Chapter 762 The meatballs are super delicious! Shen Jiayue: Stop pretending, I am the God of Cooking and I have a showdown! [Please subscribe]
"Wow, it's finally done. It took three hours and forty-three minutes. My arms are so sore... Please put 'Awesome Chef Shen' on the barrage!"
Shen Jiayue rubbed her sore arms and looked at the smashed meat, feeling unreal.
Huh... I really didn’t expect that I was so good and a hidden master of cooking. If I had known that it would be difficult, I should have been more cheesy when shooting the title sequence.
The meat paste on the chopping board is fluffy, delicate, and looks like glue.
This is actually the performance of beating to the extreme. The gelatin in the meat is knocked out, and the fiber in the meat makes the meat paste extremely fluffy.
This kind of meat paste is very enjoyable just from the visual perspective.
But this is not the time to appreciate it yet. Shen Jiayue used a kitchen knife to scrape the meat into a pile, looked at the camera and said:
“Although it’s nice to have the meat pureed, it’s only half of the process of making meatballs. Next comes another process, rolling out the skin!”
After saying that, she brought over the starch that Lin Xu had just ground. There was almost a small pot, which was enough for making meatballs and might not even be used up.
"My unnamed assistant just helped me grind this. I like this kind of young man with a bright eye. With his cleverness, his wife is definitely a first-rate beauty."
Chen Yan, who was behind the camera, curled her lips and couldn't help but mutter in her heart:
"Bah, shameless..."
I have seen people boasting before, but this is the first time I have seen such a form of boasting. Sure enough, the bigger the bear, the thicker the skin!
After Shen Jiayue finished cooking, she grabbed the starch and sprinkled it on the chopping board next to the minced meat, spreading a thick layer on it.
Then use a kitchen knife to hold up the minced meat and buckle it up. This way, there will be an extra layer of starch at the bottom of the minced meat. When rolling out the dough, you don’t have to worry about the minced meat sticking to the chopping board.
Then sprinkle a layer of starch right above the minced meat.
After spreading it, she picked up a rolling pin. Instead of rolling it directly, she followed the method taught by Lin Xu, holding the rolling pin with both hands and pressing it bit by bit on the meat paste.
To do this, flatten the meat paste first to facilitate rolling.
After pressing them in a row, the pile of minced meat has become much flattened and the area has become larger.
Shen Jiayue calmly grabbed the dry starch and sprinkled it on again, so that the meat paste was completely covered with dry starch. Then she picked up the roller pin she borrowed from the pastry department.
This is a tool for making pasta. It is used in the same way as a rolling pin, but the difference is that this rolling pin has a thicker roller in the middle and handles at both ends.
Hold the handle with both hands and push forward on the dough. While the roller in the middle is rotating, it will flatten the dough.
This kind of roller stick is relatively simple to use and is suitable for kitchen novices.
The reason why Shen Jiayue dared to challenge the steps of rolling the dough today was actually because she planned to rely on this "artifact".
Holding the handle with both hands, let the roller rotate on the meat paste, and the meat paste will be crushed even more flat.
This girl doesn't actually know how to roll noodles, but she knows better. She just needs to roll the meat paste into thin enough, and don't worry about the shape.
So under the watchful eyes of Lin Xu and Chen Yan, she used the crazy wand method.
Holding the rolling pin with both hands, just push and roll, like a crazy girl playing in the mud.
Lin Xu originally thought that the car would overturn, but what he didn't expect was that when the meat paste spread to occupy the entire chopping board, the meat paste still didn't stick everywhere, and it magically rolled out.
"Wow, I do have a talent for cooking. Once I finish this pork swallow dish, I will officially challenge someone. I hope everyone will give me a helping hand!"
As a UP owner, Shen Jiayue knows very well how to interact with netizens.
After the meat paste is completely rolled out, the meat paste is still quite thick and is not suitable for making meat swallow skin.
Shen Jiayue sprinkled another layer of sweet potato starch on the minced meat, then carefully folded the spread minced meat together.
At this time, a lot of dry starch has been combined with the minced meat, forming thick slices of meat, which looks like pork or fish jerky.
Use a knife to cut the folded part of the meat, and then use a rolling pin to continue rolling the meat.
Roll out to the size of the chopping board, dust with flour again, fold again, and continue rolling.
After repeating this twice, the thickness of the meat slices decreased rapidly. The meat slices that originally looked like Hanamaki now feel like paper when held in the hand.
