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Chapter 541-The Last One, Three Shrimp Longevity Noodles

Wang Fan is already preparing the last dish of the day.

People in the north usually eat a bowl of longevity noodles on their birthdays. The whole bowl contains a long noodle that must be eaten in one bite, which symbolizes longevity, health, peace and happiness.

Lanzhou noodles are very famous and delicious, but Suzhou noodles are also very distinctive, and there are not many opportunities to eat them outside of the city. Wang Fan and Zhuo Qianqian often hung out in local noodle shops at that time.

Today he plans to make this last bowl of longevity noodles in the form of Suzhou noodles.

Suzhou noodles require three things to be hot: hot soup, hot noodles, and hot bowl. Only when the bowl is hot can the noodles have the best taste when eaten.

Thick soup, hard noodles, heavy toppings, the noodles should not be cooked for too long, so that they can be hard and each strand can be clearly distinguished and not mushy when served to diners.

Wang Fan spent a full 58 yuan on a bowl of noodles in Suzhou, and it was in a small street restaurant, not a big hotel, but he felt that it was worth it at just 58 yuan.

There’s nothing I can do, the boss gave me too much!
His noodles are called "Guoqiao", which are shredded eel in a rich and oily sauce, soft and melt-in-your-mouth braised meat, large chunks of stir-fried fish, and finally a plate of hand-peeled shrimps. The fresh, fragrant and tender shrimps completely conquer the diners' taste buds.

Some people also like to soak some shredded ginger in vinegar, which not only relieves greasiness but also enhances freshness and enriches the taste. Wang Fan thinks he can add it too.

But whether the diners eat it or not is their business, he has no right to interfere.

This time he came to Xiamen in his RV. The food was not special, but many of the ingredients and seasonings were collected by him after traveling to several provinces.

Oranges grown in the south of the Huai River are oranges, while those grown in the north of the Huai River are tangerines. The same variety of peppers grown in different provinces and different soils will be different. There is really no way to replace them.

The most important thing is his pot of broth.

The soup stock of this noodle soup is the soul. His soup stock is delicious enough to soak your belt in, not to mention his noodles that are completely handmade, which are kneaded, stirred and tied three times.

Absolutely powerful.

However, the ingredients were limited, and several of them were Kung Fu dishes, so he tried his best to choose the ones he could cook.

There were no other ingredients, but there were some fresh river shrimps. He didn't hide them and prepared to finish with the three-shrimp noodles, which is known as the "Hermes of noodles".

The so-called "three shrimps" are the shrimp roe, shrimp brain and shrimp meat of river shrimp, which are the three most essential parts of the shrimp.

In Suzhou legend, there is also a dish of six shrimp noodles, but it is probably lost. At least Wang Fan has not seen it.

It takes one pound of live shrimp to peel enough shrimp for a serving of three-shrimp noodles, and the market price of this kind of river shrimp is generally around 70 yuan, so charging 150 yuan for a bowl of noodles is really not expensive.

The size of river shrimp is much smaller than that of ordinary sea shrimp, not to mention that of lobster. Fortunately, Wang Fan has great patience and plenty of time.

After all, the key to eating noodles is that people wait for the noodles, not the noodles waiting for people. When they have almost finished eating all the dishes, it is just right for the birthday person to have a bowl of longevity noodles to relax.

Estimating what Mr. Shen would eat today, Wang Fan felt that if he made it according to the amount of one pound, Mr. Shen would definitely be stuffed to death, so he only prepared to make one-third of the noodles.

I peeled about three or two shrimps, then collected the shrimp heads and prepared to cook them.

However, it took Wang Fan several minutes to prepare these three taels of shrimp, which made him suspect that the lost recipe of six-shrimp noodles must have required the combination of two elements.

The two lost elements are either expensive or life-threatening. And the six-prawn noodle dish is likely to be both expensive and life-threatening!
After all, using seven or eight pounds of river shrimp to make a bowl of noodles is not only extremely extravagant, but the entire process of processing the shrimp can really cost the chef his life.

Among the steps in making three-shrimp noodles, frying the shrimp roe is probably the most time-consuming. It takes at least an hour for most people. Only someone like Wang Fan who has absolute control over the heat dares to use high heat, so that the time can be shortened to 20 minutes.

This is not the first time that Wang Fan has made shrimp oil to fry shrimp heads. Although he used river shrimp this time, the recipe is basically the same.

Then the shrimps are fried quickly. The shrimps that are 7.8% cooked are pink, tender and chewy, and have the best taste.

Stir-fry the shrimp brain until fragrant, then add the shrimp meat. Stir-fry for 10 seconds, then pour in the shrimp roe, stir well and serve directly.

A long alkaline noodle has been cooked in broth. The bowl soaked in hot water is taken out, and the noodles are taken out and put into the bowl. The fried shrimps are not poured directly into the bowl but are placed on plates separately. This is called "crossing the bridge" in the jargon.

However, he sprinkled some shrimp oil on the noodles and stirred them evenly to effectively prevent them from sticking together.

Taking a deep breath and smelling the delicious aroma that kept surging in his nose, even Wang Fan himself wanted to have a taste.

But there will be plenty of opportunities to do it in the future, so it doesn’t matter.

……

In the restaurant, Mr. Shen's family of three and Aunt Wu's actions at this moment are surprisingly consistent - Ge You's pose.

Four people were slumped crookedly on the huge dining chairs, each of them gently rubbing their stomachs with their hands.

Looking at the large basins and small plates on the table, the contents can only be described as empty. There is really not even a bit of sauce left, and even the ginger in the ginger duck has been eaten by less than half.

Father Shen exhaled a sigh of satisfaction and said, "This meal is the most delicious meal I have ever had in my life. A person's reputation is like the shadow of a tree. Boss Wang's cooking skills are even better than those of the International Center."

Shen Teng leaned back in his chair, looking like he was about to pass away. He had been hungry for a whole day and then overate. Most people wouldn't want to experience that kind of pain.

But even so, he absolutely had no regrets. Dying under the peony flowers would be romantic, and dying from eating too much delicious food would definitely be a great enjoyment in life.

Mother Shen seemed to be breathing more than she was breathing in. Even though she paid attention to her figure management, she almost ate her stomach to pieces today.

There was no way to stop eating these dishes, especially the last one, stewed with chicken and wild delicacies, which hit the core of her taste buds directly.

Aunt Wu was not much better off. She was basically responsible for the cleanup work.

Shen Teng groaned and said to his father, "Dad, I remember Brother Wang said there's still one... one serving of longevity noodles. Can you still eat... can you eat it? Huhuhu..."

The words were spoken in a disjointed manner, which showed how full he was.

Mr. Shen was already very thin, and after suddenly eating so much, his stomach bulged visibly. Hearing his son's words, he took a breath and said, "What else can I eat? Where's the room left?"

Shen Teng perked up when he heard this, and sat up excitedly as if he had just regained some energy: "Then I'll happily accept it when it's served to me."

Father Shen glanced at him and said, "I think if you keep eating, I might have to consider practicing another trumpet with your mother."

(End of this chapter)