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Chapter 550 Make Cake Kebabs!Great night full of Northwest flavor! 【Subscribe】

Cut cake, to be precise, should be called marzipan, which is a kind of cake-like dessert delicacy that uses syrup to bind various dried fruit ingredients together.

This delicious snack from the northwest frontier has once become a tool for criminals to blackmail and slaughter people in the mainland, and has been protested and disgusted by many people.

"Xu Bao, how do you do cake cutting and slaughtering customers?"

Shen Jiayue couldn't afford to eat cakes when they were popular in China. After 08, Shen Guofu's business gradually started, and there were fewer and fewer people selling cakes in Beijing.

As a result, this greedy and beautiful girl has never bought cut cakes on the street.

When she heard that Chen Yan had been cheated, she was even curious about what it was like to be cheated by food.

Lin Xu said:

"It's very simple. When people ask how to sell it, the hawkers who sell sliced ​​cakes will usually say something like ten yuan and twenty. Many people hear that the price is good, so they ask people to cut a little, and they only know after cutting it. The ten or twenty you mentioned is not a catty, but a tael, isn't that a scam?"

It’s okay to be mysterious about the price, but the key is that the proportion of cut cakes is very high, even if you cut a small piece while rubbing it, it’s at least two catties.

One tael is 20 yuan, and two catties is 400 yuan.

Not to mention that the per capita salary was only one or two thousand at that time, even now, many people feel that they cannot afford it.

But it’s not enough if you don’t buy it. If you don’t buy it, the other party will start sharpening their knives viciously, buying and selling by force.

This is why cutting cakes left a bad impression on everyone.

The reason why Lin Xu knew it was because he met him when he was in middle school.

Unlike Shen Jiayue, Lin Xu hasn't been wronged much since he was a child, and he hasn't stopped all kinds of snacks and snacks, and he doesn't have much cold for desserts.

Once after school, I saw a hawker selling sliced ​​cakes at the gate of the school. I wanted to buy some to try, but I didn't expect to be robbed by a senior student.

Then he witnessed the whole process of cutting cakes and slaughtering customers.

The senior student was proud of winning the first place, then he was surprised after the quotation, and then he was afraid of being intimidated and embarrassed of not being able to pay more than 400 yuan.

The mood changes are obvious, and the expressions are very vivid and rich.

Fortunately, the incident happened at the gate of the school. The teachers and school leaders came forward, and the police patrolled here, so the matter did not worsen.

After that, Lin Xu finally realized this street food assassin.

It costs hundreds or even thousands of yuan, which is more profitable than highway robbery.

"Hmm... I didn't expect that those sliced ​​cakes are colorful and pretty, but there is such an inside story. No wonder many netizens still criticize sliced ​​cakes..."

Shen Jiayue didn't expect Xu Bao, her own family, to have such an experience.

She took out a pack of almond wood from the box, opened it, chewed it in her mouth, and said with a smile:
"If I encounter it now, I will definitely buy some and try it out. If it doesn't work, I will buy that tricycle..."

As soon as the words fell, Lin Xu couldn't help but said:
"Don't worry, it costs 20 million yuan to eat sliced ​​cakes. How wronged is that. Sister Yan will probably make fun of you for the rest of your life."

"One million?"

Shen Jiayue was intimidated by this number.

I didn't expect that the small sliced ​​cakes would be so expensive.

Lin Xu said:

"The price is high, and the cut cake is relatively heavy. A whole piece of cut cake does cost so much. It is said that there are more expensive ones, one yuan per gram. If you buy it, they will directly buy a decent family car. .”

Shen Jiayue immediately lost the idea of ​​being taken advantage of.

"Then I'll learn how to do it honestly...Xu Bao, do you think these people from the Northwest did this on purpose? Why is no one caring?"

Lin Xu took out the sugar, maltose and honey, said with a smile:

"It's not just the ones who sell sliced ​​cakes, the same is true of Tianjin cannabis flowers in the early years. If you ask for twenty or thirty dollars, if you want to buy it, the lowest price is several hundred. Moreover, the Tianjin cannabis flowers have nothing to do with Tianjin. They are a group of people. People from northern Anhui."

As soon as she said this, Shen Jiayue remembered:
"I know this. I bought it with my grandma, and it cost a lot of money. As for the taste, it's so-so. I just think those twists are thicker than my legs. I really want to know how they are made."

"Just like cutting cakes, they are also glued together with sugar. First, small twists are fried, coated with sugar, and then glued together to make cylindrical cannabis flowers. If you want to eat them, we can make them later. "

This kind of snack is not very difficult, and Lin Xu can handle it easily with his current cooking skills.

While chatting, he began to fiddle with the ingredients that Shen Jiayue brought from the restaurant.

