NOVEL NEXT Chapter 77 Chili Bones
"Ah Shao! Ah Shao! The shop in Ruifeng Building has been taken away. It will be opened in the next two days. I heard that the shopkeeper is from Miaojiang."
"What's the name of their restaurant?" Mao Xi didn't expect Liu Xiangniang's shop to be taken away so quickly. The opening of this new store will definitely have a certain impact on his snack shop.
"Sister Lan'er, when they open their store, you can go check it out and try their signature dishes. This way we can learn and improve our recipes."
"No problem!" Lou Lan'er also loves food.
On the opening day, Miao Xian took his two beautiful ladies to unveil the restaurant's plaque. He bowed to the onlookers at the door and said:
"My dear Miao Xian, from now on Bazhenlou would like to ask all the fellow villagers for your support!"
Lou Lan'er stayed in the store for a full hour before eating all eight of his signature dishes and returned to Liuxiang Snacks.
"Sister Lan'er, why have you been gone for so long?" Xiaoqing asked as she was cooking claypot rice at the stove.
Lou Lan'er took a sip of water and said, "The restaurant is called Bazhen Restaurant. I think only a small number of people from Lihua Town went there to eat today. There were many people who seemed to be from Kaitang Town. They seemed to be here specially for this restaurant." Support."
"Is there someone behind the shopkeeper, or is he from Kaitang County?" Shui Xi asked.
Lou Lan'er shook her head and said, "I only saw the shopkeeper and his two pretty ladies as chefs. There are eight signature dishes alone, so it's called Bazhenlou."
"What are the eight ways?"
"The eight dishes are called "Eight Treasures of Miaojiang" and are all made from specialties of Miaojiang. They are: red, yellow and black rice, fish in sour soup, pickled fish, chili bone, chicken stewed with black medicine, turtle and phoenix soup, camellia oleifera , fried dada these eight dishes. "
Zhang Xiucai was surprised and said: "Lou Lan'er, have you eaten all eight dishes?"
"Know yourself and your enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without danger!" Lou Lan'er burped and touched her slightly bulging belly.
"The fish in sour soup and pickled fish are all sold in our store. They are nothing special. But the chili bone and turtle and phoenix soup are really delicious!"
"I hope the freshness of the folks will wear off soon." Ma Xi was a little worried about the sales of her own restaurant. Within a few days of selling her claypot rice, herbal soup and coffee set, a new restaurant came to compete for business.
Nalan Jue, an old gourmet in Lihua Town, has also become a frequent visitor to Bazhenlou.
Ever since he ate this Miao border delicacy, he fell in love with chili bones, and he also tried making it in his own kitchen, but without success.
One month later, he asked Mrs. Tian how to make chili bones in the store.
Mrs. Tian: "Mr. Nalan, although you are a regular customer, this chili bone recipe is a secret. I have to ask our boss."
A quarter of an hour later, Mrs. Tian replied to Nalan Jue: "Our master, we invite you to come for tea tomorrow, and we can discuss delicious food together."
"Then it's a deal!"
The next day, under the guidance of Mrs. Miao, Nalan Jue came to Shopkeeper Miao's tea room.
Shopkeeper Miao was brewing Pu'er and handed the tea to Nalan Jue.
"Shopkeeper Miao, this tea of yours is indeed sweet, but did you use mountain spring water?" Nalan Jue drank the cup of Pu'er tea with a sweet taste in her mouth.
"No, my tea is made from dendrobium boiled water and Pu'er."
"That's it, hahaha!" Nalan Jue continued, "Why is Shopkeeper Miao willing to give me the recipe for this chili bone today?"
Shopkeeper Miao touched his mustache and said, "Don't worry, I will give you the formula with conditions!"
"What are the conditions? What price would you like to offer?" Nalan Jue shook his paper fan and guessed how much the shopkeeper would offer.
