Don't pretend, I'm the God of Cooking and I'll showdown!

"This mochi tofu is really delicious!"

In the private room, more than a dozen elderly people sat in a semicircle around the big bag table, which happened to be completely captured by the camera here. There were several dishes on the table, and the one in the middle was the one dotted with chopped leeks and dried chili slices. fried mochi tofu.

You don't need chopsticks to eat motofu, you have to use a spoon.

Geng Lishan scooped up a ball of mochi tofu with a spoon. For the sake of taste, he also specially brought some minced leeks and dried chili slices, put it in his mouth and chewed it for a while, then let out a satisfied admiration.

The taste of mochi tofu is moist and smooth, the sauce is rich in aroma, and it also has the unique aroma and taste of mutton oil, but it does not feel greasy at all.

The potherb mustard wrapped in the middle of the tofu tastes crispy and salty, and it is very comfortable to chew.

The garnish of chives and dried chili slices add the crispy fried chili and the unique freshness of chives to the mo tofu.

After one bite, all kinds of aromas and textures burst into the mouth at once. It is much more delicious than the fried mochi tofu in memory. It is hard to believe that it is the same kind of food.

People have a mentality of favoring the past and despising the present, and when they praise a delicacy, they often use the "taste in memory" to describe it.

But now, the motofu in front of me is much higher than what I remember. If there was such a delicious motofu back then, it probably wouldn't be the turn of the poor to satisfy their hunger.

Geng Lishan ate two spoonfuls in a row, and then said:
"It's delicious, Chef Gao, you have really cultivated a good apprentice."

After Cai Heping tasted it, he praised it again and again:

"Two days ago, I told the old folks that the motofu is not as good as it used to be. After trying Xiaoxu's, I immediately felt that the one I ate when I was young didn't deserve the name motofu at all."

Whether a delicious dish is good or not, the taste, aroma, collocation, presentation, etc., all have to be taken into consideration.

And Lin Xu's fried mochi tofu has reached the perfect level. Although the sales are relatively mediocre, it is already considered high-value in the category of fried mochi tofu.

Everyone praised them in various ways, and Shen Jiayue, Zeng Xiaoqi, and Chen Yan who came over to help took close-up shots of a few people. The more material for the shots, the easier it is to edit them later.

Lin Xu stood aside, listening to everyone's praise, the system prompt sounded in his mind soon:
"The [Fried Motofu] cooked by the host has been praised by more than ten old Yanjing people. After completing the trial task, he has permanently obtained the perfect-level fried tofu technique. Congratulations to the host."

It was finally finished... Lin Xu heaved a long sigh of relief.

When he first received this task, he was a little bit annoyed. He had done so many tasks, but a mere dish of fried mochi tofu was left here to mess with it.

However, when I changed my mind, I realized that this task was really simple.

After it was easily done, he also kept his mind on it. When encountering similar tasks in the future, he must consider the problem from multiple angles, and he cannot bite the bullet and rush forward.

Geng Lishan looked at Lin Xu and asked:

"Why do you make fried mochi tofu so delicious? Is there any trick?"

Lin Xu smiled and said:

"There is no trick, just add more oil."

In this step, everyone has just realized the benefits of having more oil. When eating, the moisturizing feeling of the oil and the surprise of eating sheep oil grains are simply exciting.

Geng Lishan said:
"I have to try it at home tomorrow, this recipe is so delicious, I can't believe it's mo tofu."

After finishing speaking, he put another spoonful into his mouth, squinting his eyes and savoring seriously.

In other food programs, the guests basically have a taste, and then discuss various methods, eating methods, allusions, etc., but when faced with this fried mochi tofu, the guests couldn't stop at all.

A whole large portion was eaten up by these old men spoonful by spoonful.

The dishes have been eaten, and it is impossible to continue shooting, so we can only stop here.

When receiving the equipment, Chen Yan muttered in a low voice:
"I thought I could taste it, but I didn't expect it to be mine."

Lin Xu smiled:
"I'll go to the kitchen and make another one right away, this time with a larger amount, so as not to eat enough."

I only used two packs of the ten packs of mo tofu I bought today, and there are still eight packs left to be made. I thought it should be endless, but now it seems that they are all fried.

This thing can be served with wine or as a meal, and it can also be mixed into the rice to enhance the taste and texture of the rice.

After all, it is a perfect level, and it is so popular.

Lin Xu returned to the kitchen, put on a large pot, and continued to fry mochi tofu.

