Chapter 244 Magical Dumplings

Making noodles, Zhang Fan felt that it was extremely smooth.

Every step, such as how much water to add, how hard to knead the dough, etc., is perfect!

It cannot be denied that with the help of the system, his cooking skills have improved rapidly, and his state of mind has even become more calm and detached.

finally.

He and the dough came out.

Full of gluten, moderate hardness and softness, smooth and non-sticky.

After kneading the dough, the next step is to rest it. Just cover it with a damp cloth and wait quietly.

Then when the time is right, I use a rolling pin to roll out the dough into thin dumpling wrappers. Yes... it's really thin, like transparent paper, which makes people very worried. When the time comes, such super dumpling wrappers Just poke it with chopsticks and it will pop!

Then, Zhang Fan, who is familiar with the process, folded the dumpling skin into a triangle and added the fillings that had been prepared.

When filling the stuffing, quickly lift up the three corners and point them upward, then pinch the seams on the three sides together, make a finger-sized round hole on the top to slightly expose the stuffing, and pinch and twist the creases to form fungus-shaped wrinkles.

Flip the folded white edge strip over.

Gently pinch a small corner at the tip of the bottom, and put 1 shrimp, a little green bean paste and ham paste into the small hole at the top.

Put it in the cage.

Place in a pot of boiling water and steam over high heat.

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Appearance is justice!

However, it can be seen that the freshly baked Mian Ding dumplings are quite stunning in appearance.

It has a unique shape, shaped like a rooster's comb, with the side nests turned out like a boat. The dumpling skin is as thin as cicada wings and as translucent as crystal. You can vaguely see the fresh fillings inside through the dumpling skin. It is indeed very beautiful!

Moreover, it is oily and fragrant, and each Mian Ding dumpling seems to be coated with a light layer of oil, exuding an alluring aroma.

Um!

This aroma is very unique.

It has both the fragrance of the dough and the deliciousness of the fillings.

What's even more exquisite is that the top of the Mian Ding dumpling is carefully decorated, with a small red shrimp ball attached to the top of the dumpling, like a shining pearl.

It not only adds rich colors, but also makes it look more vivid and cute!

This combination of color and shape makes Mian Ding dumplings very visually attractive, making people want to taste their deliciousness.

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"What's going on? Is this still a dumpling?"

Staring at the freshly baked Mian Ding dumplings with wide eyes, diner Xiaolin Ringtong was quite surprised.

"Haha, you're surprised, aren't you?"

"Actually, it has a very nice name, called Mian Ding Dumpling."

"Mian Ding dumplings?"

Xiaolin Ringtong blinked his bright eyes, feeling puzzled.

"Do you think the shape of this dumpling looks like a crown?"

Zhang Fan explained.

After hearing this, Gentian reacted.

It is said that Guanding dumplings evolved from the dings worn by officials in the Qing Dynasty.

Therefore, in ancient times, Guanding dumplings have always been served as royal food. If ordinary people made such dumplings, they would most likely be beheaded. Until now, it can be considered as "flying into the homes of ordinary people".

Afterwards, Kobayashi Ringtong blinked his watery eyes and started to pick up the chopsticks. He didn't care about the burning of the top dumplings, picked up one and put it into his mouth, and then bit down hard.

The dumpling skin is thin and tough, the texture is very delicate, and the aroma of wheat fills the mouth.

Immediately afterwards, the delicious fillings poured into his mouth. The tender taste and rich aroma made Kobayashi Ringtong want to take more bites.

The meat in the filling is tender, juicy and salty, which perfectly blends with the texture of the dumpling skin. Coupled with the slightly bitter yet sweet rose... In an instant, the entire Mian Ding dumpling becomes particularly rich in flavor. !

It has delicious meat, fragrant spices, and mellow seasonings...

At the same time, it is even more rare.

The taste of Mian Ding dumplings is not too greasy.

Rather, it retains the original flavor of the ingredients just right, and its taste is neither too hard nor too loose, allowing people to enjoy a subtle pleasure.

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"ah!"

Involuntarily, Xiaolin Gentian screamed.

She quickly chewed a few mouthfuls, and the originally antagonistic flavors merged together again under the bite.

Salty, fragrant, fresh, sweet, and even a touch of bitterness at the end. However, even if the taste of the dumplings becomes more complex, it always leaves a heavy blow in the tongue that cannot be dissipated for a long time.

