Border Cook

Chapter 26 Egg Pancake
Boil water on the stove, knead the dough with the boiling water, and bake a few soft and delicious steamed pancakes. After the pancakes are out of the pan, cut them into thin strips.

Heat oil to cook minced garlic until fragrant, then add the chopped pancake shreds and mung bean sprouts into the pan and stir-fry evenly. No other seasoning is needed, just some soy sauce, a little bit of balsamic vinegar, and cover with a whole golden fried egg pancake, and the fragrant fried pancake shreds are ready to be served on the table.

The steamed buns have a chewy texture, and enough oil is added when making the buns, so both sides are golden brown. Even if they are fried with bean sprouts, the bun shreds still maintain a slightly crispy texture.

The mung bean sprouts are short and fat, and the vinegar is added at the right time. They taste very crispy and have two completely different tastes from the crispy shredded pancakes, but they can be fully integrated together...

The finishing touch is the egg pancake covering the fried pancake shreds.

When beating the eggs, adding a little water, salt and green onions makes the eggs fluffy and tender, smooth and tasty.

The egg pancake is covered on the pancake shreds like this. When eating, use chopsticks from top to bottom, pick up a piece of egg and mix it with the pancake shreds and eat it all...

Very satisfying!
Liu Caisheng praised it highly, "I have eaten this fried pancake in other hosts before, but it is not as delicious as the one made by Madam Xia."

"Of course. My sister-in-law's craftsmanship is unmatched by ordinary people." Mrs. Lu continued.

But because his mouth was still full of fried pancakes, his words were a little unclear.

Zhao Dahu and Zhao Erhu remained silent today as usual.

You can't talk too much while eating, otherwise air will enter your stomach, and your stomach filled with air will naturally not be able to eat anything.

So, I kept silent so that I could eat more delicious fried egg pancakes.

The food must not be missed!

Xia Mingyue used to be a cook. What she liked to see most was that diners could finish all the food she cooked and were very satisfied.

Seeing everyone praising the food, I was very happy and just added some more for each of them.

After lunch, Liu Caisheng continued to work on the chimney inside the earthen kang without stopping.

After the flue is completed, the kang surface will be built.

The base is made of bluestone and loess, and the surface is smoothed with glue…

Xia Mingyue saw that this earthen kang looked more regular and beautiful than the one in the previous room, and sighed, "I just said that Brother Liu's stove skills were good enough before, but I never thought that this earthen kang could be so good."

Hearing Xia Mingyue's praise, Liu Caisheng smiled shyly, "I'm originally from Huanren County. The skill of making a kang is passed down from generation to generation. I also learned this skill from my father. In Huanren, the kang, stove, and chimney are connected. The pot is on top and the stove is on the bottom, which is convenient for cooking and boiling water. The kang can also be warm, which is convenient and saves firewood."

"The kang in Madam Xia's room is not connected to the stove in the kitchen, but that doesn't matter. The stove and the chimney are well made, and it's warm without being choking. Madam Xia just needs to wait for the kang to dry thoroughly, clean it, and then put a layer of straw mat on it. Then it will be ready for living or storing things."

Liu Caisheng said, "It's hot today, and the earthen kang dries quickly. It will rain in early summer, so there may be a little moisture, but it's not a big deal. We can light a fire to drive it out and everything will be fine."

"Thank you, Brother Liu." Xia Mingyue gave Liu Caisheng the agreed five hundred yuan and handed him a sturdy oil-paper bag. "These are the cakes I usually sell. Business is slow today, so we haven't sold all the cakes. It's too hot to keep them, so Brother Liu, take them back and eat them."

Liu Caisheng paused, but did not refuse, "Thank you, Madam Xia."

"Brother Liu, you are too polite. This house is a bit old and there are still many places that need to be renovated in the future. I'll have to trouble you, Brother Liu." Xia Mingyue said with a smile.

