Chapter 506 Only Magic Can Defeat Magic! Chen Yan: Am I Suddenly a Detective? 【Please Subscribe】

“This meatball soup is delicious!”

Shen Jiayue took a bite of the meat roll, then scooped up a vegetarian meatball with a small spoon and put it into her mouth.

The meatballs are freshly fried, and they still have that crispy feeling on the outside. When soaked in the spicy and sour soup, they taste spicy and delicious in your mouth, which is very enjoyable.

I never thought that vegetarian meatball soup could taste so delicious.

Lin Xu said:

"If you want to eat meatballs, I'll make some for you later. The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and it's really time to make some meatballs to prepare some New Year's goods."

Although we won’t be celebrating the New Year in Beijing this year, we still need to prepare the New Year’s goods.

If you prepare a day early, you can eat it earlier.

As soon as Shen Jiayue heard that New Year's goods were being prepared, she started ordering:

"Then make some Laba garlic. It's the kind of green garlic. It's very enjoyable to eat with dumplings."

"Okay, I'll start when I'm done."

Lin Xu is no stranger to Laba garlic. In the past, Chen Meijuan would make some before the Spring Festival every year. Not only would she put garlic in it, but she would also put cabbage cut into strips.

The sour and crisp texture and taste are a perfect match for dumplings.

While eating, Chen Yan and Ren Jie came upstairs.

"Quick, quick, get us some soup, I'm so hungry."

Chen Yan took a piece of fluffy and fragrant fried dough sticks from the basket and took a bite. She felt that the deep-fried dough sticks were even better than those at the breakfast stall. When she ate them, she whetted her appetite instantly.

Che Zai went to the kitchen, filled two bowls of meatball soup in a large bowl, and said with a smile:

"This is made by Master Ma. He said it is a delicacy from the Central Plains. It tastes sour and spicy, and it is indeed very similar to the water banquet soup."

Hot and sour taste is the original flavor of many places in the Central Plains. The sour aroma of vinegar combined with the spiciness of pepper forms the most cherished hometown taste of the Central Plains people.

Various delicacies in the Central Plains region, such as water banquets, tripe soup, spicy soup, beef soup, meatball soup, canned dumplings and other delicacies, all use hot and sour as the base flavor.

Lin Xu took a sip of the soup:

"In the past, the Central Plains region was plagued by disasters. The people were poor and had poor food. They relied on vinegar and pepper to enhance the flavor. This also led to the dining habit of combining meals in the Central Plains region."

In other areas, meals and soups are generally served separately, but many dishes in the Central Plains region combine vegetables, rice and soup. The most typical example is braised noodles.

Ren Jie said:

"This spring, I went to Luocheng in the Central Plains with Team Sui for a business trip. I saw that the whole street there was full of various beef soups, which were paired with staple foods. It was very enjoyable to eat."

Ma Zhiqiang brought a small basket of fried dough sticks, meat rolls and other staple foods and responded:

"There are indeed a lot of beef soups in Los Angeles. Every household looks the same, but the ingredients and main ingredients are different. They are all their secrets... A guy of mine is from Los Angeles. He said When it comes to local beef soup, it’s hard to find two identical ones, there will always be some differences.”

Shen Jiayue was curious and asked Lin Xu in a low voice:

"I know everything else, but what are the jar dumplings you're talking about?"

Lin Xu broke open the fried dough sticks in his hand and soaked them in the soup, and said while eating:

"It's a delicacy that combines sour soup dumplings and meatball soup. Compared to the soup we drink now, there are more dumplings in it."

Shen Jiayue used chopsticks to pick up a piece of soaked fried dough sticks from Lin Xu's bowl, tasted it, and then soaked the fried dough sticks in her hand into the bowl.

To make it taste better, she also poured some chili oil into the bowl.

While eating like this, I listened to everyone discuss the delicacies of the Central Plains region.

Although Chen Yan has traveled to many places, she doesn't know much about the Central Plains. Listening to everyone's discussion this time, like Shen Jiayue, she is also full of curiosity and wants to try it.