Mrs. Tian put a plate of steamed buns on the table and asked Nalan Jue to taste it: "Mr. Nalan, this steamed bun is a specialty of our hometown. You can try it first and then we can talk slowly."
Nalan Jue picked up a steamed bun and took a bite. It was crispy and sweet, and the taste of sesame filled her mouth.
"Mrs. Tian is very good at her craftsmanship. This steamed bun is not only unique in shape, but sweet but not greasy, it goes well with tea."
Xue Jinlan hid behind the screen in the tea room, holding tightly the flower poison given by shopkeeper Miao and raising it for a month, and secretly prayed in her heart: Nalan Jue, Nalan Jue, must fall in love with me...
At the same time, Mu Zhiyuan was already lurking next to the tea room, secretly monitoring every move inside.
One day ago, there was Liuxiang snack.
Mao Xi was busy preparing ingredients for the diners' spicy fish hotpot.
Yan'er, the little maid from Nalan Mansion, came to the shop and complained to Shu Xi: "Miss Shu, please think of a way. Our young master has been going to Bazhenlou to eat every day recently. At first, he would go to the Bazhen Tower every ten days. times, then ten to five times, and every day for the last ten days.”
"Yan'er, don't worry, your young master may be feeling unwell after eating the food from Bazhenlou."
"That's not true. I overheard yesterday that shopkeeper Miao was going to tell my young master the recipe for the chili bone today. I'm afraid there's something wrong with their food. Do you think there's any solution?" Yan'er said in a hurry. The little face is red.
"Yan'er, if you are addicted to food, then Shopkeeper Miao will not give you the formula easily. Let Brother Mu go and find out tomorrow."
Mu Zhiyuan stood aside, somewhat reluctantly: "Ah Shu, Mr. Nalan likes delicious food. If he wants to learn cooking, what does it have to do with you?"
Mao Xi pulled Mu Zhiyuan aside and said, "You are not a hired employee of Liuxiang Snacks. It is best for you to go. Moreover, Nalan Jue is Mi Lao's student. If he learns a problematic food, he can make it for Mi in the future." If you eat all the time, wouldn’t that be a disaster? Seeing as Mr. Nalan often comes to my shop to support me, we also have to help inquire about it? What if there is really a problem with the food..."
Mu Zhiyuan finally agreed. He confirmed Nalan Jue's itinerary for tomorrow to Yan'er and waited at Bazhen Tower in advance the next day.
In the tea room, shopkeeper Miao asked Mrs. Tian to bring two plates.
Mrs. Tian opened it. On the left was a Pu'er tea cake, and on the right was a plate of prepared chili bones.
Shopkeeper Miao said: "Master Nalan, as long as you do this Pu'er tea cake business with me, let alone the chili bones, I will give you the recipes for all the dishes in Bazhenlou from now on."
"I just like talking to businessmen. Shopkeeper Miao is very cheerful, so it's a deal!"
Mrs. Miao put a piece of chili bone into the bowl in front of Nalan Jue and said:
"It's not difficult to make this chili bone: take pork bones as raw materials, beef bones or mutton bones, pound the bones, sprinkle with dried chili powder, allspice powder, pepper powder, star anise powder, walnut powder, ginger, salt, height Mix the rice wine, pound it again, seal it in a jar, and marinate it for two months."
"Does your Miao territory also produce chili peppers?"
"You don't know this. These peppers are wattle peppers brought back from Dongzhou by our ancestors a hundred years ago and planted in the valley."
"What is five-spice powder?" Nalan Jue asked doubtfully.
Mrs. Tian took out a packet of paper, opened the spices inside and showed it to Nalan Jue: "Master Nalan, please take a look."
Nalan Jue stepped forward and smelled it, and felt that the smell was so fragrant that it made him feel a little weak. He suddenly stood up, as if he was about to struggle, but then slumped down on the chair.
Mu Zhiyuan, who was lurking outside, was about to rush in when shopkeeper Miao clapped his hands and said, "Miss Xue, you can come out now."