Chapter 604 Is there a reward for riding with Dundun? The best food that shocked Lucy for a whole year! [Please subscribe]
"Pay attention to the navigation and don't go the wrong way!"
Everyone packed some food into their backpacks, put their mobile phones on the handlebars, turned on the navigation mode, and today's cycling trip officially began.
There are many people riding bicycles today, so you need to go with others on this road out of the city. Especially when crossing intersections, you must not only follow the traffic regulations completely, but also pay attention to pedestrians.
This section of the road is relatively slow, but it can also allow everyone to adapt to riding.
Before setting off, Shen Jiayue was worried that Lin Xu would ride too fast and get cold, so she put cotton pads and blankets in the basket of the bike. She also put a sweater with a shirt collar on the little guy's protest, and also covered his head.
A small helmet.
This is when Shen Jiayue watched a video of a motorcycle trip with pets, and found that the cat was wearing a small and cute helmet, so she bought it from the Internet.
Dundun doesn't like it very much, so she never wears it.
But now it’s cycling, and everyone is wearing cycling hats, so the little guy doesn’t resist.
At this moment, it is squatting in the basket of the car, wearing a fake two-piece red sweater and a motorcycle hat, like a pirate captain preparing to rob.
Shen Guofu followed Lin Xu on his bicycle and asked in a low voice:
"Did you bring it?"
"There are no cooked elbows in the store right now, so I brought two pig trotters."
"Pig's trotters are fine, pig's trotters are fine."
Although his wife is unkind, his son-in-law is still very good.
When he thought about having pig trotters to chew on when he got tired of riding later, Lao Shen felt that the sun was shining brightly, the spring breeze was warm, and even the pedestrians coming and going looked handsome.
When you are in a good mood, the whole world becomes better.
While waiting for the traffic light, Shen Jiayue leaned on one leg, turned her face and asked Lin Xu:
"Xubao, when can we go to the Ginkgo Garden?"
I usually drive on the Beijing-Tibet Expressway, which is a relatively roundabout way, about fifty kilometers. But if I don’t ride on the expressway, the distance is reduced to more than 40 kilometers.
Ordinary people ride at a speed of about 20 per hour, and it takes more than two hours to travel more than 40 kilometers per hour.
He said:
"We can arrive at around ten in the morning without delaying lunch."
Mi Lan heard that everyone was riding to the Ginkgo Garden today, so she drove there early to prepare food. Spring has begun, and many people are considering taking their children out for an outing. It is time for the Ginkgo Garden to open for business.
When Shen Jiayue heard that she would be there after ten o'clock, she felt that the distance was still too close and the ride would not be enough.
Those cyclist enthusiasts on the Internet can easily ride hundreds of kilometers a day, while some more professional riders can easily ride 200 to 300 kilometers.
A professional rider can cover four to five hundred kilometers a day.
Lin Xu said:
"They have been trained, but we are just riding for fun. It is different. If you like riding, we can go to Chongli in Changping or even Zhangbei grassland to try riding."
Cycling, riding within your ability.
Don't be anxious just because you see other people's results. After all, we all have different starting points.
The green light turned on, everyone got on the bike and crossed the intersection one by one.
Once you leave the Fifth Ring Road, the number of cars and pedestrians on the road will gradually decrease, and the speed of cycling will also speed up a lot.
Soon, the riders who were originally gathered together began to distance themselves in twos and threes, especially Lucy, whose shadow could no longer be seen.
Chen Yan is very envious of this aunt’s physical fitness:
"I guess by the time we get to the Ginkgo Garden, Lucy will have walked around the Ming Tombs. She needs to speed up and she can't be outdone by the foreign devils!"
She stood up, kicked a few times, and said to Dou Wenjing and Zeng Xiaoqi next to her:
"When I was little, my dad took me to kindergarten on a bicycle. I didn't want to go, so I deliberately put my feet in the wheel. Unexpectedly, my dad stood up and pedaled, which almost made me lame at an early age."
Zeng Xiaoqi glanced at her:
"It would be great if you were really a lame, so that I could chase and knock your good leg."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, that person is really insidious."
Chen Yan originally wanted to say that people with small breasts are insidious, but she felt embarrassed to speak to so many people, so she changed her mind a little, and everyone understood it anyway.
Sure enough, Zeng Xiaoqi quickly kicked a few times, stopped talking to Chen Yan, and stood side by side with Dou Wenjing.
