Food starts with noodles

Jianguo, who came back from buying vegetables, was making noodles, while the people from the stewed food department, led by Cao Kun, were cleaning the ducks.

After the sweet-skinned duck was ready yesterday evening, I gave a copy to some high-consumption private rooms, and the results were well received.

Although there are some people who are not used to eating it, most people find it quite pleasantly surprised. Many people who find it delicious pack one when they leave.

By the time the door closed, there were not many sweet-skinned ducks Xu Zhuo had made.

In order not to delay today's sales, Cao Kun soaked the duck when he left last night, and today he brought people from the marinade department to the store at four o'clock to wash the duck.

There was still a lot of marinade that Xu Zhuo made yesterday, so after the duck was cleaned, it was marinated directly, so as not to delay the sale at noon.

"Xu Zhuo, why are you here so early? I didn't inform you to make sweet duck this morning."

Cao Kun thought that the boss got up so early because his conscience found out that he wanted to make sweet-skinned duck.

Xu Zhuo laughed dryly: "I'm here to make breakfast for you, today we will eat sugar pancakes, I promise you will like it as soon as you eat it."

He brought the two basins over and found that the dough inside was a little swollen, but because of the oil during the kneading, the swell was not very large.

In fact, the proofing of sugar oil cakes for such a long time is not to make the dough fluffy, but mainly to make the dough delicate and soft, and has very good ductility.

Just like fritters.

Xu Zhuo set up the big iron pot, turned on the fire, poured half a pot of oil into the pot, and then put the stainless steel drained oil on the side of the pot.

After everything was ready, Xu Zhuo took out the two dough pieces and put them on the oiled worktable.

Then use a plastic noodle cutter to cut strips from the salty dough and sugar dough respectively, and smooth them into long strips by hand.

Well, the dough at this time is very soft and extensible, so you don't need to knead it, you can just roll it into long strips.

Then, Xu Zhuo used a plastic noodle cutter to cut the two strips into small pieces, the sugar dough should be bigger than the salty dough.

Then take two noodle agents, flatten them separately and stack them together, roll them into an oval-shaped noodle cake with an oiled rolling pin, and quickly draw three times in the middle of the noodle cake with the rolling pin.

Make three completely see-through gaps in the middle of the dough, so that the pancakes will be more transparent when fried, and will not bulge.

Xu Zhuo has skills in his hands, so he can do it directly with a rolling pin, just like the master chefs in those sugar cake shops in Beijing, knocking three times with a rolling pin "dang, dang, dang" is three holes.

If it is an ordinary person, it is safer to use a knife to make three strokes, so as not to make a bad knock and cause the dough to stick together.

The oil was [-]% hot. Xu Zhuo put the dough cake into the pot with both hands, waited for the dough cake to expand after being heated, and then used long chopsticks to turn the dough cake so that the side with sugar was facing down.

Wait until the side with sugar turns maroon, turn it over and fry the other side, then take it out and put it on a drainer to control the oil.

At this time, the side with sugar has even cracked slightly, which is because too much oil was put in the dough.

"Hey, this is the beginning. I got up early today to learn..." Guo Xingwang came over just after the frying was finished.

His enthusiasm moved Xu Zhuo's heart, why don't he take advantage of this opportunity...

Encourage him to learn pasta from Feng Weiguo?

Chapter 907 National Snack Cat Ears

"Well, my darling grandson's craftsmanship is really good. The taste of this sugar pancake is the same as that of the black kiln factory. It's delicious, it's so delicious."

After the old lady took a bite of the sugar pancake, she couldn't help but boast.

The old man on the side also nodded repeatedly, obviously, the sugar pancake made by Xu Zhuo really exceeded his expectation.

This thing is difficult to say, but it is not so easy to do it very authentically.

Just like the old man, he can at most make the sugar pancakes delicious, but to be honest, it is absolutely impossible.

"It's really good. Xiao Zhuo has a high talent in pasta, so don't waste it."

Xu Zhuo brought the black rice and pumpkin porridge that Jianguo made in the morning to the two old people, and also caught some small dried fish for Xiong Zai who came with him.

Jianguo brought a few side dishes, so there were porridge, vegetables and cakes, which was quite hearty.

