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Chapter 466 Old BJ Fried Noodles

The current old-fashioned kneading technique is quite skilled.

The strength is just right. At first, it is necessary to continuously stir the flour, eggs and water together to form a large floc. It is not sticky or sticky when touched by hands, and there is no excess water and flour so that the dough can be started. .

Keep lifting, and then knead vigorously at the wrist of the tiger's mouth, reducing the distance between the molecules inside the dough.

Kneading noodles is a combination of strength and skill. If you have strength but no skills, the noodles you make can only be a dead dough.

And it just so happens that both of these are old, what he lacks now is actually proficiency.

Although the noodles made before and now are called noodles, but the regions, cultures, and eating habits are also different, and the methods are still different after all.

In this way, it took about ten minutes for the aging to reconcile the dough for the first time. After reconciliation, the surface of the dough is smooth, the texture is fine, and it is still elastic when pressed by hand.

But at this time, the dough is still a little hard, so it needs to be left to wake up.

Chen Nian knew a long time ago that the reason why the dough needs to wake up is actually to allow it to ferment, and certain changes will occur inside the dough during fermentation.

Afterwards the dough will be softer and bigger than it was before waking up.

In the process of waking up the noodles, Chen Nian went to deal with the fried sauce again. The old BJ fried noodles are naturally made of meat, and the meat that Chen Nian knew from Miao Miaowu before making fried fried noodles is made of meat. Diced instead of pork minced directly into the stuffing in some jajang noodles.

The jajang made with diced pork has a better taste, more sauce on top, and is more enjoyable to eat.

Cut it into diced meat the size of the head of chopsticks.

After the meat is cut, the old man takes out the yellow sauce and sweet noodle sauce bought in the morning. Yellow sauce is a popular name, and it is also called dry yellow sauce in many places.

The authentic dried yellow sauce is a whole piece, unlike the yellow sauce bought at home later, in fact, the moisture is enough.

Therefore, at this moment, the yellow sauce needs to be boiled. You can use water or cooking wine for the yellow sauce, but Chen Nian thinks that if his master is here, he will probably choose to use yellow bar.

After all, Master Sun is an out-and-out rice wine lover, and think about it, if the yellow sauce is opened with rice wine, the taste will definitely be corrected.

It's just that the conditions are limited now, and cooking wine can only be used for aging.

Pour in an appropriate amount of cooking wine according to the amount of yellow sauce, and then put the sweet noodle sauce into it and stir evenly. At this time, the color has turned brown.

"What's the next step?" Chen Nian fell into deep thought after mixing the stew, mainly because he had never cooked this dish before, and now he could only rely on his memory.

And Miao Miaowu has never made old BJ fried noodles, she also heard about it from other food bloggers, and then she told Chen Nian about making small noodles.

Only then did Chen Nian realize that he hadn't fully learned it yet.

But just thinking about it like this is not the answer, and at this time the face is almost awake, and needs to be kneaded again.

So Chen Nian continued to think while kneading.

In this way, Chen Nian didn't think about the next steps until the second time was kneaded.

Put oil in the pot, heat it up, add the peppercorns and aniseed ingredients, and wait until the aroma of the peppercorns and aniseed ingredients is completely fried, then take them out and set them aside.

There is no need to throw away these used seasonings, and they can be crushed to make pepper noodles and aniseed noodles.

Although the seasoning in the pot was taken out, the fire was not stopped, and the meat was continued to be fried in it.

The diced meat that was previously cut into the size of a chopstick head is continuously stir-fried, and the fat is constantly being stirred out, and the lean meat is also slightly browned.

As the almighty scent of scallion and ginger begins to permeate, Aged Nian pours the previously adjusted sauce into it for full stir-fry.

Zhajiang Zhajiang is to be fried.

During the constant stirring, the color of the sauce dominates the main tone. Whether it is meat, green onion, ginger, or even the pot and spoon, it is all brown at first glance.

But at this time, I saw that the color was not deep enough when I was aged, so I added soy sauce and dark soy sauce into it.

"That's right, this is the color it should be."

Chen Nian nodded in satisfaction.