"Madam Xia, please don't hesitate to ask for help if you need anything." Liu Caisheng said hurriedly, "Just come to Beicheng to find me. I will definitely come."

"Don't worry, Brother Liu, I won't be polite."

It was getting late, so Xia Mingyue sent Liu Caisheng out.

Liu Caisheng pushed the flatbed cart all the way back to his home in the northern part of the city.

The small courtyard was much smaller than Xia Mingyue's house, but because of Liu Caisheng's diligence, the house and courtyard were kept very clean. His mother Ma came out of the kitchen tremblingly, "Caisheng is back, the porridge is ready, if you are hungry, eat."

Liu Caisheng hurriedly supported Ma and said, "Mom, didn't you say you would cook after I came back? Why didn't you listen?"

"You must be very tired after a busy day. It's really too tiring to cook for me. I'm much better now, so it's okay."

Ma took a deep breath while speaking, and took Liu Caisheng's hand and sat down on the stool. "I heard that you went to work at Madam Xia's house today?"

"Well, I went to build a brick bed." Liu Caisheng answered truthfully, "I listened to my mother and only collected some of the capital."

"That's it." Ma nodded. "Although Madam Xia didn't arrest Zeng Liu because of you, she helped you by arresting Zeng Liu. You should remember her kindness, so that you won't feel guilty."

"Don't worry, mother. I know." Liu Caisheng opened the oil paper package given by Xia Mingyue. "Mother, this is from Madam Xia. She said that the cakes were not sold out, so she asked me to bring them back to eat."

After saying that, he went into the house and scooped out two bowls of porridge, and took out the pickled mustard greens he had made before winter, and ate them together.

All the pancakes are scallion-flavored meat pancakes, which are large in size with thin skin and rich fillings. When you take a bite, the skin is crispy, the gravy overflows, and your mouth is filled with rich aroma.

Liu Caisheng and Ma took two bites and realized something was wrong.

The meat patties taste really good, so they will definitely sell well. Besides, the meat patties sold outside don’t have so much meat in them.

Obviously, these meat patties were not leftovers, but were specially made for them by Xia Mingyue.

Because Liu Caisheng didn't charge him for his work, he didn't want him to suffer any loss.

Madam Xia is a good person.
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Jiang Zhuguo came to deliver black vegetables again.

Thirty cents a basket, the price had not increased. When seeing her off, Xia Mingyue gave her two scallion meat patties.

Still expressing his gratitude, Jiang Zhuguo was overjoyed when he left.

Most of the pots that Xia Mingyue ordered at the blacksmith shop have been made, but Manager Guo said that the remaining ones would take at least three days.

The chopping board, shed, table and benches needed by the carpenter are basically ready. The small items have been delivered to Xia Mingyue's home one after another, and the shed can be set up in the next two days.

Xia Mingyue invited Liu Caisheng again and set up a stove that matched the size of the iron pot in the empty space of Qian Zhanggui's cosmetics shop.

Things were getting ready little by little.

After some discussion, Xia Mingyue and Lu decided to open the stall on April 12, three days later.

When selling cakes these two days, Xia Mingyue and Lu often reminded their old customers who came to buy cakes that they would have to change the place in a few days.

However, Qian, the shopkeeper of the rouge shop, and Liu had already spread the news and were chattering to regular customers and visitors about opening a food stall at the door.

"Those who know this will know that it is Madam Xia who is going to set up a stall. Those who don't know will think that it is you two who are going to start a new business."

Shopkeeper Wang, who was selling jewelry nearby, joked with a smile, "Hey, how much money does this Lady Xia pay you every month to let you attract customers for her like this?"

"We are neighbors, so why would we ask for money? This place is empty anyway, and it will be more lively if more people do business here." Shopkeeper Qian responded, "It's for popularity."

Shopkeeper Wang suddenly realized, "No wonder, it turns out that you won't do anything without profit, the abacus beads are about to fall on my face."

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