Food: How come this boss knows everything?

Chapter 270 Spiced Kohlrabi, a recipe from the Dream of the Red Chamber?

It has been less than a year since Xiao Ma graduated. When she recalled the scene at that time, she felt more deeply.

"Boss, I feel so sorry for that boy."

Li Rui just smiled in response.

He doesn't like to talk about customers behind their backs.

And feelings don't necessarily have to have a result.

Everyone has different life choices. Sometimes, being together is a great fate.

Later in the day, two old men came to the store, which was rare.

But they are all Boss Li’s regular customers.

Professor Chen and Mr. Wang before.

Professor Chen was re-employed and worked for a few more years. He is now officially starting his colorful retirement life.

Because of the joke he made on TV, Professor Chen thought he was too embarrassed to go out.

But within a few days,
People completely forgot about it. So he asked an older brother to come to the store and have a chat.

"We are not young anymore, is it appropriate for us to join in the fun so late at night?"

"Young people like to do this, so we should give it a try too."

"Yes, his skewers are really good. You should try them later."

"Row."

The two old men came to the table and sat down, but they were not in a hurry to order.

Instead, he asked for something to drink first.

"Boss, give me a pot of jasmine."

The affordable jasmine tea is the only tea in the store.

The two of them had already figured out the ins and outs of the shop.

Wang Yongli was chatting with Lao Chen:
"How is it, are you adapting to retirement life?"

Old Chen took a sip of tea and said slowly:
"I've been looking forward to retirement for a long time, and now that I have some free time, I'm a little uncomfortable."

"It's all like this, take up a hobby. I remember you used to be quite artistic."

Lao Chen put down his teacup and became interested:
"Don't tell me, I recently reread Dream of the Red Chamber and my experience of it is different from before."

"Hey, what's new?"

“The food inside is good.”

Wang Yongli once said that he had performed crosstalk and opera before, and it was effortless for him to praise Lao Chen.

The two of them sang in unison.

The diners around also listened attentively.

At this time, Uncle Wang continued, "Are you talking about the eggplant and chicken breast stew in there?"

"That's called eggplant fish, but that's not what I want to talk about."

"That is?"

"The five-spice kohlrabi from the last forty chapters is what Lin Daiyu ate when she was sick."

"It's just pickled cabbage. What's the big deal?"

Old Chen smiled slightly:
"This is worth talking about. Just think about it, there are hundreds of maids and servants in the Jia family, serving the young masters and young ladies in the family, and they live a life of luxury.

Cao Gong had eaten and seen it, so of course he wrote in detail.

But I now feel that Gao E's subsequent content is actually closer to ordinary people."

What Professor Chen said sounds reasonable.

It is supported by hundreds of servants, and the masters of the mansion live a luxurious life without doing any work.

Li Rui feels that if it is put in the Red Mansion,
From a probability perspective, he was most likely the bricklayer who was trembling with fear and dared not speak when he saw Master Bao during the construction of the Grand View Garden.

It's hard to get by without a system.

At the dinner table, Professor Chen talked about the spiced kohlrabi and he really wanted to try the white porridge and pickles.

So he said to Li Rui:

"Boss, do you have any pickled cabbage or rice porridge in your store? If you do, give me a bowl."

Late night snack time at the shop,

Customers can order more casually. As long as the boss can cook and the store has the ingredients, it's fine.

Li Rui had just unlocked the seasonal ingredient mustard greens a few days ago, which mentioned pickled cabbage lumps.

So the store really bought a few. Li Rui replied:
"We have pickles. If you want to make rice porridge quickly, you can cook some rice. Is that okay?"

"Row."

Mr. Wang added, "Two bowls of porridge, and the pickles should be spiced."

"OK, wait."

After the customer placed the order, Li Rui started working in the kitchen.

The brown and black pickled cabbage lumps should be wrapped in plastic wrap and placed in the refrigerator.

After unveiling,

It smells like old sauce, which is also the product of fermented and pickled mustard greens.

But it is a little different from Meicai, as it uses the roots of mustard greens.

Cut the mustard greens into thin strips,
Soak and wash thoroughly in boiling water.

First, it can remove odors, and second, it can wash away excess salt on the surface of pickles.

It tastes a little more palatable.

The two old men ordered the five-spice flavor.

However, judging from the content of their conversation, it is estimated that no one knows what the spiced kohlrabi that Sister Daiyu ate tasted like.

Li Rui began to express himself.

Heat oil in a pan.

When the oil is hot, turn to low heat.

Add scallions, ginger, onions, coriander and peppercorns and fry until fragrant.
On the other side, shredded pickles are used as the base.

Top with chopped garlic, shredded green onion, dried chili peppers and white sesame seeds.

Then pour hot oil on it to bring out the aroma of the ingredients.

Because the pickled cabbage dumplings are already salty enough, the seasoning only requires an appropriate amount of white sugar to enhance the flavor, and then finally pour in the aged vinegar and mix well.

White porridge is porridge made by adding rice and water.
There's not much to say other than it's convenient and fast.

After Li Rui sat down, Xiao Ma brought white porridge and pickles to the customer's table.

The reddish-brown pickled vegetable shreds are decorated with chopped green onions, minced garlic, sesame seeds and dried chilies, making them look colorful and fragrant.

The two old men thought it was great:
"Oh, that looks good."

"From the looks of it, it would take some effort to mix it at home."

Although it is a common side dish, after the shop owner made it like this,
It really has gone up a few levels.

The taste of the spiced kohlrabi was just as delicious as they had imagined.

The pickled vegetable shreds have a slightly chewy texture, and the salty and fresh taste brought by the pickling, coupled with the aroma of onion, garlic and sesame, is slightly spicy and sour.

Various flavors are intertwined together, leaving an endless aftertaste and whetting one's appetite.

At this time, a bowl of white porridge is served.
Take a couple of sips while it's hot to dilute the taste, it's especially comfortable.

"Comfortable, huh~"

"Hey, what did Su Shi say?"

Wang Yongli reminded:

"The best thing in life is pure joy, is that right?"

"Yes, that's what I mean. Besides, even if Daiyu hasn't eaten this spiced kohlrabi, Gao E must have eaten it."

"That's right. The author certainly can't write about something he hasn't eaten."

Food has always been a bond that connects people together, and sometimes it can even transcend time and space.

Lao Chen and Lao Wang joined in the fun and came for a midnight snack.

The two old men were filled with emotion when they tasted something today that was clearly recorded one or two hundred years ago.

About the passage of time.

About the living gap between different classes.

“There are not so many peaceful days. There are always people carrying the burden for you.” Professor Chen likes to speak in a trendy way because he teaches at a university.

But Mr. Wang has a higher level of awareness.
"Then where do we retired people get our pensions from?"

Of course, if you only want to drink porridge, what's the point of coming to the restaurant for a midnight snack?

Of course Mr. Wang remembered his skewers.

"Boss, give me some skewers."

(End of this chapter)