After Li Yan decided to make spicy soup, she found her aunt and asked her to help make dried tofu skin. She planned to try making some tonight for her family to taste and listen to their opinions.

The steps for making dried tofu skin are basically the same as those for making white tofu. The only difference is the last step of pressing and controlling the water.

Pour the distilled soy milk into a wooden container, add a layer of soy milk, a layer of gauze, and finally cover with a heavy object to completely press out the moisture, and you will get dry tofu skin.

This kind of dried tofu skin is much thinner than the ordinary white dried tofu, and tastes more chewy and fragrant!

Li Xiaomei agreed immediately. Although she had never made the so-called dried tofu skin, she understood from her niece's description that the key step was the last step of dehydration!

In the evening, when it was almost time for her cousins ​​to come back, Li Yan began to prepare a simple version of Hu La Tang.

The washed gluten is torn into small pieces and added to the soup one by one. Some soaked dried vegetables and black fungus are also added, and finally dried tofu skin and various seasonings are added.

Considering that her family has been eating chili peppers with her for a while and has a high degree of acceptance, Li Yan's hands did not shake when she added the chili peppers!

As a cool breeze blew, a spicy smell wafted through the Li family's courtyard.

Li Jianmin, who had just walked into the courtyard, was choked and sneezed several times.

Li Jianmin rubbed his itchy nose and wondered what his cousin was doing at the moment.

Yesterday he asked his cousin if the menu in the shop should be changed as the weather is getting cooler. His cousin said she would tell him when he came back today.

Just as he was about to go to the kitchen, Li Yan came out with a bowl of steaming food, smiling, "Brother, you're back just in time. Come and try this food, how about it?"

Li Jianmin took the sticky food from his cousin's hand and asked curiously, "What is this? Why is it so sticky?"

Li Yan blinked her big eyes and said expectantly, "This is called Hu La Tang. Big Brother, please try it and see how it tastes. If it's good, we'll start making this kind of food in our snack shop in the future."

Upon hearing this, Li Jianmin picked up the bowl in his hand and took a sip. The spicy and numbing taste spread in his mouth, and the heat wave spread from his face to his stomach.

He couldn't help but widen his eyes. The rich aroma of the mixed spices and chili peppers made him drink sip after sip. The subtle numbness on his tongue left a long aftertaste on the tip of his tongue, making people want to taste it again after tasting it. It seemed like it would be addictive!

Li Jianmin sniffed the snot from the spicy food and exclaimed, "This spicy soup is great! I feel like my body is on fire!"

The late autumn evening was already chilly, but after drinking the spicy soup, he actually felt a little warm. Thinking that the weather would only get colder, he excitedly said to Li Yan, "Sister, this food will definitely be a bestseller in Rongcheng!"

Not to mention that this food is unique in Rongcheng, the fact that a sip of this spicy soup can make you feel warm all over in winter makes it a hot seller!

After hearing what his cousin said, Li Yan became more confident. He led Li Jianmin into the kitchen and explained to him how to make spicy soup.

"The ingredients in this spicy soup are not fixed. After winter, there are fewer fresh ingredients. You can use bean sprouts as a substitute."

The method of making Hu La Tang is not complicated. Li Yan only said it once and Li Jianmin wrote it down on the spot.

Li Jianmin couldn't help but sigh again, "This food is great, easy to make and quick to serve. Customers don't have to wait, they can just sit down and drink!"

Li Yan nodded. The reason why she chose Hu La Tang from many foods was that she thought this food was easy to make, inexpensive, and saved time and effort!

She wanted to start with Hu La Tang, and step by step guide the people of Rongcheng to accept spicy food. After they discovered the benefits of spicy food, she would introduce other spicy foods.

In this way, an industry based on peppers can be established.

Like chili sauce, hot pot base, spicy strips, any one of them can make money!

"Sister, sister, what are you laughing at?" Li Jianmin looked at his cousin who was grinning foolishly and couldn't help but wave his hand in front of her eyes.

Li Yan's thoughts were interrupted by her brother's voice. She smiled and said, "Brother, I was just thinking about using chili peppers to make more dishes. I think chili peppers will become an indispensable seasoning in people's lives, just like salt and sugar!"

Li Jianmin was captivated by the grand blueprint his cousin described. He was stunned for a moment, but when he came to his senses, he asked in ecstasy, "Is this true?"

Li Yan nodded.

In her era, people loved spicy food, and chili peppers were even a pillar industry!

In this era, although chili peppers are not well known, she believes that with her promotion, chili peppers will surely enter the homes of ordinary people in the near future!

Li Jianmin went back with a bowl of spicy soup in his hand, feeling excited.

"What is your elder brother so happy about? When I bumped into him, I saw him grinning foolishly." Li Erlang, who had just returned from the yamen, asked.

While coaxing the child in her arms, Lin replied, "The child and Yan'er have been whispering in the kitchen for a long time since they came back. I guess they made some new food!"

Li Erlang curiously stepped forward to tease the little girl in his wife's arms. The little girl didn't give him any face and started to howl at the top of her lungs, her little face arched into her mother's arms.

Li Erlang's hand, which was pinching the little girl, froze in mid-air. He said in frustration, "I just pinched her, why is she crying?"

"I'm afraid she's hungry. I'll go feed her first." After saying that, he hurried away.

The delicate little crybaby left, and Li Erlang stretched out his claws to the son in his sister's arms. The child was a tough kid, and no matter how Li Erlang pinched or teased him, his little brows never frowned!

Li Erlang couldn't help but sigh in his heart, this child will definitely be an emotionally stable person when he grows up!

In the evening, the family sat together and tasted the food that Li Yan had just made.

The rich spicy aroma and pungent taste spreads on the tip of the tongue and the aftertaste is long. If you drink a bowl of hot Hu La Tang in winter, it will definitely drive away the coldness in your body and make you feel warm from the inside out!

"How about this spicy soup as a new food in the snack shop?" Li Yan looked at everyone and asked.

"With this food, your snack shop will probably become popular again!" Li Xiaomei praised.

Li Yan smiled and said, "This is all thanks to the dried tofu skin that my aunt helped me make. The more I chew it, the more delicious it becomes! I'll have to ask my aunt to make more dried tofu skin in the future!"

"Don't worry about this! It won't delay your new product!"

Everyone is happy.