Food starts with noodles

Originally Xu Zhuo planned to cook it himself, after all, this dish is not difficult.

But as soon as he heard that there was a flow of heart, he immediately gave up.

He really can't do such a difficult thing, so it's better to go to the old man and Yu Peiyong.

This dessert, they should know how to make it.

In fact, if Xu Zhuo calms down and ponders, he can also make this baked pumpkin with egg yolk.

However, he just came back from a business trip, exhausted physically and mentally, and he was worried that what he made would not meet Coco's requirements, so it was better to let the two state banquet chefs do it.

Even if it is not done as Yu Keke wants, the taste should not be found anywhere.

After all, the two have been cooking for a lifetime, and this kind of dish is not difficult at all.

The two changed their clothes, and then drove straight to the courtyard.

After the new year, life gradually got on the right track, and more and more people began to return from their hometowns, which made the roads in the capital that were no longer congested during the Chinese New Year become congested again.

Well, compared to the unimpeded flow during the Chinese New Year, congestion is the normal state of traffic in Beijing.

It was already noon when the two arrived at the courtyard.

Lunch was already set on the dining table. If Yu Keke hadn't called in advance on the way, the elderly would have had dinner 10 minutes ago.

"Grandpa, I want to eat baked pumpkin with egg yolk, can you make it for me?"

Although Yu Keke is married now, she is still a child at heart. She started to eat as soon as she entered the door. The dishes on the table did not move her heart.

The old man was stunned for a moment, and then glanced at Yu Peiyong: "Baked pumpkin with egg yolk? This is a very simple dish, Xiao Zhuo should know how to make it?"

Yu Peiyong nodded: "It's really simple. This is a small stir-fry that can be found in Fujian cuisine and Cantonese cuisine. The combination of pumpkin and salted egg yolk makes this dish outstanding in texture and taste."

"I want to eat the one with a liquid heart, not the kind that is directly fried with pumpkin sticks."

What Yu Keke said made the eyes of the two old people shine.

Obviously, the increase in difficulty made the two old people interested in trying.

By the way, it also transferred the doubts of "Why didn't Xiaozhuo do it" in the hearts of the two of them.

"There is no salted egg yolk at home, eat first, go to the nearby supermarket to buy some after dinner, and then make it for you."

Yu Keke was very happy with the old man's words, and immediately picked up the rice bowl in front of him and started to eat.

Well, in the afternoon, you can eat baked pumpkin with egg yolk that you can't get enough of every time. Then let grandpa make more and call Panpan over to eat together.

Satisfied, Yu Keke picked up the rice in the bowl, and while eating, imagined Sun Panpan's shocked expression when he tasted this baked pumpkin with egg yolk in the afternoon.

Well, at that time, she just ordered that takeaway at random, the price was not high, and the sales volume was not very good.

But she didn't expect that all the pumpkin sticks were full of heart, which made her seem to have opened the door to a new world.

Of course, Yu Keke wouldn't be so shocked if the takeaway was marked as Liuxin Pumpkin Sticks. After all, she has eaten countless good things since she was a child.

But under the premise of no hope, it is still shocking to eat this kind of snack suddenly.

Especially the salted egg yolk, which is sweet and salty, is even more addictive.

After dinner, Yu Keke volunteered to go to the supermarket with Xu Zhuo to buy vegetables.

The ingredients to buy are very simple, there are only two kinds of pumpkin and fresh duck egg yolk, and there is no need for so many people to go there together.

At the supermarket, after Xu Zhuo had selected the ingredients to be used, he accompanied Yu Keke to pick out a bunch of snacks he wanted to eat, and then he checked out and left.

After arriving home, several elderly people were still on their lunch break. Xu Zhuo and Yu Keke accompanied Xiong Zai to bask in the sun for a while, and at about three o'clock in the afternoon, they started making baked pumpkin with egg yolk.

The difficulty of this dish is actually not that great. The old man skillfully peeled and removed the flesh of the pumpkin, then cut it into small pieces and put it in the steamer.

Then, he put the salted egg yolk bought by Xu Zhuo on a plate, peeled off the outer coating of the salted egg yolk, and then sprayed some white wine on it.

After finishing these, he also put the salted egg yolk in the steamer, closed the door, and started steaming.

The finished salted egg yolks bought are raw and need to be steamed before eating.

The reason for adding white wine is to remove the fishy smell of salted egg yolk as much as possible, which can make the egg flavor more intense.