Shen Jiayue didn't expect this to be possible, and she was so happy that she couldn't open her mouth from ear to ear:
"Haha, I feel like I succeeded. I am indeed a once-in-a-century cooking genius!"
She repeated it again and rolled out the meat swallow skin thoroughly.
Chen Yan couldn't believe her eyes, while Lin Xu was a little doubtful that Dundun had let her guard down, otherwise it would have been absolutely impossible for this girl to achieve this step based on her cooking skills.
"What should we do next?"
The more Shen Jiayue looked at her rolled pork swallow skin, the happier she became. She planned to pursue the victory and asked Lin Xu what to do next.
"First fold and cut, fold the pork swallow skin twice and cut it, then remove the excess corners, and then cut half of it into a square with a side length of seven to nine centimeters. You decide the specific size yourself."
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"What about the other half?"
"The other half is reserved for making swallowtails, which is hand-made noodles made from this kind of meat."
Now that it has been successful, it is natural to make good use of it.
Shen Jiayue first folded and cut the meat slices on the chopping board, then picked up the knife, used the long ruler used to cut the pastry part of Shaqima, and began to cut the meat and swallow skin.
Before cutting, she deliberately calculated the spacing and determined that the side length of the pork swallow skin was eight centimeters.
Soon, piles of squares were cut into pieces. I picked up one and shook it gently to remove the excess starch, and now I had a thin and transparent piece of pork swallow skin.
Shen Jiayue picked up a piece in her hand, her eyes filled with pride:
"It's not that big of a deal. I saw how ridiculous it was on the Internet, so I thought it was really difficult."
She arranged the meat swallow skin, looked at Lin Xu and asked:
"What should we do next? Is it time to make minced meat?"
"Yes, mix the meat stuffing, and then start wrapping. You can cover it with slightly wet gauze first, so that when you wrap it later, the skin of the meat will dry out and it will not be able to be pinched together at all."
Upon hearing this, Shen Jiayue obediently wet the kitchen gauze, squeezed out the excess water, and carefully covered it on the pork swallow slices.
Next it’s time to adjust the stuffing.
For other dishes, the step of preparing the stuffing is the key point.
But the meat swallow is on the contrary. The focus is on the skin. As for the filling, it can be eggs and leeks, fresh meat and shrimps, beef and green onions, or pork and lotus roots.
In short, there are no requirements for fillings, you can basically use whatever you want.
Shen Jiayue said:
"I like wontons stuffed with fresh meat, corn, and water chestnuts. I will make this stuffing today."
She went to the big kitchen next door and scooped up some pure lean meat filling, two sticks of fresh corn, and a few peeled water chestnuts.
After getting it to the kitchen, he said happily:
"This is minced meat. The enthusiastic stall owner helped me process it. The horse's hooves have also been peeled."
She put the meat filling in a basin, followed the method taught by Lin Xu, added onion ginger water, pepper water, light soy sauce, oyster sauce, egg white and other ingredients into it, then grabbed the meat filling and stirred it in the same direction.
Stir until the meat filling becomes sticky, seal it with plastic wrap, and put it in the refrigerator to marinate.
Taking advantage of this time, she peeled off the husks of fresh corn, cleaned off the corn silk, and then used a paring knife to scrape off the corn on top row by row.
Put the corn kernels into a blender and turn them around a few times to turn the complete corn kernels into granules.
"When doing this step, be careful not to stir for too long, otherwise the corn kernels will be stirred into a paste, which will make it tasteless."
After the corn kernels are prepared and the water chestnuts are chopped, the preparation of the stuffing is basically completed.
Corn has a sweet taste, so there is no need to add sugar for freshness in the meat filling, otherwise the sweetness will be too strong and affect the final taste.
Put these ingredients into the meat filling, add a little salt, stir evenly, and you can make it.
"Xubao Xubao, how should I wrap the meat swallow?"
Shen Jiayue is like a student taking an open-book exam. On the surface, she looks like she is taking the exam, but she is looking around for the correct answers. She is not as confident as she is in front of the camera.
While the camera was paused, Lin Xu picked up a piece of swallow skin, scooped out a little stuffing with a spoon and put it in the middle. Then he pinched the excess corners together with his hands. It was a little loose, but the stuffing was already there.
Completely wrapped.
"It looks pretty simple, let me try it."
Shen Jiayue tried a few at first, and after Lin Xu helped her correct a few mistakes, she actually learned how to make wontons.