Lin Xu said:

"I have attended Qi Siming's apprenticeship banquet at noon today, and I will finish the household registration matters when the household registration book arrives. In the following time, I will try to cook as many New Year's delicacies as possible, so that you can experience the New Year's customs in the Central Plains."

Lin Ji will not have a holiday during the Chinese New Year this year, so he has to try his best to make everyone eat and drink well.

However, although there will be no holidays, there will be days off so that employees can go home in batches.

Dou Wenjing and Shu Yun are already making arrangements for this matter. Although it seems simple, they still need to communicate with the employees in advance.

For example, Wei Qian plans to go to Song Tiantian's house to celebrate the New Year this year. One of them is the front desk manager and the other is the head chef. When arranging breaks, he must consider the employees who are on vacation in the same batch.

We cannot let the management staff go home to celebrate the New Year together, leaving a group of employees busy here.

After the meal, Chen Yan packed some food and drinks and went to Lao Suntou's house with Ren Jie, while Lin Xu brought out the rice milk that had been steamed in the steamer for nearly half an hour.

At this time, the rice milk has been completely steamed and turned into a translucent state, and a strong rice fragrance can be smelled from a distance.

Come to the small kitchen, wipe the work surface clean, and then pour some peanut oil on it.

Then buckle the steaming plate up and pour out the rice milk that is lumped inside.

The steamed rice milk was very hot, very hot, and very hard compared to glutinous rice. Lin Xu tried to knead it using a kneading method, but he didn't knead it at all.

"It's so hard, much different from glutinous rice."

Lin Xu tried kneading it twice more, but the rice balls were still very hard and couldn't be kneaded.

Niu Chuang didn't believe it, so he came over and tried it. He was strong enough and could barely knead it out of shape, and the rice ball split immediately.

"This method doesn't work. We need to change our thinking."

Lin Xu hit the rice balls with a rolling pin a few times. This time it was a little better, but just like Niu Chuang's forceful crushing of the rice balls with a rolling pin, the rice balls would still crack.

It's not as sticky as glutinous rice, so it's really hard to handle.

And in order to get a better effect yesterday, when Lin Xu soaked the rice, he deliberately changed it to rice pulp used for food processing in southern Yunnan.

The so-called pulp rice refers to rice with a relatively high pulp yield.

This kind of rice will taste very hard if eaten directly, but it is better than ordinary rice when used to process foods such as bait wire, rice noodles, and rice cakes.

Rice with a high pulp extraction rate can produce more food, so everyone naturally welcomes it.

But now, he has tasted the pain of using original ingredients. This kind of rice is inherently hard, and grinding it first and then steaming it will make it harder.

So now I feel like I have nowhere to start.

Shen Jiayue made a small ball by herself, took the mace she bought before to make Chaoshan beef balls, and smashed it on the bamboo chopping board next to her. Unexpectedly, the effect was good.

The rice ball, which was originally very hard, was actually deformed by the hammer. It gradually turned into a dough piece from the original ball.

Lin Xu looked at this operation and felt that he could follow this idea.

He folded the rice balls that Shen Jiayue had flattened and asked the girl to continue smashing them. Then he found that the rice balls were gradually getting softer and at the same time had better ductility and flexibility.

"The freshly steamed rice balls are disordered, so they are relatively hard. As long as the rice balls are smashed or squeezed into an ordered state, they will become much softer."

Niu Chuang also discovered this method and opened his mouth and said:

"If I could crush it twice, I guess using a rolling pin would save a lot of trouble."

Crush?

Lin Xu glanced at the small mace in Shen Baobao's hand. Although it was effective when smashed, it was too small and only a pair.

By the time I finish pounding the dough bit by bit, it will probably be noon.

You have to find a way to crush the rice balls quickly.

He was thinking seriously, and the last time his senior brother made bamboo noodles suddenly flashed into his mind.

Eh?

