Food: Random stalls, customers chase me all over the country

Chapter 41-Pepper and Eggplant Buns

"Boss, how much are these cowpeas, peppers, and eggplants?"

After finishing his morning shift, Wang Fan went to the vegetable market to shop again.

I have made braised pork buns and sauerkraut pork buns three times, and he is a little tired of them, so he plans to change the taste today.

Beef and green onion filling and minced meat and green beans are good choices. Add fresh eggplant and pepper, and the buns stuffed with pepper and eggplant will be delicious only those who have tried it will know.

And you can also adjust the price. After all, beef is not cheap, and you will lose a lot of money if you sell it for 2 yuan each.

By then, 10 pieces of beef will cost 3 yuan, and 10 pieces of pepper, eggplant and minced meat and beans will cost 7 yuan.

The boss was an older lady in her 50s with short curly hair and a loud voice. You could tell she was from the three northeastern provinces.

"Brother, you're here. I'll charge you 4 yuan per pound for the cowpeas and peppers, and 3 yuan per pound for the eggplants."

Wang Fan picked up the eggplant and took a look. The purple eggplant was round and solid, with a smooth skin and no bumps.

The eldest sister said confidently, "Don't worry, brother. These dishes were all selected by my wife and I. There is absolutely no problem. If you find any problems, I will replace them for you at any time."

Wang Fan felt very comfortable with the elder sister's generosity, and he immediately said, "Give me 5 catties of cowpeas, 5 catties of eggplants, 10 catties of mushrooms, 2 catties of green peppers, and 1 catty of carrots."

The eldest sister was delighted when she heard this: "Okay, your way of buying groceries is very similar to our hometown. I'll give you a discount later."

As he spoke, he took out a large plastic bag and started packing things with swift hands and feet.

Soon three plastic bags were filled with vegetables.

"The cowpea is 3 yuan, the eggplant is 5 yuan, the mushrooms are a bit more expensive, so they're 3 yuan, the hot peppers are 5 yuan, the carrots are 5 yuan, and I'll give you some scallions and cilantro. It's delicious in the wrap."

The elder sister put a few bags on the ground with a little effort: "Brother, do you have a car? I'll ask the old man to carry it to you."

Wang Fan quickly said, "No, no, I can still take this little bit."

As he spoke, he bent down and picked up the two bags in his left hand and the two bags in his right hand effortlessly.

The original owner had been exercising regularly and had even done odd jobs at construction sites. After crossing over, he not only maintained the habit of exercising every day, but also ground a stone mill for a week, and his arms were very strong.

The eldest sister praised: "Brother, you have a good physique. Do you have a girlfriend? I have a niece who is very pretty."

Wang Fan felt a little uncomfortable with his elder sister's enthusiasm and quickly declined, "No, no, no, please don't hurt your niece. You're busy, so I'll leave first."

After saying that, she strode out. The eldest sister looked at Wang Fan who was fleeing in panic with a smile, and did not forget to remind him: "Come back next time, I will save the good food for you."

Family members know their own business. Wang Fan knew that he was a typical i person, and the limit of his communication with others was only three sentences. His second uncle was a typical e person, who could not be called a social expert, but only a social gangster. He now hoped very much that his second uncle could wake up so that he could quietly be a cook, and leave the things like selling and buying things and dealing with people to his second uncle.

Fortunately, the operation date has been set, which is this Saturday. As long as the operation is successful, my second uncle will wake up soon.

After buying vegetables and beef, Wang Fan went straight home. When he got home, he first looked at the basin. The dough he had fermented before going out in the morning was just right. He washed his hands and started preparing the filling for the buns.

Wang Fan did every step of picking, washing and cutting vegetables very carefully without any perfunctory attitude. He found that he liked the feeling of making delicious food more and more.

The first thing to make is the minced meat and cowpea filling. The first step is to blanch the cowpeas. He doesn’t know much about this kind of thing. What if he eats the uncooked cowpeas without blanching them and gets poisoned?

After the water in the pot boiled, Wang Fan added some oil to the pot. According to the system's recipe memory, this step can make the color of the dish brighter.

Wang Fan simply cut the cowpeas in the middle, blanched them, and placed them in a basin of cold water. Then he started chopping the pork.

Still, a small part of the lean meat is diced, and the rest is minced into minced meat.

When chopping the pork, I also chopped the beef at the same time.

After chopping the meat, Wang Fan carefully cleaned the chopping board and put it aside, then took out another chopping board for cutting vegetables.

The cowpeas were completely cool at this point. Wang Fan took them out, shook off the water in a basin, and placed them on the chopping board. He quickly cut them into fingernail-sized cowpea cubes.

Then cut the peeled carrots into cubes and pour them together with the chopped pork filling.

Wang Fan added various spices according to the recipe he remembered, and started stirring clockwise with chopsticks.

They didn't stop until the minced meat was tightly tangled together.

Put it in the food storage box, stretch and start preparing the pepper and eggplant filling.

To be honest, of the three fillings today, the one he is most looking forward to is the eggplant with hot peppers.

Not to mention minced meat and cowpea, even beef with mushrooms has to stand aside.

When eggplant is ripe, it has a meaty texture and is more tender than any other meat in the world.

Wang Fan feels that the unique taste coupled with the perfectly proportioned seasonings can beat any meat filling.

After peeling and dicing the eggplant, put it in a basin filled with clean water, sprinkle with salt and a little white vinegar to marinate and prevent it from turning black. We are chefs who pursue color, aroma and taste, and we cannot be vague about the details.

Wang Fan took out a smaller basin and placed it on top, set an alarm for 10 minutes, and started dicing the mushrooms.

As he was cutting, Wang Fan suddenly realized something - he seemed to be a master of time management?

I didn't have any time to spare during the cooking time, and every step was arranged clearly and orderly.

Hiss... Could it be... that there really is a holy body coming?
Haha, there’s fart.

"Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle bells..."

The sound of an alarm clock rang out. After Wang Fan put the chopped mushrooms and beef together, the time to soak the chopped eggplant was just right.

He stretched out his white and powerful big hand, picked up a handful of eggplant cubes and squeezed them hard. With the sound of "splashing water", most of the water in the eggplant cubes was squeezed out by Wang Fan.

This water must not be retained, as it will affect the formation of the bun skin and the taste.

Only after all the eggplant cubes were squeezed out did Wang Fan take out the green peppers.

Green peppers are relatively large, each one is almost more than 30 cm. After washing them, just cut them a few times to separate the bottom and the body of the green pepper.

Wang Fan felt that his control over the kitchen knife was getting better and better as his chef level improved. He felt a blood connection with it whenever he held it in his hand.

Cut it in the middle, cut it into strips and dice it in one smooth and flowing motion. Finally, with a "swish" of the kitchen knife, the pepper cubes and eggplant cubes are reunited in the bowl.

(End of this chapter)