Chapter 16 You can make chocolate
Su Zifeng delivered the paper and pen personally.
However, he did not stay long or even entered the house. He just conveyed what the old master Su said and left.
This also led to Su Changan feeling a little depressed as he chewed some snacks and looked at the four treasures of the study, namely, writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone, which looked quite expensive on the table.
Su Changan looked at the cat on the side and said, "Is my handwriting really that difficult?"
Maomao nodded: "Yeah, it's ugly."
After saying that, Maomao put down some medicinal herbs that he had gotten from somewhere, looked up at Su Changan, and said solemnly, "It's the kind that you can't bear to watch a second time after watching it once."
Su Changan curled his lips and said, "Cat, let's not be so direct. It makes me sad."
Maomao lowered her head again: "It's ugly, and the old master is right. It doesn't make sense that she is so pretty but her handwriting is so ugly."
Su Changan looked at the cat, then picked up a new pen, dipped it in ink, and carefully wrote the word "good-looking".
Then he picked up the paper and showed it to the cat: "Look what this is."
Maomao looked up and said directly, "What an ugly handwriting."
Su Changan immediately glared and said, "Mao Mao, what you said hurts my self-esteem!"
Maomao was too lazy to pay attention to Su Changan.
Su Changan put down the paper in his hand, walked to the table with a depressed look, reached out to take the last piece of dessert, and looked outside lazily.
Words need to be practiced.
but
I just can't muster the energy.
Then let’s do it tomorrow.
I will practice tomorrow!
While thinking this, Su Changan looked at the medicinal herbs that Maomao was fiddling with.
But when I looked at them, I found that they were all things I had never seen before.
Maomao also noticed that Su Changan was looking at her, so she said, "When I went to get you some snacks, I saw a lot of new things in the storeroom next to the kitchen. After asking, I was told that they were tributes from the Western Regions, some countries further west, and the South Seas. Except for those that were to be kept in the palace, Your Majesty distributed the rest to the court officials."
"So I just picked up some medicinal materials and tried to see what the medicinal properties were. I didn't recognize some of them."
Western Regions
There are also places further west, and countries in Southeast Asia.
Su Changan looked at the medicinal herbs that Maomao was sorting in confusion.
Maomao looked up at Su Changan and said, "When I was in the palace, I often heard people say that these tributes were strange and bizarre. Some of them were very strange, but some were very interesting."
After hearing this, Su Changan thought for a moment and said, "Go and have a look?"
Maomao looked up at Su Changan.
"Let's go to the warehouse and take a look at the tributes. Maybe there will be something interesting there. We have nothing to do anyway." Su Changan stood up and looked at Mao Mao.
Maomao was about to speak, but after thinking about it, he nodded: "Yeah, I understand."
If you are bored, you should find something to do.
and
I'm tired of eating rabbit heads, and the snacks are always the same, and I'm tired of them.
Since it's from the Western Regions, and there are things sent from Southeast Asia, maybe there are things that can be used to make something delicious.
…
After all, the Su family had been informed long ago, so they had to be respectful when meeting Su Changan.
So as they walked along the way, every time the servants saw Su Changan, they would bow and greet him respectfully.
In addition, Su Changan's affairs are currently a hot topic in the capital, especially the fact that he alone, with just a knife, fought against a group of rabbits, which is even more extraordinary.
And the later rendering by those people in the palace who saw the scene with their own eyes.
When the servants greeted him respectfully, none of them did not show fear.
The warehouse of the Su Mansion is very large. Two huge warehouses as big as basketball courts are located in the small courtyard next to the kitchen.
There are guards in the mansion who are specifically guarding it, and only the person in charge of the mansion has the keys to the gate and the storeroom.
But maybe today it’s because a lot of new things were delivered.
So when Su Changan and the others came over, the gate of the courtyard was open. There were quite a few things placed in the courtyard, and they were being counted. Su An, the chief steward of the Su Mansion, was watching from the side.
When Su Changan and his party walked over, the steward naturally saluted Su Changan immediately.
