Chapter 241 Is this reasonable?
The normal-tasting dumplings with mint filling crushed the grandmother who never had a name, and also warmed Ouyang in the kitchen.
Ouyang even felt like he was surviving a disaster after eating this glutinous rice dumpling.
With tears in his eyes, Qin Huai suddenly practiced rice dumplings in the past few days not because he wanted to kill him, but because he had really made a historic breakthrough, so he had to seize the time to practice.
Fortunately, Qin Huai can't read minds, otherwise Qin Huai wouldn't mind making Ouyang's nightmare come true in these two days.
The mint-filled dumplings tasted normal. Qin Huai knew it was time to tell Zheng Siyuan and Tan Wei'an the good news, so that all members of the mint-stuffing research team could share the joy.
On the morning of the second day, Qin Huai got up early and went to Huang Ji. When he arrived at the kitchen, Tan Wei'an and Zheng Siyuan had not arrived yet, and Gu Li was the only one in the kitchen.
Gu Li is making Ruyi rolls and wrapping them. It seems that he has been doing this step for a while.
Qin Huai was a little surprised. It was only 7 o'clock. Gu Li's Ruyi Roll had reached this step, which meant that he had arrived at 6 o'clock. In addition, it takes time to prepare ingredients in advance, and Gu Li is not very efficient in doing things and moves very slowly...
He would most likely be up and ready to go before 6 o'clock.
If Qin Huai remembers correctly, Guli would have to wait until Huang Ji finished ordering before making an extra snack every time, and get off work after 10 o'clock.
I get off work after ten o'clock and get up before six o'clock. It's more complicated than I thought. Apart from eating and sleeping every day, I just make snacks.
Compared with him, 996 is considered a casual work style.
Gu Li was a little surprised to see Qin Huai come so early. He looked at the Ruyi Roll that had just been wrapped in batter, hesitated for a few seconds, washed his hands, and made tea for Qin Huai.
Then he walked up to Qin Huai and asked: "Master Qin, you must have something to do when you come so early today. Is there anything I can help with?"
Qin Huai really needs Gu Li's help.
Help him make mincemeat.
Today Qin Huai came here so early specifically to make a batch of mince-filled glutinous rice dumplings. The quantity does not need to be large, just a dozen or so. (It’s not easy to cook if the quantity is too small)
Once Zheng Siyuan and Tan Wei'an taste what normal mince-filled dumplings taste like, Qin Huai's slightly bizarre story will gain some credibility.
Guli is a very professional helper. Although he does not work fast, he has solid basic skills and good knife skills. Qin Huai asked him to chop nuts and dried fruits, and Gu Li went to Tan Wei'an's cooking table to chop them carefully.
Qin Huai is boiling sugar.
After several days of trying, Qin Huai has found the approximate amount of winter melon sugar. It looks like a lethal dose, but the sweetness is just right after the sugar is removed.
Sweet must be sweet. Mince filling is inherently sweet. If it is not sweet, it will be contrary to Tiangang.
Qin Huai has been making mincemeat for so long, and has become very skilled at boiling and extracting sugar. When the preparations on Qinhuai's side were completed, all the dried fruits and nuts on Guli's side were cut.
The entire Huangji kitchen is filled with the strong sweet aroma of winter melon candy.
Tan Weian was shocked when he just walked to the kitchen door. Was his nose hallucinating? Why did he seem to smell the horrible aroma of boiled winter melon candy?
The sweet taste reminded Tan Wei'an directly of mincemeat, and he shuddered.
Who is it? Who did such a sinful thing in Huangji's kitchen early in the morning?
Tan Wei'an walked into the kitchen in horror and found Qin Huai and his junior brother.
Tan Wei'an closed his eyes in pain.
Junior brother, why are you helping others to do evil? !
Seeing Tan Wei'an coming, Qin Huai quickly called him: "Tan Wei'an, you're here just in time. Come and help me quickly. Make some glutinous rice skin for me."
Tan Wei'an quickly stepped forward to help the villain.
While kneading the glutinous rice skin, Tan Wei'an glanced at Qin Huai's side and found that the amount of winter melon sugar and lard was much more exaggerated than before. He could only dare not open his eyes, hoping it was his hallucination.
He couldn't even imagine how unpalatable the mince filling was now with so much winter melon sugar added to it.
His worries these days were indeed correct. Qin Huai had a mental disorder caused by too much work pressure. I could control it before, but now I can no longer control it. I was ready early in the morning not to let anyone of Huang Ji go.
