Chiba Salted Fish Legend

Chapter 177

Xia Zhi didn't count the dumpling wrappers that Shiraishi Lihua gave carefully, but if they were all the same, there would be a stack of forty wrappers, a total of six stacks, which means there were 240 dumpling wrappers.Moreover, the dumplings were not very small when they were made. Xia Zhi bought enough fillings for a dinner for four people, but he only made less than a hundred dumplings before they were gone.

The dumplings are quite big and mostly filled with meat. An adult would be full after eating fifteen of them, not to mention that there are only four people here including Xia Zhi, and three of them are girls.If you can finish two-thirds of the ninety or so dumplings you've made, it's considered pretty good.And based on what Xia Zhi knows so far, no one among the four seems to have a different-dimensional stomach.

This was probably more than enough for dinner.

Xia Zhi poured some water into the pot and turned on the gas stove to boil the water.Although the apartment where Xia Zhi lives has a tap water purification system, which is the so-called system where the water connected to the faucet can be drank directly, the so-called purified water is not absolute. If you don't boil the water, it will not feel so good. Peace of mind.And originally, boiling dumplings also requires hot water, so there’s nothing wrong with that.

"Originally, when you cook dumplings, you can just throw them into the hot water when the water boils, but freshly made dumplings cannot. You have to be gentle when you put them in, otherwise the skins may be broken apart one by one."

"And when boiling water, you can put some cabbage in it, so that the cooked dumplings will taste fresher."

Xia Zhi waited for the water in the pot to boil, and then put the dumplings in the bowl into the pot one by one.

"Generally speaking, the standard for cooking dumplings is to wait for them to float up from the water." The detailed principle does not need to be explained too clearly. There is no high school student who doesn't know the principle of thermal expansion and contraction, and the upward movement of hot air: "Of course, occasionally there will be a few that don't float up. You can gently poke them with chopsticks, and they will float up by themselves after a while."

"It seems interesting."

Shiraishi Reika stood next to Xia Zhi, looking at the dumplings rolling in the boiling water.Although Shiraishi Rika looked interesting, Natsuki was a little worried that these dumplings would fall apart as they rolled.Fortunately, they are not as fragile as Xia Zhi imagined.When the dumplings floated up from the water one by one, Xia Zhi poured the prepared cold water into the pot along the edge.

"Just wait a few more minutes."

"Oh." Shiraishi Rika nodded: "Speaking of which, Xia Zhijun, do you know why many dishes need to be filled with water in the final stage of completion?"

"I know that adding a little water can prevent the bottom from sticking, but I don't know much about the rest."

It’s easy to understand that adding water will prevent the dish from becoming mushy during the cooking process.Because there are oil and ingredients in the pot, the heat is transmitted to the ingredients through the bottom of the pot. Edible oil has a strong heat absorption capacity and is also a seasoning material for cooking. However, it will also be consumed at the end of cooking. Yes, adding a little water can prevent food from overheating and sticking to the bottom of the pot.Generally, some water is always added when cooking.But that's all Xia Zhi knew about it.

"Actually, there are many times when you don't need to add water when cooking. The purpose of adding water is to lower the temperature of the food that is too high. But for soups and other dishes, you don't need to add water because adding water will make the taste of the soup lighter. But when cooking When stir-frying some vegetables, adding water will improve the cooking. For example...well, when stir-frying vegetables, adding a little water can help the vegetables retain more nutrients, and the color will be brighter than without adding water. "

Well, it’s a vegetable after all, so that’s understandable.

"Another example is when frying shredded pork. Adding some water during frying can ensure that the water in the shredded pork is lost less, making the dish more delicious."

This is understandable. After all, cooking is heating, and heating means the water in the food is lost.Everyone can still tell the difference between fruits and dried fruits. If you really can’t imagine it, you can buy some grapes and raisins to compare.

"Also, if you stew fish in cold water, there will be no fishy smell, and the nutrients of the fish will melt into the soup during the heating process."

"?" Xia Zhi raised his head in surprise: "I don't know that."

"Hehe. Because many people think that it will be much faster to stew the fish in warm water or simply hot water. But if the fish is stewed in cold water slowly, all the nutritional value of the fish will be stimulated and melted in the soup. inside. And the longer it is stewed, the more protein in the fish will melt, and the fish soup will turn white."

The corner of Xia Zhi's mouth twitched: "My family's fish has never been in white soup." This may have something to do with his family's preference for spicy food, but Xia Zhi's fish has never been made into fish stew, or it has been directly cooked. When frying fish, you can either throw in chili pepper or something and cook it together.He had only seen white fish soup occasionally when eating in restaurants outside.

"Well, it's not like there's only one way to cook fish after all. Don't worry, don't worry."

Thinking about it, Xia Zhi probably wouldn't be able to eat the fish simply stewed like this without adding some chili pepper or something to dye it red.Red is the color of appetite. Regardless of the situation of going too far or not doing enough, this has always been the mode of action that Xia Zhi believes in.Although I am not against sweets, for those who are thoroughly southern, it is better to have a little spicy food and a little red.