This is a good idea.

The bamboo noodles are made of large moso bamboo, which is relatively large, and it is supported by the weight of the human body, so it has a lot of force to press down. If you crush it twice, it might actually work.

They are also available in the Zhushengmian equipment store, and they are all played by Shen Jiayue.

Lin Xu placed a stainless steel bracket next to the workbench, inserted a piece of large moso bamboo with the mouth of a bowl into it, and applied some peanut oil on the moso bamboo to prevent adhesion.

Then put all the steamed rice balls under the moso bamboo and start rolling them.

In order to prevent accidents, he specially exchanged the excellent technique of Zhu Sheng Noodles.

The surface is secondary, the main thing is to master the technique of crushing moso bamboo.

After the exchange was successful, he started rolling against a bench, straddling the bamboo with his thigh, and stepping on the bench with his other leg. He first stepped hard on the bench to give his body an upward force, and then used his body's own gravity. Press the moso bamboo and grind it on the rice balls.

A groove was immediately pressed into the rice ball.

"Hey, it sure works!"

Niu Chuang screamed in surprise. He originally thought he was going to the pastry department to bring over the small emergency noodle machine, but he didn't expect it to be used at all. He just used the bamboo noodle technique to crush the rice balls, and the rice balls immediately became docile. Post it.

Lin Xu didn't expect the effect to be so good. He smiled and said:

"This method of using magic to attack magic really works, then go ahead and crush the rice balls while they are hot. Then use a rolling pin to roll them into dough."

He jumped again and continued to crush along the protrusion on one side of the groove.

In this way, the originally helpless rice ball now became docile. Under the crushing force of moso bamboo, it was quickly flattened into thick slices like thousand-layer cakes.

Lin Xu stopped, folded it a few times, and continued to crush it with moso bamboo.

These rice balls are hard at first, but as their own stickiness is activated, they gradually become softer, and by the end, they are almost as hard as dough for making noodles.

"I think it's almost done. Boss, please take a break and I'll try it with a rolling pin."

Niu Chuang arranged the pressed rice balls properly, and then tried rolling them out with a rolling pin. Although it was still a little hard, it was much better than before, at least it could be rolled out.

At this time, Shen Jiayue next to her had completely smashed the piece she had smashed, and even got a sticky and soft texture like glutinous rice balls.

"It's so tiring, but it's quite enjoyable to smash this thing. It feels like exercising...Xubao, next time you get some beef for me to smash, so you can see how powerful the delayed god-level cook is. .”

Lin Xu pinched the girl's cheek, and then arranged the rice balls that she had smashed a little too much into a long noodle that resembled a whetstone.

After finishing it, he said to her:

"When it is completely cooled and hardened, it becomes the famous bait block in southern Yunnan. It can be cut into shreds, sliced ​​and grilled, or cut into diamond-shaped slices and cooked like fried noodles."

Bait silk and bait cubes are the most important staple food in southern Yunnan. There are many ways to eat them. Any household can make this staple food into a table of delicious dishes.

Shen Jiayue said with a smile:

"What others can do, we can definitely do. I will inform Mrs. Huang this afternoon and ask her to come and eat the bait."

Hum hum, it is made by hand, using the technique of raising bamboo noodles. Think about it, this bait silk is delicious.

Niu Chuang rolled out the noodles, then cut the cooked rice paste slices with a kitchen knife and hung them on the rack for drying noodles. This was done to allow the noodles to dry as quickly as possible.

When the dough is completely dry and hard again, you can fold it up and cut it into shreds with a kitchen knife.

Local workshops that process bait silk in southern Yunnan basically follow this method, but their rolling steps use complete sets of dough presses and crushers instead of manual operations like Lin Xu's.

Half an hour later, the water had dried up. Lin Xu stacked the rice pulp slices from the shelf on the chopping board, rolled them again, and then slowly cut them with a kitchen knife.

These thin threads similar to lasagna are the legendary bait threads.

