The cooking color is delicious, general, don't bite me

Chapter 109 An Uninvited Guest Came

As soon as everyone walked into the kitchen, they saw a slaughtered lamb lying on the counter.

Little Chicken Wing yelled excitedly, "Sheep! My sister has a sheep!"

"Ma'am, roasted lamb is only available in Yijiang. As far as I know, roasted lamb is a test of skill and requires a special method to roast it well. I have only eaten it once in my life. It is really delicious. .”

Butler Lu had a look of reminiscence, that time he was lucky enough to eat it when he went to a foreign border with the general on business, and it had been several years.

Although he listened to Meng Fuling and prepared the ingredients, he still didn't believe that she could cook roast lamb.

Meng Fuling smiled, she knew that there was no restaurant in this dynasty that sells roasted lamb, only Yijiang has roasted lamb, and Yijiang is a small independent country, far away from this dynasty.

Therefore, Meng Fuling temporarily decided to add more roasted sheep, but planned to use the method of "hunger sales", only limited to one per day, the rarest is the most expensive!
"You really know how to roast a sheep? This is a whole sheep!" Luo Yunhao asked suspiciously.

Although he had eaten roast lamb several times, he just focused on eating it every time, and he didn't know that cumin powder was added as a seasoning, but Meng Fuling knew cumin powder as soon as he smelled it.

But she has been in the mountains for a long time. Normally speaking, let alone eating roast lamb, maybe she will never see it in her life, let alone grilling it?
"Of course my sister will cook, she is amazing!" Little Chicken Wings is Meng Fuling's number one fan, and no one is allowed to question Meng Fuling's cooking skills.

"All right, all right! Your sister is the best, little sycophant!" Luo Yunhao laughed.

"You are the sycophant!" Little Chicken Wing pouted, dissatisfied.

Meng Fuling didn't say anything. They didn't believe that she would do it, which was normal. They could only rely on the facts.

She was about to check the ingredients when she accidentally saw Zhong Lixiao looking at the sheep, something seemed to be floating in his eyes.

Seeing Meng Fuling looking at him, he smiled brightly back.

Meng Fuling didn't say anything, and taught a few cooks to make some skewers. After they were done, they were moved to the backyard of the restaurant.

She had asked Steward Lu to build a tile shed in the backyard of the restaurant, close to the back wall.

The tile shed only has a top cover and a back wall, and the front is not enclosed to facilitate the drainage of oily fumes. Two half-person-high bluestone walls were built inside the tile shed to separate three small compartments.

A deep pit was dug in the compartment, and charcoal was piled in the pit, and various iron hooks and drills were inserted beside the pit.

"Fire the charcoal first." Meng Fuling ordered.

As soon as she finished speaking, a clever fellow responded loudly before the other fellows: "Okay! Master!"

After the charcoal was burned, Steward Lu immediately asked a few guys to move the barbed wire, and Meng Fuling asked them to tie the lamb to the barbed wire.

A guy raised his hand to hang the barbed wire over the charcoal pit.

Meng Fuling quickly stopped him, "Wait!"

After she finished speaking, she picked up a homemade brush, and first applied a layer of oil to the clean mutton, and then hung it on an iron rack for roasting.

"Ma'am, is it so troublesome to roast a lamb?" said Butler Lu.

He remembered that when he was in a foreign land, he saw that the people there roasted the lamb until it was fully cooked, and then sprinkled some salt. It was not as troublesome as Meng Fuling.

"How can I make a different kind of food without trouble? Later, I will keep you so fragrant that I want to swallow my tongue." Meng Fuling ignored the heat and stood by the charcoal pit staring at the fire. Hearing what Steward Lu said, he smiled. .

The charcoal pit was burning extremely vigorously, and within an hour, the area around the compartment was as hot as a steamer.

"Mom, take the chicken wings away, don't get too hot." Meng Fuling said to Xue Shi, she was sweating profusely from the heat, and raised her hand to wipe the sweat.

"Fu Ling, why don't you let the master roast it? Look at you, how hot is it?" Xue said distressedly.

Master Xu, the cook who was helping at the side, also said, "Yes, Master, tell me what to pay attention to, and let me bake."

This can not only please the boss, but also learn the art of roasting sheep, and everyone is willing to do it.

Meng Fuling hesitated a little. Master Xu's cooking skills are naturally excellent, but after all he has no experience in roasting lamb, so he had to be careful when trying roasting lamb for the first time.

She was about to say no, but Zhong Lixiao said, "Let me do it, I can bake."

"You will?" Meng Fuling looked at Zhong Lixiao in surprise.

