Food starts with noodles

But thinking about it is still a bit far away, because it is still a matter of whether this yellow rice cold cake can be made.

If it was particularly troublesome, Xu Zhuo was ready to give up.

"Yellow rice cold cake is not troublesome. In Shaanxi, Shanxi and some areas of Inner Mongolia, many families make some to eat every summer."

Feng Weiguo took a sip of porridge and spoke slowly.

He knew this yellow rice cold cake very well, because the main dessert in his restaurant in Datong was yellow rice cold cake.

Although the names of yellow rice cold cake and yellow rice cake are similar, they are two different delicacies.

Yellow rice cake is a kind of pastry steamed with fermented yellow rice noodles, which is basically a kind of fat cake.

The yellow rice cold cake is made of rhubarb rice and glutinous rice. After pulping, it is put in a pot, cooked in the form of stewed rice, then put into a mold and flattened, and then cooled in the refrigerator for demoulding.

Finally cut into pieces, topped with sweet-scented osmanthus honey to eat.

Feng Weiguo roughly explained how to make cold cakes, which was different from the simple tutorial Xu Zhuo found on the Internet. He looked at Feng Weiguo and asked curiously: "Grandpa Feng, what is pulping?"

This term is a bit new, and Xu Zhuo doesn't understand it very well.

Feng Weiguo didn't answer, but asked him a question: "Xiao Zhuo, have you ever eaten the noodles that are more popular in the Central Plains?"

Xu Zhuo nodded. When he was in junior high and high school, he would taste it occasionally, but now he can't find that kind of stall. Although some shops also sell it, it doesn't have the same taste as before.

So he basically didn't eat any more in these years.

But the sour taste is still fresh in Xu Zhuo's memory.

"Noodles are a kind of pulp, that is, they are fermented in pulp water. This yellow rice cold cake must also be fermented in special pulp water. The yellow rice cold cake made in this way has a slightly sour taste. It's memorable."

When he said this, Xu Zhuo recalled that the yellow rice cold cakes he had eaten in Xibei Xiaomian Village seemed to have a sour aftertaste.

At that time, I thought it was the addition of other ingredients to the honey, but I didn't expect it to be the smell of fermented yellow rice.

Don't say it, this thought is really hungry.

If it's too early to go back later, go to Xibei to buy two servings and take them home to eat.

Just to satisfy my daughter-in-law's greed.

Under normal circumstances, Feng Weiguo would go back after dinner in the store.

Take a stroll in the park to watch the old lady dance in the square, and then walk three to five thousand steps with the gangsters, and then go home and take a hot bath.

After finishing the work, either sit on the sofa and watch TV, or hold the mobile phone and enjoy the videos of my previous cooking.

Anyway, life is very fulfilling, and work and rest are well combined.

But today Xu Zhuo mentioned yellow rice cold cake, which made Feng Weiguo greedy too.

Although he didn't know why Xu Zhuo didn't learn gourd chicken but yellow rice jelly cake, but when he thought about the taste of this snack, Feng Weiguo realized that it seemed like he hadn't eaten it for several years.

Since Xu Zhuo wants to learn, he should take this opportunity to do more and give everyone a try.

At the same time, let Shi Lei and Guo Xingwang experience the charm of Northwest cuisine.

When mentioning Northwest cuisine, many people first think of strong flavors such as beef and mutton, chili oil, beef noodles, and fried noodles.

In fact, in the northwest region, there are also many more delicate desserts.

This yellow rice cold cake is one of the representatives.

Feng Weiguo intends to prepare the ingredients tonight and tell Xu Zhuo the secret of making pulp.

After everyone had a good meal, Feng Weiguo began to demonstrate how to pulp yellow rice and glutinous rice before the evening rush hour.

Everyone was not too busy at the moment, so Xu Zhuo called the dessert chefs over to study together.

The skills that are devoted to learning are still cooling down, so if you want to cook and eat, you can only rely on everyone's talent.

Xu Zhuo himself did not intend to learn this dessert.

