"Mom, is it troublesome to make jelly?"
Baby Shen is not very hungry, but his mouth is empty and he wants to eat something.
Chen Meijuan took out the wild chestnuts she brought. The size of small chestnuts is very different from chestnuts, but because of the low yield, the chestnut flavor is very rich.
"It's not troublesome. Just peel the chestnuts, smash them and filter them into juice. Then boil them until thickened and put them in a basin to cool. It's very simple."
Is this simple?
Shen Baobao was confused.
Originally, I wanted to learn an unpopular delicacy from my mother-in-law and beat a certain copycat chef, but now it seems... I'd better try another kind of food.
Don't fail to crush Yan Bao, but you will be crushed by your mother-in-law.
Although I can’t learn it, I can still take pictures. It’s just a good practice to practice my shooting skills, so as not to be criticized later for my lack of experience.
She ran upstairs to get the compact camera, handheld pan/tilt, tripod, octopus, fill light and other equipment. After finishing them in the kitchen, Chen Meijuan cooperated and started making them.
First cut the chestnuts one by one, put them in a pot and simmer for a while to facilitate shelling.
Ten minutes later, take out the chestnuts, peel off the shells, and the golden chestnuts will be peeled out one by one.
Smelling the fragrant smell, Director Shen who was filming asked curiously:
"Mom, can I eat this now?"
"No, the cooking time is too short. The outside is cooked, but the inside is still hard. If you want to eat boiled food, mom will cook it for you later. Anyway, I brought a big bag of chestnuts this time, which will definitely be enough to eat. ."
"Thank you, Mom!"
After peeling all the chestnuts, Chen Meijuan put them into a food processor, added water, and beat them three times until the chestnuts became a thin paste.
Then pour it into a basin and beat the remaining chestnuts into a paste.
After everything is whipped, bring an empty basin over, lay a piece of kitchen filter cloth on it, put the four corners outside, pour the beaten batter into it, then lift the filter cloth by the four corners, and squeeze it hard. Pressure.
A large amount of chestnut water was squeezed out.
When the water is almost squeezed out, pour the debris in the filter cloth into the original basin.
"Mom, can these scum still be used?"
"Okay, it's still early today anyway. I'll bake some chestnut shortbread for you to try later."
What? These scraps can actually be used to make shortbread?
My mother-in-law is so awesome!
After she took several close-ups, she saw Chen Meijuan pouring the filtered white juice into a non-stick pan, so she followed her and continued shooting.
At this time, a large amount of starch in the chestnuts has been filtered into the water.
Just heat and stir the juice directly.
The so-called jelly is actually made by mixing various starches with water to form a paste, then heating and boiling it into a translucent viscous liquid, and then cooling and solidifying it to make jelly.
Seeing this, Shen Baobao felt that it was really not difficult.
Except for the need to use a knife to open the chestnuts at the beginning, the other steps look very simple.
Well, I'll take a challenge when I get the chance and let Xu Bao know that I'm not just a tall and beautiful vase, I can also cook delicious food independently.
When she was first photographed, Chen Meijuan felt a little uncomfortable.
But think about it carefully, if you have an opportunity to have a relationship with your daughter-in-law, just take it. You are already so old anyway, as long as your daughter-in-law is happy.
As it simmers, the white chestnut water in the pot becomes obviously thicker, and the aroma of chestnuts continues to float out of the pot.
Unlike jelly made from other starches, chestnut juice has a richer flavor because it is not purified, and the jelly made from it is also sweet and delicious.
"Wow, it smells so delicious of chestnuts."
Director Shen found that it is really difficult to take pictures of delicious food because it is so easy to be distracted by the fragrance.
Sure enough, no line of work is easy.
With constant stirring, the translucent liquid in the pot becomes more and more viscous.
About that time, Chen Meijuan turned off the fire on the stove, then brought in a few insulated lunch boxes, put a layer of grease inside the boxes, and put the jelly cooked in the pot into them with a spoon.
Next, it’s all about waiting.
Wait for the jelly to cool down before eating.
Chen Meijuan took a large basin, filled it with most of the water, and then put the box of jelly in it.
This will allow the heat in the jelly to be gradually absorbed by the water, and the water temperature will slowly rise, preventing the temperature of the jelly from being too low.
After all, it’s cold and it’s night time, so it’s better to eat less raw and cold food.
