Food starts with noodles

Xu Zhuo put the duck meat that was still warm on the chopping board, and chopped the duck meat with the top wire of a kitchen knife.

The reason why the top shreds are cut is because the fiber of duck meat is relatively thick, and it is not easy to chew if it is shredded.

Moreover, the duck meat cut by the top wire will easily fall apart.

It didn't take long for the duck meat, which was full of stewed fragrance, to become finely chopped pieces.

Of course, it can’t be too broken, probably just cut the duck meat into small cubes the size of corn kernels.

After cutting, mix the duck meat with your hands to mix the duck meat and duck skin evenly, so that the taste will be better.

After finishing this step, Xu Zhuo grabbed some dry starch and sprinkled it on the duck meat.

These duck meats are full of moisture and fat, so don't worry about the starch drying out the meat.

There is no need to sprinkle too much starch, as long as the duck meat is slightly sticky, so that the duck meat can be made into duck meat cakes.

The so-called duck cake is to sprinkle some dry starch on the chopping board, and then take a ball of duck meat the size of a fist and put it on.

Sprinkle some dry starch on top of the duck meat, and then press it down with your hands, so that the duck meat becomes a round cake about one centimeter thick.

This is the duck meat cake, and it is also the raw embryo used in the final product of the pot-roasted duck.

Xu Zhuo carefully lifted the meatloaf from the chopping board, patted off the excess starch, and placed it on a tray sprinkled with starch.

Next, move on to making the patties.

After he's got all the duck meat into patties, it's time for the final step.

This step is frying.

But Xu Zhuo didn't do it right away, but first prepared the ingredients such as sweet noodle sauce cucumber sticks and shredded green onion, and asked the people in the store to send some lotus leaf cakes.

This thing is prepared in the store, so there is no need to make it specially.

During this time, the old man also packed a few dishes.

After everything was ready, Xu Zhuo set up the oil pan and started to prepare for frying.

"Xiao Zhuo, you should pay attention to two points when frying. First, there should be as much oil in the pot as possible. Second, the oil temperature must be high."

Regardless of the duck meat pie or the crisp paste, they are loose in nature. If the oil temperature is too low, the meat pie will easily loosen, and the crisp paste will come off from the meat pie and sink to the bottom of the pan.

Only when the oil is heated at a high temperature can the crispy paste solidify into a ball immediately after being put into the pan, wrapping the duck meat cake tightly.

The reason why there is more oil is to prevent the oil temperature from dropping rapidly after the duck patties are put into the pan, causing the patties to scatter.

The more oil, the less temperature fluctuations in the frying pan, and the easier it is to fry.

When the oil was [-]% hot, Xu Zhuo started to prepare for frying.

It is not easy to fry this kind of meatloaf, because you can't directly put it in the oil pan with your hands, so you have to use foreign objects when frying.

For example, now, Xu Zhuo uses a relatively smooth plate.

He first smeared a layer of peanut oil on the bottom of the plate, then scooped up a little crispy paste, poured it on, and spread it carefully.

Then put the patty on the pastry with both hands, and pour some short paste so that the patty is completely covered by the pastry.

When the oil was [-]% hot, Xu Zhuo moved the plate to the side of the pot, and then slowly tilted the plate downward.

When the plate was tilted to thirty degrees, Xu Zhuo's hand holding the plate was withdrawn sharply, and the meatloaf slipped into the pot under the crispy package.

The oil pan immediately boiled.

Once this step is done, the rest is easy.

When the duck patty gradually takes shape and floats on the oil surface, turn the patty over and continue frying.

Fry until golden on both sides, then remove and set aside to control the oil.

This meatloaf does not need to be fried for too long, because the duck meat inside is cooked, as long as the crispy paste is fried, it can be out of the pan.

Xu Zhuo put the fried duck patties on the chopping board, and slowly cut them into strips with a knife.