With the first time cooking, he is now more comfortable with stir-frying mochi tofu, even if he cooks a big pot at once, he doesn't panic at all.

Outside, these old men are drinking tea.

Cai Heping said:
"I originally came to see my daughter-in-law grandson, but I didn't expect to taste such delicious fried mochi tofu, which hooked my greedy worms. I have to come here to eat again when I'm not busy these two days."

Just as he was talking, Cai Sen came.

As soon as he went upstairs, he noticed a shiny jewelry box next to Cai Heping.

After seeing it clearly, the traitor among the Eight Banners disciples couldn't believe it.

In the past, the ancestors of the Cai family did have a bunch of cultural relics from the palace, but this jewelry box was not a shun, but a gift from the Empress Dowager Cixi.

The surface of the box made of golden nanmu is full of carved patterns, and the patterns are also inlaid with gold and silver threads and gems. Due to regular maintenance, the gold and silver threads and the gems on them are still shining brightly even now.

Even with the eyes of modern people, it is very refined and high-end.

Open the box, there are various matching jewelry inside, and a small diorama is inlaid on the inside of the box cover.

The so-called dioramas are actually glass mirrors. Because bronze mirrors cannot achieve this clarity, there was an upsurge of using dioramas in the court.

In modern society, glass mirrors are naturally worthless.

But the inlaid mirror is made of pure gold, and there are auspicious cloud patterns carved on it, which is worth the old nose's money.

Especially gold objects like works of art are much more expensive than gold.

This box has always been a treasure in Cai's family, and no one in the family does not miss it. During the Spring Festival this year, Cai Sen's sister-in-law tried to take away the imperial jewelry box, but was declined by Cai Heping.

Now it is given to Chen Yuanyuan, which shows that he attaches great importance to his grandson-in-law.

Cai Sen didn't expect his grandpa to be so generous and bring over the cultural relics from the bottom of the box at home. At noon, he planned to ask for a return without reason if the cultural relics were too poor.

"Grandpa, did you... prepare this for Yuanyuan?"

Cai Heping glanced at him:
"Why, what do you want to do with this box? Let me tell you, I gave it to my granddaughter-in-law. If you want to get it back secretly, don't blame me for taking care of you."

"No, why would I?"

Cai Sen is not interested in these external things, and this is for Chen Yuanyuan, as a boyfriend, he will naturally not covet it.

While he was happy for Chen Yuanyuan, he was also a little worried:

"Grandpa, what should we do if sister-in-law and the others insinuate and ask Yuanyuan what she wants?"

Cai Heping took a sip of tea:
"People are always cowardly outside and at home. You have fought twice outside in the past few days. Why are you so cowardly when facing your own family? Where did the courage to turn back at home go?"

Cai Sen: "..."

If you want to teach like this, then I will not be polite.

He couldn't understand the arrogance and domineering of those at home, and he couldn't talk to each other normally, but when he heard what grandpa said, the big stone in his heart fell instantly.

The old man has spoken, so worry about it.

As long as a relative asks for a jewelry box, the firepower will be fully fired and the output will be crazy.

Just as Cai Sen was about to say a few more words, the phone rang suddenly.

Chen Yuanyuan has come downstairs now, but she didn't come to ask for a gift, but she heard that fried mochi tofu was made today, and she wanted to come over and try it, to see if it was different from the fried bean dregs in her hometown.

However, as soon as she entered the store, Shu Yun and Xiao Dong tipped her off.

Knowing that Mr. Cai was upstairs, Chen Yuanyuan asked Cai Sen to come down, and wanted to ask Mr. Cai about his hobbies before going upstairs, so as not to upset the elders by saying wrong things.

Cai Sen came down the stairs in a hurry, grabbed Chen Yuanyuan's hand and said:
"My grandpa is a very kind little old man, don't be afraid, just walk around, let's go up now, the gift he prepared for you is actually a treasure in the bottom of the box at home, hurry up, don't regret it later."

"Really? You won't tell me the rules of the Manchu family?"

"Bullshit, there are no rules, whoever wants to be smug or impolite in front of you later, just slap your mouth, or tell me, I will slap..."

Cai Sen has been a maverick since he was a child.

Although this made the family think of him, it also saved him a lot of trouble.

For example, you don’t need to try to please your relatives, you don’t need to say a bunch of polite words every time you meet, and you don’t have to make irresponsible remarks about what you want to do at home.