It would take a while for the jelly to cool down, so Chen Meijuan looked at Shen Baobao and asked:
"Should you eat chestnuts boiled in sugar water or chestnut shortcake?"
This question made it very difficult for Director Shen to make a choice, because the more she filmed, the hungrier she became and she wanted to try both delicacies.
But compared to chestnuts boiled in sugar water, she still chose the wild chestnut shortcake that she had never eaten before.
"I'll eat the shortbread. Is it troublesome for Mom? If it is, forget it."
"No trouble, you can eat it quickly."
Chen Meijuan brought over a basin filled with wild chestnut dregs, put a bowl of low-gluten flour into it, and then added sugar, eggs, milk powder, baking soda, and baking powder.
Stir evenly, add half of the vegetable oil and half of the lard and knead into a dough.
Knead it into long strips and cut into even dough pieces.
Knead the mixture into a ball with your hands, place it on a baking sheet lined with baking paper, and let it rest for more than ten minutes.
Baby Shen looked at these complicated steps and ingredients, mother-in-law, do you call this simple?
Isn’t it too complicated?
The amount of these ingredients alone is enough to make a person's head grow bigger, plus the techniques of kneading the dough, etc... Baking is really not something I can get into.
After a while, those little balls were already relaxed.
Chen Meijuan pressed the small balls into cakes with her hands, put the baking sheet into the preheated oven, and started baking.
Baby Shen held the camera outside the oven and saw that the color of the shortbread inside was gradually turning brown, and his mouth was gradually drawn to the appearance.
Not long after, with a "ding" sound, the oven's preset time has expired.
Chen Meijuan put on insulated gloves and opened the oven, and a rich aroma of milk mixed with chestnuts wafted out from inside, making Baobao Shen put down the camera without saying a word.
It’s not too late to be a director tomorrow, so let’s eat some delicious baked shortcakes first!
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Chen Meijuan used tongs to take out the slightly browned shortcakes one by one and put them into a bamboo basket lined with absorbent paper.
A young daughter-in-law who had given up her career as a director folded it with kitchen paper, carefully put a still-hot shortbread to her mouth, blew it on it, and couldn't wait to take a small bite.
"Wow, it's so delicious. Mom, your craftsmanship is amazing."
"If you like it, make more before mom leaves, but don't eat too much at night. This kind of shortbread is high in fat. You can take two slices when you go to work and try to eat during the day."
"I know, Mom, don't worry!"
Eating this delicious shortbread, Baby Shen naturally agreed to anything he said.
When the basket was full of chestnut shortcakes, she took two photos with her mobile phone and sent them to Moments:
"I just said I was hungry, and my mother-in-law immediately used the wild chestnuts she brought to make a basket of shortbread like a magic trick. The chestnut flavor is very strong, and milk and eggs are also added. It's another happy day!"
As soon as the message was posted, Chen Yan, who was chatting with Ren Jie at home, sent a series of exclamation points.
Although he didn't say a word, the lines expressed strong indignation and dissatisfaction with this way of showing off his mother-in-law by poisoning him late at night.
Director Shen was in high spirits at this time and immediately replied:
"Ha, Yanbao, are you posting so many exclamation points because you are greedy? Call me, Sister Yue."
Although she felt very unhappy, Chen Yan still replied:
"Hello, Sister Yue!"
Wow!
From now on, I can no longer kiss my cousin on her territory. Otherwise, the accusations will come one after another. What should I do?
Mr. Chen was full of annoyance. He was so passive!
Soon, there was another comment from Director Zeng below:
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, what is the reason for being caught again? What a miserable woman!"
Chen Yan immediately replied:
"I'm sorry, I have someone else!"
After replying, she felt annoyed and replied again:
"Not only is there a partner, but the cup size is 34D. Are you angry?"
Zeng Xiaoqi:??????
I was really angry, but luckily I got a punching bag.
However, before Chen Yan was happy, Zeng Xiaoqi replied:
"After dinner, Yuanyuan and I went to the small kitchen for free. We saw that the camera on the stove was still on, so we took it off and took a look. Mr. Chen, guess what we saw?"
She actually didn't see anything and didn't go to the kitchenette.
After dinner, I took a bunch of braised meat back to my place where I was staying, and watched dramas with Chen Yuanyuan while eating duck products.
The red oil on the corner of the mouth has not been wiped off yet.
But so what?