Tan Wei'an was halfway through rubbing the glutinous rice skin when Zheng Siyuan arrived.
The sugar has been cooked, and the scent of winter melon sugar has dissipated a lot in the kitchen. Zheng Siyuan only smelled it when he walked into the kitchen. Seeing Qin Huai making mint filling, Zheng Siyuan excitedly walked forward to see what the recipe was.
"Why use so much winter melon candy?" Zheng Siyuan frowned.
In Zheng Siyuan's opinion, adding so much winter melon sugar is even more heretical than the previous random experiment.
"Because I got some new inspiration some time ago and discovered that winter melon candy is actually the main ingredient of mince filling." Qin Huai explained, "You will know why after you taste it when it is ready."
"Is the glutinous rice skin ready?" Qin Huai asked Tan Wei'an.
"Okay, okay." Tan Wei'an quickly handed over the glutinous rice skin, stretched his neck and carefully looked at the amount of mince filling, "How many pieces is this?"
"Not many, less than 20." Qin Huai said.
Zheng Siyuan was not idle either, helping to make the dumplings, and finally even helping to cook them directly.
This batch of glutinous rice **** was improved by Qin Huai based on yesterday's success.
For Qin Huai, glutinous rice **** are not a difficult snack. As long as he finds the right direction, he is galloping on the road to success, and his progress will definitely be rapid.
Qin Huai was able to make ordinary glutinous rice **** with normal taste last night.
Today he wanted to make a mince-filled gnocchi that would not be eliminated by the times and could barely be called delicious and distinctive.
The gnocchi are tumbling in the pot.
It’s out of the pot.
Zheng Siyuan took out the glutinous rice balls. Instead of dividing them into small bowls, he put them all in a big basin. Everyone was watching, but no one took the bowl first. Qin Huai even took out his mobile phone from his pocket and started counting down.
3 minutes and 50 seconds.
Although Tan Wei'an didn't understand why it was 3 minutes and 50 seconds, he was not a fool. He could probably guess that Qin Huai was counting down and waiting for the dumplings to cool down before he could eat them. In order to appear very busy, Tan Wei'an silently went to get bowls and spoons, gave one to everyone including Gu Li, and then stood at the end.
This way you don't have to be the first to eat the dumplings.
Qin Huai looked at the time.
3 minutes and 49 seconds.
3 minutes and 50 seconds.
Time is up!
"It's ready to eat." Qin Huai said.
While waiting, all the other chefs from Zhiweiju arrived. No one was doing any work and just gathered around silently to watch.
Gully came first.
Gu Li thought for a moment, scooped out a glutinous rice ball with a large spoon, blew it twice and took a bite without any hesitation. Under everyone's expectant eyes, he said uncertainly: "The taste..."
"Well enough."
Tan Wei'an's eyes widened.
Junior brother, you have really changed! Now you are not only helping the villain, you have also learned to flatter him!
Gu Li also couldn't believe his sense of taste, and thought about it carefully: "Sweet but not greasy, the taste of winter melon sugar is slightly heavy but not obtrusive, and the nuts have a different texture when chewed wrapped in syrup."
"Can there be any other taste?" Qin Huai asked.
Gu Li nodded: "I can taste the flavors of almonds and peanuts, but I can't taste the flavors of other preserved fruits. I can only taste a uniform sweetness."
That's right!
This version of mincemeat is all about uniform sweetness!
After the success of yesterday's attempt, Qin Huai thought about whether he should highlight the flavor of nuts or other preserved fruits. Based on Master Zhou's recipe, Qin Huai felt that the focus should be on nuts. Preserved fruits are more of a sweetener, so that the sweetness should not be unified into the sweetness of winter melon candy.
Gu Li is a professional chef with a normal sense of taste. If he says it's okay, it must be really okay.
Qin Huai and Zheng Siyuan each scooped up a dumpling and began to taste it.
Just as Gu Li said, now the mint stuffed glutinous rice dumplings with winter melon candy are the absolute protagonists, almonds and peanuts are supporting roles, and everything else is just a supporting role.
However, the supporting role of Xingren seems to be a bit overshadowed, so some scenes have to be deleted.
After deleting, the ok mince filling gnocchi can be turned into delicious mint filling gnocchi.
As for the delicious mince-filled gnocchi, you have to make more precise adjustments to the ingredients.
"Your idea of using winter melon sugar to cover most of the ingredients is good, but the almond flavor seems a bit strong, and the sweetness is just right. Do I need to mention more lard when boiling the sugar? I feel that the taste is not enough. Mellow." Zheng Siyuan discussed seriously.
