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Chapter 363 From unshelled chestnuts to smooth jelly—the transformation of food is so amazing! 【Subscribe】

"Mom, is it troublesome to make jelly?"

Baby Shen is not very hungry, but his mouth is empty and he wants to eat something.

Chen Meijuan took out the wild chestnuts she brought. Small chestnuts are very different in size from chestnuts, but because of the low yield, the chestnut flavor is very strong.

"No trouble, just peel the chestnuts, smash them and filter them into juice, then boil them until thickened and put them in a basin to cool, it's very simple."

It's that simple?
Shen Baobao was at a loss.

Originally, I wanted to follow my mother-in-law to learn an unpopular delicacy and crush a certain counterfeit chef, but now it seems... let's change to another delicacy.

Don't get crushed by Yan Bao, and get crushed by your mother-in-law instead.

But although I can't learn it, I can take pictures, just to practice the shooting skills, so as not to be disgusted by lack of experience in taking pictures.

She ran upstairs to bring the card camera, hand-held gimbal, tripod, octopus, fill light and other equipment. After finishing it in the kitchen, Chen Meijuan cooperated and began to make it.

First cut the chestnuts one by one, put them in the pot and cook for a while, so that they can be shelled easily.

After ten minutes, fish out the chestnuts, peel off the shell, and the golden chestnuts are peeled out one by one.

Smelling the fragrance, director Shen who was filming asked curiously:
"Mom, can this be eaten now?"

"No, the cooking time is too short, the outside is cooked, and the inside is still hard. If you want to eat boiled ones, Mom will cook them for you later. Anyway, I brought a large bag of chestnuts this time, which is definitely enough to eat." .”

"Thank you mom!"

After peeling all the chestnuts, Chen Meijuan put them into the food processor, added water, and whipped them three times to make a thinner paste.

Then pour it into a basin and beat the remaining chestnuts into a paste.

After everything is whipped, take an empty basin, spread a filter cloth for kitchen use, put the four corners outside, pour the batter into it, then lift the filter cloth by the four corners, and squeeze it hard pressure.

A lot of chestnut water was squeezed out.

When the water is almost squeezed out, the debris in the filter cloth is poured into the original basin.

"Mom, can these dregs still be used?"

"Okay, anyway, it's still early today, I'll bake some chestnut shortbread for you later."

What?These crumbs can still be used to make shortbread?

Grandma is too powerful!

After taking a few close-ups, she saw Chen Meijuan pouring the filtered white juice into a non-stick pan, so she walked over and continued to shoot.

At this time, a large amount of starch in the chestnuts has been filtered into the water.

Just heat and stir these juices directly.

The so-called jelly is actually mixed with various starches and water to make a paste, then heated and boiled into a translucent viscous liquid, and then cooled and solidified. This is the jelly.

Seeing this, Baby Shen felt that the difficulty was really not that big.

Except for the need to use a knife to open the chestnut at the beginning, the other steps seem so simple.

Well, I have a chance to challenge and let Xu Bao know that I am not a long and beautiful vase, and I can cook delicious food independently.

When she was first photographed, Chen Meijuan was somewhat uncomfortable.

But think about it carefully, for such an opportunity to have a relationship with the daughter-in-law, just shoot it. Anyway, I am so old, as long as the daughter-in-law is happy.

As it boiled, the white chestnut water in the pot became obviously viscous, and the aroma of chestnuts kept wafting out of the pot.

Unlike jelly made from other starches, chestnut juice has a richer taste because it is not purified, and the jelly is also sweet and delicious.

"Wow, it smells so fragrant of chestnuts."

Director Shen found it really difficult to take pictures of food, because it is too easy to be distracted by the aroma.

Sure enough, neither line is easy.

With constant stirring, the translucent liquid in the pot became more and more viscous.

At about the same time, Chen Meijuan turned off the fire on the stove, and then brought a few insulated lunch boxes, spread a layer of grease on the inside of the box, and filled the jelly boiled in the pot with a spoon.

Next, is to wait.

Wait for the jelly to cool down, then you can eat it.

Chen Meijuan took a large basin, filled most of the basin with water, and put the box containing jelly in it.

In this way, the heat in the jelly can be gradually absorbed by the water, and the water temperature will slowly rise, so that the temperature of the jelly will not be too low.

After all, it's cold and it's night, so it's better to eat less cold food.

