Although Li Qi also wanted to take Wang Yao home as soon as possible, since Wang Yao had agreed, he would not be in a hurry and would really pick her up tonight. He had to give her some mental preparation for getting married.
Don’t be too hasty.︽︾
Of course, the most important thing is that he has no time to accompany Wang Yao in recent days because he hopes to get the coffee out before the Chinese New Year.
That night, every time Li Qi went to the hut, he cursed Wang Zhongling ten thousand times in his heart.
Because he got up too many times last night, Li Qi didn't get out of bed until the morning of the next day, while Wu Xiaoliu was already waiting in the front yard.
"Brother Li, get up."
Wu Xiaoliu had a flattering look on his face. He already knew yesterday that Li Qi was going to start developing a brand new delicacy. As a foodie, he was so excited that he didn't sleep all night last night!
Li Qi smiled and said: "Six sons, congratulations, congratulations."
Wu Xiaoliu said in surprise: "Brother Li, congratulations."
"Congratulations."
"Brother Li, my birthday has passed long ago."
"How could I remember your birthday?" Li Qi snorted and said, "I'm talking about something else."
"What's the matter?"
"Your boy is about to be a beautiful woman."
"ah?"
Li Qi slapped him on the head angrily and roared: "It's Xiao Tao!"
"Little---Xiao Tao?"
Wu Xiaoliu rubbed his head, rolled his eyes, and said happily: "Brother Li, congratulations, congratulations."
Li Qi laughed and said: "You are smart, kid." He put a hand on Wu Xiaoliu's shoulder and said: "Sixth son, for their master and servant, our master and disciple have worked hard! After waiting for a long time, we finally waited.
Today, it’s really not easy!”
Wu Xiaoliu sighed and said in an old-fashioned manner: "Who said it wasn't the case? I feel like crying now that I think about it."
"Me too."
"Brother, Xiao Liuzi. What are you doing?"
Ji Hongnu walked in and saw their master and apprentice arm-in-arm, and was very curious.
Li Qi quickly let go of his hand and said, "It's okay, it's okay, we are discussing baking."
Wu Xiaoliu nodded repeatedly and said: "Brother Li said yes, Brother Li said yes."
Nervous.
Ji Hongnu glanced at them suspiciously, but didn't ask any more questions.
Li Qi hurriedly said: "Hongnu, let's go and get started first."
Ji Hongnu said, "Brother, go ahead."
Li Qi immediately dragged Xiao Liuzi out quickly.
On the way, Xiao Liuzi said excitedly as he walked: "Brother Li, what kind of delicious food are we preparing this time?"
This guy is really a foodie. With food, he doesn't even care about beauties. Li Qi smiled and said, "You'll find out later. You won't be disappointed if you keep it."
The two masters and apprentices came to the kitchen in the backyard. Because Li Qi was the King of Golden Knife Chefs, the kitchen in his house had been strictly renovated. It was made in full accordance with the standards of later generations. The scale alone was larger than that of those in well-off families.
The house is even bigger.
Wu Xiaoliu feels very excited every time he comes here to cook. He dreams of owning such a kitchen.
But Li Qi took him not into the kitchen. Instead, he went to the open-air kitchen behind the kitchen. Why was there such a kitchen? It was because the exhaust function in ancient times was so poor. Some dishes Li Qi only
Can be done outside.
It is said to be an open-air kitchen. It is actually a shed with an iron frame. It is empty on all sides, except that the sky cannot be seen. This is also convenient for use when it rains.
"Huh? What kind of stove is this? It's so strange."
Wu Xiaoliu looked at the stove under the shed and said curiously.
I saw a stove under the shed. This stove is very strange. It is a completely sealed large iron bucket. There are two iron frames on both sides to support the big iron bucket. There is also a guard on the left. Obviously, the iron bucket can rotate.
.
Wu Xiaoliu knew the structure of the stove clearly, but he didn't know what it was used for.
Li Qi smiled and said: "This stove is tailor-made for that new kind of delicious food. It's cool and spiny enough."
Wu Xiaoliu nodded, but his eyes were full of confusion.
Li Qi didn't elaborate and said, "You prepare the firewood first, and I'll get some things over."
Wu Xiaoliu said oh, he was already used to this. With him here, Li Qi would definitely leave the fire-making matter to him. There was no other way. Who told you, Xiao Liuzi, that you were a fire-making genius?
Li Qi turned around and went to the kitchen. After a while, he came out with a dustpan, but he saw some yellow coffee beans on it, about the same size. They had obviously been selected, and they only weighed about five kilograms by visual inspection.
At this time, Wu Xiaoliu had also prepared the firewood. When he saw Li Qi coming, he hurried over and took a look and said with disappointment: "Brother Li, are you talking about these beans?"
If Li Qi hadn't been holding the dustpan, he would have slapped it again and said, "Are these beans? This is gold."
"Gold?"
Wu Xiaoliu muttered to himself, "This is clearly Douzi. Do you think I'm easy to deceive?"
Li Qi was too lazy to talk nonsense with this boy and opened the iron bucket.
"oh."
Wu Xiaoliu had already studied the iron bucket just now and found that one end of the handle of the iron bucket was the mouth of the pot. He opened the clamp and turned it slightly to open the lid. Li Qi poured the coffee beans into it and closed the iron lid.