In fact, if you have salted duck eggs at home, it is better to peel off the egg yolks first, because the finished salted egg yolks are directly pickled with egg yolks. Compared with the ones peeled from salted duck eggs, the salty taste is stronger and the fragrance There is a slight deficiency.

What's more, it won't shed oil.

The steaming time of salted egg yolk does not need to be too long, ten minutes or so will do.

After the old man brought the salted egg yolks out of the steamer, he started directly and crushed all the salted egg yolks with a spoon.

After crushing, he takes a fine-mesh sieve, scrapes the crushed egg yolk onto it, and passes the spoon over the sieve lightly again.

This can make the salted egg yolk more delicate and taste better.

After filtering, the old man separated one-third of the egg yolk, which was used to make the final baked pumpkin sticks.

As for the remaining two-thirds, he poured it into a basin, preparing to make quicksand stuffing.

The difficulty of making quicksand stuffing is very low, Xu Zhuo can do it, after all, he has made quicksand buns before.

The old man put lard, butter and white sugar into the salted egg yolk, then stirred evenly, poured it into a small basin, and put it in the refrigerator for freezing.

After freezing, these semi-liquid salted egg yolks will become solid, and then you can make fillings as you like.

After putting the quicksand stuffing in the refrigerator, the pumpkin in the steamer is almost steamed.

The old man took out the pumpkin, put it in a basin, and also used a spoon to crush it into pumpkin puree.

Then he sprinkled some flour into it to increase the viscosity of the pumpkin puree, and sprinkled some white sugar into it to make the pumpkin puree taste better.

After finishing all this, he used chopsticks to stir the pumpkin puree evenly, and then put it in the freezer of the refrigerator, which would make the pumpkin puree more viscous and facilitate the next operation.

Two hours later, the old man took the frozen quicksand stuffing out of the refrigerator, then turned it upside down on the chopping board, and carefully cut the quicksand stuffing into square strips with a slicing knife.

After cutting, he set up the oil pan and poured peanut oil into the pan.

When the oil was almost hot, he took the pumpkin paste out of the refrigerator, then used chopsticks to pick up a strip of quicksand filling, dipped it in the pumpkin paste, and rolled it twice, so that the filling would The pumpkin paste hangs more evenly.

After dipping the pumpkin paste, the old man didn't put it into the oil pan immediately, but put it into a plate containing dry starch, so that the surface of the pumpkin paste was covered with dry starch.

After finishing these, he just put it into the oil pan and started frying.

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"Actually, the pumpkin strips made by this frying method are not very good looking. If you want to look better, the best way is to mix the pumpkin paste into pumpkin dough, then wrap the stuffing in it and make it into a rectangular shape. This is closer to freshly sliced ​​zucchini strips.

But if we eat it ourselves, there is no need to be so particular about it, as long as it is delicious, it doesn't matter how it looks. "

The old man took a spoon and stirred it gently in the pot, so that the pumpkin strips in the pot would be heated more evenly, and the frying effect would be better.

After frying one pot, he continued to fry the next pot until all the pumpkin strips were fried.

While the old man was frying pumpkin sticks, Xu Zhuo leaned over and squeezed one into his mouth to taste. It was crispy on the outside, and the quicksand stuffing inside was sweet and salty. It tasted great.

He felt that even without the last step of baking with egg yolk, these pumpkin sticks would be sold out in an instant.

It would be even more perfect if served with some tomato sauce.

The old man took out all the pumpkin strips from the pot and put them in a bamboo basket to control the oil.

Then he poured out the hot oil in the pot, leaving a little bottom oil, and then put the wok on the stove again to continue cooking.

After heating up, the old man poured one-third of the egg yolks reserved before into the pot, and slowly stir-fried over low heat.

"The frying of egg yolks must be done on a low heat, so that the fried egg yolks will have a strong aroma. If the heat is too high and the oil temperature in the pot is too high, then the egg yolks may turn black or even completely burnt."

When scrambling the egg yolks, the old man added half a teaspoon of salt and two teaspoons of white sugar to the pot.

"Salt is indispensable. This can make the layers of the egg yolk more distinct and taste more delicious. At the same time, it can also make the sweetness more intense."

Salted egg yolk itself has a certain salty taste, especially the finished egg yolk, which is quickly pickled from duck eggs. Compared with the salted duck eggs usually seen, the salty taste will be stronger.

So you can't put too much salt, but you can't leave it out, otherwise it will taste a little greasy.

After the seasoning was put in, the old man slowly stirred the pot with the back of a spoon. The purpose of this was to make the egg yolk heat more evenly and prevent it from being fried.

