Chapter 328: A two-pronged approach
"Bang."
Because the kelp had already been cut by the angry chicken, Xu Qingge omitted a step.
The kelp is grayish-green as a whole, and there is sea sand and sea salt on the surface in addition to hoarfrost, so it is easier to shake these things off first.
Then, Xu Qingge opened the earthen stove and put a steamer in it.
Kelp is an algae that contains algin, which absorbs water to produce a gelatinous substance that prevents water from entering.
In addition, it contains water-soluble nutrients, so if you soak it alone, the nutritional value will be reduced.
Although for pet beasts, homogeneous energy is the first tonic, but even in the heterogeneous plant, there is not only homogeneous energy.
But even if you don't notice this, the general pet beast also eats and sleeps with the beast master, as long as there is no problem with the beast master for three meals, basically there will be no problems in this area.
Remove from the pot and pour the water, and start steaming for half an hour.
I couldn't watch it for half an hour, Xu Qingge saw that after Wan Le finished cutting the silver cod, he began to prepare for other processes.
"Brother Wanle, go get some tofu."
"Chirp~"
Xu Qingge hadn't seen such a thing as tofu in the vegetable market, and thought with his toes that this kind of food full of beany smell would be quite unpalatable once it could not be processed.
Since Wanle can use it as a regular dish, it is probably the tofu prepared by himself.
After Wan Le left, Xu Qingge took out a black iron kitchen knife from the spice bag.
Needless to say, this is also the support from Jennifer as a chef, which is one of the salaries, and is the product of mutual agreement.
In terms of sharpness, the black iron kitchen knife is not as sharp as the wolf's teeth, but it is better to pay more attention to hygiene when cutting what you eat.
Wan Le came back quickly, after all, it was less than 50 meters away from the back kitchen.
"Chirp~"
Wan Le didn't say anything, just quietly brought something, not only tofu, of course, but also homemade bean paste and tempeh.
This kind of thing, Boe didn't sell either.
After he saw Xu Qingge's face after eating the mapo tofu he made, he immediately understood.
The things I make by myself only have the shape of food but no soul of food, just like those wax models in modern times, only beautiful looks left.
"The first step is to cut the tofu into two-centimeter cubes, the size of which can be determined according to the size of the other person."
Xu Qingge picked a random piece of tofu from the tofu brought by Wan Le.
The palm-sized tofu has three cuts on the side, four cuts horizontally, and two cuts on the side, and it has a preliminary shape.
Cut tofu should be placed in water for later use.
"The second step is to remove the beany smell."
"Bird guests don't usually care about the taste, but it's essential to make furry food a food."
Xu Qingge sniffed his black iron kitchen knife, and the smell of beany on it was even a little rushing.
Wan Le grabbed a small piece of tofu that had just been cut and stuffed it into his mouth.
The smell of beany or something, he could barely feel it.
This may be because he is only a C-class pet beast.
Some pet beasts will even strengthen their taste buds after evolution, and even some A-class pet beasts have a taste that surpasses that of humans.
If it weren't for the language barrier, the profession of foodie would be a thing of the past.
"Heat the pan, pour the water, wait for the water to boil, that is, when it is gurgling and bubbling, and then add the tofu."
Xu Qingge tried to make every step he taught easier to understand.
"Chirp~ Understood."
Wan Le didn't understand what the water boiled meant, but his keen feathers sensed it, and the water boiled that the temperature couldn't continue to rise.
"The next thing is to pour salt and get rid of the beany smell."
Xu Qingge opened a glass bottle, and inside was a large particle of coarse salt.
Xu Qingge tasted it, and the taste was a little novel.
Eighty-seven percent of the salt used in Longhua is well salt, three-percent is lake salt, and the remaining 10 percent is sea salt.
Xu Qingge's home is not by the sea, and she has never thought of buying some sea salt to taste.
But Boi is an island nation, although most of the salt is not used for food because the people themselves are not very good at cooking food.
But after all, it is a seaside city, and most of the salt is naturally sea salt.
The taste of sea salt is a bit heavier than well salt, so Xu Qingge added a little less as appropriate.
"Cook it for two or three minutes and you'll be able to take it out."
"Isn't there a colander here either?"
It's not just kitchen knives, but there doesn't seem to be a colander in this kitchen either.
"Chirp~ I can also use the magic of the flight system when I fish it out."
Wan Le fanned his wings and rolled up a gust of wind.
The pieces of white and tender tofu are neatly stacked, and if it weren't for the looming gaps on it, it would be exactly the same as before it was cut.
"That's amazing!"
Xu Qingge couldn't help but sigh in admiration, tofu is quite fragile, and Wan Le seems to have specially practiced this aspect of the content.
"Chirp~ no more."
Wan Le was a little embarrassed, this was the first time in recent years that he had shown his cooking skills in front of someone other than his wife.
"No, I'm serious. Mapo tofu pays attention to the eight methods, and the spicy hot whole is crispy and fragrant. ”
"Only whole mapo tofu is authentic."
"Chirp."
Looking at Xu Qingge's serious expression, Wan Le also sat up.
He originally thought that this was just an ordinary food professor, but he didn't expect that Xu Qingge would not shy away from telling him such a thing as a formula.
There is nothing difficult to do some of these eight words, but if you want to be "authentic" without missing a word, this mantra is indispensable.
In Wan Le's eyes, this mantra is worth a hundred kinya, start!
"Then, we're going to use the beef."
What Xu Qingge didn't expect was that there would be beef sold in the vegetable market.
The shopkeeper boasted that it was a high-end item he had imported from Dongcheng, and he didn't know if it was real or fake.
"Chirp, I'm going to cut these too, right?"
"yes, I'm going to see how the kelp is doing."
In the process of chopping the beef at Wanle, Xu Qingge opened the lid of the steamed kelp.
"It's also formed."
Xu Qingge touched the surface of the kelp, steamed for about thirty minutes, and the gum had been generated enough.
"Wan Le."
"Chirp."
Needless to say, after Xu Qingge called out his name, it only took a second for Wan Le to roughly remember the state that kelp needed.
"Then it's pouring in white vinegar, by the way, Wanle, these are all specialties of Dongcheng, can you get them?"
Xu Qingge is worried about this.
Although vinegar is a traditional seasoning in Longhua, vinegar is not the only one that Longhua can brew.
If you can't get vinegar, it will take up too much space if you brew it yourself.
"I can send someone to Dongcheng to buy it."
Wan Le doesn't care about such trivial things, for winged birds, going to other cities is as easy as going out for a shopping trip.
The shelf life of vinegar is not bad, and it can be used for a long time in the underground cellar, so there is really no need to worry about this small problem.