Chapter 101 Tofu Ball Soup
Even if it is an exaggeration, it should be limited?
And it is true that we cannot find a more suitable cook at this time, and the delicate little lady in front of us does not look like a frizzy person...
"Then there will be trouble... ..."
"My surname is Xia." Xia Mingyue said with a smile, "This is Sister-in-law Lu. Sister-in-law Lu always helps, so you can help me too."
I came to the Chenghuang Temple today to ask for a peace talisman, and happened to encounter such a thing. From Xia Mingyue's point of view, it was probably God's will.
Doing something for the City God can also be considered as a accumulation of negative virtue.
I don’t know, but this can also help Lu Qiyan and Zhao Youcai be blessed more.
Mr. Lu also considered the same thing and nodded hastily, "Yes, I can do some washing, washing, cutting vegetables and tidying up."
"Ms. Xia and Ms. Lu are here. ." Miao Zhu didn't care about anything else at this time and hurriedly led Xia Mingyue and Lu to the back bedroom.
The sleeping hall is the place where the City God and his wife sleep and rest. On the west side of the sleeping hall, there is a separate corner door. From here, it is the resting place of the Chenghuang Temple and other people who do chores on weekdays.
The kitchen is also in this courtyard. At this time, the people in the kitchen are busy washing the tofu and various side dishes they bought.
“What I’m going to make at noon is tofu meatball soup.” Miao Zhu said, “Ms. Xia needs to fry all the tofu meatballs and then cook a delicious tofu meatball soup. Over there Someone is already steaming the steamed buns of Erhe Noodles, so there is no need for Madam Xia to worry about it.”
Xia Mingyue heard what was going on in the kitchen. When he saw that all the raw materials were basically ready, he nodded in agreement, "Don't worry, Miao Zhu, leave this matter to me."
Seeing that he was very confident, Miao Zhu felt inexplicably at peace, and only said that what was going on in the kitchen at this time The workers had to obey Xia Mingyue's instructions, so they hurriedly arranged for someone to send Chef Lai, who was so pale that he could not speak a word, to see the doctor.
After the Miao Zhu people left, Xia Mingyue began to direct everyone to get busy.
The people who came to the Chenghuang Temple kitchen to help on the fifteenth day were all people living in or near the county town who came to help on their own initiative. Among them were old women, young daughters-in-law, and even some who were old. old man.
Everyone was just worried about what the meal would be like today because Chef Lai could no longer cook. At this time, everyone who looked like a chef had a backbone and only followed Xia Mingyue's instructions. Do their own work separately.
Tofu meatball soup, its main raw material is tofu.
The tofu is made from physalis tofu, which is white and slightly yellow. The texture is soft and tender as tofu should be, and it smells full of bean flavor.
Xia Mingyue looked at the weight and roughly divided all the tofu into three parts. The first part was crushed, the second part was cut into three-inch square and half-finger thick slices, and the third part was cut into two pieces. Refers to wide, rhombus-shaped flakes.
The oil in the pot is hot, and Xia Mingyue puts the large pieces of tofu into the pot first.
The white and tender tofu wrapped in oil makes a sizzling sound. Along with the fragrant aroma, the originally white and tender tofu in the pot gradually turns golden.
Use a large strainer to turn it over to ensure that both sides of the tofu can fully absorb heat and a certain amount of fat. When both sides of the tofu slices are golden and crispy, Xia Mingyue takes them out and put them aside. Oil control on the side.
Then fry the second pot of tofu slices...
When all the tofu slices have been fried and crispy, and piled up like a hill, the ingredients for the tofu balls are almost ready.
Put the crushed tofu, diced carrots, white radish, minced green onions, white flour, five-spice powder, salt, pepper, etc. into a large wooden basin, and then knead some more Eggs, stir all ingredients together. While stirring, she kept mashing the tofu that still had some large pieces until all the tofu was mixed with the egg liquid and turned into a very thick paste. Squeeze out a round ball, then use a small spoon to quickly scoop out the round ball and put it into the oil pan.
Xia Mingyue was not very proficient at first. After making more than a dozen tofu balls, she became more and more proficient and her hand speed became faster and faster. It was dazzling to watch. .
There was a middle-aged woman next to me who wanted to learn how to make these tofu balls. After watching it for a while, she couldn’t help but reach out and rub her eyebrows, and finally gave up the idea of learning how to make these tofu balls.
Okay, not everyone can be a chef, so you should just do some humble work.
As long as you do something for the City God, he can see it, right?
When some people saw Xia Mingyue like this, they couldn't help but be speechless.
“Looking at such a delicate and elegant little lady, I just thought she was a clean slate. I never thought she was so capable.” An old man sighed, “Looking at this posture, her cooking skills are about Much better than Chef Lai.”
“That’s not sure,” a young student named Lou Shanzi retorted, “Maybe he only knows how to fry tofu balls, and the main thing is tofu ball soup. It’s about seasoning, this taste is something that ordinary people can’t produce.”
"I said, you can't feel upset just because you and Chef Lai have always been brothers. Today someone seems to be better than Chef Lai."
"How could it be?" Lou Shanzi He hesitated, "I'm telling the truth. Most of the cooks here are men. How many women can cook delicious food?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned. There is nothing to refute.
That’s true.
The status of women in the Zhou Dynasty is not low. It is quite common for women to work to make money. There are also two female officials in the court. However, there are also female chefs among the cooks, but they are very rare. Even if there are, their skills are very limited. .
"But I see this Madam Xia is different." A woman said, "Why don't we make a bet and see what the final result will be?" The City God will punish you!" an old man reminded hurriedly.
"It's all about gambling. It's just a guess. If the guess is right, I'll give the City God a few more pennies today. That's okay." said the woman from before.
Hearing this, the others immediately agreed, especially Lou Shanzi, who even said, "If you win, you will give money to the City God. I guess Chef Lai is better at cooking. If I lose Well, how about I give a hundred coins to Master Cheng Huang?”
“This feeling is good...”
The Chenghuang Temple usually repairs various parts of the temple, opens tents to provide porridge during disaster years, and every year rewards loyal people and helps the poor and elderly...
The more kind-hearted people the better.
Everyone secretly made a bet. Xia Mingyue didn't know and had no idea. She just focused on exploding all the tofu balls.
Put the tofu balls into the oil pan one by one, and fry them until they float on the oil pan. Take them out when they are golden and crispy.
Soon, the fried tofu balls were piled into small hills in the wooden basin like the previous tofu slices, which looked very spectacular.
Someone reached for one and asked for a taste.
(End of this chapter)