When the egg yolk in the pan is gradually heated up, and even dense small bubbles start to appear, it means that the egg yolk has been fried.

The old man poured the oil-controlled pumpkin strips into the pot, and then used a small flipping spoon to start turning the spoon quickly, so that the fried egg yolks could hang on the pumpkin strips evenly and quickly.

When there was no more egg yolk in the pot, he took the pot and left the stove, but the stir-frying in his hand still didn't stop and continued.

The purpose of this is to let the temperature in the pot drop, and those mushy egg yolks can perfectly stick to the surface of the pumpkin strips.

After putting these pumpkin sticks on the plate, the old man smiled and handed them to Coco who was already a little impatient: "Go and eat Coco, if you want to eat later, let Xiaozhuo make some for you."

According to Xu Zhuo's talent shown in the past, he can learn this kind of dishes just by watching them once.

And the difficulty is really not that big, that's why the old man said this.

This made Xu Zhuo secretly rejoice, fortunately, he had just learned this dish with his dedicated and studious skills, otherwise he would really overturn his car.

While rejoicing about this, Xu Zhuo picked up a pumpkin stick covered with salted egg yolk with his hands and put it into his mouth to taste.

At this time, the salted egg yolk has completely hung on the surface of the pumpkin strips, just like the frosting effect in the sticky sugar.

However, unlike Hanging Cream, the salted egg yolk has a very strong smell, which can arouse people's appetite.

After the entrance, the outer layer of egg yolk is very dense and full of fragrance, which allows people to quickly open the taste buds.

The sweetness and saltiness intertwined in the egg yolk amplify this sense again.

Inside the egg yolk, there are crispy pumpkin strips.

After biting down, the outside is crispy, the middle is soft, and the inside is semi-liquid quicksand stuffing.

Compared with the outermost layer of egg yolk, the fragrance is not so strong, but it feels more lingering and unstoppable.

good to eat!

Although it is a very simple delicacy, Xu Zhuo enjoys eating it.

I even feel that researching in this direction can make many similar dishes.

For example, baked sweet potatoes with egg yolk, baked corn with egg yolk, baked shrimp with egg yolk, baked crab with egg yolk, etc., can all be made in this way, and the taste should be very good.

However, although it is delicious, this dish is a bit close to a snack, and it does not match the positioning of Sifang Restaurant, so Xu Zhuo has no new plans for the time being, and plans to wait until later.

In the following days, Xu Zhuo once again entered the state of desperately earning money.

This made the elders in the family happy, but also worried about his health. The old man even hinted many times that he didn't have to worry about repaying the loan.

Although [-] million in debt is relatively large, if the two families get together, sell a few houses in the provincial capital and borrow from relatives and friends, it is not difficult to get [-] million in cash.

If Xu Zhuo is willing to sell part of the shares of Xu Xiaochu Food Company or the shares of Sifang Restaurant, even borrowing will be saved.

But Xu Zhuo didn't think so, and planned to work harder while he was young.

After all, he is no longer the dead house that guarded the Sifang Pavilion and just wanted to play games. He now has his own business, his own family, and a group of employees and colleagues who eat with him.

So when you can make money, you have to work harder.

Because in addition to his debts, he also has a branch mission.

According to the requirements of the system, an investment of more than [-] million yuan is required to open a branch store, so Xu Zhuo needs to plan ahead.

Besides, if you don't take advantage of the stage where you don't have children, how can you grow up with your children in the future?

Xu Zhuo didn't want his children to lack the care of their father when they were growing up.

"After getting married and starting a business, Xiaozhuo has become more and more mature. It is really difficult to connect with the big boy who didn't listen to anything and just wanted to play games on the computer a few years ago."

The old man was full of emotions, always feeling that his grandson had changed a lot in the past few years.

But this change is a good thing, and the elders are happy to see it.

This kind of change has also made the old man pretend to be coquettish countless times in the past few years, satisfying the old man's psychology of liking to pretend.

When April came, Xu Zhuo sneaked into the courtyard to visit the elderly at home, and sent over some dry products such as fish maw that he bought when he went to Hong Kong a few days ago.

The old man in the family likes these, so every time he goes to a coastal city, he buys some selectively and brings them back.

When he came to the courtyard, Xu Zhuo saw the long-lost Xiong Zai.

This little guy was lying on the branch of a jujube tree in the yard, staring intently at a little sparrow on the top of the branch, making a hunting gesture.

However, the moment it just jumped up, the little sparrow flew up suddenly, and the raised paw of the bear cub grabbed the loneliness.