Daddy's Gourmet Shop-Chapter 359 - 349: Mouthwatering Temptation

The days pass like sand flowing through an hourglass, and before you know it, the end of the month is near again.

It’s the 28th today.

It’s also the birthday of Li Chengzhan’s grandmother, Qin Yumin.

A couple of days ago, Li Chengzhan had already informed his boss of the exact date and confirmed the dinner time for tonight.

They’ll start the meal at 8 PM sharp.

That’s after the restaurant closes.

For Huang Tao, this is the first time in his life he’s ever received a booking for a banquet!

It’s significant!

If he does a good job tonight and boosts his reputation, then more and more people will book events like this, and by the end of the year, he might even launch a New Year’s Eve dinner package for advance booking, extending all the way to the fifteenth of the first lunar month.

No closing during the Spring Festival!

He could make a ton of money!

Alright, alright, these are just some wild imaginations he had for the moment; there’s no plan for this at all. Besides, he and his precious daughter have already planned to go out and have fun during the Spring Festival!

What’s more, visiting friends and relatives during the Spring Festival is already enough to keep him busy. He wouldn’t have the energy for these things!

He doesn’t want to work himself to the point of exhaustion.

Moreover, money can never be earned forever; just enough to live comfortably is fine.

It’s important to find a balance between work and rest.

When it’s time to relax, it’s time to relax and enjoy life.

Therefore, not closing is impossible; this idea won’t be realized this year either.

But let’s get back to the point.

Thinking about tonight’s main character at this birthday dinner, who happens to be the relative of one of his employees.

Huang Tao certainly needs to take it seriously, can’t embarrass his employee, and needs to make his employee proud instead.

Therefore, two days ago, he used WeChat to inform the various vendor bosses to send more ingredients over this afternoon.

He also provided them with the exact quantities of the ingredients.

He even specifically asked the fish vendor boss to keep more grass carp on a diet for a few days, to meet tonight’s needs.

However, before that, he still has to operate normally.

The restaurant is getting busy again.

Huang Tao is also preparing to implement the new braised pork rice and roast chicken that he’s been contemplating for a while.

Customers have been eating the three-in-one braised dishes, braised chicken leg rice, braised pig’s trotters rice, braised chicken wings rice for quite a while; there’s probably some taste fatigue.

After all, no matter how delicious the food is, eating it continuously can make people lose interest.

He chose to make braised pork rice simply because its format is similar to the braised dish rice in the restaurant—braised meat served with rice.

Layer the braised meat on top of the rice, then arrange it with well-boiled greens and half a braised egg, and it becomes a dish that’s visually appealing, flavorful, and aromatic.

It’s easy and effortless to prepare!

The key is that he can handle it without making mistakes.

In this respect, with his "Drool-worthy Braising Sauce Formula Skill," he is quite confident.

The braised dish rice sold in the restaurant is the best proof.

The reason he’s planning to introduce new roast chicken.

He’s thinking about making full use of the fully automatic roasting machine.

By the way, it also fulfills the wishes of his customers.

Recently, diners at the restaurant, when having roast duck, often ask Huang Tao when the restaurant will introduce new roast chicken.

Honestly, he has researched the making of roast chicken, and it’s as simple as making roast duck.

With the help of the fully automatic roasting machine, it can best preserve the original flavor of the chicken, and the meat is firm and retains moisture.

The outside layer is amber and extraordinarily crispy.

Thus...

He informed the chicken and duck vendor boss Old Su last night to deliver 60 cleaned chickens in the morning along with the ducks.

Just like the ducks.

At the time, Old Su was so delighted to hear this news that he couldn’t stop smiling, repeatedly promising that from now on, he would handpick the best chickens, process them and send them over.

All the ingredients needed for lunch have been cleaned now.

Huang Tao first boiled the sliced pork belly strips to remove the foam and odor, then fried them slightly in hot oil.

Next, he added a prepared sauce to the pot and simmered for a while, waiting for it to color before putting it into the pot with braising sauce.

To enhance the flavor, he also stir-fried some scallions, ginger, and garlic, and added them to the braising pot to simmer together.

Then he started to make roast chicken using the method for making Peking duck.

Xu Hao curiously asked, "Boss, why did you suddenly decide to make braised pork belly? And buying so many chickens, are you preparing to make some new dishes?"

Huang Tao smiled, "Yes, planning to introduce roast chicken and braised pork rice at lunch; everyone can have a taste then."