It will take a while for the jelly to cool, Chen Meijuan looked at Shen Baobao and asked:
"Do you eat chestnuts boiled in sugar water or chestnut shortbread?"

This question made it very difficult for Director Shen to make a choice, because she became hungrier more and more, and wanted to try both kinds of delicacies.

But instead of boiled chestnuts in sugar water, she chose the wild chestnut shortbread that she had never eaten before.

"I'll eat shortbread. Is this troublesome, Mom? If it's troublesome, forget it."

"No trouble, you can eat it soon."

Chen Meijuan brought over the basin containing wild chestnut dregs, put a bowl of low-gluten flour in it, and then added soft white sugar, eggs, milk powder, baking soda, and baking powder.

After mixing well, add half vegetable oil and half lard to knead the dough.

Knead well and knead into long strips, and cut into uniform dough pieces.

Knead the dough into balls with your hands, place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, and let rest for at least ten minutes.

Shen Baobao looked at these complicated steps and ingredients, mother-in-law, you call this simple?
Is it too complicated?

The amount of these ingredients alone makes the head big, plus the technique of kneading the dough, etc... Baking is really not cute and I can touch it.

It didn't take long for those little balls to relax.

Chen Meijuan pressed the small balls into cakes with her hands, put them into the preheated oven with the baking tray, and started baking.

Baby Shen leaned outside the oven with his camera, and saw that the shortbread inside gradually turned brown, and his saliva was gradually drawn out by the appearance.

Not long after, with a "ding" sound, the preset time of the oven has run out.

Chen Meijuan put on heat-resistant gloves and opened the oven, a rich milky aroma mixed with chestnuts wafted out from inside, making Baby Shen put down the camera without saying a word.

It's not too late to be a director tomorrow, let's eat delicious baked shortbread first!

Chen Meijuan used tongs to take out the slightly browned shortbread one by one, and put them in a bamboo basket covered with oil-absorbing paper.

A young daughter-in-law who gave up her career as a director folded a piece of kitchen paper, carefully put a hot shortbread in her mouth, and took a small bite eagerly.

"Wow, the crispy crisps are delicious. Mom, your craftsmanship is amazing."

"If you like it, make more before Mom leaves, but don't eat too much at night. This kind of shortbread is high in fat. You can take two slices when you go to work and try to eat it during the day."

"I know mom, don't worry!"

After eating this delicious shortbread, Shen Baobao naturally agreed to whatever he said.

When the basket was full of chestnut shortbread, she took two photos with her mobile phone and sent them to Moments:

"I just said I was hungry, and my mother-in-law immediately used the wild chestnuts she brought to make a basket of shortbread like a magic trick. The chestnut flavor is very strong, and milk and eggs are added. It's another happy day!"

As soon as it was posted, Chen Yan, who was chatting with Ren Jie at home, sent a series of exclamation points.

Although he didn't say a word, he expressed his strong indignation and dissatisfaction with this way of poisoning late at night + showing off his mother-in-law.

Director Shen was in high spirits right now, and immediately replied:
"Ha, Yan Bao, are you posting so many exclamation points because you are greedy? Quickly call Sister Yue to listen."

Although she was very upset, Chen Yan still replied:

"Hello Miss Yue!"

Whoa!

In the future, I can no longer kiss on my cousin's territory, otherwise, one after another, what should I do?

Mr. Chen was full of annoyance, he was too passive!

Soon, there was another comment from Director Zeng below:
"Tsk tsk tsk, why did you get caught again? What a miserable woman!"

Chen Yan immediately replied:
"I'm sorry, my sister has a partner!"

Feeling puzzled after she finished replying, she replied again:
"Not only is there a partner, the cup is still 34D, are you angry?"

Zeng Xiaoqi:? ? ? ? ? ?
I was full of fire, but fortunately a punching bag came.

However, before Chen Yan was happy, Zeng Xiaoqi replied:
"After dinner, Yuanyuan and I went to the small kitchen when we had nothing to do. We saw that the camera on the stove was not turned off, so we took it off and took a look. Mr. Chen, guess what we saw?"

She didn't actually see anything, and she didn't go into the kitchenette.

After dinner, I took a bunch of lo mei back to the place where I lived, and ate ducks with Chen Yuanyuan while watching dramas.

At this moment, the red oil on the corner of the mouth has not been wiped off.

