Chapter 99 Fried Sugar
I ate dumplings the next morning. The leftovers from last night were not enough. On the contrary, everyone enjoyed it, everyone ate less and had an empty stomach, just in time to eat more butchered vegetables at noon.
After the old man finished eating, he went into the kitchen and got busy. Grandma Jiang strategized and directed everyone around to ensure that everyone had something to do.
Jiang Feng was assigned to process the pork from the front trough. It was very simple, just wash and cut into pieces, and the old man had to do the cooking part himself. Jiang Jiankang couldn't interfere with the dishes during the New Year, let alone Jiang Feng. Being able to cut meat was considered the first honor for grandchildren. The remaining knives were not allowed to be touched and could only be used for washing vegetables or cleaning.
Jiang Feng thought about how to tell the old man that he wanted to learn to make carrots all morning, and finally, thousands of words came together into one sentence.
"Grandpa, I want to learn to fry sugar and draw silk threads!"
"Stay there for a while." The old man was busy braised the pig and had no time to pay attention to him.
However, Jiang Weiming, who was marinating meat next to him, said happily: "Xiao Feng wants to make shredded sweet potatoes?"
"Drawing yam." Jiang Feng said.
"Third brother, don't listen to his nonsense. He has one idea a day. The day before yesterday, he wanted to learn how to open shrimps with garlic paste. All day long, he thinks about reaching the sky in one step." Jiang Weiguo disagreed and continued to stare at the pot.
"It's a little early to cook the seafood, but Xiaofeng's heat is in place. You can learn how to stir-fry sugar and draw shreds." Jiang Weiming said, grabbing and kneading the meat in the basin a few times.
Jiang Weiguo was silent and thought for a while: "It's almost done. If you want to learn, just learn. Your third grandfather's wire drawing skills are better than mine. You can use the gas stove."
"Come on, Third Grandpa will teach you." Jiang Weiming said with a smile, "Brother, come over and look at the meat in ten minutes."
"Jiankang, come here and take a look at this meat. Cut it into strips and steam it on the steamer." The old man said, and asked Jiang Jiankang to take the meat over.
Sugar frying is an experience-based job, and it belongs to the category where practice makes perfect, and there are skills. However, there are generally not too many accidents during the sugar frying process. As long as you can grasp the timing, the quality of the finished product will not be too bad.
Either white sugar or rock sugar is fine, it’s just a matter of taste.
Jiang Feng had already seen the process in the video teaching to the point where he was familiar with it, but after seeing it again, it was another thing to do it himself.
Just stir-fry the sugar without drawing the thread. If you want to stir-fry the sugar color, you need to stir continuously as the color of the sugar water gradually changes from light yellow to golden and finally to jujube color. At the moment when it reaches jujube color, add hot water and slowly simmer it evenly. The sweetness of the final product will be reduced but the aroma is rich. It can be used to add color and flavor to fish or meat. It can be regarded as a very ancient method of seasoning and coloring meat dishes.
Jiang Weiming just said, without demonstrating, Jiang Feng followed what he said and cooked up a finished product.
The color was very dark, maroon with a hint of black, and exuded a strong caramel smell. It seemed to be a success, but Jiang Feng felt that something was wrong.
"You made a mistake when you added water." Jiang Weiming looked at the finished product and said calmly, "You added it a little late, but this is a small problem. You didn't find the feeling, so you took it away when it was time to collect it. The fried sugar color was finally used to make braised rice The color of fish and elbows is very important, and yours is obviously darker.”
"Come again."
Jiang Feng made one serving after another, and Jiang Weiming could find faults with each serving. There are three main stages of sugar frying, drawing, tender juice and sugar color. If Jiang Feng wants to learn, he must learn all of them, and he cannot only learn to draw.
I made 7 servings in the morning, and the problems in each serving were very similar. It could be said that there was almost no progress. Jiang Weiming was still not angry, but just pointed out his problem after Jiang Feng had finished his last night.
This is completely opposite to Jiang Weiguodu's teaching method. It would be okay if Jiang Feng made seven mistakes in Qifen, but Qifen made just a few mistakes over and over without repentance. If Jiang Weiguo was standing next to Jiang Feng at this time, he might have hit his head with the vegetable basin.
"It's okay. There has been a lot of progress. Come again." Jiang Weiming said.
He has taught Jiang Weisheng, who is ten times and a hundred times less talented than Jiang Feng, for more than ten years, and has already developed his patience. It can be said that even if he is asked to teach Pan Ling how to make mutton soup, he can still be calm.
Moreover, Jiang Weiming indeed felt that Jiang Feng had made progress.
Frying sugar takes time, and the feel is very important. Jiang Feng was obviously learning this for the first time and was a novice at handcrafting. It was pretty good to be able to do it like this. Only those with solid basic skills in fire can do it.
But Jiang Feng didn't know the twists and turns. Jiang Weiming's gentleness put more pressure on him than Jiang Weiguo, who was always irritable in the kitchen, because he could feel Jiang Weiming's always kind smile and gentle tone. Full of anticipation and a hint of hidden anxiety.
The expectations and love an elder has for you are always so heavy.
Jiang Feng was a little anxious.
The eighth time it rolled over, the finished product was a bit black.
Jiang Weiguo just finished his work, came over to take a look, and scolded mercilessly: "You have to cook this stuff, it's almost mushy, and even the pigs won't eat it if you use it to color vegetables."
Jiang Feng miraculously found that the pressure in his heart was relieved a lot after being scolded by the old man.
"Xiao Feng was fine the first few times, but it's hard to concentrate after a long time. It's time to have lunch soon. Let's take a rest. You don't have to boil it into sugar color in the afternoon, just boil it until it's tender and juicy." Jiang Weiming comforted, "Your grandpa is going to do it tonight. Make the nine-turn large intestine, just in time to make tender juice for your grandpa.”
Jiang Weiguo looked at the finished product Jiang Feng had made before. The last few dishes had not been poured yet. This time he did not scold him: "Your father never taught you?"
"No." Jiang Feng replied honestly.
"I didn't expect you to have some talent in this area. Your third grandpa teaches you better than me." The old man praised Jiang Feng. "Okay, listen to your third grandpa. Go and watch your grandma and don't let her work." , She has been suffering from rheumatism in the past two days and cannot get wet. Please let her rest."
Grandma Jiang has a little rheumatism but not serious.
Jiang Feng got the old man's order and took off his apron to work as a supervisor.
Supervise grandma not to do any work.
For this reason, Jiang Feng was talked about by her grandma for a long time.
Jiang Feng: ┐(-｀)┌
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