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As the night passed, Chen Xi did not forget to make new buns.

On this day, Chen You and Chen Zhuo went to the bun shop to help instead of Yan and Luo, while Yan and Luo learned to make new buns with Chen Xi.

The reason why Chen Xi chose pork and cabbage buns was because of long-term considerations. Cabbage and pork are available all year round, so as long as the buns sell well, they can be sold all the time without the need to replace them, which is relatively more stable.

In fact, in the food business, the biggest fear is unstable taste.

Some customers who eat once and find it delicious will come back a second time. However, if they find that the taste is different the second time, they may come a third time and try it again. But if the taste is not up to par, If you are not satisfied, you may never come again.

Therefore, Chen Xi requested from the very beginning that during the process of making steamed buns, we must pay attention to the principle of "timing and quantification" and ensure that the steamed buns made every time should remain the same in appearance and taste!

Pork and cabbage stuffed buns, the most important thing is of course the processing of the pork.

The pork is made in a ratio of three fat to seven lean. Cut it into small dices and then mince it. Then add the water soaked in onion and ginger, a little at a time. When the meat absorbs the water, add two egg whites and stir again until the meat has a stringy feel. .

At this time, start to adjust the stuffing, add minced ginger, soy sauce, salt, and seasoning powder ground into powder, add a small amount of pepper water, stir evenly again and marinate for a while.

Next is the cabbage. Chop the cabbage, add salt to marinate it, remove the water from the cabbage, then pour it into the meat filling and mix evenly.

In the last step, add the chopped green onions, pour in hot oil and fry the green onions.

The aroma is fried out, and after stirring evenly, you can start making buns.

The method of making buns is still the same as before. Now Luo and Yan have mastered the art of making buns, making them fast and beautiful.

After the wrapped buns rise for a second time, steam them over high heat. After they are cooked, simmer them for a while, and you will have fragrant and juicy pork and cabbage buns!

Almost as soon as the cover was lifted, everyone's saliva flowed out.

To say that people eat a lot of meat during this period is really not a big deal.

But when I smell this fragrance, my saliva still secretes automatically!

The steamed buns are white and tender, and occasionally two of them are soaked by the soup. Just by looking at the color, you can tell how fragrant the fillings are inside!

When you break open the bun, you will see that the fillings are still in a ball, and the gravy soaks the whole bun into a sauce color. When you take a bite, the meat and noodles are mixed, and the aroma fills your mouth and nose. It is simply a great satisfaction in life!

"It smells so good! It smells so good! I never knew meat buns could be so delicious!"

"Wow, the cabbage has absorbed the gravy, it's fragrant and crispy, it's delicious!"

"I can already imagine the customers grabbing the meat buns after they are served in our shop!"

"How much do we charge for such delicious buns?"

Chen Xi also ate the buns with satisfaction and said, "Second Sister, how much do you think we can sell each one for?"

"Hey, don't tell me, we have gone to inquire about the enemy's situation! Apart from ours, there are three bun sellers on Quay Street. Their vegetarian buns cost one penny or two cents, but the meat buns cost at least four cents each. , and it’s really not delicious, far worse than the one we have at home! The meat buns look

There is a lot of oil and water, but actually there is only a little bit of meat, so it must be because a lot of fat is used! Our steamed stuffed buns, one of them is beating two others with his meat! "

After Chen Xi ate the steamed buns, he took the account book and started to settle the accounts, and finally decided, "Our steamed buns cost seven cents each, and if you buy three, they will cost you twenty cents!"

I saw other people's eyes widening and exclaiming: "Seven cents?!"

"Xiao Xi, is this... a bit expensive?"

Chen Xi shook his head: "Aren't our leek and egg buns worth three cents apiece expensive? They still sell very well. After all, it is the last word that the buns are delicious and affordable! And our customer base has basically been fixed, seven They can definitely afford meat buns for just a penny each. As long as the buns are worth the price, customers will definitely be willing to buy them!"

