Food starts with noodles

Well, although Boss Xu is a good title, it always gives people a feeling of being born.

Relatively speaking, the title Brother Xu can bring people closer.

Xu Zhuo was somewhat impressed with Spicy Crisp.

Probably when he was in junior high school, Xu Zhuo followed Xu Wenhai to attend a relative's wedding. At that time, there was a dish with spicy crisps, which Xu Zhuo thought was delicious.

But at that time, there was a brat at the same table, who didn't eat and messed around, pouring a whole bottle of drink into the dish.

Xu Zhuo didn't eat it, and he couldn't forget it after returning home, so the old lady asked Xu Wenhai to make some.

Xu Wenhai did make it, and while doing it, he even made some potato chips.

Then Boss Xu indulged in potato chips.

For the spicy crispy that I wanted to eat, I didn't eat much.

And until now, he didn't have much interest in snacks like spicy crisps.

But if you want to talk about making money, then Boss Xu is excited.

He said with a smile: "Let me try something first. If it works, I will find a new way. If it doesn't taste good, I will find a way to improve it."

Yu Ke has a fiery temper, especially when it comes to food, he wants to eat it as soon as he thinks about it.

Xu Zhuo thought about it, and re-arranged: "How about this, let's go to the courtyard to sign a decoration contract with Xue Chunfeng and the others after dinner, and find a place to do it after the signing is completed.

It just so happens that my grandpa and the others are free, so let them participate as well. "

Yu Keke opened his mouth: "Aren't they busy with the courtyard house, will they make spicy crisps with you?"

Xu Zhuo smiled and said, "As long as you say you want to eat, my grandpa will definitely make it for you."

Yu Keke pouted: "If you want to say that, then I will tell my grandpa that you want to learn, and he will do it for you."

Anyway, the two of them are like the wrong children of two families, but relatively speaking, the Xu family is better.

Although the unscrupulous couple Xu Wenhai and Chen Guifang were a little hard to describe, the old lady really loved Xu Zhuo.

As for the old man, he is fine with Xu Zhuo.

Especially now, Xu Zhuo is counting on Xu Zhuo to pretend every day, so whatever Xu Zhuo asks, he will agree without hesitation.

Everyone chatted while eating, and after dinner, Xu Zhuo and Yu Keke went downstairs and drove to the courtyard.

Now the courtyard has started basic renovation.

For example, on the bottom of the yard, those old bricks were dug out, the foundation was redone, and then a layer of antique floor bricks was re-laid.

In addition to the floor tiles, the drainage and green plants in the yard have also been re-arranged and planted.

It can be said that on the basis of retaining the original shape of the courtyard, it has been trimmed as much as possible.

When Xu Zhuo arrived, Xue Chunfeng and the others were having lunch.

They are all construction workers, and they eat big pot dishes made by themselves, stewed winter melon with pork belly, which looks quite appetizing.

The old man and the others had just finished eating stewed food at a nearby snack bar, and they were currently studying where to place the Feng Shui tank with the blueprint.

Xue Chunfeng is his own, and his company is invested by Chen Guifang, so the contract is easy to sign.

After Xu Zhuo arrived, he took out the commissioned decoration contract, signed their respective names, stamped their official seals, and then Xu Zhuo transferred the first decoration payment to the account of Xue Chunfeng's company, and the matter was over.

Originally, Xu Zhuo wanted to use the company's account to transfer funds from business to business, so as to pay less tax, but the courtyard house is obvious to him personally, and the company can't mix it, so he can only use this private to business transfer method.

After the transfer is over, Xu Zhuo has nothing to do here, and Professor Bai is responsible for all the renovation progress and projects.

She used to be an aesthetic expert who participated in the restoration of the Forbidden City, but now building a courtyard house is like pinching snails with three fingers-ninety-one.

After walking around the yard, Xu Zhuo told the old man about Yu Keke's desire to eat spicy crisps.

Then he said that he was not very good at it, so he hoped that the old man could give some pointers.

