Chapter 352: Pancakes are not just for wrapping meat
Chen Huazheng looked at the cook: "Remember, no need to roll it out. Because we want to make some thinner pancakes."
Zhou Ying and Princess Lejia both stood aside, watching Chen Huazheng instruct the cooks to do their work.
Originally, they all thought that Shen Huazheng was going to teach them how to make some pastries or biscuits, but Shen Huazheng asked the cooks to make thin pancakes.
She first asked someone to take the kneaded dough and gently put it into the hot pan.
Then stand next to the pan and wait for the thin layer of dough to solidify into a pancake.
As soon as the edges start to curl up slightly, lift the pancake immediately, remove it from the pan, and move on to the next one.
Qingzhi and Qingtang also joined in making pancakes, and their movements became more and more skilled.
They kneaded flour and water into a soft dough, pressed the dough against the bottom of the hot pot, and then quickly picked it up.
There was a round pancake stuck in the pan.
Zhou Ying was a little surprised: "Zheng'er, are you planning to make roast duck?"
This pancake looks very similar to the lotus leaf pancake used to wrap roast duck, but it is much thinner.
Princess Lejia also found it a little strange: "Yes, Zhengzheng, didn't you say you wanted to make snacks? Why did it suddenly become roast duck?"
Just now Zheng Zheng clearly said that she would teach them how to make snacks, and also said that they could make them for their family during the New Year.
It was just a short walk from her yard to the kitchen, and yet it went so fast??!!
Shen Huazheng couldn’t help but laugh: “This pancake is not for rolling roast duck.”
[Pancakes can be used not only to wrap roast duck, but also to wrap sugar onions. 】
Zhou Ying & Princess Le Jia: ???
Sugar onion?? What is that??
Is it chopped green onion with sugar?
Moreover, the chopped green onions were rolled in the pancake?? !!
The picture is so beautiful that it is incredible just thinking about it.
Is this the special dim sum that Zhenger/Zhengzheng mentioned?
It is quite special, the characteristics...
If you insist on saying it is a feature, it would be a bit far-fetched.
Seeing that both of them looked very strange, Shen Huazheng couldn't help but laugh: "We are not making roast duck today, we are going to make sugar scallions."
Princess Lejia couldn't help but ask, "Zhengzheng, what is sugar onion? Is it made of chopped green onion?"
Could it really be chopped green onions with sugar added?
Then she might really not be able to eat it.
Zhou Ying also looked at Shen Huazheng, waiting for her answer.
Shen Huazheng: "Of course it's not chopped green onion, it's a sweet food."
As she spoke, she carefully explained to Zhou Ying and Princess Lejia the origin of the name "Tangcong".
"The reason why sugar onion is called sugar onion is not because it contains sugar and onion, but because the sugar in the middle has many through holes, like multiple onion holes stuck together side by side."
Just like there is no fish in fish-flavored shredded pork and no pineapple in pineapple buns.
There are no onions in sugar-coated shallots.
Just because it looks like a piece of green onion and is snow-white all over.
That’s why it got the name “sugar onion”.
"I see."
Princess Lejia and Zhou Ying both suddenly realized that it would be better if it wasn't chopped green onions.
However, they soon raised another question.
"So this pancake is used to roll up sugar onions?"
Although they now understand the origin of the name "sugar onion", they still find it strange to think of eating sugar wrapped in dough.
Chen Huazheng nodded: "Sugar onions should be eaten rolled up in pancakes. You will know in a moment, it is really delicious."
Sugar onion, also known as onion sugar, is a kind of sugar made from white sugar and maltose through special processing.
"Miscellaneous Notes of Chaozhou" once mentioned: "The onion sugar of Chaozhou is extremely white and soft, without any residue."
The production process of sugar onions is complicated and sophisticated, and it really tests the skills of the craftsman.
Even in modern times, this traditional practice cannot be replaced by machines.
The way to eat it is also very special. First, arrange three pancakes into a T shape and put two pieces of sugar onions in the middle.
Some people also like to sprinkle a handful of crushed peanuts and black and white sesame seeds on it, and finally roll it up to make a delicious sugar-scallion pancake.
Some people also add some coriander, but Shen Huazheng has never tried it.
Soon, the cooks made the pancakes.
Chen Huazheng asked people to put all the pancakes aside and began to teach Zhou Ying and Princess Le Jia how to make sugar onions.
The pancake must be as thin as a cicada's wing, yet slightly chewy.
The sugar onions must also be made crispy, sweet and melt in your mouth.
If there is any mistake in the whole process, the taste of the sugar scallion pancake will be much worse.
*
In the food court, Xiao Jingran was thinking about what to buy to take home when he spotted a familiar face in the crowd.
