Chapter 517: Osmanthus Chestnut
Seeing that everyone was picking nuts from the ground, the dogs also came to help, either pushing with their paws or with their mouths.
Luo Tong put aside the nuts that the dogs had pushed over, and promised to process them separately when the time came, and the dogs were even more energetic.
Of course, there are naturally some people who fish in troubled waters, Luo Tong saw that under the inconspicuous tree, there were a few gray dumplings busy moving things, looking much bigger than last year, it seems that this time they are also out to forage, ready to prepare for the next hibernation.
Luo Tong smiled and retracted his gaze, after discovering these little hedgehogs on the second and third days of the Lunar New Year last year, Luo Tong didn't drive them, they actually settled here?
When Luo Tong and the others came from the resort center, Dr. Zhou and Manager Liu also came, and they didn't have anything to do, so they simply came out together, in the name of being close to nature.
There is a ready-made strong labor for this, and it is not necessary to use it in vain. At the moment, the four young people Luo Tong, Ma Sen, Dr. Zhou and Manager Liu are in charge of threshing nuts, and the grandparents are picking up the nuts that fell on the ground.
Everyone cooperated quite well, and some of the nuts on the branches were too tall for the bamboo poles to reach, so the squirrel family came in handy. They are where Luo Tong points out, no matter how thin the branches, they are like walking on the ground.
Of course, Luo Tong did not pass through like locusts, and later there was still a part of the trees, which was reserved for the small animals in the mountains and the small birds that overwintered.
At this time, Luo Tong missed Liu'er. If Liu'er is here, he must be a good helper. It's only that Liu'er will be in the mountains last month, and I don't know when I'll be back.
Thinking of this, Luo Tong was a little melancholy, I really want to go to the mountains to see the monkeys again, why don't you wait until all the nuts are collected this time?
Well, it's decided! When the time comes, call Sheng Qiwu over and bring a few big dogs, it is estimated that Sheng Qiwu will not object at that time. Luo Tong, who made the decision, no longer thought about this, but joined the big army.
By evening, everyone had returned with a full load, and after Masson had made dinner, he began to process the ripe nuts. He picked out all the chestnut balls that were already ripe.
As early as when he saw this chestnut, he was wondering what chestnuts were delicious, and now it was his turn to show his skills?
Seeing that Ma Sen was about to tinker with the chestnuts, the grandparents who had been eating dinner and were about to disperse stopped again, touched their stomachs, and felt that they could eat a few more chestnuts, should they not wait?
For the sake of stuttering, everyone also fights. Because of Luo Tong's strength, he was assigned the job of opening chestnuts. She also moves quickly, that is, she gently cuts a knife on the chestnut, but she does it easily, and others may not be.
Ma Sen took chestnuts with three or four catties of openings and soaked them in water, and did not let Luo Tong stop, and continued to open the chestnuts, but he peeled out the chestnut meat, saying that he would keep it for roasting chicken tomorrow.
It is said that this chestnut chicken nugget is very tasty, especially the free-range chickens of this farmer. As soon as he said this, Luo Tong's movements in his hands sped up a few points, and he was ready to get more chestnuts out, and asked Ma Sen to do a little more.
The grandparents are not idle, but are classifying the nuts that have been recovered today, one variety of them are classified, and tomorrow these nuts will be exposed to the sun, and when they are all dried, they can be made into snacks of various flavors.
After the chestnuts were soaked for fifteen minutes, Masson took them out to dry them. Then he began to sit in the pot, because there were still more chestnuts to make, and these were all carried out in the small kitchen, and the fat grandfather had already seized the advantageous position and burned the fire.
He's counting on more performance now and more food when the time comes.
After the pot is heated, Masson pours in sea salt and the dried chestnuts and begins to stir-fry them quickly, in order to heat the chestnuts evenly.
In the process of stir-frying, Luo Tong could see that there were salt particles attached to the chestnuts, and under this uniform heat, the chestnuts also opened, revealing the chestnut flesh inside.
After stir-frying like this for a while, the salt particles that had been sticking to the chestnuts slowly fell off.
At this time, Ma Sen took the sugar jar on the side, and after putting in the sugar, Ma Sen accelerated the movement of his hand: "This white sugar will melt when heated, if you don't speed up a little, this paste bottom, when the fried chestnuts will have a mushy smell, it will not be delicious." ”
Ma Sen said as he spoke, the movements of his hands were not slow at all, it could be seen that he had made great efforts to do it, and Luo Tong could see that the fat on his arms was trembling and trembling.
Not to mention that the fat grandfather still has a hand in burning the fire, the small fire that Ma Sen wants has always been a small fire, and there is absolutely no mistake.
When the sugar is added, the salt begins to become sticky, the color gradually darkens, and the sugar begins to caramel, and the fragrance comes out, just like the aroma of the chestnut stall on the street.
In this late autumn season, Ma Sen was sweating all over, which shows that this fried chestnut is also a manual work. Luo Tong was eager to try: "Why don't I try it?"
Ma Sen was indeed a little tired, and when he saw Luo Tong taking the initiative to ask, he handed her the spatula in his hand, while he was resting and taking a breath, he was really tired.
Luo Tong stood in front of the stove, his wrist flying up and down, and the spatula was directly attached to the bottom of the pot to prevent the caramel from sticking to the pot. Masson didn't go away either, and when he saw that the chestnut mouth was wide open, the salt was no longer sticky, and the color was dark brown, he motioned to the fat grandfather to turn off the fire.
Then Ma Sen quickly picked up the dried osmanthus that had been put aside a long time ago, let Luo Tong stir-fry evenly, cover the lid and simmer for 5 minutes, so that the inside of the chestnut is completely ripe.
Five minutes later, Masson lifted the lid of the pot, and a strong scent of osmanthus hit him, and everyone took a deep breath with satisfaction. The fat grandfather who was still sitting under the stove said with a smile: "Little fat man, whoever marries you in the future will be happy, with such a hand!"
Ma Sen touched his head in amazement, he brought a large stainless steel basin, wiped the water, and put all the osmanthus chestnuts in the basin.
The fat grandfather came out from under the stove in an arrow step, and he was not afraid of being hot, so he reached out and grabbed a few, and feasted. While eating, I exhaled from time to time, and it was obviously still very hot.
Luo Tong was also anxious, but she restrained herself, Ma Sen did so much, and everyone would not eat it all in one bite. After the osmanthus chestnut cooled a little, Luo Tong picked up a chestnut unhurriedly.
After the chestnuts in the nut forest are not stir-fried, the chestnut shells are turned out, and when you break it gently, the palm of your hand is a round chestnut meat.