Food: How come this boss knows everything?

Chapter 215: Copper Pot Shabu-Shabu
Although it was agreed that the employees would have a holiday, Li Rui still asked if they had time to go to Jinghai City to eat hotpot together.

The young man had something to do at home, but Xiao Ma heard that there was something delicious to eat, so he immediately came to the store to meet Li Rui.

"It's so comfortable to eat hot pot in winter."

So the two of them took the intercity railway and came to Jinghai.

This is a city full of authentic.

After leaving Jinghai Station, Xiao Ma thought of a very important question:
"Boss, where are we going for lunch?"

Li Rui sent her the location. "I saw online that there is a hot pot restaurant hidden in an alley. It's very good. Let's go check it out."

Xiao Ma searched for this hot pot restaurant called Tongguo Shabu-shabu.

“The reviews are really good.”

It was less than eleven o'clock when the two arrived at Jinghai, but it took them a full hour to reach the alley where the hot pot restaurant was.

On weekends, Jinghai is full of people.

This well-reviewed hot pot restaurant is no exception.

Li Rui couldn't help but sigh, as expected, delicious food will always have a queue wherever it is.

By the time it was Li Rui's turn, it was already past twelve o'clock.

Li Rui looked at the familiar scene and laughed unconsciously.

"Boss, what are you laughing at?"

"Don't you think this is very similar to the scene in our store?"

Li Rui felt that today he and his own diners had switched roles and finally experienced the feeling of waiting in line for delicious food.

First, I would check the reviews of a store on the Internet.

Then after arriving at the store, seeing the huge crowds of customers in front of it, I would also be curious about the taste of this store.

While waiting for the food to be served, I would sneak a peek at other customers' tables.

See what others are eating and how it tastes.

If you think about it carefully, it is really a wonderful experience.

"Xiao Ma, I think we can prepare some free snacks in our store. This way, when there are customers waiting in line, they can eat first."

Xiao Ma: "Yes, boss, you are very thoughtful. Why didn't I think of it?"

“You’re not the boss.”

Soon, the waiter in the store brought a large copper pot.

Xiao Ma looked at the pot and it looked very familiar.

It is made of pure copper and has a chimney on top to control the size of the fire.

But the content inside is very unfamiliar.

"Why is there nothing in here?"

"Aren't there scallions, ginger slices, and red dates?" Li Rui pointed to the base ingredients in the pot.

"meat!"

Li Rui explained: "The hot pot here is cooked while you eat. The meat and vegetables need to be ordered separately."

"In our place, everything is served in one pot, with the meat and vegetables already prepared."

"Different regions have formed different food cultures. Only by trying more can you taste different delicacies."

"Boss Li has started the class." Xiao Ma complained.

"Your cooking skills will never improve in your lifetime."

In the end, the two of them ordered three plates of meat, namely lamb head, lamb shank, beef tripe, a plate of tripe, and simple vegetables such as cabbage, vermicelli, and frozen tofu.

Before the waiter served the dish, Li Rui tasted the soup base alone.

The taste is light, and only water is used. The ingredients include scallions, ginger slices, mushrooms and red dates.

The hot pot restaurant is very authentic, but there is no need to be particularly particular about the way of eating it.

Li Rui let Xiao Ma give it his all.

I began to taste it slowly.

The sauce is prepared by the store, and on the surface, it contains chili oil and chive sauce.

The base color is sesame brown.

If you taste it alone, you can taste the distinct flavors of chili oil and chives.

But the rich and mellow aroma of sesame paste is still hard to shake.

This bowl of sauce is not just sesame paste, but an Erba sauce with a small amount of peanut butter added.

The same principle applies to hot dry noodle sauce.

The addition of peanut butter can add fragrance to the sauce. The taste of 28-ounce sauce is easier to accept than pure sesame sauce. Then we start to taste the hot pot meat.

The beef and mutton in this store are very fresh.

There is a special transparent window in the kitchen, through which you can see a chef cutting meat tirelessly.

The freshness can be seen before it is put into the pot.

Boss Li, who had skewered so many pieces of meat, did not buy the mutton from Lao Jin in vain.

The color is deep red, and it stands upright on the plate.

Only fresh meat can do that.

The fork part seems to have more fat, so it is suitable to be put into the pot at the beginning to add fat to the light soup base.

Next came the top brain meat, which Li Rui was most proud of.

At this position, because of the less activity, the muscle fibers are more tender and the taste is very pleasant.

Li Rui put the meat slices into the pot.

This time, the chopsticks were not in a hurry to leave, in order to protect them from being taken away by Ma Jinge.

Wait until the mutton changes color and is about 90% done.

Li Rui put the top of the head meat back into the bowl.

After coating it with a layer of sauce, I put it in my mouth.

The hot lamb is wrapped in thick sauce, which prolongs the flavor's stay in the mouth.

The chewing process becomes silky and lingering because of the richness of the sauce.

In terms of taste, the aroma of sesame paste is still the most prominent.

The taste of the mutton itself comes second.

However, the aroma of chive sauce and chili oil still makes people feel refreshed.

At this time, the temperature outside is above ten degrees Celsius, and people will sweat slightly while eating the steaming hot pot.

Li Rui narrowed the gap between the chimney leaves above the copper pot and slightly reduced the firepower.

I also saw Comrade Xiao Ma, puffing out his cheeks and showing off wildly.

"Don't boil the tripe for too long, it will be hard to chew."

"I know."

There are various opinions, all of which are about controlling the heating time to make the tripe taste more crispy and tender.

Vermicelli, cabbage and frozen tofu are just ordinary ingredients.

The latter two are considered to be unique products of winter.

It is very suitable to be eaten in hot pot.

Finally, you must have a sip of the soup in the pot.

The beef, mutton, tripe and shredded tripe have been fully cooked.

Purine is high.

The taste will not disappoint.

The two of us ended up spending 268, a price quite typical of Jinghai.

In general, copper pot hot pot, as a home-cooked winter delicacy, does not have many technical secrets.

The sauce can be adjusted according to personal taste.

Not to mention the soup base, it’s just a few simple items.

The most distinctive feature of the store is the meat-cutting chef, who cuts the meat slices into even thickness with each cut.

Watching the open kitchen makes people feel more at ease while eating.

Simple seasoning puts more of a test on the ingredients themselves.

Although it tastes like the sauce, that's because the quality of the meat is good.

After they finished their meal,
I also met a fan from Jinghai City.

"Hey, are you Boss Li? This girl looks familiar too."

"Hello, I have a small shop in Jianghai."

"That's right. I often watch your videos. Are you coming to Jinghai to explore the store this time?"

Li Rui smiled and said, "Just come and try it."

This male fan even insisted on taking a photo with Li Rui.

Then he said, "Boss Li, I ate here when I was a kid. The beef and mutton were all shipped from the prairie, and the mutton was hand-cut."

(End of this chapter)