kvmb Chapter 102: Slaughtering the Cow
Chapter 102: Slaughtering the Cow
Yun Ji thought of something: "Your Excellency came so early today, it doesn't look like you are here to eat."
Fernando said, "Oh, by the way, I'm here for something today. We're going to slaughter a cow, which part of the meat do you want?"
When Min Xi heard this, he immediately became excited: "Can you still choose by yourself? Do you want those beef tallow, beef bones, beef tendons, beef hooves, beef heads, and internal organs? If not, give them all to me."
Fernando said in confusion: "You don't want meat, you just want some bones and internal organs?" They had never wanted these things before. Some were taken away and eaten by servants, and some servants didn't want them and just threw them away.
Min Xi smiled and said, "Of course you want some meat too. You don't know how to eat all this meat, so give it to me. I'm sure it won't go to waste."
Fernando didn't understand at all, but he still agreed: "Okay, I'll keep them all for you."
"Thank you! I'll take care of it when the time comes and treat you to a delicious meal." Min Xi said, "Please keep the internal organs for me, especially the cow's stomach. Don't throw it away." He specifically reminded them of this because cow stomachs stink and they were afraid they would just throw it all away. However, the most classic side dish for hot pot is tripe.
Fernando nodded: "Okay, you can come and get it yourself when the time comes?"
Min Xi said, "Okay, I'll find a car to go there myself. When will we slaughter the cattle?"
“This afternoon,” Fernando said.
"Okay. I'll let Brother Seven go over. You can have lunch first." Min Xi said.
"it is good."
After a while, Min Xi finished making the double skin milk. Fernando took a bite and was almost moved to tears: "You are making such delicious food only now! You are really not a qualified businessman!"
Min Xi laughed and said, "Is it that exaggerated? I can't expect my business to be more popular because of this dessert."
“If you had introduced this dessert earlier, I think more customers would come,” Fernando said confidently.
Min Xi said, "Okay, from today on, I will start promoting this dessert. I want to see if there will be more customers."
At lunch, they started to recommend new desserts to the guests. The double skin milk is priced relatively high, at 35 Swiss sterling per serving. This was decided after Min Xi and Yun Ji discussed it. Now that the restaurant is well-known and the customer flow is basically fixed, when promoting new dishes, they should set a higher price, after all, their menu is unique in Europe.
This is almost equivalent to the price of an ordinary dish. If there are three or four people at a table, it would cost more than 100 riels. Many people backed off after hearing the price, but there were also guests who were willing to give it a try.
All customers who have tasted it praised its wonderful taste, delicate and smooth texture, sweetness and deliciousness. If it weren't for the high price, they would really want to eat two more bowls.
Those customers who didn’t order the double skin milk couldn’t help but order a bowl when they saw the customers who had eaten it praising its deliciousness. It was indeed delicious and left a lingering taste in their mouths. The only problem was the price was not very affordable, otherwise they would definitely have ordered a few more bowls.
Fernando ate two bowls of rice at noon that day, and before leaving, he packed a few bowls and took them back for his grandparents to taste. Min Xi told him to steam it again after returning home, otherwise it would be bad for the elderly to eat it too cold.
Yunji went with Fernando. He rented a horse carriage, put a few barrels on it, and went to transport beef.
Min Xi specifically told Yun Ji that all the internal organs they didn't want could be taken back, including beef intestines, beef liver, beef tripe, but the cow skin and beef lungs were not needed because they were difficult to handle.
Yun Ji was a little confused. They wanted the tripe and intestines, but didn't want those other two. But he didn't understand, so he could only do as he was told.
After Yun Ji left, Lord Melo brought his cook to learn how to make double skin milk from Min Xi.
Making this double skin milk is neither difficult nor simple. But if the method was not discovered by chance, no one would have thought that milk could be made in this way.
And there are certain tricks to make it well. Lord Mello's chef learned to make it twice, but it was still not as delicious as Min Xi's.