The further you ride, the wider your field of vision becomes, the better the natural scenery becomes, and you feel better unconsciously.
While riding, Lin Xu actually received a call from Mi Lan:
"Lin Xu, a foreigner came to the door. He was talking so loudly that we couldn't understand him. He even showed me a photo of You and Yueyue. He kept saying he was a friend, do you know him?"
Lin Xu:?????????
I have only traveled more than ten kilometers here, and Aunt Lucy is here now?
As expected, there is no comparison with professional players.
He said:
"That's Lucy from our cycling team. She's one of our own. Let her in."
He originally wanted to introduce Lucy, but he didn't know what to say.
Master’s lover?
Master’s ex-girlfriend?
The romantic debt caused by Master's flirting with women?
So I could only vaguely say that I was a member of the cycling team and asked Mi Lan not to drive people out.
Halfway through the journey, they came to a small river. Shen Guofu, who had been falling at the back of the team, rushed over, took a few breaths and said:
"No, I have to take a break and adjust the seat and handlebars..."
When he said this, others stopped and prepared to adjust.
Well, I said it was an adjustment, but actually I planned to eat something and drink some water. After all, when we set off, almost everyone brought some food and drink from the store.
Now that we are in the suburbs, we are still on the riverside with beautiful scenery.
Then you must enjoy nature.
Put the car on the side of the road, put down your backpack, and take out all kinds of food and drinks.
There are yam juice, pumpkin soup, drinks such as astragalus soy milk and rock sugar snow pear, as well as snacks such as yellow steamed buns, yam cakes, honey sandao, Shaqima, and bald cakes.
When you go out to play, playing is secondary, the most important thing is to eat and drink.
It's a pity that Lucy ran too fast and missed the picnic.
Lin Xu put the car against the tree and carried Dundun to the river embankment. The water in the river was very clear, and there were faint green grass sprouting from the dead grass on the bank.
Take out a disposable small plate, put two pieces of dried fish in it, and let Dundun, who has been blowing in the wind for more than half an hour, replenish his energy.
Then Lin Xu took out the disposable lunch box in his backpack and saw Shen Guofu holding a small piece of Leba and looking over here, and said:
"Oops, the car guy really doesn't know how to do things. I asked for sesame cakes, but he gave me a box of pig's trotters... Dad, do you have a lot of ribs? Can you give me a piece?"
Old Shen enters the scene in one second:
"I don't have much here. I can't eat enough of such delicious Leba... Well, let me give you a piece. Don't be so careless next time."
Lin Xu walked over with the pig's trotters, pretended to take a piece of Leba, took a bite and muttered:
"What should I do with these pig's trotters? Why don't I throw them away?"
Lao Shen immediately showed off his parental style:
"You kid just doesn't know how to live. How could you throw away such a good pig's trotters? I don't like wasting food. Just put it here and I'll take care of it."
Smooth handover.
Lin Xu took Leba and went to eat Shen Jiayue's snacks.
Lao Shen, on the other hand, looked at Han Shuzhen, who had been watching the show next to him, with a troubled face:
"What do you think this is? I really want to eat Leba, and I want to hold it to sleep, but I can't just watch the child throw away the pig's trotters, right?"
"Okay, okay, hurry up and eat. No matter how you pretend, I still can't see your little tricks after so many years."
Shen Guofu laughed dryly, but he didn't eat it directly. Instead, he picked up a meaty pig's trotter with chopsticks and put it into Director Han's mouth, and said a few words of flattery:
"My wife Bingxue is smart, so she can't hide it."
Han Shuzhen ate the multigrain pancakes specially baked by Lin Xu. It was quite delicious to eat with pig's trotters.
She chewed the pig's trotters and said:
"These pig's trotters have been smoked, right? They taste really delicious."
Shen Guofu nodded, took two bites of pig's trotters, took out the thermos cup from the water cup holder, opened it, took a sip of hot water, and said with some emotion:
"If I had known, I would have filled half the bottle of white wine. With pig's trotters but no wine, I always feel..."
Realizing that he had let something slip, he quickly made amends:
"Just kidding, don't drink when driving, don't drive when drinking, this is something you have to remember."
Dundun finished eating the dried fish, played in the grass for a while, and went down to the river to test the water temperature, with a satisfied look on his face.
Lin Xu, who was eating snacks with Shen Jiayue, suddenly heard a prompt in his head:
"The host took his pet out to play, completed the hidden mission [outing in the countryside], and obtained the perfect Chinese cooking technique - gun (páo). Congratulations to the host."
