Baozi Xishi's Struggle

Chapter 358: Delicious and Convenient Sour Soup Yuanbao Wontons

Li paused and told Shen Yu, "After they are all fried, leave a dozen wontons. Make us a bowl. We all want to taste it."

Everyone also said that they wanted to eat that, and seeing that there was nothing else to do, they started to busy themselves with preparing the food to be sold in the restaurant tomorrow.

Shen Yu finished frying the Yuanbao wontons, and then rolled the fried river shrimps into fine shrimp powder with a rolling pin. He found two small ceramic jars, one large and one small, and put the powder into each jar.

Just as I finished my work, I heard a knock on the door. It turned out to be Qixi coming with a lunch box.

Qi Xi greeted everyone and then went to the kitchen as if he was familiar with the place.

Shen Yu smiled and said, "You came at the right time. I just made the cakes and they are cold now. I packed them in a lunch box for you to take away."

"In addition, I also made some fried Yuanbao wontons. If Master Lu and Master are hungry at night, they can just boil water and eat them. They don't have to use the stove. It's very convenient."

Qixi was very surprised when he heard this, and asked hurriedly: "This is the first time I've heard of such a method. Can it be eaten just by brewing it with boiling water? How is it done?"

"Miss Shen, please tell me how to make it. I can make a bowl of this for the young master and the masters tonight, and it will make me look diligent and capable."

Shen Yu couldn't help laughing when he heard it, and said with a smile: "You just want to be lazy, then I will tell you, the method is very simple..."

When Shen Yu finished speaking, Yu Cheng ran in and said with a smile: "Sister, I'm hungry, do you have any ready-made food?"

"Can I have that flower cake?"

Yu Cheng's eyes were bright and his gaze wandered directly to the colorful cakes and pastries on the tray.

He doesn't look hungry at all, he just looks greedy.

Shen Yu didn't expose him, just smiled and nodded, and said to Yu Cheng: "Go and call mom and the others over, I'll just make a bowl of wontons in boiling water, and everyone can taste it and see how it tastes."

Shen Yu said to Qixi: "I'll make a bowl and you'll know it after you see it."

"Just remember to use freshly boiled water."

"Before brewing, it's best to scald the bowl with hot water. The weather is cold, so scalding it will prevent the boiling water from getting cold when poured in."

"It would be even better if you have a ready-made stove with charcoal fire, boil water in a small soup pot, and add seasonings to the soup pot."

After Shen Yu finished speaking, he took a large bowl for eating noodles, scalded the bowl with hot water, and then added a little salt and a little pepper.

He then scooped out half a tablespoon of shrimp powder from the small ceramic jar and put it in the soup bowl.

Then he used bamboo chopsticks to pick up a dozen fried golden and crispy Yuanbao wontons and put them into the large bowl.

He brought the kettle from the stove over and poured the freshly boiled water into it, not stopping until the wontons in the bowl were covered.

Then, Shen Yu added half a tablespoon of sweet soy sauce into the large bowl, placed a large flat plate upside down on it, and after waiting for a while, it was ready to eat.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Shen Yu kept ten of the cooled flower-shaped pastries and packed the rest on a tray of suitable size and put it into the large food box brought by 7-Up.

Qi Xi smiled and said, "The accounting method that Miss Shen mentioned yesterday is quite suitable. I told the young master when I got back, and the masters also think this method is good."

"Ever since the two masters had boiled pork slices last time, they have been obsessed with the girl's cooking skills."

"We talked about going to the restaurant together for dinner several times, but we couldn't make it because we were busy and couldn't get away."

"Master Qian told me to come to the young lady's place to pack in the future, and asked her to keep the account. When he is too busy during the Wanshou Festival, he will come to settle the bill for her personally."

"Oh, by the way, young lady, Master Qian asked me to ask you if you can send a large portion of boiled pork slices to the county government tomorrow. They plan to eat it tomorrow night."

"Master Qian said that boiled pork slices are spicy and numbing, warming and filling."

"I've been really tired these past few days. I want to have a good meal to recover my strength. I'm afraid they will collapse from exhaustion before the Wanshou Festival, which will be a problem."

Shen Yu agreed with a smile: "What's wrong with that? Just a large portion of boiled pork slices? Do you want other dishes?"

"Then how about I wait until the afternoon, when my restaurant closes, and then deliver it to you?"

"We have a donkey now. Even if we send you to the county government, it will be much faster than before."

Qi Xi said in amazement: "Young lady, your business is so good that you even use a donkey cart. It is much more convenient to go anywhere this way."

Shen Yu was a little embarrassed for a moment. If he explained to him how the little donkey came about, it would be a long story, so he just responded vaguely and went over to lift the flat plate covering the large bowl.

Qi Xi stared at the bowl and said, "You don't need to send the boiled pork slices over, just make them in the afternoon and leave them there."

"If the young master is in the county government office tomorrow, I will have nothing to do. I will come and get it then."

"Also, girl, please make us some of these Yuanbao wontons. I think this method is quite convenient."

"I wonder how long these fried wontons can be kept without going bad?"

"If it can be kept for a long time, I can take some with me in a food container."

"When the young master and his friends can't eat outside, it's always easy to boil a pot of water."

"Isn't it much better than looking for food everywhere and making do with whatever you have?"

Shen Yu nodded and said, "The weather is cool now. After frying, keep it in a cool and ventilated place for two or three days and it won't go bad."

"Then I'll make some more tomorrow. When you come to get the water to boil the meat slices, come and get them together."

Qixi hurriedly thanked him. Shen Yu smiled and waved his hand, saying to Yucheng, "The wontons should be ready to eat. Go get some small bowls and spoons, and a soup ladle."

Then add some aged vinegar into the large bowl and pour some sesame oil on it.

As the heat rises, a sour and fragrant smell wafts away.

Because the Yuanbao wontons were quite large, Shen Yu took a small bowl, scalded it with hot water, served two or three to each person, and ladled some soup into it.

He smiled and said to everyone: "Try it while it's hot and see if it tastes good this way. It tastes completely different from boiled wontons."

Yu Cheng couldn't wait to scoop a spoonful of soup, not caring whether it was hot or not. He blew on it and slurped it into his mouth.

Yu Cheng tasted it and said in surprise: "Hey, why is this soup so delicious?"

Then he concluded expertly, "Sister, you must have put the boiled broth in it."

Shen Yu smiled and shook his head: "No, you were watching me no matter what I did."

After eating the soup, Li and her friends all praised it for its delicious taste.

It doesn't taste like it's made with just water, soy sauce and vinegar, but I can't guess what was added to it to create such a sour, fragrant and delicious taste.