Although there is no way of wrapping wontons with one hand like those aunties in wonton shops, from an amateur level, it is quite remarkable and it looks quite similar.
After restarting the recording, this girl wrapped it up quickly.
The wrapped pork swallows were placed on the tray. Shen Jiayue wrapped dozens of them in one go, which was probably enough for a trial. She stopped and said to the camera:
"Generally, the meat swallows are not cooked immediately, but steamed. This will taste better and prevent the fillings from being exposed. However, if the technique is good, it is no problem to cook them directly."
After saying that, she set up the soup pot, added water to the pot, turned on the stove and started to boil the water.
Hum, people with average skills can steam the meat swallows, but the ones made by my chef are definitely of the best quality, so there is no need to go to the trouble of steaming them.
While the water was boiling, the girl brought a few bowls and put chopped celery, shrimp oil, salt, light soy sauce, shrimp skin, seaweed and other ingredients into the bowls.
Bring the water to a boil, carefully put the meatballs in and start cooking.
For steamed pork swallows, the water can be boiled again before serving. However, for this kind of non-steamed pork swallows, you still need to order cold water once, so that the taste will be smoother.
The meat swallow gradually becomes transparent in the pot, and even the corn kernels in the filling can be seen clearly.
When it was about done, she used a spoon to put the bird's nest and soup in the pot into a bowl with the ingredients, filled it full, pinched some coriander, and poured a few drops of sesame oil.
In this way, a delicious meatball with both taste and appearance is officially completed.
"It smells fresh and fragrant, and I think it will be very delicious. I haven't eaten this kind of meat-wrapped wontons before, so I'll try it for everyone first."
Shen Jiayue didn't expect that today's production process would be so smooth. Everything seemed to flow smoothly, which was in sharp contrast to the past when filming food videos often got stuck and made mistakes.
When she sat down to try the food, the girl even wondered whether the awakening of some God-Emperor bloodline in her body caused the sudden increase in talent.
Otherwise, how could it have gone so smoothly?
She picked up a wonton with her chopsticks, put it to her mouth, blew on it, and carefully took a bite, her eyes filled with shock:
"Wow, it tastes great. It's actually crispy. The outer skin is crispy, and the filling inside is also crunchy because of the water chestnuts. It's so delicious!"
I originally thought that the meatballs would be similar to wontons, but I didn't expect that the texture would be smooth and crispy, and my mouth would be full of umami flavor.
This texture and taste cannot be achieved by any wonton recipe.
"It's great, it's great, it's super delicious... I won't take pictures anymore, hurry up and eat, it's so delicious, I feel like every word I say now is a blasphemy against the food..."
Shen Jiayue waved her hand at Chen Yan anxiously, signaling to turn off the phone.
It was so delicious and delicious that she couldn't even wait to say the closing words.
Chen Yan turned off the camera and couldn't help but muttered:
"You're quite good at acting. You make it look like it's really delicious."
"It's really delicious. If you don't believe it, try Yan Bao. It will definitely exceed your imagination..."
When she was traveling in Fujian in the past, Shen Jiayue had eaten local meat swallows, but for some reason, she always felt that they were not as delicious as the ones she made herself, especially the umami flavor.
Chen Yan picked up the bowl with hesitation, smelling that the soup in the bowl was quite fresh, but could her cousin really make delicious meatballs with her half-hearted skills?
She tasted the soup, and it tasted really good. The shrimp skin, shrimp oil, and seaweed all exuded an attractive umami flavor. When paired with minced celery, it gave people a very fresh feeling.
After tasting the soup, she took another bite of the meat swallow, and immediately showed the same expression as Shen Jiayue:
"Wow, this meatball is really delicious. Yueyue, have you secretly opened up the Rendu Second Meridian? Why did it suddenly become so powerful?"
I originally thought that my cousin was acting just now, but I didn't expect it to be so delicious.
Shen Jiayue said happily:
"I wanted to get along with you as an ordinary person, but what I got in exchange was indifference and ridicule. Stop pretending, I am the God of Cooking and I will show my cards!"
This girl looks like a villain who has succeeded. Chen Yan doesn't look like the God of Cooking at all.
But the pork wontons are so delicious. Although my brother-in-law secretly gave me cheat sheets during the making process, they were just one or two reminders, so I demonstrated them when making the wontons.
With such a standard, even chefs from star-rated hotels would be believed.
