A Mouthful of Sky-high Fried Rice, Lao Tang Apprenticed on the Spot

"Serve."

The food delivery bell rang again.

When Qin Lan returned to the dining area, she saw Li Yi bringing out a plate of fried peanuts, and said with a smile: "Tell the guests, they are the first table guests, this is a gift, remember to remind them , Let them eat peanuts and dried tofu together, it will have the aroma of walnuts."

Qin Lan was a little surprised when she heard this: "Is it true?"

Li Yi smiled: "If you don't believe me, just try."

"Uh... got it."

Qin Lan smiled, but avoided the topic of trying the combination of peanuts and dried tofu.

Seeing this, Li Yi didn't say much, just watched her send the fried peanuts to the front hall.

Although Qin Lan didn't accept the suggestion, compared to the way she didn't dare to catch her breath just now, she has improved a lot now.

Take your time, don't rush.

At this time, Zhao Jinmai, who was on the side, came over, chewing the leftover fried peanuts and unfinished dried tofu, and said excitedly: "Brother Yi! It really smells like walnuts! How did you find out? "

"Jin Shengtan told me."

Li Yi said something casually, and then ordered: "Go and bring me the soaked salted tofu."

"Um."

Zhao Jinmai squeezed two more fried peanuts and threw them into the mouth before turning around to get the tofu.

On the other hand, Wu Lei and Zheng Jun stood next to the plate of fried peanuts, one on the left and the other on the right, throwing peanuts into their mouths like a competition, eating deliciously.

"The peanuts are fried really well, the heat is really good, there is no smell of burnt, just right."

Zheng Jun became addicted to eating, and sent one after another to his mouth, like loading a bullet.

Wu Lei didn't eat as fast as him, but he didn't stop. While eating, he looked at Li Yi and asked, "Brother Yi, where did the peanuts come from?"

"Jinjiang, Fuzhou, Yakou Peanuts."

Li Yi also squeezed one, threw it into his mouth, chewed and said, "Wasn't you here when I bought it?"

"Yes, I remembered."

Wu Lei grabbed a handful, threw one into his mouth, and exclaimed: "When you bought it, you said that this kind of peanut is the most suitable for fried peanuts. I still don't believe it. Now it tastes better than ordinary fried peanuts. Eh!"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Jun asked doubtfully, "Is there anything special about this peanut?"

"There is nothing special about it, but the quality is more suitable for making fried peanuts."

Li Yi explained: "There are many peanut production areas in China, the more famous ones are the big peanuts in Lu Province, the Tianfu peanuts in Sichuan Province, the Hongyazi peanuts in Xingcheng in Liao Province, etc., and the Yakou peanuts in Quanzhou, Fuzhou Province, etc.

Different origins and varieties of peanuts have different fruit shapes, grains, and tastes.

However, generally we will roughly divide them into small peanuts in the south and large peanuts in the north.

The representative of large peanuts in the north is Shandong Province. For example, the hilly areas of Jiaodong generally grow large-grained varieties. The large peanuts in Yantai generally have pods that can grow up to 7 cm, and the net weight can reach about 200 grams to 240 grams.

This kind of large peanut has plump seeds, white peel, and rich flesh, so it has a high yield and is more suitable for oil extraction, or making salted peanuts and spiced peanuts, which are more enjoyable to eat.

However, peanuts suitable for fried peanuts are generally small and medium-sized varieties, such as medium-grained or pearl-bean-shaped. "

"Why?"

Zheng Jun was puzzled: "They are all peanuts, don't the big ones taste better?"

"But it's not easy to fry."

Li Yi explained: "To fry peanuts, the oil temperature should not be too low, so if you use large-grained peanuts, it will often not be fried through and cooked, and when the inside is cooked, the outside will also be mushy, which will affect the taste.

But if it is salted peanuts, you can keep boiling and soaking them in water. The more you boil the peanuts, the more delicious they will be. "

"oops!"

Zheng Jun patted his leg: "No wonder! I fry peanuts at home, but they always burn. I use big peanuts!"

"so!"

Li Yi smiled and said: "Fried peanuts, it is best to use this kind of small and medium-sized ones. This Yakou peanuts are in the shape of pearls, like pearls, uniform in size, full of fruit, easy to fry, once fried It is transparent, crispy and delicious, and the chewing is fine and slag-free, and the more you chew, the more fragrant it becomes."

"It really tastes better the more you chew."

Zheng Jun squeezed two more peanuts and threw them into his mouth, sighing: "It's a pity not to drink some wine with these peanuts."

"Not urgent."

Li Yi looked at Zhao Jinmai who came back with the salted tofu, took the tofu and said with a smile, "When we're done today, let's have a drink tonight."

"I think it will work!"

Zheng Jun was quite moved.

Li Yi smiled, returned to the desk, and continued cooking.

Watching him busy, Zheng Jun asked Wu Lei in a low voice, "What's his last name?"

Wu Lei glanced at Li Yi, and said in a low voice, "My surname is Li. We all call him Brother Yi, but he's actually not that old."

"Oh, Li Yi."

Zheng Jun remembered the name: "Not bad."

"Serve!"

Li Yi made salted tofu with three strokes, five cuts and two cuts.

Salted tofu is also a very simple cold dish, even better than dried tofu with sauce because it is prepared in advance.

After the northern tofu was ready yesterday, Li Yi boiled a pot of salt water with peppercorns, soaked two pieces of tofu in it, and put it in the freezer.

After soaking for a day, the taste of salt water has penetrated into the tofu, take it out and cut it into thin slices, sprinkle with sesame oil and eat it.

Although the method is simple, this dish has high requirements on the ingredients.

First of all, and the most basic, is that the tofu should be good, and the bean flavor should be enough.

This dish is to eat the original taste of tofu, if the quality of tofu is not up to standard, there is no way to make it into a dish.

Secondly, the quality of the peppercorns must be good, and the taste must be strong enough to bring a strong enough taste when eating.

The prickly ash that Li Yi used was the thornless phoenix pepper he brought back from the airport.

This kind of thornless phoenix pepper has a strong numbness and a pleasant aroma. The most special feature is that it also has an orange aroma.

But the most important ingredient in this dish is salt.

Salt is the first of all flavors and the most important condiment, none of them.

A dish can be without any condiments, but absolutely not without salt.

No matter how delicious the ingredients are, if there is no salt, they will be overshadowed.

The common salts are fine salt as white as snow, and coarse salt with large grains.

The purity of household fine salt can basically reach more than 99%.

That's because the commonly used salts are basically purified and produced through various chemical methods.

But there are also some natural salts, which will produce different flavors and colors in taste due to different origins, types and contents of internal impurities.

For example, Himalayan salt will show a beautiful pink color, which is because it contains a small amount of iron oxide, so the taste will have a slight fishy smell.

In terms of nutrition, these salts are no different from ordinary salt, and eating them will not cure any diseases.

But when cooking, using these natural salts can indeed make the taste of dishes more delicate and experience.

Hearing the bell ringing, Qin Lan walked over quickly.

While picking up the salted tofu, she excitedly said to Li Yi: "The guest ate peanuts and dried tofu, and it really tasted like walnuts, so amazing!"

Li Yi said with a smile: "Come and see me as a unicorn offering blessings later, it's even more amazing."

"good."

Qin Lan nodded, and went to serve the dishes with the salted tofu.

Seeing her brisk walking away, a satisfied smile appeared on the corner of Li Yi's mouth.

That's right, she can already ignore the tofu in her hand.

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