Chapter 595 Delicious Mutton Stew, so Enjoyable! How to Mix Dough with a Moisture Content of 90%? 【Please Subscribe】

Chapter 595 Delicious mutton stew, so enjoyable! How to mix dough with 90% moisture content? 【Please subscribe】

In the morning, Lin Xu came downstairs after washing up and prepared to make breakfast.

Last night, he brought some mutton soup and some cooked mutton from the store, preparing to make a mutton stew for breakfast.

Braised mutton is a delicacy in the Central Plains. It is made the same way as braised noodles. The only difference is that instead of adding braised noodles, mutton, vermicelli, shredded tofu and other ingredients are stewed in mutton soup.

When eating, drizzle it with chili oil and serve it with freshly made pancakes. In the Chinese language:

"It's so exciting!"

Coming downstairs, Lin Xu first mixed some dough to make fried pancakes.

This kind of dough needs to be slightly softer, so that the sesame cakes will be delicious. When making the dough, you should put some baking powder in it to speed up the expansion of the dough.

Add flour to salt, baking powder and baking powder to form a dough, put it in the oven, turn on the fermentation function, and put a bowl of warm water at the bottom of the oven.

The dough will rise quickly.

Taking advantage of this time, Lin Xu added some flour, salt, and peppercorns to the bowl. After mixing evenly, he heated some hot oil in a wok and poured it over, then stirred it into a paste while it was still hot.

In this way, the indispensable pastry in the pastry sesame cakes is achieved.

After adding the pastry, the sesame cake becomes crispy and crumbly, making it delicious.

Then Lin Xu soaked the vermicelli he brought from the store yesterday, fried the shredded tofu in warm water, and then took it out and soaked it in water.

Deep-frying shredded tofu can effectively remove the beany smell and make it soft and crispy, making it comfortable to chew.

It stands to reason that you should also prepare ingredients such as shredded squid to increase the umami flavor.

But this is not a common ingredient in the store, and I am too lazy to buy it, so I am going to make do with vermicelli and shredded tofu.

But as long as there’s more mutton, it doesn’t matter what side dishes are included.

He cut the cooked mutton he brought into slices and placed it in a bowl. He also washed some green onions and coriander, and took out two ends of the candied garlic from the jar to eat with it.

Everything is ready and the dough has swelled.

Take the basin out of the oven, grease the chopping board, and grease your hands and rolling pin to prevent the dough from sticking to your hands.

Roll out the dough slightly without kneading it to keep the biscuits as soft as possible.

After rolling it out, pour all the freshly fried pastry onto the dough, pick up a ball of dough with pastry from the edge, wrap the pastry with soft dough, then place it on the chopping board and press it with the tiger's mouth of your left hand. Dough, fold the flattened dough with your right hand and prepare to turn.

After pressing it in a circle, add white sesame seeds, place it on the chopping board again, and use a rolling pin to roll it into a cake.

Put the finished cake into the baking pan and start making the next one.

There wasn't much noodles today, so Lin Xu made a total of six sesame seed pancakes, which just fit in a small baking pan.

After placing it, place the baking sheet into the preheated oven and start baking.

When it comes to making sesame cakes, the ones made in the oven are actually more delicious, but now the conditions don’t allow it, so we can only make do with the oven.

However, as long as there is more pastry and the dough is soft enough, the pastry biscuits made in the oven will still be delicious.

After the sesame cakes were baked, Lin Xu set up the wok, poured the mutton soup he brought into the pot, brought it to a boil over high heat, and then added cooked mutton, shredded tofu and newly soaked vermicelli.

There are no common ingredients such as day lily, kelp, shredded squid, etc. in braised noodles, but because there is enough mutton and the soup is fresh enough, it smells pretty good.

While it was cooking, he opened the oven, took out the baking pan, turned over the puffed and slightly browned biscuits, and put them back in the oven.

At this time, the mutton in the pot is almost cooked.

He seasoned it with salt and pepper, then took the pot and poured the stewed lamb into two large bowls.

Shen Jiayue also finished washing and went downstairs.

Seeing two large bowls full of deliciously fragrant broth, he asked curiously:

"What is this? Mutton steamed buns?"

Lin Xu smiled and shook his head:

"The braised lamb from my hometown is served with sesame cakes. You can try it later and see if you like it."

"I like it, of course I do!"

Shen Jiayue said it must be delicious without even tasting it.

After all, it is the delicacy of Xu Bao's hometown, how could it be unpalatable.

Bring two bowls of braised lamb to the table, place them with chopped coriander, minced chives, mutton oil chili, sugar garlic and other side snacks on small plates. The sesame seed cakes are already baked in the oven.