This feeling is very comfortable, especially during family dinners during New Years and holidays, when those cousins ​​hold wine glasses and respectfully toast to the elders in the family, he is even more comfortable, because no one asks him to persuade him to drink, and he is too lazy to learn this Bad habits of the liquor store.

In this life, I have no worries about food and clothing, so why do I still torture myself by learning those tedious etiquettes?

So since he was a child, he has always been rebellious. Although he has caused headaches for his parents and grandpa, he has fewer troubles than other children in the family.

When Chen Yuanyuan heard this, she felt relieved, but she still said:

"In the past, you could do whatever you wanted, but if you still do this when you have a girlfriend, people will say that I'm ignorant... Don't be so harsh at home from now on, listen to what the elders say first, and don't contradict on the spot even if you are dissatisfied."

The environment at home is different, and the tutoring is also different, so two completely different views have been formed.

The relatives of the Lin family are all sincere relatives because the old lady will come, and there are not so many twists and turns.

But these big families in the capital are not so harmonious. All kinds of intrigues emerge in endlessly, which are more exciting than Gongdouju.

Cai Sen said:

"Okay, I'll listen to you, but if the relatives in the family bully you, I will still deal with them."

As a princess, the Flower Guard Knight must do her duty regardless of whether she is at home or not.

Chen Yuanyuan smiled:

"Don't worry, I'm not stupid, I won't let you be bullied."

The young couple came upstairs, and Cai Heping was chatting with Uncle Gao, Geng Lishan, He Jiashun and others about the changes in the capital over the years. Alleys, streets and alleys in the past were all replaced by high-rise buildings.

These old Yanjing people are becoming more and more unfamiliar with this place, and it is not the Yanjing city in memory at all.

"Grandpa, she is my girlfriend Chen Yuanyuan."

Cai Sen dragged Chen Yuanyuan over. They didn't look like lovers, but like brothers who came to worship.

Chen Yuanyuan met Cai Heping and took the initiative to greet him:

"Hello grandpa."

Cai Heping quickly stood up, smiled and said:

"Okay, okay, the first time I came to the store to eat and saw you, I wondered if our Xiaomori would be lucky enough to marry you home, but I didn't expect that he and the silly boy really chased you down."

Lao Cai was very happy, picked up the jewelry box on the table and handed it over:

"This is a meeting gift for you, it's not something expensive, just don't dislike it."

Girls like shiny things, and Chen Yuanyuan is no exception. When she saw a box full of gems and gold and silver threads, she immediately fell in love with it.

The box is not too big, twice the size of a shoe box, roughly equivalent to a book of Ci Hai.

But it is very heavy in the hand, the whole box is exquisite and beautiful, even if it is made by modern technology, it is more labor-intensive, let alone the ancient times with low productivity.

Chen Yuanyuan took it, put her hands in her hands, and thanked her.

Cai Heping said with a smile:

"You two are fine. I heard that you are running a chain store now? If you need funds and help later, just talk, and grandpa will arrange it for you."

Chen Yuanyuan likes the care of the elders, but in terms of work... she said to Cai Heping:

"The company has a plan. I want to work hard on my own. When I encounter difficulties in operation, I will ask you for advice."

"What an ambitious girl, Komori, learn more from Yuanyuan..."

Cai Sen smiled wryly, he just wanted to immerse himself in photography, career or something... Anyway, the family has more money to spend, why should I continue to be a tool to make money?

When everyone was chatting, Deng Lisong came over from the stairs. He wanted to eat melons, but he didn't expect to be a step late.

But when he saw the box in Chen Yuanyuan's hand, his eyes straightened:

"I'll go, this is a baby!"

Zeng Xiaoqi, who had just finished collecting the equipment, asked in a low voice:
"Master Deng, is the box in Yuanyuan's hand very valuable?"

Deng Lisong thought for a while and said:

"At least it can be exchanged for a courtyard house within the third ring road. If the box is full of jewelry, the value will be even greater, beyond imagination..."

Zeng Xiaoqi: "!!!!!!!!!"

What kind of shit luck is this smelly Yuanyuan!
Since I was in high school, I silently prayed for my girlfriends to get rich, and then I followed the rich woman to eat and drink spicy food. I didn't expect my wish for many years to come true.

In this case, it's not too much for me to ask for half, right?
After all, she is a rich woman, but this girl has prayed and hoped for it for many years.

Of course, ridicule is a joke, Zeng Xiaoqi knows very well that Chen Yuanyuan will not sell the box, and there is a high probability that it will be passed on to the next generation as a family heirloom.

