Food starts with noodles

Xu Zhuo dragged his exhausted body out of the kitchen when the back kitchen was busy until it was dark.

At this moment, the evening rush hour had arrived, so he greeted the diners he knew well, changed his clothes, and went to the kitchen to pick up some ingredients, before going home to rest.

I have to go back early tonight. After all, my daughter-in-law feels guilty, so I have to make good use of it.

For example, let her serve him in the bath, for example, let her beat his legs.

Anyway, there are many times when you can do it, this kind of opportunity is not common, Xu Zhuo intends to make good use of it.

After arriving home, Yu Keke had already returned and was playing with Bear Cub with a cat teasing stick.

Xiong Zai sleeps in the company for a long time during the day, so let him move as much as possible at this time, it is best to make him tired from running so that he will not dance at night.

When they first started raising cats, Xu Zhuo and Yu Keke didn't understand these things, but now, they have more and more knowledge about raising cats, and they understand cats more and more.

In the past, Xiongzi called out, and the two only thought that Rourou was very cute.

But now I can tell from its voice whether it is acting like a baby, hungry, wanting to go to the toilet, or cursing.

Seeing Xu Zhuo coming back, Yu Keke immediately came over: "What shall we eat tonight? I'm so hungry, can I lose weight tomorrow?"

That's it again, it's time to blame me for cooking tomorrow morning.

Xu Zhuo sighed softly, he was very clear about the girl's tricks.

Today Xu Zhuo brought a piece of tenderloin from the store, and he planned to fry the crispy pork to eat, because he wanted to watch a movie tonight. The hot crispy pork was paired with other small snacks at home, and a large glass of Coke with ice was enough. That's right, another perfect meal.

But before Xu Zhuo could say anything, his cell phone rang suddenly.

He took it out and saw that it was a call from Lao Meng.

"Xu Zhuo, have you eaten tonight? If you haven't eaten, I want to find you to have hot pot with Jiajia. Let's cook it ourselves. What do you think?"

Ok?

Why does this guy think of eating hot pot?

But since Lao Meng proposed it, Xu Zhuo didn't refuse. After all, he was his old classmate and had such a good relationship, so come if you want to eat.

He said: "That's all right. Coco and I haven't eaten yet. Come on, I just happened to go to the door to buy some food."

The order at home is not enough for Lao Meng to eat alone, so it is better to go to the door to buy some, just in time to buy some hot pot meatballs, tofu and tofu skin to enrich the dishes tonight.

After all, vegetables and meat alone are too simple.

And girls don't like to eat these, they just like to eat weird and unhealthy foods.

Just as Xu Zhuo was about to hang up, Lao Meng said, "You don't need to buy it, you don't need to buy it. I brought it with me when I came. I'm downstairs right now. Just open the door for me."

Ouch, is this a surprise attack?

Fortunately, after returning home, I didn't let my daughter-in-law change into a maid outfit, otherwise there would be a joke.

Xu Zhuo hung up the phone, and at this time the doorbell of the building's security door also rang.

Xu Zhuo pressed the door open button, then said to Yu Keke, "Lao Meng and Zheng Jia came to eat hot pot with us, and they probably have something to discuss."

Yu Keke pondered for a moment: "Did Zheng Jia feel a little uncomfortable when Yuan Kang became the general manager of the store?"

After all, Yu Keke had easily guessed Zheng Jia's plan after being the leader of the company for so long.

Because if it was Lao Meng, there is a high probability that he would not be so polite, he would only call and ask Xu Zhuo to prepare a hot pot meal quickly, and he would call Li Hao and others when he came.

As Xu Zhuo's employee, Zheng Jia would not be so presumptuous.

After all, their identities are different.

Soon, there was a knock on the door, Xu Zhuo walked over and opened the door, and Lao Meng and Zheng Jia came in with a big bag.

"Hey, with so many things, you two plan to live here for a long time?"

Lao Meng said while changing his slippers: "Jia Jia's brother came this afternoon and brought some vegetables grown by himself, all of which have not been treated with pesticides or chemical fertilizers.

There are also two chickens and a duck, which are also free-range in my hometown. Today, the chef in the back kitchen of our store helped butcher them. "

There are a lot of dishes, including vegetables, chickens and ducks. If there is a big red envelope, it is exactly the same as looking for a leader to give a gift.

Xu Zhuo was not too polite, and immediately put it in the refrigerator, looked at Lao Meng and asked, "What do you want to eat tonight? How about we stew this duck in a hot pot and forget it."

The hot pot ingredients can suppress the fishy smell of the duck, and the plump fat of the duck can also make the hot pot more fragrant.

These two can be said to be a perfect match.