As soon as the old man heard it, he became excited: "Then what are you waiting for, then let's find a place to do it now."

The granddaughter-in-law wants to eat, but the grandson is not good at it. Isn't this the time for me, Xu Biwang, to come out.

And recently, Lao Dai has been so frightened every day. In fact, he made a snack and let those people on the Internet see who is the No. 1 among the veteran state banquet chefs.

Originally Xu Zhuo planned to drive the old man home, but he went to the courtyard kitchen to check. The kitchen utensils that Shao Junru's driver made last time were still there, and everything was complete.

Although Xue Chunfeng and the others also cook here, they use their own stoves.

Well, during the decoration, they usually cook by themselves, so the kitchen utensils are very complete.

The kitchen is clean and well-equipped, so I might as well just do it here.

It happened that Yu Peiyong also had a sense of participation. If he and the old man had a discussion about triggering the skill by analogy, wouldn't the spicy and crispy recipe be a good one?

And you can make more, and leave some drinks and dishes for Xue Chunfeng and the others.

After work in the evening, drink some white wine with spicy crisps, which can relieve fatigue and fall asleep quickly.

As soon as Xu Zhuo said his thoughts, the old man immediately agreed.

After making up his mind, Xu Zhuo and the old man strolled to the supermarket at the entrance of the alley to buy ingredients.

The ingredients used to make spicy crisps are very simple, except for the common peppers and peanuts, the rest are sesame starch and eggs.

Egg whites to be exact.

There are only egg whites in it, not egg yolks.

As for seasoning, just use some salt and five-spice powder and the like.

The ingredients and seasoning are very simple.

But the taste and texture are very satisfying.

To make spicy crisps, it is best to use sun-dried Ervittia peppers or the kind of thread peppers from Shaanxi. These two types of peppers are thicker in texture and moderate in spiciness, and are more suitable for frying.

If you like spicy food, you can also make it with dried Chaotian peppers.

However, relatively speaking, the taste of the Erjingtiao and Xianjiao is better, and it is easier to fry.

As for peanuts, the outer layer of red coating needs to be removed. Such peanuts taste crisper and have a stronger fragrance.

If it is made with that layer of red coating, it is easy to fry, which makes the spicy crispy taste bitter.

Moreover, the uncoated peanuts are white, and with red pepper segments, it is easier to stimulate people's appetite from a visual point of view.

As for sesame seeds, only common white sesame seeds can be used.

The taste of white sesame is more fragrant and the taste is better, while the black sesame is slightly bitter.

Therefore, black sesame seeds are generally eaten, which are crushed and eaten, either made into glutinous rice balls or made into black sesame paste.

On the way to the supermarket, the old man explained the secret to Xu Zhuo while walking.

Yu Keke who came with him asked curiously: "Grandpa, aren't you the chef of the state banquet? The chef of the state banquet is also good at making these street snacks?"

The old man said with a smile: "Whether it's street food or state banquet dishes, they are all for people to eat. There is no way to distinguish between high and low."

As soon as Yu Keke heard it, he became excited: "Then what other snacks do you make? It happens that Xu Xiaochu's flagship store needs a new batch of snacks. Just tell me what you are good at."

This question really stumped the old man: "I've done so much that I can't even remember it. When you go back later, you can ask Xiao Zhuo's grandma, she knows what I'm good at."

"Why acridine?"

"Whatever she likes to eat, I will make for her. As long as it is what she likes to eat, I will do it."

I didn't expect to ask a question and be sprinkled with dog food.

Yu Keke didn't speak any more, but cast a meaningful glance at his man.

Look at people.

When they came to the supermarket, everyone selected the ingredients, and Xu Zhuo bought about ten catties of meat and some dishes for Xue Chunfeng and the others.

Well, after all, he is one of his own, so he can't let others be wronged.

And this will also make workers work more attentively.

After all, it's where I live, so I can't be careless.

