Arriving at the cold storage, Lin Xu found that the temperature of Kelp Lake had dropped and it felt solid.
But because it has not completely cooled down, the kelp lake is only slightly solidified at this time, not completely solidified like the jelly.
It looks like smokable jelly, a bit watery, but overall quite elastic.
Lin Xu brought several portions back to the kitchen, poured on the caramel syrup he had just made, put a spoon on it, and sent it outside:
"Come and try it. Your stomach won't be able to bear it if you eat too much of this, so don't be greedy. One serving per person."
When several people saw the caramel syrup drizzled on top, they immediately became excited:
"Wow, it looks great."
"My DNA moved when I saw caramel."
"Me too, I really like caramel... Wait, I'll take a photo and send it to the group first. Yan Bao went to Professor Tian's house for dinner today and hasn't come back yet. Let's seduce her."
After taking the photo, the three of them held the bowls and each took a bite with a spoon.
"Wow, the texture is so delicate and so delicious."
"Is this kelp, brother? It's really delicate and doesn't have the fishy smell of kelp when you eat it. It's really good."
"I really didn't expect that kelp can be eaten like this. I've learned a lot."
Listening to the three people's praise, Lin Xu took his own bowl and took a bite. At this moment, the kelp lake was still a little warm, and it tasted good with the slightly sticky caramel.
The texture of Kelp Lake is delicate and smooth in the mouth. There is a hint of sweetness in it, but it is not rich.
Enhanced by the caramel, you can clearly feel the fresh flavor of the kelp.
One thing to say, after this thing has been completely cooled, it really needs to be mixed with rock sugar water, so that it tastes like ice powder and is more refreshing.
But this kind of warm food is more suitable to be eaten with caramel.
"Xubao, can such a delicious delicacy be made new in the store?"
"Not for now, I have to improve it."
Baby Shen thought it was delicious, had a good texture, and tasted good when eaten with caramel. Unexpectedly, his own Xubao still strives for excellence. This dedicated spirit is really touching.
However, all Lin Xu could think about was how to neutralize the coldness of kelp.
There are a lot of kelp used in Cantonese-style sugar water, but the amount is not large. The reason is that it is cold in nature, and it is easy to upset the stomach if the amount is too much. Although the chance of this is not high, you cannot take the risk.
It is better to find a way to adjust to a more peaceful state, otherwise this rock sugar jade paste will only be released in the summer.
And you have to pay attention when buying new products in the summer. Nowadays, every household has air conditioning, and almost everyone is soaking in air-conditioned rooms. In this state, it is somewhat inappropriate to eat cold kelp.
Just as I was thinking about it, the system prompt sounded in my mind:
"The host realizes the shortcomings of desserts and triggers the side task [Dessert Improvement]: The host is asked to improve the perfect dessert [Rock Sugar Jade Paste] into a dessert snack that can be used in all seasons within two weeks. Upon completion, the host will be rewarded with a perfect meal draw Once."
Hey, is there such a good thing?
Then you’ll have to study it carefully later.
After the lunch rush hour in the store, Lin Xu drove behind Shen Baobao's Continental and took Dundun home to rest.
After arriving home, he finished washing and went to the study.
Wearing disposable gloves, he took down the sandalwood box from the bookshelf, opened it carefully, took out several "Imperial Food Records" inside, and looked through it carefully.
The text inside was all in Traditional Chinese, and it was written vertically from right to left, with no punctuation marks, which made Lin Xu confused.
"Xubao, what are you looking at?"
"The kelp I ate today is a palace dessert. Let me see if there is any record on it."
I hope that the prince who recorded various palace dishes is a dessert lover, otherwise it would be too disappointing to have all kinds of big fish and meat.
Looking at it, Lin Xu found that the dishes recorded inside were really diverse.
For example, a dish called "Tiger Pill in Clear Soup" actually involves simmering the Siberian tiger's eggs in clear chicken soup for several hours, then peeling off the skin and soaking them in the sauce, and finally dipping them into a dish to eat.
No wonder there are so few Siberian tigers, they are all eaten.
There was also a dish where a female leopard who was pregnant and about to give birth was dissected and the baby leopard inside was cooked with the placenta, which made Lin Xu speechless.
"Is this a collection of gourmet food? Is this a collection of dark dishes? The kind that can easily make people depressed."
Now that you are an emperor, you can't pursue things a little bit. You should always eat these things. Pay attention to the three high standards, brother.