As soon as Xu Zhuo returned to the kitchen, Guo Xingwang, who was busy next to the frying pan, said pleasantly, "I haven't paid much attention to pasta before. I didn't expect it to be so fun. It swells up quickly when you throw it into the frying pan. It's so interesting..."

Xu Zhuo didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Didn't you guys fry fried dough sticks?"

"There must be, but who would pay attention to that stuff if they have nothing to do? Besides, there are two different feelings between standing aside and watching and doing it. This is not the same."

After finishing speaking, Guo Xingwang quickly took out the fried sugar pancakes from the pan and put them on the oil draining rack to control the oil, then carefully put the rolled pancakes into the oil pan.

While busy with work, he greeted Cao Kun and the others to have breakfast, showing a sense of ownership.

It seems that Guo Xingwang really has a certain talent for pasta, and he is also interested. Although the purpose is not pure, he has the idea and motivation to learn pasta.

Looking back, you can observe and observe again. If he is not the kind of person who spends three days fishing and two days drying the net, he can persuade Feng Weiguo to accept him as an apprentice.

Regardless of how much you can learn, at least you can fulfill Feng Weiguo's wish.

Sometimes, it is not necessarily a good thing for the elderly to be idle. If they do nothing all day long, their body and mind will age rapidly.

Only by finding something for him to do can he maintain a good physical and mental state.

Of course, this matter should not be rushed, nor should it be said to Feng Weiguo rashly, lest the two sides resist each other.

After all, to recruit an apprentice, one needs to have a good eye, you have to have a good eye.

Having nothing to do, Xu Zhuo took a mobile phone and took a video of frying sugar pancakes and sent it to Yu Keke.

Originally, it was to urge this girl not to forget to eat breakfast, but Yu Keke's thinking was rather strange. After watching Xu Zhuo's fried sugar pancakes, he suddenly sent a voice.

"Yesterday I watched a video of making cat ears. It seems to be similar to your method. Can you make me some cat ears? I really want to eat them."

cat ears?

Because Xu Zhuo had been thinking about Feng Weiguo's apprenticeship just now, when he heard Yu Keke say cat's ears, he subconsciously thought it was the cat's ears in Shanxi pasta.

But after seeing the video forwarded by Yu Keke, he realized that the cat's ears that the girl was talking about, to be exact, should be called cat's ear cakes, which is a very popular snack.

However, the name cat ear cake is too official, and most people are still used to calling it cat ears.

The cat's ears are piece by piece, and the overall shape is irregularly round, with white and brown circles on the top. The taste is crispy, salty and sweet, and it tastes special.

Almost all supermarkets in China have this kind of snacks, in bulk or in exquisite packaging, and the brands are even more diverse.

"Why do you suddenly want to eat cat ears? It's not good to eat too many snacks."

Xu Zhuo didn't really want to do it, not because he was lazy, but mainly because he didn't have the skills.

If it is not as good as the one sold in the supermarket, it will be embarrassing.

however……

"Honey, I really really really want to eat cat ears, can you make it for me, okay?"

Xu Zhuo had no choice but to agree to the request.

"Just do it, but let's talk about it first. If it tastes good, you can't blame me."

Yu Keke naturally didn't take this seriously, because Xu Zhuo's delicacies, no matter whether they are hot or cold, are not unpalatable.

After all the pancakes were fried, Xu Zhuo left the kitchen and went to the lobby to have breakfast.

At this moment, almost all the employees of the morning shift have arrived, and several girls have already finished eating, and they are currently shooting videos around the bear.

After all, this piglet is an internet celebrity.

When Xu Zhuo sat down to eat, Xiong Zai immediately came over.

Its small dried fish has been eaten, so I want to come over and order more.

In fact, what Xu Zhuo gave it just now is enough for a meal, but Xiongzai is a big orange that can't get enough.

In addition to sleeping, it is usually eating, or pestering the family for food, and it can't be idle anyway.

Xu Zhuo raised his hand and grabbed the guy's ears: "It's okay to feed you dried fish, but I have to eat your cat ears, okay... Hey, what are you running for, bear boy?"

The fat cat jumped into the old lady's arms without looking back, no matter how much Xu Zhuo shouted, it would not come down again.

Tsk, what a showman.

"Grandpa, can you make cat's ears? Cocoa wants to eat it, but I haven't done it before, and I'm afraid it won't work well."

