Sweet Garden Sands

Chapter 445 About Costs
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When he mentioned the new dishes just now, he winked at himself. Although he didn't say it clearly, Ke Hanxue knew what he meant to prevent him from cooking new dishes in the big kitchen.

"I'll have to work hard for you today. I'll reorganize the big kitchen at noon, and you will teach the two chefs new dishes." Ge Yunzhang pursed his lips.

He was indeed worried that the new dishes would leak out again, which would make others cheaper.

"My own restaurant, what's the hard work?" She shot him a glance, then returned to the stove and started to get busy.

"I'm not cheating on you, I really feel sorry for you." He stepped forward to put his arms around her waist and explained softly.

"I know, I'm going to make steamed meat powder, you go and do your work, don't get in the way here." She curled her lips, and selected a suitable rice from several wooden buckets for rice, and used a small The basin was filled up, and then soaked in clean water.

"What is tamales? What can I do for you?" He followed her closely.

"I don't need your help now, you will know what it is when I finish it."

He thought for a while and said, "Then shall I go out and see what's going on outside?"

"Okay, go, I will call you when I need your help." She waved to him.

He looked up at the door and saw no one was coming, so he pecked her lips lightly before walking out of the small kitchen.

After the rice was soaked, Ke Hanxue went to the big kitchen to pick out more than a dozen kinds of spices such as pepper, cinnamon, star anise, cumin, fragrant leaves, grass fruit, etc., and returned to the small kitchen. Then, according to the proportion, these materials were mixed with stone mortar Grind into powder and make thirteen incense for later use.

The rice used to make steamed meat powder needs to be soaked for about an hour before it can be used. Ke Hanxue took advantage of this gap to start making the "Pretty Woman in Pink".

This "Pretty Lady in Pink" is actually carrot puff pastry.

It wasn't until he started making it that Ke Hanxue remembered that it was difficult to see carrots in Miansi County. After thinking about it, he decided to use vegetable juice to color the Lapi Cake.

Ke Hanxue poured horseshoe powder into an aluminum basin, then added an appropriate amount of water and horseshoe powder to the basin to make a slurry and put it aside. On the other side, boiled some sugar water with white sugar and water in the pot, and the sugar water boiled After opening, pour the sugar water into the aluminum basin containing the powder slurry and mix well.

At this time, the flour slurry in the aluminum basin becomes half-cooked flour slurry.

Ke Hanxue took a few green vegetable leaves, twisted a few drops of green vegetable juice into the slurry, and mixed well.

Ke Hanxue thought that it was June and the weather was hot, and many people had no appetite. After thinking about it, she added a few drops of vinegar.

Ke Hanxue found a square tray, brushed a layer of vegetable oil on the bottom of the tray, poured the prepared powder slurry into the tray, and then steamed it into a transparent shape on a high heat.

After cooling, lift it from the tray, put it on the cutting board and roll it into a long roll, then cut it into one-inch-long roll strips and fry it until fragrant. Sprinkle some white sesame seeds before serving. It's done.

Seeing that there were still tomatoes in the kitchen, Ke Hanxue followed the same method and made a tomato puff pastry with tomato juice.

After it was done, she put the two colors of Lapi cakes on a plate.

Because the servings are large enough, Ke Hanxue divided the two colors of rapi cakes into three plates and placed them.

As soon as Ke Hanxue placed the puff pastry, Ge Yunzhang returned to the small kitchen.

When he looked at the red and green, crystal-clear lapi cakes on the plate, his eyes lit up and he asked, "Is this the steamed meat powder you mentioned?"

"Haha, what steamed meat powder, this is called Lapi cake!" Ke Hanxue couldn't help laughing after hearing what he said.

However, there is no such thing as steamed meat powder in this dynasty, and he has never seen Lapi Cake, so it is normal to confuse the two.

"Lapi Cake? What does it taste like?" He hurriedly stepped forward to pick up a piece of emerald green Lapi Cake and took a bite.

With this bite, Ge Yunzhang was surprised. He chewed for a long time before swallowing a mouthful of puff pastry. He commented: "This puff pastry is very suitable for this weather. It's sweet and sour, very appetizing, and delicious. It's chewy and interesting."

Ge Yunzhang paused, then pointed to the peeled cake on the plate, and said, "Moreover, the white sesame seeds are tightly adsorbed on the surface of the peeled cake, which plays a finishing touch and looks very attractive."

"Hehe, husband, you are almost becoming a foodie." Ke Hanxue couldn't help joking after hearing what he said clearly.

"Haha, this is also what you cultivated." He smiled and brought the Lapi cake in his hand to her lips: "Take a bite too."

Ke Hanxue hadn't had time to taste the puff pastry, so she took a bite, chewed, and said, "Is it too sour?"

The taste is similar to the ones she made before, very springy and delicious, and the amount of sugar is similar, but the vinegar seems to be too much.

"I think it's just right," Ge Yunzhang said, and then asked, "What material is this made of?"

"The green one is made with water chestnut powder and vegetable juice, and the red one is made with water chestnut powder and tomato juice."

"Would the red one be the 'Pretty in Pink' you wrote yesterday?" Ge Yunzhang asked.

He remembered that the name of this dish was written in her notebook yesterday, but this puff pastry is a cold dish, and the shredded sweet potatoes just made belong to dessert, why is there no hot dish?
"Yes, but the green one hasn't been named yet, why don't you help me think of one." Ke Hanxue didn't know that he was worried about hot dishes.

Ge Yunzhang looked at the plates of jelly cakes and pondered for a moment, and then said: "I think these two kinds of jelly cakes are put together, red and green, which is very beautiful. Why don't we call it even red and green?"

"Okay, let's call it Yunhong Diancui." Ke Hanxue agreed without thinking.

"By the way, are the guests outside calmed down?" Ke Hanxue asked again.

"It's all calmed down, and I promise them to give them a new dish from our place."

"Then do you want to send this uniform red and green dots or send the birds with thousands of threads back to their nests?"

I saw Ge Yunzhang raised his eyebrows: "Of course it's a gift..."

"Thousands of birds are returning to their nests!" Ke Hanxue finished speaking for him with a smile.

Doing business, of course, is to save costs while cooking well.

"Haha, our husband and wife have a good understanding!" He smiled and pinched her little face.

"Then we don't have enough sweet potatoes." Ke Hanxue said, pointing to the remaining sweet potatoes on the stage.

"I have already sent someone to buy it, and this meeting should be back soon."

As soon as Ge Yunzhang finished speaking, a mistress came to the door of the small kitchen carrying a cloth bag.

"My lord, where do you put this thing?"

"Just put it there, you can go down." Ge Yunzhang didn't let the little boy come into the kitchen.

The little girl put the bag at the door of the kitchen as she said, and left.

"It turns out that you planned it a long time ago?" Ke Hanxue glanced at him.

"Isn't it urgent, I haven't had time to talk to you, let's do it quickly." Ge Yunzhang brought in the bag, picked a few larger sweet potatoes and peeled them.

(End of this chapter)