Although the iron pot for cooking has been used before, according to Shen San, it has not been used for five or six years, but fortunately, the chef before this house is also a hobbyist, and the maintenance of these kitchen utensils is good. It was aged and brushed to restore some of its luster.

It's just that the sauce still inevitably sticks to the bottom of the pan during the frying process.

This made Chen Nian a little distressed.

But right now, there is no other way but to scrape the bottom of the pot with a big iron spoon, although doing so may scrape some black substance from the bottom of the pot.

"The sauce is already so dark, the bottom of the pot shouldn't be noticeable, and the sauce is so heavy, it shouldn't be edible when it comes out, right? Should it be?" Chen Nian hung the bottom of the pot, While muttering in my heart.

Scraping and scratching, I was still a little uneasy, so I picked up a diced meat with a spoon, pouted, "sucked"-tasted a sip.

"It seems that there is really no smell of paste, and it tastes quite delicious." Chen Nian couldn't help but nodded in satisfaction.

Since there is no problem with the taste, the old age can be done freely again, taking the water ladle on the side and adding a large ladle of water into it.

In an instant, a puff of steam rose up.

The fire is burning, the sauce is boiling, and the aroma is wafting.

The spoon is stirring, the pot is boiling, and the old age is laughing.

In the end, a large spoonful of sugar was added in the old age, and the taste should be almost the same.

Although it is the first time to make it, but I have tasted it once before, and Chen Nian already knows it in his heart.

Both dry yellow sauce and sweet noodle sauce taste salty, and soy sauce was added before, so there is no need to add salt here.

So the next step is to boil and boil until the water is almost evaporated, the oil and sauce in the pot start to separate, and at the same time, big bubbles start to appear on the surface of the pot of sauce.

Chen Nian directly scooped out all these sauces and put them into a large basin.

"It's really good, it's really good." Chen Nian not only nodded, but expressed his satisfaction with today's results.

At this moment, his heart suddenly moved, and he looked at the steamed buns that others hadn't finished eating in the morning.

On a whim, I took one and broke it from the middle.

Then dig out some steamed buns inside the shells on both sides to form grooves.

He took another small spoon and scooped up a spoonful of sauce and put it in the groove.

Squeeze the steamed buns hard to wrap the sauce tightly inside.

The brown sauce was steaming and invaded the snow-white cold steamed buns in an instant.

Even the hands holding the steamed buns felt a little warm.

"Ah!" Chen Nian immediately took a big bite.

In an instant, the mouth is full of sauce.

If you eat Zhajiang alone, you may feel a little salty, and you may also feel that the sauce is a bit strong, but at this time, it is sandwiched in steamed buns, and this bite will make you feel sublimated!

You can clearly feel the smell of oil inside, but it is not greasy at all, but it also has a strong aroma of meat and sauce.

Just like this whole steamed bun, old people will eat it up.

Subconsciously, I prepared to get the second folder to eat, but just as I reached out for the old age, I realized that my meal was not ready yet, and I finally couldn't eat it after eating like this.

But at this time, everyone has not come back, so Chen Nian went to knead the noodles again. Generally speaking, kneading twice is enough, but kneading three times is not impossible.

It's just that it takes more time and effort to knead three times during normal cooking, so there is no need for that.

After kneading for the third time, everyone still hasn't come back.

"It's better to make noodles first, and cook them as soon as they come back." Chen Nian thought to himself, then rolled out the dough on the chopping board, cut it into noodles of the same thickness, and sprinkled some flour on top to prevent sticking .

Finally, I found another piece of cloth and covered them all.

Shen San left with his disciples, but at this time there was also a doctor Ma who was in charge of treating bruises and a butler Qin who was in charge of everyone's food and clothing.

Now they have nothing to do at home, so Chen Nian plans to call the two elders over to try steamed buns with fried sauce.

These two are also old people who followed Shen San, and the two of them were not recruited by Shen San after the establishment of the martial arts gym, they were both old people who had been at the Shen family before Shen San came out to open the martial arts gym.

It was only later that Shen San became successful in martial arts and went to Tianjin to open a martial arts gym, so he called the two of them over.

"Uncle Qin, Uncle Ma, I just made some fried sauce, come and taste how it tastes." Chen Nian came to the front yard and said, looking at the two chatting in the sun.

