bullyxtreme Chapter 158 Can be used as a staple food
Chapter 158 Can be used as a staple food
"What's the difference between starch and flour?" Xiaocui said she didn't understand.
Dong Qian didn't know how to explain it to her, so she responded with a smile.
"After you make it, you will know why these two things are different."
As she spoke, Dong Qian took out the steamed potatoes and put them in a basin.
"This task is left to you, crush all these potatoes into puree."
Qin Han nodded without hesitation, but because it was freshly cooked.
He directly pressed it with his hand and accidentally got burned.
Dong Qian frowned, grabbed his hand and quickly walked to the cold water basin, placing his burned hand in the cold water.
"Does it still hurt?"
After a while, Dong Qian took his hand out of the basin and looked at it carefully.
Qin Han shook his head.
In fact, it didn't hurt much at first, but when he saw Dong Qian looking so worried about him, he never said anything.
"That's good, go and press with the spoon, don't use your hands anymore." Dong Qian instructed.
Then she walked over to the basins of water that had been used to rinse the shredded potatoes. They had been there for a while, so the water above them looked relatively clear.
And starch has sunk to the bottom, which is also the way to obtain starch.
After pouring out the water above, you can see some solid flour lying quietly on the bottom of the basin.
After emptying out the other pots, Dong Qian gathered all the starch into one pot.
"I cut so much just now, but there is only so much starch."
Xiaocui felt that it was a bit uneconomical and it was too little.
Dong Qian disagreed.
"The taste of this starch is very different from that of flour. Go and get busy. I'll call you when it's done."
Although several other people were still curious, after all, the restaurant was still busy, so they couldn't stand here and watch all the time.
After they all went to do their own things, Dong Qian walked to Qin Han with starch.
All the potatoes had been crushed into puree, and then she mixed all the starch with the mashed potatoes and kneaded them into a large dough.
"Ahan, go and heat the hot water for me."
Dong Qian rolled the dough into a noodle-like shape while talking to Qin Han.
Qin Han walked directly to the stove without saying anything.
In the past, he didn't know how to do these trivial matters, but now he can do them with ease.
After the hot water boiled, Dong Qian put the noodles she had just kneaded into the pot.
It won't fall apart easily when cooked in this way, and soon there will be a pile of slippery potato flour in the pot.
While it was cooking, Dong Qian simply prepared a condiment, adding sesame seeds, garlic, red vermilion powder, white jade powder, chili peppers and green onions, and then poured a layer of hot oil on top.
The aroma of sesame and garlic is immediately stimulated, and with a little bit of seasoning, the mixture is ready.
After that, the cooked potato flour was taken out of the hot water and kept warm. Dong Qian poured the seasoning on it, and then a bowl of cold potato flour was ready.
Qin Han was the first to take a bite. As expected, the potato flour was nothing like noodles.
The chewy and smooth texture, coupled with the fragrant toppings, makes you want to have another after eating one.
After all, it is made by hand. One stick of potato flour is very thick, and a normal person will be full after eating five sticks.
But Qin Han ate so much that Dong Qian lost count.
Because there is not a lot of starch, Dong Qian only makes enough for a few people.
If she thinks it tastes good, she can continue making it.
And after the potatoes are cut into thin slices, it is also a very good shabu-shabu dish.
If you cook it for a longer time, it will be as soft as mud, if you cook it for a shorter time, it will be crispy and chewy. No matter how you eat it, you can't go wrong.
In addition to these methods, Dong Qian also knows many ways to cook potatoes.
But now the amount of potatoes is not that large, so the craze only lasts for a moment.
"Then what are you going to do next?" Qin Han came over and asked curiously.
When Dong Qian watched the freshly made potato noodles being snatched away, she felt that this was not impossible.
"Yancheng is rich in salt, but half of the other ingredients are grown by the people of Yancheng, and the other half needs to be purchased from other towns."
However, a balance can be achieved in Yancheng. Salt is purchased at normal prices, and ingredients and fruits purchased from outside are also at normal prices.
"But a large part of these ingredients purchased from outside are staple foods, such as rice, wheat, corn, etc. The land in Yancheng is indeed not suitable for growing rice, so there is a shortage of staple foods."
Then Dong Qian said.
“Not only are there many ways to prepare this potato, but it is also very convenient to grow. It is most suitable to be eaten as a staple food!”
Qin Han didn't expect Dong Qian to have such thoughts.
I thought that making Haohan Restaurant prosperous would be great, but Dong Qian was thinking about the entire Yancheng.
"Once this matter is successful, it will definitely accumulate a lot of public opinion, so the city lord must tell everyone."
Dong Qian knew that whoever was in the limelight was easily beaten.
If it really succeeds, everyone will definitely think that Dong Qian is a wise person.
If the city lord knew about this, he would definitely feel uncomfortable hearing these rumors.
Therefore, there is only one way to make the city lord feel comfortable and promote this matter.
"What's more, my original purpose was just to increase the cultivation of staple food in Yancheng, so that I would be less controlled by others. As long as this can be achieved, it doesn't matter whether everyone knows that it is my opinion."
Qin Han looked at his wife with a smile. Such a broad mind and lofty vision were not something ordinary people could achieve.
Sometimes he even felt that Dong Qian was not a girl from that small village at all.
She is a female academic who is knowledgeable and has a lot of ambitions and achievements in her mind.
However, whether this experiment can be successful depends on Dong Wen bringing back the remaining potatoes.
As long as there is no problem with this batch of goods, Dong Qian plans to inform the city lord of the matter immediately.
The sooner and earlier the experiment is of course the best, because it will also lead to faster income.
Only three days have passed, and the potatoes that Dong Wen sent before have been sold out.
Today, Dong Qian and Qin Hao deliberately closed the door early and told the restaurant staff, "We will move to a new restaurant tomorrow!"
The news has been announced and everyone is very excited.
Even after working all day, I feel confident when I think about working in a different place tomorrow.
"The next thing that is very important is to post the announcement about our change of location on the streets and alleys so that everyone knows."
Dong Qian then ordered a few people to post the announcement, and the remaining people followed Qin Hao to move all the things currently used in the restaurant.
There were a lot of things to prepare tonight, and I was busy until almost late at night.
Dong Qian patted her sore shoulder, because everyone was almost gone, and she had to move the remaining tables and pots by herself.
Suddenly a pair of big hands put on her shoulders and squeezed them with just the right amount of force.