Abnormal Food Article

Chapter 208 Familiar Recipe

Qin Huai and Zheng Siyuan planned well.

The plan ended and Qin Huai started making longevity noodles.

After staying in Huangji for so long, making longevity noodles every morning has quickly become a habit for Qin Huai. Even on the days when he was practicing the craziest crab roe siomai, Qin Huai still made longevity noodles for breakfast.

Just imagine, on a not-so-good morning, you can eat a hot bowl of freshly cooked, chewy longevity noodles as soon as you arrive at work every day. The side dishes are very simple, they are all light side dishes, but the soup is very mellow and the chicken soup is fragrant.

I slurped down a bowl of noodles, drank the remaining chicken soup, and smashed it into my mouth. Then I chose to cook a few wontons according to my appetite, with or without seaweed, and with or without chopped green onion.

With this set of procedures, not-so-good mornings become wonderful.

"Hiccup." Dong Shi drank the last mouthful of noodle soup, licked his mouth, and sighed softly: "If only Qin Huai could make longevity noodles at noon, I will definitely be able to eat two big bowls at noon!"

Everyone in Zhiweiju didn't say anything, and they all echoed Dong Shi's words in their hearts.

Yes, that’s right, they can also eat two bowls!

You can eat it now!

Of course, it is impossible to eat two bowls. Qinhuai always makes longevity noodles based on the number of heads. If Guo Mingzhu wanted to eat, Gong Liang had to tell Qin Huai the day before, and Qin Huai made an extra bowl for Gong Liang to pack and take home.

After breakfast, everyone on Huang Ji's side began to work nervously and busily, except Zheng Da.

Zheng Da came at ten o'clock.

At this point, the customers lining up outside were already about 100 meters long.

Zheng Da walked slowly into the kitchen and saw Huang Shengli who was directing the overall situation and said cheerfully: "The queue outside seems to be longer than yesterday. When "Zhiwei" is published in two days, the queue will not be next door. In the community?”

Huang Shengli couldn't help but shook his head helplessly when he saw Zheng Da like this.

Whenever he felt that his junior brother was ready and finally looked like a master and had hope of accepting a disciple, Zheng Da would tell him: No, no, I won't work hard, I will still be the same salted fish I once was.

Huang Shengli looked at the work being done against time, and from time to time showed the ingredients he had prepared to Qin Huai, and asked Qin Huai if he could tell the crowd, feeling that Zheng Da was not stable again.

As expected, there is no harm without comparison.

The contrast is too obvious.

If we had to find faults, the only fault with the people at Zhiweiju was probably that they poured tea too frequently. Qin Huai had already gone to the toilet twice this morning.

"Master Zheng." Seeing Zheng Da coming, Qin Huai put down what he was doing and walked towards Zheng Da, "I have something to ask you."

Zheng Da's eyes shone: "If you don't want to ask for advice, just ask, just ask!"

"Can you make mince filling? Mint filling for Sixi Gnocchi."

Zheng Da was stunned.

There was silence, so silent that it felt awkward.

Zheng Da wanted to shout angrily: Of course! Mere mint filling is definitely not a problem.

But he really won't.

This question also tested his knowledge blind spots.

Zheng Da laughed awkwardly: "I'm not very good at making Sixi Rice Balls."

“Back then, state-owned hotels didn’t sell it.”

Qin Huai was not disappointed. He had already guessed it. Just as he was about to say a few words and turn around to leave, Huang Shengli suddenly spoke.

"Is it Gong Liang who wants to eat?"

"Yes." Qin Huai nodded, "Yesterday I asked Mr. Gong if he had any snacks he wanted to eat. Mr. Gong said that he had eaten the Sixi Rice Balls made by Master Jing on his birthday. It was very unforgettable and he wanted to eat it again. Fruit-filled gnocchi.”

"But I asked around yesterday and found that there are very few shops making Sixi Rice Balls with mint filling on the market, so I thought of asking Master Zheng today."

Huang Shengli smiled and said, "I knew it was him. Just listen to Gong Liang's nonsense. He lived next door to our master back then. He had eaten good food since he was a child. Materials were scarce at that time, and there were many snacks and delicacies that Master only had. I only make it during the holidays, and as long as I eat it once or twice, he will say that he has never eaten it in years, and he will never forget it and wants to eat it again. "

Qin Huai:…

Gong Liang, as expected of you.

After Huang Shengli said this, Zheng Da remembered: "Is Gong Liang talking about the birthday of the year when he and his wife got engaged? Master cooked a big pot of Sixi glutinous rice balls. I want to eat meat fillings. You and Gong Liang want to Those who ate mincemeat dumplings all looked the same, so I almost burst my belly and only ate three of them.”

"There was not enough winter melon sugar before making glutinous rice balls, so I even stole 5 pounds of it when I went home."

Huang Shengli nodded.

