farming female castellan

Chapter 75 Scallion Pancake and Burnt Rice Tea

Chen Fan followed Huai Shan to the small kitchen in the inner courtyard, asked the cook to prepare some flour and shallots, and put the oil and salt on the stove.The pepper and Chinese prickly ash were bought at the grocery store last time, and she went back to the yard to grab some.

After Chen Fan reconciled, he put the dough there to rest.He took a small bowl and a small stone pestle, and began to grind pepper and peppercorns.Huaishan watched silently from the side.

The cook heated up the pot, and Chen Fan grabbed a few handfuls of fat and tender shallots, and began to boil the shallot oil.

After a while, the unique fragrance of scallion oil went straight into people's noses.Huaishan sniffed hard: "It smells so good."

The cook also sat up from the stove: "It turns out that scallion oil smells so good, I'm almost drooling."

Chen Fan dropped the shallots, added ground pepper, ground Chinese prickly ash and salt to continue cooking the shallot oil.

She asked the cook to take a small pot, filled it with half a can of scallion oil, and said that she could stir it when eating noodles.

"Is there a slate for the barbecue?"

"Yes, yes, there is a big stone slab." The cook hurriedly found it and rinsed it off.The ancients used such thin stone slabs for barbecue.

The dough has already woken up, Chen Fan tore off a small ball and kneaded it, rolled it out with a small rolling pin, coated with scallion oil, folded it, rolled it out again, and a scallion pancake was ready.

Chen Fan rolled more than a dozen sheets, and the cook took over the job of rolling the noodles.She rolled the noodles faster, and according to Chen Fan's method, she rolled out more than a dozen cakes in a short while.Huaishan also rolled out a few sheets with great interest, the rolls were irregular, she smiled embarrassedly.

The large stone slab was baked hot, spread oil on it, and baked until faint blue smoke rose, Huaishan spread two sheets of cakes impatiently, and the fragrance was overflowing in no time.The three of them took a deep breath and continued to put the bread on the slate.

A stone slab and eight sheets of bread, turned over two or three times, the cake is baked.

Chen Fan tore a piece of cake, Huai Shan and the cook each picked up a small piece, blew it quickly, and took a bite.

"Yeah, it's delicious." Huai Shan hastily boasted.

"Very crispy and very fragrant." The cook was more stable.

After more than thirty sheets of bread were baked, the aroma had already attracted many people.

Chen Fan cut a few cakes, and everyone rushed in, eating a piece of cake, enjoying themselves.

Everyone unanimously said that it was delicious, but they just didn't eat enough.

"Can I make scallion pancakes like this in the future?" the cook asked.

"Okay, it's not a secret." Chen Fan said.

"Let me make noodles with scallion oil." Anyway, there is still a little scallion oil left.

There was meat in the kitchen, Chen Fan tasted the sauce, and tried to cook some meat sauce.

There are not many scallion noodles, and each person only picks up a chopstick, and it is gone.

"Is the girl going out? Baking so many cakes." The cook asked.Chen Fan nodded.

"I'll bake some more noodles for the girl. When there is boiling water, you can soak them and eat them. Add pickles and serve with rice. Girls may not be used to the food outside." The cook said.Chen Fan sincerely expressed his thanks to her.

"Let's share this cake with everyone today. I'll make some more next time. Help me prepare more green onions." Chen Fan said.

The cook happily agreed.

"Let me fry some burnt rice." Chen Fan asked where the rice was, then dug out a few small bowls, cleaned them and put them into the pot.

This time it was a woman who lit the fire.The rice remained unchanged for a long time in the pot, and everyone talked about it, guessing how the rice would change.

The rice gradually turned yellow, and Huai Shan happily took the spatula and started frying.

The pot is getting hotter and hotter, the color of the rice grains is getting darker, and the pot seems to be smoking.Chen Fan said to stir fry faster, otherwise it will burn.

Huaishan kept turning the spatula: "Didn't you mean burnt rice? Shouldn't it be burnt?"

"It's not really fried until it's browned." Chen Fan said, taking over the job of frying the rice.

The fire in the stove is getting smaller and smaller, and the rice is fried.Chen Fan only left a bowl of rice in the pot, and put the rest into the rice basket.

After adding two large ladles of water, Chen Fan asked his mother-in-law to boil it, and simmered it for a while.

The smell of burnt rice attracted everyone again. Chen Fan filled up the burnt rice porridge and said to Huai Shan, "This is burnt rice porridge. It's more refreshing. It's good to eat in summer. The water can be drunk as tea. It's called burnt rice tea." .”

This is her favorite food in summer. It is fried several times at home every summer. It is delicious hot or cold.

"Can eating this in summer cool off the heat?" Huai Shan asked.

"Of course it can. It's hot in summer, and many people don't have a good appetite. This burnt rice tea is very appetizing. It can invigorate the spleen and eliminate dampness, and it can also stop diarrhea."

"So miraculous?" Huaishan's eyes brightened.

"Amazing, isn't it? There is a saying in traditional Chinese medicine about the efficacy of this rice. It nourishes the vital energy, harmonizes the five internal organs, and unifies the blood vessels. How about five grains nourishing people." Chen Fan said with a smile.

"No wonder the doctor went to pick those herbs. Those flowers, leaves, and stems are all effective." As expected of a pharmacy at home, Huaishan immediately thought of herbs.

The cook found a clean cloth bag and helped Chen Fan pack the burnt rice.

Back in the yard, Chen Fan started drawing pictures.The layout of the main house is similar, with side rooms and side rooms, and the outer courtyard is slightly different.She drew another bunk bed drawing and planned to make five bunk beds.

For dinner, the Liu family had scallion pancakes and burnt rice porridge on the table.The old lady took a sip of the porridge: "Well, this porridge is very refreshing and fragrant, and it goes well with some scallion pancakes and pickles."

Grandpa Liu said: "You can drink it straight away." Saying this, he took another big swig proudly.

"I feel like my appetite has improved." The eldest wife said.

Lu Qi smiled: "Ms. Chen made this in the kitchen today. The scallion pancakes were left in the kitchen. The cook enjoyed the burnt rice porridge, so she fried some burnt rice. Everyone should try it."

"This girl still has such a good craftsmanship?" The old lady was surprised.

"Ms. Chen made them all. The smell of the scallion pancake spread far and wide, attracting many people."

"These are all things that can be eaten on the road?" the second wife asked.

"Yes, Miss Chen said that it will be fine for half a month." Lu Qi said.

"Help her take care of her these two days, and be more prepared. This trip is not to flee famine." The old lady ordered, and the eldest lady agreed.

Chen Fan entered the space at night and was stunned.

Except for the small piece of land where she settled every time she went in, and the area around the creek, sweet potato vines were spread everywhere.

There is almost nothing to be seen in the first plot, and the vegetables in the second plot are almost covered. There are many trees on the third plot, and now there are sweet potato vines between the trees.

Is this a sweet potato vine overrun?
Chen Fan pulled out one, but he couldn't pull it out. With a little more force, the sweet potato vine broke.

She started digging up the soil, and there seemed to be sweet potatoes in the ground, and then digging, there really were.

Yes, things can grow in this space, but it takes a little time and it's a little out of control.

She washed her hands and left the space.Go to bed early, I'm still busy tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)