Summer is coming.
Jiang Shuyao thought that as the weather is hot, the appetite of ordinary people will decrease, so the food for Xie Xun is getting less and less, which leads to Lin Cheng and a group of people who are drooling and want to eat rice.
They desperately longed for the Lin family's store to enter the inner city, so that they wouldn't have to crave Xie Xun's lunch all day.
It's a pity that Xie Xun categorically said that the Lin family would not open a store in the inner city, so they stopped thinking about it and went to look around for the cook.
It's just that they didn't count on Jiang Shuyao's plan. The purpose of selling food in the market is to keep the food full on the premise of ensuring the deliciousness, so that the working people of the lower classes can eat and be happy. It is not purely the pursuit of the happiness of food.
So she wrote to Lin about the idea of snack street.
After Lin opened a few stores, he would go there from time to time to see everyone happy and eating in full swing, which made him feel a lot more comfortable.
The stagnation in her heart dissipated little by little, and she was no longer trapped in the unwillingness of the back house, but focused on the food business wholeheartedly.
After Jiang Shuyao told her the idea of the snack street, she immediately became full of energy and went out with a pregnant belly to choose the address of the snack street in person.
The Lin family is rich, and the first shot is a street, all of which are renovated and rebuilt, and the road is closed for decoration. Everything is ready, I only owe Dongfeng, just wait for Jiang Shuyao to contribute the snack recipe.
Compared with the shops that cater to men who are not very picky, it takes a lot more time to choose the food in the snack street.
Fortunately, she had a helper, Mrs. Zhou, and the two cooked and studied together. The recipe was set a lot earlier than planned.
The snack street can't be opened too big from the beginning, and there is not much food to eat. According to Jiang Shuyao, this is called "trial operation". Open a few stores first to test the attitude and taste of diners. If it is suitable, then slowly expand the scale.
Today, she and Zhou are trying the resident players of Modern Snack Street - fried skewers.
The fried skewers have a strong flavor, and the oil is fragrant. With the heavy-flavored seasoning powder and sauce, you will feel full of guilt in one bite.
The more summer it is, the more I pursue this kind of stimulating and heavy-mouthed material. When the tongue tastes the spicy and salty sauce and oil, all the turbidity and depression of the day are dissipated, and there is a kind of unbridled happiness after tension. With a can of cold beer and a sip of wine, every bite is chic and comfortable. No matter what tomorrow is like, just enjoy the sinful fried skewers at this moment.
The preparation of the sauce is extremely particular. Jiang Shuyao and Zhou studied it for three days before they came up with the sauce that best suits the tastes of the ancients.
At this time, the seasoning is expensive, the taste of the ancients is bland, and the sauce cannot be made too salty.
The sauce for the fried skewers is very troublesome, but for Jiang Shuyao, the ingredients are not difficult to match. After all, she has nothing to do at home and has been tinkering with sauces, such as sweet noodle sauce, soybean sauce, garlic chili sauce and so on.
Of course, the most essential thing is to cook the oyster sauce by yourself. Because the production process is purely natural and without additives, the umami flavor of the oyster sauce is extraordinarily rich, and the salty and umami flavor of the fried skewers depends on it.
The powder is made of prickly ash, star anise, grass fruit, bay leaf, angelica, cloves and other spices mixed and ground into powder, and then ground again together with chili powder, garlic crisp, cumin granules, peanut powder, etc.
The mixed ingredients are pink, set a pot to boil water, add the ingredients powder, oyster sauce, and garlic chili sauce to boil, stir well, add starch to hook the water, wait until the red and bright sauce in the pot is bubbling, you can turn it off Fire.
The taste of the spicy sauce is extremely overbearing. The hot air is mixed with a strong salty fragrance, and because of the various spices, the taste is complex, and it makes people drool just by smelling it.
Then comes the boiling of the sweet and savory sauce, which takes less effort and costs less than the spicy sauce. Mix oyster sauce, sweet noodle sauce, sugar, sesame, etc. into boiling water, stir while boiling, and finally add starch. The finished product is brownish brown, with a layer of white sesame floating on the surface, and the sauce is rich in flavor.
Zhou Shi took a spoon and dipped a little of the sauce, put it in her mouth and tasted it. Her taste buds were instantly captured by the complex, fresh and salty taste. She widened her eyes in surprise: "Three brothers and sisters, this is really surprising."
Because it was hot, Jiang Shuyao didn't want to fry the skewers in the small kitchen, so he took out the stove where the meat was grilled before and used a shallow frying pan to fry the skewers in the courtyard.
This is very hard for the servants in the courtyard. The fried skewers are put into the pot, and there is a sound of "Zi La", accompanied by the fragrance of oil, which arouses people's spirits and immediately becomes spirited.