Perfect!

It's so perfect!

This dish called Mian Ding Dumplings, every seasoning, every ingredient...

Although simple and ordinary, they can be wrapped in ultra-thin dumpling wrappers, but they can all perform their own duties and have their own strengths.

Between seasoning and seasoning, between ingredients and ingredients, there is no conflict, only harmony.

It is precisely this harmony that creates the "explosion" of deliciousness in Mian Ding Dumplings!

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Slowly, Ringtong Kobayashi began to close his eyes.

To be honest, since she first came to the izakaya, any dish she has seen cooked by Zhang Fan has never disappointed her.

Of course, it’s the same this time too!

In a small and exquisite izakaya, there should not be any high-end and expensive dishes.

This is the general consensus of many people, and it is also the reason why Erina did not have a good impression of such a small place at the beginning!

But the attentive Kobayashi Ringtong soon discovered that although the wrapper of this Mian Ding dumpling is very thin, you can still see the meat filling inside, but it uses two completely different dumpling wrappers.

One is the white dumpling wrapper commonly found in the market, and the other is the red dumpling wrapper made with rose juice!

That is to say:

Two kinds of dumpling wrappers, put together.

It is still very thin, so thin that it is easily damaged by steaming for a long time.

"It's amazing. You need such a thin dumpling wrapper, but you still need to use two different dumpling wrappers. Isn't this contradictory?"

After saying that, Xiaolin Ringtong gently picked up a small Mian Ding dumpling and continued to chew it.

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This time, due to the autumn selection.

Like Erina, she is often too busy to spare time to eat and drink at an izakaya.

She is a foodie herself, so for her, it would be a great pain if she could not taste her favorite dishes!

However, she doesn't really like anyone's cooking now, even the food she cooks herself. Whenever she eats something, she can't help but think of Zhang Fan in her mind. She can't help but compare the food in her hands with Zhang Fan's cooking!

Every time, she will inevitably have doubts in her heart:

If Zhang Fan were to produce it, what would he do?

What will it be improved into?

How delicious will it be?

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You never tire of food.

The food never gets tired of detail.

This is a universal truth in the food industry.

Moreover, there is almost no upper limit to the fineness and detail. The simpler the dish, the more it will limit the chef's performance to a great extent.

Even with this chef's knife skills, cutting Wensi tofu is commonplace, but shredded potatoes are still potato shreds...it is inedible when cut into Wensi tofu.

So, it's not hard to see.

The test of a chef's skills should be complicated dishes.

The simpler the dish, the more delicious it will be made by a skilled chef, and it may be more reliable.

Um.

Of course.

The so-called haute cuisine often pays attention to how high-end the ingredients must be.

In China, all its famous dishes have philosophical meanings. The changing of the stars, the changing of the seasons, and the relationship between heaven and man are all included in each dish.

The chefs not only have famous dishes like boiled cabbage that hides luxury in plainness, but also Kung Fu dishes like Wensi Tofu that only Chinese people can think of and know how to enjoy.

At this time, only Erina Nakiri with long golden hair was seen.

He was standing in front of the cooking table, holding a sharp kitchen knife tightly and looking sharply.

Then she held her breath and slowly cheered up.

"drink!"

Finally, her eyes flashed.

With a loud shout, he began to handle the beef on the chopping board.

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Da da da!

I saw the kitchen knife in Erina's hand starting to form a 90-degree angle with the muscle texture of the beef.

In this way, the cross-cut beef slices become extremely tender, and the beef cut along the grain after cross-cutting is tender and not easy to break.

The sharp and fast knife skills are so fast that people can't see clearly.

at the same time.

Tender beef.

The moment the knife was swung down, it was cut into thin slices of beef.

And the thickness is uniform and the thickness is consistent.

Finally, the beef slices that looked like rose petals immediately appeared on the chopping board. They were very beautiful and exuded a strong meaty aroma.

It must be said that this superb knife skill is simply superb and makes people stunned.

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"Wow, that's awesome!"

"One of the chefs at this izakaya is so good at knife skills."

Among the diners, one person sighed.

"Yes, the beef can be cut into flower-like shapes. This is the first time in my life that I have seen such beautiful beef slices!"

