Shokugeki: Start with an izakaya, making everyone cry

Making noodles, Zhang Fan felt that it was extremely smooth.

Every step, such as how much water to add, how hard to knead the dough, etc., is perfect!

It cannot be denied that with the help of the system, his cooking skills have improved rapidly, and his state of mind has even become more calm and detached.

finally.

He and the dough came out.

Full of gluten, moderate hardness and softness, smooth and non-sticky.

After kneading the dough, the next step is to rest it. Just cover it with a damp cloth and wait quietly.

Then when the time is right, I use a rolling pin to roll the dough into thin dumpling wrappers. Yes... it's really thin, like transparent paper, which makes people very worried. When the time comes, such super dumpling wrappers Just poke it with chopsticks and it will pop!

Then, Zhang Fan, who is familiar with the process, folded the dumpling skin into a triangle and added the fillings that had been prepared.

When filling the stuffing, quickly lift up the three corners and point them upward, then pinch the seams on the three sides together, make a finger-sized round hole on the top to slightly expose the stuffing, and pinch and twist the creases to form fungus-shaped wrinkles.

Flip the folded white edge strip over.

Gently pinch a small corner at the tip of the bottom, and put 1 shrimp, a little green bean paste and ham paste into the small hole at the top.

Put it in the cage.

Place in a pot of boiling water and steam over high heat.

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Appearance is justice!

However, it can be seen that the freshly baked Mian Ding dumplings are quite stunning in appearance.

It has a unique shape, shaped like a rooster's comb, with the side nests turned out like a boat. The dumpling skin is as thin as cicada wings and as translucent as crystal. You can vaguely see the fresh fillings inside through the dumpling skin. It is indeed very beautiful!

Moreover, it is oily and fragrant, and each Mian Ding dumpling seems to be coated with a light layer of oil, exuding an alluring aroma.

Ah!

This aroma is very unique.

It has both the fragrance of the dough and the deliciousness of the fillings.

What's even more exquisite is that the top of the Mian Ding dumpling is carefully decorated, with a small red shrimp ball attached to the top of the dumpling, like a shining pearl.

It not only adds rich colors, but also makes it look more vivid and cute!

This combination of color and shape makes Mian Ding dumplings very visually attractive, making people want to taste their deliciousness.

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"What's going on? Is this still a dumpling?"

Staring at the freshly baked Mian Ding dumplings with wide eyes, diner Xiaolin Ringtong was quite surprised.

"Haha, you're surprised, aren't you?"

"Actually, it has a very nice name, called Mian Ding Dumpling."

"Mian Ding dumplings?"

Xiaolin Ringtong blinked his bright eyes, feeling puzzled.

"Do you think the shape of this dumpling looks like a crown?"

Zhang Fan explained.

After hearing this, Gentian reacted.

It is said that Guanding dumplings evolved from the dings worn by officials in the Qing Dynasty.

Therefore, in ancient times, Guanding dumplings have always been served as royal food. If ordinary people made such dumplings, they would most likely be beheaded. Until now, it can be considered as "flying into the homes of ordinary people".

Afterwards, Kobayashi Ringtong blinked his watery eyes and started to pick up the chopsticks. He didn't care about the burning of the top dumplings, picked up one and put it into his mouth, and then bit down hard.

The dumpling skin is thin and tough, the texture is very delicate, and the aroma of wheat fills the mouth.

Immediately afterwards, the delicious fillings poured into his mouth. The tender taste and rich aroma made Kobayashi Ringtong want to take more bites.

The meat in the filling is tender, juicy and salty, which blends perfectly with the texture of the dumpling skin. Coupled with the slightly bitter yet sweet rose... In an instant, the entire Mian Ding dumpling becomes particularly rich in flavor. !

It has delicious meat, fragrant spices, and mellow seasonings...

At the same time, it is even more rare.

The taste of Mian Ding dumplings is not too greasy.

Rather, it retains the original flavor of the ingredients just right, and its taste is neither too hard nor too loose, allowing people to enjoy a subtle pleasure.

……

"what!"

Involuntarily, Xiaolin Gentian screamed.

She quickly chewed a few mouthfuls, and the originally antagonistic flavors merged together again under the bite.

Salty, fragrant, fresh, sweet, and even a touch of bitterness at the end. However, even if the taste of the dumplings becomes more complex, it always leaves a heavy blow in the tongue that cannot be dissipated for a long time.

perfect!

It's so perfect!

This dish called Mian Ding Dumplings, every seasoning, every ingredient...

Although simple and ordinary, they can be wrapped in ultra-thin dumpling wrappers, but they can all perform their own duties and have their own strengths.

Between seasoning and seasoning, between ingredients and ingredients, there is no conflict, only harmony.

It is precisely this harmony that creates the "explosion" of deliciousness in Mian Ding Dumplings!

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Slowly, Ringtong Kobayashi began to close his eyes.

To be honest, since she first came to the izakaya, any dish she has seen cooked by Zhang Fan has never disappointed her.

Of course, it’s the same this time too!

In a small and exquisite izakaya, there should not be any high-end and expensive dishes.

This is the general consensus of many people, and it is also the reason why Erina did not have a good impression of such a small place at the beginning!

But the attentive Kobayashi Ringtong quickly discovered that although the wrapper of this Mian Ding dumpling is very thin, you can still see the meat filling inside, but it uses two completely different dumpling wrappers.

One is the white dumpling wrapper commonly found in the market, and the other is the red dumpling wrapper made with rose juice!

That is:

Two kinds of dumpling wrappers, put together.

It is still very thin, so thin that it is easily damaged by steaming for a long time.

"It's amazing. You need such a thin dumpling wrapper, but you still need to use two different dumpling wrappers. Isn't this contradictory?"

After saying that, Xiaolin Ringtong gently picked up a small Mian Ding dumpling and continued to chew it.

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This time, due to the autumn selection.

Like Erina, she is often too busy to spare time to eat and drink at an izakaya.

She is a foodie herself, so for her, it would be a great pain if she could not taste her favorite dishes!

However, she doesn't really like anyone's cooking now, even the food she cooks herself. Whenever she eats something, she can't help but think of Zhang Fan in her mind. She can't help but compare the food in her hands with Zhang Fan's cooking!

Every time, she will inevitably have doubts in her heart:

If Zhang Fan were to produce it, what would he do?

What will it be improved into?

How delicious will it be?

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You never tire of food.

The food never gets tired of detail.

This is a universal truth in the food industry.