"Hmm...the bait threads don't look as good as the rice noodles. The rice noodles are slippery, while the bait threads look gray and not shiny."

Lin Xu said:

"The rice noodles are cooked in raw pulp and are shaped first and then cooked, so they look smoother. However, the silk noodles are steamed and then processed, so they naturally don't look as good as the raw noodles."

There are many ingredients that can be made from raw rice milk, such as rice noodles, rice rolls, and rice wrappers. They are widely used. You can study them in detail later when you are not busy.

Lin Xu put the cut bait shreds into the bag, sealed it and placed it in the cold storage:

"I'll make some shredded bait this afternoon to try and feel the difference between rice noodles and shredded bait."

Shen Jiayue asked:

"Can you make some bridge rice noodles?"

"You need to use old chicken soup to cross the bridge rice noodles. The kind with a thick layer of fat floating on it is more troublesome and tastes just like that. If you really want to eat it, you can make it later when you are not busy."

Making rice noodles across the bridge is not difficult. It is nothing more than boiling rice noodles in chicken soup full of fat. When eating, you have to take the rice noodles out of the casserole and blow on them before eating, otherwise it will easily burn your mouth.

Originally, crossing a bridge meant crossing a bridge, and the rice noodles in the casserole still burned your mouth. However, when crossing the bridge rice noodles became popular, the eating method became cumbersome and there were various rules.

Think about the Guoqiao rice noodle shops that used to be all over the streets and alleys, but now they are hard to find, which makes people sigh. The food of the outdated Internet celebrities is not as good as dogs.

"Then I'll wait to eat!"

Shen Jiayue cleaned the pair of iron maces and put them away. Lin Xu saw this and said to her:

"Let's buy two more pairs of large ones. Let's make some Chaoshan beef meatballs in the store later to see if they can play better than table tennis balls, as the legend says."

"Okay, okay, I'll buy it now... By the way, Xu Bao, do you need to bring a gift for Qi Siming's apprenticeship today? Don't you say you can't be empty-handed on this occasion?"

Lin Xu said:

"My senior brother is ready, we don't need to worry."

For two young people in their early twenties, it was somewhat nervous to participate in such an occasion with a strong sense of traditional ceremony.

If something went wrong, it would not be Lin Xu who would be laughed at, but his master, Uncle Gao.

So be careful to avoid making a fool of yourself.

"Today's apprenticeship is just an excuse. In fact, the main point is to clean up He Jiashun's family and smooth out Qi Zhentao's apprenticeship. The person named Meng will be exterminated."

Although the cooking circle is not as difficult as the cross talk circle without mentors, mentorship is still a very important reference target when comparing high-end cooking techniques.

A chef with a famous teacher is naturally half a head taller than one without a teacher.

Therefore, many chefs who are very good at their crafts still struggle to become apprentices because they want to advance further through the relationship with their apprentices.

In a human society, a word from a master may be more effective than a hundred-page resume.

Lin Xu didn't have any trouble in this regard, because he directly became the disciple of the first person in the world, which was like walking to Rome in one step, and no one would make an issue with his discipleship.

The reason why he was able to eat well at both the Diaoyutai and Yanjing Hotels was that, in addition to his own cooking skills, he also benefited from the reputation of his master.

Having a good master is so important.

Now, Qi Siming is also preparing to become a disciple, and Qiu Zhenhua, who is among the top three in overall strength of Diaoyutai, makes Qi Zhentao extremely happy.

Because the size of his sect is somewhat inferior to the Qiu family in Huaiyang cuisine.

What's more, Mr. Qiu is also the chairman of the Chinese Culinary Association. He has all the strength and prestige. He will never do anything like the Meng family's nonsense again.

It's still a little early to attend the apprenticeship banquet. Lin Xu tidied up the small kitchen and planned to pickle the Laba garlic that Shen Jiayue wanted so much. If he hurried, he might be able to eat it tomorrow.

While doing it, I will record a video to give the netizens who are about to go home for the holidays something to do.