"These can be tried and modified slowly. I think there is no problem with the current general idea. I have tried it several times at home in the past few days, and now it is the most successful version. The amount of winter melon sugar should be this version. There is no need to change the measurement." Qin Huai discussed while eating.
Zheng Siyuan nodded: "Although this method may seem to use too many ingredients, it is a balanced method."
"Actually, my dad secretly complained to me at home that it is impossible to unify such a variety of raw materials using normal methods. The best way is to use one or two outstanding flavors to cover up all other flavors." "My dad. I tried it several times, but it didn’t work. Seeing that you weren’t studying mincemeat, I didn’t bother to try it.”
“Where did you get the idea to use wintermelon candy to cover all other flavors?”
Tan Wei'an, who silently took one and didn't dare to speak after eating, poked his head curiously.
Qin Huai knew that he was about to start his performance.
"Actually, Mr. Gong, Master Huang and Master Zheng have already told us this answer from the very beginning."
Zheng Siyuan & Tan Wei'an:?
“I still remember when I first asked about mince filling, their most consistent impression of Master Jing’s mince filling was that Master Jing used a lot of winter melon sugar. The amount was so large that he couldn’t save enough for himself. Master Zheng even ran back Is the weight of the family 5 pounds?”
They both nodded.
Zheng Siyuan just found it incredible: "You came up with this method just based on this? Mince filling originally requires a lot of winter melon candies. I always thought it was because supplies were scarce back then, and my dad emphasized it specifically for the sake of exaggeration."
"Of course not. I actually got the inspiration when I was chatting with Luoluo some time ago."
Qin Huai knew that it would be easier to convince Zheng Siyuan than to get inspiration from Qin Luo.
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"Isn't Luo Luo going on winter vacation soon? This girl is so greedy that she is thinking about the Chinese New Year even before she goes on vacation. She hasn't even taken the final exam yet, so she talks to me on WeChat about how she wants to drink the bean soup cooked by my grandma when she goes back during the Chinese New Year. ”
"You may not know that it is especially popular for the elderly in our family to cook soup with beans and drink it during the New Year, which is intended to bring good fortune."
"It is said that in a village below another city, there lived a centenarian old man many years ago. The children in his family were filial, and they would look for different beans every New Year and the old man's birthday, and would count 100 beans of each kind to cook soup for the old man. Intended for longevity.”
"The old man in the back really lived a long life, living for more than 100 years."
"This custom of making bean soup has spread. The more types of beans used, the better. 100 beans of each type. The more types, the better the meaning and the deeper the blessing."
"My grandma wants to get good luck every Chinese New Year, but the soup made with too many kinds of beans is unpalatable. So she usually only adds a few kinds of beans or cooks mung bean soup alone, and drinks more bowls of red bean soup, which means It’s the same.”
"When Luo Luo mentioned bean soup, it reminded me that many times the variety of food is not to make the dish delicious, but because the more varieties, the better the meaning."
"If you think about it carefully, Master Jing made two snacks for Mr. Gong's birthday, the Clamp Palace Lantern Buns and Sixi Rice Balls. Both of them are dishes with excellent meanings. In the same way, it can be inferred that the Mint Filling Rice Balls use such complex raw materials. The purpose Maybe it’s not to make it taste better, but for the meaning.”
"So I was inspired, combined with a lot of tips from winter melon sugar, and thought it should be this way, and practiced at home for a few days."
"You see this road is feasible, should we just follow this direction..." Qin Huai paused deliberately, leaving time for Zheng Siyuan and Tan Wei'an to agree.
Tan Wei'an was a little confused. He thought Qin Huai's words made sense, but he didn't understand.
He felt that Qin Huai was making up stories to fool him, but the logic seemed very smooth, and he couldn't figure out why Qin Huai was making up stories to fool him.
He doesn't understand.
He didn't understand why someone could come up with such an amazing idea through the clues about winter melon candy and his sister's WeChat chat.
Is this genius? Is this the world of genius?
When Tan Wei'an's grandfather, Master Tan, was still alive, he always told Tan Wei'an that although his talent was acceptable, there was still a big gap between him and a real genius. Tan Wei'an always felt that his grandfather was a little too ambitious for others, which destroyed his own prestige.
There is no big difference, at most there is a little difference.
Now Tan Wei'an feels that what grandpa said is true.
