With everyone in the barracks witnessing, Shi Lidie began to explain the military rations she was going to make:

"We call this kind of food instant noodles."

"As the name suggests, it is a type of noodle. It is called convenient because it can provide convenience to people. Once it is made, you don't even need a pot or a bowl."

Mr. Pei's blood boiled when he heard this. He hurriedly said:

"Please help me, Mr. Shi. The chefs present here should write down everything Mr. Shi said without missing a word."

Shi Lidie did not hide anything and started to explain the steps:

First, make the vegetable packs.

Cut the existing vegetables such as cabbage, green onions, and radishes into small pieces, then put them into clean water and cook them, which is called blanching. After cooking, take them out and dry them in the sun or over a fire.

After all, there were no ovens or dryers in ancient times, so this step could only be done manually.

The dried vegetable cubes can be stored for a long time if placed in a clean bag and will not easily spoil on the road.

Second, make the seasoning packet.

Crush star anise, dried garlic, fennel, pepper, etc. into powder, add some fine salt, mix them together, and put them in a clean, dry jar. They can also be preserved for a long time.

Third, make the meat sauce buns.

Heat oil in a pan, add lard and mix until melted, add chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns and fry until the base flavor is achieved. Chop the pork or chicken into a meat paste, fry it together with chopped onion, ginger and garlic in the pan to make a pot of meat paste. Finally pour it out and let it cool and solidify.

The meat sauce made in this way is just like how people in ancient times preserved lard. A bowl of lard can be stored for a long time, so the meat sauce can also be stored for a long time.

Fourth, make the pancakes.

Mix eggs and flour to make the dough, then roll it out and make the noodles thin, long and chewy.

Afterwards, you can weave and twist these long noodles together like knitting a sweater, using a clean comb, thin wooden sticks and other tools, and make them into pancakes slightly larger than the palm of your hand.

After that, put the noodles in a steamer and steam them to set their shape; then fry them slowly over low heat to keep the noodles golden and crispy.

After completing the above four steps, the entire instant noodle process is over.

There are two ways to eat the prepared instant noodles:

It can be eaten dry, the noodles are crispy and delicious, and sprinkled with a little seasoning packet, it can be more flavorful.

You can also eat it by soaking it in water. Add vegetable packet, meat sauce packet, and seasoning packet, and you will have a bowl of hot and fragrant noodles with both vegetables and meat, and a balanced nutrition.

After Shi Lidie finished her introduction, she looked up and found that many people were writing furiously. She was a little confused:

"This is……"

General Lei smiled and said:

"Some of the cooks can't remember, so I'll ask a few who can write to write down everything you said so that I can study it slowly."

Shi Lidie nodded, and then reminded:

"The production process of instant noodles is very complicated, especially the process of drying the vegetable packets, which may need to be prepared several days in advance. But once it is really done, it is very convenient to take it with you and eat it on the road."

"If you want to use it as military rations, you need the army's kitchen to prepare it in advance, and then take these things with you when the army sets out."

Mr. Pei had not spoken a word until he heard this. He turned around and asked the cook in the kitchen:

"You have been a chef for more than ten years. Do you think this method of making instant noodles is feasible?"

The old cook thought for a moment and nodded:

"I think it's feasible."

"People have always preserved food by drying it in the sun, and vegetable packets are one such method. As for seasoning packets, there is no difference between storing them whole or ground up. As long as they are stored properly, they can be kept for a long time."

"The meat sauce is stored in the same way as lard, but it is not as good as lard and its shelf life may be slightly shorter. But Lord Pei, let me be frank. During the march, even if we don't have the meat sauce, we can still eat the bread."

With the chef's approval, the instant noodle making method provided by Shi Lidie was tested in the kitchen of Tianshuying.

Mr. Pei asked again:

"Give me a definite answer. When can it be successfully produced?"

The chef thought for a moment and replied:

"If it's just an experiment, there's no need to do too much. It can be completed today."

The most time-consuming step in the production process is drying the vegetable packets, but as long as the method is correct and the vegetable packets are dried directly over fire, the rest will be quick.

So, the cooks in the kitchen divided the work and cooperated with each other.

Some people were dicing vegetables, some were making dough, some were heating up oil to make meat sauce, and some were using pestles to grind seasonings.

It is easier to get things done when there are more people. With everyone working together, the instant noodles were ready in less than an hour.

Finally, the finished product was placed in front of Mr. Pei:

Four plates.

A plate of dried vegetables, a plate of ground seasonings, a plate of fried meat sauce, and a plate of prepared flatbreads, about five pieces in total.

Mr. Pei looked at Shi Lidie and asked:

"You mentioned two ways to eat it earlier, would you like to try it?"

Shi Lidie was also not vague. She walked to the plate, broke off a small piece of the bread and put it into her mouth.

After two chews, it is crispy and the fragrance fills the space between your lips and teeth.

She couldn't help but narrow her eyes and smiled happily. She didn't expect that she could eat instant noodles after traveling back to ancient times.

"Yeah, that's the taste! Absolutely delicious!"

"Is there any hot water?"

After hearing this, the chef quickly poured her a bowl of boiling water.

Shi Lidie put the dough into boiling water, and then added dried vegetables, meat sauce and seasonings in turn. She covered the lid and waited for two minutes, and finally stirred it with chopsticks.

What is presented to everyone is a bowl of fragrant noodles, as if they had just come out of the pot.

But in fact, it only takes two minutes to turn four things into a bowl of noodles.

Shi Lidie didn't care what others thought. Since Mr. Pei asked her to try it, she ate it directly. She put the soaked noodles into her mouth and slurped them. They were extremely smooth.

Seeing that she was enjoying her meal, everyone started to take action.

There were four buns left, one for Mr. Pei, one for General Lei, one for the chef, and one for the two chefs who had previously spoken ill of the boss.

As for the others, since they couldn't have noodles, they made a pot of soup based on Shi Lidie's suggestion.

Put the vegetable packet, seasoning packet and meat sauce together, brew it with hot water, and it will taste delicious.

I want to ask you, which college student has not been tempted by the smell of his roommate's instant noodles in the middle of the night, and then shamelessly asked his roommate for a sip of soup? Damn, it smells so good, okay?

A total of five pancakes were made and they were finished in no time.

Shi Lidie drank up the noodles and soup, burped at the end, and wiped her mouth with a smile:

“It’s worth the trip.”

"General Lei, I will send wine to your Tianshu Camp next time. Just buy me a meal. I don't want anything else. I just want to eat this instant noodles. It would be even better if you could add some sausages and braised meat to it."

General Lei: ...

This is the first time I see someone who is so good at taking advantage of others.

However, considering that she had contributed such an ingenious method of making instant noodles, I agreed.

Shi Lidie looked at everyone caught up in the craze for instant noodles and smiled slightly:

She is not very good at cooking, but she is a carrier of delicious food.

[Today's crazy mission is completed, reward points: 500. 】

Shi Lidie: ???

What did I do? So much?

[After testing, the instant noodle recipe provided by the host will be promoted by Mr. Pei to various armies, bringing great convenience to the improvement of marching rations, and has been appreciated and loved by the generals. ]

In other words, these 500 points represent the soldiers' gratitude.

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