Laba garlic made by yourself will definitely taste different.

He and Shen Jiayue began to set up filming equipment in the small kitchen, and at the same time asked the back kitchen to prepare a basket of peeled garlic.

While the young couple was busy working, it was a different scene at Lao Suntou's house.

Lao Suntou took a sip of the packed meatball soup and chatted with the young couple. When he was full and full, he took Ren Jie to the study.

After closing the door, Lao Suntou handed a stack of photos to Ren Jie:

"do you know it?"

Ren Jie looked at the photo and saw that he was a man in his fifties. He had a straight face, wore a leather jacket, and had the unique temperament of a Beijing alley boy.

"Cao Liu, people in the circle call him Liu Ye. He grew up in a hutong. It is said that he is very popular near Dongzhimen and has connections in both black and white. I have seen his files when I was in Haidian in the past, but Dongzhimen is not under the control of Haidian. So I didn’t pay much attention... What’s wrong, Uncle Sun? When you said you were doing private work... were you doing things for him? "

Ren Jie suppressed his smile and asked him to carry the gas tank from the first floor to the fiftieth floor without any problem, but asked him to deal with people who were obviously suspected of committing crimes.

He can't do it.

His childhood tutoring and the education he received in military camps and police academies did not allow him to do this.

Lao Suntou smiled:

"This matter is a private matter for me, and it is a make-up lesson for you. How about we arrest this grandson today?"

Catch Cao Liu?

Ren Jie's brain didn't turn around for a while.

He opened his mouth:

"Do we... have any evidence?"

"Yes, these photos were taken secretly by me yesterday. A few days ago, Yan Yatou, Yue Yatou and Xiao Lin hired a fish farmer in a village. Do you know about this?"

"I know. Yanyan told me that she originally planned to go to the fish pond boss to have some fun today."

Lao Suntou said:

"Cao Liu has set up an underground casino in that village. I plan to take you to that village to keep an eye on it and teach you some relatively advanced knowledge... Are you interested, Mr. Ren?"

Ren Jie: "!!!!!!!!!"

Only a fool would refuse this opportunity to receive one-on-one tutoring lessons from top industry leaders.

He rubbed his hands excitedly:

"Yes, yes, I'm so interested... just tell me what I should do!"

The two whispered for a while, then walked out of the study, took the fishing bag, and pretended to leave the house, as if they were going fishing.

When Aunt Sun saw it, she was ready to go play mahjong with her old neighbors.

Back in the car, Chen Yan got into the passenger seat and asked with a smile:

"Uncle Sun, what kind of private work are you talking about? Hurry up, hurry up, I can't help but want to see it."

Lao Suntou sat on the back seat and said calmly:

"Girl Yan, this trip is a bit dangerous. Are you sure you want to follow?"

Although I had already informed the SWAT team in advance and the Criminal Investigation Corps had prepared an emergency plan, it was still somewhat dangerous to bring a girl to such an arrest scene.

Chen Yan didn’t care:

"Of course I want to go. I'm still waiting to learn more about it...Uncle Sun, what are you doing in this mysterious way?"

Old Suntou thought about his and Ren Jie's skills. It should be no problem to protect Yan Yatou.

And today there was a high probability that we were just going to check out the location of the casino and Cao Liu’s arrangements. The chances of arresting people were not very high, so he said with a smile:

"We are going to help Lao Shang vent his anger and investigate the illegal crimes in that village. Do you really want to go?"

Chen Yan: "!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Hahaha, the long-awaited joint solution to the case is here!

"Go, Uncle Shang's business is my business, I have long wanted to help him vent his anger!"

Hum hum, starting from today, Chen Yan should add a prefix to her name:

"Detective Chen Yan!"

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Sorry guys, it's even later. I feel very uncomfortable when I catch a cold, feel dizzy, and have a sore throat, but the antigen test is negative, so it might just be a common cold. This chapter has 5,700 words. Remember to save your monthly pass until the end of the month, brothers!