Cannon?
Lin Xu was a little surprised, what kind of cooking technique is this?
Just as I was curious, a massive amount of experience came to my mind.
After reading it, he finally understood.
The so-called cannon refers to an ancient cooking method of wrapping food in mud and grilling it.
Mud? Package?
Lin Xu understood now.
Isn’t this what beggars do?
Hey, I went out for a run and actually gained some beggar chicken skills. This trip was really worth it.
In fact, the range of cooking is very wide. In addition to the familiar beggar's chicken, you can also make dishes such as beggar's suckling pig, beggar's fish, beggar's duck, beggar's goose, and Qiankun beggar's chicken.
When making it, you can also change the mud into pancakes or batter. After doing this, you will have all the staple food and vegetables.
Westerners often marvel at the magic of Wellington steak, thinking that the meat inside the bread is a miracle.
Thousands of years ago, the ancestors of Chinese cuisine invented similar methods, and they are even more widely used.
In addition to batter, mud, rice cereal, grains, and even pumpkin, winter melon and other ingredients, you can make similar dishes, and the taste is also very outstanding.
"Xubao, what should we eat for lunch today?"
Shen Jiayue stuffed the remaining bald cake into her mouth. The soft texture and slightly crispy crust tasted really good.
Lin Xu looked at the distance on the navigation and said:
"Beggars chicken, can I?"
Shen Jiayue's eyes lit up, and Chen Yan and others next to her also stopped eating, and everyone turned around with surprise on their faces:
"Is there still beggar's chicken to eat today?"
"Great, I just want to eat some wild food."
"This trip is really worth it. When I eat later, I will broadcast it live in the group so that Baby Shu can witness the whole process."
"Brother, I heard that beggar's chicken can be stuffed with ingredients such as shrimps and eaten together. Is it true or false? Then what is it called? Qiankun beggar's chicken?"
"..."
Lin Xu said:
"I'll call Sister Mi Lan first and ask her what ingredients she has. I'll also ask her to marinate the chicken and start grilling it when we arrive."
When the call came, Mi Lan was chatting with Lucy using the translation software on her mobile phone.
When she heard that she was going to make beggar's chicken, she immediately asked the kitchen chef to start preparing it.
"There are a lot of people today. Let's marinate a few more chickens to avoid running out of food. In addition, let the aunts in the park dig some wild vegetables, let Uncle Shang catch some fish and shrimps, and make a few more dishes."
By the river.
Lin Xu hung up the phone and saw that the group of people were still chattering about begging for chickens, so he couldn't help but remind him:
"There's still more than half way to go. If we keep talking like this, we won't be able to eat beggar's chicken even after dark... Also, Aunt Lucy arrived at the Ginkgo Garden fifteen minutes ago."
When he said this, everyone stood up immediately.
I didn’t want to rest anymore, so I quickly hit the road. When I got to the Ginkgo Garden, it wasn’t too late to rest around the charcoal stove where the beggar’s chicken was being cooked.
It is said that the recipe of this dish is very simple, and you can just learn it. If you want to experience a picnic in the future, you can take the ingredients to the wild and experience the joy of making beggar's chicken with your own hands.
Everyone got on the bike and started driving. Even Shen Guofu put the remaining half of the box of pig's trotters, which he regarded as treasures, into his backpack, adjusted the seat, got on and pedaled forward.
With the temptation of the beggar chicken, everyone was not tired anymore and all rode forward on their bikes.
Finally, at early ten o'clock in the morning, the riders arrived at the Ginkgo Garden in a swarm.
Dundun was already lying in the car basket and fell asleep. When she felt the car stop, she suddenly opened her eyes. She was a little unfamiliar with this place because she hadn't been here before after it was completely decorated.
When we came inside, everyone's face was covered with sweat. They took off their cycling caps and their hair was a little wet.
Putting the bicycle on the small square in the middle of the park, Lin Xu drank some water, and then went to the kitchen to check the marinating condition of the beggar's chicken.
The chef in the kitchen once studied at Linji and knew Lin Xu.
He said:
"I have marinated eight chickens, all of which are relatively solid three-yellow chickens. The wings and legs have been broken. I also soaked a lot of dried lotus leaves in hot water. I am now preparing to dig some loess and mud."
Lin Xu opened the refrigerator and saw the three-yellow chicken marinated inside.
For beggar's chicken, Sanhuang chicken is more suitable because the meat is looser and easier to cook. If you use free-range chicken or free-range chicken, the roasting time will be doubled.