Mr. Chen was obviously caught by the landlady, otherwise she would never obediently call her Sister Yue.
And those are the only places in the store where Mr. Chen can be caught.
So Director Zeng gave it a try to see if he could be right. If he was right, everything would be fine. If he was wrong, he would continue to chew on the duck neck.
As for being laughed at by Mr. Chen for being trivial.
Laugh at it if you like, I'm used to being beaten by these big bear thieves anyway.
Well, in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", the princes like to call Liu Bei the big-eared thief, and then the rest of the group will be the big-eared thief. The bigger the bear, the higher the anti-thief attribute.
After seeing Zeng Xiaoqi's comment, Chen Yan immediately swallowed ten pounds of stupid fruit.
No, Director Zeng and Yuanyuan actually saw it too?
She quickly changed her tone:
"Sister Qiqi, my most sensible and lovely sister Qiqi, let me tell you a secret. In fact, I am 34A, and I usually wear it. Sister Qiqi has a lot, please forgive me!"
Hahahahaha...
Seeing this reply, Zeng Xiaoqi laughed so hard that she couldn't sit still and fell into the arms of Chen Yuanyuan next to her.
He also knocked the duck brain that Sister Yuanyuan finally peeled off to the ground.
"You'd better give me a reason to laugh wildly, otherwise... have you seen my red hands, Director Zeng?"
Zeng Xiaoqi sat up, adjusted her yoga pants, and then handed over her mobile phone:
"I deceived Mr. Chen a little, and she just called me sister. Women really can't fall in love. Once they fall in love, they lose their minds..."
Chen Yuanyuan took a look and then said:
"But I have a boyfriend!"
Yes, I have a boyfriend.
Zeng Xiaoqi suddenly felt that Mr. Chen’s reply was not funny.
When the two singles were speechless, Dou Wenjing also appeared in the comment area:
"No shooting equipment is allowed in the small kitchen during non-shooting hours. Director Zeng, please take a photo of the equipment you took off and show it to me. I will deduct the photographer's bonus and buy you milk tea."
Chen Yan:??????
Are you guys uniting to mess with my mentality?
She clicked on the group "Good Sisters' Bra Cups Don't Shrink" and clicked on Zeng Xiaoqi:
"From today on, I announce that your cup size is only 32A. Who is in favor and who is against?"
In the living room of the new home, Shen Baobao was eating the fragrant and delicious chestnut shortcake. Seeing Yan Bao's heartbroken scene, he quickly jumped out and confessed:
"I actually didn't take any photos this afternoon~ Do you want to eat shortbread? Do you want me to call an errand to deliver you some slices? My mother-in-law baked a small basket, and I can't finish it."
How many pieces?
Chen Yan replied angrily:
"How many slices of shortbread can we pass through? At least ten slices!"
"Okay, Director Zeng, Sister Yuanyuan, Sister Jing, Shu Baobao, Lele, Tiantian, what do you all want to eat? If you want to eat, I will give it to you together."
Not long after, an errand came to pick up the goods.
First go to Yingchun Street to deliver it to the store, then go to the Sunshine Garden Community at the back, then to a high-end apartment, and finally to a villa community.
"Wow, this shortbread is so delicious!"
"Yes, it's fragrant and crispy, and the chestnut flavor is very strong."
"Thank you, boss lady, the best food today!"
"By the way, boss lady, they're all given to us, do you have anything left to eat?"
Baby Shen is currently in the kitchen watching Chen Meijuan make jelly.
Today's jelly has two flavors, one is the normal spicy flavor, which is made by cutting the jelly into strips and adding balsamic vinegar, light soy sauce, chili oil, cooked peanuts, ground parsley and other seasonings and ingredients. , tastes sour, spicy and refreshing, very delicious.
The other one has a caramel flavor.
First put the brown sugar in a non-stick pan, bring it to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat to low and simmer until it becomes thick, and then scoop it out when it smells like caramel.
Cut the jelly into cubes and put it in a bowl, then pour some caramel syrup, add some raisins, crushed peanuts and other ingredients to make the jelly version of ice powder.
"Thank you, Mom, it looks delicious!"
Baby Shen put the two bowls together, took a photo with his mobile phone and sent it to the group:
"Chestnut-flavored jelly, one part is spicy and sour, the other part is caramel, don't envy me."
People in the group who were eating shortbread: "..."
