Chapter 45: The Recipe for a Good Bowl of Soup

What Liu Mang wanted to teach this teenager was clear soup noodles, also known as Yangchun noodles, which was one of the rewards given to him by the space yesterday. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

The traditional Yangchun noodles are made with clear soup. This soup is made by boiling chicken bones, pork bones, and then simmering over low heat.

This young man is also hanging this kind of soup now, but his method is wrong, not only does not force out the umami in the bones, but makes the soup turbid and the fishy smell is very strong.

"Little Five, go buy two old hens and come back. Liu Mang commanded.

"Okay!" Five Eyes immediately got up and walked outside.

"The key to hanging soup lies in a hanging word! If you hang the soup in the wrong heat, this pot of soup will be wasted! And the key to clear soup noodles is the soup!" Liu Mang explained to the young man word by word.

"That master... Is there any other way?" The young man knew that Liu Mang wanted to teach him, so he hurriedly pricked up his ears, afraid that he would miss a word.

"Yes!" Liu Mang kicked off the lid of the coal stove: "The heat of the hanging soup should be just right, it will be cooked into white milk soup after the heat is too small, and the fresh fragrance will not be strong if the heat is too small." ”

When the lid of the coal stove was kicked open, flames flew up. The consommΓ© in the stainless steel vat soon bubbled up with finely chopped fish.

"Memorize this blister, and then keep this heat slowly boiling for two hours, which will bring out the umami flavor of the soup. Liu Mang said while skimming off the foam on the soup with a frying spoon.

"I see. The boy nodded repeatedly.

"Also, hanging soup is a meticulous job, you can't be sloppy for a moment, you must always pay attention to the firepower. Liu Mang leaned down to observe the fire, and then covered the lid of the coal stove on the mouth of the furnace.

"Of course, although this kind of soup is qualified, it is far from the top level. If you want to make a bowl of noodles that will be unforgettable as soon as you eat them, you can't use this soup. ”

"What should I do then?" the boy looked a little dazed.

At the end of the day, he just watched his mother do it and jot down some steps.

"There's no hurry, I'll teach you how to match the soup base first. Liu Mang twisted the liquefied gas stove and set up a wok.

"Yangchun noodles are to be paired with scallion oil, a few drops of good scallion oil can stimulate the aroma of the noodle soup, but also make the taste of the noodles more refreshing. ”

Liu Mang said as he took a handful of shallots and two red-skinned onions, and quickly chopped them into pieces.

When the pot was hot, he scooped a large spoonful of lard and put it in: "Simple lard can only make the noodle soup a little mellow, and only when it matches the aroma of onions and shallots, it can be even better." ”

"Remember, first use medium heat, boil the green onion and chopped onion until wilting, and then turn the heat to low! ”

Liu Mang kept stirring the ingredients in the pot with a frying spoon, and under the boiling of the oil temperature, the green onions and chopped onions gradually became golden.

"Look, that's fine. When the color of the ingredients in the pot was about to turn black, Liu Mang immediately turned off the fire.

After draining the remaining dregs with a colander, the lard in the enamel basin turns yellow and shiny. A strong aroma wafted into the boy's nose, making him twitch his nose.

"Okay, I'll teach you how to make the soup base. Liu Mang then took a noodle bowl.

"If you have just one or two below, then serve it with a small half spoonful of salt. Liu Mang scooped up the salt with a small spoon and handed it to the young man for him to look at.

Then put two spoonfuls of boiled lard and sprinkle with a little pepper, and the soup base is ready. You don't need to put MSG and chicken essence, that's what only a good chef can do. Liu Mang said carefully.

"I remember, master. The boy nodded dumbly.

At this time, Five Eyes also carried two slaughtered old hens and rushed in.

"Boss, what are you going to do with this chicken?"

"Don't have the head and claws, remove the chicken bones, and chop the rest of the chicken for me. ”

"Ah, didn't you just chop it into pieces and throw it into the soup?" Wuyan was a little puzzled, but he still operated according to what Liu Mang said.

"Is there gauze at home?" asked Liu Mang.

"Yes, yes. The young man ran to the back of the store, and quickly took out a large piece of gauze and handed it to Liu Mang.

Liu Mang moved an empty bucket, tied the gauze around the mouth of the bucket, and then slowly poured the clear soup boiling on the stove.

"If you want to make a bowl of top-quality Yangchun noodles, you have to have a top-notch clear soup. Therefore, it must be hoisted twice. ”

Liu Mang filtered the bones and meat pieces in the bucket, leaving only the clear soup in the bucket.

After thinking for a while, he then admonished: "You are small and short, you can't move such a big bucket of soup." In the future, go buy a big spoon and filter it spoon by spoon, which is safer and the effect is the same. ”

After a while, the five-eyed chicken minced food was processed. Liu Mang added cooking wine, ginger, shallots and water to soak for a while, then threw it into the already filtered clear soup, and put it on the stove again to boil.

"Start with a high heat, turn to low as soon as it boils, stirring constantly, and don't let the soup boil. ”

The young man's eyes widened, watching how Liu Mang operated, while his sister and Guan Xiaomeng also gathered around him, listening with relish.

After the soup was slowly boiled in a stainless steel bucket for more than an hour, the cloudy suspended matter in the soup was absorbed by the minced chicken, and the soup began to become clear and transparent.

"This kind of soup is called Huang Soup, although the production is complicated and there are many ingredients, but whether a bowl of Yangchun noodles is good or not depends on it. ”

Liu Mang took the towel handed by the little girl, wiped the fine beads of sweat on his forehead, and then fished out the chicken minced that had congealed into lumps on the top of the soup.

The clear soup was finally boiled, and Liu Mang began to prepare the following.

"The following is also a science, it is not familiar if it is short, and it will affect the taste after a long time. Liu Mang grabbed a handful of noodles with his hand and weighed it in his hand.

"Just like the handmade noodles you buy now, the time is about a minute and a half, and the water below should be changed frequently, and a little salt can be added to it, so that the noodles are refreshing and not sticky. ”

After the noodles are ready, Liu Mang puts them into a large bowl with a soup base, and then pours a large spoonful of hanging soup and sprinkles with a little chopped green onion.

"Remember, cooking is the art of growing from small to large, and every detail has to be done to the best of your ability, even if it's the next bowl of Yangchun noodles. ”

"I see, master. The young man nodded with burning eyes and took the noodles handed to him by Liu Mang.

"Now try it and see how it tastes. ”

The boy looked at the noodles in the bowl. The noodles look very ordinary, without too many condiments, and the clear noodle soup is only decorated with a few green onions and a few sparkling oil stars.

The boy sniffled, picked up a stream of noodles and put it in his mouth, and his eyes lit up immediately.

The noodles are cooked to the right amount and mixed with the extremely fresh broth and enter the mouth, as if you can burrow into your throat without chewing.

"Whew!huh!" the thin black boy couldn't help but swallow heavily, and a large bowl of noodles was quickly eaten by him.

He licked his lips, picked up the bowl and began to drink the rest of the noodle soup, the mellow taste of the clear soup moistened his throat, so that he was reluctant to leave even a drop.

"Is it delicious?" asked Liu Mang.

"It's delicious! I've never eaten such delicious noodles!" the young man raised his head, and two lines of tears quietly slipped from the corners of his eyes: "Master, can I make such noodles too?"

"Yes!