, then held the handle and turned the iron bucket. Seeing that it was very solid, he said: "Light a fire."
"oh,"
Wu Xiaoliu quickly lit the fire.
Li Qi threw him a pair of thick gloves and said, "Put it on and come around."
Of course, this kind of hard work is done by apprentices. Wu Xiaoliu is good at this. As long as there is delicious food, he is not afraid of hardship. He put on his gloves quickly, held the handle with both hands and turned it, saying: "Brother Li, this is it
Turn?"
Li Qi hummed and kept his eyes on the fire below.
It can be said that from this moment on, Li Qi and Wu Xiaoliu embarked on a very exciting coffee journey.
This is the most important step in making coffee, roasting the coffee.
Green coffee beans have no coffee aroma. Only after roasting can the coffee beans exude a charming coffee aroma. The key to the taste of coffee lies in the roasting. The roasting time will determine the taste of the coffee.
The transformation of organic matter cannot be explained even by later generations of chemistry.
There are very strict time regulations for roasting coffee.
It can be roughly divided into four categories: light roast, medium roast, dark roast and very dark roast. American coffee, Italian coffee, and French coffee are not distinguished according to their countries, but according to the degree of roasting of the coffee.
For example, Americano coffee is a medium roast, while Italian coffee is a very dark roast.
No matter how good the coffee beans are, if they are not roasted properly, it will be in vain. The taste of coffee that fails to be roasted will definitely be disgusting. It can be seen that roasting plays a decisive role.
It is precisely because of this that a qualified baker is very rare and requires at least several years of training.
Of course, geniuses are the exception.
Li Qi falls into the category of exceptions. His main focus is cooking, and he only learns how to roast coffee in his spare time. But even so, his roasting skills are top-notch, because the key to roasting lies in the control of heat, and
He is also known for his precise control of heat, so he gets started very quickly.
This is talent and cannot be learned.
In his father-in-law's hotel, there is a kind of coffee made by him, which is very popular. Because it is unique, from the selection of coffee beans to roasting, it is all done by Li Qi. It cannot be bought in other stores.
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However, since this was ancient times, there were no precision instruments, and it was still roasting over an open fire. It was quite difficult to control the heat, and Li Qi was not very sure, so he could only explore step by step.
Li Qi squatted beside the fire, sometimes looking at the fire, sometimes looking at the hourglass beside it, still writing something down with pen and paper in his hand.
This confused Wu Xiaoliu who was working hard on the side. After all his years of cooking, this was the first time he had to take notes while cooking, and he was even more curious.
"Strange, why hasn't it started yet?"
Li Qi looked at the hourglass, then at the iron bucket, and suddenly frowned.
Wu Xiaoliu asked curiously: "Brother Li, what do you want to start?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly heard a "pop" sound, first sporadic, and then followed by a burst of rapid explosions, which became louder and louder.
"ah---!"
Wu Xiaoliu shouted and fell to the ground. He was extremely professional!
Li Qi looked at Wu Xiaoliu blankly and said, "You---what are you doing?"
Wu Xiaoliu said in a trembling voice: "Brother Li, didn't you hear? This is about to explode."
"I'll blow your head off."
Li Qi stared, quickly took the match away, and said, "Why don't you come over and help me quickly."
Wu Xiaoliu saw that Li Qi was still squatting next to him, and if he wanted to explode, he would explode first. He quickly stood up, walked over, and said: "Brother Li, your beans will explode even if you drop them."
Li Qidao: "It's common sense that beans will burst when roasted in this way. What have you been doing these past few years?"
Li Qi handed him the small book in his hand, put on his gloves, and gently pushed on a raised part on the wall of the iron barrel. Hearing a click, a small square opening appeared on it. He used
The long chopsticks reached into the bucket and picked out a few coffee beans. The color of the coffee beans became darker and slightly brown.
Li Qi waited for it to cool down and took a small bite.
Wu Xiaoliu swallowed his saliva and said, "Brother Li, is it delicious?"
Li Qi handed one over and said, "Try it."
Wu Xiaoliu couldn't wait to pick up one and threw it into his mouth. But he bit it again and again, and his face turned from white to green. He spit it out with a sound, "What is it? It's so sour. It kills me."
Already."
Li Qi sighed: "When will you get rid of this problem? You just throw it into your mouth without knowing anything."
Wu Xiaoliu said: "But Brother Li, don't you eat it too?"
Li Qi spat out, but when he saw a small piece of crumbs coming out, he said, "I'm not as stupid as you. I threw a whole piece into my mouth. I just gave it a try."
It’s true that Brother Li always doesn’t remind me. Wu Xiaoliu said: “But this thing is so hard to kill, it can even make my teeth sore. Brother Li, you didn’t make this to harm people, right?
.”
"Snapped!"
Li Qi slapped him on the head again and said: "You idiot, it's not finished yet, of course it won't taste good."
Wu Xiaoliu said: "Brother Li, what are you doing?"
Li Qidao: "Roasting coffee beans is divided into two major stages, and these two major stages are judged based on the explosion of the beans, which means there will be another explosion later. This is only the first stage at the moment. I have to Taste it first. If it tastes wrong, it means the heat is wrong. But judging from your performance, it seems to be very successful, but the complex flavor of the coffee beans has not yet come out."
Having said this, he revealed an expectant smile and said, "But it's not far away."
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