When Xu Zhuo went to the kitchen to start working, Lao Meng also followed to help out, while Zheng Jia was sitting in the living room, chatting with Yu Keke.

In the kitchen, Xu Zhuo glanced at the living room, then asked Lao Meng in a low voice, "What's the matter? Does Zheng Jia have an idea for this restaurant's personnel adjustment?

In fact, there was no need, because Yuan Kang would not be able to work here for a long time, and Zheng Jia would have to take the lead. "

This made Lao Meng startled, and then asked: "Why?"

Xu Zhuo rolled his eyes at him: "Do you think that Yuan Kang's outstanding performance is for the sake of showing off his ambition or earning a salary for himself?"

Lao Meng asked, "Is there any other meaning?"

Chapter 1258 Start making hot pot ingredients

Xu Zhuoyu said to Lao Meng earnestly: "Yuan Kang's performance is purely for his grandfather to see, only in this way can he get close to the Yuan family's property and obtain the management right of Xiangmanlou.

If he can push Sifang Restaurant up, as the most famous restaurant in Hunan, he will be able to make even more achievements.This guy is very calculating. He probably started calculating the management rights of Xiangmanlou when I came to the provincial capital. "

Then Lao Meng said with a sense of enlightenment: "No wonder he is such a stingy person, but he never mentions treatment to you. It turns out that his heart is not here at all."

After hearing Xu Zhuo's explanation, old Meng heaved a sigh of relief.

It wasn't that he was worried about his daughter-in-law's status being unstable, but the main reason was that the title of general manager was dropped suddenly. Many people who didn't know why thought that Zheng Jia had been dismissed because of her poor performance.

Not only did outsiders go in without knowing it, even the people in the restaurant felt that Xu Zhuo's arrangement had some deep meaning.

For example, this afternoon, the two foremen in the private room spoke harshly to Zheng Jia, and completely lost the flattery they had before.

However, Zheng Jia and those two people were not polite, and directly withheld their bonuses for this month.

Although this is a bit domineering, but if you don't establish your prestige, these women who watch Gongdou drama every day will use more means to test Zheng Jia.

The reason why Zheng Jia brought Lao Meng to eat hot pot with Xu Zhuo today was actually to find out how Xu Zhuo arranged it.

In terms of personnel, she did not do well, so if she was dismissed, Zheng Jia had no complaints, but it was very uncomfortable to be in the same place, so she wanted to come and ask.

Hot pot duck is very easy to cook. Chop the duck into pieces and wash it, put it in a pot and stir-fry the water, then add water, then add the finished hot pot ingredients and simmer in the pot.

When the duck meat is almost stewed, you can start eating it.

Generally, the vegetables are cooked after eating the meat, so that the duck meat is not wasted, and the hot pot ingredients can be boiled more fragrant.

But today, because there are few people, and Lao Meng, who is the main force, is also taking care of the relationship with Xu Zhuola, so today the duck has been eaten for a long time, and there is still a lot left.

"Just rinse the vegetables directly, otherwise I guess we will be almost full after eating this duck."

As soon as Xu Zhuo finished speaking, Zheng Jia got up diligently and went to the kitchen to get the prepared dishes.

During the meal just now, Xu Zhuo seriously explained Yuan Kang's matter to Zheng Jia, which made Zheng Jia feel a lot more relaxed, and he even became more energetic.

Unlike when he first came in, no matter what he did, he was absent-minded.

After the boiled vegetables were brought, Xu Zhuo casually picked up a few green vegetables and threw them in. While rinsing, he looked at Lao Meng and asked, "Are the ingredients used today from your shop?"

Lao Meng nodded: "Yes, the ingredients in our store are better than the ones sold in supermarkets, but if they are cooked for a long time, they will still be tasteless.

In fact, a supplier came to me before and offered me that kind of cheap but delicious hot pot ingredients. I was worried about the quality, so I didn't dare to ask for it.

After all, we rely on our fame to eat. Once the food safety is overturned, there will definitely be big problems. "

The hot pot ingredients are really average. It stands to reason that good hot pot ingredients get more fragrant the more they are cooked, but the hot pot ingredients brought by Lao Meng are just squatting a duck, and the spicy taste is already a bit weak.

There is only a salty taste left, and it tastes a bit thin.

It seems that it's time to make hot pot ingredients, even if you help Lao Meng, the hot pot ingredients in his shop are really a little out of hand.

Xu Zhuo thought for a while and said: "After the Mid-Autumn Festival, I plan to serve hot pot ingredients in the online store. When I make them, I will see how they taste. If it works, I will supply the hot pot ingredients in your store. In addition, you You can redecorate it to a higher level than the current one, and then I will help you attract some customers to it."