The old man was reprimanded several times by the old lady when he was eating just now. The majestic master of the state banquet is not as good as a child in making sugar pancakes.

Right now, he was trying to win the round and let the old lady see his skills, but Xu Zhuo suddenly sent him an assist.

The old man is still very familiar with cat ears, because there were not so many snacks before, and the old lady liked to eat them when she was young, so he spent some time researching them.

Until now, he is also clear about the ways and tricks of various cat ears.

"This is very simple, I will teach you after dinner."

These words made the bear boy in the old lady's arms tremble uncontrollably.

After the old man finished speaking, he was not finished, and he leaned in front of the old lady to show his hospitality: "What flavor do you want to eat? I will bring you some when I go back. Speaking of this cat ears, I haven't made them for almost ten years. Bar……"

"Eh? What happened to Xiongzi today? Why is he shaking all over?"

The old lady was a little puzzled, thinking that the fat cat was frightened by the noise in the shop.

But Xu Zhuo knew what was going on, he said with a smile, "I guess Xiong Zai thought we were going to eat its ears, so he was afraid..."

When the old lady heard this, she was afraid that the old man would discuss this with Xu Zhuo again, so she carried Xiong Zai and went back first, coaxing Xiong Zai while walking: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, grandma is here, no one will eat your ears..."

When he walked to the door, he turned his face and shouted at the old man: "Don't bring it for me, I'm afraid you will scare Xiong Zi."

Xu Zhuo and the old man looked at each other, then sighed at the same time.

People are not as good as meow!

Chapter 908 Guo Xingwang's Discovery

After Xu Zhuo had finished his breakfast, the old man came to the kitchen with him and started preparing to make cat ears.

As a popular national snack, cat's ears are not very difficult to make. Basically, it can be made with simple pastry experience.

Like sugar pancakes, orchids are made with a white dough and a sugar dough.

However, the sugar dough in the cat's ears needs to be kneaded with brown sugar, which is quite different from the sugar pancake.

In addition, sugar oil cakes are made of soft dough, while cat ears are normal dough, which is slightly softer than hand-rolled dough.

Before the meeting, the old man gave Xu Zhuo a task.

"Go to the supermarket next door and buy some milk powder. The white dough needs milk powder to be delicious."

Xu Zhuo originally thought that the old man was about to start, but in the end there was such a big gasp.

After buying the milk powder, the old man started kneading the dough. He first melted some baking powder with warm water, and then poured some flour and milk powder into the basin.

"The milk powder should not be higher than one-third of the flour, otherwise the dough will be sticky if there is too much, and it will not be easy to mix."

The old man stirred the milk powder and flour with his hands, cracked an egg, and then slowly poured the yeast water into the basin, first kneaded the flour into flour flocs, and then kneaded it into a moderately soft and hard dough.

After the dough is reconciled, put it in the basin and start to proof, and then prepare to make brown sugar dough.

Making brown sugar dough is more complicated than white dough, because brown sugar dough not only uses ingredients to stew, but also has higher taste requirements.

Because the sweet and salty taste in the cat's ears comes from the brown sugar dough, and the white dough only needs to have a milky smell.

"Why do you have to arrange it this way? Can't you make the white dough salty?"

The old man held the bag of brown sugar and said while pouring it into the basin, "It's okay, but the cat ears made are not very good-looking, which will affect the overall appearance."

Almost half a bag of brown sugar was poured into the basin, and the old man poured it in with a bowl of warm water, stirred it with chopsticks, and explained the reason to Xu Zhuo.

Cat ears have many flavors, such as salt and pepper, spiced, spicy, cumin, barbecue, etc. The source of these flavors is actually spices.

And the spices used here are all colored, and it will be very conspicuous when mixed into the white dough.

Especially after cutting into slices, the black spots formed by those spices can easily be misunderstood as unclean things mixed in the dough, which affects the appetite.

Therefore, when everyone is making cat ears, they will invariably put seasonings in the brown sugar dough, so that the taste will not change, but the appearance will be more beautiful.

After the brown sugar melted, the old man filtered it again with a fine mesh sieve, then added yeast and a small spoonful of salt to the brown sugar water, and added a spoonful of five-spice powder.

In this way, the cat's ears are made with a mixture of sweet, salty, spiced, and milky flavors.