Almonds, pecans, pistachios, walnuts, peanuts, melon seeds, white sesame, black sesame, raisins, hazelnuts, cashews, pine nuts, dried figs, pitted candied dates, pitted dried apricots...

Basically, all the dried fruits and nuts at home were taken by this girl.

These nuts are all cooked and no additional processing is required. Lin Xu checked them, put on the stainless steel pot for dessert, and started to boil sugar.

In the traditional method of cutting cakes, it is necessary to boil sugar with grape juice.

This kind of syrup is paired with various dried fruits to make marzipan, which is inseparable from the Northwesterners during the festival.

But grapes are not in season now. Although there are Qingwang grapes at home, Lin Xu is really reluctant to use them to make cakes at the price of hundreds of yuan per catty.

Add water to the pot, put white sugar in it first, then put in maltose, and cook on high heat.

Stir continuously when boiling, which can not only speed up the melting of sugar, but also prevent the syrup from sticking to the bottom of the pot, resulting in a sticky bottom.

When Lin Xu was suffering, Shen Jiayue stood beside her, eating a pecan and pinching a few raisins, her mouth never stopped.

Lin Xu doesn't know if he can learn to cut cakes, anyway, he has eaten a lot these days.

"Aren't you two making sliced ​​cakes? Why are you eating them here?"

Chen Yuanyuan walked in and saw that Shen Jiayue Shennong had tasted all the dried fruits like a hundred herbs, and thought she was going to try poison.

"It's boiling the sugar, and I'll start making the sugar when it's done."

After Lin Xu finished speaking, he said to Chen Yuanyuan:

"Thank you, sister, I feel very sorry that you started work on the third day of the Lunar New Year."

Chen Yuanyuan waved her hand:
"Okay, okay, I'm working to earn money, and I'm not helping for nothing. If you want to make more cakes, I'll bring some over tomorrow for everyone to try."

This is no problem, all these ingredients are made today, at least fifty catties or more.

Definitely enough for sister Yuanyuan to bring.

Not long after, the sugar in the pot had already boiled, so Lin Xu turned down the heat and continued to boil.

It is necessary to boil the sugar to the state of drawing, so that the syrup is sticky enough, and it is more delicious and delicious.

After the sugar in the pot was boiled, Lin Xu poured the prepared jar of honey into the pot and continued to stir to let the sweet aroma of honey blend into the syrup.

Stir well, turn off the heat on the stove, then pour all the dried fruits and nuts into the pot, and stir quickly.

Without constant heat, the syrup can get sticky and thick very quickly.

Before this stage, stir the sugar and dried fruit evenly, and try to make the surface of all ingredients covered with syrup.

This step not only requires quickness, but also must not be afraid of being hot. When stir-frying, it must be turned to the bottom every time. Only in this way, the syrup will be thoroughly mixed.

Lin Xu said while busy:
"According to the way of cutting cakes on the street, each ingredient should be soaked in sugar separately, and then put together layer by layer, which can be put into a beautiful shape, but if we eat it ourselves, it won't be so laborious."

Although his own baby wants to bring back bad memories of his sister-in-law, Lin Xu doesn't want to help the evildoer.

Because that method is not only troublesome, but the most important thing is that it is a waste of sugar, and it saves time and effort with a spoonful of stew.

All the syrup hangs on the surface of the ingredients. At the same time, the syrup in the pot is constantly shredded while stirring, so you can stop, because if you continue to stir, the sugar may become sandy.

In that way, it is not cutting the cake, but turning the dried fruit into the sand.

Stir well, and Lin Xu brought a separate tray.

The so-called separate tray is a tray whose bottom and surrounding edges can be disassembled, and can be used to make tofu, Shaqima and other delicacies that need to be fixed.

Spread peanut oil on the inside of the tray, and then pour all the dried fruits that have been mixed evenly into it.

There are a lot of dried fruits, and a lot of them popped out from the tray.

Shen Jiayue asked curiously:

"Do you want to change the mold again?"

Lin Xu smiled and shook his head:
"Need not."

He took a walking hammer, which is the kind of rolling pin with a thick middle and thin handles at both ends. After applying a layer of grease on the surface, he rolled it vigorously on the tray.

Through rolling, the air between the ingredients can be discharged, the arrangement is denser, and the volume will naturally shrink.

Soon, the protruding part becomes flat.

Shen Jiayue took this short video with her mobile phone and sent it to Chen Yan:
"Yanbao, I'm learning how to cut cakes. I'll ask Sister Yuanyuan to bring you some tomorrow. This time, I won't kill customers or cheat people. You should eat more."