He raised his hand excitedly and greeted everyone one by one: "Grandma, uncle, aunt, brother Sheng."
Prince An and Princess An were both stunned. They followed Xiao Jingran's gaze and saw Emperor Jingning and his entourage.
What a coincidence.
Prince An walked over quickly with his wife and children. Just as he was about to step forward to pay his respects, he was stopped by a look from Emperor Jingning.
"Ran'er is so good." The Queen Mother touched Xiao Jingran's head with a smile, and then looked at Prince An: "Azhen, you guys come to the food street too."
Prince An nodded: "I have nothing to do today and the weather is nice, so I brought them along for a walk. I didn't expect to meet my mother and my brother and sister-in-law."
Emperor Jingning: "Since we have met, let's go together."
Xiao Jingran is smart, lively and cute, and everyone from the Queen Mother to the Crown Prince likes him very much.
Taking him along to the food court will definitely make the atmosphere more relaxed and cheerful.
The Queen Mother and the Crown Prince will also be happier.
Prince An didn't show it on his face, but he was quite proud in his heart: "I will listen to you, brother."
My royal brother is able to leave the palace today, he must have found time with great difficulty.
He is nothing like me. He has nothing to do on weekdays and goes wherever he wants.
Alas, my royal brother doesn’t have much time to stay outside the palace, and he is not familiar with the food street, so he probably hasn’t decided where to go yet.
I guess my brother also thinks it would be better for him to lead the way.
As soon as Emperor Jingning saw Prince An's expression, he knew that he must be imagining something again.
However, he was too lazy to think about what this stupid brother was thinking.
The prince came over and took Xiao Jingran's hand: "Ran'er, go with Brother Sheng."
That’s great. I drew the blind box with Ran’er last time.
This time he will definitely be able to draw the style he wants!!
When I meet Su Yongze, I will definitely give him a good look.
Xiao Jingran also smiled at the prince: "Okay."
He sensed that the prince also wanted the limited edition New Year gift package.
When he draws the lottery later, he will have to be as serious as before.
This is the only way to win the gift pack you like.
The Queen Mother, the Empress, and Princess An stood aside with a smile on their faces, watching the Crown Prince and Xiao Jingran getting along so well.
Emperor Jingning also looked at his outstanding son and lovely nephew with a smile, and then glanced at Prince An with disdain.
"Let's go, let's go east."
They had discussed it before coming.
The east area not only has a variety of dim sum snacks, but also sweet soups.
The weather is cold, and it is quite comfortable to eat a bowl of hot sweet soup.
The area selling sweet soup is also close to where New Year gift boxes and gift packs are sold, so you can go and buy some after you finish eating.
Emperor Jingning spoke, and Prince An's family naturally had no objection.
Besides, they had already planned to go there.
We are indeed a family, and we do things in tacit understanding.
*
The kitchen was filled with a sweet smell of sugar, causing everyone to swallow their saliva.
Smells so good!!
Princess Lejia stared at the boiling syrup in the pot, and felt that all the gluttony in her stomach had been aroused.
As Zheng Zheng said just now, the water in the syrup must be gradually removed to make it into candy.
Then it is refined repeatedly to make it tough and crisp, and finally made into a rectangle with a green onion hole in the middle.
It sounds delicious just by listening to it, and then smell the fragrance.
Wow, that’s absolutely amazing.
While the syrup was boiling, Qingzhi kept stirring the pot with a spoon.
Qingtang used a brush to apply water on the edge of the pot to lower the temperature.
Prevent the syrup from burning.
Shen Huazheng had been watching from the side, and when she estimated that the time was about right, she began to test the temperature of the syrup.
She took a little of the syrup from the boiling pot and put it in cold water to solidify.
Princess Lejia came up and said, "Zhengzheng, is this ready?"
Chen Huazheng: "I want to taste the heat."
In her original world, some old masters still insisted on using earthen stoves to boil syrup when making sugar onions, and they all had "iron hands and copper fingers" that could put them into the oil pan to test the temperature.
Just by putting the sugar in their mouths and tasting it, they can judge the temperature and degree of cooking of the sugar based on their experience.
It can also immediately determine whether more firewood is needed and whether the pot can be lit.
Although Shen Huazheng couldn't be as good as them, she could still make basic judgments.
Princess Lejia shut her mouth when she heard this, fearing that it would affect Shen Huazheng's test of the syrup.
Shen Huazheng tasted the crispness of the syrup and nodded with satisfaction.
The hardness is ideal.
She asked someone to quickly pour the boiled syrup into a large basin with a wide mouth, and then placed the basin in cold water to cool it down.
Now that the syrup is ready, it must be allowed to solidify before proceeding to the most important and most demanding step - shaking it off.
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