Lin Xu opened the oven, and Shen Jiayue immediately smelled a nice aroma of noodles.

When the baking pan was pulled out, the sesame cake inside was browned, with a layer of cracked burnt shell on the surface, and some crumbs scattered on the baking pan.

Although I didn’t use a sesame seed oven to make it, I still made qualified sesame seed cakes.

"Wow, these sesame cakes look delicious!"

Lin Xu thought this girl was going to post it on Moments, but she put it on a paper towel, picked up one and ate it in small bites, eliminating the need to disinfect her phone.

"Huh? Why don't you take photos and post them on Moments?"

"I'm worried that Yan Bao will come over to eat after seeing her... She's so greedy and clamoring to lose weight every day. If I don't intervene, she will definitely lose more and more weight."

Lin Xu laughed dumbly. Are you worried that she won't have enough to eat?

Sit down and use a spoon to scoop out a piece from the bowl of suet chili and place it into the bowl.

These fats, which are usually in a solidified state, immediately smudged out red after being put into the bowl, and the unique spicy flavor of mutton oil chili also wafted out.

For this appearance and good looks, it would be impossible to stop the car without two or three sesame seed cakes.

Shen Jiayue put down the sesame cakes and put some mutton oil chili into her bowl. She stirred the bowl with a spoon and asked curiously when she saw that it was full of meat.

"Xubao, how much does this bowl of mutton stew cost in my hometown?"

Lin Xu said:

"The average mutton stew only costs about 20 yuan, but no one sells a bowl like the one I made for 40 yuan."

There is a lot of meat, and it is still lamb leg meat, so the price will naturally be higher.

He picked up the shredded tofu inside with chopsticks and tasted it. Well, it was soft and crispy, and it was very delicious to chew.

It is said that some exquisite stores will specially fry mutton, so that when mixed with mutton stew or mutton stew noodles, the fresh flavor will be more intense and the taste will be more delicious.

But today I'm just having it for breakfast, so there's no need to bother.

The cooked mutton is simmered in mutton soup, and the aroma is rich. Coupled with the soft tofu shreds and smooth vermicelli, it tastes particularly enjoyable.

After eating a few bites of mutton and sesame seed cakes, Lin Xu peeled off the sugar and garlic and ate them together.

A bowl of mutton and two sesame seed cakes make you feel full.

Shen Jiayue ate slowly. She took a sip of mutton soup from a large bowl, looked at Lin Xu and asked:

"Xubao, is this sesame cake easy to make? Can I learn?"

"It's not that difficult. It just needs to be mixed with soft dough, which is the kind of dough with a slightly higher water content. This is a little difficult, so you better not try it."

There are hard noodles, soft noodles, and normal noodles, and the moisture content of each kind of noodles is different.

For example, the hard noodles used for knife-cut noodles have a very low water content, so they can be cut with a knife, are resistant to cooking, and have a smooth and chewy texture.

Relatively speaking, the noodles used to make sesame cakes contain more water.

But it is precisely in this way that the sesame cakes will be soft and crumbly, and they will be delicious.

If you use hard dough to make sesame cakes, they will not be soft, but will turn into the Baiji buns used in mutton steamed buns, or the northwestern grilled naan, which are completely different foods from sesame cakes.

As soon as Shen Jiayue heard that it was difficult, she gave up studying.

She just wanted to show off her skills in front of her cousin. If it would get batter everywhere, then forget it.

Lin Xu tidied up the kitchen, went upstairs to change clothes, then put on Dundun's little bow tie, and went downstairs to the parking lot with Shen Jiayue.

The two drove away separately.

Lin Xu went to Qiu Yaozu's house and planned to trick the old man into joining the crew of "State Banquet".

Shen Jiayue took Dundun to Deng Lisong's house to make jade carvings.

It's not appropriate to go to someone's house empty-handed. Passing by the Import and Export Fruit Store, Lin Xu parked the car in a parking space on the roadside and went in to buy some imported fruits.

Things like reticulated melons, Qingwang grapes and white strawberries, etc., go to Qiu Yaozu's house.

When he arrived, he was about to get out of the car when a white Alfa commercial vehicle stopped in front of him. The driver got out and opened the electric door.

Then he helped an old man with almost white hair get out of the car.

Lin Xu took a look and thought, wow, this is Mr. He.

Senior brother asked me to come have breakfast, and I thought the old man was eating breakfast here.

He pushed the door open and got out of the car, and greeted He Guangchang:

"Hello Uncle He, are you here to see Uncle Qiu?"

