PFC Chapter 358 So much background information?
Chapter 358 So much background information?
Even though Xiaoling saw so many small pots, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart that there were too many.
"There's some yogurt here. You two can fill your stomachs first. My brother will be back soon."
Li Xiyan divided the yogurt between the two of them and told them all the interesting stories about building the factory and making the hot pot base during this period.
The three people who were originally estranged from each other quickly became closer because of what Li Xiyan said.
The factory here is quite close to a large supermarket nearby, and Li Xiyang soon came back with several bags of things.
Tripe, duck intestines, beef and mutton rolls, various vegetables and meatballs...
Xia Anan said: "Then I will make the bone soup first, and you guys clean the ingredients. Let's call the uncles and aunts together. It will be more lively if there are more people, and one more person will give us more opinions."
She thought that since today's theme was to try the hot pot, more people would be needed.
If everyone thinks it tastes good, then it’s really delicious.
Li Xiyan nodded: "Then I'll make a call."
Xia Anan cleaned the large bones and chicken. Since they were fresh, there was no need to blanch them. She just needed to skim off the floating foam on the surface after the water boiled.
Stewing bone soup does not require anything else, simple ingredients for removing fishy smell are enough. Cook over high heat to bring out the aroma.
The three people here were not idle either. They washed the dishes they brought back and put them on plates one by one.
The room they were in now was the office that Li Xiyang had prepared for Xia Anan. Since it was Xia Anan's first time here, there was nothing else inside, so it was just the right time to eat hotpot.
Put all the base ingredients into the pot first, write down the numbers, and then add the bone broth directly later.
"This is too much. We won't be able to finish it in a while."
Not only were the purchased dishes placed on the entire table, but the table was also filled with a variety of hot pot bases.
Although the hot pot base has not been heated yet, you can smell the fragrance if you open it and put it here.
In fact, Xia Anan thinks that a delicious hot pot base is really versatile.
Whether it’s stir-fry or braised food, just put one piece in and you don’t need to put anything else.
Butter, bean paste, fermented black beans, peppercorns, different varieties of chili peppers, and all kinds of aniseed. This seemingly small piece of hot pot base actually requires more than a dozen ingredients to make.
Although the factory mainly produces red oil base, it also makes mushroom soup hot pot and tomato hot pot.
But because it is not a main product, there are only two or three packs.
Li Xiyang introduced them one by one: "The mushrooms in this mushroom soup base are collected from the farmers' market, but the demand in the factory is relatively large. The quality of those shops is uneven and the taste is not very stable."
Xia Anan looked at the types of mushrooms inside, including matsutake, morels, chicken mushrooms, cordyceps flowers, chanterelles, shiitake mushrooms...
Some are big, some are small. They don’t look very pretty, but they are very fragrant.
The main ingredients of mushroom soup are these types of mushrooms. The base soup must be bone soup, and it must be stewed for a while to have flavor.
Just imagine eating hot pot and then having a bowl of hot soup at the end. Your stomach will also feel warm. It is so comfortable...
Another tomato pot requires tomatoes with good taste. Only good tomatoes can make a base with good taste. Otherwise, relying solely on tomato sauce to enhance the flavor is not enough.
"The tomatoes used in these hot pot bases are grown by my uncle. They have a crunchy texture, are sour and sweet, and are better than other tomatoes in the market."
Nowadays, tomatoes are picked before they are fully ripe in order to facilitate transportation.
Even if it turns red later, the taste inside is different.
Naturally ripened tomatoes are delicious, but unfortunately they cannot be transported for a long time. Since they are familiar tomatoes, you don’t have to worry about this problem.
We will bring as many tomatoes as the factory needs.
"Tomato-flavored soup base?" Xiaoling was surprised. She had never eaten anything with this flavor before.
Li Xiyan said: "This is what An An said. Let's try it. It tastes really different from the spicy hot pot. Sister Xiaoling, you must try it later."
It’s not what Xia Anan said. They are still having a headache about the spicy base.
"Okay, this is the first time I've heard of it too. I'll try it later."
This base provides a third option for those who don’t like spicy food or the taste of mushrooms.
Moreover, the tomato-flavored soup base looks healthy and nourishing.
Xia Anan plans to taste it carefully and see if she can arrange a Malatang stall as well.
Regardless of how many people eat this flavor, it is at least an option.
At this moment, the sound of a car stopping was heard outside. Xia Anan walked quickly over and opened the door. Father and Mother Li had already arrived, carrying things in their hands.
"Uncle and aunt, long time no see."
"An An, long time no see. You're more beautiful than before!" Mother Li came over and held her hand.
Xiaoling then spoke: "Hello, uncle and auntie, I'm Xiaoling, and I came here with An An this time."
"Xiaoling, right? Hello! It's the first time we meet, and you're both pretty girls!"
Li Xiyang and his sister helped to receive the things, and when they took a look, they knew something was wrong.
"Didn't you say you had already bought everything? Why are you bringing more things?"
"Then can what you buy be the same as what I brought?"
After Li's mother entered the house, she took out the things inside.
"Look, this is the sausage I made earlier, and the bean curd skin. I've also cut the bacon. Can you buy the braised pig's feet here outside?"
Li Xiyan was silent. She really couldn't buy this.
"But today we are here to try the flavor of the base sauce. The ingredients you brought are too strong. I can't taste the flavor of the base sauce."
Mother Li was not happy, "Then we can put it in at the last minute. An An and Xiao Ling haven't tasted the bacon I made yet."
She turned around and showed the bacon to Xia Anan.
"This is the bacon that Auntie made last year. It tastes different from the new bacon today. An An, you guys must try it later."
Xia Anan nodded: "Okay, then I will try it later."
Now that the weather is cold, it’s time to make bacon and sausages. I wonder if I can catch up after I return from my business trip.
If only I had a yard, I would make countless bacon...
The chicken soup isn't ready yet, so let's try the chili sauce first.
Fortunately, Mr. and Mrs. Li brought some steamed buns when they came, otherwise we would have to eat nothing.
"Just now you were disliking me for bringing things here, but now you want to eat the buns I brought you?" said Li's mother as she broke half of the bun in her hand and gave it to Li Xiyan.
The girl smiled and said, "Mom, I was wrong. Please forgive me."
Mother Li snorted coldly: "Since you have a good attitude, I will forgive you this time."
The moment the bottle cap was unscrewed, Xiaoling smelled the familiar smell and thought of something, and asked: "An An, is this the same chili sauce you brought to Jing City before? I thought it was delicious at the time, and I was thinking of buying some when it was put on the shelves."
Li Xiyan spoke first: "I have made a slight upgrade to the previous taste, but it is definitely better than before."
After she said that, Xiaoling became even more excited.
"Then let me try!"