At the door of the kitchen of the county government office, Shi Lei and others had been standing outside for a long time without making any noise, just stretching their heads to smell the aroma inside.
"Ma'am, what are you cooking so deliciously? It tastes so delicious!"
"I heard that I'm teaching Dalangjun how to make food. In the future, I will sell it in the shop. What is it called Malatang..."
This brother has sharp ears and pays special attention to what he eats. Jiang Miao only said one thing before he listened.
"What is this Malatang? We have never heard of it?"
"What can you, a mud-legged person, know? Which dish of Madam's cooking have you tried?"
As soon as this man spoke, he was ridiculed by the brothers. He smiled bitterly. It was the first time for them to eat whether it was braised pork or bones in sauce. This spicy hotpot must be a delicacy in the world. Everyone looked at the kitchen with even more eager eyes. .
In the kitchen, Jiang Miao has already fried the base ingredients, and the room is filled with the aroma of red oil and soy sauce. She pours the bone broth and cook together. Before the dishes are cooked, Shen Dalang and Shen Erlang are salivating. Came down.
"Auntie, this spicy hotpot is so delicious. Are we just going to drink the soup?"
Shen Erlang asked stupidly. When he saw Jiang Miao pouring the soup in, he covered the pot without putting any vegetables. He thought he was just drinking the soup. If he opened a shop to sell it, would anyone buy it?
Shen Erlang secretly worried that no matter how delicious the food was, no one would be willing to support it if he couldn't eat enough.
Jiang Miao was almost amused by him. This child had such a rich imagination.
"As the name suggests, Malatang is a spicy and spicy soup base, and then add vegetables to it. Now that the soup base is ready, we have to prepare meat and vegetable staples. How can we just let people drink the soup..."
"Haha, that's fine, but what should we cook, auntie?"
Shen Erlang realized that he had made a joke. He scratched his head and asked the question in his heart in Jiang Miao's teasing eyes. Shen Dalang also wanted to know what to cook. After all, he opened this shop.
Jiang Miao thought about the existing ingredients, and there were not many that could be cooked. Modern Malatang has various seasonal vegetables and meat and egg balls. Jiang Miao didn't have time to make the meatballs, so she only prepared meat, eggs and vegetables.
Green vegetables newly grown in the ground, bamboo shoots and mushrooms just picked on the mountain. If there is no fish, shrimp and ginger, chicken feet and pork are added, plus tofu and eggs.
The chicken feet and pork were slightly marinated and cooked before adding them to the pot. The other vegetables were blanched and cooked again to make them more flavorful. Jiang Miao was afraid that she would not be full, so she cooked a pack of vermicelli.
During the cooking process, Jiang Miao began to adjust the ingredients. The peanuts and sesame seeds grown by Mrs. Zhang last year were all ground into peanut butter and sesame paste. She took a spoonful of it and mixed it with warm water to dissolve. The aroma of sesame paste came to her nose. After it was cooked, On top of the meat and vegetables, put a spoonful of spicy oil and minced garlic, sprinkle with coriander and chopped green onion, and a bowl of fragrant and spicy Malatang is ready.
"Come and try it!"
She filled a bowl from the pot and handed it to Shen Dalang first. He wanted to open a shop to sell Malatang. He had to taste it first. Although Jiang Miao felt that everyone would not like this food, Shen Dalang had to decide whether to sell it. Decide that if he doesn't like it, he can change it to something else.
"Thank you, auntie."
Shen Dalang smiled shyly and took the bowl from Jiang Miao's hand.
He first took a bite of green vegetables. The vegetables, which usually seemed bland, had been simmered in broth, retaining their original sweetness, and were soaked in the aroma of sesame sauce and spicy oil and garlic sauce. They were delicious.
Shen Dalang's eyes suddenly lit up, he quickly swallowed the green vegetables in his mouth, and went to pick up the vermicelli. He had only eaten duck blood vermicelli soup, and he didn't know that the vermicelli in Malatang was so delicious. The aroma of sesame paste fills your mouth.
"Brother, how does it taste?"
Shen Erlang looked at him in a very anxious manner. He was anxious to see if he could say a word.
Shen Erlang was about to grab his bowl, but Shen Dalang didn't bother to reply. He wolfed down the food and sweated from the heat on his forehead. He didn't stop wiping the corner of his mouth until he drank all the soup in the bowl.
"It's delicious, numb and spicy, the bland green vegetables are very fragrant, and this tofu, once cooked in the soup, no longer has the beany smell, it is fragrant and smooth, melts in the mouth, and the vermicelli... …”
Shen Dalang talked endlessly about the food, but Shen Erlang next to him was so greedy. He only watched Shen Dalang eat it, but he hadn't eaten it yet.
"Auntie, since brother said it's so delicious, give me a try too. My mouth is watering!"
Shen Erlang also pointed at the corner of his mouth to show it to Jiang Miao. Jiang Miao was very amused by his tricks. Since Shen Dalang thought it was good, he could start the Malatang business and let everyone have a taste of the dishes in the pot. See if there is anything to improve.
She filled a bowl for Shen Erlang first, fearing that Shen Erlang would dig into the pot if she ignored him again, so she sent Shen Erlang aside to eat. Jiang Miao shouted towards the door.
"Shi Lei, go ask the adults and Liang Duo to eat!"
"Why……"
Shi Lei and the others were lying behind the door smelling the smell. They heard clearly what Shen Dalang said just now. They knew how delicious this spicy hotpot was. They wished they could be like Shen Erlang and ask his wife for food.
But they just thought about it, Shen Erlang is a child, and at their age, no one is so shameless when it comes to begging for food, so they can only lie outside the door and wait for his wife to ask for food.
When Madam shouted, Shi Lei immediately patted the brother next to him on the head.
"Xiao Liu, you run fast and you go and call people!"
"Huh, just tell me, don't eat too much of that spicy hotpot..."
Xiaoliu looked angry but dared not speak. He was the youngest, and his brothers would make him work.
Shi Lei stretched out his foot and kicked it, "If you don't come, we will eat whatever you want. We can't lose you, so go quickly!"
They just wanted to smell it more, and they didn't dare to eat first if Shen Yanqing couldn't get over it.
"I know, I'll go right away!"
When Xiao Liu thought that this was indeed the case, he didn't worry about them eating it secretly, so he started running towards the study. If he wanted to eat delicious food as soon as possible, he had better call the adults quickly.
The taste of Malatang has captured the hearts of everyone in the county government. It contains meat, vegetables and staple food, and it has a strong taste. It is difficult for ordinary people not to like it. Even Shen Yanqing did not consciously eat an extra bowl.
He touched his overstuffed belly, and a touch of satisfaction flashed in his eyes.
"This is good."
"Yeah, let's make some more meatballs and cook them together, then I'll let Dalang sell these."
We have spicy hotpot, duck blood vermicelli soup, and snacks, plus the snacks Jiang Miao taught others to make. Everything is ready, and this food court can open for business.
