Ten years as a substitute!Now that she leaves, she regrets it too much

Chapter 923 Candy Peanut Crumbs
The moment Lin Xixi took the shovel, she seemed to transform into a professional chef, vigorously stirring the peanut puree in the pot.

At first, she found this task quite interesting. However, as time went by, Lin Xixi's arms began to feel sore and swollen after a few minutes. She grimaced and wanted to ask Jiang An for help, but was too embarrassed to ask.

Lin Xixi could only glance at Jiang An secretly, hoping that he would notice her predicament. But at this moment, Jiang An was busy on the sidelines and didn't notice her at all.

Although the key to making peanut tofu is the filtered peanut puree, you also need to prepare some other ingredients, such as sesame peanuts, brown sugar water and some dried nuts.

Jiang An is focusing on making these ingredients into uniform sizes to ensure that the flavors can be fully released.

Lin Xixi's arms became increasingly sore and swollen, and it became extremely difficult to stir the peanut puree in the pot.

She couldn't even lift her arms. Jiang An was still holding a rolling pin at the side, rolling out the nuts easily, humming a tune while rolling them.

Seeing this scene, Lin Xixi finally couldn't help it anymore. She kicked Jiang An carefully and said, "Teacher Jiang, why don't we change jobs? I want to move on to the next project."

"No."

Jiang An refused very simply, "If you change hands now, the bottom of the pot will soon be mushy. Just keep stirring, and remember not to let the peanut puree boil until it boils. Once it boils, it will all overflow out of the pot."

"This not only wastes food, but also the excessive peanut puree cannot be used to make peanut tofu."

"Teacher Jiang, you'd better come and stir things up for a while, I really can't stand it anymore."

When Lin Xixi heard what Jiang An said, she wanted to give up.

But Jiang An could only shake his head helplessly, "I really can't change hands with you. If I could, would I still reject you?"

"Teacher Jiang, why don't you bring a shovel over now and we can stir it up together?" Lin Xixi always felt that Jiang An was making excuses.

I have to admit that in order to avoid work, Lin Xixi's little head was really spinning very fast.

But Jiang An wanted to tell her some not-so-good news: "We only have one wooden shovel at home, and the remaining silicone shovel doesn't fit in. Just keep working hard."

Suddenly, Lin Xixi had nothing to say and could only continue to stir the peanut puree in the pot with a grimace.

At this moment, Jiang An had prepared all the ingredients. He looked at the peanut puree that was gradually forming small bubbles in the pot, and immediately turned off the fire.

Seeing this scene, Lin Xixi instantly became happy, "Teacher Jiang, has the work been completed?"

"not yet."

Jiang An shrugged helplessly. Afterwards, the two people put the cooked peanut puree into the filter again and filtered it twice to ensure that the peanut puree was fine enough and absolutely no residue would remain.

The next step is more critical. You need to put the peanut puree back into the cleaned pot and add cornstarch to it.

The content of cornstarch determines the softness and hardness of peanut tofu, and also affects the complexity of the production process.

Jiang An thought for a moment and decided to use the most traditional method to make it.

After adding the right amount of cornstarch, he fired up again.

This time, Lin Xixi learned her lesson and decided not to take over the job of stirring the puree.

But Jiang An didn't want her to be idle, "Go and put all the residue I just prepared into the pot, then turn on a low heat and fry slowly. Just keep frying. Don't make it too high." Otherwise, it will be blurred.”

Lin Xixi nodded, and this time she asked specifically: "Teacher Jiang, do you don't need me to keep turning this thing over with a shovel?"

Jiang An just hummed and said nothing more.

Xiao Lin took it as a affirmative answer. Afterwards, the two of them got busy together. Jiang An stirred the continuously heated peanut puree, while Lin Xixi used a small shovel to stir-fry the peanut residue.

Time passed bit by bit, and after about half an hour, Jiang An's peanut tofu had taken shape, but the peanut residue that Xiao Lin was responsible for frying was still wet. Only then did she realize that she might have been "cheated" by Teacher Jiang.

