Baozi Xishi's Struggle

Chapter 185: Opening a food store at the market, fast food is the right way

While waiting for the oil in the pot to heat up, Shen Yu cracked five or six eggs into a large bowl with one hand, added chopped shallots, beat with bamboo chopsticks, and added appropriate amount of salt and a little pepper.

When the oil in the pan is hot, slide the egg liquid into the pan.

In a flash, the tender yellow egg liquid expanded, and Shen Yu shook the pan to ensure that the egg liquid was heated evenly.

When the omelet in the pan is formed and the edges turn golden brown, place a cloth towel on the edge of the pan and gently flip it over.

After a while, the greasy, soft and fluffy egg pancake with a strong onion aroma was already placed on the plate.

Shen Yu brought it to the table, and Jiang and the others also brought hot red bean porridge and pancakes to the table.

Shen Yu picked up a pancake and took a look at it. It was soft and thin, and very chewy when torn with hands. It was just right for wrapping Beijing-style shredded pork with soybean sauce.

Shen Yu nodded with satisfaction and asked with a smile, "Zhou Dalang, is the pancake oven easy to use?"

Zhou Dalang was still immersed in the shock of watching Shen Yu flipping the wok.

When he heard Shen Yu asking him, he quickly replied: "Miss Shen is amazing, the new pancake oven is much better than the old one in my house."

"The fire is even and the iron pan is big, so a pancake can be baked quickly. I can bake several at a time, and I don't have to worry about the charcoal fire all the time. It's very easy to use."

Shen Yu finally felt relieved. She was planning to launch the vegetable pancakes, but it would be terrible if the pancakes were not made quickly and could not be supplied.

The pancakes are best when they are made and eaten fresh on the same day.

Shen Yu picked up a pancake to demonstrate. He sprinkled some chopped green onions on the pancake and rolled up a piece of shredded meat with a chopstick.

Shen Yu knew that Li liked to eat crunchy food, so he added some mung bean sprouts to it.

Shen Yu rolled a roll and handed it to Li, saying, "Mom, try it and see if it tastes good this way."

Li took it, and everyone followed Shen Yu's demonstration and chose their favorite combinations.

Shen Yu loves scrambled eggs with green onions, so she simply picked up a piece of the tender scrambled eggs and rolled it up. It was tender and fragrant when she took a bite, and occasionally she would taste the soft and fresh chopped green onions, which had a different taste.

The second pancake is rolled with shredded tofu, shredded green onions and shredded pork. The shredded green onions are sweet with a hint of spiciness, mixed with the slightly sweet and tender shredded pork and chewy shredded tofu. It tastes delicious and refreshing.

Shen Yu bought some fresh mushrooms today when a boy was selling them on the street with a basket.

Mushrooms are fleshy and as delicious as meat. Add a little rapeseed and the dish will still taste delicious even if you only add salt to season it.

The four large plates of food were eaten up completely, and everyone sat there not wanting to move after finishing their meal.

Shen Yu muttered to himself: If there was another dish stir-fried with chili peppers, it would be perfect.

Oh, where can I find chili peppers?

After eating, Jiang praised: "I only knew that the young lady's stuffings and stews were good, but I didn't expect that the stir-fried dishes tasted even better."

"Stir-fried dishes and stewed dishes have completely different tastes. For example, this mung bean sprout, which I used to eat raw with sweet sauce or served cold, I never thought it would be so crispy when stir-fried in a wok."

Zhou Dalang also said: "I didn't expect eggs could be eaten this way. I've only eaten boiled eggs and egg custard. This scrambled egg is soft and tender on the inside, but has a fragrant and tempting smell on the outside. It's really delicious."

Li said, "I think this pork and green onion roll is sweet, spicy, fragrant and fresh. Yucheng will definitely like it."

Yu Tao laughed and said, "Mother hasn't seen Yu Cheng for a long time and she's already thinking about him. Yu Cheng doesn't like any of the dishes that sister cooks."

Everyone thought so too. Yu Cheng always accepted all the dishes cooked by Shen Yu and shouted that he liked them.

Shen Yu asked everyone, "We are next to the market. Customers come to the market to buy things. When they are hungry and tired, they always need to eat. If we make this wrap with stir-fried vegetables and add some meat skewers, what do you think?"

Zhou Dalang has been working in the bakery for a long time and has the most say, so everyone looks at him.

Zhou Dalang was being stared at by everyone and felt a little nervous. He couldn't help twisting the corner of his clothes again, stuttering and unable to speak, his face flushed red.

Li was an impatient person and she couldn't stand Zhou Dalang's procrastination.

She was about to say something to him, but Shen Yu encouraged her: "Zhou Dalang, it's okay, just speak up. Say whatever comes to your mind, and no one will laugh at you."

Zhou Dalang relaxed a little, and said a little embarrassedly: "In the past, whenever I mentioned changing the way of making cakes in the shop, my mother would scold me. Later, although I knew that it was not okay to continue like this, I didn't dare to say it."

"Since Miss Shen asked me to speak, I will tell you what I see every day in the bakery."

Shen Yu nodded, got up and made a pot of barley tea to help digestion.

Having coal is convenient. The fire is always burning and hot water is available at any time.

Pour boiling water over it, and you’ll get a slightly burnt wheat aroma with a rich, mellow flavor.

Poured into the cup, the tea is bright red and full of fragrance.

Shen Yu placed a cup in front of each person, and heard Zhou Dalang say, "Stir-fried dishes are good, but they have to be cooked one plate at a time, so the guests have to wait a while before they can eat."

"But this is a market. Customers come to visit the market and eat at restaurants to fill their stomachs. It would be best if they could eat ready-made food as soon as they enter the restaurant without having to wait."

"Because some customers live far away, or don't want to waste time eating, they want to finish eating quickly so they can spend more time at the market."

Seeing that everyone was listening attentively and no one was making fun of him or looking down on him, Zhou Dalang spoke much more fluently.

"Think about it, this is a market, people come here mainly to buy and select. If they want to enjoy delicious food, why not go to a restaurant or a tile house and listen to music and enjoy it slowly? Who would come all the way to the market just to eat?"

After listening to this, several people felt that what Zhou Dalang said made sense.

When Shen Yu was making breakfast, he discovered that everyone in the market, whether merchants or buyers, seemed to be in a hurry.

Shen Yu frowned and said, "If we fry the vegetables first and put them there, the meat will become greasy when it gets cold, and it can't be covered with a thick cloth like buns to keep it hot for a long time."

“The meat skewers are not as delicious when they are cold. But customers can’t wait to eat them right after they are cooked.

Jiang suggested, "Can we make a double-layer food box with charcoal fire at the bottom? This way, the food can be kept hot all the time. We can start cooking at 3:30 in the morning and keep it warm for an hour. After noon, the morning guests will have almost finished their meal."

Shen Yu thought of the insulated dining carts that are often seen in modern times: "Is it okay to add a special stove for heat preservation in the store?"

"Put the cooked food in a steamer and keep the fire on the stove low so the food will always be hot."