Zheng Da sighed: "If it was that time, I have an impression of mince filling. Master took out all the good things from the bottom of the box. How expensive are the good candied dried fruits? They were all wrapped in glutinous rice balls. At that time I feel sorry for you, so I’ll give you half of the mooncake. I love mooncakes with mint fillings.”

Qin Huai did not expect that both Zheng Da and Huang Shengli had an impression of the Sixi Rice Balls that time, and quickly asked: "Master Zheng, do you remember the ingredients for the mint filling?"

It's much easier if you know the specific ingredients. Qin Huai believes that the methods of mint filling must have their own advantages, but overall they are pretty much the same. If he knew the ingredients, he wouldn't have to ask for help all the way to Zhiweiju. He grabbed Zheng Siyuan and studied them together, and maybe they could figure it out. If he couldn't figure it out, Zheng Da was still there.

Although Zheng Da doesn't know how to do it, he can still study it.

"I don't know." Zheng Da honestly shook his head, "That was many years ago. At that time, I was still making steamed buns in a state-owned hotel, so it was not my turn to make such expensive fillings."

Qin Huai was a little disappointed.

"I remember." Huang Shengli said with a smile, "Although I don't know how to make mint filling, I still remember the recipe for mint filling."

Qin Huai:!

"I helped Master prepare the ingredients for making Sixi Rice Balls that year, and I was also the one who helped in the kitchen when making Rice Balls. It's normal for Zheng Da not to remember, but I remember it very clearly." After that, Huang Shengli looked at it calmly. He glanced at Zheng Da and smiled, saying nothing.

Zheng Da:…

Is it his imagination? Why did he feel that his senior brother had become increasingly aggressive in the past few months?

"Since Xiao Qin you want to study the glutinous rice balls, then the fire practice in the afternoon will be postponed for an hour and a half. You study the mince filling first, and then follow me to practice the fire."

"Thank you, Master Huang."

"It's nothing. After all, you are the chef Bai An. It's a good thing that you are willing to research new snacks. I haven't eaten Sixi Rice Balls with mince fillings for several years. Zheng Da is not a person who likes to study this kind of snacks. If you and Siyuan really If I can research it, I can also enjoy it.”

After saying that, Huang Shengli looked straight at Zheng Da, looking at him without saying a word.

Zheng Da:?

Zheng Da:…

Zheng Da:.

Zheng Da:!

Zheng Da realized it.

"What do you mean I don't like studying this kind of snacks? I like to study new snacks the most now! Starting from this afternoon, I will study with you. Siyuan has been making snacks for only a few years, and I don't have the experience! He has not liked to eat them since he was a child. Mooncakes with mint fillings and five-nut fillings are not like me. I loved mooncakes with mint fillings at that time.”

Qin Huai smiled and said to Zheng Da: "It will be hard work starting today. Master Zheng will work overtime with us in the afternoon."

Zheng Da was immediately happy: "It's not hard, it's not hard."

Qin Huai went back to continue working. Huang Shengli glanced at Zheng Da, who showed no sign of wanting to work, and whispered: "You will come earlier in the future."

"You can't even catch up with Xiao Qin's breakfast every day. I know you are too lazy to get up early and don't want to come over, but I don't know that you think you don't care about Xiao Qin's cooking skills."

Zheng Da:?

Zheng Da felt that it was time to buy a house in the community opposite.

We live so far away that I really don’t want to get up in the morning.

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With the help of the masters of Zhiweiju, the chef's dishes kept coming out, and the neighbors lined up outside to tell each other.

There are more snacks today than yesterday. Neighbors who are still hesitating, come and buy. If you are lucky, you may be able to queue up twice!

Although there are many customers queuing up to buy dim sum at the entrance of Huangji, those who have the patience to wait in line from early morning to noon, queuing for 4 hours just to buy a few more steamed buns, still think that the surrounding people are retired and have nothing to do. Mainly the neighbors.

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"Qin Huai, have you heard? There were 5 quarrels among the customers queuing outside today, 2 more than yesterday. Foreman Cao decided to launch an online queuing business, the kind of re-queuing after passing the number."

During lunch, Dong Shi happily took a bowl and shared the melon he had just eaten with Qin Huai. Seeing that Qin Huai's lunch today was actually eight-treasure duck made by Huang Shengli himself, he took a chopstick.

Qin Huai didn't listen much.

He was studying the prescription Huang Shengli had just given him.

Huang Shengli's recipe was handwritten. After so many years, Huang Shengli only remembered the various ingredients and the approximate dosage, but could not remember the details.

According to this recipe, Jiang Wei’s current version of minced rice dumplings can be called luxurious.

Dried apples, honey-dried osmanthus, raisins, dried apricots, date paste, longan meat, preserved peaches, honey olives, plums, honey kumquats, hawthorn...