Although the two of them had eaten in the morning, they could only chat while staying at home. When Chen Nian came over and asked them to try fried sauce, they looked at each other and got up.

"Zhajiang? Are you eating Zhajiang noodles for lunch today?" asked the butler who was called Uncle Qin.

"That's right, they haven't come back yet, the noodles haven't been cooked yet, I saw that there were still unfinished steamed buns in the morning, and I just tasted one with steamed buns, and it tastes okay." Chen Nian said respectfully.

If these two people really talk about it here, they are older than Master Sun, so Chen Nian naturally has to be polite.

On the other hand, Uncle Ma, who is a doctor beside him, his eyes lit up, "Hey, you're pretty good at cooking. I thought you could cook, but I didn't expect Master Ni to teach you this."

As soon as Uncle Ma opened his mouth, there was a strong taste of Beijing movies,

After all, their Shen family was in BJ City at the beginning, and then they left the Shen family and followed Shen San to Tianjin, so naturally they spoke BJ dialect.

"Hey, where is it? My master hasn't taught me this yet. I just figured it out on my own. I don't know how it tastes. I asked the second elder to help me control it and see if there is anything wrong with it. I can improve on the good things." Chen Nian's attitude is very modest.

He knows that there are many old people who seldom cook by themselves, but their mouths are very tricky, and they can taste the taste of cooking with one bite.

"Okay, let's go over and have a look, but I can only eat half of it, and if I eat too much, I won't be able to eat it at noon." Uncle Qin said.

Immediately afterwards, the two followed Chen Nian to the kitchen and looked at the pot full of fried sauce that had already been boiled: "Hey, this color looks pretty good, just looking at the color, it doesn't look like it's the first time I made it." The person who fried the sauce, say! Did you learn from someone before?"

Chen Nian scratched his head in embarrassment: "When I didn't enter the martial arts gym before, I did talk to my friend, and she told me some key points, but it has been a long time, so I can only follow my memory. The ones in the middle are groping to do it."

At this time, Uncle Ma had already picked up the steamed bun, broke off half of it from the middle, and handed the other half to Uncle Qin.

"Then I'll try your fried sauce first." While talking, Uncle Ma put the fried sauce into the steamed bun, opened his mouth and bit down.

As a result, the fried sauce was a bit full just now, and a naughty diced meat slipped off the edge after taking a bite. Fortunately, Uncle Ma quickly caught it with his hand, and threw it into his mouth when he raised his hand.

Chen Nian hurriedly handed over a towel and asked Uncle Ma to wipe his hands.

"It tastes good, there's nothing wrong with it." Uncle Ma nodded in satisfaction, and Uncle Qin at the side also took a bite. He didn't say anything, but he also gave a thumbs up.

"Xiao Chen, let me tell you, our old BJ's noodles with fried sauce are really unique. I grew up in BJ City when I was a child, and I have eaten noodles with fried sauce from many places. It's just your miscellaneous sauce. You can go out and set up a stall to sell them. Go to Dongxi City and find a lively place, and the business will definitely be good.” Uncle Ma is obviously quite experienced, and he can eat old-made fried sauce in one bite, and he has initially possessed the old BJ fried sauce. The essence of the face.

"Where is it, Uncle Ma, you are too polite, I still have a lot to learn."

"It's because you're too modest, but since we're eating fried noodles at noon today, I can talk to you again."

While talking, Uncle Ma looked at the steamed bun in his hand, "Is there sweet bean sauce in your fried noodles? And it seems that there is some sugar in it?"

Chen Nian nodded: "Yes, I did release these two things."

"That's it, this fried sauce tastes good, but the yellow sauce and sweet noodle sauce you used are still a little bit bad. What the old BJ said is that Dongcheng is expensive and Xicheng is rich, while Xuanwu is poor and Wenpo.

In the past, the nobles of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties lived in the east city, and most of the merchants and rich households lived in the west city. There were also Han market craftsmen and most of the small businessmen who lived in Chongwen and Xuanwu in the south city.

Especially the area from Dashilan outside Qianmen to Xuannan Tianqiao is a place that most people in the market love to visit.

