peasant young lady

Chapter 47 Delicious Medicinal Diet

Cheng Xia's mouth was dry and he couldn't help swallowing with difficulty. Seeing this, Shang Liangzhong walked out of the private room and called the waiter outside to bring over a pot of good Biluochun. After the waiter handed over Biluochun, Shang Liangzhong poured it himself Passed a cup of tea to Cheng Xia.

"The shopkeeper is polite." Cheng Xia smiled gratefully. Such a big shopkeeper is not only approachable, but also has no airs of a big boss at all. Cheng Xia is really convinced by the shopkeeper.

After Cheng Xia had a drink, he sat down opposite the shopkeeper, and felt like negotiating with each other.

"I really have a way to bring the shopkeeper's restaurant back to life."

"You can say it anyway."

Cheng Xia nodded, "I would like to ask first, why can't this restaurant continue to operate?"

Shang Liangzhong sighed, "There is a famous Tianyou Restaurant in Chong'an County. The owner of this restaurant has a lot of background, and almost all the prefectures and counties in the Ming Dynasty have restaurants. It’s delicious, and the business is naturally very good. I don’t have the ability or the strength to compete with him. What’s more, I’m not good at management, and the food made by the chef has no special features. The common people also came in to taste it, but the effect was not good, and in such a short period of time, this Shangji restaurant could not continue to operate.”

God Bless Restaurant?Isn't it the restaurant where I sold two fish last time? It turns out that this restaurant is so powerful, and it is still a national chain. The ordinary small restaurants really can't compete.And without its own special dishes, it is difficult to retain customers.

Cheng Xia had a plan in mind, so she looked at Shang Liangzhong and said, "Shopkeeper Shang, my idea is that since the restaurant can't continue to open, it's better to change the sign and make Shangji Medicinal Cuisine."

Shang Liangzhong frowned, "Shangji medicinal diet?"

"That's right," Cheng Xia said affirmatively, "the shopkeeper should also take advantage of his own advantages. I've found out clearly that Shangji Pharmacy is the most famous drugstore in Chong'an County, and the shopkeeper's kindness is even more important. It is well-known in Chong'an County. If the shopkeeper opens a medicated diet shop and the food they make is related to medicated diet, it will attract some people who want to recuperate their bodies. In this way, they can both Eating delicious and delicious herbal food, and being able to take care of your body, kill two birds with one stone, and in the long run, the reputation of the shopkeeper’s herbal food shop will spread, and naturally more people will come here for the name, and then you will not worry about not making money.”

Shang Liangzhong was seriously thinking about the feasibility of this plan, and after thinking about it, he shook his head, "Although this method is good, I can't even open a restaurant because I can't hire good chefs. I was invited to go to Tianyou Restaurant, and I looked for it elsewhere, but I couldn’t find a better one. It’s not easy to solve the recipe alone. What’s more, the medicinal food workshop is to provide medicinal food, and the chef has to understand medicine. That's even less."

Cheng Xia knew that the shopkeeper would have many questions, and she had already considered all the questions, "This is not a problem. I was afraid that the shopkeeper would say that he didn't have the money to open it. It turned out that he was worried about the prescription of medicinal food, to be honest, Since I can come up with this method, I will definitely let the shopkeeper open it."

"Do you know medicinal food?" Shang Liangzhong's doubts became more intense. Is it normal that an ordinary little woman in a poor mountain village can understand this?
Cheng Xia naturally knew the mistrust and suspicion in the shopkeeper's eyes, but Cheng Xia could have the funds to go to the capital only after the medicated food workshop opened. When she heard other people's comments, she had an idea in her heart. She must let the shopkeeper open this medicinal food workshop and make a lot of money.

"I know that the shopkeeper suspects that I am talking big, and anyone can make false statements, but I am not fooling the shopkeeper and wasting your time. No matter what I say, it is better to show with practical actions that the shopkeeper's restaurant has just withdrawn the brand and wants to come to the kitchen There are also some ingredients, if the shopkeeper doesn’t believe it, we can go down now, I just received some fresh herbs from the medicine shop, and I can make simple or complicated medicinal meals, and the shopkeeper will know if I’m talking nonsense once I taste it.”

"You want to do it now?"

"Only if I make it and the shopkeeper thinks it's okay, can we continue talking?" Cheng Xia asked back.

"Okay, refreshment!" Shang Liangzhong slapped the table and got up, calling the waiter to lead Cheng Xia to the kitchen, and told him to provide her with what she wanted, and let her make decisions in the kitchen.

Cheng Xia went to the kitchen to take a look, and found for the first time that the ancient kitchen could be so luxurious.The kitchen is less than [-] square meters in size, and it is made of green tiles in rows. There are seven or eight stoves arranged on it, which can be used for seven or eight boilers to cook at the same time without affecting each other, and the cooking efficiency is very high. will be much higher.

There are all kinds of condiments such as sweet, sour, oil, and salt placed next to each stove. Cheng Xia took the big jar of salt and couldn't help laughing. It's really edible. Such a big jar can last for a long time up.

It's rare to see such a full range of seasonings, Cheng Xia couldn't restrain her eager hands, and wanted to show off the cooking skills she learned from her father.

Xiao Wu, who had been following Cheng Xia, stepped forward with a smile and asked, "Girl, the shopkeeper asked me to listen to your orders. I didn't know just now, but you are so powerful that even the shopkeeper listens to you. Tell me." , I’ll get you whatever you want.”