Another diner looked at the thin slices of beef on the chopping board and also exclaimed.

"The knife skills are terrible."

"It's hard to imagine that a little woman didn't hesitate at all when handling beef."

"And while pursuing the speed of knife skills, you can also maintain a superb level of meat cutting. This is really a state that ordinary people cannot achieve!"

Obviously, Erina Nakiri just showed off her knife skills, which was enough to shock the audience.

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"Hmph, isn't it just a slice of beef?"

"Do these people need to make such a fuss?"

However, at this moment, Nakiri Alice, who was standing by her, saw that everyone was surprised and admired Nakiri Erina's knife skills, and she couldn't help but feel unhappy in her heart.

She didn't understand. What's so great about just cutting a whole piece of beef into thin slices?

Can he compare to Zhang Fan?

I don’t even think about it, but Zhang Fan can cut a small piece of tofu into shredded tofu as thin as hair!

"Unexpected!"

"Erina, your knife skills have improved a lot during this time."

Involuntarily, Zhang Fan gave Erina an appreciative look.

"Of course, I have been honing my cooking skills during this period!"

Nakiri Erina couldn't help but blush when she heard the praise from Zhang Fan next to her.

Then, she turned her head away, not daring to look directly at Zhang Fan.

Why!

My cooking skills have improved a lot.

But her arrogant character at every turn has really not changed at all!

In the end, Zhang Fan only shook his head and said nothing, and then he started busy with the work at hand.

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Wash and cut the fruits.

Dried fruits are soaked and softened.

Melt cream and chocolate over water.

Every movement seemed so smooth and natural, as if it was a kind of enjoyment.

Then there is the process of making the dessert chocolate soufflé, which involves mixing the cream and sugar until it becomes fine and smooth; pouring the chocolate liquid into the mold, cooling and solidifying; dotting the surface of the dessert with fruits and dried fruits to add color and taste.

Every step requires patience and care, and there can be no carelessness.

In this process, you can feel the perfect combination of Mikushiengo's soul and craftsmanship.

She uses her own hands to turn ordinary ingredients into delicious desserts.

His eyes sparkled with love and pursuit of food.

Finally, as the dessert is finished, the aroma is mixed with the sweetness of cream, the richness of chocolate, and the freshness of fruit, making people want to take a bite.

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"Senior, can I ask you a question?"

Soon after, Alice Nakiri's Kukuchi Engo asked.

"You...just say it."

Mujiu Zhienguo just admired his dessert dishes and said softly.

Then, she gently scooped up a spoonful of soufflé. The dense texture was like clouds, light and soft.

Tasting it carefully in your mouth, you can feel the delicacy and elasticity of soufflé, as if there are thousands of small bubbles jumping on the tip of your tongue.

"Um...why do you want to stay in an izakaya and become Zhang Fan's cook?"

"After all, as a graduate of Totsuki, it would be better for you to develop anywhere than to live in this small izakaya, right?"

At this moment, listening to Alice Nakiri's words, Kikuchichi Sonoko was slightly stunned.

Then she blushed slightly and spoke out what was in her heart: "Actually, the decision I made at that time was made on the spur of the moment! I thought that as long as I could be by Zhang Fan's side, I would be able to learn a lot of cooking skills, and I would continue to cook Chun Fan in the coming year. Fruit kiosks hit two-star restaurants.”

"But after living in an izakaya for a long time, I gradually realized that this place has many human stories!"

"And Zhang Fan is also very interesting, so much so that I really don't want to leave him now!"

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"It's really strange."

"Like Erina, you are actually willing to be by his side."

At this time, Alice Nakiri, listening to her explanation, her blood-red eyes couldn't help but become deep, and she said lightly.

"Is it strange? It seems so."

"But this is our choice, because we all know that our final destination is destined to be this izakaya!"

"And Zhang Fan is also very gentle and considerate. In fact, we all like him. Didn't you come to the izakaya to share with Zhang Fan immediately after the last autumn trial?"

"I believe you can more or less understand our choice!"

Finally, the entire kitchen fell into silence.

For Nakiri Alice, after thoroughly listening to Kikuchichi Sonoko's words, her current mood became extremely complicated.

At the same time, I also felt very confused. After all, the field training activities only lasted half a month!

So during this period of time, how should I face this relationship?

She was clearly troubled by this issue. (End of chapter)