Lord Melo was not very satisfied with his cook. Min Xi said, "I have taught him all the tricks. Practice makes perfect. Go back and practice more. He will get better and better."
Lord Melo had no choice but to take the cook home, and of course, the tuition was paid on the spot.
As soon as they left, Yun Ji came back. This time he was actually only gone for less than two hours, because when he arrived, the cow had already been slaughtered and was being gutted.
All the internal organs were given to them, including the thick beef shanks, beef spines, beef hooves, beef heads and beef tails, and some beef.
Min Xi looked at the large buckets of food and his eyes narrowed into slits with joy.
Yun Ji saw how happy he was, and although he didn't quite understand, he still asked, "What should we do next?"
Min Xi said: "Take the cow intestines and stomach to the outskirts of the city, turn them inside out, clean out the contents, wash them in the stream first, then wash them back. Remember, wash out the contents of the cow stomach, and leave the wrinkles alone and don't clean them out."
Yun Ji thought, he was the young master of the Yunxiang brand, but he was actually doing the job of cleaning cow stomachs and intestines in the middle of winter. Who would believe this if he told others about it?
Of course, Yunji didn't just work by himself, he called Gail to come as well. Gail wanted to cry but had no other choice, this was the boss's. Amanda was sensible and said, "I'll go too, I've cleaned pig stomachs and intestines before, I have experience."
Min Xi said, "Then you should go too and teach them how to clean it." In fact, cow stomach and pig stomach are completely different things. I'm afraid Amanda would be confused when she sees it, because a cow has three stomachs and so many folds.
This trip was indeed a hassle. By the time the guests arrived for dinner, the cow stomach and tripe had not been cleaned yet. Yun Ji had no choice but to send Amanda back first, fearing that Min Xi would be too busy.
In fact, it was not a big deal, because the guests mainly wanted to eat hotpot, so Min Xi didn't need to cook too many dishes. He just needed to prepare the soup base and side dishes for everyone. He was fully capable of handling it, and even helped Jasper serve the guests.
Yunji and Gail didn't come back until dark. Their hands were numb from the cold. They stayed by the stove for a long time before they recovered.
Both of them felt that they were stained with stench. Gail wanted to cry. Why did the boss insist on eating such smelly tripe and intestines? There was no shortage of food, so couldn't he eat less?
Min Xi saw them coming back and quickly comforted them: "Thank you for your hard work. Eat more when you are ready to eat."
Gale lowered his head and curled his lips. It was stinky, so he would not eat it! Whoever likes it can eat more.
Fernando didn't come to dinner in the evening because they had just slaughtered a cow and were having steak tonight.
Min Xi was not in a hurry to deal with the beef and bones that Yun Ji brought back. The weather was cold and these things would not go bad for a while. He took out the beef heart, tongue and part of the liver, cut them into slices, marinated them with seasonings, and after the customers left, he and the shop assistants started having hotpot again.
Min Xi also poured a glass of wine for everyone, holding up the glass and saying, "Thank you for your hard work today, Brother Qi, Gail, and Amanda. You spent so much time washing the internal organs in cold water. We won't have time to eat them today, so we'll eat them tomorrow. Let's try these first."
For the employees, these were the first time they had eaten them. After all, they rarely had the opportunity to eat beef. The only experience they had with beef was when Lord Mello gave it to them last time. They had the bosses’ help and tasted some, and the taste was indeed very good.
Gale couldn't help but ask: "Boss, are the beef intestines and tripe really edible?"
"Of course, otherwise why would I ask you to wash that in such weather? It's such a torture. The beef liver is already scalded, so eat it quickly. It won't taste good if it's too old." Min Xi used chopsticks to pick up a piece for Yun Ji and put it in the bowl, then picked up some for himself.
Yun Ji had never eaten beef liver before. He took a bite and found it plump and tender. A sweetness he had never tasted before spread on the tip of his tongue. He had never imagined that beef liver would taste like this. It was unexpectedly delicious.