Cheng Xia said politely, "If you hadn't introduced me for me just now, I would not have met the shopkeeper. I have to thank you."

"Hey, girl, you're being polite," Xiao Wu hurriedly declined, "Tell me, is there anything you need?"

Cheng Xia thought about it carefully, since he wanted to make medicinal food, he should choose the most commonly used one, "Can you please help me find a carp, and then bring me some fresh shepherd's purse and round-grained rice," Cheng Xia looked back The kitchen cabinet, which also contains garlic ginger and scallions, so that no other ingredients are needed for this dish.

However, she wanted to cook another dish, and was determined to be the shopkeeper. "I would also like to trouble you to give me some ginseng, fresh motherwort flowers, chicken breast and cooked ham slices. I want these things in total."

Xiao Wu felt a little troubled, "It's easy to talk about other things, it's ginseng," Xiao Wu scratched his head, "I don't dare to take it casually, ginseng is kept by the shopkeeper himself, so I won't take it easily."

"Give it to her!" A loud voice sounded from behind Cheng Xia, and when he turned around, he saw Shang Liangzhong standing at the door, listening to their conversation with a smile, and threw a bunch of keys to Xiao Wu, "The cabinet in the upper left corner of the pharmacy Here, take out a piece of ginseng." Shang Liangzhong said and looked at Cheng Xia, "How big ginseng do you need?"

"25 grams will do."

"Okay, bring the smallest ginseng here, and bring the other things she needs along the way." After finishing speaking, Shang Liangzhong sat on a stool in the kitchen, obviously going to watch Cheng Xia cook.

It doesn't matter whether others look at it or not, I want to reach this deal with the shopkeeper, these medicinal recipes will definitely be taught to the chefs in the medicinal cuisine workshop in the future, Cheng Xia didn't want to hide them.

After a while, everything was in front of her. Cheng Xia put on her apron and put her hair behind her ears to make herself look more neat.

First remove the internal organs of the carp to control the water, fry it in a hot pan, then remove it and set it aside to control the oil.

Leave a little oil in the pot, stir-fry the chopped green onion, minced ginger and minced garlic, then pour in sugar, soy sauce and vinegar and stir-fry slightly, after stirring, pour water into the pot, bring to a boil over high heat Stew the oil-controlled carp in boiling water, then take it out and remove the fish bones.

He took the washed and cut shepherd's purse from Xiao Wu, put it into the pot together with the washed japonica rice, poured in an appropriate amount of water and continued to cook over high heat.

While cooking on this side, Cheng Xia lit the stove on the other side, quickly destemmed the motherwort, removed the stems and calyx, washed it with ginseng, cut it into thin slices, put it into the soup bowl, and put the previously boiled carp Pour a bowl of fish soup that has been preserved from time to time into a soup bowl with ginseng and motherwort flowers, cover it, steam it on the steamer until it is fully cooked, and take it down.Cut the chicken breast into slope blades, mix with egg white, refined salt and flour to coat.

Add the fresh soup in the kitchen to the pot, add the starched chicken slices, take out and drain the water, pour the soup for steaming ginseng into the original pot, add ham, refined salt, wine, sugar, green onion and ginger Boil the garlic, skim off the foam after boiling, then change the petals of the mother flower, chicken slices, monosodium glutamate, and ginseng to a slow fire and simmer for a while, then Cheng Xia quickly pours them out into the soup bowl, this dish Even if it is done.

On the other side, Cheng Xia opened the lid of the pot and looked at the japonica rice porridge that was still cooking. Seeing that the japonica rice had already bloomed, he put the boneless carp meat into the pot, stirred it evenly, and served it out.

In this way, the two medicated meals came out of the pot almost at the same time. Xiao Wu kept sniffling his nose and took a few mouthfuls, and praised in amazement, "Girl, you are so powerful. I have never seen shepherd's purse and motherwort can be used like this. It's so delicious." what."

Cheng Xia raised her eyebrows proudly, put the two dishes on the tray, and then followed the direction Shang Liangzhong pointed, and placed them on the table in the lobby outside the kitchen.

Shang Liangzhong looked at the two dishes in front of him with a smile, one was clear and white soup, and the other was porridge with fresh coriander, just looking at it, he already found it very pleasing to the eye.

This appearance, even if you don't taste the taste, you have won by the color alone.

Xiao Wu graciously handed Shang Liangzhong a pair of bowls and chopsticks, and stood beside him eagerly watching.

Shang Liangzhong pointed to the japonica rice porridge and asked, "This dish also has shepherd's purse, japonica rice and fish. Does this dish have a name?"

"Of course, this dish is called shepherd's purse and carp porridge. As for this dish," Cheng Xia pointed to another dish, "It's called stewed chicken slices with mother flowers, herbs and ginseng. The shopkeeper should taste it first, and then see how it tastes."

Shang Liangzhong nodded in satisfaction, the names of these two dishes are very suitable for him, but he doesn't know how they taste.Thinking of this, Shang Liangzhong scooped a spoonful of carp porridge into the bowl, took a sip, the corners of his eyes and brows were instantly stained with a smile, and the corners of his mouth widened even more.

Add a piece of chicken slices and ham from another dish, and taste it with a small bite. The chicken is tender, the ginseng is crispy, and the soup is delicious. It is a delicious dish.

Shopkeeper Shang put down the bowl and chopsticks and looked up at Cheng Xia, "It seems that we need to continue the topic just now."

(End of this chapter)