Zheng Siyuan suddenly realized: "I see, I didn't think of this level."
Tan Wei'an:? ? ?
No, bro, do you just accept it?
Qin Huai chatted with his sister for a while, and they were still talking about the Chinese New Year, and the fruit stuffed glutinous rice **** broke through. Is this reasonable?
"You are worthy of being a master for coming up with such a method and making delicious dumplings with mint filling." Zheng Siyuan sighed.
"Yes." Qin Huai agreed, "I think with our level we can only make something that tastes good at best. If we want to make something outstanding on this basis, it is indeed too difficult."
Tan Wei'an:? ? ?
No, you just moved on to the next part of the discussion happily?
Did you just cover the part just now in such a light stroke?
Are all your genius brain circuits so amazing? Is this acceptable? Do you understand each other so well?
Tan Wei'an quietly moved away from the two of them, walked to Gu Li, and asked, "Did you hear what my junior brother just said? Do you understand it? Do you think this is reasonable?"
Gu Li continued to make the wishful scroll and said calmly: "I don't understand, but since Master Qin and Master Xiao Zheng both understand it, it means that this idea should be correct."
Tan Weian:…
Tan Wei'an went to make snacks with a question mark on his face.
Qin Huai and Zheng Siyuan were not idle either. Zheng Siyuan did not come to Huangji in advance. As soon as he came, he made glutinous rice balls, boiled glutinous rice balls, ate glutinous rice **** and discussed. It took a long time and it would definitely be too late to make wontons.
Qin Huai took the initiative to suggest that Zheng Siyuan would not have to make wontons this morning. Instead, he would make chicken noodle soup, which would be quicker to knead the noodles.
Zheng Siyuan loves chicken noodle soup and agreed on the spot, saying he would eat two bowls.
He hasn't had chicken noodle soup in days.
There was no need to make breakfast, so Zheng Siyuan simply went to work early to help Qin Huai and knead a batch of Guoer's dough.
Now in Huangji's kitchen, only Zheng Siyuan and Zheng Da can help Qin Huai do this.
At 8:40, Dong Shi came to Huang Kee for breakfast excitedly.
As soon as he walked into the kitchen, Dong Shi was pleasantly surprised to find that it was Qin Huai who made breakfast this morning. He had chicken noodle soup, yay!
What a wonderful day!
If he could have a bowl of chicken noodle soup made by Qin Huai in the morning, Dong Shi felt that he wouldn't feel sad even if he couldn't find out the latest gossip about Sixth Senior Brother's relationship during his lunch break today.
"There are dumplings with mint filling over there. Dong Shi, if you have an appetite, try one for me and give me some advice." Qin Huai said casually.
Dong Shi has a good sense of taste and is good at talking, but he talks too much nonsense. He is a very good taster.
Dong Shi: (=°Д°=)
Sure enough, all the gifts were secretly priced.
The price of eating chicken noodle soup this morning was actually having to eat a Sixi rice dumpling with mint filling before eating chicken soup.
Forget it, just eat.
Just think it's for his friendship with Qin Huai.
Dong Shi walked to the edge of the basin with a heroic look and wanted to pick out a small one. Then he found that the dumplings in it were all about the same size, so he could only pick one that he thought was small.
The gnocchi was a bit cold.
But it doesn't affect eating.
Dong Shi took a bite.
For the sake of friendship...eh?
This gnocchi!
It's actually kind of delicious!
If Dong Shi had eaten mince-filled gnocchi with this flavor a year ago, he would have only said that it was okay. But it's different now. Now Dong Shi has eaten a lot of mediocre mince filling dumplings that are so unpalatable that they penetrate deep into the bone marrow and are unpalatable.
Now I suddenly eat one and it tastes good.
Immortal product!
It is simply a fairy product!
How can there be such delicious and normal mince filling gnocchi in this world!
"Qin...Qin Huai, did you do this?" Dong Shi was shocked.
"Yes." Qin Huai was still kneading the noodles without looking up, "Didn't you come up with a new idea a few days ago? I've been practicing for the past two days. How about it? Is the finished product good?"
"Okay, that's great!" Dong Shi was very happy.
The next second, Dong Li came to work.
"Brother!" Dong Shi pounced on him, like a happy husky, and said excitedly, "Brother, I think that rumor is true. Qin Huai must stay up late every night after returning home. Make some snacks!”
"Go and eat that glutinous rice ball, that's the evidence!"
Qin Huai:?
Who is spreading such rumors about him outside?
(End of chapter)