Walnut kernels, almonds, peanut kernels, melon seeds, sesame seeds, lotus seeds, hazelnuts, cashew nuts…

The sugar is boiled from winter melon sugar and lard.

The ingredients are rich, a bit too rich.

When Qin Huai saw this recipe, his first reaction was to add so many nuts and preserved fruits. Can people who eat glutinous rice **** eat it?

Even if this filling is called mince filling, you can't really add so much.

and…

For some reason, Qin Huai felt that these nuts and preserved fruits looked familiar, as if he had seen this combination somewhere.

Qin Huai is thinking.

He doesn't usually like to eat preserved fruits.

Luoluo doesn't like to eat either.

Even during the Chinese New Year, the Qin family doesn't buy much preserved fruits, nor do they buy so many fancy ones when buying nuts. They mainly buy melon seeds and peanuts, which are basic and don't go wrong.

Who in his memory has eaten so many kinds of nuts and preserved fruits?

etc.

There really is!

Crazy lady!

When the crazy lady was eating and drinking in Peiping, she would eat and drink at Tai Feng Tower every day, and her pockets would be full of candied fruits and dried fruits. As a new restaurant that wants to make a name for itself in Peiping, Tai Feng Restaurant prepares top-quality candied fruits and dried fruits for its guests.

Qin Huai vaguely remembered that if it was a dine-in meal, ice would be placed under the luxurious candied fruit and dried fruit plates, and the plates would also be arranged to make shapes. Qin Huai quickly put down his bowls and chopsticks, ran to another small stove and asked Zheng Da: "Master Zheng, how many snacks did Master Jing make before?"

Dong Shi:?

Is the gossip he just got so unappealing?

Zheng Da was eating with a bowl in hand. When Qin Huai asked him, he almost spat out the food in his mouth and opened his mouth to answer Qin Huai's question.

"Very few." Huang Shengli answered for Zheng Da. "In my memory, Master has made dumplings with mince fillings two or three times and moon cakes once. Our state-owned restaurants basically don't sell this type of snacks, and Master doesn't make them very much. ”

When Huang Shengli said this, Qin Huai suddenly had a ridiculous guess.

In fact, Jiang Weijin is not very good at making mincemeat filling.

His recipe is completely based on the preserved fruit and nut platter of Tai Feng Restaurant back then.

Jiang Weijin is Jiang Chengde's son and must have worked as a cook or assistant cook in Tai Feng Building. Because I’m not very good at making mint filling, I made a mint filling with a lot of ingredients according to the recipe of the ingredients I’m familiar with.

At the same time, because I don’t know how to do it, I basically don’t do it.

As for why Huang Shengli and others had no problem eating and found Jiang Weijin's mince-filled snacks particularly delicious, it was entirely because Jiang Weijin's skill points were high enough. Like Jiang Weiming, the dim sum created by his invention is still delicious.

If the stuffing of the mince-filled dumplings that Gong Liang wanted to eat was made like this, Qin Huai would probably know how to try it.

Try randomly.

Qin Huai is very good at this method of studying dishes.

Feel free to try whatever you want.

Take Si Xi Dumplings as an example. Haven’t everyone in Huang Ji’s kitchen ever tasted authentic Si Xi Dumplings? Don't they know that Qin Huai's Si Xi dumplings are different from the serious Si Xi dumplings, but no one raised any objection.

Because it is delicious, and it does look like a Six-Xi dumpling.

When it comes to food, deliciousness is king.

The chef who made Sixi dumplings at Zhiweiju yesterday made decent Sixi dumplings, but they were not as delicious as those made by Qin Huai.

In Huangji, Qinhuai’s Sixi Dumplings are the orthodox Sixi Dumplings.

Qin Huai realized it and went back to eat. After finishing the meal, he took the prescription and happily told Zheng Siyuan about his trial idea.

After Zheng Siyuan typed out several question marks, he said just be happy.

Since Qin Huai has made such a decision, he must have a reason.

In this way, Qin Huai and Zheng Siyuan began a hearty mincemeat practice.

Huang Anyao found a supplier and delivered good preserves and nuts according to the list, providing solid logistical support for Qin Huai and Zheng Siyuan's practice.

As for the production methods, Qin Huai found several on the Internet.

Some people have to chop some of the ingredients, pour in brandy and soak them until soft, then chop all the rest of the ingredients, add them one by one and stir without cooking, and finally stir until they can be kneaded into a ball before they can be used as fillings.

Some people need to boil the sugar first, boil the winter melon sugar, white sugar, lard, and maltose into syrup first, and then chop the other ingredients into pieces and stir them in to make the filling.

Others are very simple and crude. Fried noodles, sugar, oil, chopped preserved fruits and nuts are all mixed together, and the filling is made after mixing.

