Chapter 290 How Can We Miss Curry?

In the kitchen of the Grand Tutor's Mansion, Zhou Ying was concentrating on preparing afternoon tea.

Ever since she started learning cooking from Chen Huazheng, she would make delicious food and send it to Song Ye from time to time.

Every time Song Ye came to the Grand Tutor's Mansion, Zhou Ying would cook for him personally.

For afternoon tea today, Zhou Ying plans to make a pot of winter melon tea, which will be perfect to eat with snacks.

This was what Shen Huazheng had just taught a few days ago. Zhou Ying had already memorized the steps carefully and practiced them once, so there would definitely be no mistakes.

The cooks had already washed the winter melon as instructed, cut it into small pieces of appropriate size, and put it into a large porcelain bowl.

You don’t need to peel the winter melon when making winter melon tea, and the seeds can also be kept.

Before cooking, marinate the winter melon with brown sugar.

Zhou Ying added an appropriate amount of brown sugar into a porcelain bowl, approximately in the ratio of three to one between winter melon and brown sugar, and then mixed the diced winter melon and brown sugar in the bowl.

After mixing, set the winter melon cubes aside and start pickling.

After about an hour of marinating, a lot of sugar water has appeared in the porcelain basin, and now you can put it in the pot.

Zhou Ying lit a pot, poured all the diced winter melon and brown sugar in the porcelain bowl into the pot, and started to boil.

During the cooking process, the winter melon will slowly seep out water and the brown sugar will turn into sugar water.

Therefore, there is no need to add water, you can directly put the diced winter melon and brown sugar into the pot and start cooking.

Bring to a boil over high heat first, then reduce to low heat and simmer.

The diced winter melon and brown sugar were kept at a slight boil in the pot. Zhou Ying stood by and watched the pot, stirring it with a spoon from time to time to prevent it from sticking to the bottom of the pot.

Until the syrup in the pot becomes sticky and the winter melon cubes become visibly transparent.

Zhou Ying poured the boiled winter melon cubes and the juice into the gauze prepared in advance to filter, squeezed out the juice in the winter melon cubes, and poured it into a clean porcelain bowl.

She looked at the winter melon tea in the porcelain bowl and a satisfied smile appeared on her face.

Then ask someone to put the diced winter melon back into the pot, add water and boil it again.

Although it has been squeezed once, the winter melon cubes still contain some juice and sugar, so they can be put back into the pot and cooked again.

Zheng'er said that the winter melon tea brewed for the first time was very strong and had to be diluted with water before drinking.

Because there was less juice left in the second pot of winter melon tea, more water was added to the pot and it could be drunk directly after it was boiled.

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Yun Ruo got the information she wanted and only stayed in the Shen Mansion for a while before going back.

Chen Huazheng put down the teacup and looked at Princess Lejia: "Aning, how about I teach you how to make curry sauce?"

She had thought about making curry sauce before, but put it aside when she had more things to do.

Now that we have made so many sauces, how can we miss the curry sauce? ?

It just so happened that there were only the two of them today, so she could teach Aning how to make curry sauce.

Princess Lejia: "Curry sauce? Can it be used to dip meat?"

She remembered hearing Zheng Zheng mention curry fish balls in her mind before. Could it be that this sauce was used to dip the fish balls? ?

Chen Huazheng nodded: "Curry sauce can be paired with many foods, it can be made into dishes, and it can also be made into rice. It is really versatile. Do you want to learn it?"

[Curry beef rice, curry noodles, curry beef brisket, curry shrimp, curry fish balls, curry crab... ahhh, now my mind is full of curry!!!]

Princess Lejia's eyes sparkled: "Yes! Of course!"

It turns out that curry can be paired with so many foods. It sounds delicious.

Of course she had to learn how to make such a versatile sauce.

Then I can show off my skills in front of my grandma and others.

Hehehe~~~

The two of them excitedly went to the kitchen and started making curry sauce.

In order to cater to the tastes of most people, Shen Huazheng decided to make a classic yellow curry.

Yellow curry is not spicy, but those who like spicy food can add spiciness themselves.

The core flavor of curry paste comes primarily from three spices: cumin, fennel, and coriander seeds.

In order to save trouble, Shen Huazheng had already asked someone to grind these three spices into fine powder in a ratio of one to one to one.

The wet flavor of the curry paste comes from onions and garlic.

Shen Huazheng lit a large pot and put a large piece of butter into it.

After the butter is completely melted and heated, pour the chopped onion and garlic into the pan and stir-fry.

After a while, the aroma of onions and garlic was stimulated.

Princess Lejia: "Zheng Zheng, does this curry sauce have to use butter? Can other oils be used instead?"

Chen Huazheng: "No, butter can make the curry sauce thicker. And butter is solid at room temperature, and the curry sauce made with it is also solid after cooling down, which makes it convenient to store and use. You can just cut a piece next time you use it.

