On the day of the banquet, a night rain slightly reduced the continuous high temperature, and the cool weather had not been seen in the capital for a long time.
The day before the banquet, Yu Jian would definitely let herself relax and have a good sleep.
It had just dawned for a while, and she opened her eyes, got up and stretched her muscles in the yard. She was thin and thin at a young age, so her master taught her a health-preserving formula. With the moves, she gradually felt that her body was getting stronger.
The chef is a laborious person. He doesn't have any strength in his hands, but he can't even lift a spatula.
After completing a set of health-preserving exercises, a thin layer of sweat broke out on her forehead, and Yu Jian let out a breath of thick air.
The sky is already bright, and after a while, Dad Yu and the others will get up. It will be time to make breakfast.
Yu Jian is preparing to make a crystal dragon and phoenix cake.
"When the jujube rice is steamed, the flowers come in." The nineteenth dessert of this Shaowei Banquet is actually just an ordinary glutinous rice flour jujube cake, but today is a big day, and the dragon and phoenix are a good sign.
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Yu Jian tied up her scattered hair with hairpins, washed her hands, and stood in the kitchen refreshed.
The jujube noodles were a fresh item that I saw in the market yesterday. It was said to be a specialty of a remote town in central China. Yu Jian pinched a bunch and smelled it. The aroma of red dates was very strong and the flour was slightly brown.
This is one of the most important ingredients of Crystal Dragon and Phoenix Cake.
Another ingredient is a bag of fresh glutinous rice flour that Yu Jian holds in her hand.
First pour a bowl of white glutinous rice flour into the basin, then add an equal amount of jujube noodles. Still adding half a bowl of boiling hot water and stir, then add cold water several times.
Mix and knead the two flours until the color gradually turns beautiful pink. Yu Jian increases her strength and uses her arms and wrists to knead the dough into dough.
The next step is to let the dough ferment. In ancient times, fermentation was done in a stupid way, allowing it to ferment naturally, which would take about a day no matter what.
Yu Jian took a different approach and placed the dough pot next to the stove, which greatly shortened the fermentation time. However, there was no need for a stove in this summer, so Yu Jian took the next step and placed the dough pot next to the steamer, which greatly increased the heat of the steamer.
The temperature of the space.
The reason why the crystal dragon and phoenix cake is called this is because of its pattern that resembles a dragon, a zodiac, and a phoenix. Yu Jian grabbed two handfuls of dried red dates from the bag, scratched them with the tip of the knife, and the skin and flesh split open, and a slender core rolled to the side.
The back of the knife was spread horizontally, and the pulp and skin were spread flat on the chopping board. Yu Jian carefully sliced it, leaving a thin layer of jujube skin.
Crush the jujube meat, then add sugar and mix well. Do not waste the remaining red dates, remove the cores and set aside.
At this time, the dough had swelled up a lot. Yu Jian used chopsticks to poke at the softness and found that it was almost ready.
The thickness of the dragon and phoenix cake is about eight or nine centimeters. Yu Jian took out the dough and made it into a rectangle about an inch long, and wrapped jujube meat in each cake body.
The water in the steamer had been boiling for a long time, and Yu Jian put them into the steamer piece by piece.
This steaming time needs to be long, how long does it take?
Yu Yuan smelled the fragrance of dates wafting from the kitchen, and her mouth was watering. With the same expression, there was Yu's father who couldn't help but go out and eat a bowl of tofu bread.
Father Yu pulled a piece of paper towel to his son: "Wipe it, it's going to drip to the ground."
Yu Yuan unconsciously took the napkin, wiped it on his mouth twice, stared at Yu Jian's figure in the kitchen, and asked, "How much longer?"
Yes, how long will it take?
Dad Yu also turned to the kitchen. The smell was so tempting.
Opening the lid, the pink and white cakes had been steamed until they exploded slightly, and you could vaguely see the jujube meat inside. Yu Jian took the steamer aside and let it cool, then found a thin boning knife from the drawer.
Spread the jujube paste and finish it on the jujube cake in one go.
This is amazing. There is a five-clawed golden dragon on the date cake, and on the other side, there is a flying phoenix.
Yu Yuan couldn't wait any longer. As soon as her sister put the steamer on the table, she hurriedly grabbed a piece and ate it in one gulp. The aroma was all over her body.
Dad Yu looked at it for a while. The red jujube meat showed through the transparent outer skin, and the jujube paste dragon on the surface was lifelike. The word in the mouth was: sweet! But the sweetness was just right, and the taste was unforgettable!
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"Sister! Come on!" The chef couldn't bring the children with him, so Yu Yuan could only stand at the door eagerly to say goodbye to his sister.
Since my sister came, the food standard at home has skyrocketed. It's not that I don't eat well on weekdays, it's just that Yu Jian has broadened Yu Yuan's horizons a lot. With just one pastry, I can make dozens of different ones over and over again.
Father Yu pointed at himself: "Don't you encourage me?"
Child Yu Yuan looked at him seriously and curled his lips: "You are just a fool."
He turned around and fell in love with Yu Jian, hugged her thigh and said, "Sister, bring me some delicious food when you come back."
Yu Jian tapped his little head and smiled secretly.
It was quiet in the back kitchen, not a sound at all.
Yu Jian stepped in suspiciously, but there was no one there, and touched the stove again. It was cold, and it seemed that it had not been turned on at noon.
"Dad?" she shouted in confusion.
Dad Yu silently took out his mobile phone and dialed: "Where are you people?"
The other party probably knew that he would make this call, but he was very honest: "Master Yu, boss Xiao Han said that Jinfulou has a distinguished customer today and is closed during the day."
"So... where are you? Where are the young disciples?" The veins on Father Yu's forehead popped out.
Wang De laughed playfully: "We? We are outside! Behave well tonight, I'm waiting for your good news!"
With that said, he hung up the phone. Dad Yu called again, but no one answered.
Dad Yu concealed the sourness in his heart, smiled reluctantly at Yu Jian, and comforted his daughter: "It doesn't matter, Dad can be the one who prepares the dishes."
so……
Is this the struggle of the chef? Yu Jian doesn't understand. This Jinfulou is simply seeking death.
This Han Yubai, is his brain twitching?
"Dad, don't worry, it's still early and we have plenty of time." Yu Jian calculated the ingredients and processing time of each dish. Although the two of them were in a hurry, they should still have enough time.
The father and daughter hurriedly looked at each other, rolled up their sleeves and started working on their own.
Two hours later, Yu Jian finally finished processing all the ingredients. Suddenly, she had a bad feeling in her heart and hurriedly shouted: "Dad, please check if the lotus paste is still there!"
Since Wang De was so present, he must have predicted that something would happen to Yu's father. But the rest of the items were not tampered with, and the only thing that could be touched was the box of lotus seed paste.
Father Yu probably realized something, so without saying anything, he went into the storage room and opened the refrigerator.
Still there!
The stainless steel crisper lies quietly on the shelf.
But the next second, his expression suddenly changed. Where was the bag on the crisper?
He was obviously wearing a bag!
When I opened the box tremblingly, a strong sour smell rushed into my nose, and there was a thick layer of brown unknown liquid floating inside.
He took two steps back and barely managed to stand with his back pressed against the wall. His hands suddenly felt weak.
Yu Jian stood outside the door and heard a "crash" sound.
She quickly opened the door: "Dad, what's wrong with you?!"