Food: How come this boss knows everything?

Chapter 285 Golden Chestnut Chicken, Good Food Never Comes Late
The shop business continues.

The kitchen is Li Rui's main battlefield.

He feels very confident in leaving the online selection to his customers and friends.

"Boss, just focus on cooking and leave the rest to us."

"A small online selection is no problem."

“Although I can’t eat at the restaurant often, there is no problem in voting online. I will show my support.”

A little later, a man who looked very lost came into the store.

He took a seat on the first floor but was slow to place his order.

Majengo saw that he looked familiar.
He came up to Li Rui and reminded him:
"Boss, I've seen this person in Boss Xue's store. He seems to be from their store."

Li Rui nodded, "See what he means."

The customer was Xue Haichao, who admitted in person today in the store that he had used pre-prepared dishes to fill the gap.

The customers who learned the truth were outraged and almost fought with him.

The business will definitely not be done.

Thus, Xue Haichao's first entrepreneurial venture in his life ended in shame and frustration.

So he was feeling very depressed and wanted to go out.

Sitting in Boss Li's shop, Xue Haichao was deeply touched.

The small shop in front of me only has the owner and two employees. They are all busy in an orderly manner and occasionally interact with some regular customers in their spare time.

The customers in the store were either chatting eagerly with each other or quietly savoring the food.

Everything is so warm and comfortable.

Xue Haichao's original intention of starting a business was simply that he thought this atmosphere was great and he wanted to try it himself.

Unexpectedly, the final result deviated seriously from his expectations.

But I have never contacted that entrepreneurial mentor since then.

However, President Zeng called and wanted to ask him to buy some more ginseng, saying that it tasted good.

Without the big liar whispering sweet nothings in his ears, Xue Haichao, no matter how stupid and rich he was, knew what Zeng Xuejian meant.

He definitely won't give me money again, and I even want to ask him to return the things I gave him before.

The boss in the kitchen has noticed him for a long time.

Seeing that the customer had been sitting there alone for a long time, Li Rui couldn't help but ask:

"You came over tonight, do you want to have a midnight snack, or do you have something to talk to me about?"

Xue Haichao came back to his senses and said, "Let's have some midnight snack." Then he remembered a dish from the pre-made meal package in his store and asked, "Um, do you have golden chestnut chicken?"

"You mean the braised chestnut chicken?"

"It feels like the same idea, can we do it?"

In Li Rui's eyes, anyone who comes is a customer.

However, the shop didn't prepare this dish in advance, so he reminded him:

"You can do it, but it will take some time."

"Okay, I'll sit for a while."

Braised chestnut chicken,
The store happened to have processed chicken.
After being cut into small pieces, it has been soaked in salt water to remove the blood inside;
And the chestnuts from her hometown that Aunt Cai asked Xiao Han to bring back.
It is available both raw and cooked, and thanks to the rich minerals in the soil of its origin, it is sweet and has a unique fruity aroma.

Both ingredients are included, but it takes a little longer.

First, make the sugar color.
To make braised chestnut chicken look like the golden chestnut chicken that customers mentioned when they ordered, the color of the sugar should not be too dark.

Golden and translucent is best.

Therefore, there is no need to boil it until it turns red like stewed meat.

When the sugar liquid starts to bubble up and its color just turns darker, add water to stop the sugar from caramelizing.

Then add the spices,

Star anise, cinnamon, pepper and cumin are used in small amounts, and the flavor will not cover up the meaty and chestnut aromas.

Simmer over low heat. On the other side, start frying the chicken.
Add oil to a pan, stir-fry scallions and ginger until fragrant, then remove from the pan and set aside.

Continue to add sweet noodle sauce to the oil in the pan, and slowly stir-fry over low heat to dry out the moisture in the sauce and remove the raw noodle taste.

Then turn to high heat and add the chicken.

Use high temperature to tighten the surface of the chicken, lock in moisture, and stir-fry the meat flavor.

Pour the soup cooked on the other side into the pot.

Season with salt, sugar and chicken essence, and add appropriate amount of light soy sauce to add color.

The young man also helped put the chestnuts into the oil pan and fried them.

This step is equivalent to shaping the chestnuts so that they will not be too broken after steaming and have a slightly wrinkled texture on the surface.

By this time, Xue Haichao's shop could already make several servings of braised chestnut chicken.

He was standing outside the kitchen watching quietly at this time, as if he had some insights.

"You still have to cook over a stove, so pre-prepared meals are really not a serious thing."

Xue Haichao asked:

"Boss, we just fried the chicken over high heat. What's that called? Wok gas, right?"

Li Rui nodded at him, but his next move made Xue Haichao a little confused.

"Ah? This chestnut chicken isn't cooked yet?"

Li Rui explained:
"The chicken needs to be steamed together with the chestnuts for half an hour." Let the aroma of meat and fruit fully blend together.

After Xue Haichao heard this, he was completely stunned. It turned out that what Boss Li said was a wait, and it took such a long time.

Li Rui thought to himself, this guy is in the same industry after all, how come he really doesn't understand anything?

The waiting process was a bit long, and Xue Haichao continued to chat with Li Rui.

I also briefly told Li Rui what had happened in the past few days.

Only then did Li Rui realize that the customer in front of him was the owner of the store himself.

After getting inspiration from myself, I opened a store to start my own business, but was led astray by my entrepreneurial mentor and used pre-prepared meals to make high profits.

In the end it ended in a miserable way.

Li Rui was very sad about this.

Health considerations aside, pre-prepared meals are still very convenient to eat.

But there is a key problem.

Since you are eating pre-prepared meals, why not buy them and heat them up yourself at home, thereby allowing the restaurant to make more money?

Isn't this a huge injustice?

After half an hour, the chestnut chicken is steamed.

Uncover the cabbage leaves on the bowl to prevent the steam from the lid from dripping into the chestnut chicken. It also adds a little sweetness.

Then, pick out the stir-fried onion and ginger and pour the excess soup back into the pot.

Place the remaining chicken and chestnuts upside down on a plate.

The braised chestnut chicken in front of you is oily and translucent, golden with a hint of red.

Layered chicken and chestnuts,

After being turned upside down, before the chestnut on the top falls down, it will remind people of a rounded version of the ancient Egyptian pyramids.

The flavor of sweet noodle sauce, the aroma of chicken, and the sweetness of chestnuts are perfectly combined during the long steaming process.

Even from a distance, it can make people feel refreshing.

Xue Haichao: "Boss Li, the golden chestnut chicken is surprisingly so delicious!"

Li Rui smiled and said, "There is still one step left. We need to thicken the soup and then pour it over the chicken and chestnuts."

“It’s really a bit troublesome.”

"You think it's like this when it's made now."

(End of this chapter)