Princess Lejia suddenly realized: "So that's how it is."

Chen Huazheng felt that the fire was about right, so she asked Qingzhi to bring a bowl of broth that had been cooked in advance.

She poured the broth into the pot slowly, not too fast or else she would get burned.

The main function of the stock is to increase the flavor of the curry sauce.

Since you want to enhance the flavor, of course you can’t do without light soy sauce.

The amino acids in light soy sauce can maximize the umami flavor.

Shen Huazheng added two spoonfuls of light soy sauce to the pot, and then poured the carrot puree that had been prepared in advance into the pot.

The final flavor of the curry paste is sweetness.

The addition of carrot puree can not only enhance the flavor, but also sweeten and thicken the dish.

She then sprinkled the ground spices evenly into the pot and started the final work.

Bring to a simmer over low heat, stirring constantly.

The curry sauce in the pot gradually becomes thicker and its color slowly turns golden.

The curry sauce was bubbling in the pot, and the aroma of various spices in the pot was brought out.

For a moment, the whole house was filled with fragrance.

Princess Lejia couldn't help but sniff, it smelled so good! !

Zheng Zheng is so fragrant just by making a sauce. If it is added to other ingredients to make a dish, wouldn’t the fragrance be enough to blow the roof off the house? ? ! !

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In the side hall of the Grand Tutor's Mansion, Song Ye and everyone from the Zhou family sat together, looking at the various snacks on the table.

There are snacks such as sesame cakes, jujube cakes, chicken biscuits, walnut cakes, etc.

In addition to tea, there was a drink in front of each person.

Grand Tutor Zhou and Old Madam Zhou were both looking at the snacks and drinks in front of them with a smile. It seemed that their granddaughter had made fresh food for them again.

Now Zhou Ying is just like Shen Huazheng, and she will make delicious food for her family from time to time to give them surprises.

Waking up from a nap and being able to enjoy the delicious snacks prepared by my granddaughter is one of the greatest joys in life.

Zhou Cheng'an looked at the cup in front of him. The drink inside had a warm and soft tone, a light amber color.

If you smell it carefully, there is a faint fragrance.

Except Zhou Cheng'an, everyone else also discovered this unique drink.

Zhou Zeyan looked at Zhou Ying: "Sister, what kind of drink is this?"

Zhou Ying smiled and said, "This is winter melon tea."

Winter melon tea? ?

Everyone was stunned when they heard the name. Winter melon can be made into tea?

Or is this a drink made from winter melon and tea leaves?

Song Ye also looked at the cup in front of him. There should be no tea leaves in it.

Because there was only the fragrance of winter melon, he did not smell the fragrance of tea.

Zhou Ying knew what her family members were thinking at a glance, and began to explain patiently.

“Although it’s called winter melon tea, there’s no tea in it. Winter melon tea is made from winter melon juice and brown sugar.”

Zhou Zeyan: "No wonder, I was wondering why there was no tea leaves in here."

Zhou Ying: "Zheng'er just taught me how to make winter melon tea a few days ago. Try it and see how it tastes."

What they are drinking now is the first pot, and they need to add water to it so that it is not too thick.

"Okay, drink now!!"

"Try it right away."

Upon hearing this, everyone picked up the cups in front of them and started drinking.

The tea soup is sweet and delicious, with the unique fragrance of winter melon.

Master Zhou slowly took a sip of winter melon tea, savoring the refreshing and pleasant taste in his mouth.

It is the unique flavor of winter melon and brown sugar cooked together, mellow yet refreshing.

The aroma of brown sugar and winter melon permeate each other and are not too sweet.

After swallowing, the sweetness still remains between the teeth and cheeks, with a faint fragrance.

Special indeed.

Zhou Zeyan couldn't help but drink the winter melon tea in the cup in one gulp, and immediately felt refreshed.

He asked the maid to refill his empty cup and praised, "It's sweet but not greasy. Winter melon tea tastes great."

Song Ye also sipped the winter melon tea in the cup. A unique refreshing taste spread in his mouth, making him feel happy.

Zhou Cheng'an slowly drank the winter melon tea in the cup, taking in the warm tea soup.

A pleasant fragrance slowly comes, soft and simple, and the taste lingers on the tongue.

It tastes really good.

Zhou Chengan put down the cup and was about to say a few words of praise when he heard Zhou Ying's voice -

"It just so happens that everyone is here today, and I have something to say. I may have to go to the northwest after the New Year."

"What? You're going to the northwest??"

Everyone paused while drinking tea and eating snacks, and the originally warm and joyful atmosphere became tense.

Why do you suddenly want to go to the northwest?

Could it be that Zhou Ying has not yet gotten over the hurt caused by that bastard Song Zhichen, and she wants to go to such a faraway place to relax? ?