But so what?
Mr. Chen was obviously caught by the proprietress, otherwise she would never obediently call Sister Yue.

And there are only a few places in the store where Mr. Chen can be caught.

So Director Zeng gave it a go, to see if he could get it right. If he got it right, everything would be fine.

As for being laughed at by Mr. Chen for being so small.

Just laugh at it, anyway, I'm used to being hit by these big bear thieves.

Well, in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", the princes like to call Liu Bei a big-eared thief, and then everyone else in the group will be a big bear thief. The bigger the bear, the higher the anti-thief attribute.

Seeing Zeng Xiaoqi's comment, Chen Yan immediately swallowed ten catties of fruit.

No way, Director Zeng and Yuanyuan actually saw it too?

She quickly changed her tone:
"Sister Qiqi, my most sensible and lovely sister Qiqi, let me tell you a secret. In fact, I am 34A, and I usually use pads. Sister Qiqi has a lot, please forgive me!"

Hahahahaha...

Seeing this reply, Zeng Xiaoqi laughed so hard that she couldn't sit still, and suddenly fell into the arms of Chen Yuanyuan next to her.

He also knocked over the duck brain that sister Yuanyuan peeled out with great difficulty to the ground.

"You'd better give me a reason to laugh wildly, otherwise... have you seen my red hands, Director Zeng?"

Zeng Xiaoqi sat up, adjusted her yoga pants, and then handed over her mobile phone:

"I cheated Mr. Chen a little bit, and she obediently called me sister. Women really can't fall in love. Once they fall in love, they lose their minds..."

Chen Yuanyuan glanced at it, then said:

"But I have a boyfriend!"

Yes, he has a boyfriend.

Zeng Xiaoqi suddenly felt that Mr. Chen's reply was not funny anymore.

When the two single dogs were relatively silent, Dou Wenjing also appeared in the comment area:
"It is forbidden to put any shooting equipment in the small kitchen during non-filming hours. Director Zeng, please take a picture of the equipment you took off and show me. I will deduct the photographer's bonus and buy you milk tea."

Chen Yan:? ? ? ? ? ? ?
You guys join forces to mess with my mentality, right?
She clicked on the [Good Sister Cup Doesn't Shrink] group, Aite gave Zeng Xiaoqi:

"From today, I announce that your cup size is only 32A, who is for and who is against?"

In the living room of the new home, Baby Shen was eating the crispy and delicious chestnut shortbread. Watching the scene where Yan Bao's mind exploded, he quickly jumped out and confessed:
"Actually, I didn't take any pictures this afternoon~ Do you eat shortbread? Shall I call an errand to send you a few slices? My mother-in-law baked a small basket, and I can't finish it."

A few pieces?

Chen Yan replied angrily:
"Is this enough for a few slices of shortbread? At least ten slices!"

"Okay, Director Zeng, Sister Yuanyuan, Sister Jing, Baby Shu, Lele, Tiantian, what do you all want to eat? If you want to eat, I'll give it to you all together."

Not long after, I ran errands to pick up the goods.

First go to Yingchun Street to deliver it to the store, then go to the Sunshine Garden complex behind, then go to a high-end apartment building, and finally go to a villa complex.

"Wow, this shortbread is delicious!"

"Yes, it is fragrant and crisp, and the chestnut flavor is very strong."

"Thank you lady boss, today's best delicious meal!"

"By the way, proprietress, it's all given to us, do you have any more to eat?"

Shen Baobao is watching Chen Meijuan make jelly in the kitchen.

Today's jelly has two flavors, one is the normal spicy flavor, which is made by cutting the jelly into strips, and then adding seasonings and ingredients such as balsamic vinegar, light soy sauce, chili oil, cooked peanuts, and minced parsley , taste hot and sour and refreshing, very delicious.

And the other is caramel flavored.

Put the brown sugar in a non-stick pan first, boil it over high heat, then turn down the heat to low heat until it becomes thick, and then pour it out when it smells like caramel.

Cut the jelly into pieces and put it in a bowl, then pour some caramel syrup on it, add a little raisins, peanuts and other ingredients to make jelly version of ice powder.

"Thank you mom, it looks delicious!"

Shen Baobao put two bowls and two servings together, took a photo with his mobile phone and sent it to the group:
"Chestnut-flavored jelly, one is hot and sour, and the other is caramel. Don't envy me."

People in the group who are eating shortbread: "..."