"Well, my mother is from a foreign land, and my father loves to eat roasted lamb very much. She often roasted lamb for my father and taught me." Speaking of the deceased parents, a flash of pain flashed in Zhong Lixiao's eyes color.

Meng Fuling couldn't bear it any longer, and said, "You bake it for me first."

Without saying a word, Zhong Lixiao stepped forward to take over, and his movements were considered proficient.

Meng Fuling nodded secretly, it seems that he is not lying, he really knows how to roast.

On the surface, she asked Master Xu to help, but in fact, she wanted to train a cook who could roast sheep. After all, she couldn't roast sheep in a restaurant every day.

Since Zhong Lixiao can do it himself, it saves her a lot of time to teach her. Moreover, Zhong Lixiao was supposed to work in a restaurant.

Originally, she thought that it would be a pity to be a waiter with such an outstanding appearance, but now it seems that he is more willing to work in the kitchen.

"I'll leave it to you!" Meng Fuling smiled, but she only asked Mrs. Xue to retreat to a tree not far away to avoid the shade.

She didn't walk away by herself. In fact, she was dizzy from the heat, but seeing that the skin of the roasted lamb had turned yellow and faintly exuded a unique aroma, she felt that no matter how hot or tired it was, it was worth it.

When Hulu came back from the yamen, he saw her standing by the charcoal pit, her face was flushed with heat, and immediately frowned and said, "Someone is roasting, what are you still standing there for?"

At this moment, a young boy came in with tea and a cloth towel, passed by the gourd, and the gourd stopped him and took it in his hand.

"Just let the cook do it, why heat yourself up like this?" Hulu said in annoyed tone, but he took a wet cloth to wipe Meng Fuling's sweat himself.

"Ouch! I didn't expect the boring gourd to have a considerate side." Luo Yunhao jokingly said, facing the cold glare projected by the gourd, making a strange winking look.

"Why do I smell a sour smell? Who knocked over the jar of vinegar with no one to wipe off?" Meng Fuling teased.

Luo Yunhao wanted to make fun of Meng Fuling and Gourd, but Meng Fuling said that he was jealous because Gourd didn't wipe his sweat for him, Jun's face immediately flushed, "Who is jealous? I am very normal, where do I need a man to help me?" Wiping my sweat? Come to a beauty to wipe it for me, it's almost the same."

"Brother Luo, I'm a beauty, may I wipe it for you?" Little Chicken Wing said with a smile, and at some point also took a cloth towel, trying to stand on tiptoe to wipe Luo Yunhao's sweat.

Meng Fuling secretly thought it was funny, it's no wonder that Little Chicken Wing would kindly wipe Luo Yun's sweat away!Others don't understand Xiaoji Wing, a quirky little girl, but doesn't she understand?

Sure enough, Luo Yunhao felt that the little chicken wings were cute, so he knelt down and asked her to wipe them for him, and he closed his eyes proudly.

So, he didn't see that after Little Chicken Wings spread out the cloth towel, the inside of the cloth towel was covered with charcoal ashes, and Luo Yunhao's face was ashen and dirty, like a cat.

But Luo Yunhao didn't realize it, after wiping the chicken wings, he quickly turned the cloth back to the clean side.

"Little Chicken Wing is so good!" Luo Yunhao saw that Little Chicken Wing was holding a clean cloth towel, so he patted her head with a pleasant smile.

Puchi!Meng Fuling couldn't help laughing out loud, and turned around hastily, laughing so hard that her shoulders trembled.

The others were embarrassed to laugh, and they all held back, making it uncomfortable.

"What are you laughing at? If there is something funny, tell me, let me have fun together." Luo Yunhao asked strangely, not knowing why.

"No, no, you are great, and I will reward you with more food later." Meng Fuling smiled, the so-called greatness means sacrificing oneself to entertain others.

"That's great!" Luo Yunhao is also a rough guy, and when he heard that he could eat more barbecue, he didn't care what they were laughing about.

While talking and joking, Meng Fuling saw that it was almost done, so she stepped forward and pierced densely packed holes in the four lamb legs, and then brushed another layer of oil.

Seeing this, Zhong Lixiao also piled the charcoal on the head and tail respectively, roasted the leg of lamb over a high fire, and turned it up and down from time to time to adjust the heat, his face was as red as a boiled shrimp from the charcoal roast.

After a while, the aroma in the yard became more and more intense, and the lamb, which had been stripped of its fur and internal organs, was only less than [-] catties, and its body was already golden.