These chickens are neatly stacked in a large basin, which contains green onions, onions, coriander, celery and other vegetables, as well as condiments such as star anise, bay leaves, cinnamon and light soy sauce.
The chicken marinated in this way is naturally delicious.
However, marinating the beggar's chicken alone is not enough. If you want it to taste delicious, other ingredients are also essential.
For example, when making beggar's chicken, use pork net oil to wrap it around the chicken, and then wrap it in lotus leaves. The resulting chicken tastes very fragrant and has an even better texture.
Lard can make up for the lack of flavor in chicken, making it taste better.
In addition to pork net oil, the next step is lotus leaves.
In Chinese cooking, chicken and lotus leaves are an old partner. Whether it is braised lotus leaf chicken, steamed lotus chicken, steamed chicken, or glutinous rice chicken, it cannot be separated from the blessing of lotus leaves.
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Wrapping the chicken in lotus leaves for cooking can add a buffer layer between the chicken and the heat. This not only makes the chicken taste more tender, but also has the fragrance of lotus leaves.
This kind of fragrance fascinates many people.
Moreover, lotus leaves are used as medicine and have the effect of clearing away heat and removing internal heat. When paired with chicken, they have a certain therapeutic effect.
Being a beggar chicken is naturally inseparable from the blessing of lotus leaves.
Wrap the chicken layer by layer with lotus leaves, then wrap it in yellow mud and bake it in charcoal. The resulting chicken will be full of lotus flavor and taste fresh and delicious.
Many food tutorials directly replace the lotus leaves with tinfoil, or wrap the tinfoil around the chicken with the lotus leaves on the outside.
This is wrong, because the fragrance of lotus leaves cannot penetrate into the chicken at all.
Under normal circumstances, there is no need to wrap it in tin foil. Even if it is wrapped, it must be wrapped outside the lotus leaf.
In addition to lotus leaves, another important ingredient is yellow mud.
To make beggar's chicken, you don't just need to mix some mud. You have to use very sticky yellow mud or clay, but the best material is wine jar mud.
The so-called wine jar mud is the mud that is sealed at the mouth of the wine jar when making wine.
When the wine is ready, pull out the mud when opening the jar. These dried mud pieces are the essential wine jar mud for making high-end beggar's chicken.
The wine jar mud has a fine texture and high viscosity, and it absorbs the aroma of the wine during the brewing process.
Wet it and mix it into puree again, then wrap it around the chicken. The roasted chicken has a faint aroma of wine, which makes people want to eat more.
But now, there are less people making wine, and the wine jar mud is nowhere to be found. People who know the art will add some rice wine or distiller's grains when mixing the mud to increase the aroma of the wine.
But don't add too much, otherwise the chicken will taste slightly sour.
Lin Xu washed his hands and checked the marinated chicken in the basin. He thought it should be marinated for a while. He planned to dig the soil with the chef here.
At the pond, the two met Uncle Shang who was busy feeding the fish.
This year, several thousand kilograms of fish have been put in the pond, both large and small. When there are more fish, they have to be fed. However, the feed is not feed, but bran bought, mixed with corn crumbs and wheat crumbs, stir well, and sprinkle
In the water, fish eat very happily.
"Xiao Lin, you want to dig yellow mud, right? There are layers of yellow clay on the other side. Brother Sun came to fish two days ago and said it was clay or something. It is very sticky. This kind of mud was used to build thatched houses in the countryside.
Mix it with wheat straw and chop it into a wall, and it will not fall down for decades."
As soon as he heard that there was such good yellow clay, Lin Xu went over and dug a basketful of it.
Carrying the yellow mud to the open space outside the kitchen, pouring the yellow soil on the ground, Lin Xu brought a basin of water and a bottle of rice wine to prepare the mud.
Lucy, who had already walked around the ginkgo garden, saw Lin Xu trying to make mud and asked curiously:
"Are you going to make pottery?"
Lin Xu shook his head:
"No, I'm making food."
Lucy's face suddenly showed a shocked expression.
This is yellow mud. Can it be eaten?
Chen Yan and others talked and gestured to her, describing how delicious the delicious food made from this yellow mud was, but the more they talked, the more shocked Lucy looked.
She simply couldn't imagine how food made from yellow mud would taste.
But seeing how enthusiastic everyone was, she was also vaguely looking forward to it, always feeling that she was witnessing some kind of miracle...
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