Chen Yan, who was shopping with Ren Jie, saw it, and immediately pouted:

"Smelly Yueyue, can I die if I'm not angry?"

She returned a disdainful expression, and stuffed the phone into her pocket angrily.

Ren Jie next to him asked curiously:

"What's wrong? His face suddenly became ugly?"

Chen Yan said angrily:

"I was blackmailed by a peddler who sold sliced ​​cakes before. Yueyue knew about it, so she is learning how to make sliced ​​cakes from her brother-in-law, trying to annoy me."

Ren Jie asked curiously:
"Then why didn't you call the police?"

"Cut, it's unnecessary to spend eight cents, and I didn't understand it, so I just spent money to buy a lesson."

At that time, she asked how it was sold, and the hawker made a comparison of two and said twenty.

Neither of them mentioned the weighing unit, and then they were scammed for hundreds of dollars.

Fortunately, the Chen family's business had picked up at that time. Chen Yanguang had 20 or [-] pocket money, which was more than enough to buy cut cakes, but he was very upset.

Jie Ren said:

"You should call the police. Even if you pay the money, you can still say that you have a stomachache and ask for compensation. If he cheats you, you have to be prepared to be cheated."

"Forget it, forget it, there's no need to be more truthful... besides, I didn't suffer any disadvantages. Since then, whenever money transactions are involved, I have repeatedly confirmed that if there is a contract, I will consult professional legal professionals to try not to jump into any pitfalls." …From this point of view, I actually made money, and spent a few hundred dollars to buy a life-long lesson, it’s worth it!”

After she finished speaking, she couldn't help looking forward to Lin Xu's sliced ​​cake:
"I don't know how my brother-in-law's cut cake is. Tomorrow Yuanyuan will bring it to me to taste. If it tastes good, I will have another office snack in the future."

Yinzhou, in the kitchen.

Shen Jiayue and Chen Yuanyuan looked at the cut cakes on the table, and wanted to open them up, but the temperature of the cut cakes was still very high at the moment, and the syrup hadn't fully bonded together.

You have to wait for the temperature to drop again before you can remove the sides and bottom plate, and cut the cake into small pieces for consumption.

At the door of the kitchen, Chen Shaokang sneaked in:
"Is the cake ready? Everyone is waiting to eat. Aunt Han asked me to observe the situation."

Shen Jiayue said with a smile:
"My mother is like this. She says that she can't eat because of the high calories, but she actually cares about it more than anyone else."

This is not to blame for Han Shuzhen, she was spoiled and spoiled since she was a child, it is normal for her to be greedy.

Said to Chen Shaokang:

"It's still hot right now, you have to wait a little longer."

Having nothing to do, Lin Xu took out the beef breast oil from the refrigerator, washed it and began to cut it with a knife, and said to Chen Shaokang by the way:

"Clean up the oven outside and burn some charcoal. The beef brisket brought by the second aunt is good. While Sister Yuanyuan is at home, let's roast it directly later."

Beef breast oil is a part where fascia and fat coexist, which is most suitable for grilling.

Roasted until browned, the mouth is full of the aroma of fat, and it is particularly chewy, especially with wine.

As soon as he heard about eating barbecue, Chen Shaokang immediately went to the yard with charcoal to get busy.

The LED headlights in the yard were always on, just like during the day, he put the charcoal in a pile in the oven, then picked up the portable spray gun used to burn pig hair, and started burning it against the charcoal.

In the kitchen, Lin Xu cut the beef breast oil into thin strips, and cut a little pork belly, beef shank, and matching green peppers and onions.

Cut and marinate separately.

After Chen Shaokang finished lighting the charcoal fire, he cleaned the iron skewers used for barbecue and started to skewer the meat.

Put it on and put it outside to start roasting. Dundun, who was warming the fire in the house, was attracted by the smell of barbecue, and slipped out quietly, surrounded Chen Shaokang, as if he was greedy.

When the kebabs are grilled until they are sizzling with oil, first brush with a layer of grease, and then sprinkle with a little barbecue seasoning.

Continue to bake, wait until the surface is slightly burnt, sprinkle with dried chili powder and cumin powder, put it on a plate after a little baking, and pass it to Chen Shaokang by the way:
"Send it to the house for the elders to taste first. By the way, ask if there is anything you want to eat. You can bake buns and toast."

With a promise, Chen Shaokang went to the restaurant with his plate in his hand.

Inside, Shen Guofu was wondering why the cut cakes were not ready yet, and then he smelled the aroma of barbecue.

He was surprised, why didn't he wait for the sliced ​​cakes from the northwest region, but instead waited for the barbecue in the northwest region?

Just about to ask what's going on, Chen Shaokang walked in with a tray of skewers:

"The skewers made by my cousin said it was for my sister to practice... You all have to try it, and he also said that you can grill anything you want."

