Seeing Boss Li from next door approaching, Sheng Jiu quickly replied, "Okay, coming right away!"
The young father was still trying to coax his child, trying to get her to accept the idea. No squid rice? Shrimp paste noodles would be fine, or even steamed dumplings!
Man Man absolutely refused to eat dumplings: "I don't want dumplings! Waaah, I don't like dumplings!"
The young father sighed, "How about some millet porridge?"
Man Man: Waaah!
Finally, the little girl was coaxed by her father and had no choice but to choose shrimp paste noodles.
Dumplings were still steaming on the large stove, so Sheng Jiu used the small stove.
There's a multi-burner stove in the back kitchen, but it can only hold a small wok.
Sheng Jiu placed the larger wok to one side, and then spaced the other two smaller pots further apart.
The two smaller pots were for cooking noodles, while the larger wok was for cooking shrimp paste.
Normally, using shrimp heads to render shrimp oil would make this noodle soup even more flavorful and delicious.
However, interstellar shrimp heads…
Never mind, she'll leave it out.
After heating the oil, Sheng Jiu first added the chopped tomatoes and sauteed them until they released their juices before adding hot water.
As soon as the hot water was poured into the wok, the temperature inside rose instantly. Sheng Jiu promptly turned the heat down to low and began to form the shrimp paste.
For each serving of shrimp paste noodles, Sheng Jiu puts ten shrimp paste balls the size of walnuts in it.
Such an expensive bowl of noodles must be generously portioned.
After the shrimp paste was added to the wok, it slowly took shape before Sheng Jiu turned up the heat and brought it to a boil.
In the other two pots, she could simply boil noodles in water.
Once the noodles were cooked, the shrimp paste in the other wok also revealed its pink color, rolling around in the wok and looking quite tempting.
Sheng Jiu scooped out the cooked noodles and placed them in a large bowl, then poured in the tomato soup, and finally topped it with ten large, plump shrimp paste balls.
The flavorful and aromatic Shrimp Paste Noodle Soup is ready to serve!
Making two portions together will speed things up.
Sheng Jiu served the food to the father and daughter first. As she walked, the aroma filled the air. Grandpa Hong, who had just entered the restaurant, smelled the fragrance and couldn't help but exclaim, "Mmm, this smells so fresh!"
Grandpa Wu, a step behind, couldn't help but sniffle: "It's so fresh, so fresh, even fresher than squid!"
The fresh aroma of shrimp, with its unique intensity belonging to the ocean, only needs to be slightly released to make it irresistible.
The two elderly men had originally planned to come and have some millet porridge.
That millet porridge, though so expensive it would make anyone frown, but it was really delicious!
As the two of them got older, their appetites weren't as good anymore, and they didn't eat much.
Sometimes, they might feel unwell after eating, experiencing heartburn or other discomfort.
However, during the two days they ate at Restaurant Sheng Ji, they didn't experience any of these problems.
Moreover, after finishing their millet porridge today, they felt warm all afternoon.
So comfortable, so incredibly comfortable!
Therefore, when dinner time arrived, the two elderly men showed no intention of going home, they instinctively turned around and came back.
Before they could react, the two men had already pushed open the door and entered.
Smelling the aroma of fresh shrimp, the two men quickly exchanged a glance, realizing they had come at the right time again!
After placing the shrimp paste noodles for the father and daughter, Sheng Jiu looked up at the two elderly men and greeted them with a smile.
Meeting Li Cheng Xiang's eager gaze as he waited for his food, Sheng Jiu quickly turned and went back to the kitchen.
Glancing at the timer, Sheng Jiu slipped out again: "Boss Li, the steamed dumplings will take about 6 more minutes. Why don't you take the noodles back and eat them first? Otherwise, they'll clump together and affect the taste if left for too long."
Li Cheng Xiang had already started to drift off into a daze when the first bowl of shrimp paste noodles was served.
My goodness, it smells so good! Did she really put something in it?
It's not that he doubted Sheng Jiu's character, it's just that...
There are just so many technological means available these days!
But...
After smelling the aroma of the shrimp paste up close, feeling the gentle ocean scent enveloping him, Li Cheng Xiang thought again…
It's probably not technology, it's simply that the raw materials are too good.
Therefore, the high price is justified.
If he had the raw materials, he would definitely sell them even more ruthlessly than Sheng Jiu!
Those big restaurants can sell three indistinguishable shrimp balls for over 500 yuan.
Is a bowl of shrimp paste noodle expensive at only 68 yuan?
Li Cheng Xiang thought, how is that expensive?
Upon hearing Sheng Jiu say that the dumplings wouldn't be ready for a while, he immediately nodded, "Okay, okay, give me the noodles first, I'll come get the dumplings later."
Having received a response, Sheng Jiu found a tray and placed the bowl of noodles on it.
Looking at the shrimp paste noodles, which were piled high and smelled delicious, Li Cheng Xiang felt his mouth water uncontrollably again.
The two elderly men were standing at the table by the door, watching Li Cheng Xiang leave with the bowl of noodles, swallowing hard in their own saliva.
They exchanged a glance and finally decided.
One ordered steamed dumplings, the other shrimp paste noodles.
Seeing the limited quantities on the menu, the two of them each ordered an extra serving of steamed dumplings.
These were for their wives. Otherwise, they'd always nag them about eating out.
They needed to let their wives know that the food at this restaurant was truly delicious!
Sheng Jiu quickly responded and went to the kitchen.
While the tomatoes were being stir-fried, the flavor was only mildly sweet and sour. But once the shrimp paste was added to the wok, the rising temperature released an irresistible aroma, making Grandpa Hong and Grandpa Wu almost unable to sit still!
Man Man, who had already started eating the noodles, didn't care that they were too hot for her mouth and kept slurping, "Daddy, they're so fresh! They're so delicious!"
The young father used a small fan to cool down his daughter's noodles while tenderly reminding her, "Don't rush, don't eat hot food, don't burn your mouth. Slow down, slow down, no one's going to take it from you."
Man Man wasn't really looking for noodles before, but she remembered that the squid rice at lunch was delicious.
At this moment, upon tasting the noodles, the fickle child immediately declared that these noodles were the most delicious thing in the world.
No, no, no, it wasn't the noodles, it was these shrimp balls!
Mmm, so delicious!
She wanted to eat it even if it was scalding hot!
After swallowing a mouthful of shrimp paste, Man Man looked up at her father: "Daddy, Daddy, can you eat this? Will eating this cause high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and high blood sugar?"
Man Man remembered that her father had said he had these three conditions and couldn't eat squid.
Young father Ling Zi Yu was so tempted by the food at lunch time.
If his blood pressure and cholesterol levels weren't constantly reminding him, he probably wouldn't have been able to resist.
Squid is out of the question, but shrimp should be okay, right?
He thought uncertainly.
But thinking about his uric acid level suddenly spiked to over 600, Ling Zi Yu chickened out.
Even though he was already dazzled by the aroma.
How could anyone make food smell so good?
He really couldn't take it anymore!
So, it shouldn't be bad to just have a bite, right?
Ling Zi Yu secretly swallowed, his eyes practically gleaming as he looked at the plump, round shrimp paste!
Seeing her father staring intently at the shrimp paste, Man Man sensibly scooped one up and held it to his mouth: "Daddy, try it, it's delicious!"