Zhou Shi had an almost blind faith in Jiang Shuyao's craftsmanship, and he started to swallow as soon as he fried the skewers.
Because today is to test the taste of fried skewers, Jiang Shuyao prepared a wide variety of fried skewers. There was a big plate of red, green and green. She looked at the big plate and said to Zhou Shi a little embarrassedly: "Second sister-in-law, please, today. It's all up to you to try the taste."
The tip of the nose smelled the tempting oily fragrance of the fried skewers, and looking at the fragrant and rich sauces of those two nights, Zhou hurriedly replied, "Of course it's not troublesome." This is simply a blessing, isn't it
Zhou's happiness is about to bubble up. With Jiang Shuyao, she can not only have the joy and sense of accomplishment of cooking food, but also enjoy all kinds of novel food. She really can't wait to kick the relationship between them immediately. Obstructed, immediately moved to the third room to live.
The fried skewers floated in the oil pan, and there were small bubbles sizzling around, which made people feel comfortable.
Zhou Shi's mind was full of fragrant fried skewers. His mind didn't move much, and he thought to himself: Hey, what's the obstacle between them
Xie Xun, who was worried about political affairs in the East Palace, sneezed suddenly.
He looked up at the sky, it was about to end, and he had to hurry back to the mansion, otherwise he always felt a little uneasy in his heart.
The fried skewers came out of the pot, and Mr. Zhou also came up with the answer to the question just now—without a doubt, of course… Mr. Xu.
Said Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrived.
Mr. Xu led the two little guys and walked in from the courtyard gate.
Xie Zhao smelled the fragrance, broke free from Xu's hand, rushed over, and tiptoed to the table: "What is this for?"
Xu Shi hurried over to grab him.
Jiang Shuyao said: "Fried skewers, but you can't eat too much, it's too oily." Having learned the lesson from the last time, Jiang Shuyao didn't dare to give anything to his two little nephews.
Xie Zhao nodded obediently and licked his mouth: "I'll just eat a little bit, just have a taste, and I won't cause trouble to the third aunt."
Jiang Shuyao's cuffs were tied with cloth strips, making it easier to work. She used long chopsticks to pick out the fried skewers, put them on a large plate, dipped them in the sauce with a brush, swiped the front of the fried skewers twice, turned them over, and brushed them twice.
The golden fried skewers are brushed with a bright and rich sauce, the color is brown and red, and sprinkled with a little sesame seeds, the sauce drips down the fried skewers, which is spicy and attractive.
"Second sister-in-law, how about you try it." After brushing the sauce, Jiang Shuyao pushed the plate to Mrs. Zhou's side.
Mrs Zhou glanced at Mrs Xu lightly, with a feeling of raised eyebrows. Even if she came with two children, the third sibling would still give it to her first.
The skin of the pork loin skewers was fried to a golden brown and delicious. The surface of the tender skewers was covered with rich sauce, bright in color, and a little sesame was attached to it. When I took it in, the rich salty and oily aroma immediately penetrated into the nose, as if An electric current rushed to the forehead, and the base of the tongue secreted saliva unconsciously.
Zhou shi tilted his neck forward slightly and took a bite of the tenderloin. As soon as he entered the mouth, the delicious and spicy sauce of the sauce swept his entire lips and cheeks. This spiciness is not dry and spicy, but an escaped spiciness. It is not stimulating, but it is enough to fully awaken the taste, making the fresh, salty, numb and sweetness of the sauce magnified. The sauce is full of sweetness and sweetness. It is salty and rich in flavors, and the fragrance is dizzying.
The layer of meat on the outside of the pork loin skewers was fried to a toughness, and the edges and corners were a little crispy. After biting the outer skin, a burst of heat rushed out, the tenderloin was extremely tender, the original taste of the meat was preserved, and the gravy was all juicy. It was shrunk in by the hot oil, without a trace of meaty smell, it was full of satisfaction when chewing, and I could not wait to eat it all in one breath from the end to the head.
"How is it? Are you getting old?"
Zhou Shi had the tenderloin in his mouth and was reluctant to swallow it, his speech was slurred, so he could only frantically nodded and gave a thumbs up.
"That's good. I'll also invite the second sister-in-law to taste the rest of the fried skewers." Jiang Shuyao turned to Mrs. Xu and said, "sister-in-law, would you like a skewer?"
Seeing that Zhou's mouth was gobbling up with sauce on the corner of his mouth, Mr. Xu swallowed silently.
"No need." She said with a smile, "Today, my eldest and second academy is returning home from vacation. I am busy welcoming them, and I can't take care of the two little guys. It just so happens that they have been pestering me to come to you for a long time. I just thought about sending them over for dinner, so they don't keep making trouble in front of me."