While he was complaining, Lin Xu found the rock sugar jade soup he had just made today:
"Pure the kelp, put it in a casserole, add rock sugar, simmer on low heat for five hours and add a stick of incense, take it out, mash it, filter it through a gauze mesh, let it cool and make a paste. Add rock sugar and water and eat it, it tastes very delicious ."
Gee, there really is.
And it’s exactly the same as the method given by the system.
It has been officially certified.
Just as he was happy, Lin Xu found a line of small words, which should have been added later.
"In the winter, the emperor's brother ate this recipe and suffered from diarrhea, so he ordered the cook to be beheaded. This cooking method may be lost, which is a pity!"
Tsk tsk, this prince is also interesting. He doesn't feel sorry for his royal brother, but regrets that the practice may be lost. This will be reported, and he will have to go to the clan mansion and be reprimanded, right?
Baobao Shen came over to take a look and asked curiously:
"Why did the emperor have diarrhea and this practice was lost? Can't the prince secretly do it at home?"
Lin Xu shook his head, looked at the girl and asked:
"Suppose you vomited and had diarrhea after eating something, and it took a lot of effort to stop it. When Sister Yan heard about it, she was so happy that she set up a table of this kind of food at home. What would you think?"
Shen Baobao clenched his fist:
"I must be angry... Huh? Does the emperor think so too? Ha! I actually have the potential to be an emperor!"
Lin Xu:?????????
Baby, can we stop thinking so divergently?
After he finished complaining, he looked at the records on it, and his heart started to growl again. No wonder the system was so generous and directly upgraded to perfection. It turned out that this was just a semi-finished product.
Bai is happy.
He was about to browse for a while when Baobao Shen next to him yawned:
"Xiao Xuzi, wait for me to go to bed~"
After saying that, he stretched out his hand like the old Buddha in the movie and TV series, waiting for Lin Xu’s support.
In this case, the book will naturally become unreadable.
Lin Xu closed the book, carefully put it into the wooden box, then placed it in the bookcase, took off the disposable gloves on his hands, held Baobao Shen's arm with one hand, and held her soft, boneless white palm with the other: <
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[To be honest, I have been using Yeguoyuedu to read and catch up on books recently. I can switch sources and read aloud with many sounds. yeguoyuedu is available for Android and Apple.]
"Lafayette, please slow down."
"Well, you are so sensible, enjoy!"
Lin Xu raised his hand and patted the girl's butt gently:
"You really installed it?"
"It's fun... By the way, I haven't tried on Dundun's clothes yet. Let's take a walk and see what our son looks like in a little sweater. He must be very handsome."
The two came to Dundun's room, and the little guy was drilling into the cat castle with a self-stimulating ball.
"Meow~~~"
When he saw Lin Xu coming in, the little guy threw away his hi-ball and jumped down from the cat castle.
Baby Shen took out the packaged pink pet sweater from the cabinet next to him:
"Baby, come and put on new clothes...wait a minute, I think it would be better to take a video. Dundun is wearing clothes for the first time. This video will definitely be interesting."
Just do it, this girl quickly brought over the fill light, tripod and shooting equipment.
Then start again:
"Baby, come try on your new clothes."
Dundun is a little unfamiliar with wearing clothes, but he is more interested in the packaging bag of the small sweater. He keeps slapping it with his paws, making a swishing sound.
"Stop playing and come get dressed."
Lin Xu took a sweater and put it on its head. The little guy immediately came over and stretched out his head to cooperate.
Put it on the neck, then pass the two front legs through the reserved holes in the sweater, and this little pink sweater is put on the body.
Originally, Dundun Feidu looked very majestic, but after putting on this pink sweater, she gave people the feeling of a transvestite.
The gray-blue cat fur on its body is set off by pink, making it look gray-headed, and its originally cute movements are a bit more vulgar, which is in sharp contrast to its previous majestic appearance.
"Hahahaha, baby, why are you wearing such weird clothes?"
Dundun was still feeling the new clothes, but when she heard Baby Shen laughing like this, she immediately started tearing them apart.
Obviously not happy anymore.
Lin Xu also felt that pink was not suitable for Dundun and asked curiously:
"Did you just buy this one?"
"No, I bought seven or eight pieces in various colors."
"Then let's try them all."
Burgundy red, sapphire blue, light blue, dark green, pure black, pure white, goose yellow... Dundun tried one after another and found that burgundy and light blue matched best, followed by sapphire blue.
