Chapter 226 Grandma likes to eat pickled cucumbers? Wait, I’ll make it!
Phew... feel relieved.
This perfect cooking technique finally fulfilled its mission.
There is still one cuisine upgrade card left in the props in hand, and Lin Xu has been struggling with this card for a long time.
Because the sauce frying techniques, rice steaming techniques, sweet and sour techniques and dry stir-frying techniques in hand are all excellent, and they can become signature dishes in the store after they are upgraded to the perfect level.
But he couldn't decide which one to upgrade.
"Master Lin, this braised Ma'anqiao dish is ready, what do you think?"
Qiu Zhenhua garnished some coriander leaves around the plate, and then asked people to take it away and start serving.
You don’t even let me have a taste, what do I think? Lin Xu muttered in his heart, and then said:
"It is said that Jiangsu cuisine pays attention to knife skills and fire skills. Now I have learned the lesson. The complexity of this dish has really changed my understanding of eel."
Who would have thought that from cooking to serving, you can go through a series of processes such as slaughtering, changing knives, cleaning, frying, braised, steaming, and pouring sauce.
Such a cumbersome method, let alone freshwater treasures such as eel, even if you pick a random leaf and process it like this, the taste will not be bad.
What's more, the cooking process is accompanied by pork belly throughout the process.
The dishes made in this way are not easy to taste.
Qiu Zhenhua said:
"Braised Ma'anqiao evolved from braised pork. After hundreds of years of development, it has become what it is now. However, no matter how it develops, the core is to use pork belly to cook eel segments. The taste is also sweet, salty, and fragrant, with an aftertaste.
Infinity."
Sweet, salty and delicious?
Sweetness comes first?
Considering this is Jiangsu cuisine, it’s normal for the sweetness to come first.
But if Lin Ji makes a new one, it will have to be changed to salty, sweet and savory. After all, northerners don’t have the habit of being addicted to sugar like those in the Su, Xichang and Changzhou areas.
Not long after, Shu Yun, who was in charge of greeting the small banquet hall upstairs, came over and said:
"Guests are full of praise for the Braised Ma'anqiao, saying it still tastes the same as decades ago, and they all praise Chef Qiu for his skill."
Qiu Zhenhua smiled modestly:
"It's a pity that my uncle returned to his hometown recently, otherwise if he made it, it would taste better."
After speaking, he asked again:
"Which dish are the guests still satisfied with?"
"There are also white jade lotus root shreds and powder-steamed silver shreds, which are said to have changed their understanding of lotus root and white radish."
Sure enough...
As soon as these two dishes appeared, they immediately overpowered Su Cai, who is good at knife skills. I have to say that the cooking talents of the two brothers Xie Baomin are really amazing.
Especially Lin Xu, who has mastered so many techniques at such a young age.
He is truly a person that God holds in his arms and feeds.
After finishing the work here, Lin Xu had dinner with everyone.
The dinner here is quite sumptuous. Remove the bones from the tail ends of the eels that were cut off before, cut them into slices horizontally, and stir-fry them with lard. The taste is delicious, but the texture is crispy and chewy. Left a deep impression.
It's a pity that we have run out of cooking study cards.
Otherwise, he would have to learn two more dishes, trying his best to master the representative dish of eel.
After dinner, he said goodbye to Qiu Zhenhua and strolled all the way to Building 2.
After saying hello to Gu Junli at the front desk, she took Dundun, who had slept for half the afternoon, to leave after get off work.
The little guy ate crocodile meat today and was not very hungry at the moment, so he didn't prepare dinner for him at Diaoyutai. Lin Xu planned to steam some tenderloin when he got home.
I haven’t eaten pork for several days, so I need to adjust.
Don’t develop a bad habit of being picky eaters.
When he returned to the gate of the community, Lin Xu saw Shen Baobao, who had already got off work, and was eating a packed pan-fried bun.
"Wow, the business of pan-fried buns is so booming, I queued for a long time to buy them."
This girl picked up a fried bun with a bamboo skewer and handed it over affectionately. Lin Xu quickly caught it with his open mouth, and then his mouth was burned...
Well, it was just out of the pot, and there was a lot of soup in it, so the temperature was extremely high.
Lin Xu ate it carefully and then asked:
"Stay here tonight or go home?"
"I will go wherever you go. Anyway, I want to be with you."
Then don't go to the villa, lest your father-in-law see that you want to eat meat again, which will ruin the fat loss plan formulated by your mother-in-law.
After eating another pan-fried bun, the two of them hugged Dundun and prepared to buy some snacks from Uncle Yu’s Supermarket and go back upstairs to watch an old movie.