"You bitch, didn't you say you don't need to stir-fry this all the time? Why isn't it better yet?" Lin Xixi asked resentfully.

Jiang An sighed, "Aren't you trying to practice your cooking skills? Besides, you don't have to stir fry all the time, just stir it every few seconds."

"Yeah," Lin Xixi responded, but immediately reacted, "What's the difference between stirring every few seconds and stir-frying all the time?"

Jiang An shook his head and told her very solemnly: "There is a big difference here, because if you keep stir-frying, it is easy for the peanut residue to become undercooked. And if you stir-fry every few seconds, the peanut residue at the bottom will be cooked Fully absorb the heat and gradually mature.”

"Teacher Jiang, when this thing is ready, if it doesn't taste good, I'll put it all under your quilt tonight." Lin Xixi threatened half-jokingly.

Jiang An was very confident: "Don't worry, I assure you, these residues taste very good. And if you mix them into peanut tofu and eat them, you will have a different taste and experience."

What else could Lin Xixi say? For this delicious bite, she had no choice but to persevere.

After stirring for about half an hour, the peanut residue in the pot finally gave off a light aroma of oil.

This is the taste that only fully mature peanuts can have - the dry and refreshing fragrance penetrated Lin Xixi's nostrils in an instant.

She was instantly attracted by this special smell: "Oh my god, Teacher Jiang, this stuff smells really good!"

However, compared to her surprise, Jiang An seemed much calmer: "If it's not delicious, why did people in the past always make it by themselves? But let me tell you, the production is not completed yet. We will need to wait a while Add a few more steps.”

"Teacher Jiang, can you complete these steps?"

Lin Xixi, who had received two "lessons" in succession, no longer tried to be stubborn. There are some things you can't do just because you can't do them. Don't force yourself to do it, otherwise you will only be uncomfortable.

What can Jiang An say? He smiled slightly and immediately gave an affirmative answer: "Don't worry, if you think you can't do it, then I will take over, but you have to be there to help. Don't be lazy and go back to watch TV."

"Teacher Jiang, from what you said, am I the kind of person who is unwilling to help?" Lin Xixi wrinkled her nose and curiously asked Jiang An what she needed to do.

"It's actually very simple." Jiang An pointed to the sugar jar on the side. "When I stir-fry later, you just need to help me add sugar to it. Add a little bit at a time. I will stop when I tell you. Let you Just keep adding, okay?”

"Is that all?" Lin Xixi patted her chest, "Don't worry, Teacher Jiang, I promise to do a good job."

"But please don't think it's troublesome." Jiang An smiled slightly, but this smile instantly gave Lin Xixi a bad feeling. She felt that she had agreed too readily just now.

However, now that the matter has come to this, Lin Xixi has no choice but to assist Jiang An in the production.

When these peanut residues were finally made, Lin Xixi understood why Jiang An was laughing just now.

Just adding sugar took them more than half an hour, maybe even longer.

Because Jiang An emphasized that not only should the sugar be completely integrated into the peanuts, but more importantly, the peanut chips should not be allowed to stick together. Once they stick, they will turn into pralines, which will fail.

"Teacher Jiang, how did you do it?"

Looking at the dessert as delicate as sand on the plate, Lin Xixi showed an expression of disbelief, "If I were to make it, I would definitely make it look like praline. But you can keep these peanut crumbs loose."

"This is actually not magical," Jiang An explained with a smile, "the key is the heat. The temperature and heat must be controlled well so that the sugar can slowly penetrate into the crushed peanuts instead of melting on the outside and making them stick together. "

"To put it simply," Lin Xixi thought, "If I were to do it, I'm afraid all the peanuts would stick together."

In addition, Lin Xixi also felt that if she was allowed to cook it, all the peanuts would be fried when heated for the second time.

Sure enough, making delicious food requires patience. If you are not patient enough, the food you make will not be perfect. This cooperation with Jiang An made her deeply understand this.

(End of this chapter)