Chapter 015: Konjac Tofu
Konjac tofu is very easy to make, and it is made at home every Chinese New Year, and it is a very delicious food.
The core principle is to change a certain ingredient in konjac tofu through an alkaline environment, so that konjac becomes non-toxic and solidified.
Jiang Heng didn't know what the exact ingredient was, but he knew that adding alkali was enough.
On Blue Star, they are all bought alkalis, generally sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate.
But it's hard to find both here, but there's something to replace.
That is the ash of plants and trees, the plants and trees are burned into ash and soaked in water, and the supernatant is alkaline water.
Generally, potassium carbonate is used, although it is not as good as the usual soda ash, but it is no problem to make konjac tofu.
Moreover, Jiang Heng knew that the ancient people used grass and wood gray water to make konjac tofu.
He grabbed a handful of ashes from the fire and threw it into a wooden ladle filled with water, waiting for clarification.
At this time, he washed the konjac again, found a very rough stone, and borrowed a wooden basin from Shiraishi's house.
"Jiang Hengren, will you make new food? Do you need my help? ”
The Shiraishi brothers asked as they finished eating and helped with the pot.
The pots used by these primitive people are all fired on a log with a carbon fire, and the shape is almost burned, and then a simple treatment is a basin, the big one is hundreds of catties, and the small ones are thirty or forty catties, which is very heavy.
"No, you can borrow a stone basin for me again, just say it's paid, and I'll give him a new piece of food I made when I get back."
Jiang Heng shook his head and said to Bai Shi, the method of making konjac should be kept secret, especially the use of grass and wood gray water.
He still can't know that the gray water of plants and trees is the key to making konjac tofu, so he will be useless.
"Good!"
The two Shiraishi brothers nodded and turned to borrow a basin.
Stone basins are not easy to find, and they don't know who has them, because the tribes use wooden basins, which are too difficult to excavate compared to wooden basins.
"Shiya, do you have a stone basin at home?"
"No, what's wrong?"
"To make a brand new food, Jiang Heng people need to use stone basins."
"What kind of food?"
"I don't know, the adults said that they would know when they were done, whoever has a stone basin, he will give a free piece of food at that time."
"I have, I have a stone basin at home!!"
"I also have a stone basin at home!!"
With the incident of the two Baishi brothers borrowing pots, almost all the people of the Shi tribe knew that Jiang Heng was going to make a new food to solve the problem of not having enough food to eat.
Many primitive people followed Baishi and the others to the front of Jiang Heng's gate, and looked inside curiously.
Jiang Heng had already preliminarily completed the production at this time, grinding the konjac into a mud form through rough stones, adding clarified alkaline water, stirring it, and resting it in a wooden basin.
"Jiang Heng, the stone basin has been found."
The two Shiraishi brothers walked in carrying a large stone basin with a diameter of fifty centimeters.
"Alright, you put the stone basin on top of this."
Jiang Heng pointed to the stove next to him that had been built with stones, and said, the tribe does not have an iron pot, so it can only use a stone basin instead.
"Is this the new food? But isn't this plant poisonous? ”
Someone asked, pointing to the konjac wreckage next to him.
Everyone else also looked at Jiang Heng with curiosity.
They had already heard that Jiang Heng had taught a new method of fire preservation yesterday.
Now that there is new food, they all believe that Jiang Heng is from the big tribe.
"Is this to be cooked? We used to try to bake it, but it was still hard to eat, poisonous and spicy to the mouth. ”
Some primitive people said curiously that there are a lot of konjac forests, and some people have tried them, but they gave up later, because there is really no way to eat them.
"It's different, I've added a special substance to this konjac, he can make konjac into non-toxic delicious food, you'll know when I make it."
Jiang Heng said with a smile, he didn't expect so many people to come.
But it's right to think about it, primitive people don't have so many ways to entertain like modern people, and they have nothing to do when they are full.
Jiang Heng said as he added water to the stone basin, set up a fire and began to boil the water.
And these primitive people were really bored, so they sat in front of the door, looking at Jiang Heng boiling water curiously, and some of the bold ones asked him what the Huaxia tribe was like.
Jiang Heng said simply, saying that humans are the most powerful there, and there are no beasts that can beat humans, and many of them have been eaten and exterminated. And people have developed various technologies, planting and breeding, etc., and there is no need to worry about food at all.
Just a few words made these primitive people look at him with wide eyes and disbelief on their faces, and they would not dare to dream of such a dream.
"Is there really such a tribe?"
Some primitive people muttered, this shocked them too much, it turned out that there were already tribes so powerful in distant places, they rubbed their cheeks, and still didn't believe it.
"Of course, as long as we are united, we can one day reach the heights of my original tribe."
Jiang Heng looked at the primitive people squatting on the ground and said with a smile.
Compared to Blue Star, he felt that the primitive people here were more cordial, they were simple, sincere, and united for the tribe.
On the other hand, the people on the Blue Star are extremely indifferent to each other, full of deceit, and crime and violence have never stopped.
The primitive man didn't speak, and quietly watched Jiang Heng make konjac tofu, and it took nearly two hours to see it.
Jiang Heng cut the almost existing konjac tofu into pieces and boiled it in water, and after boiling for thirty minutes, the alkaline water was boiled out.
Then replace it with water and cook for another 40 minutes.
At this time, konjac tofu has swelled a lot, soak it in clean water overnight and let the remaining alkaline water soak out and you can eat it.
Jiang Heng looked at so many pairs of eyes in front of him, and it was not good to make them wait for a long time, so he took out a piece and cut a little to taste it.
Except for a bit alkaline taste, there is no problem, and the taste is even much better than what you can eat on Blue Star.
This konjac should be an enlarged version of Blue Star konjac, and the quality is better.
Jiang Heng didn't give it to everyone immediately, and waited for another half an hour to make sure that he didn't have any adverse reactions before facing everyone.
"My new food is called konjac tofu, and although it can't make everyone eat completely, it shouldn't be a problem to solve some of the necessities of life.
Now everyone can come and try what they want to eat. ”
Jiang Heng looked at the primitive man in front of him and said.
As his words fell, the primitive people all looked at each other a little, although they saw that Jiang Heng was okay after taking a bite, they were still a little worried.
"I'll try it!"
At this time, a high-pitched voice came.
Everyone looked towards the source of the sound, only to see a tall man with a wheat complexion, hair braided day by day, and a scar at the corner of his eye.
"It's Lord Shi Song, I didn't expect him to come to see the excitement!"
The primitive people chirped that Shi Song was a totemic warrior second only to the chief Black Feather, and was very worshipped by the tribesmen.
Jiang Heng also looked at this person, feeling that some people were not good, this Shi Song looked at him with a kind of discrimination and disdain in his eyes, and a faint disgust.
But in the face of the clansmen, he is very kind, which shows that he simply hates himself. This made Jiang Heng a little incomprehensible, how could he provoke this guy.