In terms of age, Lin Xu should call Qiu Yaozu, He Guangchang and others grandpa, but because these people are of the same generation as his master, he can only call him uncle like his senior brothers.

He Guangchang turned around and saw Lin Xu, and immediately asked with a smile:

"Xiao Xu, are you here to see Lao Qiu too?"

Lin Xu took the fruit he just bought out of the car, pressed the car key, locked the door, and then said:

"Not only are I looking for Uncle Qiu, I also have something to tell you. If my senior brother hadn't said you would come back today, I would have been on my way to your home."

As he walked over, He Guangchang said to the driver beside him:

"Go back and pick me up again at eleven...two o'clock in the afternoon. I wasn't here to eat today, but now that Xiaoxu is here, I, as an elder, can't leave early."

The driver agreed and drove away.

Lin Xu walked to the door of Qiu Yaozu's house and was about to press the doorbell, but unexpectedly the door opened early.

Qiu Yaozu walked out of it on crutches, looked at He Guangchang with empty hands, and muttered dissatisfied:

"You are so old, but you are here empty-handed. Look at Xiaoxu, are you blushing?"

He Guangchang chuckled:

"Just don't be empty-handed when you leave. I heard that a new batch of Yuqian tea has arrived at your house. I'm about to make some tea eggs, which will come in handy."

Lin Xu on the side was secretly stunned when he heard that he actually used Yuqian tea to make a tea egg. What price should this egg be sold for?

Rich old men just know how to enjoy themselves.

"Gungun, why do you learn all the weird things from Lao Gao?"

Qiu Yaozu muttered dissatisfiedly, then looked at Lin Xu and smiled:

"Zhenhua came over two days ago and said that you wanted to see me for something. Why did you make a special trip to the store? Did someone go to the store to make things difficult? If you want to do this, just ask. Before Lao Gao left, he said, you will suffer After being wronged, he returned it to me tenfold..."

Lin Xu didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Even if I am wronged, it has nothing to do with Mr. Qiu. Master is really good at picking on the weak.

He smiled and said:

"No, I just want to invite you to participate in the filming of a show."

Upon hearing this, Qiu Yaozu lost interest.

Even He Guangchang next to him sighed slightly.

I thought I needed the old guys to take action when I encountered someone who didn't have a good eye, but it turned out that I was just filming a show.

Twenty years ago, even when CCTV went to Diaoyutai for interviews, they had to share their time. These old guys had long been tired of filming programs.

Lin Xu followed the two old men into the yard and then said:

"This time the program is different. Our company is not producing it ourselves, but is cooperating with CCTV to recreate the state banquets of past years. Without your guidance, we would not dare to start rashly."

When dealing with the elderly, you need to make them feel that they are important and that nothing can be done without them.

Otherwise, they will only feel that they are dragging down young people and will not be willing to work together.

Qiu Yaozu and He Guangchang looked at each other, glanced at the plum blossoms that were already blooming in the yard, and said with emotion:

"The first banquet of the founding of the People's Republic of China was served with Huaiyang cuisine. My grandfather had just celebrated his fiftieth birthday at that time, so he was transferred there and became a member of the state banquet planning committee... This is something our Qiu family has always been proud of. of glory.”

Qiu Yaozu was less than two years old at that time, so he didn't actually know about these things. However, when he was a little older, he kept listening to his elders talking about it, and his father had been transferred to work in the Foreign Affairs Reception Bureau under the name of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs early on, so he had a better impression. profound.

When Qiu Yaozu was in his teens, he began to practice basic cooking skills.

In addition, you also need to learn cultural courses and some foreign languages, so that you can better connect when receiving foreign dignitaries.

In fact, these old masters at Diaoyutai all know more or less foreign languages.

The reason why Uncle Gao often went to dance with foreigners and fascinated Aunt Lucy was because of his fluent foreign language.

Although the foreign language proficiency of Qiu Yaozu and others is not as good as that of Uncle Gao, they can have no problem communicating in daily life.

They even know some popular foreign condiments and ingredients better than young people.

Lin Xu heard Qiu Yaozu's emotion and immediately said:

"Then you have to join, because we didn't know the situation at that time, and it just happens to show the foundation and strength of our Diaoyutai."

He Guangchang is a kind-hearted man. When he heard this, he said:

"Okay, young people will join us if they need it. It's all for the sake of inheritance...Does Lao Qiu have any ideas?"

Qiu Yaozu was still thinking about Huaiyang cuisine at the moment.

He looked at Lin Xu and asked:

"Who did you invite? How many people are needed? Can we all attend?"

Eighteen old friends are all in the same spirit. If some people participate and others cannot, it will easily make everyone feel bad, so you need to ask questions in advance so that you can decide whether to participate or not.