As for other colors, they are not suitable.
"There is a little white cat and an orange little Garfield in that store. These clothes are so cute. I didn't expect that Dundun's coat color would be so picky."
Lin Xu smiled and said:
"It seems that our son has to wear high-end clothes, and he can't look like an ordinary kitten."
He was just joking, but when Dundun heard this, he immediately rubbed Lin Xu's palm with his big head.
With this flattering look, I obviously want to try it.
Shen Baobao asked like crazy:
"Then how about asking someone to customize a set and try it?"
"Okay, anyway, there is a wedding during the Spring Festival, and Dundun also has to wear new clothes, so why not find someone to make them custom-made."
After speaking, Lin Xu rubbed Dundun’s big head:
"There is an exchange of rings at the wedding, so why not let Dundun present the ring then, okay?"
Dundun's eyes lit up, and he looked eager to participate.
After the shooting, Shen Baobao copied the materials to the computer, and then went back to the room to rest with Lin Xu.
The next morning.
After the young couple had breakfast, they drove to work.
Lin Xu came to the store, put Dundun in a burgundy sweater on the service counter, and walked around upstairs again. After confirming that nothing happened, he drove to Diaoyutai, ready to learn the ramen technique.
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Although I learned the general technique for making clay pots yesterday, I didn’t bother to learn how to make ramen noodles. Today I have to master this technique.
Arriving at Diaoyutai, as soon as I got off the bus, I happened to meet Yin Hongbin:
"Hello, Chef Yin. Did you drink too much last night?"
Yin Hongbin patted his head and said:
"I got drunk over a drinking contest with your senior brother, and then we both drank too much. The rest of the group started to drink Lao Dai in a swarm. It is said that when they left last night, they snuck Lao Dai up under the table."
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Liao Jinming organized such a gathering to let everyone have revenge and complain.
At this moment, all the accumulated anger may have been let out.
However, the senior brother is still a thief relatively speaking. He wants to fight with the host Yin Hongbin for drinks, become a gang with everyone, and die together with Lao Yin by self-destruction.
After such an operation, everyone's attention will naturally shift.
And the anger in my heart can only be vented to Dai Jianli.
Tsk, a good chef actually starts learning the art of war. Who can stand this?
When he came to the kitchen, Yin Hongbin did not rush to teach him how to cook. Instead, he took a piece of newly baked naan and led Lin Xu around the kitchen while eating.
Lin Xu originally thought that Northwest cuisine only consisted of beef and mutton, but after looking around, he discovered that there are so many types of ingredients.
Take fish as an example, there are fresh water fish, salt water fish, plateau fish, and cold water fish produced near Kanas... There are many kinds and many ways to eat them.
"Despite the drought in our northwest, we are all experts at eating fish. Even if we only have a few pieces of wood, people in the northwest can still make a delicious grilled fish."
Yin Hongbin finished the naan in his hand and basically finished checking the work in the kitchen.
He also introduced several chefs to Lin Xu.
Then, the head chef opened the door of a small kitchen and said:
"Master Lin, please come in. I'll teach you how to make noodles first."
Hand-pulled noodles, also known as noodles, pulled noodles, and stretched noodles, are a popular noodle dish in many areas in the north. It is said to have originated from Fushan, Shandong Province, but it was people from the northwest who made ramen popular, specifically Lanzhou, an important town in the northwest.<
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There, ramen is called beef noodles, which is the most indispensable delicacy for people's three meals a day. It has now formed a historical culture.
Someone once joked on the Internet that if you want to anger a Lanzhou person, it is easy to call beef noodles ramen.
From these words, we can see how much Lanzhou people love beef noodles.
"Ramen can be found all over the country, and there are many ways to make it. The ramen in the northwest will add some lime water, which is a natural plant alkaline, after mixing the noodles to make the dough soft, so that it can be stretched."
Penghuishui?
Yin Hongbin pointed to the ramen agent package next to him and said:
"In the past, we cooked it ourselves, which was prone to impurities, and the quantity was difficult to control. Now we have used the ash to make ramen noodles, with constant ingredients and better quality."
Lin Xu asked curiously:
"Do other places also use this kind of ramen agent?"
Yin Hongbin shook his head:
"Northern China prefers to use alkaline noodles. The dough made with alkaline noodles is not as soft, but has higher toughness. It can be easily stretched to more than ten buckles, and the noodles can be stretched thinner than a hair."
"Chef Yin, what does buckle mean?"