After drinking some tea, Uncle Gao got up and led He Jiashun, He Guangchang, Ning Shoubang and others to the back kitchen to inspect and show everyone their cooking skills.

Chefs of the older generation are like this, they can’t stay idle, and when they see something young chefs don’t understand, they will habitually give pointers and even explain some cooking principles.

At this moment, Lin Xu just took out the cooked tofu in the pot, and was about to put chopped leeks in the hot oil.

Uncle Gao looked at it with his hands behind his back for a while, then suddenly said:
"Watching you make this dish makes me feel a little itch... While there is still time, let's make you a Northeast dish similar to fried mochi tofu."

When Lin Xu heard that he was going to cook, his curiosity was suddenly aroused:
"Master, what kind of dish do you want? What ingredients are needed, I will help you."

When He Jiashun and the others heard that Lao Gao was going to cook, they also came over:
"Is Lao Gao going to teach the master's skills again?"

"Do we need to avoid suspicion?"

"Do it in front of us, aren't you afraid that we will steal the teacher?"

Uncle Gao smiled:

"What I'm going to do is shaved tofu with chicken. If you want to learn, you can follow along."

After eating the fried mochi tofu made by Lin Xu, Mr. Gao was not only emotional, but also thought of the chicken shaved tofu that he ate when he was traveling in the Northeast years ago.

Upon hearing this name, He Guangchang immediately said:

"This is really a seasonal dish. I also thought of chicken shaved tofu when I was eating mochi tofu."

The so-called chicken shaved tofu refers to crushing tofu and frying it in a pan. When the surface is slightly browned, it comes out of the pan. The finely ground tofu looks like the soil that chickens dig in the yard, so there is such an image. name.

In the Northeast region, this is a classic home-cooked dish. The fried tofu tastes soft and tender, and it tastes delicious. It is a hometown delicacy that many people miss.

Chicken shaved tofu is easy to make with simple ingredients.

Uncle Gao ordered a large piece of old tofu, a few eggs, and other ingredients such as shallots.

Put the tofu in a small pot, break in three eggs, add a teaspoon of salt, a plate of chopped scallions, then use a spoon to crush the tofu completely, mix well with the eggs and chopped scallions.

As for the scallion leaves, they will not be wasted. They are also chopped and sprinkled in when they are out of the pan to embellish the color.

Seeing this, Lin Xu asked curiously:

"Is it that simple?"

Uncle Gao said while slipping the pot:
"The basic version is as simple as that. If you want to enrich the taste, you can add diced carrots, diced fungus, diced mushrooms, and even shrimp skins, crab roe, salted egg yolk and other ingredients. The degree of freedom is very high, and you can make whatever you want."

There is no fixed form for this kind of home cooking, you can put whatever you like, and you can even cook it according to the process of Yangzhou fried rice, and the taste is also very good.

After the wok was finished, Uncle Gao added another spoonful of oil, and before the oil was hot, he poured the prepared minced tofu and the egg liquid wrapped on the surface into the wok.

Then shake the wok and start to stir fry.

He Guangchang looked at Lin Xu and asked:

"Xiao Xu, do you know why you cook the oil without waiting for it to heat up?"

Lin Xu also discovered this question, he thought for a while and answered:
"Is it to prevent the egg liquid from being heated quickly and solidify the tofu into a big ball?"

Ning Shoubang smiled at He Guangchang and said:

"This kind of basic problem can't be difficult for Xiao Xu. His current understanding of cooking should be no less than that of those chefs in Diaoyutai...the young man is awesome!"

At this moment, Mr. Gao turned the wok, turned the tofu over, and continued to stir fry, while pushing it from the bottom of the wok with a spoon, so that the tofu would be more broken, and it would be easier for the egg liquid on the surface to solidify and fry.

Wait until the tofu is completely golden brown, and even some places feel burnt, indicating that the tofu has been fried.

He cooked some light soy sauce along the side of the pot, and added a small spoonful of salt, sugar and pepper.

After a quick stir-fry, pour in the chopped scallion leaves, stir-fry twice, and put on a plate.

He Jiashun on the side said:
"This is a dry frying method. There is also a method of adding pepper water. The tofu made in that way is softer and more tender, suitable for serving with rice. This dry frying method is suitable for wraps or wine."

When he was explaining, Lin Xu silently recited in his heart:
"Since Master made a move today, I have to learn a lot... use the cooking learning card!"

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