I Open a Restaurant in another World

Chapter 36

Chapter 36 Hot Pot

It was already noon when Zhang Beiting and Song Yanqing came back from Rong's house.

The important Mid-Autumn Festival meal was in the evening, and the two had things to do in the afternoon, so they fried a simple beef stir-fry for lunch.

After the oil in the pan was heated, first fry the chives, garlic, and chili peppers, and then pour in the thinly sliced ​​marinated beef.

The firewood stove was strong, and the beef changed color in two or three times. Quickly add the prepared seasonings and celery and chives, stir-fry evenly and it can be served.

From pouring oil to taking the pan off, it only took three or four minutes, and the kitchen was full of the aroma of beef mixed with celery.

Zhang Beiting asked: "Can we have rice with toppings?"

"I'll go get the rice." Song Yanqing took two large bowls, each filled with half a bowl of rice, and handed them to Zhang Beiting.

After living together for two months, his living habits became more and more like Zhang Beiting.

There were only two of them at home, so they could eat as they pleased. Eating rice with toppings would save them one more bowl to wash.

The stir-fried beef was tender and fragrant, and the sauce was thick. When mixed with the rice, it was hot and spicy.

The two of them ate until a thin layer of sweat appeared on their noses, and they were reluctant to stop.

Zhang Beiting said, "You can cook here often in the future."

The quality of the beef here was better than he had imagined, and the butcher was honest in his business, and did not add water to the meat.

After dinner, the two of them rested for a while, and then began to deal with the pile of things they bought in the morning.

The butter was the cleanest among them. Zhang Beiting boiled warm water, washed it several times, washed off the debris on the surface, and cut it into palm-sized pieces and threw it into the pot.

The butter had a strong smell, and some ginger and cooking wine needed to be added when boiling to remove the fishy smell.

The rest was the same as the usual method of boiling lard, adding two scoops of water to prevent it from burning, and then boiling it on low heat.

While boiling the beef tallow, he wrote a list of spices needed for the hot pot base and asked Song Yanqing to buy them.

The bean paste that is indispensable for the beef tallow hot pot base is not sold anywhere else, but Zhang Beiting started drying it when he was still selling ice jelly. Now he has several jars of dried bean paste at home, and there are still several jars drying in the yard.

Bean paste is something that will not go bad if you don’t use it up, and it will become more fragrant as it ages.

After boiling the beef tallow, Zhang Beiting directly fried the hot pot base on the same fire.

The thick beef tallow and rich spices give off a rich aroma that can be smelled in the alley next door.

However, today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and everyone is making delicious food at home. At most, they wonder who is cooking something so fragrant, and no one goes around asking around.

After the hot pot base was fried, Zhang Beiting and Song Yanqing spent nearly an hour cleaning the cow stomach they bought.

The butcher shop owner has processed all these things before selling them. Although the cow stomach is dirty, it is not too disgusting.