"When making ramen noodles, every time you pull the noodles, you have to buckle the noodles in your right hand with your left hand and continue to pull. Each buckle is called a buckle. In our northwest beef noodles, the thick noodles and wide noodles are generally seven buckles, and the fine noodles are
It is about ten buckles, and other two-thin ones, such as leek leaves and buckwheat ribs, are eight or nine buckles."
Lin Xu now has a complete understanding of these professional knowledge.
Start kneading noodles.
Yin Hongbin wiped the work surface clean and poured in high-gluten flour:
"When making ramen noodles, you must use high-gluten flour or special ramen flour, so that the noodles will be good enough."
Dig a nest in the middle of the flour, sprinkle some salt, then Yin Hongbin adds some water, stir the salt evenly with his hands, and then push the flour into the water little by little, allowing the water to soak the flour.
Lin Xu looked at the amount of noodles and water and asked curiously:
"Chef Yin, didn't you add enough water at one time?"
According to the usual flour mixing ratio, the amount of water just added is only about 50% to 60% of the flour needed.
When Yin Hongbin heard this, a surprised expression appeared on his face:
"Master Lin, you can actually detect the wrong amount of water just by looking at it... No wonder everyone likes to teach you. Who wouldn't like this talent?"
He said while busy:
"Ramen requires three times of water, three times of ash, kneading it 9981 times, adding water three times, and then adding ash water three times, so that the noodles will be soft and strong, and can be pulled into thin strips."
As he spoke, he covered the water in the middle with flour bit by bit, then put the wet noodles and dry noodles in his hands and kneaded them with his hands, turning all the noodles into a slightly dry dough.
Then, add water and knead it, pile the dough together, and push it forward with the base of your thumb.
During the pushing process, Yin Hongbin will make a rubbing motion with his palms.
He said to Lin Xu:
"There is no secret to mixing noodles, just put in the effort. In fact, not only ramen, but any pasta, as long as you add the kneading step when mixing noodles, the taste will be much better."
Use the kneading method to better combine the water and flour in the dough, and the dough will be smoother.
Add water to the dough for the third time, then knead it into a dough, put it in a basin, cover it with plastic wrap, and start to bake it.
During this process, the dough will relax, and the protein molecules in the flour will also release the excess water absorbed.
Lin Xu was dumbfounded. After working for so long, the process of making noodles has just begun. Making noodles is really a physical exercise.
No wonder some pastry chefs go to the construction site to paint their jobs.
It’s a professional counterpart.
"Chef Yin, how long will this noodles last?"
"It will take about half an hour, does Master Lin need some water?"
"No need."
"Then let's continue, and then I'll teach you how to mix the gray water."
Lin Xu nodded and said:
"Okay, I just want to see the beauty of Penghui."
While he was seriously learning how to make ramen, Shen Jiayue was sitting at her desk in the Dongming Building near the West Third Ring Road, taking advantage of her fishing time to edit a video of Dundun changing into new clothes with her notebook.
This video is easier to edit, it just shows Dundun trying on sweaters of various colors.
After cutting it, she checked it over and confirmed that there was nothing wrong with it, then uploaded it to her personal account.
Since the rapid advancement of editing technology, Director Shen has updated a video every day and has been called the hardest-working rich man on the entire platform by fans.
Every time there is an update, there will be a bunch of comments about Aite’s own idols learning from the boss lady in the comment area.
Today, as soon as this video titled "Trying on new clothes for Dundun, the little guy doesn't seem too happy" was uploaded, the comment area became lively.
But it’s none other than Lin Xu.
"Boss Lin, have you forgotten your account password?"
“I haven’t updated my food tutorials in four days, and my favorites have become rusty.”
"Lady boss, please take care of your husband-in-law and ask him to publish a food tutorial as soon as possible. If a food up owner doesn't make food, is he going to cross the border again?"
"I haven't shown up at the TV station for a long time. What is Boss Lin busy with recently?"
"..."
Looking at these comments, Shen Baobao replied with a high number of likes:
"He's learning how to make ramen. The video should be updated soon."
Learn! Make! Pull! Noodles?
Fans were all shocked.
Haha! Is it finally Lanzhou Ramen’s turn to shiver?
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I originally wanted to write the most detailed ramen tutorial on the Internet, but I was afraid that people would dislike it, so I deleted about six to seven hundred words. This chapter has 5,200 words. Please give me your monthly votes, brothers!
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