Survival rules for restaurants: cooking and eating melons at the same time

"Boss, someone's coming outside...coming outside..." An Qiao had just finished a piece of soy sauce chicken when the little girl Qiufen came in and stammered.

"What happened? What scared you like this?" An Qiao looked at Qiufen, with confusion in her brows.

"A group of bearded men have arrived." Qiufen said tremblingly. There are many foreign merchants in Kyoto Prefecture, so they shouldn't be so scared.

An Qiao stood up and walked outside.

Only after I went out did I understand why the Autumnal Equinox was so shivering.

There were seven or eight strong men standing in front of the counter. They all had stubble on their faces and wore coats made of some unknown animal fur. An Qiao, with his well-developed biceps, felt that he could be knocked away with one punch. They all had beard knives hanging around their waists. Although they deliberately lowered their voices, they were still full of energy.

Many guests turned their heads frequently, and An Qiao immediately greeted them with a smile, "What would you like to eat?"

The Hu man smiled at An Qiao, and the forced smile was a little scary. "I heard that your restaurant has a dish that is cooked in a pot."

An Qiao nodded immediately, "Yes, yes, it's the hot pot that everyone is eating."

"So it's called hotpot? We want one." The Hu man readily gave An Qiao money.

An Qiao was shocked by this rough atmosphere. "No hurry, no hurry. The guests can eat first, order first, and pay when they leave."

The Hu man grinned, "We are the Hu people. We have a lot of beef and mutton over there. We also specialize in selling beef and mutton. It's just... we still have some leftover beef and mutton. Can you bring it in to eat?"

An Qiao immediately said cheerfully, "Sure, just bring your own food and pay a little processing fee."

The Hu man was even happier. "The young lady is really a straightforward person. Third son, bring in all the remaining cattle and sheep."

The Hu man named Sanzi stroked his beard, turned around and walked out of the door. After a while, he carried in half a sheep and half a yak.

An Qiao could only silently give a thumbs up in her heart, it was indeed amazing.

"Take it to the back kitchen, our chef will slice it for you." An Qiao pointed to the kitchen in the back and couldn't help wondering if hot pot has become so popular? Even the Hu people came specially to eat it. It turns out that the top stream is the top stream, and it can be the top stream no matter what era it is in.

"Thank you, young lady. Where shall we sit?" the Hu man asked again.

An Qiao brought seven or eight people to the second floor. Fortunately, they arrived late, otherwise the rooms on the second floor would not be vacant.

"Dear guests, please come in. Here are other menus. You can take a look at what food you need. Basically, they are half portions. If you need two or three portions, you can just write the number at the back." An Qiao introduced.

The leading Hu people flipped through the menu and said, "Are all the drinks fruit wine? The alcohol content is a bit low."

"Currently it's fruit wine. In a month or so, we can add some grain wine, which will have a higher alcohol content." An Qiao nodded slightly, and then said, "It contains vegetables and meat. It depends on the demand."

"What are these double-flavored hotpots, mother-and-child hotpots, and nine-grid hotpots?" The Hu people had never eaten them before, and like most people who had never tasted hotpot, they were full of curiosity about them.

An Qiao introduced it again, and the Hu people decided, "Let's have the double-flavored hotpot. I want some butter. We have butter! The butter is good. The young lady really has good taste."

An Qiao smiled, waited patiently for them to finish ordering, then went downstairs and ordered the dishes to be served.

When the beef and mutton slices in the backyard were ready, there were more than a dozen plates of beef and mutton, and two full basins of beef and mutton offal.

An Qiao was stunned for a moment, not knowing whether they could finish it, so she brought it up again to ask.

The Hu people, who had been eating for a while, were drooling at the sight of the beef and mutton.

"You can finish it. We brothers are big eaters. My dear, this hot pot is really delicious. At that time, many people came to me to buy cattle and sheep, saying that they could buy the base from Kyoto Restaurant and cook it at home. I didn't believe it. The person talked to me for a long time about how delicious your food is. I was supposed to travel tonight, but the weather changed and I decided to stay another night, so I came to try it."

An Qiao immediately said modestly, "It's not that delicious, it's just for the support of everyone."

The Hu man nodded and said nothing more. Seeing that they were in a hurry to eat, An Qiao closed the door, placed the beef and mutton on the dining table behind him and left.

"My dear, my dear, they can really eat so much." Dongzhi at the beginning of the film was very curious. His hands and feet were numb just now.

"It should be possible. The Hu people are big eaters." An Qiao thought about it and felt that the Hu people just now did not seem to be joking.

Dongzhi exclaimed, "That's amazing! My mother told me that if you eat more, you will grow taller and stronger. It's really true."

Dongzhi's sound was not loud, but most people in the backyard heard it and everyone couldn't help laughing.

It was already nightfall and most of the guests in the front yard had left.

After everyone finished their meal, they started to clean up the pots and wash the dishes.

An Qiao also returned to the front yard, quietly waiting for the evening guests.

Today Anqiao made two new midnight snacks, roasted pork intestines with green onions and roasted bird with lantern.

In fact, An Qiao doesn't really like eating lantern roasted bird, but when she was buying a chicken today, she saw the chicken seller picked up a pot of it directly. Then she remembered that this thing was often sold at night market stalls in modern times, so she couldn't help but buy a pot.

It smells greasy and fishy after being grilled, but many people think it smells delicious.

It's roughly the same nature as stinky tofu.

As for pork intestines with green onions, An Qiao loved it.

After cleaning the large intestine, wash it again with rice flour, vinegar, and noodles. Then blanch it with scallion, ginger, and wine until it is shaped, then remove it and rinse it several times with clean water.

Heat oil in a pan, pour sugar into the pan with cold oil and stir-fry until small bubbles appear, then pour in hot water, pour the fried sugar soup into a stew pot, add bay leaves, cinnamon, cardamom, star anise, cumin, white pepper, nutmeg, gardenia, dried ginger, Sichuan pepper, dried chili peppers, ginger slices, etc., add the pig intestines, pour in light soy sauce, dark soy sauce and salt to season, cover with a lid and cook for half an hour, then turn off the heat and simmer for an hour.

After the stew is done, string the pig intestines together with green onions, cut the skewered pig intestines into small pieces, and roast them over charcoal fire until they are browned.

As soon as it is grilled, the scallion sausage begins to sizzle with oil, and every customer who steps into the restaurant cannot help but be attracted by the aroma.

"We're in for a treat again. The young lady has started to make new food." A diner who came every day walked in excitedly. In fact, Anqiao hasn't made new midnight snacks for a long time, and this diner likes to come to the restaurant at midnight snack times.

He was most excited at this moment.

"Young lady, what is this? I have never smelled it before." The diner quickly sat down at the bar, looking at the iron plate with excitement on his face.

An Qiao introduced, "Grilled pork intestines with green onions, roasted bird with lanterns."