As the fifth batch of egg dumplings was packed up and the pork offal porridge was finished, Chen Mo was busy studying spicy chicken.
Key points of making this dish continuously played in his mind. Chen Mo imitated the hand movements shown in his imagination while recalling the details from the recipe provided by the food cart.
No wonder this dish was carefully selected by Chen Mo!
It's so simple to make, it looks like anyone with hands could do it!
The newly purchased wok was placed on high heat, and pure white lard was added, quickly melting at a visible speed.
After the lard melted, Chen Mo waited briefly before quickly pouring the marinated chicken pieces in the center of the glowing hotspot.
"So this is what they mean by oil at seventy percent heat..."
When adding the chicken pieces, Chen Mo specifically felt the heat, gaining some understanding of what seventy percent heat meant.
Using a spoon, he stirred apart the chicken pieces in the wok and immediately added finely chopped pickled peppers.
Pickled peppers are a specialty of the Sichuan region. The best red peppers are cleaned and then marinated with various seasonings; many families use them as side dishes.
Chen Mo had seen many spicy chicken recipes online that used dried chilies; however, the recipe from the food cart used pickled chili. Fortunately, with the advancement of technology, many agricultural products are now available on supermarket shelves across the country, so purchasing these isn't particularly difficult.
The finely chopped pickled peppers needed only a couple of stirs in the wok before the chicken pieces became pepper-red, looking exceptionally enticing.
After stirring a few times, he scooped the prepared green onion, ginger, and garlic into the pot. As the progress bar flashed again, Chen Mo quickly poured the bowl of mixed sauce into the wok.
This sauce was also very simple, made from rice wine, soy sauce, water mixed with starch, and water.
Under high heat, as the sauce entered the wok, a "swoosh" sound erupted with intense smoke, dispersing into the air, making the people in line involuntarily swallow.
With each stir, a progress bar would flash under the intensity of the flames, giving an increasingly rhythmic sensation!
Not only was his body shaking, but even his toes followed the flashing point unconsciously.
When the progress bar disappeared, a new one appeared.
Vinegar splashing!
Black vinegar was slowly drizzled around the edge of the wok. Under high temperature, the vinegar mist vanished into the night sky before even touching the food.
As Liu Ping and two others got closer, the aroma became stronger.
It was hard to describe; the smell of meat wasn't apparent, but the intense chili aroma shot straight up the nose, though it wasn't overwhelming.
If I had to say...
Liu Ping quickened his pace, "Such a strong smoky flavor!"
What is smoky flavor? He couldn't explain, but the word automatically popped out of his mouth.
He bypassed the queue and stood directly in front of the food cart.
LuLu in the middle of the line recognized him.
"Boss Liu, don't cut in line! I've been waiting here for over half an hour now~"
Liu Ping looked over; isn't this the girl from Shanshui Hall?
To be precise, LuLu was not a technician at Shanshui Hall but a cashier, perhaps a part-time college student or something; she certainly wasn't a technician, especially dressed so conservatively.
"In line?" Liu Ping leaned closer, "Your shop has so many customers now, why aren't the technicians working well, but standing in line here?"
LuLu was indifferent, "Don't you know? It's our boss's new rule. As long as you spend at our shop, you can enjoy the service of the ladies standing in line to buy food for you for free!"
Liu Ping felt his brain wasn't working right today, constantly hit by new shocks. He pondered for a moment and asked, "Are you saying that as long as you spend in the store, a technician will stand in line here to buy food? In other words, the people going to your store aren't there for foot massages but are there for the food?"
"Exactly~" LuLu said proudly, "I won't say more; it's my turn!"
When it was LuLu's turn, she cheerfully looked at Chen Mo, "Boss, I'll take... one batch of fried egg dumplings, 40 servings of pork offal porridge, and I'll also take this spicy chicken!"
Hiss!!!
Liu Ping drew a sharp breath.
It seems what LuLu said was true.
Otherwise, why would she order so much? Can one person really eat it all?
Chen Mo had just finished cooking the spicy chicken and wasn't sure if it would taste good.
He placed the cooked spicy chicken into a disposable bowl, "Here, take this first."
Then he slowly started packing the fried egg dumplings and the pork offal porridge.
He felt somewhat amazed that the whole pot of pork offal porridge, about forty servings or so, was all taken by this one girl.
If it weren't for the spicy chicken, today's stall would have been opened and closed immediately!
Chen Mo slowly packed the items.
LuLu, holding the bowl of porridge and the spicy chicken, along with twenty fried egg dumplings, leisurely sat down at a small roadside table.
"Hey! I heard Sister Xiaona said it was delicious yesterday; I finally got a chance to try it today!"
That's not important; the key is, dining on the company tab.
To encourage technicians to stand in line, He Chunming allowed the staff to enjoy a meal on their own after picking up an order, with the bill covered by the boss.
LuLu leisurely picked up an egg dumpling.
With a light bite of her vermilion lips, she took half.
"Mmm..."
As the egg skin broke, the hot meat juice flowed down her mouth to her chin. While reaching for a tissue from her bag, a flavor explosion happened in her mouth!
The combination of the scorching meat juice and the slightly charred egg skin seemed to give her taste buds a deep massage.
While LuLu's hands didn't stop, her tongue instinctively extended to lick...
The meat juice at the corner of her mouth was licked back, and the remaining half dumpling was instantly stuffed into her mouth!
"It's indeed delicious!"
LuLu couldn't believe it; is this really something a roadside stall could offer?
If the egg dumplings are this good, what about the porridge?
At just 20 years old, LuLu has always found offal-type ingredients hard to swallow, like sheep offal, beef offal, or pork offal; even the sight of them was frightening.
If it wasn't an invitation from the boss, she wouldn't spend 15 Yuan to try such an odd porridge.
The spoon skimmed over the pork offal, scooping just a bit of white porridge. She tucked her hair behind her ear and leaned in slightly.
"This..."
With just half a spoonful of white porridge, LuLu questioned her choices in life.
"Could it be that all the offals I've encountered before were fake?"
The impression of pork offal for LuLu had always been fishy, stinky!
Yet when this porridge entered her mouth, the expected flavors didn't appear at all, and there was even a hint of sweetness. If LuLu hadn't personally seen Chen Mo process the pork offal and put it into the pot, she would doubt whether it even contained pork offal!
Egg dumplings, perfect; pork offal porridge, perfect.
LuLu's chopsticks moved towards the brightly fried spicy chicken.