As soon as he walked into the supermarket, Uncle Yu smiled and said hello:
"Xiao Xu, a cart of cucumbers grown by farmers arrived in the evening. They are the last batch this year. Do you want to try some?"
Although the cucumbers grown by farmers may be small in size, they have a strong flavor and are very delicious whether served cold or shredded and eaten with noodles.
Lin Xu had no need for this thing. Just when he was about to say no, Shen Baobao next to him said:
"Grown by farmers? Every year, my grandma asks the company's driver to go to the farmers in the suburbs to buy some cucumbers to make pickled cucumbers, but this year her waist and legs are not feeling well, so she hasn't done it yet."
Pickled cucumber?
Lin Xu suddenly remembered that during the last competition at Diaoyutai, the second round reward was the excellent pickled cucumber recipe.
Since grandma’s waist and legs are uncomfortable, I’ll do it.
It's such a coincidence that we have such good cucumbers, it would be a pity not to pickle them.
Thinking of this, he said to Shen Baobao:
"Then let's buy some and make some later, and let grandma have a taste of my craftsmanship."
"You can also make pickled cucumbers? That's great. I'll tell grandma later and ask her to wait and taste your craftsmanship... How long will it take for these pickled cucumbers to be pickled?"
Lin Xu smiled and said:
"The fastest is two hours, but if the time is too short, the marinade will not be thoroughly marinated. It is best to refrigerate it overnight... If the whole stick is marinated, it will take more than two weeks. If the time is too short, it will not taste good."
"Then you can do something quick. How about we go to grandma's house for lunch tomorrow at noon? I just want to bring it to grandma."
"Okay, I'll listen to you."
"Thank you Xubao, you are so kind to me!"
Lin Xu laughed dumbly. Even if he listens to your opinion, he will be good to you. Isn't this too easy to satisfy?
He handed Dundun in his arms to Baobao Shen:
"The supermarket is not suitable for bringing pets in. You and Dundun wait at the door while I pick some cucumbers suitable for pickling and buy some snacks by the way."
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"Okay!"
Baobao Shen held Dundun in his arms and leaned against the glass door to let the little guy look at the crowd outside.
Not long after, Lin Xu walked out of the supermarket carrying two large bags of cucumbers, bags of soybeans, soy sauce and some snacks. After checking out, the young couple carried large and small bags of things and carried Dundun upstairs to go home.
As soon as she got home, Shen Jiayue couldn't wait to call Mrs. Shen:
"Grandma, we made some pickled cucumbers and will deliver them to you at noon tomorrow. Just tell me what else you want to eat. Your grandson-in-law can make everything."
Mrs. Shen smiled and said:
"Just give me some pickled cucumbers. It's been too hot these past two days. I can't drink porridge without a little pickles. I always feel like I have no appetite."
"Then just wait, we will go there at noon tomorrow."
After hanging up the phone.
This girl confidently called her father Shen Guofu:
"Dad, Xu Bao is going to make pickled cucumbers for grandma. I have to stay and help. I won't be going back tonight!"
Shen Guofu: "..."
It’s good to make pickled cucumbers. The old lady really likes them.
But how can you help?
It’s not much of a help!
He didn't expose his daughter, he just warned her:
"Don't cook too much for your grandma. Too much pickles is bad for your health."
"Okay, okay."
In the villa on the West Fourth Ring Road, Shen Guofu, who was drinking purple rice oatmeal porridge, hung up the phone, saw the cold seaweed shreds on the table, and suddenly slapped his head:
"Why did I forget to ask Xiaoxu to cook more? Pickled cucumbers don't have many calories, so I can eat them too."
While eating, Han Shuzhen looked at her daughter's test report and said to Shen Guofu:
"Call her again. I just told her that she will never eat silkworm chrysalises again, or even similar high-protein foods, to avoid causing allergic symptoms."
In the kitchen.
Lin Xu put the cucumbers he bought into the sink and washed them carefully twice.
The cucumbers grown by farmers are uneven in size and have wrinkled surfaces, as if they have not grown yet.
But the more cucumbers are like this, the better the taste of the pickled cucumbers will be, crispy and raw.
Put the washed cucumbers into a basin, pick out some straight ones, remove the heads and tails, cut them vertically with a kitchen knife, then cut them in half, and finally cut one cucumber into eight cucumber strips and make jadeite. The operation of soup is very similar.
After cutting them all, put these cucumbers into the basin containing the cucumbers, sprinkle in half a pack of salt, stir them, and start to kill the water for the cucumbers.
When making pickled cucumbers, whether it is the quick version cut into strips or the regular version pickled as a whole, you need to remove the water from the cucumber first so that it can be marinated thoroughly and flavorful.
