Chapter 95 - Invincible Cutting Skills (1/2)

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Xu Le also tasted it. The crispy skin exploded in his mouth. It tasted like rice crust, but it was more fragrant and delicious than rice crust. He nodded in agreement. “It really tastes great.”

When he came in the morning, he specially counted the ingredients for that day. A lot of pork belly had been added, and they were all freshly slaughtered pork. They were very fresh and of high quality.

Hence, he said, “Lu Yuxi, add a limited dish to today’s menu, Crispy Pork Belly, and… Wensi Tofu. I made a big pot of tofu. We’ll definitely be able to cut a lot later.”

When Li Qing heard the latter half of the sentence, he reminded in shock, “Xu Le, you can’t be too arrogant.”

The tofu had to be cut as thin as a strand of hair, so it required a high standard of cutting skills. He had failed a few times, and it was already good enough for him to make a portion of it. Yet he still wanted to sell it?

Xu Le understood what he meant and smiled. “Don’t worry.”

“If you predict wrongly later, don’t be embarrassed.”

“We shall see.”

Lu Yuxi lowered her head and recoded the program. “How should we set the price?”

“A strip of pork belly is about 700 grams.”

Xu Le scratched the tip of his nose and thought to himself, “My cost price is three to four yuan cheaper than the market price, but since it’s freshly slaughtered pork, it won’t be much cheaper.”

After calculating the cost, he said, “The crispy pork belly should be priced at 55 yuan per piece. The Wensi tofu will be 68 yuan.”

“68?” Li Qing was the first to raise his doubts. He said in a mean tone, “Don’t tell me you don’t dare to set the price too high because the taste is not authentic and is too bad? You’re afraid that the customers will hit you.”

Xu Le had practiced this dish over a thousand times in the system. He was sure that he would be able to cut the thin tofu strands even with his eyes closed. Hence, he said confidently, “You will know when you taste it later.”

“Hmph.”

Lu Yuxi set the price and added it on the menu. There was a limit of ten servings per person, and there would not be any restocks.

When it was about time, Xu Le went to the kitchen to remove the lid of the pot. At this moment, chicken oil had formed on the surface of the chicken soup. He used a spoon to carefully remove it and covered the lid to continue stewing.

After three hours, Xu Le had already processed all the crispy pork belly according to the previous method. He hung it in the roaster to start grilling.

After the chicken soup was prepared, he took out the ribs and bones from the chicken and slowly placed the chicken paste that had been prepared beforehand into the pot.

The bright and rich chicken soup was mixed with chicken paste, and boiled over a small fire.

This step was the same as the Boiled Cabbage that he had made previously. It was all for the sake of making the soup more clear, rich, and pure.

40 minutes later, the chicken meat was cooked and had absorbed all the impurities in the chicken soup. The bottom of the soup also became clear. Xu Le covered it with a layer of gauze and poured the chicken soup into a bowl. He also lifted the gauze to filter out the chicken paste. Finally, he obtained a clear and bright-colored chicken soup. Other than the slightly yellowish color, the rest was as clear as fresh water. Xu Le took out the vegetables required for making Wensi Tofu, which included bamboo shoots, soaked fungus, shitake mushrooms, and a piece of Xuanwei ham.

Li Qing couldn’t help but say, “Hey, I don’t remember that ham is also added to this dish.”

“The mushrooms will enhance the flavor, the bamboo shoots will enhance the freshness, and vegetables will enhance the color of the entire soup. The ham I added can bring the freshness of the entire soup to another level.”

“Really?”

Li Qing frowned in disbelief.