Pei Yuezhi opened the pot lid, and thin porridge was bubbling inside.
Upon seeing this, Fan Chao quickly said, "It's getting dark, and I don't know when Mother will be back, so I thought I'd cook some porridge first, so you won't have to trouble yourself when you return. I just didn't know if Aunt Li... Liu would be coming."
"Chao'er, you've worked hard. Let's make some more food and then we'll eat," Pei Yuezhi said with a pat on the head.
Li Nian'an very sensibly placed the food she brought on the table and stood obediently to one side.
Xiao Fanmu acted as a middleman, introducing new friends to his brother.
Watching the three kids chatting on one side, while my friend chattered away next to me asking what I wanted to eat, this kind of life is actually quite nice.
Pei Yuezhi looked through the things Liu Yuanyuan had brought.
A small bag of flour, three eggs, and some green peppers.
Fictional worlds are great; they contain many things that would never have existed in history.
Fan Chao usually cooks for himself and brings out the food for the next morning at dinner, so the porridge should be enough for five people.
Pei Yuezhi used the eggs and green peppers that Liu Yuanyuan brought to make a simple stir-fry of green peppers and eggs.
While the children were out, I took some seasonings from the seasoning gift pack and made a sauce.
Add one spoonful of light soy sauce, one spoonful of oyster sauce, half a teaspoon of dark soy sauce, one spoonful of soybean paste, one spoonful of cornstarch, and half a bowl of water.
Liu Yuanyuan, standing nearby, stared in disbelief as Pei Yuezhi conjured a condiment bottle out of thin air: "This...this is amazing! She just pulled it out like that?!"
Pei Yuezhi laughed and said, "Yes, having a personal space, although I can't go in by myself, can be used to store things and hide some things, which is quite convenient."
"Can I put whatever I want in, or can I only put in things provided by the system?" Liu Yuanyuan asked curiously.
"Other items work too, I've tried it, and it has a lot of space. This cheat is pretty good."
Liu Yuanyuan was overjoyed and danced with delight: "That's great! Then I'll have to cling to your coattails!"
Pei Yuezhi glanced at her amusedly and said helplessly, "Don't worry, I won't abandon you. Just be careful, there's a fire going on."
Liu Yuanyuan nodded vigorously and went over to watch the fire while humming a song.
After dinner, it was already dark. Liu Yuanyuan and her son said goodbye and settled the two children in to wash up and rest.
Pei Yuezhi went to the kitchen and pondered what kind of food would sell well.
Looking at the flour sacks lying in the grain cabinet, Pei Yuezhi had an idea.
The savory pancake has a crispy crust and a rich, savory sauce flavor that gets better with every chew, with a hint of sweetness.
Let's make this. It's not difficult to make, and the only ingredients are flour and seasonings. This food doesn't exist in the world, so it's guaranteed to be unique. It's not only novel but also delicious, and I'm sure people will buy it.
However, flour was still quite expensive at that time. Coarse flour cost 6 wen per jin, but fine flour cost 18 wen per jin. Unlike today, ancient mills had poor technology, so the price difference between coarse and fine grains was quite significant.
Using thinner noodles would definitely result in a better taste and texture, but the cost would be higher, and if it were more expensive, fewer people would buy it.
However, the key to savory pancakes lies in the sauce, as well as the added layers of flaky pastry. The ancients had never tasted such a flavor, so it must be much tastier than ordinary pancakes.
There's a pound of coarse flour left at home, and Yuanyuan happened to have some flour with her. We'll make some for the kids to try tomorrow morning.
The next day, Pei Yuezhi got up early to cook porridge and started kneading dough. The savory pancakes required a semi-scalded dough. The flour was divided into two parts in a bowl, one half was kneaded with boiling water and the other half with cold water.
Stir until it forms clumps, knead until smooth, and set aside to rest. In the meantime, stir-fry a sauce; the quality of the sauce-flavored pancake depends entirely on this sauce.
Sauté the chopped onions and garlic until fragrant, then take out the seasonings from the container.
