuses.
They all lamented that they were blessed to work in Yingbinlou because of their good deeds in their previous life. Because now their wages and bonuses are four times as much as before, and one month's income is equivalent to four months' income before, which is also the ceiling of this industry, making countless people envious.
After taking a few sips of tea, Zheng Sisi replied, "That's why I asked you to come here for the tasting. Yingbinlou is only in Beijing. I can keep it stable by releasing two or three new dishes every month. The dishes we tasted these few days can be promoted all over the country, and they are promoted in different categories. So you guys decide how much to invest."
Zhong Ruiyu is very enthusiastic about food. He said, "Do we need to consider this? Of course, we should invest as much as we need. We should invest even if we don't have to borrow money!"
He Qianqian said, "Do you need to borrow more? The invoices and banknotes sent by the manager of Qingshui County Food Opening and Transportation two days ago are enough for us to open a few restaurants."
Li Ziyan agreed: "Yes! We have sufficient funds."
Madam Zheng saw that the younger generations were discussing how to open a shop, and they must have done very well. She didn't want to disturb them, so she said, "Sisi, Third Prince, you guys discuss it. I won't disturb you. I'm going to go back for lunch."
Several people escorted Madam Zheng out of the flower hall and watched her and Nanny Zhou walk away with the maids before returning to continue the discussion.
Zheng Sisi took notes with a pen, and finally decided to buy a shop on a street in Beijing and sell all kinds of food. The shop doesn't need to be big, just like the current snack streets. Zheng Sisi said that she would research some snacks and make this street a gathering place for foodies in Beijing.