From time to time, grease dripped down and landed on the charcoal fire, and a puff of white smoke rose up. The aroma floated into everyone's mouths and noses, making everyone salivate.

At this time, the restaurant has started to open, diners came to the door one after another, smelling the tempting aroma, they couldn't help but send the waiter to ask.

The busy cooks and handymen in the kitchen also ignored the scolding from the manager, and secretly craned their necks from time to time, looking in the direction of the cubicle.

Meng Fuling was overjoyed, she hadn't pushed out the food yet, but the wafting aroma could attract diners and greatly boosted her confidence.

Steward Lu, who was busy at the front, also ran over. He fixed his eyes on the iron frame in Zhong Lixiao's hand, and said in admiration, "I thought that people in other places only add salt when roasting sheep, but Madam, you add so much salt." Too many seasonings will cover up the freshness of the mutton, and now it seems that it is much better than the ones roasted by foreigners!"

When Butler Lu spoke, he swallowed hard, and couldn't bear to move his eyes away.

Seeing Steward Lu like this, Meng Fuling laughed and said, "Shopkeeper Lu, be careful not to drip your saliva on the sheep."

"Ahem!" Lu Butler realized that he had lost his composure, and coughed a few times to cover up his embarrassment.

Meng Fuling stopped teasing Steward Lu, and said, "Tell the guests that if you spend more than 20 taels today, you will get a barbecue."

Before Steward Lu opened his mouth, Luo Yunhao exclaimed: "Fu Ling, you are such a clever move! It can not only make the guests spend more money on meals, but also give you barbecue meat, and it can also play a role in publicity."

"That's a good way, I'll talk about it right away." Steward Lu nodded and said, and hurried out after speaking.

"However, what do we eat for the guests?" Luo Yunhao was more worried about this issue.

Hearing this, Gourd cast a cold glance at Luo Yunhao, and said to Meng Fuling, "You don't need to give it to him."

"Hey! You boring gourd, broken gourd, what are you talking about? Is it because Fu Ling just said that I will be rewarded to eat more, so you are jealous of me?" Luo Yunhao looked like "I knew it".

Hulu snorted coldly, and turned his head away if he didn't respond, obviously ignoring Luo Yunhao.

Luo Yunhao yelled a few more words, feeling bored, and focused on the barbecue again.

Meng Fuling smiled, and ignored them. She raised the knife and scratched the leg of lamb a few times before carefully brushing on the sauce for the last time.

The sauce was made by mixing cumin powder, sesame seeds, salt, sugar, chili powder and many other seasonings together.The color is bright red, and the surface seems to be covered with a layer of gold, which looks extremely attractive.

After Meng Fuling brushed the sauce, Zhong Lixiao immediately turned the roasted lamb over the charcoal fire a few times, adding a touch of spiciness to the aroma, making it even more mouth-watering.

"Boss, the shopkeeper asked the little one to ask if the barbecue is ready. Many customers have ordered more than 20 taels of silver, and they all want to try the barbecue." A young man hurried over to remind him.

"You tell the shopkeeper Lu, count the table and report it here." When Meng Fuling spoke, she put down the sauce in her hand and signaled Zhong Lixiao to take the roast lamb down.

"No way! It's just such a small one, and if we have to distribute it to the guests, then we won't have to eat it." Luo Yunhao said with a painful face.

Meng Fuling pointed to the whole lamb that was roasted to a golden color, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and occasionally dripped with fat, "Don't worry, I'll keep some for myself. For the rest, each table will only serve a little, and by the way, grill the meat on the skewers." , and then send them to customers one after another.”

There are a lot of skewers prepared, even if you give some to the diners to taste, they can eat a lot by themselves.

Not only Luo Yunhao, but everyone else also looked reluctant.

After a while, the boy reported the number of tables, and Meng Fuling had an idea, told the gourd how to cut it, and handed him the knife, "Cut it!"

After dividing the mutton, everyone can still taste a piece.

They all eat so much that their mouths are full of oil, and they are afraid to let go of the residual aroma between their lips and teeth even if they open their mouths to praise.

After eating the mutton, they grilled meat skewers such as mutton skewers one after another.

This time, in addition to giving to the diners, there is still a lot left, and even the buddies and kitchen helpers can taste it.

And those diners were full of praise. Some diners who were reluctant to spend more money, and added the food price to 20 taels of silver, regretted it so much that their intestines were green.

They smelled the aroma, and saw those diners who got the first chance to taste the delicious food, they ate their tongues, and some sucked their fingers, but they had to swallow their saliva desperately, and the waiter asked when the barbecue would start selling.

