bullyxtreme Chapter 277 Steamed Cold Noodles
Chapter 277 Steamed Cold Noodles
Just as Lin Lanshan finished frying all the nuts, Lin Chunyi brought half a basin of chestnut powder into the kitchen.
"Hmm~ I smelled the oily aroma of dried fruit as soon as I entered the room, it smells so good! You haven't shelled the pine nuts yet, where did you put them? I'll shell the rest."
Lin Lanshan nodded in acknowledgment, "There it is, perfect timing. I was planning to fry some more black sesame seeds; adding some black sesame seeds will make it even more fragrant."
She threw the half-burnt firewood in the stove into the ashes, then used the residual heat from the bottom of the pot to stir-fry a handful of black sesame seeds and set them aside to cool.
Rub the peanut skins again and blow them all away, leaving only the slightly yellow peanut kernels.
Next, cut the peanuts, walnuts, and dried red dates into pieces about the same size as the sunflower seeds and pine nuts. Also, chop the shelled and pitted longan pulp.
Put all the chopped nuts into a bowl, then pour in the black sesame seeds, sprinkle on a handful of dried osmanthus flowers, stir and shake it.
A bowl of mixed nuts is ready.
Lin Lanshan carried the basin to her sister and said, "Sister, look! They're all the same size, have a variety of colors, and are full of fruity aroma. Doesn't it look delicious?"
Without saying a word, Lin Chunyi took out a spoon from her spatial storage and scooped a spoonful into her mouth.
Crispy, slightly sweet, and becomes more fragrant the more you chew...
"How's it going? Is it delicious?"
She scooped up a spoonful and fed it to her younger sister. "Delicious! But I feel like eating too much might cause internal heat, since it's all stir-fried. How about adding some fruit? It's refreshing and sweet, and it can help cut through the greasiness of the nuts."
I still vividly remember the time I got a sore throat from eating roasted sweet potatoes.
Lin Lanshan ate heartily, then noticed the same problem. She put the basin down, went out the door, and headed towards the cellar.
"Okay, then I'll go and get some of each kind of fruit!"
Lin Chunyi remembered the stock they had in their cellar this year, so she called out from behind, "And those dried fruits we dried, we can put some in too."
"Okay, I got it~" and then the person disappeared.
In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Lin Lanshan brought over a full bamboo basket from the cellar.
Dried strawberries, dried peaches, tangerines, pears, jujubes, and all sorts of fruits that can be put into chestnut powder were brought out, and even half a watermelon was taken out from the space.
Lin Chunyi was taken aback: "Good heavens, I'm getting too much nutrition! Lanshan, are you planning to make us drink chestnut powder from now on, or just eat these toppings? Just two spoonfuls of each of these nuts and fruits would be enough to make us six or seven tenths full!"
Then, add a spoonful of chestnut flour, a cup of water, a spoonful of nuts, and a spoonful of fruit, and you'll have a bowlful.
I bet they had to put in a lot of effort to find even a pinch or two of chestnut powder among all those ingredients.
Lin Lanshan peeled the fruit that needed peeling and removed the seeds that needed removing, saying smugly as she worked:
"What we eat ourselves has to be made with plenty of ingredients! Otherwise, what can we do like those fruit and nut lotus root starch vendors who mix together a bowl of stuff that, besides the unknown starch that's not good for your health, doesn't have much else of value in it..."
Honestly, there aren't many people who haven't been fooled by lotus root starch!
Unless you're a true expert or witnessed the entire process of using lotus root to make it, how many people can honestly guarantee that what they're eating is genuine?
She used to be very proud of her ability to successfully make lotus root starch every time, thinking she was a natural talent for it.
I never imagined that the merchant had betrayed me and made it with starch!
No wonder she was able to make it successfully even when she didn't use freshly boiled water... A bunch of unscrupulous merchants!
Next summer, she's determined to buy lots of lotus roots and make her own lotus root starch. She'll finally redeem herself after eating so many starchy breakfasts!
Lin Lanshan felt energized at the thought and started chopping the fruit.
"Wait!" Lin Chunyi suddenly shouted to stop her.
Holding up the knife, which was stained with some fruit juice, she asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
"You're putting jujubes in there? Maybe not. It seems like no matter how you process them, they always end up with a weird, unpleasant taste, except when made into candied dates."
Lin Lanshan stared at the few winter dates on the cutting board, and indeed she had never seen winter dates prepared in any other way.
Moreover, their "mixed fruit flavored chestnut powder" is only missing these fruits to be completed, and they can't let the whole pot spoil because of just one type of fruit...
After a moment's thought, she set them aside and chopped up all the other fruits and dried fruits into small pieces, putting them into another bowl.
"Sis, we have nuts and fruit, shall we mix them together and have a bowl?"
Lin Lanshan, as always, seemed very eager for the delicious food right in front of her.
"Okay, but we haven't had lunch yet. Boil some more water and steam a few more sheets of cold noodles. We'll make do with chestnut flour and cold noodles for lunch today. I'll finish peeling them soon, and I'll wash my hands and start peeling garlic for the sauce."
After shelling a bowl of pine nuts, Lin Chunyi's neck and eyes ached, and the tips of her fingers were black and swollen.
"Okay! I'll put the fruit away first; it won't taste good if it's left out for too long." Lin Lanshan touched the basin and put it into her spatial storage.
Then wash the large iron pot that had been used to roast the nuts, scoop out two ladles of water, and put it on the fire.
The two buckets of water left over from washing the gluten yesterday have settled overnight, separating into a light yellow clear water on top and a white flour paste water on the bottom.
While waiting for the water to boil, she poured out all the yellow water, then added a little clean water and salt, and stirred it.
Then take a large wooden basin for washing your face, fill it halfway with cool water, and set it aside.
Take two clean, flat-bottomed soup bowls and coat them with a thin layer of vegetable oil. Pour an appropriate amount of batter into each bowl, making sure the batter covers the bottom completely.
Of course, it shouldn't be too thick either.
Then put it into a large iron pot with boiling water, cover it, and steam it over low heat for a while. At this time, you can prepare the batter in another bowl.
Once the batter in the pot has steamed until the entire sheet of dough becomes transparent and large bubbles appear on the surface, take a damp cloth and remove the soup bowl, then place it in a basin of cold water to cool.
Then put the other soup bowl into the pot and cover it with the lid.
Slowly peel the cooled rice noodles off the bottom of the basin and place them on the cutting board.
Next, just use the two soup bowls alternately to continue steaming.
After placing the first sheet of cold noodles on the cutting board, Lin Lanshan felt something was missing, so she spread the cold noodles out with both hands and picked them up. "Sister, look at the cold noodles I steamed. How are they? Not bad, right?"
As Lin Chunyi, who was sitting on a low stool peeling garlic with her head down, looked up, she saw a crystal-clear sheet of cold noodles shaking in front of her.
She gave a thumbs up, her eyes crinkling with laughter, "You succeeded on the first one! That's amazing!"
The simplest compliment made Lin Lanshan stand there laughing, holding her cold noodles, her big teeth showing.
It seems that for them, no matter how big or small the matter is,
More joyful than the joy of success itself is having someone you can completely trust to share it with...