God of Cooking, grilling skewers attracted the fairy beasts

Li Heng, who is thousands of kilometers away, doesn't know that he has been noticed. At this moment, he is busy with a cross-era experiment.

That is the soy sauce that Li Heng has been thinking about.

Now that the soybeans have been fermented in the tank for three days, the next steps can begin.

Li Heng lifted the gauze covering the mouth of the vat and found that the surface of the originally yellow beans was covered with a layer of gray-brown fungi. He stirred it a few times with chopsticks and found that the beans had become stringy.

"It's done."

Smelling the faint aroma of beans emanating from the vat, Li Heng was a little happy.

Fermented soybeans are also known as tempeh. In addition to being used as a raw material for making soy sauce, they can also be used as a separate dish, which can be served after a little frying.

However, the dishes stir-fried with tempeh have a pungent taste, which causes people who like it to praise it and people who don't like it to sneer at it.

Just like snail noodles, its reputation is polarized. Some people love it, while others can't even stand the smell.

Li Heng also ate home-made tempeh a few times when he was young, but he didn't say he liked it much.

"Brother Li Heng, what has happened?"

Seeing the big vat that Li Heng took out, Lu Xiaoxiao immediately came over to watch, thinking that brother Li Heng had brought out some new delicacies.

The poor little loli Lu Xiaoxiao wasn't even taller than a tank. She couldn't see the contents of the tank even when she stood on tiptoes. In the end, she simply climbed up Li Heng's thigh and sat on Li Heng's shoulders.

"This is tempeh, I'm going to make some soy sauce with it."

Li Heng ignored the deer Xiaoxiao on his shoulder. He was carefully checking the fermentation status of the tempeh. Fortunately, the tempeh was in good condition and not spoiled.

The gray-black tempeh didn't look very beautiful. At first, Lu Xiaoxiao was just curious. He sniffed it closer and found a unique fragrance.

"Brother Li Heng, can this black bean sauce be eaten?"

The deer's small appetite was aroused by the scent, and he reached out to grab a handful and taste it.

"Snapped"

Li Heng knocked down Lu Xiaoxiao's little demonic hand.

"Why do you want to taste everything?"

Uncooked tempeh contains a variety of bacteria, and eating it directly can cause diarrhea. Lu Xiaoxiao is still a child, so she doesn't dare to try it.

Li Heng had some doubts about Lu Xiaoxiao's identity as a princess. He felt that this girl was like a country child who had never been to the city. No matter what he made, her first reaction was whether she could eat it.

Sometimes when Li Heng boiled the bath water, she would take a ladle to taste the saltiness, for fear of missing some delicious food. Maybe there is nothing inedible in the eyes of foodies.

After scorning Lu Xiaoxiao, Li Heng set up a large pot, snapped his fingers, and lit the fire with his fingers.

Add a spatula of salt and sugar to the pot and stir-fry continuously with a spoon. The sugar and salt continue to melt under the action of high temperature. At this time, bursts of thick smoke come out of the pot.

Continue to stir-fry until the sugar and salt in the pot are completely melted and turn into a light yellow paste. At this time, reduce the heat and stir-fry slowly until the yellow paste turns into a dark brown paste.

Then add an appropriate amount of boiling or warm water to the pot. Do not add cold water directly, because the dissolved sugar will re-condensate into sugar cubes when it encounters cold water.

Then add the prepared ginger slices, star anise, cumin, etc.

When it comes to seasonings, Li Heng has to complain. Although these seasonings are everywhere, no one knows them. Most of them are regarded as weeds, and the better ones are also regarded as herbs for alchemy.

It's just that no one uses them to cook dishes to improve the deliciousness of the dishes. This is simply a pearl covered in dust. Fortunately, Li Heng came through and allowed these spices to play their original role.

After adding the seasonings, pour the fermented tempeh into the pot, increase the heat and cook slowly, stirring occasionally.

As time goes by, the tempeh gradually spreads out in the pot, and the color and concentration of the liquid in the pot gradually deepens.

After two sticks of incense have been burned, add a small amount of sugar to the pot again to neutralize the salty taste in the pot. Use a slotted spoon to remove the debris from the pot while continuing to cook while maintaining the same heat.

During this period, Li Heng prepared half a basin of batter water with flour and water, and slowly added the batter water into the pot. This operation will make the color of the soy sauce more transparent.

Continue to stir the pot with a spatula. Once the pot is boiled again, the heat will stop. Let the liquid in the pot cool down and it will be soy sauce.

Find a ceramic jar, cover the mouth with a layer of gauze, and pour the cooled soy sauce into the jar for storage.

Li Heng was very excited when he saw the soy sauce he had just made after a long day of work, because with soy sauce, his cooking skills would be raised to a new level.

Lu Xiaoxiao was very confused, watching brother Li Heng boil a pot of brown liquid out of a bunch of messy things, which was the soy sauce in Li Heng's mouth.

She didn't understand why Li Heng looked so excited. She also saw Li Heng dip his chopsticks into some soy sauce and put it into his mouth, then closed his eyes and looked like he was enjoying it.

Lu Xiaoxiao, who was full of curiosity, also imitated Li Heng and dipped a little soy sauce to taste.

“Sauce, mellow, fresh, sweet and salty”

The taste of soy sauce can be summed up in just five words.

Of course, Lu Xiaoxiao, who had tasted soy sauce for the first time, could not make such an incisive summary. She only knew that this brown liquid was not a drink, and it was not as delicious as she imagined.

Looking at Lu Xiaoxiao who was frowning, Li Heng immediately decided to make a dish with soy sauce to prove its value.

Li Heng thought about it and decided to make the fried rice he had made before. Because he didn't add soy sauce last time, he always felt that there was a lack of flavor. Of course, he had to make up for this shortcoming as soon as he got soy sauce.

The rice was the leftovers from the previous night, and the meat was the meat of fresh spiritual beasts that Lu Xiaoxiao had just hunted. Soon, a pot of simple, mediocre fried rice was brought to the table by Li Heng.

Compared with the last time, the fried rice after adding soy sauce has distinct grains and bright color, and even smells more delicious.

I couldn't wait to serve myself a bowl and put the rice in my mouth.

"Ah~~it smells good!"

On the other hand, this taste didn't go away. After sighing for a while, Li Heng couldn't care about anything else and started to keep putting rice in his mouth.

What? You ask me why I don’t see foodie Lu Xiaoxiao.

After Li Heng served himself a bowl of rice, Lu Xiaoxiao snatched away the pot and spoon. Yes, she even skipped the step of picking up the rice bowl to serve the rice, and just started eating with the pot in her arms.

“Delicious, great time”

Lu Xiaoxiao spoke vaguely while opening her big mouth and putting a full spoonful of rice into her mouth.

Even she could feel it. The fried rice with soy sauce was indeed much more delicious than the fried rice without soy sauce. However, due to her poor vocabulary, the only compliment she could think of was that it was delicious.