Although everyone thought the price was really high, they finally decided on it because they believed in Chen Xi!

In the afternoon, Chen Xi asked Yan and Luo to practice making stuffings. The two quickly learned how to make the steamed buns, which were exactly the same as those made by Chen Xi in the morning.

Yanshi and Luoshi took the prepared meat buns to Pier Street to give to Chen Dajiang, Chen Erhai and others to taste, and they came back happily in less than an hour.

"Oh, Xiao Xi, you don't know, as soon as I took out the buns, some customers came up to me after smelling the buns and insisted on buying them! I said that we should steam them first and eat them ourselves. They will be available in the store tomorrow. Buy, but the customer didn’t want to buy it right away. In the end, he bought three of them at the price of seven cents each and twenty cents for three as you mentioned! Then a few customers saw him buying it and followed suit.

, your uncle and the others each only ate one of the two baskets of buns to taste, the others were all sold out on the spot! "

"There were other customers who hadn't eaten yet, urging us to come back and continue steaming. We said it would be available tomorrow and ran away quickly, hahahaha!"

I have to say that this little episode gave the whole family the confidence to no longer worry about not being able to sell the meat buns that cost seven cents each!

Since we are going to start selling pork and cabbage buns the next day, we need to prepare the ingredients in advance today.

Today, fresh pork can be stored for a day without any problem. If you prepare a hundred kilograms of meat on the first day, you can make about [-] steamed buns. This is also considering that the pork and cabbage buns are sold on the first day. If you are curious, you will buy one and try it. After a few days, you may need to reduce the amount of meat you prepare.

One pound of meat requires at least two pounds of cabbage. There was not enough cabbage in Chen's vegetable field, so he hurried to Murakami to collect cabbage.

When the villagers heard that the Chen family was asking for cabbage, in addition to selling their own cabbage to the Chen family, the smart ones went to buy cabbage seeds overnight and waited to plant the cabbage in the fields tomorrow!

Nowadays, every household in Shanghe Village raises more than a dozen chickens, not to eat the chickens, but to wait for the chickens to lay eggs so that they can sell the eggs to the Chen family, which can be regarded as an additional source of income.

There are even some villagers who don't have enough eggs at home, so they go to relatives in other villages to collect eggs and sell them to the Chen family. Even if they make five or six cents from it, it is better than not making a cent at all!

After the ingredients are prepared, the next step is the seasoning. Chen Xi wrote out the ratio of the seasonings and taught Yan and Luo step by step how to mix the seasonings and how much they should be crushed before they can be used.

In order to prove themselves "clean", the Chen family allowed customers in the store to see the entire process of making their buns, but they were not afraid that others would learn the secret recipe because they would hide the key steps.

For example, if sugar and lard are added to flour, they will add the lard and sugar to the flour first at the back of the warehouse. When the flour is brought out to knead the dough, outsiders cannot see the lard and sugar hidden in the flour.

What’s more, the seasonings for the bun fillings are all prepared directly at home. You only need to add them according to the proportion. No matter how good the customer is, it is impossible to know what spices are added and the mixture of spices from a pile of powders. Than what!

For this reason, many people want to learn the Chen family's secret recipe for steamed buns, but no matter how much they try when they return home, they can't make the Chen family's steamed buns look like it, let alone taste!

After Chen Xi and others finished preparing the steamed buns filled with pork and cabbage stuffing, they went back to their homes to rest, waiting for the new ones to be made tomorrow.

The new buns this time made everyone excited again after having been calm for a long time!

The next day, the rest of the Chen family took their things to the bun shop early in the morning. Chen Xi woke up from a full sleep before taking Chen Qi to Pier Street. Then he was shocked by the scene in the bun shop!

Why so many people!

I saw that the small hall was full of people queuing up, and the queue even reached the street. Looking at it, it seemed that all the customers on Pier Street were gathered at Chenji Baozi Shop!