After a brief understanding, the steward naturally did not dare to stop Su Changan.
After briefly introducing to Su Changan what was placed in which places in the warehouse and which items were just left there because they were too strange, he retreated to the warehouse door and did not dare to bother Su Changan any further.
Su Changan stood in the huge warehouse, looking around.
Everything was neatly arranged, but in an area that the steward said was too strange to take up space, apart from the bags and boxes delivered today which were still relatively new, many of the tribute bags were damaged and were just left there.
but
Looking at these tributes in front of me
Some of them look like ginseng, but are very small, and have only a few thin whiskers.
Su Changan looked at this thing. He remembered that it seemed to be called wild ginseng. It was also a medicinal herb and seemed to be able to be used to treat irregular menstruation.
There is also the green country of Asan. Of course, nowadays, it should be called Tianzhu.
Leaves and seeds of the Moringa tree in India
There are other things that are obviously from other countries.
There were a dazzling array of things, some of which Su Changan recognized at once, while some looked familiar but he couldn't name them.
Although they were not rare things in Su Changan's previous life, they are now considered to be tributes.
But overall
Su Changan also knew why these things were thrown here as strange things.
after all
These things are rarely used unless you have reached the same level as in your previous life.
"Um?"
But just when Su Changan was looking at these things slowly.
But I noticed a small bag on the shelf.
The small bag is new
It was obviously just put there and the bag was not tied tightly, so it was more like not noticing the bag but the things sticking out of it.
Little brown thing
Su Changan was puzzled for a moment, then picked up the brown thing that looked like an almond but was a little longer than an almond.
The little thing gave off a slight fragrance. Su Changan sniffed it uncertainly, and immediately, a look of surprise appeared in his eyes: "It is indeed cocoa beans!"
No extra doubts.
Su Changan wiped the cocoa beans off his hands and threw them directly into his mouth.
The familiar taste hits your taste buds all at once.
Then
Vomit quickly!
Can't stand the smell!
"That's right!" Su Changan took down the whole bag of cocoa beans with surprise and joy, and held it in his hand.
He didn't know when cocoa beans first came into existence.
I don’t know why cocoa beans appeared here as a tribute.
But in his previous life, he had a period of literary youth, and at that time he saw a certain strange man named Su Daqiang, so he thought about drinking hand-ground coffee.
But I didn't know anything, so I just bought cocoa beans.
But in the end, we found out that coffee is made from coffee beans, and cocoa beans are used to make chocolate.
then
He then learned how to make chocolate.
Now that he has obtained the cocoa beans, he is too lazy to care about other things.
After all, this means that we can eat chocolate in this era!
but
If you want to make chocolate in this era, you should have other ingredients too.
While thinking this, Su Changan turned and walked towards the steward.
The chief steward glanced at the thing in Su Changan's hand. He had even forgotten what it was. "Do you want this?"
Su Changan nodded: "Yes, this is it. In addition to this, we also need milk, cheese, sugar, honey, vanilla oil and some dried fruits such as raisins."
Finished
Su Changan thought for a moment and said, "Cheese is cheese."
Although the steward was a little confused about what the young lady wanted these for, he still said respectfully, "We have everything. It just so happened that the Imperial Household Department sent the latest cheese yesterday. I had it all prepared and sent to your yard."
"Well, thank you for your hard work." But just after he finished speaking, Su Changan looked at the chief steward and said, "Do you have any wine? It would be best if it was soju or something like that?"
The chief steward nodded immediately and said, "Yes, I will have someone send them over as well."
The steward was a quick man. After responding, he immediately ordered people to prepare.
On Su Changan's side, after taking a look at the warehouse behind him, he thought about it and decided not to continue strolling.
Time passes slowly, so the important thing is to go back and prepare the chocolate!
After leaving the warehouse, Maomao, carrying a basket of herbs, looked at Su Changan in confusion.
certainly
I also took one and threw it into my mouth.
Then
He immediately showed an expression of pain and vomited immediately.
