After learning the technique for making Sesame Pancakes, Lin Xu immediately started preparing the Beef Steaks.

Beef Steaks, also known as "Beef Piles," involved using cooked Tendon to stack cooked beef in a container. This mixture was then pressed into the shape of a water bucket.

In the past, vendors who sold Beef Steaks often pushed them on single-wheeled carts, which is why this beef was also called "Cart Beef."

The tightly pressed beef was then sliced into thin pieces, offering a fragrant and robust flavor and texture when eaten.

When inserted into a freshly baked Sesame Pancake, the heat from the pancake would bring out the beef's aroma again. Each bite was indescribably delicious.

Back when he was in junior high, Lin Xu's favorite thing to do was to buy a Sesame Pancake stuffed with beef on his way home from school.

The vendors would use a specially made knife to skillfully slice the beef from the pile. The slices were so thin they could be blown away by the wind.

After slicing enough, the vendor would weigh the beef slices. Then, he'd grab a hot Sesame Pancake from the neighboring stall and stuff all the slices into it.

With a Sesame Pancake and half a jin of beef, he would walk home, eating as he went.

By the time he got home, he had usually eaten enough to happily play computer games under the guise of studying English.

Unfortunately, after the city started clearing out street vendors to improve its appearance, these Beef Steaks became a rare sight. Even if one was found, the accompanying Sesame Pancake stalls that used to be partners were gone.

Even if someone bought it, vendors no longer showed off their skills like before.

They would hurriedly slice a pile of beef, weigh it, and quickly bag it for the customer. It was as if they feared the customer would change their mind if they took even a few seconds longer.

"Lin Xu, what are you thinking about?"

When Shen Jiayue saw Lin Xu holding Dundun and lost in thought after work, she thought something had happened and quickly asked with concern.

Upon seeing the Yueyue Demon King, Dundun immediately jumped onto the counter. With a twist of his plump body, he scurried into his little house, as if afraid of being caught if he moved too slowly.

Lin Xu came back to his senses and said with a smile,

"Nothing, just remembering a favorite food from my junior high days."

Upon hearing about food, Shen Baobao's eyes lit up instantly,

"Can you make it for me to try?"

Eating the food Lin Xu loved in junior high... does that mean we practically knew each other back then? If we had been classmates, I could have bullied Lin Xu openly! If I missed him, I'd find a secluded corner, push him against the wall, and kiss him fiercely. Hmph, if he dared to resist, I'd kiss him even more!

The thought of playfully tormenting a junior high Lin Xu, much like she did Dundun, brought an involuntarily domineering smile to Shen Baobao's face.

"Sure. This dish needs to be prepared a day in advance, so I'll start now."

After saying that, he went back upstairs and instructed Chezai,

"Call Mr. Hu and ask him to send fifty jin of beef shank and twenty jin of Tendon. I'm planning to make a dish with beef."

Upon hearing this, Chezai immediately took out his phone and made the call.

Beef? Tendon? Is he planning to make five-spice beef?

Shen Jiayue was a bit curious but didn't ask.

Because she wasn't really interested in what the dish was; she just subconsciously wanted to try whatever Lin Xu liked.

Soon, Chezai hurried downstairs. Within minutes, he returned on the elevator with a simple handcart. It was loaded with the beef shank and Tendon Lin Xu had ordered.

"Boss, the beef has arrived."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xu immediately dumped the beef from the bags into a basin and began soaking it in plenty of cold water.

Beef Steaks differ from typical stewed beef.

This dish is prepared by first boiling the beef in plain water. After it's cooked, it's sprinkled with a special seasoning powder and then pressed into shape in a container.

To prevent the boiled beef from having a gamey taste, it is necessary to soak the blood out of the beef as much as possible before cooking.

Only then will the savory fragrance of the meat be intense.

While soaking the beef, Lin Xu also cut the large pieces into smaller ones with a kitchen knife.

This not only facilitated soaking but also helped when fitting the pieces into the container for pressing later.

After finishing these tasks, Lin Xu started soaking the Tendons.

In the making of Beef Steaks, Tendon serves as a binding agent.

This soaking wasn't to remove blood from the Tendons, but to allow them to stretch out as much as possible. This would make them easier to cook thoroughly in a pressure cooker later.

"What's Brother-in-law busy with in the kitchen?"

Chen Yan was wearing a youthful jumpsuit that day, her hair in a ponytail, and white canvas shoes on her feet. At first glance, she looked almost like a freshly graduated college student.

"He's making a dish he used to eat in junior high. I don't know exactly what it is."

"Then what do you know?"

"I know that a certain solitary senior is trying to look young today... OUCH! Don't pinch, don't pinch! Yan Bao, your outfit is really nice! It's youthful and fashionable. You look two years younger than me."

The sisters were playfully arguing when they saw Chezai pulling several boxes of fruitwood charcoal into the kitchen with a handcart.

"Chezai, what is this?"

"The boss ordered fruitwood charcoal. He said he needs high-quality fruitwood charcoal for roasting suckling pig tomorrow."

Roast suckling pig?

Chen Yan immediately perked up.

She hadn't expected her brother-in-law to actually follow through with making roast suckling pig.

Truly, he was the conscience of the family.

After finishing his preparations, Lin Xu washed his hands and came out of the kitchen. Seeing that the big investor, Chen Baiwan, had finished work, he said,

"You two just tell the waiter what you want to eat. I've already had dinner."

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