No wonder they gave us shortbread so enthusiastically. It turns out that there are better delicacies.

It would be nice to get a share of shortbread though.

At least it didn't make people so greedy that they could only swallow their saliva.

The next morning, Lao Huang, who learned that the store would serve soy milk, specially sent some high-quality soybeans, all of which were plump.

"Thank you, Boss Huang. After the equipment for making soybean milk arrives, let's test it first. If it works, I will hand over the supply of soybeans to you."

"It's easy to say, it's all small things."

Just as Lao Huang was about to go downstairs and leave, he suddenly turned his face to look at Lin Xu and asked:

"Brother Lin, now is the critical period for putting on autumn fat, and soybeans are relatively smooth. Is it time to use soybeans to make some delicious supplements? At least some collagen must be added."

Supplement collagen with soybeans?
Che Zai asked curiously:
"There is no collagen in soybeans, right? There is only vegetable protein, and the absorption rate of the human body is still very low."

Old Huang smiled and said:

"It's not in soybeans, but it's in pig's trotters!"

Only then did Che Zai react:

"If you want to eat braised pork trotters with soybeans, just say so. There is such a big circle. There are braised pork trotters in the store. Just soak some soybeans and cook them in later. It's very simple."

Upon hearing this, Lao Huang said:

"Get me a copy this afternoon. I'm bringing a few relatives over for dinner. It's best to cook it in a casserole. The price is easy to negotiate."

When he said this, Lin Xu was also a little greedy:
"The temperature has dropped again in the past two days. It's really time to eat some pig's trotters to make up for it. Chezi, prepare more in the afternoon. Let's have braised pork trotters with soybeans for dinner today."

Who doesn't like pig's trotters, a dish rich in collagen.

If it is added with stewed soybeans and mixed with rice, it will be a perfect match.

"Good boss, let's prepare more in the afternoon."

When the weather is cold, all kinds of warming dishes pop up in my mind, such as braised mutton, such as sauced big bone, such as lamb scorpion, and mutton, spicy butter hot pot, Chaoshan beef hot pot Waiting for the steaming dishes.

It's time to give it a try.

In addition, winter is coming, and the store has to re-launch a new wave of dishes suitable for winter.

Thinking about how time flies, it was still hot when the store first opened, but now I have to wear autumn clothes and long trousers. Maybe after a while, winter snow will come.

After the afternoon rush hour, under the leadership of Han Shuzhen, Chen Meijuan went to the SPA with Shen Guofang and Tian Qinglan, and Lin Hongqi, Shen Guofu, Chen Yuejin and others went to the villa to play billiards.

Lin Xu walked out of the store and came to the subway station at the west entrance of Yingchun Street. From a distance, he saw Chen Yuanyuan, who was wearing work clothes, quickly filling customers with fried dishes and settling accounts.

"How about Sister Yuanyuan, are you still used to it?"

"Adapted, too adapted, this is much better than not seeing anyone at the ticket office of the scenic spot for half a day, I like this lively feeling."

The chef who was busy making fried rice inside said with a smile:

"Boss, your cousin is too good. Not only did you redecorate the entire storefront, but you also asked people to change everything on the sign outside. The sign of Ziqiang Shengjian is now more eye-catching."

It has been more than two months since Ziqiang Zheshengjian opened. Both the door sign and the price list outside the counter are a little oxidized and discolored, and the handwriting looks a little blurry.

It’s nothing to old customers, even if they don’t have a brand, they can still find it here, and call out the price of various raw fried foods accurately.

But new customers are a little confused, and sometimes they even have to ask one by one.

As soon as Chen Yuanyuan came, she immediately asked the company to replace them with new materials that were not easy to fade.

After the replacement, the store has a new look.

Dou Wenjing has already replaced other storefronts with non-marking materials.

Lin Xu looked at Chen Yuanyuan and asked:
"Tell me, sister, should I give you a bonus, or cook you a delicious meal?"

Chen Yuanyuan thought for a while:

"Forget about the bonus, Director Zeng and I haven't paid the rent, so how dare you take your bonus, why don't you take the time to cook us a delicious meal."

"What do you want to eat? Tell me, I can make anything you want."

Chen Yuanyuan said:
"I want to eat fish in tomato and sour soup. If you eat it hot and sour, it must be very warm...Facing the wind at the street, I feel a little cold..."

Fish in tomato and sour soup?
No problem, arrange!

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