I am the cook, but I am Li Er's son-in-law

The Gu family nodded: "Let him study it for a while, I guess some results should be produced by now."

The Wang family called a servant and sent him to the kitchen to invite the cook.

Not too long.

The cook came over with a dish and put it on the table.

"Is this the dish you made with that pot?" The Wang family looked at the slices of meat on the plate with interest and blinked.

It was still white and burnt meat slices, but the fishy smell was not so strong.

The Wang family picked up their chopsticks, picked up a piece, and stuffed it into their mouths.

The sweet taste of pork erupted in his mouth, and a little bit of salt became an embellishment. At this moment, he had the feeling of eating the delicious food of Tongfu restaurant.

But then, the bitter and fishy smell came back.

After two sips, the Wang family spit it out.

The cook's heart tightened.

"Why is this pig smell so strong?" the Wang family complained.

The cook replied honestly: "Pork is like this. How can a nobleman like you eat such lowly meat..."

"But Tongfu Restaurant doesn't have any." The Wang family interrupted him.

The cook opened his mouth, but he couldn't get the words out after all, he just sighed dully.That is the county uncle, according to rumors, he is the most intelligent person in the world!
It's the existence that you people are not easy to deal with. Comparing yourself with that kind of character, isn't it too high on yourself?
Looking at the cook's face, the Wang family also realized something. It is impossible to apologize, but their tone softened: "If you give you time, can you get rid of the fishy smell in the pork?"

The cook nodded: "It should be possible."

"In fact, I already have some clues, I'll just think about it."

The Wang family nodded.

Small tricks are useless now, and they won't be able to come up with any good ideas for a while, so they can only pin their temporary hopes on restaurants.

The cook continued to work.

The treatment methods of meat are similar, cooking wine, onion and ginger, and blanching are used to eliminate or reduce the fishy smell of meat.

It is a matter of course that the methods used to deal with beef and mutton in the past are used to deal with pork.

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The cook finally came up with an attractive stir-fried dish, which was first marinated in white wine, then blanched with onion and ginger, and then mixed with soybean paste to stir-fry.

In terms of appearance alone, it is much worse, but the taste after the entrance is not bad, much, much better than the simple boiled food that I ate before.

The fishy smell is still there.

But it was much, much less than before, at least to the extent they could barely accept it—but this level was still far behind Tongfu Restaurant.

"Can it be improved?" The Wang family ate a few mouthfuls and rubbed their stomachs, still missing the food at Tongfu Restaurant.

The cook shook his head: "This is already the best dish I can make so far."

He was a little surprised. Just a frying pan changed the taste of the dishes he made drastically. The reason why this dish had problems was more because of the ingredients.

Chang'an's pig smell is much lighter, but it is still heavier than beef and sheep. If this method is used to process beef and mutton, the taste should be better.

The Wang family was a little disappointed.

The cook caught this change of mood, and he tentatively said, "Why bother with cheap meat, isn't beef, mutton and dog meat better?"

This sound reminded the Wang family, yes, why bother with the pork, but he didn't speak, just turned his head to look at the Gu family.

The Gu family tapped the table lightly, and said softly, "This is also a no-brainer."

"The standard of Tongfu Restaurant is so high that it can't be caught up in a day or a short time. Is it possible that I have to sit behind closed doors and study for ten or twenty years before competing with Tongfu Restaurant?"

The faces of the Wang family changed slightly.

Ten years, twenty years, then Yin Xuan might have already packed their heads.

"Originally, it was just because pork is cheap, so I asked him to use pork to study the making of new dishes." The Gu family paused for a while, cleared their minds, and continued after a while of silence, "It seems that we can only go this way now." way."

"With this level, if you open a shop in Chang'an City, can you get business?"

"Can you bring the customers of Tongfu Restaurant over here?"

The answer, of course, is "no".

This kind of cooking skills can't even satisfy the appetite of those who have only eaten restaurant food a few times, let alone those mouths that have been tested by restaurant food for a long time.

"Have you thought of a solution?" Qinghe Cui's family asked.

The Gu family nodded: "Well, I do have some ideas."

"Do you all know that the imperial court will promote cotton planting?"

The seven people nodded, how could they not know about this.

"The key to breaking the situation lies in this matter." The Gu family clenched their fists, their eyes determined.

The Wang family asked, "What do you say?"

The Gu family said: "Cotton planting will lead to weaving and clothing making. This is a big business. The four of us have allocated funds and are ready to do a good job in cotton business."

"This business naturally requires manpower, so I have to hire employees."

"Naturally, the people are using civilians, that is to say... those civilians will also have money in their hands."

The Wang family frowned slightly.

What does this have to do with him asking the cook to cook with pork?
The Gu family took it easy and continued: "Tongfu Restaurant is good, but there is one disadvantage, that is, it is expensive."

"Those civilians will work for others in the future and get some money, but they still can't afford the food at Tongfu Restaurant."

"So I thought, since this is a place that Tongfu Restaurant has not touched, why don't we start here."

"Cooking in an iron pot is better than many previous cooking methods, and if it is promoted at a lower price, those ordinary people will definitely choose our restaurants."

The Wang family shook their heads: "Is this going to hit Yin Xuan?"

The Gu family hesitated for a moment: "We can earn common people's money first, and then slowly specialize in cooking. Those who are used to eating in Tongfu restaurants but have no money to eat every day may come Our restaurant."

"In the long run, more customers come to our restaurant, and fewer customers go to Tongfu restaurant..."

"Maybe we can hit County Bo Yin."

This is just a speculation, but there is no doubt that this is indeed a future that they yearn for very much.

The Gu family looked back, and came up with another idea: "And... since our purpose is to make Yin Xianbo unhappy, why don't we pass on the method of cooking in iron pots."

"It's like...he brought out the methods of making paper and printing."