Chapter 045: Konjac Flour and Konjac Tofu

Today, Mu Tong is going to make konjac powder and konjac tofu.

Because a lot of prey was brought back yesterday, and I wanted to help the wizard and write down the steps of Mu Tong to make konjac powder and konjac tofu, Ah Yu and Dorjee would not go out to hunt or gather.

The three of them, after breakfast, began to get busy.

Mu Tong scooped up the konjac slices that had been soaked in water for a few days, put them in a stone pot and baked them until they were three or four layers dry, and then took them to a big flat basket to dry, and when they were dried, they could be ground into powder to make konjac tofu.

Of course, this konjac slices will not dry for a while, and after Mu Tong and Dorjee dried all the cut and baked konjac slices, the two went out.

Mu Tong was going to find a large piece of granite, dig a big water tank, and make some other bowls and basins. Of course, the most important thing is to make a stone-to-stone nest, which is used to pound and grind the dried konjac chips to make them powdered. As for the final sifting, Mu Tong was ready to find the tiniest bamboo sieve in stock, which should be suitable for sifting konjac powder.

To find the right granite, I dug two large water tanks and then made a few larger stone nests. Make a few more stone pairs, and when it comes time to grind konjac flour, you can let several people do it at the same time, so that the speed will be much faster.

Ah Yu and Dorjee, seeing Mu Tong digging a big water tank and making a stone nest, the two of them also followed suit. Not to mention, the two brothers are both smart masters, and their hands-on ability is also good, so they learn while watching, and the big water tank and stone nest they make are really not bad.

Mu Tong made a few more stone spoons, a few stone benches, thinking about the simple stone table at home, and couldn't help but make another one: the irregular oval stone surface is shaped like a cloud, and a smaller stone pillar is supported below, and a few equally irregular oval stone benches are around, and a set of works of art that can sell for a lot of money in modern times was born.

Mu Tong looked at his work with satisfaction for a long time, and then waved his hand to let the two brothers move back home.

After the three of them moved back all the newly made stone utensils, Mu Tong looked at the original stone table placed in the courtyard, waved his knife, and transformed this ugly stone into a small and cute stone coffee table, and placed it in the living room of the thatched house.

After eating lunch, Mu Tong touched the konjac chips drying in the yard, and they were almost dry. Now I have a lot of sun every day, and it is easy to dry when I dry things. Looking at the current situation, these konjac chips should be able to be ground into powder at night.

In the afternoon, the three of them wore straw hats woven by Mu Tong from grass blades and went out again.

This time, the three of them went out to collect all kinds of wild vegetables and purple rice nuts in the three-back basket, and also got back a lot of rattans, reed poles and some large sharpened wooden boards.

These rattans, reed poles and large wooden planks, Mu Tong is planning to make a door. Now in the house, there is a straw curtain as the door, and if anyone wants to come in, they will come in as soon as the curtain is lifted, which is too insecure.

Although every night the mouth of the valley is blocked with wooden fences and heavy stones, and there are warriors on duty to prevent wild beasts from entering. But the door of his house is a straw curtain, and Mu Tong is still very insecure. Even all the houses in the tribe are straw curtains.

Of course, what she was most afraid of was that it would be too embarrassing for someone to break in when she and Shen Kai were OOXX.

First, drive two large wooden stakes into the sides of the grass gate, and then nail a piece of crossbar with granite nails on the top, which is considered to be a good door frame.

As for the door, it is to connect these hard solid wood boards with tenons and tenons to piece together a door that is about the same size as the door frame, and then make a frame up and down to reinforce it, and a door is formed.

The finished door panel is still made with stone nails and wooden nails, wooden tenons, etc., fixed on one side of the door frame, and then make a horizontal door latch and vertical bolt inside, and nail two stone rings outside the door for locking, and a simple wooden door is done.

In this way, when you go out during the day, you can hang a lock on the stone ring; When you sleep at night, you can close the latch inside and plug in the latch. Whether it's going out or resting, it's very safe compared to the situation where all the straw curtains are falling.

Seeing that there were still wooden planks left, Mu Tong asked Ah Yu to use these planks to reinforce and raise the fence around the yard. As for the replaced straw curtain, Mu Tong hung it on his bedroom door. In this way, the privacy is much stronger than before.

After putting away the wild fruits and vegetables, Mu Tong came to the yard to see that the konjac chips were almost dry. Called Ayu and Dorjee, took out a few stone nests, and prepared to grind konjac chips.

Grinding dried konjac chips into powder has no technical content, just enough strength and a little skill.

Under Mu Tong's demonstration, Ah Yu and Dorjee quickly mastered the essentials.

Let them put the ground konjac powder in a large stone basin, she took out the selected bamboo sieve and began to sift the konjac powder. The selected konjac powder can be used to make konjac tofu and other konjac products.

The two brothers didn't finish grinding, but only half of the grinding, and the remaining half had to wait for everyone to come in the evening, and then demonstrate it to everyone.

With konjac powder, Mu Tong began to make konjac tofu.

Take a certain amount of konjac powder and put it into a stone basin, add an appropriate amount of water, stir well, and cook on the heat. Stir constantly during the cooking process to avoid clumping, and boil it into a thick shape. After pouring it into a container and letting it cool, it becomes jelly-like, and konjac tofu is done.

When eating, you can cut it into slices or shreds, and it is delicious to eat it stir-fried, boil it in hot pot, and roast duck.

There is also a way to eat it, which is to mix it into a paste and eat it.

The finished konjac tofu, Mu Tong plans to use to roast ducks at night, which are the two animals similar to wild ducks that Ah Yu hit yesterday. Konjac roasted duck is also a famous dish in Mu Tong's hometown, and it tastes very good.

Seeing Dorjee's greedy appearance on the side, Mu Tong took some konjac flour and heated the water to make a paste similar to lotus root flour. Coupled with some honey and juice to taste, a large bowl of konjac paste that is as fragrant and delicious as lotus root flour is freshly baked.

took a small stone spoon and served a bowl to Dorjee, and gave the rest to Ah Yu to eat.

Dorjee swallowed a mouthful of konjac paste in a small spoon and stuck out his tongue: It's so delicious! Sweet, with a hint of fruity fragrance and slightly sour.

Ah Yu smiled with a smile on his face, first took the spoon in his hand, scooped a spoonful and fed it to Mu Tong. Mu Tong shook his head, but at Ayu's insistence, after finally taking a bite, he said that he would never want it again. She didn't like to eat this stuff much before (mainly because it was too much delicious), and she only ate it occasionally.

Seeing that Mu Tong didn't eat, Ah Yu ate the remaining bowl of konjac paste without saying a word.

Mu Tong didn't care about the two brothers, took out the wild duck that was processed yesterday, and lit the fire to make konjac roasted duck.

In the evening, the people of the hunting and gathering tribe returned, and after dinner, they all came to Ayu's courtyard and began to learn the various utensils produced today: how to polish stone floors, wooden doors, stone tables, and stone benches; how to make konjac flour and konjac tofu; How to burn konjac roasted duck......

PS: The sieve is a kind of living utensils made of bamboo chips, which are round and have leaky holes, mainly to make small particles fall out through the holes. The one without holes is not called a "sieve", but a "dustpan"; It can also be called a basket, and in some places it is called "Tuanji" because it is round.

To the nest, also written "碓 wo", 碓, in ancient times with wood, stone, iron and other materials made of rice pounding utensils. People in Shu and nearby areas mostly write "to the nest".