Sun Dahai also asked Chen Xi to place an order for several trucks and agricultural vehicles, which are currently needed to expand production at Garrison Ranch, but there is no need to be too anxious about these vehicles.
The ranch is undergoing acquisition negotiations. Once the acquisition is completed and after resource integration, the new ranch will also purchase vehicles, agricultural machinery and other production equipment. This is the bulk of the investment.
Continuously purchasing business aircraft, automobiles, and agricultural machinery, Chen Xi's team could get a lot of commission just by brokering Sun Dahai's business.
Sun Dahai did not suffer. No matter how much he bought the same products, he was just a big customer.
He can get some discounts from the manufacturer, but he will definitely not get the lowest price and the most favorable terms. Because if that is the case, the manufacturer will ruin the market.
Citibank is different. It is equivalent to a channel provider and can get the most preferential treatment from manufacturers.
Including Sun Dahai, the price received by Citibank CPC customers, although including the bank's service fees, is still much better than the conditions obtained by oneself.
Battle and two people from the ranch drove three pickup trucks to pick up the people. Everyone loaded the seafood into the vehicles, then left the airport and headed to Garrison Ranch.
When we arrived at the ranch, it was already past 2 p.m., and there was still an hour's time difference between San Francisco and here. We all had beef pie made by Sun Dahai himself for lunch in the restaurant of the villa.
All the Americans ate with smiles on their faces. The pie was eaten in a way similar to pizza, and they were still able to accept it. Sun Dahai's craftsmanship was time-tested. Although it was just a few beef pies, it still won unanimous praise from everyone.
It's not that Sun Dahai is neglecting everyone. In order to make this party a success, Sun Dahai has directed and mobilized everyone who has free time in the ranch since yesterday afternoon to prepare for tonight's party.
Sun Dahai would not be like Americans, who would just put the ingredients on the fire and roast them without knowing whether they were cooked or not. Then he would just put the sauce on them and eat them all, swallowing them whole.
Sun Dahai invited many people to the party tonight.
All members of the Garrison Ranch attended, and many people from Ranches 3 and 4 will also come. There are also people I know from the town, and now there are Julie, Scala and others, so it is estimated that there will be 60 to 80 people attending in the end.
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Fortunately, Sun Dahai is not fighting alone. Hu Cheng and Battelle are his right-hand assistants. Through Andrew, the not-fat translator, they direct the ranch workers to handle the ingredients.
Sun Dahai and Villa are responsible for quality control, acceptance, cutting, and fine production.
Sun Dahai didn't know much about the organization of the party, but with the butler Dalton here, he believed that everything would become standard and orderly. So he fully delegated power to him, and he was only responsible for the ingredients for the evening.
When Americans eat barbecue, meat is essential, and they also like to grill vegetables and fruits. Many people also like to make some homemade sauces to brush on the food. So sometimes, when you eat barbecue with them, you have to endure some weird smells.
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Tonight's party, Sun Dahai didn't plan to turn it into a complete barbecue party. Firstly, everyone just had a dinner on the evening of Independence Day a few days ago. Secondly, Sun Dahai really didn't like the pure American barbecue.
He planned to make the party a combination of buffet and barbecue. So starting from yesterday afternoon, Sun Dahai led everyone to start preparations.
Knowing that Sun Dahai was going to hold a party, Ranch No. 4 was quite ready to go. One day in advance, they took the initiative to send a freshly killed deer as an ingredient for the party.
There is not a lot of meat on the deer, but it is very tender. Sun Dahai thought about it and decided to cook it separately.
The fawn has been cleaned up, and the internal organs and skin have been removed. Sun Dahai removed the four deer legs and prepared to make smoked venison. The meat on the trunk was marinated with onions, wine and salt.
Zhu Lihua hadn't arrived yet, so Sun Dahai didn't have cooking wine or rice wine, so he had to use brandy instead.
Wrong or wrong, although the venison marinated in brandy is not as fragrant as the one marinated in rice wine, due to the high alcohol content, it is very effective in removing the fishy smell and makes the meat more tender.
There are also disadvantages to using brandy instead of rice wine.
First of all, brandy wine marinated meat is not suitable for red meat with a strong fishy smell, or fish, chicken, mutton, etc. that are not easy to taste.
Secondly, when using brandy to marinate meat, the amount of brandy should not be too much, and it should be applied quickly and evenly on the meat before the alcohol evaporates.
Finally, the price of brandy is high, which will increase the cost of food a lot, and it is not suitable for people who are allergic to alcohol.
After Sun Dahai marinated the venison strips that were cut into fairly thick pieces, he quickly wrapped the meat in plastic wrap and put it in the refrigerator to keep it fresh. After marinating for a whole day, these venison strips will become the favorites at the party. One of the varieties of barbecue.
Garrison Ranch has its own beef cattle and sheep. The beef is made into beef cubes, skewered, or grilled with other vegetables.
Steak is generally not used at a real barbecue party, because the steak is large. If a whole piece of steak is eaten in the stomach, most people will lose their fighting power and be unable to taste other food.
When everyone comes to a barbecue party, the most important fun is chatting while grilling and eating and drinking. Filling your stomach with a piece of steak is just eating, without any party atmosphere.
In addition to beef cubes, Sun Dahai also stewed beef tendons, some beef brisket, and loins in advance.
The beef tendon is to be refrigerated and made into a cold dish. It needs to be mixed in advance for the party tomorrow. Americans cannot mix this dish by themselves. If they follow their habits and make it into sweet and sour beef tendon, everyone will probably eat it. It will feel boring.
The beef brisket and loin meat have some fat and tendons, and are stewed and cut into small pieces. It tastes good and is not too spicy.
These meats will be added with onions, potatoes and carrots before tomorrow's party to make a hot beef curry dish, which everyone can eat with noodles or rice.
The sheep raised by Garrison Ranch are all sheep. The meat of sheep is delicate and has high fat content, which is suitable for hot pot, but not suitable for barbecue or stew.
However, many Americans like to eat grilled lamb chops. Sun Dahai followed the local customs and prepared a lot of lamb chops for everyone to grill and eat tomorrow.
Sun Dahai rolled half of the remaining mutton into rolls and froze it, and kept the other half chilled. The mutton will be made into mutton slices and fresh-cut mutton tomorrow, and Sun Dahai is going to make simple mutton-shabu-shabu for everyone.
Sun Dahai has always planned to let No. 9 hot pot restaurant enter the European and American markets in the form of high-end Chinese food.
Hot pot is a way of eating, and Europeans and Americans have no problem accepting it. Now he wants to test the waters and see how people react to traditional Chinese-style mutton-shabu-shabu.