Mrs Xu patted Xie Yao's head: "Last time he had a bad stomach and caused you trouble, so he didn't dare to come over, but Ah Zhao kept making a fuss, it was really a headache, I had no choice but to let them come over and see. Look. Ah Zhao said he must be obedient, and if he doesn't obey, the younger brother and sister will send them back to the big room."
Xie Zhao tugged at the corner of Jiang Shuyao's clothes aggrievedly. Jiang Shuyao smiled and said, "It just so happened that I cooked white rice porridge for dinner, and served it with cold vegetables.
"Excuse me." Mrs. Xu thanked and prepared to go back to the big room to continue to stare at the maids to prepare a banquet to welcome Xie Ye and Xie Ye.
Mrs. Zhou ate happily next to her. Seeing Mrs. Xu was leaving, she was relieved. Fortunately, she didn't have to share the fried skewers with her.
Who knew that Jiang Shuyao said enthusiastically: "Sister-in-law, why don't you take two strings and go?"
Zhou Shi was stunned for a moment, and looked at Xu Shi alertly.
Mr. Xu likes sweets and is not very interested in salty food, but at this moment, he smells the fragrance of oil and sauce, and looks at the fried skewers with a bright red sauce.
She chose a rice cake at random. The rice cake was cut into rice-white square pieces and strung on bamboo skewers. After frying, the edges were slightly yellow. After brushing with two layers of sauce, the brown-red sauce on the rice-white It looks particularly attractive with bright white sesame seeds.
She rolled up her sleeves, took a bite gracefully, and was instantly overwhelmed by the salty food.
The rice cake is a bit crunchy on the outside. After being opened easily, the inside is very soft and glutinous, and it is extremely tough. It seems that it is not chewy. The sweet sauce is fragrant on the lips and cheeks, and the more you chew, the more addictive you are.
"How is it?" Jiang Shuyao asked.
Just now, she disliked Zhou's lack of food, chewing on the fried skewers and not swallowing, and even slurred her speech. It was her turn to understand Zhou's feelings.
She covered her lips halfway with her hand and kept nodding, but in the end she couldn't, and she gave a thumbs up like Zhou's.
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Xie Ye and Xie Ye, as the eldest sons of Xie Guogong's mansion, were placed on expectations since they were children. They were sent to the academy to study when they were very young, and only came back when they were on vacation.
They should have hurried back to the house when it was dark, but they were in a hurry today and came back before evening.
They first went to Shouning Hall to meet the old lady. The old lady was not in good spirits, so they didn't stay any longer.
After going out of Shouning Hall to ask about the old lady's condition, the mother hesitated to answer, and they looked for the little maid to ask, only to know that it seemed to be related to the third lady.
The two of them were witnesses to Jiang Shuyao's dancing and the beautiful boy who caused a group of people to fall into the water, and they had a very bad impression of this third aunt.
But she and the two of them don't break the river, and the two of them won't go to her front to block it. It's only sometimes when they listen to their classmates in the academy teasing about the third uncle's marriage that they think of her, and then they are even more displeased with the third aunt.
Not knowing the reason, they would not speculate, and plan to go back to the big room and ask their mother.
As a result, when they arrived at the big room, not only did they not see Xu Shi, but also the two younger brothers.
As soon as I asked the maid, I learned that the Xu family took the two younger brothers to the third room.
"Brother, what do you think the mother is doing in the third room?" Xie Xi was puzzled, "and brought Ah Zhao and Ah Yao with him."
They have been away from the mansion for two or three months. They don't know what happened in the mansion. The memory is still stuck in the time when Jiang Shuyao first got married. Xie Ye frowned and said, "I remember that my mother disliked the third aunt."
"Yup."
The two were a little worried and waited in the courtyard for a while, but Xu Shi, who was busy eating fried skewers, did not return for a long time.
Seeing that the setting sun was about to set, and Xu Shi hadn't come back, Xie Xi couldn't help but be curious: "Why don't we go over there and take a look?"
The two walked all the way to the third room, but they both reached the door of the third room, and they hadn't met Xu Shi and his two younger brothers who had come back.
"What's the matter with your mother?" Xie Ye looked at the sky and wondered: "It's already this time, and I still haven't come back. Is it possible... Can I still have dinner in the third room?"
"Hahahahaha." Xie Hao laughed, "Brother, you are so funny."
Xie Ye was also amused by his own humor.
After barely holding back their laughter, they came to the gate of the courtyard, and before they stepped in, a scent of oil mixed with spicy and delicious flavor penetrated into their nostrils.
The smiles on their faces suddenly froze.