Two tablespoons of Pixian chili bean paste, one tablespoon of soybean paste, two tablespoons of tomato sauce, one tablespoon of sugar, and one tablespoon of oyster sauce. The exact spoon amount isn't crucial; the amount of sauce needed varies depending on the size of the pancake. The key is to remember the proportions.
After stir-frying until fragrant, add cornstarch slurry and stir-fry until well mixed. The sauce for the savory pancake is now ready.
Next, make an oil-based pastry. The ratio of oil to flour is 1:1. Pour hot oil into the flour and stir well. The oil-based pastry is the key to the layering of the pastry.
The dough had risen, and the two children got up. The whole kitchen was filled with the aroma of sauce, a smell the siblings had never experienced before.
Before even washing up, I ran to the kitchen to see what my mother had made.
"Chao'er, Mu'er, you're awake. Go wash up and get ready. Dinner will be served soon," Pei Yuezhi said to the two children.
Even though they were very curious about what was going on, the two of them just stood aside and watched, without going in to cause trouble. Pei Yuezhi still liked this kind of quiet and well-behaved child.
"Oh, by the way, go to the front yard later and call your Aunt Liu over for dinner. Just tell her I made savory pancakes."
Fan Chao nodded: "I understand, Mother."
In the original owner's memories, her husband loved to eat pancakes, so there was a flat pan at home. This world also has frying pans, but very few people use them.
After cleaning the large pot, Pei Yuezhi began rolling out the dough. It's better to roll the savory pancakes thinner. Spread the oil paste evenly, and cut the edges into several pieces with a knife, leaving one piece with a larger area. The more pieces you cut, the more layers you'll have.
Fold from the four sides towards the center, then wrap it with the larger piece, roll it out thinly, making it slightly larger than the pot to make it easier to create pleats.
Cook over low heat the whole time, slowly frying it, using a spatula to push out the folds. It should be cooked in about five or six minutes. Brush on the sauce and sprinkle with chopped green onions.
The pancakes were incredibly crispy, and the sauce was incredibly fragrant. Just as they were all finished baking, Fan Chao arrived with Liu Yuanyuan and her son.
"Yueyue, I could smell the fragrance in the yard, it smells so good!" Liu Yuanyuan went straight to the kitchen as soon as she entered the door.
Seeing her greedy look, Pei Yuezhi couldn't help but laugh: "You think you have such a good nose? You could smell it from that far away? Hurry up and get some porridge. I cooked it this morning, and it's not too hot now. I'll cut the pancakes right away."
Liu Yuanyuan skipped over to get the bowl, and the three children obediently set up their little stools.
After the group sat down to eat, Pei Yuezhi watched as each of the four ate a piece of savory pancake, and then they all fell silent.
Pei Yuezhi wanted to wait for their response, but after the three of them ate, they stopped talking. She finally asked, "Why don't you say something? Is it good?"
"It's so delicious! Yueyue, it's absolutely delicious! Crispy and flavorful, and the savory sauce makes the pancake not greasy at all!"
Liu Yuanyuan said excitedly.
"I haven't had your cooking in a long time since you've become so busy."
In their past life, the two lived together, and Pei Yuezhi did all the cooking. However, since the Moon Round Restaurant grew bigger and bigger, she rarely went home, so Liu Yuanyuan hadn't had a good meal cooked by her for a long time.
"Mother, it's really delicious! I've never eaten such a delicious pancake before!" Fan Mu said, picking up a piece for Pei Yuezhi.
Pei Yuezhi smiled and patted Fan Mu's head: "Thank you, Mu'er. It's good that it's delicious."
Fan Chao rarely speaks while eating, but he nodded in agreement: "Mother's cooking is especially delicious. I've never eaten such delicious pancakes before."
If the daughter was just trying to make him happy, but the honest son said the same thing, then it must really be delicious.
“Mom, you have such a great friend like Aunt Pei, why didn’t you tell me sooner? Aunt Pei, your cooking is amazing!” Li Nian’an said.
When Liu Yuanyuan heard someone praising her best friend, she felt a surge of pride: "Oh, never mind whether I told you sooner or not, how about that, your mother's friend is just that amazing."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com