funbook-pk Chapter 231 Fried skewers are on the agenda
Chapter 231 Fried skewers are on the agenda
In this way, she comes up with the recipe, Lu Hongwen manages it, and Xiaozhi controls the overall business model. The investment and profits are distributed proportionally. She only needs to be a shareholder and share the profits. Wealth can be accumulated slowly, and she and Shuzi can also become wealthy without any financial worries.
By then, she can concentrate on researching dishes in her own restaurant. She won't have to serve too many customers every day. She can only make high-quality dishes that can test her cooking skills, and then slowly light up her path to becoming a chef...
"Come, let me mention one more thing. I've been away a lot recently. Thank you all for your tolerance and support! I also want to thank the mirror. I just said the opposite of what I said. Without your help, I wouldn't be who I am today. Let's drink one together. Just a little bit is enough. Everyone should drink their own amount!"
Zhao Xiaojing was looking down in deep thought when Su Yuchen beside her raised his glass again.
A group of people picked up their cups and drank excitedly. Then they put braised pork intestines, tripe, mutton, air-dried intestines, various types of beef, frozen tofu, rattlesnakes, fried bean curd, cowhide dried tofu and the like into the pot. By the time everyone remembered to add some vegetables to balance the nutrition, they were already 70% to 80% full.
Zhao Xiaojing observed and found that the fastest eaten part was the fatty part of the beef chest, followed by other parts of the beef, and then the four braised hot pot dishes.
It was the first time for Zhao Xiaojing to eat beef brisket fat. When her boss recommended it to her, she didn’t want it at first because it looked white and greasy, full of fat.
But they were already quite familiar with the boss, who assured them that it was delicious and that it was freshly harvested that day, saying that it was originally going to be frozen and saved for the Chaoshan boss. Zhao Xiaojing tried it out of curiosity and followed the boss's instructions, freezing it for a while, cutting it into the thinnest slices, and cooking it for two or three minutes.
As a result, the fat on the beef chest looked even greasy after it was out of the pot, with the white, large granular fat that could not be concealed by the red oil.
Lu Hongwen was the only one at the table who had eaten it. The others were inspired by Lu Hongwen's excitement and their trust in Zhao Xiaojing's cooking skills, so they all took a piece.
Unexpectedly, after tasting this piece, a group of people started to grab it, and this part of the meat was the first to be finished.
The beef brisket oil does not taste fat, but is crispy, with a light milky aroma, chewy and smooth, and the more you chew, the more fragrant it becomes, making your taste buds rise with the chewing. After eating a piece, you can still feel the mellowness of the beef in your mouth, which makes you feel very satisfied with eating meat, but when you think about it, you can't think of any meat with a similar texture or taste.
The meal took nearly two hours. In the end, only two plates of meat were left, most of the soy products, mushrooms and vegetables were left, and a 20-jin bucket of rice wine was drunk.
The store had already been cleaned up in advance. Zhao Xiaojing put the leftovers in the refrigerator, and the others wiped the tables, picked up the plates, washed the dishes, and moved the tables. In less than ten minutes, the last bit of work was cleaned up, and everyone went home. Before leaving, Geng Mingyan carefully took three bags of garbage with her.
The next morning, Zhao Xiaojing handed over the task of cooking and cleaning vegetables to Su Yuchen, and rode her bike to the farmers' market.
All the tools for frying skewers have been purchased, including several large steel basins for marinating meat. The shop next door has also been cleaned up and it started to be used as a restaurant yesterday, so it’s time to put frying skewers on the agenda.
Although this is not the first time I have made fried skewers, I now have a shop and have been dealing with the owners of various meat and vegetable shops for some time. Naturally, I cannot just buy ingredients right away, but have to negotiate the price.
After talking with various order-taking bosses at the vegetable market, Zhao Xiaojing happily returned to the store with daily prepared vegetables and 100 kilograms of chicken breast.
"How did the negotiation go? What did you buy today?" Su Yuchen started unloading the goods in no time, and asked while carrying two sacks of food effortlessly.
Behind them, Zhao Xiaojing was also carrying dozens of kilograms of vegetables with ease. Their long-term practice of Tai Chi has made their physical and mental strength far superior to that of ordinary people. "It's all settled. The chicken breast I bought today is 1 yuan per kilogram at wholesale price. I saw that it is of good quality. When the orders come in later, I can get another yuan discount.
We have already negotiated with other companies, and the prices are negotiable. Just call ahead and let us know when the time comes."
The chicken breasts in the market are divided into frozen and fresh ones. Zhao Xiaojing fried them on the same day and ordered the fresh ones directly.
But fresh goods are divided into several grades. Although they look similar, the quality of the meat is actually different. Zhao Xiaojing picked and chose a mid-range one with acceptable meat quality and price.
A piece of chicken breast weighs about 200-250 grams of meat, sliced in the middle but not broken, just like the big chicken fillet sold in fried chicken shops.
However, Zhao Xiaojing runs a restaurant that serves chicken with gravy, and considering that customers may not be able to finish a portion of chicken chop, she simply cuts a piece in half, making small chicken chops weighing about 100 grams.
The cost of frying a small chicken fillet is about 1.75 yuan. Add in the oil, seasoning, and various losses, and the cost of frying the chicken fillet is about 2.4 yuan. Zhao Xiaojing directly priced it at 6 yuan, which doesn't seem like much and is cheaper than the fried chicken shops outside, but it is still quite profitable.
"Good performance! I'll tell Ouyang and the others about it later, and promote it when taking orders." Su Yuchen said as he wrote in red pen a big "This Week's Special: Fried Chicken Fillet, 6 Yuan" at the end of the day shift.
"We've already put up a sign, so there's no need to advertise it verbally. It's a waste of time and efficiency. The smell of fried chicken is the best promotion. Besides, we only bought 100 kilograms today." Zhao Xiaojing blinked.
100 kilograms of chicken breast can produce about 500 small chicken fillets. According to the current flow of people in the store and the number of orders for each new dish, as long as people notice it and start ordering it, there will be no problem selling it.
And today is the first day, Zhao Xiaojing wants to give Geng Mingyan and Hou Guihua a buffer period to let them adapt to the rhythm.
It was less than nine o'clock, and Zhao Xiaojing and Su Yuchen had just started working when Geng Mingyan and Hou Guihua arrived at the store early.
"Xiao Zhao, watch us fry them a few times after they're marinated. We won't mess it up on the first day of sales." Geng Mingyan looked nervous, and Hou Guihua nodded nervously beside her.
Zhao Xiaojing handed over the frying business to them and gave them a commission. She was very happy. However, she felt uneasy because she had handed it over to them without Zhao Xiaojing watching over them, fearing that something might go wrong.
"Don't worry, Sister Geng and Sister Hou, I will go with you after the pickling is done and watch you do it a few times.
The constant temperature fryer is automatically controlled. I set the time, and you just put the chicken fillet in, press the button, and wait for it to rise before adding the seasoning. It's very simple, and you will learn it after watching it once, and there will be no mistakes. "
While Zhao Xiaojing was preparing the seasoning for the fried chicken steak, she turned her head and smiled to comfort the two of them.