As the old saying goes, if you marry a chicken, you will follow the dog. So if your cousin marries a chef, he will become a chef?
Thinking of the person she married, Chen Yan felt that there was no chance of cooking. Now she could only work hard in the direction of private detective, and maybe she could achieve something.
She was thinking wildly while eating.
Next to him, Lin Xu tasted the bowl and felt that the taste and texture were quite good, and the amount of seasoning was just right... I have to make something delicious for Dundun later, after all, I have worked hard.
Shen Jiayue was now full of confidence. She held a bowl and approached Lin Xu and asked:
"Xubao, do you think this meat swallow can be improved further?"
Lin Xu nodded:
"Yes, use a slotted spoon to put the cooked pork into a bowl, and then add a large spoonful of boiled pork bone stock to the bowl. It tastes better than the original soup."
Normally, pork tenderloin needs to be eaten with pork bone broth.
But Lin Xu was worried that this girl didn't know how to control the two pots. If something went wrong and an accident occurred while busy, it would be better to cook the original soup of the pork swallow. It is simple and trouble-free, and the cooked pork swallow will look good.
After eating a bowl of meat swallow, Shen Jiayue thought of Lin Xu making innovative meat swallow:
"Xubao, what are you going to do with these skins?"
"I'm going to make some shaomai, paper buns, steamed dumplings, pot stickers, etc. I'll try to make a little bit of everything. Anyway, there's so much skin and we can't waste it."
After saying that, he took the meat swallow skin and started to wrap the meat stuffing. He was going to wrap the remaining stuffing first, and then think about other things.
Because these meat swallows are to be given to the elders, they cannot be cooked directly. They have to be steamed first and allowed to cool before being given away.
If it is delivered raw directly, the meat filling will go rancid easily, and the cooked meat will rot easily. It is more convenient to only steam it and let it cool. You can send it to the refrigerator and cook it over high heat if you want. It is very convenient.
Lin Xu made the wonton very quickly. He put the stuffing in one hand and kneaded it casually with the other hand. The wonton was officially ready. Shen Jiayue, who was originally full of confidence, was suddenly startled:
"I thought my wrapping speed was very fast, but compared with professional players, it was so far behind."
Lin Xu smiled and comforted:
"You were shooting a video. If you go too fast, netizens can't see the action clearly. It's better to go slower and show the details. I'm in a hurry, so there's no comparison."
After the meatballs were wrapped, he called Qi Siliang over and took them to the steaming cabinet in the large kitchen for steaming.
Then take Shen Jiayue's remaining uncut half of the swallow skin, roll it up, and cut it into thin strips with a kitchen knife.
Cut these filaments, shake them off, remove excess starch, and then dry them in a large basket.
These filaments are bird's nest silk, which can be stored for a long time when dried.
When eating, you only need to cook it in boiling water like noodles, then put it into the soup base prepared with pork bone stock, and you can enjoy the delicious taste.
This kind of swallow silk made by repeatedly beating the meat is much more delicious than noodles. The smooth and crispy texture is even better than bamboo noodles.
After cutting the swallow shreds, Lin Xu began to use the remaining swallow skin to think about shaomai steamed buns and other delicacies.
The wrapped delicacies were sent to the steaming cabinet to start steaming. Taking advantage of this time, he brought two bullfrogs, slaughtered them, picked out the meat, mixed them with egg yolks and crushed salted duck egg yolks, and put them into the pot.
Steam it.
After steaming, pour it into the porcelain plate that Dundun eats on, spread it out to dry, and take it downstairs when it is not hot to the touch. At this time, a certain little fat cat is already waiting.
"Did you help mommy just now? Thank you, honey."
Lin Xu raised his hand and rubbed the little guy's head. He has really paid a lot for this family and deserves a commendation.
Thinking that there was nothing to do in the afternoon, and Dundun hadn't gone out to have fun in a few days, he smiled and asked:
"How about taking you to see Xiaobai this afternoon? I happen to be going to the Ginkgo Garden to see your aunt's wedding venue. If you want to go, come with me."
"Meow meow meow!"
Dundun made a series of calls. Obviously, it couldn't wait to go and chat with its friends.
Lin Xu rubbed its head again:
"You go on and eat. In the afternoon we will go to the Ginkgo Garden. If we have time, we can catch a few more fish and improve your life."
The little fat cat who was lowering his head to eat bullfrog meat immediately brightened up, his tail swayed slightly, his eyes were full of anticipation and excitement...
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