bookrandom Chapter 109 Making Boneless Chicken Feet
Chapter 109 Making Boneless Chicken Feet
The fat chef seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly looked up, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.
"Girl, tell your uncle, have you thought of any new dishes?"
After this period of time, he realized that Xiao Tang was no ordinary girl.
At such a young age, he's practically a child prodigy.
The Qingchuan family has already made a lot of money from this braised pig's trotters alone, and it will only increase every month thereafter.
After he ate it, he also bought a few from Pork Zhang and secretly braised them at home, but the taste and cooking time were always far from perfect.
Lin Xiaotang grinned, "It'll be a secret for now. I'll let you try it when it's done."
The chubby chef couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.
Thankfully, it was a girl, and she was still young, otherwise all of them, the cooks, would have lost their jobs.
"Okay, you can take it if you want, but let's make it clear first, you have to let me taste the new dishes first."
"That is required!"
After she finished talking with the fat chef, her father and Steward Yao had finished their discussion, so she went with her father to find Accountant Lu.
Accountant Lu had prepared everything well in advance.
"Qingchuan, Xiaotang, it rained for two days last month. Dushui County was short twice, but Yunlai Restaurant had no shortage for a day. Dushui County had a total of 1,120 sticks, and our restaurant had 600 sticks, for a total of 1,720 sticks. That's 86 taels of silver. You can count them. If there are no problems, just put your handprint down here."
Shen Qingchuan was so excited when he saw Lu, the accountant, take out a simple wooden box. He didn't know what to do with his hands.
Although it wasn't the first time he'd come to settle accounts with Accountant Lu, how could he not be excited to receive so much in a month?
Half of the profit is net profit.
"Dad, catch it quickly!"
Reminded by his daughter, Lin Qingchuan realized what was happening and immediately reached out to catch it.
He opened the wooden box, made a quick check, and immediately pressed his fingerprint on it.
As for the accounts Lu mentioned, his daughter had already calculated them for him on the way here, and the amount of silver was not a single penny off.
Accountant Lu had a faint smile on his face.
“I used to think you were insignificant, since you used to come and deliver eggs and tofu every day with a shoulder pole. I never imagined that you would make so much money in such a short time. You must work hard in the future.”
"Hehe, of course, of course. Manager Su has treated us well, and you and Manager Yao have also taken good care of us. How could we not work hard?"
Earning over forty taels of silver in a few months is a waste; not working hard is foolish.
"Alright, I still need to report to the manager, so I won't keep you any longer. Don't keep me from getting back to work."
Lin Xiaotang's eyes lit up as soon as she heard that Manager Su was there.
"Manager Su is back?"
"You're back? What's wrong?" Accountant Lu asked, somewhat puzzled.
"When you go to Manager Su to report the accounts, ask him to stay a while. I have something good to bring him this evening, so please make sure he waits for me."
Accountant Lu was somewhat puzzled.
This girl is being so secretive about what good things she's giving the shopkeeper.
He hesitated for a moment before agreeing, "Okay, I'll talk to the shopkeeper about it later."
"Thank you very much, Accountant Lu."
Lin Xiaotang couldn't stop laughing and pulled her father outside.
"Tang'er, what's the good news? Why are you so happy?"
"This is a great opportunity to make money, Dad. Let's quickly grab some chicken feet, buy some ingredients, and cook this at home."
Ever since his daughter made braised pig's trotters, Lin Qingchuan has trusted her unconditionally. Whenever his daughter suggests making food, he will do it regardless of whether it can make money or not!
Moreover, his daughter's little head is full of ways to make money. If his daughter says to do it, how dare he not do it?
Who would turn down money, right?
So, Lin Xiaotang informed the fat master again, and had her father take the whole basket and chicken feet away.
After leaving Yunlai Restaurant, Lin Xiaotang and her father headed towards the pepper shop.
"Tang'er, don't we have many kinds of seasonings at home? Why did you go to buy more?"
"Dad, this time I'm going to do something different. I won't use the braising liquid, and I won't need most of the seasonings."
"Oh, not braised? Then will you stew it in a pot?"
She patiently replied, "I want to try making boneless chicken feet. This time I need sesame seeds, soy sauce, and vinegar, which we don't have at home."
Forget about onions and cilantro; there's none in this town.
However, she can buy two green and red bell peppers later, slice them into strips, and mix them in; it will taste good and look nice.
Lin Qingchuan paused for three seconds and asked, "Tang'er, what are boneless chicken feet?"
"In all my years, I've never heard of a chicken that doesn't have bones. If there are no bones in a chicken's feet, how does it walk?"
Lin Xiaotang: "..."
Does boneless chicken feet necessarily mean that the chicken's feet don't have bones?
Why isn't there a wife in the wife cake? Why isn't there a moon in the moon bun?
Dad is still too naive and hasn't seen much of the world!
"If you remove the bones, wouldn't it become boneless chicken feet?"
Removed?
That's really something!
Lin Qingchuan scratched his head, feeling that he was really too stupid. He had lived for more than 20 years, but he was not as smart as his daughter who was only a few years old. The difference between people's brains was really huge.
Thank goodness he had a smart and clever son!
"Okay, this is the first time I've ever heard of removing the bones from chicken feet. I've never heard of it in the surrounding villages either. If it's cooked well, it might actually work."
How could it not work!
Boneless chicken feet are not cheap these days, and many people like to eat them. They sell out quickly at snack stalls and cold dish stalls.
The father and daughter went to the pepper shop and bought a handful of white sesame seeds, a little soy sauce and vinegar, and then, with gritted teeth, a little sesame oil. Unfortunately, there was no lemon, oyster sauce, onion, or cilantro.
However, these are enough for now.
When she passed by a vegetable stall, she bought two green bell peppers and two red bell peppers, as well as a few red chili peppers.
The ingredients cost a total of sixty-two coins, but we definitely won't use all of these seasonings for making boneless chicken feet; we can save them for other dishes later.
Lin Qingchuan carried the wooden box and followed his daughter all the way. No matter what his daughter wanted to buy, he readily paid for it.
Fortunately, no one discovered that he had silver in his wooden box, and he traveled safely without incident.
When he got home, he put the silver away and immediately rolled up his sleeves to fetch water, burn off the pig bristles, and wash the pig's trotters.
Liu and her youngest daughter are still selling roasted sweet potatoes at the entrance of the alley.
Lin Xiaotang asked her father to fetch several buckets of water, and she also cleaned and prepared the chicken feet, blanched them briefly, and then put them back in the pot to cook. She added a few slices of ginger, a little wine, and some Sichuan peppercorns, and cooked them for about seven or eight minutes before taking them out and soaking them in cold water.
She quickly prepared the ingredients.
Find the leftover garlic, peel and mince it. Find two dried red chilies from your own garden, crush them and grind them into powder. Pour hot oil over white sesame seeds, put them all in a bowl, add some soy sauce and sugar, salt and vinegar, and mix well.
Once the ingredients were ready, she patiently removed the bones from the chicken feet, being extremely careful not to break the meat and ruin the original shape of the chicken feet, trying to preserve them as intact as possible.
After removing the chicken feet, slice the green and red bell peppers into strips, and cut the red chili peppers into small pieces.
She found a small wooden basin for serving dishes, washed it clean, and poured in the deboned chicken feet, the prepared seasonings, and all the side dishes. Finally, she poured in sesame oil and mixed it well.
Boneless chicken feet are ready!
Lin Qingchuan was washing raw pig trotters by the well, and the aroma could be smelled from afar.
The aroma and spiciness are so tempting!
"Dad...Dad, come wash your hands and taste it!"