While the cucumbers were being pickled, Lin Xu took a glass jar with a sealing lid, washed it and dried it, and the whole cucumbers would be pickled here later.
As for quick-cooked cucumbers, just soak them in a basin.
After preparing the utensils, he set up a wok, poured a little cooking oil into the pan, stir-fried the peppercorns, star anise and fragrant leaves until fragrant, and then poured the purchased soybean soy sauce in packages.
Both methods need to be completely marinated in soy sauce, so the demand for soy sauce is very high, requiring about half a pot.
After pouring the soy sauce into the pot, Lin Xu added a tablespoon of white sugar to the pot.
White sugar can be used to enhance the freshness and neutralize the salt in soy sauce. The pickled cucumbers will also taste slightly sweet, making people more appetizing.
Finally add two tablespoons of balsamic vinegar.
Balsamic vinegar can add a complex aroma to the sauce and also make the cucumber sauce full of flavor.
Bring the sauce in the pot to a boil over high heat, and simmer for another five minutes to allow the sugar in the pot to melt and the sourness of the vinegar to evaporate, then turn off the heat and set it aside to dry.
The pickle juice must be completely cooled before use, otherwise the pickles will be burnt.
Then he washed some peeled garlic, ginger and millet. These ingredients must be dried before use, otherwise bringing raw water in will easily cause the pickled cucumbers to rot and deteriorate.
Finish this.
Lin Xu washed his hands, sat on the sofa with Shen Baobao, logged into his video account, and found an old movie called "The Embalmer" to watch.
Looking at the title, Baby Shen thought it was a thriller.
He was even ready to throw himself into Lin Xu's arms and cry out that he was afraid.
However, I did not expect this to be a very touching drama. The male protagonist who accidentally broke into the funeral industry experienced his wife's incomprehension and childhood rejection, and he also struggled extremely.
But as he gained more knowledge and understanding about encoffining, he firmly decided to become an embalmer.
The whole person is no longer obsessed with past experiences, but because he is used to life and death, he chooses to reconcile with his past self.
At the end of the movie, his wife returned to him, and Fa Xiao, who had previously disliked him, also apologized to him. The male protagonist won everyone's respect.
While watching, Baby Shen suddenly fell into Lin Xu's arms and started crying:
"Uuuuuu...Xubao, when you couldn't find a job, were you as helpless as the male protagonist? I really regret not being with you, I'm sorry..."
Lin Xu:????
Not so helpless!
At that time, I had already planned to go home and explore the scenic spots after receiving my graduation certificate. Who knew that the system coming from the sky disrupted all plans?
He patted Shen Baobao on the back and said:
"At that time, I was already prepared. If I couldn't find a job when I got my diploma, I would forcefully kiss you and go home, marking a perfect end to my youth. Who would have thought...the plan fell through."< /p>
Baby Shen stopped crying immediately:
"Why do you want to kiss me?"
"I've secretly liked you for so long, why can't I even kiss you?"
"Definitely not, at least we have to kiss ten times!"
After saying that, the girl pushed Lin Xu down on the sofa and started kissing her. Dundun, who was originally lying on the back of the sofa watching a movie, jumped away in disgust and got into the cardboard box on the side.
Eh...it's so disgusting, I can't even see it!
The two people on the sofa were tired of kissing each other, and then Lin Xu remembered that there were pickled cucumbers in the kitchen.
He tidied up his clothes and went to the kitchen, where he found that a lot of water had been released from the cucumbers, and the original cucumber strips had become more pliable like noodles.
Even the whole cucumbers were a little soft at this time.
But this state is not good enough.
Lin Xu first picked out the cucumber strips, squeezed out the water, and washed them in clean water to wash away as much salt as possible in the cucumber strips so that the sauce flavor could penetrate.
After washing it several times, he dried the cucumber strips and placed them in the prepared basin.
Then cut some ginger, garlic and millet slices and put them in, then scoop in a few spoonfuls of the soy sauce that has been completely cooled, seal it with plastic wrap, and put it in the cold storage compartment of the refrigerator.
Keep marinating like this until tomorrow and then you can eat it.
While he was pickling cucumber strips, Shen Jiayue took a short video with her mobile phone and posted it in her circle of friends:
"Grandma said she wanted to eat pickled cucumbers. Xu Bao pickled some overnight. Tomorrow at noon, Xu Bao and I will send pickled cucumbers to grandma!"
As soon as it was posted, Chen Yan commented:
"It just so happens that I'm going to deliver clothes to grandma tomorrow. Do you think it's a coincidence?"
Shen Baobao ruthlessly exposed Mr. Chen’s intentions:
"If you want to have a meal, just say it clearly. If you're still beating around the bush, just go ahead and do it, Yanbao!"