Considering that Huang Shengli's memory contained the steps of boiling sugar, Qin Huai was more inclined to the second method, but to be on the safe side, Qin Huai and Zheng Siyuan tried all three methods.

Then the car flipped over three times as expected.

Such rich ingredients, such sweet preserved fruits, such a large amount of winter melon sugar, plus lard boiled with the winter melon sugar.

The most important thing is that the filling should be wrapped in the glutinous rice **** and cooked in the pot.

The taste of rolling over can be imagined.

It's sweet and greasy. Other dishes are aimed at being fat but not greasy. The glutinous rice **** made by Qin Huai and Zheng Siyuan this time are super sweet and greasy.

Zheng Siyuan took a bite of the glutinous rice **** he cooked and his face turned green.

Maybe Zheng Siyuan has never overturned such a big car since he didn't have to learn the craft from his father and Huang Shengli.

Qin Huai did a good job in fixing the bug that Zheng Siyuan had not overturned for many years.

"Are you sure this method can be tried?" Zheng Siyuan began to doubt life.

"Of course." Qin Huai was full of confidence, taking notes on the memo with his mobile phone.

"This is our first attempt, and it's normal to make it like this. You see, after today's failure, we have found that the amount of winter melon sugar has been significantly increased, and the taste of dried apricots is not prominent in it. It should be covered by some kind of ingredient. ”

"The olives brought in by Huang Anyao's supplier are not good. Ask him to replace them with better ones tomorrow."

"You can boldly add lard when boiling sugar. It was a bit too restrained when we made it just now."

"The amount of sesame seeds is also on the small side. Have you noticed that although the dumplings are boiled, the sesame seeds mixed in can still give off the aroma of roasted seeds and nuts."

"There were too many melon seeds, so I could only taste the melon seed flavor of the third batch of glutinous rice balls."

Zheng Siyuan: ...You can still taste the melon seeds. After taking a bite of the third batch of glutinous rice balls, he just wanted to vomit.

Zheng Siyuan found that he was indeed far inferior to Qin Huai when it came to trying sunflower sprouts.

"Do you have any ideas?" Qin Huai asked.

Zheng Siyuan thought for a while, then picked up the bowl and took a bite of the dumpling.

"I think we can ask Tan Wei'an first." Zheng Siyuan said, pointing to Tan Wei'an who was at the cooking table and glanced at the two of them doubtfully from time to time.

"When we were making mincemeat just now, he kept looking at us. I could probably tell from his eyes and expression that he knew how to make mincemeat."

Qin Huai:!

Qin Huai immediately looked at Tan Wei'an. Just when he wanted to recruit Tan Wei'an to join their mince filling trial making team, Qin Huai suddenly remembered that their team seemed to be missing a capable person.

Where has Zheng Da gone?

He is the backbone of the team and the best cook!

Although he has a stupid mouth, his cooking skills are absolutely unquestionable.

"Where's your dad?" Qin Huai asked.

"Oh, him." Zheng Siyuan said numbly, "He ran away after tasting the first rice dumpling."

"I guess he may think that our method cannot produce results, or maybe he doesn't want to try this for a month and eat such unpalatable dumplings for a month."

"As expected, he should go home and figure out how to make mincemeat."

Qin Huai:…

Is it so unpalatable?

Qin Huai took a bite.

It's really unpalatable.

But that's how food testing is, first make the most outrageous combinations, and then change them little by little.

If you use a conservative approach from the beginning, you won’t be able to figure out the core issues at all.

Qin Huai took another bite.

Well, I can’t taste the hazelnut flavor at all. You can’t taste such an expensive nut without tasting it. There must be something wrong with the combination.

Qin Huai took another bite.

Sorry, it tastes too bad. I don’t want to eat it.

At this moment, Qin Huai missed Qin Luo very much.

It would be nice if it was Luo Luo.

Although Qin Luo's taste is not as good as Qin Huai's, Qin Luo can eat, is willing to eat, and is willing to endure hardships.

When Qin Huai was trying out dishes, Qin Luo ate the snacks that were initially explosive and unpalatable.

Basically, if Qin Luo can clearly tell something is wrong, it must be changed.

Qin Huai calculated the days.

Qin Luo actually has 20 days to go on holiday.

Private schools get out really late for the holidays.

Qin Huai sighed deeply.

"What's wrong?" Zheng Siyuan asked. He thought Qin Huai was shocked by the unpalatable snacks he made.

"It's nothing, I just feel a little bit lonely."

"When I was trying out snacks before, Luoluo always ate such unpalatable snacks."

Zheng Siyuan:…

For some reason, Zheng Siyuan suddenly felt that Qin Luo was having a hard time.

Zheng Siyuan looked at the dumplings in the bowl and felt that he had been really miserable these past years.

When Qin Luo comes over during the winter vacation, her eldest brother will definitely make her the most delicious fresh meat mooncakes.

(End of chapter)