Then put it on a plate, put cucumber slices on the side, sweet bean sauce, and some lotus leaf cakes, this delicious pot roast duck is ready.

The old man took a sip and kept nodding: "Not bad, good taste, go and bring it to your grandma, she has been talking about it for a long time..."

Chapter 1065 Sudden time-limited task

The old lady has bad teeth, so she likes to eat this kind of food very much.

It can be crumbled without much chewing, and you can still experience the crispy outer skin.

This will give the elderly the illusion that their teeth are still good.

When Xu Zhuo came out with the roasted duck in the pot, the old lady reached out and picked up a piece of lotus leaf pancake and spread it out in her hands. She picked up a piece of duck meat and dipped it in some sweet noodle sauce, then put two cucumber sticks and a pinch of shredded green onion on it.

Fold the lotus leaf cake in half, wrap the duck meat, cucumber strips, and green onion in half, and then fold up the excess noodle cake below.

Sent it to his mouth and bit it lightly, a smile suddenly appeared on his face: "My dear grandson's craftsmanship is really good, grandma is lucky today."

The old lady is actually not in a good mood today, because she has to give away the pet she has raised for several years, and she is inevitably a little bit sad.

But if you don't send it away, you can't let Xiong Zai and Xu Zhuo's young couple develop a relationship. If something happens to him, the cat will be pitiful.

Even if someone raises it, it will not adapt.

So the old lady cruelly let him stay with Xu Zhuo, to adapt to life in other people's house in advance.

Just taking advantage of this time, I went out for a walk with the old man and Yu Peiyong, lest I would not be able to go out if my health was not good in the future.

Of course, the main reason why she chose to go out during this time was that if the old lady was in the provincial capital, she would not be able to resist seeing Xiong Zai, and by then she would be petting cats at Xu Zhuo's house.

Things are back to square one.

So this period of separation is not only an adaptation period for Xiong Zai, but also an adaptation period for the old lady herself.

When he came back, he had basically accepted the fact that Xiong Zai had left.

And Xiong Zai will almost completely adapt to living in Xu Zhuo's house.

At that time, if you go to pet the cat again, it will be very good to people and cats.

This is the case with keeping pets, and all aspects have to be considered.

Young people who keep pets should be prepared to provide for their retirement, while elderly people who want to keep pets have to consider how to keep their pets when they are gone or unable to keep them in the future.

Xiong Zai has a lot of things, and he piled them up in the living room, not counting the big ones like the cat climbing frame.

Xu Zhuo estimated that his Mercedes-Benz GLC would take two trips to take it away.

I never imagined that there would be so many clutter like supplies and toys for a cat.

The food was already on the table, and Xu Zhuo said to Yu Keke who was still busy: "I'll make it later, eat first, let two people come from the store after the meal, and just use the grocery cart to take it away."

Xiong Zai, who was sleeping on his stomach on the sofa, didn't know that he was about to face a new living environment and a new owner.

Yu Keke went to the bathroom to wash his face covered in sweat, and then came to the dining table happily.

When she saw Xu Zhuo's pot-roasted duck, her expression froze obviously.

"Is this pot-roasted duck? It looks like the fried chicken cutlet I bought..."

The pan-roasted duck with crispy paste looks a bit similar to fried chicken cutlet, but the taste and texture are better than fried chicken cutlet.

Yu Keke took a sip and fell in love with this delicacy.

The outer skin is crispy, but the duck meat inside is very tender, and it is fat and thin, which is very enjoyable to eat.

But the most delicious thing is the layer of meringue on the outside.

This puff pastry doesn't have a hard texture like other foods, and it's a bit irritating to eat too much.

Apart from being crispy, this layer of meringue is not very hard, on the contrary, it is a little soft, it is not difficult to eat at all, and the more you chew, the more fragrant it becomes, making people want to eat it more and more.

But this is fried food after all, and the duck meat inside also contains a lot of duck skin and fat, which is relatively greasy.