Seeing the meat skewers, Shen Guofu immediately grinned.

This must be because he knew that I didn't enjoy eating meat tonight, so he secretly compensated me. What a good son-in-law, it didn't hurt in vain.

After finishing speaking, he got up and went to the refrigerator to take out a pack of beer and put it on the table, and said to his uncle, uncle, uncle, and Lin Hongqi:

"Come on, come on, don't stretch, the children have finished the meat skewers, if you don't order beer, I'm sorry for the children's hard work."

Han Shuzhen on the side wanted to kick him very much.

How can anything be associated with eating meat and drinking alcohol?
But during the Spring Festival, it’s a lively place. Although Han Shuzhen was heartbroken, she still picked up a skewer of meat, wiped off the carbon dust on the head of the iron stick with a paper towel, and then tasted the meat:
"It's roasted well, the meat is very tender, mom, do you three want to try it?"

The three old people who were chatting had a good time eating Wowotou today, and they were not very interested in this kind of greasy meat skewers.

It was the eldest aunt who couldn't help telling her son Lin Bin when she saw the meat skewers:
"Xiao Bin, go ask your brother to bake two slices of bread and steamed buns, remember to put some honey on the bread."

"I know mom."

Lin Bin was about to go out to play, and immediately went outside when he heard this.

Xiaolei, the uncle's daughter, saw it and followed her out.

Barbecue was lively outside, and the adults in the room were opening beer and getting ready.

The baijiu that was not drunk at dinner was returned with beer at this time.

After Lin Xu finished grilling the meat skewers, he baked steamed bun slices and bread slices. When they were almost done, they handed them over to Chen Shaokang, Lin Bin and Xiao Lei, who were eager to try.

He went back to the kitchen, touched the tray, and found that it was not so hot anymore, so he turned the tray upside down on the plastic cutting board for cutting desserts.

Take off the base and the sides, and a rectangular cut cake is completed.

After Shen Jiayue and Chen Yuanyuan finished taking photos, Lin Xu took a fruit slicer and separated the cakes every ten centimeters, and then cut them vertically so that the cakes became small pieces like Shaqima.

As soon as it was cut, Shen Jiayue eagerly picked up a piece and put it into her mouth:
"Wow, it's delicious, sweet and fragrant, all kinds of flavors are mixed together, it's much more comfortable than eating daily nuts, it's really enjoyable to chew."

Chen Yuanyuan picked up a piece and tasted it:

"Satisfying is satisfying, it's the heat..."

"Shh...don't say it, as long as you don't say it and I don't say it, there will be no calories."

Sister Yuanyuan couldn't laugh or cry at the self-deceiving remarks of the siblings, but the mentality of the siblings is really good, they are always happy, and they always laugh.

The most important thing is that she doesn't get fat, and her figure has always been in such a perfect state.

It's really enviable!

Lin Xu put the cut cakes on a plate and sent them to the restaurant for the elders to taste.

"Try all of them. The cakes are ready. Tomorrow, I will ask Sister Yuanyuan to bring some to the capital, so that Sister Yan and the others can try them too."

Han Shuzhen was eating a piece of toast at the moment. Hearing this, she picked up a piece and tasted it, and immediately fell in love with the texture and taste.

The syrup on the surface has a silky feeling in the mouth, while the nuts inside are delicious and crispy, and the raisins are occasionally chewed. The sweet and sour taste makes people's eyes shine.

This taste is nothing to say, delicious!

Reminiscent of Lin Xu's Shaqima being well-known in the circle of girlfriends, Han Shuzhen said:
"Xiaoxu, I'm going to hold an afternoon tea after I return to Beijing. Then you can make some cakes. Make more. I'll give those friends some souvenirs."

The son-in-law has made a new delicacy, so naturally he wants to let his girlfriends and friends taste it.

In the past, I always heard how talented this son-in-law was and how capable that son-in-law was.

Now, it's finally my turn, Han Shuzhen, to praise my son-in-law.

Lin Xu said:

"No problem, I will make a few more snacks for your friends to try."

The second uncle ate the skewers in his mouth and took a big gulp of beer:

These are skewers and sliced ​​cakes. Those who didn’t know thought we were traveling in the Northwest. Xiaoxu’s craftsmanship is good. These meat skewers are just right for drinking.

In a warm room of more than 20 degrees, eating freshly grilled kebabs and drinking cold beer is really a beautiful thing.

the next day.

After breakfast, Lin Xu and Shen Jiayue drove Sister Yuanyuan to the high-speed railway station, and prepared to go around the city, buy a few ducks, and prepare to make Jinling's famous dish - salted duck!

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