I Open a Restaurant in another World

Chapter 17

Chapter 17 Cold Noodles (bug fix)

After closing the stall, the two went to the blacksmith shop again.

The things Zhang Beiting wanted were already made. The two shallow plates were about one foot in diameter and were round and very cute.

Only when Song Yanqing got home did he ask the question in his mind, "What is this used for?"

When he heard the blacksmith say that the iron pot was flattened before, he thought it was used for cooking. Now it looks more like it is used to hold things.

Zhang Beiting kept it a secret, "You will know tomorrow."

After breakfast the next day, Zhang Beiting weighed three pounds of flour and began to knead the dough. He also called Song Yanqing, "Help me wash it later."

Although Song Yanqing didn't understand why the dough had to be washed after kneading it, he was no longer surprised by Zhang Beiting's unusual practices. After all, it was good to make delicious food.

Let the smooth dough rise for a quarter of an hour, then soak it in water for a cup of tea, and then you can wash it.

The two worked together and soon washed out the wheat starch from the large ball of flour, leaving only the smooth gluten.

The washed wheat starch was allowed to settle for two hours, and the starch that settled at the bottom was the material for making cold noodles.

In the afternoon, the two sent the flour and water for making cold noodles to the He family next door, and then returned together.

The earthen stove in their house has two stove holes, which are connected in front and back. When the fire in the front is very strong, the back can also boil water.

Zhang Beiting put a small pot in the back, boiled water in the front to steam the cold noodles, and steamed the gluten washed in the morning in the back.

When the water boiled, he skillfully brushed a layer of cooked oil on the iron plate he brought back yesterday, then poured half a bowl of the mixed batter, and shook the iron plate back and forth to spread the batter evenly on the iron plate.

In order to prevent the iron plate from being too heavy and not easy to float on the water, he also put a bamboo rack of medium height in the pot. The iron plate was supported by the rack, so it would not sink, and the boiling water could also scald the bottom of the plate.

Zhang Beiting covered the pot and said to Song Yanqing who was watching the fire, "Keep the fire high."

The pot lid was made of wood, so it was difficult to observe the condition of the cold skin inside. Zhang Beiting's first and second cold skins failed.

The first one was because the steaming time was too long, and it broke when it was taken out.

He shortened the time for the second one, but it was too short, so the cold skin was not cooked.

It was not until the third one that he steamed a transparent and chewy cold skin.

With the experience of a successful experience, it was much easier to steam it later. The two of them soon steamed a beautiful pot of cold skin.

When the cold noodles were also ready, Zhang Beiting added some, mixed them together and said, "Let's eat it first."

Song Yanqing had eaten cold noodles several times, so the first thing he wanted to taste was naturally the cold skin. He picked up a piece and put it in his mouth.

The almost transparent skin was as soft as he imagined, with a slightly chewy taste and very smooth.

He ate another piece of gluten.