Some diners even threatened to buy a few roasted sheep and eat them at home.

The waiter said according to Meng Fuling's explanation: "From tomorrow onwards, our restaurant will provide a limited amount of roasted lamb every day. If you want it, you must make an appointment in advance. One roast sheep costs 28 taels of silver."

"It costs 28 taels of silver for such a small sheep? It's too expensive!" Someone exclaimed.

The person mentioned happened to be a diner who hadn't tasted the barbecue, and those who had tasted it all said that it was worth the price.

Some even said: "As long as the food is delicious, I am willing to spend it no matter how much money it has."

Another older diner echoed: "That's right, and this roast lamb is the only one in this restaurant in the entire Great Chu Kingdom. I was in business in my early years, and I was lucky enough to eat it once when I passed by a foreign border. The taste is not as good as this one.”

After the diner finished speaking, he smacked his mouth, making the other diners even more excited.

So, everyone rushed to make an order for the roast lamb, and Steward Lu hurriedly asked the clerk to come out with a pen and paper to register.

In such a short period of time, the reservation was made until the end of next month. Some people even ordered for a few days because they could only reserve one, but other diners couldn't grab it. How could they?

Butler Lu laughed from ear to ear, but at this moment, there was a discordant sound, which was the crisp sound of tableware being broken.

Everyone heard the reputation, and the voice came from the private room on the second floor.

Steward Lu's expression darkened, he put down what he was doing, and prepared to go up and watch.

Before going upstairs, a clerk rushed down and said with a look of displeasure: "Shopkeeper, the guests in Tianzi Yajian want a roast lamb, but the little one said no, they refused to give up and even threw the plates."

"Never mind, let me go and take a look." Steward Lu frowned.

When he walked into the private room and saw the people inside, he was shocked. He used to go to the backyard to watch Meng Fuling and his barbecue from time to time, but he didn't stay at the counter all the time. He didn't know that some diners came.

For example, the people in this private room should come when he is not there.

A man and a woman sitting at the table, aren't they the prime minister Luo's eldest son Luo Jingchen and his daughter Luo Yao?
Steward Lu's heart sank, and he thought to himself why did they come here?Luo Yunhao is their uncle, could it be that Luo Yunhao told them?

Everyone in the capital city knows that Luo Yao loves the general, and even threatens that she will not marry unless she is a king, and that they cannot be allowed to see the general, otherwise, it will be troublesome.

"You are the shopkeeper here? Quickly bring a roast lamb!" Steward Lu wore a human skin mask, Luo Jingchen didn't recognize him, he slapped the table heavily, and shouted.

"I'm sorry, this restaurant will only start selling roast sheep tomorrow, and there is a limit of one per day. It is reserved from tomorrow to the end of next month." Steward Lu pretended not to know them, and said neither humble nor overbearing.

"How courageous! I want to eat roast lamb, but I still need to make a reservation? If you are sensible, send it up quickly, otherwise, I will demolish this dilapidated restaurant!" Luo Jingchen stood up abruptly, pointing at Butler Lu and angrily said .

Steward Lu hid the contempt in his eyes, and said with a smile: "Guest officer, you are joking, you look good, it doesn't look like you would do such evil things as demolishing restaurants and smashing people's jobs just for one bite of food."

"You!" Luo Jingchen was so choked up by Steward Lu that he couldn't speak, his breath was stuck in his heart, he couldn't go up or down, he was so stuffy.

Luo Yao at the side picked up the teacup, took a sip of the tea, and then said: "Brother, don't just eat in one bite, you should stop, don't forget the purpose of our trip."

"What do you mean by one bite? This roast lamb is delicious even in Beijing. Besides, why do I have to make a reservation to eat like those bumpkins?" Luo Jingchen looked at Luo Yao and said dissatisfied.

After listening to Steward Lu, he thought that even if you don't have a reservation now, you have to wait until the next month, and it depends on whether Meng Fuling and the general are happy.

Luo Yao didn't know what Steward Lu was thinking, so she put on a dignified and easy-going smile, "Shopkeeper, your boss is a woman surnamed Meng?"

Steward Lu immediately became vigilant, nodded and said, "Exactly!"

"The lotus root vegetables here are very much to my liking. However, I think there is still room for improvement. Could you invite your boss to come over and talk about it in detail?" Luo Yao said very politely without putting on airs.

But housekeeper Lu didn't like her, and he didn't believe that she wanted to see Meng Fuling because of the dishes, so he immediately declined and said, "Unfortunately, our boss didn't come over today. If you have any good opinions, it's the same as telling me." .”

(End of this chapter)