Chapter 45 - Chapter 45 - 45 Launching New Products (2/2)

After all, these condiment sellers were very shrewd, even able to derive recipes based on the customers’ needs.

Less than twenty minutes later, the butcher arrived at the door, driving a large truck.

The deliveryman this time looked burly, with a sullen face.

He didn’t want to say more than necessary and helped Chen Yu carry the pork into the cold storage as soon as he got out of the truck.

After the butcher left, Chen Yu went upstairs to sleep.

It wasn’t until five o’clock the next day that Chen Yu finally got up.

When he came downstairs, he found that the shop was already operating in an orderly manner.

However, Chen Yu did not see the figure of Tong Ya.

It seemed that Tong Ya had not gotten up yet.

After all, she had been busy with him for so long; it was time for her to have a good rest.

Moreover, yesterday, all of the raw materials had already been turned into semi-finished products for fried cakes and vegetable dumplings.

There were no worries about sales for the next three days.

Chen Yu didn’t bother to manage too much, so he rolled up his sleeves and went straight to the kitchen on the first floor.

He took out three pig heads and three large elbows from the refrigeration room.

Since it was his first time, he didn’t dare to make too much at once.

Although the system had provided him with an accurate recipe, he still had to do the handiwork himself.

Chen Yu roughly processed the elbows and pig heads with a kitchen knife before immersing them in clean water, adding cooking wine and ginger slices.

After simmering for a while to force out the blood and scum,

he washed them clean, then used a tool full of spikes to jab at them repeatedly.

At the same time, he applied soy sauce and other seasonings evenly.

After processing the elbows and pig heads, Chen Yu began to blend the soup.

In the world of braises, there’s a distinction between clear braise and spice braise.

Clear braise requires the simmering of a special broth, which is extremely troublesome.

And the ingredients needed are very expensive.

The broth used for the famous Poached Sliced Beef in Hot Chili Oil is known as a clear braise.

In comparison, spice braise seems simpler, but its essence lies in the recipe.

Every person who makes braise has a unique spice braise recipe.

Even those century-old shops that have been handed down for hundreds of years use spice braise for their century-old broth.

Soon after, Chen Yu mixed various seasonings into a large pot.

When the temperature reached sixty degrees Celsius, Chen Yu placed the elbows and pig heads into the pot and covered it with a lid.

He first cooked it on high heat for nearly twenty minutes before switching to a low heat for a slow simmer.

After two full hours, Chen Yu finally turned off the heat.

The instant the lid was opened, the overflowing aroma instantly spread everywhere.

Even Chu Hong, who was earnestly making fried cakes and vegetable dumplings, couldn’t help but look over.

“Yu, what’s that smell? It’s so fragrant!”

“Five-spice sauce elbows!”

Chen Yu replied, then took a small bowl, scooped out a small piece of pig head meat, and passed it over.

Chu Hong quickly took it and stuffed it into her mouth.

“Wow, this is delicious! Yu, your cooking skills are really good.”

The enticing aroma also attracted the attention of customers outside.

A few neighbors even went around to the kitchen doorway to peer inside.

If the kitchen door wasn’t locked from the inside, they might have rushed right in.