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Chapter 62 Homemade Spicy Strips
"Tomorrow, Mengniang will prepare even more set meals, so you'll all be quite busy."

Xu Qingmeng was quite surprised and gave him a "How did you know?" look.

Gu Yunyi looked at her, smiled slightly, and replied, "Of course."

"Huh? Aunt, why is that?" Xun-ge asked in confusion.

"That's right, business was slow today. We sold out gradually. We need to prepare even more for tomorrow, what will we do if we can't sell them all?" Mrs. He said worriedly.

Xinting and Xun Ge'er were also very confused, looking at their aunt and Gu Yunyi.

“Didn’t that worker say the food at other places was bad? Even though it’s much cheaper, they didn’t put their heart into it and ruined their reputation. There will definitely be more workers coming tomorrow, Mom. Don’t worry, our business will definitely be good tomorrow,” Xu Qingmeng said.

Gu Yunyi echoed this sentiment.

Seeing that both of them looked confident, Mrs. He said, "Alright."

The afternoon's braised food can be washed by Xinting and Xun Ge'er.

Xu Qingmeng looked at the leftover rice in the pot and remembered her childhood snacks: homemade spicy strips.

Grind dried chili peppers into powder. Put leftover rice, flour, starch, and chili powder into a large bowl, then crack in an egg.

Stir the rice into a ball and knead it until it becomes sticky and elastic.

Fold it several times, roll it out until it becomes elastic, and then roll it into a thin pancake.

Press the pattern onto the dough, cut it into strips, and then steam it until cooked.

Put chili powder, sesame seeds, salt, and a little soy sauce in a bowl, pour hot oil over them, and stir well.

Pour the seasonings into the steamed spicy strips, stir well, and your homemade spicy strips are ready.

After cleaning the braised food, Xinting and Xun Ge'er were attracted by the unique aroma of the spicy strips and gathered around. "Auntie, what is this? It looks red and smells so good!" Xun Ge'er asked curiously, his eyes fixed on the plate of spicy strips.

"These are spicy strips, you guys try them." Xu Qingmeng smiled, picked up a spicy strip, handed it to Xun Ge'er, and gave one to Xin Ting. The two carefully took them, took a bite, and their eyes lit up instantly.

"Wow, it's so spicy, but so delicious!" Xun Ge'er exhaled as he ate, his face flushed from the spiciness, but he still wouldn't let go.

"Mengniang, we've made so much, we can't possibly finish it all!"

"Mom, when we sell braised food this afternoon, can we bring some to sell? That way we can sell some."

After thinking about it, Ms. He felt that this method was feasible.

The evening's braised dishes were already prepared, and a long queue had formed at the door.

The braised dishes were already laid out, and Xu Qingmeng even left a prominent spot for the plate of homemade spicy strips. She also specially put a few spicy strips in a small dish for tasting.

"Aunt He, what's this new food?"

"Oh, this is a snack that Mengniang made with rice. It's called spicy strips. Try it."

Upon hearing this, the man picked up a spicy snack with some skepticism and took a small bite.

At first, he frowned slightly, seemingly unaccustomed to the spiciness, but then his eyes lit up.

"Hey, this is delicious! It's spicy, fragrant, and chewy! Give me some, and a pig's trotter too."

"okay!"

"Auntie, give me some of those spicy strips too, and a bowl of those braised pork intestines as well."

"Sister-in-law, weigh out some tofu skin for me, and add plenty of braising liquid."

Soon, the He family got busy, and before long, everything was sold out, even the spicy strips were completely gone.

The next morning, before dawn, Gu's restaurant was already bustling with activity. "Auntie, give me a bowl of soy milk and two meat pies."

"I want the same one too."

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"Okay, coming right away."

The group of people were eating and talking.

"Sigh, I shouldn't have been so greedy yesterday. The Li family is a total rip-off. Your family is much more cost-effective."

"Then remember to come at noon, we plan to buy more today."

He was afraid that no one would come around noon, so she would talk to others a little longer.

After a busy morning, Xu Qingmeng took a short rest because there were many items to sell at noon, and then began preparing the lunch set meals.

She asked Xun Ge'er to prepare the fish first. She still wanted to make braised pork today, so she asked Xin Ting to prepare the pork belly first, while she went to prepare the tofu. She planned to make minced pork and tofu today.

Xu Qingmeng took a piece of pork tenderloin, chopped it up, and cut the tofu into small pieces.

Add lard to the pot, then add the minced meat and stir-fry for a while. Add a suitable amount of soy sauce and stir-fry to color.

Then pour in an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil, add the tofu, add salt and continue cooking. Just before it's done, drizzle in an appropriate amount of cornstarch slurry (cornstarch mixed with water is cornstarch slurry).
Finally, sprinkle with chopped green onions before serving.

Next, I stir-fried some chives and eggs, and that completed the two vegetarian dishes. In the end, all that was left were braised pork and boiled fish.

Xu Qingmeng doesn't make boiled fish often, since she doesn't know if everyone will like it, so she mainly makes braised pork. With the preparations almost complete, the workers will soon be off work.

Before long, several dockworkers were already sitting in the shop.

"Sister-in-law, give each of us a set meal."

"Alright, but today we have two kinds of meat dishes to choose from: braised pork and boiled fish, which is spicy. You can take a look."

"Fish? Then I'll have a fish one."

"Okay, Xinting, five set meals, one of which should be boiled fish."

"it is good."

He and Xun Ge'er served the set meal to the guests.

The worker was the first to try the boiled fish. The fish was tender, spicy but not dry, numbing yet fragrant. He ate until he was sweating profusely, but he exclaimed that it was very satisfying.

"Hey, this boiled fish is really good, so flavorful! It suits my taste even better than braised pork." He praised it as he ate, which made the others who came in later eager to try it as well.

"This fish is cooked to perfection; the flesh is tender and smooth, and the spiciness is just right."

"Then give me a set meal of boiled fish as well."

Suddenly, boiled fish became a hot-selling dish, even though Xu Qingmeng was worried that people wouldn't like spicy food.

"Oh my, this set meal is really good. Yesterday I tried to save money and bought a set meal for 12 coins from another store. Oh my, that was inedible."

When the conversation turned to yesterday's meal, everyone became much more talkative, venting their frustrations.

The dockworkers had almost all finished work, and the shop was getting more and more customers. The set meals they had made earlier were quickly sold out, and even the boiled fish was sold out.

"I'm sorry, the set meals we prepared earlier are sold out. Mengniang is still cooking them, so it will probably take a while. If you're in a hurry, we also have noodle soup and fried rice, which will be a little faster."

"It's okay, we came specifically for your set meals, we can wait."

These were people who had eaten set meals at other restaurants yesterday and were very dissatisfied. Now they only wanted to eat the set meals made by Xu Qingmeng. They knew that the food at Gu Family Restaurant was delicious, but now that there was a clear comparison, they realized that Gu Family Restaurant's food was made with care. Although it was a bit expensive, the portions were generous, and the rice could be refilled for free. They could eat their fill in one meal, so they still preferred to come to Gu Family Restaurant.

(End of this chapter)