Lin Xu said:

"At least twenty masters who have participated in the state banquet are needed. The more they can restore the dishes of the year, the better the program will be. When future generations see these video programs, they will have a clearer understanding of the state banquet that year."

Qiu Yaozu was obviously relieved when he heard that so many people were needed.

He was afraid that if only two or three were needed, everyone might be humble to each other, and it might even happen that everyone would take turns drawing lots when Cheng Jianshe became his apprentice.

Since there are so many people, let’s participate.

Xiaoxu is right. It can showcase the heritage and style of Diaoyutai, and also increase the presence of Huaiyang cuisine.

Thinking of this, he said to himself:

"Since we need so many masters, let He Jiashun also participate. Since he is one of our own, we must give him as many opportunities as possible to show his face."

Although it was out of selfish motives to show Huaiyang cuisine, letting He Jiashun participate was a great move.

The production of this kind of large-scale documentary is not easy. People who hear the news will definitely rely on each other to try to show their face. For example, Meng Dexing, who is notorious in the industry, will not let this opportunity pass.

But if He Jiashun joins, he will definitely not jump up and down.

The two junior brothers were originally the opposite of each other. He Jiashun's cooking skills were mediocre and he had no bright spots in business. He could be said to be a mediocre little old man.

As the retired head chef of Yanjing Hotel, Meng Dexing has a group of apprentices on TV all day long, and his son is only one step away from the position of head chef. He can get wind and rain whenever he wants.

If he wasn't greedy, he would still be a quite famous master of state banquets.

Now, He Jiashun has joined Huaiyang Cuisine and will soon appear on TV to participate in the filming of a large-scale documentary. He has also become the chairman of the Chinese Cuisine Association.

This kind of situation really fulfills the old saying, "Good deeds and evil deeds will be rewarded in the end."

Lin Xu had a good sense of He Jiashun, he smiled and said:

"Okay, Uncle He also participated in the production of many state banquets when he was young, so he should participate."

Walking into the living room, the nanny brought this year's pre-rain tea. After drinking the refreshing tea, my whole body became refreshed.

Qiu Yaozu thought about the masters he would invite. In this way, Lin Xu would not have to worry about it, because the old guys from the Chinese Culinary Association would distribute these to everyone as benefits.

After talking about this, Qiu Yaozu looked at Lin Xu and asked:

"During the Chinese New Year, Xiaoxu has not fallen behind in his basic skills, right?"

"No, I have to stay in the kitchen for more than half a day every day. As a chef, I can't leave the stove."

"Yes, Lao He and I have nothing to do today. If you want to learn anything, we can teach you."

I'm really dozing off and I'm giving you a pillow. I'm just wondering how to pick up the Thousand Layer Cake. Since you took the initiative to ask, I won't be polite.

Lin Xu said:

"What a coincidence, I was just about to learn how to make Thousand-Layer Oil Cake from you. Can Uncle Qiu teach me? Lin remembered Jade Shaomai and it is very popular, so I also want to make Thousand-Layer Oil Cake."

Originally, Lin Xu thought that Thousand-Layer Oil Cake was just a steamed cake made by stacking the dough, so it shouldn't be difficult, but He Guangchang, who was standing aside, first showed a surprised look:

"Hey, this is a very difficult snack. Xiaoxu learned such a difficult snack from the beginning. As expected of a young man, he is very energetic."

Qiu Yaozu also looked at Lin Xu with approval:

"I have the same ambition as when I was young."

Lin Xu asked curiously:

"Making Thousand Layer Oil Cake...isn't difficult, right?"

He Guangchang smiled:

"It's not too difficult. It just uses flour and water, and a dough with a water content of more than 90%, and then rolls it thin. It's not particularly difficult."

Isn't this just hand-made noodles?

Lin Xu breathed a sigh of relief, but then his mind was filled with exclamation points.

Moisture content over 90%?

Is this still dough?

This is exactly a pot of batter for making pancakes, right?

Depend on!

No wonder the expressions of these two old people are like this. It seems that this Thousand Layer Oil Cake is indeed difficult.

But if it’s difficult, you still have to learn. After all, my wife is waiting to eat, and it’s time to put the cooking learning cards accumulated in my hands to use!

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I caught a cold this morning, and I took some ibuprofen to get over it. At noon, my wife went to buy me a meal. She thought the fried river shrimp was good, so she bought some for me to eat. But it turned out that I was allergic to it. I was covered in it and itched terribly. I couldn’t eat it. I took a tablet of loratadine, and now I am finally relieved. February started badly, and I hope this month will be smoother.

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