Even if you learn it, it’s okay. I secretly practice at home, and I won’t fiddle with these in the store.

After everyone arrived, Feng Weiguo began to prepare the ingredients for pulping.

Needless to say, rhubarb rice and glutinous rice are necessary. In addition to these two kinds, there are also flour, sugar, and yogurt.

"This thing also uses yogurt?"

Xu Zhuo was a little surprised. It really is a Northwestern dish, and almost all desserts are inseparable from dairy products.

The back kitchen didn't have such a thing, so Xu Zhuo went to the cold drink cabinet at the front desk to get a bucket of 1L yogurt.

After preparing these, Feng Weiguo started production.

Prepare a pot, add a bowl of flour to the pot, then add half a pot of water to the pot, start stirring in the pot with a spoon, and stir all the flour in the pot.

Dry it again with a fine net to prevent pimples from appearing.

In this way, the water in the pot becomes the noodle juice.

Bring to a boil over high heat, turn off the heat and put about half a catty of white granulated sugar into it.

Continue stirring with a spoon to dissolve the sugar in the noodle soup.

There is no need to put too much sugar, as long as you can taste the sweetness.

The purpose of adding sugar is to accelerate the fermentation of lactic acid bacteria, and also to add a little base flavor to the water.

After all the white sugar in the pot has melted, the rest is to wait for cooling.

After the noodle soup in the pot has completely cooled down, pour the yogurt into it and stir. Do not pour the yogurt while the noodle soup is still hot, as this will burn the lactic acid bacteria to death.

In order to speed up the cooling, Guo Xingwang brought the pot into the cold storage.

In less than 10 minutes, the noodle soup in the pot was completely cooled down.

After bringing it out again, Feng Weiguo asked Xu Zhuo to pour the bucket of yogurt into the pot, and stir while pouring, so that the yogurt and noodle soup could blend better.

Lactic acid bacteria are naturally more evenly distributed as well.

After stirring well, the physalis water is ready.

According to Feng Weiguo's instructions, Xu Zhuo found two pots, filled them with Physalis water, and then poured the washed rhubarb rice and glutinous rice into them respectively.

This is pulping.

After covering the mouth of the basin with plastic wrap, place it at room temperature.

After the pulp is ready, you can make yellow rice cold cakes.

"Grandpa Feng, will this pulping process take a long time? About how long?"

Feng Weiguo looked at the thermometer hanging on the kitchen wall, and said with a smile: "I guess one day and one night will be enough. I'll teach you the rest of the steps tomorrow."

Chapter 1059 Preparation of Yellow Rice Cold Cake

After soaking the rhubarb rice and glutinous rice into the prepared Physalis water, Feng Weiguo left the restaurant.

Now more guests came to have dinner, and the back kitchen became busy, Xu Zhuo and the others didn't have the mood to discuss the recipe, and they all got busy.

However, the method of making rhubarb rice and glutinous rice with physalis water slurry is very simple, and there is nothing worth discussing.

Everyone in the back kitchen can compare it to what Feng Weiguo just did.

Even Boss Xu felt that there was no pressure in this matter.

But just in case, when Xu Zhuo returned from get off work, he still brought some flour, yogurt, white sugar, rhubarb rice and glutinous rice.

Well, if you don't practice at home, you always feel uneasy.

The overturning of the snail noodles has already alerted him, and he can't make any more mistakes, especially this super simple dish that everyone can cook.

Otherwise, if this matter spreads on the Internet, the Ge family will make a quick counterattack like a shark smelling blood.

At that time, the reputation will really stink.

As for now, let the Ge family's one-man show continue to sing.

Anyway, the happier they are jumping now, the more embarrassing they will be when they are slapped in the face in the future.

This kind of thing can't be denied, otherwise the other party will become more energetic.

Only by ignoring them will they be helpless.

This is the same as a celebrity refusing a rumor. The more the celebrity denies it, the more people who sang against them can come up with prepared evidence to beat the other party.