No wonder they were so enthusiastic in delivering shortbread to us. It turns out there are better delicacies.
But it’s also nice to get shortbread.
At least it’s not so greedy that people can only swallow their saliva.
The next morning, Lao Huang, who learned that the store would serve soy milk, specially sent some high-quality soybeans, all of which were plump.
"Thank you, Boss Huang. After the equipment for making soy milk arrives, we will test it first. If it works, we will hand over the supply of soybeans to you."
"It's easy to talk about, it's all a trivial matter."
Just as Lao Huang was about to go downstairs and leave, he suddenly turned his face and looked at Lin Xu and asked:
"Brother Lin, now is the critical period for putting on autumn fat, and soybeans are more popular. It's time to make some delicious supplements with soybeans, right? At least you have to add some collagen."
Use soybeans to supplement collagen?
Che Zai asked curiously:
"There's no collagen in soybeans, right? There's only plant protein, and the human body's absorption rate is still very low."
Lao Huang said with a smile:
"It's not in soybeans, but it's in pig's trotters!"
Only then did Che Zai react:
"If you want to eat braised pork trotters with soybeans, just say so. In a big circle, there is braised pork trotters in the store. Just soak some soybeans and cook them. It's very simple."
Upon hearing this, Lao Huang said:
"Get me some this afternoon. I'm bringing some relatives over for dinner. It's best to cook it in a casserole. The price is easy to tell."
When he said this, Lin Xu became a little greedy:
"The temperature has dropped again in the past two days. It's really time to eat some pig's trotters to replenish it. Car boy, prepare more in the afternoon. We will also have soybean braised pig's trotters for dinner today."
Who doesn’t like pork trotters, a collagen-rich dish?
If you add the soft stewed soybeans and mix them with rice, it will be a perfect match.
"Okay boss, let's prepare more this afternoon."
When the weather gets cold, all kinds of warming dishes pop up in my mind unconsciously, such as braised mutton, big bones in sauce, sheep scorpions, hotpot mutton, spicy butter hot pot, and Chaoshan beef hot pot. Waiting for the steaming dishes.
It's time to give it a try.
In addition, winter is coming, and the store has to introduce a new wave of winter-friendly dishes.
Think about how time flies. It was still hot when we first opened the store, but now we have to wear autumn clothes and autumn trousers. Maybe in a while, winter snow will come.
After the afternoon rush hour, Chen Meijuan, led by Han Shuzhen, went to the SPA with Shen Guofang and Tian Qinglan. Lin Hongqi, Shen Guofu, Chen Yuejin and others went to the villa to play billiards.
Lin Xu walked out of the store and came to the subway station at the west entrance of Yingchun Street. From a distance, he saw Chen Yuanyuan in work clothes quickly serving customers with fried dishes and settling accounts.
"How about Sister Yuanyuan, are you still getting used to it?"
"It's so adaptable. It's much better than not seeing anyone at the ticket office of the scenic spot for half a day. I like this lively feeling."
The chef who was busy making pancakes inside said with a smile:
"Boss, your cousin is so awesome. Not only did she redecorate the entire store, she also had people change all the signs outside. The Zhiqiang Shengjian brand is now more eye-catching."
It has been more than two months since Ziqiangzhe Shengjian opened its doors. Both the door sign and the price list outside the counter are oxidized and discolored, and the handwriting looks a bit blurry.
For regular customers, this is nothing. Even if there is no brand, they can touch this place and accurately call out the prices of various fried dishes.
But new customers are a little confused, and sometimes they even have to ask them one by one.
As soon as Chen Yuanyuan arrived, she immediately asked the company to replace them with new materials that were not easy to discolor.
After the replacement, the store has a completely new feel.
Dou Wenjing has already asked other stores to replace them with non-fading materials.
Lin Xu looked at Chen Yuanyuan and asked:
"Tell me, sister, should I give you a bonus or cook you a delicious meal?"
Chen Yuanyuan thought for a while:
"Forget it about the bonus, Director Zeng and I haven't paid the rent. Why are you so embarrassed to take your bonus? You'd better take the time to cook us a delicious meal."
"What do you want to eat? Just tell me, and I can make whatever you want to eat."
Chen Yuanyuan said:
"I want to eat fish in tomato and sour soup. It's sour and spicy. It must be so warm... The wind blowing from the street makes me feel a little cold..."
Fish in tomato and sour soup?
No problem, arrange it!
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