Chapter 211 Vinegar and Ginger Are Indispensable

Zhao Xiaojing waited for Wang Jiandang's answer with curiosity.

Before the second basket of soup dumplings came out, the system's backend's special favorability had already jumped from 1 to 3, a direct increase of 2 points. Last time, a serving of mixed cabbage only got one point, but this time, just a serving of soup dumplings, it actually got two points. Zhao Xiaojing was puzzled.

"Delicious! Much fresher than the one your uncle Wang likes. I find that one too sweet, but yours is refreshing and has the original flavor of the ingredients. Even I, who don't like sweet things, find it delicious!"

But by comparison, I still prefer shepherd's purse. I'll dig some up when I go back home in the spring. Spring shepherd's purse is even more delicious." Chen Huiping was the first to praise.

"Your aunt always said that the soup dumplings from that shop were sweet, but I didn't think so at first. But after eating yours today and comparing them, I realized they were indeed a little sweeter. Your water chestnut stuffing is more suitable! The shepherd's purse stuffing is also excellent, the two are equally good and both are delicious!"

And your vinegar!" Wang Jiandang said, his tone getting excited. "Did you buy this vinegar or make it yourself?"

"I made it myself." Zhao Xiaojing followed Wang Jiandang's gaze to the vinegar in the bowl. She suddenly remembered it when she was practicing making shepherd's purse soup dumplings in the virtual space at noon today.

The last time she ordered soup dumplings for takeout, a small disposable box of ginger and vinegar was also included with the order. She dipped them in the soup and ate them, but it only added a sour taste, which completely failed to achieve the soul of "for soup dumplings to taste good, vinegar and ginger are indispensable."

So at noon she poured out all the fragrant vinegar, rice vinegar, aged vinegar, white vinegar and sweet vinegar in the kitchen and dipped them in the food. The tastes were different and each vinegar had its own characteristics, but none of them seemed suitable enough.

After that, she began to experiment again and again until the last time she mixed balsamic vinegar, rice vinegar and aged vinegar in proportion, and added a little sugar and a little ginger juice.

The taste took a qualitative leap when I tasted it again, and I finally felt like the soup dumpling was my soulmate.

When Zhao Xiaojing went to the kitchen with the fruit at noon and saw the apple in her hand, she had another idea. She quickly jumped into the virtual space and tried to reduce the amount of sugar and add some apple juice to the vinegar.

This time the qualitative leap was even more obvious. The whole bowl of vinegar went straight to a higher level, and this was the final version.

"No wonder, I said I've never tasted this flavor before. The vinegar you made is really good! It's fragrant and sour at first, and leaves a sweet aftertaste in the mouth. The buns are already very fresh, but I didn't expect that they would be even more delicious after adding vinegar. It's both appetizing and relieving greasiness. I can eat two baskets of buns with just this vinegar!" Wang Jiandang praised generously.

Chen Huiping chuckled, "Xiao Zhao, you don't know your Uncle Wang's obsession with vinegar. Others just dip crabs in vinegar, no matter what kind of vinegar they use. But your Uncle Wang buys crab vinegar specifically, and even bought a whole box of crabs just for this! He always brings vinegar back from Shaanxi Province, insisting that the Qishan vinegar there tastes different from our vinegar here! I can't tell the difference."

"It's a pity that Xiao Zhao doesn't sell vinegar, otherwise I would buy a few pieces to take back." Wang Jiandang happily took the spoon and added a large spoonful of vinegar to the skin filling that had drunk all the soup.

Zhao Xiaojing smiled, finally understanding why she had scored two points for once. "It's simple. I'll write down the ingredients later so Uncle Wang can make it himself at home next time!"

"Oh! Thank you, thank you first, Xiao Zhao!" When Wang Jiandang heard this, he was visibly surprised and started dancing with his free hand.

"I haven't finished yet. Your soup is also very delicious. What did Xiao Su say just now? Yes, the chicken really didn't die in vain! Haha, that's the feeling!" Wang Jiandang glanced at Chen Huiping and laughed happily.

"It sounds like an adjective for a comb." Zhao Xiaojing got the answer and started to pick up her chopsticks, picking up the shepherd's purse soup dumplings while smiling.

I started making shepherd's purse soup dumplings at noon, but once I got familiar with the process, I got the hang of it quickly. When I made them in the afternoon, the smell was delicious.

"The pork filling has a firm texture and tastes fresh. It is also juicy. After drinking the soup, the filling is juicy. Xiao Zhao must have spent a lot of money on the ingredients, right?" Wang Jiandang saw Zhao Xiaojing eating shepherd's purse soup dumplings and picked up another one.

"Old hens are a little more expensive, but we don't waste them. At noon, we took out the stewed chicken and bones. We made a dipping sauce and a dry dish to dip them in."

Zhao Xiaojing ate a shepherd's purse soup dumpling in a flash, and found the soup delicious and fragrant.

Like Chen Huiping, she prefers salty and savory flavors. She prefers shepherd's purse soup dumplings to water chestnut soup dumplings.

The flavors of the shepherd's purse soup dumplings are well blended, and without too many miscellaneous seasonings, the wild vegetable aroma of the shepherd's purse and the fatty aroma of the pork are retained very completely. You can clearly taste the original flavors of the two ingredients, and feel the layered feeling formed by the two ingredients complementing each other after being fused together.

At the same time, the pork is still granular, and it tastes a mixture of fat and lean meat, tender and chewy, mixed with the fragrant taste of wild vegetables, and it is so delicious that it reaches the top of your head.

"Yeah, that's right! The dipping sauce that Sister Jing prepared is so fragrant. It tastes good both dry and wet. I can't wait to mix it with my rice! I dipped the meat in the sauce at noon and even chewed the bones several times!" Ouyang Yidan held the soup dumplings with a plate, and was immediately excited when he mentioned the dipping sauce.

"Don't tell me, every time my family makes chicken soup, I never eat the chicken; it's bland. But today, after dipping it in the dipping sauce, I think it's perfect! Although the older chicken is a little less flavorful and harder to chew, it's still quite fragrant with the sauce. Not to mention the big bones, we all rushed to grab them!" Su Yuchen laughed. "If I hadn't been quick, I wouldn't have been able to eat the mirror!"

"That's a good idea! The chicken used to make chicken soup at home is always wasted. I wouldn't have thought of it if you hadn't told me. In fact, I eat it this way every time I go to a Cantonese restaurant. I can dip it at home as well. I'll try it next time." Chen Huiping got an inspiration and slapped her thigh.

"Ahem." Wang Jiandang covered his mouth and faked a cough. "Wife, for us, wasting some things is thrifty.

In our house, the best place for that thing is in the stomach of the security guard's dog. Otherwise, not only is the chicken wasted, but also two bowls of dipping sauce, and a whole lunch of cooking and washing dishes!"

Everyone at the table burst into laughter.

"This dipping sauce is not easy to make. It requires a lot of seasonings that you don't have at home, and some of them need to be processed in advance. Aunt Chen, if you want to make it next time, please tell me and I will prepare it for you in advance. I have everything here, so it's convenient to prepare it." Zhao Xiaojing said as she lowered her head and reviewed the method of making the dipping sauce.

I originally wanted to tell Chen Huiping the recipe directly, but some of the ingredients are uncommon, and it involves proportions and stir-frying, which is a bit complicated for people who are not proficient in cooking. It would be more convenient for her to mix it directly.