Then deny it again, and the other party punches again.

Only in this way can the heat of things be heated up, and continuous heat can be obtained.

This is a very common hype routine among celebrities.

But if the rumor comes together, the star will immediately admit it.

Instead, there is no room for hype and leeway.

Moreover, Xu Zhuo is not a person who likes to cause trouble, and now instead of affecting the business of the store, he even advertises the online store and Sifang Restaurant for free.

But after getting the reward of taking the belt to court, Xu Zhuo will naturally teach the Ge family a lesson.

At least don't think about going public.

No matter how high they heat up, the slap in the face will be as hard as that time.

Let the self-righteous Ge family take a good look, the little people they use as pedals can't be bullied casually.

When Xu Zhuo returned home, he successfully made Physalis water according to his memory, then washed the rhubarb rice and glutinous rice, and put them in basins for soaking.

After learning the follow-up practice tomorrow, I will continue to practice at home.

You don’t want to learn it once, but you must ensure that you don’t overturn when doing it in the store.

Now that he has chosen to keep a low profile during this period, Xu Zhuo will naturally not give himself the chance to be on the trending list.

Save the Ge family from making a fuss about it.

At three o'clock in the afternoon the next day, Xu Zhuo was just about to take advantage of this spare time to go outside to blow on the air conditioner, drink a bottle of Coke and play two games to relax, when Feng Weiguo suddenly walked over.

"Xiao Zhuo, go to the warehouse and get some red dates and raisins to soak. We will use it when making yellow rice cold cake after dinner. Also prepare a pumpkin, which will be used when cooking big yellow rice."

The so-called gourd is a kind of pumpkin.

It is the kind of small pumpkin whose surface is golden like a fruit. It is usually used as a container for steamed dishes, such as eight-treasure pumpkin and the like.

Xu Zhuo was very curious to make a yellow rice cold cake, why would he use this stuff.

"The pumpkin is mainly used for color matching. The rhubarb rice produced in this way looks better and tastes like a pumpkin."

After listening to Feng Weiguo's explanation, Xu Zhuo understood that it is not necessary to put the gourds, it is just to increase the appearance.

If you make yellow rice cold cake at home, there is absolutely no need to put this thing.

Not to mention the trouble of packing it up, it is also easy to overturn.

After all, when cooking rhubarb rice, if there is pumpkin, it is not easy to control the amount of water.

But today Feng Weiguo did the work, so Xu Zhuo didn't have to worry about it. He went to the warehouse, took some red dates and raisins, and soaked them in two large bowls.

Then I went to the supermarket next door to buy a pumpkin, and the preparations came to an end.

Pumpkin is not a common dish in the shop, so it is not prepared at all.

However, Jianguo still expressed his dissatisfaction with Xu Zhuo's behavior of going to the next door to buy pumpkins. The reason is that the prices in the supermarket next door are very expensive, and the market is relatively cheaper.

Xu Zhuo didn't bother to talk to him about the purchase cost, so he left the kitchen in a hurry, sat in a corner of the lobby with a bottle of Coke, and turned on the glory of the king while blowing on the air conditioner.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, the dinner in the store started on time.

Today, because of the hot weather, I ate jelly and mung bean soup. In addition, there are staple foods such as steamed stuffed buns to choose from.

Xu Zhuo was drinking a bowl of mung bean soup while watching the recipes of those yellow rice cold cakes on the Internet, in order to be able to adapt and not make mistakes when he was studying with Feng Weiguo later.

Anyway, the method is so simple, Xu Zhuo memorized it after a quick glance.

After drinking a bowl of mung bean soup, he ate two more steamed buns. He was not too full because there was still yellow rice cold cake to eat at night.

There are quite a few people who hold this idea, and everyone eats a little bit, waiting for the latest dessert to be eaten at night.

After eating, Feng Weiguo came to the kitchen and waved to Guo Xingwang and Xu Zhuo: "Bring over the rhubarb rice and glutinous rice that were starched yesterday."