Chapter 178 The meaning of Hu spicy soup and food (seeking a monthly pass~)
What Grindelwald didn't know was that Elena had been busy in the kitchen for at least two or three hours preparing this bowl of soup.
You know, when making spicy spicy soup, the most important thing is to have a soup base with a long aftertaste.
Each traditional Hu spicy soup restaurant has its own spice recipe, which is usually prepared from a variety of natural Chinese herbs in proportion, then pepper and chili are added, and bone soup is used as the base to create a basic soup base.
With the advancement of technology, in the past life, in addition to some old shops that still insisted on cooking according to their own secret recipes, many spicy spicy soup shops and roadside mobile food stalls began to use ready-made spicy spicy soup powder.
This has also resulted in the taste difference between various schools of hot and spicy soup becoming smaller and smaller. The taste of hot and spicy soup that Elena can prepare is naturally the "machine taste" of later generations.
However, in Nurmengard Castle where food resources are extremely scarce, the lack of basic ingredients and ingredients is the biggest problem. Not to mention various natural spices, ginger, beef and sheep skeletons to make soup, even a little spicy soup powder
It's all luxury.
Fortunately, the pot of cabbage and salty broth she had made on a whim before going to bed last night broadened her mind. In order to test some subsequent speculation, she slightly increased the portion of the vegetable soup.
Sure enough, when Elena got up in the morning, she found that the large pot of "special" cabbage salt pork soup had been drank completely. This made Elena, who was still a little uneasy, completely relieved.
——Because, in order to help Grindelwald relieve pain and calm his nerves, Elena deliberately found some poppy shells from the small pile of basic potions left by Dumbledore according to the textbook, and threw them into the vegetable soup together.
(Of course, after cooking, take it out and destroy the corpse to eliminate traces).
After confirming that Grindelwald was not a top potion master with the "God's Tongue", the first thing Elena did after getting up was to once again carefully search the treasures left by Dumbledore.
After comparing the elementary potions textbook and the elementary herbal medicine textbook, she thought she had completely understood Dumbledore's hidden meaning. It was obvious that the additional elementary potion materials that appeared in the box were not used for Grindelwald to teach her at all.
From Potions.
All the items that appear in this "magic refrigerator" that has the functions of refrigeration, insurance, and expansion must have only one label, and that is - ingredients!
What was even more fortunate was that most of the boxes of spices collected by Elena during her time in the orphanage were sent to the castle by Dumbledore.
Although there was no stone grinder, Elena could easily turn more than ten spices such as pepper, peppercorns, star anise, cinnamon, etc. into fine powders and mix them together with the explosive spell that deliberately controlled the intensity.
The strong taste and color of the spicy soup were enough to further mask the taste of the potion ingredients she was about to add flexibly to it.
Elena has always believed in a truth: there are only zero and countless times for everything. As long as Grindelwald eats the first time, then even if the matter is revealed, the resistance to continue to push forward will not be too great.
Theoretically speaking, the base soup of Hu spicy soup is usually made of whole lamb bones and simmered for more than five hours. After the bone marrow essence has penetrated into the broth, the bones are removed and the prepared spice powder is added to continue cooking.
Sheep bones definitely don't exist, and the skeletons of slightly larger magical creatures will only be gradually covered in the potions class of the upper grades. Therefore, after Elena carefully studied the textbook, she chose to use it to make healing materials.
Potion of lionfish spine.
At this time, the thick-backed kitchen knife produced by Zwilling came into play. In order to shorten the cooking time, Elena took a risk and tried to mix it with a standard dose of "rua". The hard lionfish spine was
With a sharp and heavy slash, it quickly turned into pieces of snow-white and delicious ribs.
The ginger root in the primary potion ingredient is undoubtedly an unexpected surprise. It completely makes up for the last link missing in the spicy spicy soup base, ensuring that the pot of spicy spicy soup can fully exert its effect of repelling cold and warming the stomach. (
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What really took Elena a lot of time and energy was actually the production of water gorgon powder and gluten.
Although Elena's luggage contained a small amount of flour that Benite specially bought from the market, it was only in the most basic powder form, and she still needed to complete all the preparations by hand.
Elena needs to constantly rub and wash the dough that has been mixed with water. Only with the constant squeezing by external forces, the wheat gluten molecules in the flour will interweave into a long network, and then the kneaded gluten will be filtered and washed.
The water that has been soaked with gluten is the so-called water gravy.
At this time, continue to knead the gluten until the gluten becomes elastic and has a certain toughness. Then pull off the gluten in small groups and stretch them into thin slices. At this time, you can slowly put them into the pot one by one.
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The pores of the hand-kneaded gluten can absorb the flavor of the soup very well. It is juicy and tough. When the heat is almost done, pick it up and cut it into pieces. Wait until the last moment and then add it back to the spicy soup. It will bear people's responsibility.
Morning energy expenditure.
After removing the gluten and cutting it into pieces, according to the normal process, you should add an appropriate amount of cooked beef and mutton, day lily, and sweet potato vermicelli for a long time - unfortunately, these things do not exist at Nurmengard Castle.
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For cooked beef and mutton, you can use salty bacon, which is also red meat, instead. For day lilies, simply use cabbage and sedative valerian. As for sweet potato vermicelli, shred the vine twigs of Nurmengard Castle.
Finally, it is also a very good substitute.
The most critical thing is the last ten minutes or so, after adding the water gorgon powder, soy sauce, refined salt, and MSG, the soup becomes a juice.
Seasoned chefs will adjust the firepower at this time and use the outer ring of fire to boil (that is, don't let the center of the pot become the main hot spot, just add a piece of stuff to cushion it), so that the whole pot of spicy spicy soup rolls and circulates from the outside to the inside, and the soup gradually
It is restrained and integrated, and there will be no leakage or layering.
Facts have proved that such tedious and conscientious efforts are completely worth it. By piecing together everything, Elena whipped up a large pot of "Nurmengarde Castle" in Austria that tasted at least 70% to 80% similar.
Magic potion version of spicy soup."
Under Elena's expectant gaze, Grindelwald hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help but pick up the spoon, scoop out a small spoonful and stuff it into his mouth.
Sour, spicy, pungent, fragrant, fresh, all kinds of flavors instantly exploded on the taste buds of the first generation Dark Lord. A warm current flowed down the throat of the spicy spicy soup and quickly spread to every corner of the old man's body, even if it was...
You can feel the warmth on your fingertips.
"How's it going? Not bad, right?"
Seeing the surprise and relief that appeared involuntarily on Grindelwald's face, Elena said with a satisfied smile.
"It has a very unique taste, but that's it. It's a huge waste to spend precious time thinking about your appetite - you can just boil a few potatoes. The extra time is spent practicing magic.
It’s much more meaningful than that.”
Grindelwald raised his eyebrows and said while slowly drinking spicy soup while looking at Elena with a proud expression on her face.
"I really don't understand why a talented little wizard like you is so obsessed with worrying about food."
"You don't understand, only in this way can I know that [I] am still alive."
Elena shook her head slightly and whispered as if talking to herself. She held her cheek and looked at the steaming bowl of spicy soup with particularly complicated eyes.
"Huh? What did you just say?" Grindelwald frowned.
"It's nothing. I mean, since it's delicious, don't talk so much. The hot and spicy soup won't taste good when it's cold."
Elena, without answering Grindelwald's question, stretched out her hand, pushed the bowl of spicy soup in front of Grindelwald again, and smiled slightly.
"Hurry up and finish your breakfast. I have been looking forward to today's class all night. What magic text will we learn today?"
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