Chen Yan countered:
"I'll give you silkworm chrysalis with plastic surgery effects tomorrow!"
"Then I'll ask grandma to find you a partner tomorrow. Anyway, the old neighbors in the South Third Ring Road alley like to do this the most!"
Chen Yan: "!!!!!!!!"
After the two sisters fell in love and fought for a while, they finally came to an end with Mr. Chen's compromise.
Lin Xu next to him didn't know that there had just been a fight in the comment area. He was inspecting the whole cucumbers at the moment.
Although it is a little soft, it has not been marinated thoroughly yet, so you have to continue. You must marinate it thoroughly and remove the water completely, so that the cucumbers will not easily rot and deteriorate, and the taste will be crisper.
While he was checking, Baby Shen muttered that he was hungry.
Lin Xu made two bowls of hot and sour noodles with sweet potato vermicelli brought from his hometown, then found a movie and started watching it while eating.
At ten o'clock in the evening, he came to the kitchen again.
At this time, the cucumbers have been thoroughly pickled until soft. They are rinsed with water several times, then squeezed dry, spread on a bamboo basket, and use a fan to dry the surface moisture.
After doing this, put the cucumbers into the glass jar in layers, and put them together with garlic slices, ginger slices and millet pepper.
Finally, pour in the cooled soy sauce. After pouring, use a long chopstick to poke it to the bottom to ensure that the soy sauce can completely penetrate.
It was just after ten o'clock the next morning.
Lin Xu drove Dundun back to his home on Yingchun Street from Diaoyutai. He poured the pickled cucumber strips in the refrigerator into a small jar and took the big jar with the whole pickled cucumber with him.
After putting it in the trunk, I got in the car with Shen Baobao who came from the audit office and headed to the South Third Ring Road.
At this time, outside the courtyard of the South Third Ring Road, a Bentley slowly parked at the door.
Shen Guofu looked at Han Shuzhen sitting in the passenger seat and asked:
"My daughter and son-in-law are here to deliver pickles to the old lady. Would it be appropriate for us to come over and have some rice?"
Han Shuzhen pointed at the white Porsche slowly driving in at the entrance of the alley:
"Xiaoyan is here too, do you think it's suitable?"
Not long after, the Porsche stopped in front of the Bentley, and Chen Yan pretended to get out of the car carrying two newly bought clothes for middle-aged and elderly people:
"Uncle, aunt, are you here too?"
Chen Yan saw Shen Guofu and his wife coming out of the car and quickly said hello.
Shen Guofu smiled and said:
"Xiao Xu didn't bother to visit your grandma after she came back from Yinzhou, so we made an appointment to come over today."
Well, you can’t say it’s a waste of money.
This affects our old Shen’s image too much.
If you use the phrase that the family came together to discuss it, it will appear more formal.
After dinner, we will see if Xiaoxu is busy. If not, we will make an appointment with Nancheng O'Sullivan to play two games at a nearby billiards hall, so that the young Trump can feel the sophistication of middle-aged and elderly people!
Arriving at the door of the courtyard, Chen Yan opened the door and walked in with Shen Guofu.
Not long after.
Lin Xu drove the big G and followed the navigation to the alley.
Seeing the Bentley and Porsche parked on the roadside, Shen Baobao couldn't help but curled his lips:
"They must be here for a meal. Do you have enough ingredients for Xubao? How about I go to the supermarket at the entrance of the alley to buy some more?"
"It's enough to eat. I brought five kilograms of beef brisket and a few kilograms of tomatoes grown in Diaoyutai from the back kitchen of Diaoyutai today."
As soon as he heard the beef brisket and tomatoes, Shen Baobao's eyes immediately lit up:
"Xubao, are you going to make beef brisket stewed with tomatoes?"
"Yeah, isn't this your favorite again?"
"I hate you, steal my lines!"
The young couple got out of the car chatting and laughing. Shen Baobao carried Dundun on his shoulders. Seeing that Lin Xu was having a hard time holding the jar and the ingredients, he shouted into the yard:
"Listen up to those who are trying to get food inside, come out and help get your food, or I'll order takeout for you!"
Shen Guofu, who was talking to his niece in the yard about what time he would arrive here with Lin Xu in the morning, blushed. He couldn't even pretend to be cool in the presence of such a girl.
He stood up with a sigh and came to the door.
As soon as he went out, he saw the bag of beef brisket in Lin Xu's hand, and the frustration on his face was immediately replaced by surprise.
Great!
There’s meat to eat!
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I'm sorry, brothers, I haven't picked up the pace of coding. Today I only updated the number to a little over 10,000. I have to take a good look at it and try to make it more than 12,000 every day in the future. I can't be sorry for everyone's votes!