After shopping, everyone went back to the courtyard and started making.

When he went shopping just now, Yu Peiyong didn't follow him, but he was not idle either. He cleaned all the kitchen utensils to be used in the kitchen and boiled a pot of boiling water.

The old man was not too polite. When he got to the kitchen, he scooped out half a pot of boiling water from the pot, washed the peanuts he bought twice, and put them in boiling water for soaking.

Soaking can easily rub off the layer of coating on the outside of peanuts.

And when frying, it is not easy to fry the peanuts.

After the peanuts were soaked, the old man took out the dried peppers he bought and cut them into one-centimeter-long peppers with scissors.

When cutting to the tip of the pepper, don't forget to pierce the tip of the pepper with scissors.

This makes it easier to fry through when frying.

After the chili is cut, put it in a colander to sift out the chili seeds, and then put it in hot water to start soaking.

Soaking in hot water can make the dried peppers soften quickly, and at the same time wash off the dust on the surface of the peppers.

The soaking time depends on the dryness and wetness of the peppers, generally ranging from 10 minutes to half an hour.

After 15 minutes, the old man fished out the chili segments from the basin.

At this time, the chili section has been soaked completely soft, and the wrinkles on it have been smoothed out a lot, and it even looks a bit like fresh chili.

But at this moment, compared with fresh peppers, the thickness is still a bit short.

So it needs to be cooked.

The peppers puff up and thicken only after they have been boiled for a while before they become very fleshy.

The spicy crisps made in this way will have a better taste and taste.

"Since the cooking step cannot be avoided, why didn't you just cook it directly, why did you have to soak it for a while?"

In order for Yu Peiyong and the old man to discuss the recipe of spicy crisps, Xu Zhuo activated the mode of [-] whys.

Yu Peiyong said with a smile: "If the dried chili is boiled directly, it is easy to break.

Especially this kind of dried chili with very low moisture content, if it is put directly into boiling water, the boiling water will make the chili crack when it softens quickly.

After soaking for a while to soften the peppers, it will be fine if you cook them again. "

The old man added half a pot of water to the pot, then put the peppers in, covered the pot and started cooking.

The cooking time does not need to be too long, the fire can be turned off after 5 minutes after the water is boiled, and then it will be stuffy for 3 to [-] minutes, then it can be taken out to control the water.

If the cooking time is too long, the chili segments in the pot will be replaced by chili paste.

Well, the expanded chili section is very intolerant to cooking, so pay attention to the heat.

Before the water boiled, the old man fished out the soaked peanuts first.

At this moment, the layer of coating on the outside of the peanuts has been wrinkled, and it will fall off when you rub it gently with your hands, revealing the white peanuts inside.

In fact, not only does this snack need to remove the layer of coating on the outside of the peanuts, it also needs to be done when making drunkard peanuts.

Remove the coating of the peanuts and wash them in cold water. Then these peanuts can be put aside to control the water.

Not long after, the peppers in the pot were also cooked.

The old man fished it out with a colander and put it aside to control the water.

While controlling the water, he started to make the batter for fried spicy crisps.

He brought a small pot and put white sesame seeds and dry starch in a ratio of two to one.

There are more white sesame seeds and less dry starch. The spicy crisps made in this way are more fragrant and crisper.

After putting the two ingredients in, the old man put in two teaspoons of salt and three teaspoons of five-spice powder according to the amount of chili.

The five-spice powder here can be replaced by spice powder such as thirteen spices or pepper powder.

The main thing is to increase the aroma of spices, so that the spicy crispy taste is richer and tastes better.

After the seasoning was put in, the old man mixed it with his hands to mix the seasoning and sesame starch evenly.

After mixing it well, he put the chilli segments in it.

At this time, the volume of the pepper segment has expanded a lot, and the thickness has also increased a lot. It looks thicker than the freshly picked pepper.

After pouring the chili slices into the basin, the old man copied them to the bottom of the basin with his hands, and then began to turn them up.