Sometimes the nobles and rich men from the East and West cities often go to the South City to have some fun when they have time.

But most of the people living in Nancheng are hardworking and kind, so the taste will be biased. The Shen family is not bad, but the master also made his fortune from the poor, so our house is also in Nancheng. The one you bought should be Liubiju. Sauce, the price is a little more expensive, but it doesn't taste so salty.

Most of the people in our martial arts gym come from poor backgrounds, and they sweat a lot every day during practice, and they also produce a lot of salt. What they like to eat is saltier than yours. You can take a look at it in the future and buy Tianyuan Sauce Garden The sauce that comes out is always bought by people in Nancheng, and I have eaten it once before, and the pure yellow sauce is put in it, and I also asked the boss, he uses pepper water for the sauce, sugar, sweet noodle sauce, etc. Let it go, and it's quite delicious to eat. "

It was the first time for Chen Nian to hear this kind of theory. He knew that the old BJ people were very particular, and he also knew that there must be a lot of sayings about Zajiang noodles, but he had no place to hear about it before.

This time, I suddenly felt enlightened after hearing what Uncle Ma said.

Just like what I learned from Mr. Xie when I was in Shanghai, the seasons are different, the weather is different, and the amount of water and salt added to the dough is not the same.

Now, the portraits of diners are different, and their living habits are different, so the method of fried noodles is also different. The mouths of the old men in the east and west cities are more delicate, and they don’t need to do any heavy work, so the taste is bland. The manual workers in Nancheng naturally have a salty taste.

This fits the crowd in the martial arts hall.

"I've learned, I've learned, thank you, Uncle Ma, I'll try a different kind of yellow sauce the next time I make Jajiang noodles." Chen Nian treasured these experiences.

"Besides, I don't know what kind of vegetables you put in when you make Jajangmyeon, but if you are a little bit more particular about Jajangmen, you should have shredded cucumbers, shredded carrots, blanched green beans and green garlic, water Blanched bean sprouts, boiled cabbage shreds, water-boiled celery segments, and water-boiled radish shreds, a total of 8 kinds of vegetables, plus pickled cucumber sticks and green radish sticks. Different families may change a few, but the difference is not bad. If you are not in a hurry, everything will be prepared." Uncle Ma continued to tell Chen Nian.

At this moment, Chen Nian realized that the number of dishes he had prepared might be a little small. Now there are only shredded cucumbers and shredded carrots at home. Although the others are available at home, he did not prepare them this time.

"Uncle Ma, except for cucumbers and radishes, I don't seem to have bought anything else, so I'll go out and buy some now, there should be time." Chen Nian looked up at the sun, it was still around 11 in the morning, the vegetable market It's not very far from here, if you hurry up, you should still have time.

"That's not necessary." Uncle Ma waved his hand, "We don't have to be so particular about what we eat at home. Anyway, the main food of this thing is a sauce. It's enough to have some dishes to relieve the tiredness."

"It's okay, Uncle Ma, they haven't come back yet, I'll go buy some, soon." Chen Nian wiped his hands and prepared to leave.

But as soon as he left the kitchen door, he heard lively voices coming from the door.

"Hey, master, the place for the World Martial Arts Tournament is really not bad. It would be great if we could have such a big space in our martial arts hall." It was Qian Hu's voice.

"Then don't think about it, even if your master and I have money, I can't buy such a big place. You will almost empty me out of food and clothing, and even if I have, I can't teach so many apprentices. Only a few dozen of you No one, it's too wasteful to use such a big space." Shen San's voice came one after another.

"That's right, second child, what do you think? Our martial arts gym in Tianjin is too small to let you go, right?"

Tang Dechun's voice also spread into the yard, just by hearing the voice, one could tell that Tang Dechun was still in a good mood.

"Well, don't go now, they are back." Uncle Ma came from behind and patted Chen Nian on the shoulder and said with a smile.

"Sigh." Chen Nian sighed, "It makes me feel a little regretful, I finally made the Zhajiangmian, and it's not authentic."

"Don't think too much about it, what's not authentic? I'm just relying on the old to sell the old, picking some faults, and after a while you can see if they want to eat or not, and it's over."

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