The air in the south is relatively humid, and chili peppers are good at driving away moisture. It’s probably destiny to like spicy food.Even if you don’t like spicy food that much, you wouldn’t hate it if you think about it.A pot of completely milky white fish stew, maybe many southerners will not be able to eat it.

"Xia Zhijun, you're fine now."

Shiraishi Rika's voice pulled Xia Zhi out of his thoughts. He looked at the pot that the other party pointed at, and naturally understood what the other party meant.

"Lihua, can you help me get four bowls from the cupboard over there. The slightly larger ones. Yes, that's right."

Xia Zhi placed the four bowls that Shiraishi Reika took out on the kitchen table one by one, and added seasonings to them. Then she poured the soup in the pot into the bowls, stirred it a little with chopsticks, and the soup was like this done.After turning off the gas stove, Xia Zhi picked up the colander hanging on the wall, rinsed it casually with tap water, and took out the fat and white dumplings in the pot one by one.

Even if I deliberately took out a slightly larger bowl, a bowl of fifteen large dumplings still seemed a bit crowded.Xia Zhi sprinkled some chopped green onion into the bowl, and that was all it took to make a bowl of dumplings.

"Lihua, go and call them both."

"Ah."

Shiraishi Rika walked from the kitchen counter to where Yamamoto Ryoko and Tachibana Aya were fighting.She was standing behind the sofa. She wanted to call out, but suddenly she found that the two of them were still fighting with their heads down.

Does this game take this long?
With such doubts, Shiraishi Rika lowered her head and glanced at the Ludo map.Currently, about two hours have passed. The last time she put the crayfish into a bowl filled with white vinegar, she had nothing to do and came over to watch. When she left, only Yamamoto Ryoko was the only one who had successfully flown. After entering the finish line, Tachibana Sai's plane was still spinning around.

Now, the situation has changed. Tachibana Aya has two planes flying into the finish line, but Yamamoto Ryoko has no new planes to fly in.And now, Ryoko Yamamoto's plane is taking the final step towards the finish line...

"I lost it!" (physical meaning)

Three points and six points totaled nine points, stopping at one square before the finish line.

Although Yamamoto Ryoko's expression didn't change much, you could tell by just thinking that she was about to vomit blood.Tachibana Aya snickered in a very innocent way, and then threw a dot, but the plane still did not fly out.

Yamamoto Ryoko laughed twice: "It's time for dinner, Ryoko, Tachibana-senpai."

"Yeah, why don't you just let it go, Ryoko-chan." Li Huacai also suggested the same, but her purpose was not as simple as imagined.If the current situation ends, aside from the existence of Baishi Lihua in the dark flying chess world, she will be the winner of this duel.

If you can't compare with God, just compare with people.

"I'm having fun now." Ryoko Yamamoto blinked, seeing through Tachibana Aya's plan, and then suggested: "Anyway, we can play while eating. And Tachibana-senpai doesn't want it to end in a draw. Bar?"

"You can't do other things while eating." Shiraishi Lihua said.

"Is it a tie?" Aya Tachibana looked at the two planes he had entered, and Ryoko Yamamoto had just sent his second plane back to the camp: "This doesn't seem to be a tie."

"But, no one knows what the outcome will be until the end, right? Or..." Ryoko Yamamoto looked at Tachibana Aya innocently: "Tachibana-senpai, you want to run away after you take advantage. ?”

"Huh!?" Tachibana Aya's "hmm" tone gradually increased, making it clear that she was saying "What nonsense are you talking about?"

"What a rough way to provoke a general." Tachibana Aya rubbed her chin for a while and thought: "Okay, let's end this battle."

"We already said we were going to have dinner!"

Shiraishi Lihua looked at the two of them dumbfounded.

"What's wrong?" Xia Zhi came over after bringing the dumplings and tableware to the table.

"Hmph, Xia Zhi. Even you can't interfere with this sacred battle."

"That's right. Xia Jiang, don't make trouble."

The tic-tac-toe mark on Xia Zhi's forehead immediately appeared.Before Tachibana Aya came back to her senses and asked what Natsu-chan meant, Natsuchi said: "Well, Rika will throw a point. If it's six or seven, then you guys are tied. If it's less than six, then It means Tachibana Aya wins, if it’s more than seven points, Ryoko you win.”

"No problem?" Xia Zhi looked at Baishi Lihua and asked.

"I have objections!" X2
"The objection is invalid, you two losers."

As if being pierced through the heart by a sharp knife, the scene fell into deathly silence.

Shiraishi Rika smiled bitterly and threw a six, and everyone was happy.

　PS: I have something to do today (make up the episode), so there are only 4 chapters, and the remaining two chapters will be made up tomorrow.

　　PSS: This book is updated every Sunday
　　PSSS: JOJO is so beautiful.Story King 2 is too bad.

　　PSSSS: I have corrected the mistakes mentioned earlier, Crab reminds me.In addition, this APP does not prompt me about this chapter, saying that I am also desperate.

　　PSSSSS: I have revised this chapter five times, oh my god

　　
　
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