So it is better to serve it with cucumber sticks in sweet bean sauce and shredded green onion, and then wrap it in lotus leaf cake.

In this way, you can not only taste the crispiness of the pot-roasted duck, but also relieve the greasiness with cucumber strips and shredded green onions.

And the flexible lotus leaf cake is eaten together with the crispy duck meat, which can make the taste richer.

Because the old lady likes Xu Zhuo's pot-roasted duck, the old man praised her a lot.

However, apart from his praise, the old man also mentioned the dish of Pot Roasted Elbow.

"Compared to pot-roasted duck, your grandma prefers to eat pot-roasted elbow. The recipe is a bit similar to pot-roasted duck, but the preparation of the crispy paste is slightly different."

There was nothing to talk about right now, so Xu Zhuo followed the old man's words and asked, "What's the difference?"

The old man smiled: "The crispy paste used to make the pork knuckle must be mixed with the meat broth, so that the taste is more fragrant, and there is no need to add any seasoning."

It turned out to be the case.

Just as Xu Zhuo was about to ask the old man this question, the system's notification sound came suddenly.

"Ding, there is a new time-limited task, please click on the task panel for details."

Xu Zhuo didn't pay attention to the system's notification tone at first.

I'm eating right now, so it's not too late to check the tasks after eating.

But when he heard that it was a time-limited mission, he had to click on the mission panel to see it.

If it is a half-hour task, the time for eating is almost up, and the task will naturally be judged as a failure. Isn't that too unfair.

After entering the system, Xu Zhuo clicked on the task panel and began to check the time-limited task.

Time-limited task: Make Pot Burned Elbow.

Task details: The host is asked to combine the pot-burning techniques he has mastered to continuously make ten pot-burning elbows within 24 hours.

Task rewards and punishments: If the task is successful, the host will get the D-level signature method of roasting elbows in pot; if the task fails, the skill of roasting duck in pot will be reduced by two consecutive levels.

Mission time limit: 24 hours.

Task hint: Make it for grandma before she leaves, it will make her feel better.

After reading it, Xu Zhuo immediately looked at the old lady and asked, "Grandma, when are you leaving?"

"Leave tomorrow after lunch, and take the high-speed train to Yangzhou to meet your grandpa and grandma Yu."

After the old lady answered with a smile, she looked at Xu Zhuo and asked, "What's the matter, grandson? What's the matter?"

"Just now my grandfather said that you like to eat pot roasted elbows, so can I cook them for you tomorrow morning? Let you try my craft again."

The old lady was naturally full of joy: "That's fine, you just bring the bear boy tomorrow morning, let me hold it for a while, so that you don't know me when you come back."

A cat's memory is very short, and it may not recognize people who haven't seen it for a while.

And the old lady's trip will take at least a month.

Maybe it will take longer if you play with your heart, so it’s good to see more bears.

It would be a pity if this silly cat didn't recognize her after she came back.

Xu Zhuo agreed without even thinking about it, and said that after the old lady left tomorrow, he would take more videos of Xiong Zai and send them to save her from worrying outside.

After eating and drinking, taking advantage of the time when the old lady was on her lunch break, Xu Zhuo called the store and asked two security guards to drive over in Jianguo's grocery cart to move Xiong Zai.

Xiong Zai, who is sleeping on the sofa, still doesn't know that his cat life is about to undergo a major change...

Chapter 1066 Bear Cub's Revenge

"Be careful, this cat climbing frame is a bit big, don't touch the door frame."

At Xu Zhuo's house, two security guards were carefully moving a smaller cat climbing frame in the guest room.

Originally, Xu Zhuo didn't plan to move this thing, but when he heard the old man said that there were thousands of cat climbing frames, he didn't hesitate to let two security guards install it on the van.

If it's two or three hundred yuan, Xu Zhuo is not going to bother, and it's the same if he buys a new one later.

Didn't expect it to be so expensive.