Upon learning that their boss was focusing on roast chicken and braised pork rice today, everyone was quite excited.

Roast duck and other braised dishes really are delicious and tasty.

But eating them often, especially being in the kitchen every day, the once-beloved dishes can become overbearing.

Now, the roast chicken and braised pork rice have instantly become their new favorites.

Everyone was eagerly anticipating!

Of course, everyone was also busy, diligently doing their own tasks.

By around 10:30, most of the ingredients were all ready.

Huang Tao opened the lid of the pot cooking the braised pork, and a familiar yet strong aroma instantly hit him.

Smelling this, he felt assured.

"Suqin, can you prepare a few servings of rice, and Xu Hao, you scoop out some pork slices and make a braised pork rice dish..."

After instructing them, Huang Tao walked over to the fully automatic roasting machine.

The button on the roasting machine had already automatically switched to "off."

He looked inside through the machine door.

The skins of the 10 chickens were already evenly covered in a shiny glaze.

Even through the machine door, one could feel their tempting color and crispy skin.

Seeing the temperature had dropped, he put on gloves.

He opened the machine door...

And a wave of roasted meat aroma rushed out.

Compared to the aroma of roast duck, it was absolutely on par, equally matched!

A smile spread across his face as he took out a roast chicken and placed it on the cutting board.

He picked up the Divine Level Chef’s Knife and began cutting.

He started with the two chicken legs, then sliced down the middle of the chicken breast, slicing off two large pieces of breast meat.

He then sliced the chicken breast.

A moment later.

The perfect roast chicken was cut!

He arranged it on a plate, paired with sweet and savory sauces.

All set!

Just the presentation was enough to make anyone drool!

He took the braised pork rice Xu Hao had plated and placed it nearby, found a good angle, and started taking photos, then posted them on Weibo.

Delicious Restaurant: Persistent endeavors always pay off, do you all remember the roast chicken by Daming Lake? It’s here, it’s here, it finally comes with braised pork rice~ Welcome to our restaurant for a taste. Photo1.jpg, Photo2.jpg.

Photo1 shows neat long slices of glazed roast chicken on a simple porcelain plate; it doesn’t look greasy, with enticing rich colors that are tempting at first sight. From the side, you can see the chicken meat is firm and tender, making you imagine how delicious it is when it melts in your mouth.

Then there’s Photo2 of the braised pork rice, with powerful caramel-colored braised pork slices in a white porcelain bowl, interspersed with a layer of brown sauce that looks like brine, revealing glimpses of lean and fatty braised pork under the sauce, the braised egg looks flavorful, and the greens are a bright emerald with a hint of sheen.

Customers habitually checking Delicious Restaurant’s Weibo were about to explode with excitement.

They never expected Boss Huang to be so diligent.

So diligent in launching new dishes.

Quickly tapping on the pictures, they were immediately enticed by the roast chicken.

The next second, sliding left, they were again captivated by the braised pork rice.

One by one, after viewing the pictures, they quickly expressed their excitement in the comment section. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

Ink Painting Feather Skirt: Hahaha, persistent endeavors always pay off, I definitely remember the roast chicken by Daming Lake, been wanting it especially since November, and finally got it at the end of December! Everyone, don’t stop me, I’m preparing to shut down to head to Delicious Restaurant, I must have it at lunch.

Time Flies, Youth is Tainted with Dust: Ahhh... finally getting the roast chicken, but I really can’t leave at noon, will have to rush over in the evening...

Little Naughty: Thinking of how delicious roast duck is, this roast chicken must be great too, rushing over, no one can beat me in grabbing the food.

Wind and Thirst for Code: Delicious Restaurant is incredibly productive, seeing these two new dishes, I shamefully crave them again! I declare, the three-in-one brine rice and roast duck are banished to the cold palace, and braised pork rice and roast chicken shall be my new favorites! Hehehe, my dear concubines, here I come!!!

Whoa: Hee hee hee, I’ve loved roast chicken since I was a child, always hoping Boss Huang would introduce it, and finally, here it is, I’m so happy, luckily I have no classes today, I’m early at the store lining up, this time I must get a share.

Every time Delicious Restaurant launches a new dish, it sparks a customer frenzy.

Besides loving the food from Delicious Restaurant.

Everyone tends to have a herd mentality too!

They’re used to rushing to try the new dishes on the first day, otherwise they’d be itching with impatience.