The positioning of Sifang Restaurant and Lao Meng's self-service hot pot restaurant is different, so it is easy to attract customers.

Among other things, as long as there is a sentence on the sales page of the hot pot ingredients, Xu Xiaochu hot pot ingredients official designated experience restaurant, and then type the address of Lao Meng's hot pot restaurant, and people will naturally try it.

Although there may not be many, as long as Xu Zhuo's hot pot ingredients continue to sell, he will always be able to bring customers to Lao Meng.

"Hot pot ingredients? Shall we make hot pot ingredients?" Yu Keke took a piece of fish tofu and dipped it in the sauce of sesame oil and garlic, then asked Xu Zhuo while eating.

This news came as a bit of a surprise to her, because Xu Zhuo didn't reveal any intention of making hot pot ingredients.

Moreover, the method of hot pot ingredients is more particular, if it is not done well, it is easy to overturn.

"We served garlic sauce, sesame sauce, and sesame oil. The dipping sauce for hot pot is almost complete. It's a bit unreasonable not to serve hot pot sauce."

Xu Zhuo was talking to a few people about his next plan while eating the hot-boiled dishes.

As for Zheng Jia, he only asked for one thing, that is, to learn as much as possible about store management from Yuan Kang.

Yuan Kang's management talent is very high. He can manage the company well in a short period of time. Now that the new official takes office, he can find out the problem of the complicated personnel at the front desk. As long as Zheng Jia learns more from him, even if he leaves Sifang Restaurant, he will Have a very good future.

Worst of all, she can also take care of Lao Meng's hot pot restaurant.

Everyone ate and chatted until almost ten o'clock in the evening, when Lao Meng and Zheng Jia said goodbye and left.

For the next two days, Yu Keke kept pestering Xu Zhuo to make the hot pot ingredients, because the news said that the quality of the hot pot ingredients sold in the supermarket seemed to be not very good.

It's more reassuring to eat at home.

In addition, Yu Keke also wanted to see if Xu Zhuo needed to talk big.

Although Xu Zhuo can do everything well, he still has to guard against overturning. He can't wait for the company to start publicizing and complete the material data before discovering something is wrong.

It is better to explore the bottom in advance, at least there is room for turning around.

As the leader of the company, Yu Keke naturally didn't want to see the company lose the battle.

At the beginning, the girl asked for hot pot, but when it came time, Xu Zhuo didn't care. What kind of hot pot should I eat in this hot weather? Is it because the steamed fish is not fragrant, or the ginger milk is not sweet?

But this girl had been arguing for a long time, and Xu Zhuo had to take time out to make a small pot in advance, so that everyone could open their eyes and avoid being always suspected.

In addition, let everyone taste the hot pot ingredients, and when they go back to publicize, they will have an idea in mind, so that they will not have no idea and dare not use those overly exaggerated words.

Butter hot pot base is a relatively complex condiment.

There are [-] to [-] kinds of spices and various seasonings used, and the method is very cumbersome. For Xu Zhuo, even if he has the skills, making hot pot ingredients is still a big project.

"I hope the car doesn't overturn. It's going to overturn. Not only is it a shameful issue, but it will also waste a lot of spices and ingredients."

Xu Zhuo secretly cheered himself up, and started to make spicy butter hot pot base.

Chapter 1259 Butter in the Hot Pot

In the life of modern people, the use of hot pot ingredients has already surpassed the hot pot itself.

No matter cooking noodles, noodles, stir-fried vegetables, stewed dishes, braised vegetables, or making various delicious meals, even fried rice, etc., hot pot bottom ingredients are useful.

It has a wide range of uses, almost comparable to the national delicacy Laoganma.

But because of the many ways to use it, the brands of hot pot ingredients have become flooded, and the quality of hot pot ingredients is even more uneven.

For many people, it is a very labor-intensive thing to buy a hot pot base that is satisfactory and safe to eat.

Therefore, the practice of making homemade hot pot bottom ingredients has been spread on various platforms. Those food bloggers, hot pot experts, etc. have become hot pot experts and have photographed many homemade hot pot bottom ingredients.

It's just that whether these hot pot bottom materials are good or not is a matter of opinion.

Anyway, Xu Zhuo had tried several models, but none of them were satisfactory.

Although it is delicious, in general, it is not as good as those finished hot pot ingredients sold in supermarkets.

Because the homemade hot pot base uses few ingredients and incomplete spices, the steps are simplified too much, and the fragrance of the spices is not fully stimulated, nor are the fragrances blended together.

The reputation of the homemade hot pot base is mixed.

Under this premise, Xu Zhuo is not very optimistic about the hot pot base.