"It smells good, but why does it taste so bitter?" Maomao wiped his mouth and looked at Su Changan: "What are you going to do with this stuff? And you need so many high-end products."
"Make snacks." Su Changan said with a smile.
Maomao looked at Su Changan in confusion.
"Make a dessert called chocolate, and it won't taste bitter when it's done." Su Changan said with a smile.
The cat became even more confused.
Su Changan didn't explain much.
When Su Changan and Mao Mao returned to the yard, those things had already been delivered to the kitchen.
Yan Ruyu was also waiting for them in the yard.
After all, there were people from the Chixia Army following them secretly, so when Yan Ruyu knew that Su Changan and the others were still in the Su Mansion and just went to the warehouse, she was not worried and just waited in the yard.
Watching Su Changan rush into the kitchen impatiently and start working.
Yan Ruyu, who was standing at the kitchen door, asked in confusion, "What are you going to do? Moreover, there is cheese and milk, all high-end goods."
"They said they were going to make a dessert called chocolate." Maomao replied.
"Chocolate?" Yan Ruyu was surprised and didn't quite understand what this word meant.
However, seeing Su Changan's enthusiastic look, after thinking about it, he decided to wait until Su Changan finished his work before talking about what His Majesty had instructed him to do.
"You eat it first. The ingredients he uses are very bitter. I won't eat it." Maomao said seriously.
Yan Ruyu: “…”
Being speechless for a moment, Yan Ruyu looked at Su Changan curiously.
Su Changan searched around in the kitchen and finally found some equipment that looked usable.
But rather than being called equipment, they are actually just some bottles, jars, pots, and bowls.
The first thing is to take some cocoa beans out of the bag and put them in the pestle jar.
However, Su Changan took a look at the liquor over there, hesitated for a moment, and then took out some cocoa beans and put them into the pestle pot.
Turn it into powder!
So, get the epic item, cocoa powder!
But it is worth mentioning that because Su Changan traveled through time, in addition to having such a good-looking appearance, he is also very strong, and stronger than the average adult male.
So one of them failed to control the force and accidentally broke the pestle.
But fortunately not much cocoa powder was spilled.
But after all, there are others, so it doesn’t matter.
So he repeated the action again and crushed some cocoa beans into powder.
I put a little on my finger and licked it with my tongue.
It was still the familiar smell to Su Changan.
Then place the cocoa powder in a bamboo hat-shaped bowl.
After mixing the cocoa powder and sugar together and stirring twice, take the cheese (actually cottage cheese) and cut it into small particles with a knife.
Then mix the cheese crumbs into the cocoa powder and sugar.
After stirring them a little, set them aside.
Su Changan also started to light the fire and boil water.
After all, to make chocolate, you can't just pour the ingredients into the water, but do something similar to steaming.
In fact, it is heating through water.
Keep stirring while heating until the cheese and sugar are melted and become smooth and completely blended with the cocoa powder.
And don't use a high heat, otherwise it will be difficult to control the cheese and sugar, and the taste will be mixed.
After this
Add milk, honey and other things.
In fact, it is just a complete set of system operations, but Su Changan is so skilled because he failed many times in his previous life.
When you reach this step, it is time to start adjusting the taste.
In fact, it would be best to add flavors or other seasonings that can increase the aroma of chocolate.
But after all, the conditions are limited, so I can only choose vanilla oil.
While stirring, slowly pour in the vanilla oil.
The brown chocolate liquid in the bowl became much smoother.
Su Changan was not wasting time either. Seeing that it was almost ready, he immediately took out three bowls.
In one of them, I put in the dried fruit crumbs that I had crushed while waiting for the fire to boil, in another I poured in some shochu, which is actually distilled liquor, and in the last one I added nothing.
Hold the bowl of chocolate liquid through the rag and pour it into these bowls.
Su Changan saw that there was still some left.
After thinking about it
He took out another empty plate and placed the remaining dried fruits on it one by one.
Then gently pour in the chocolate liquid.
at last.
Just let the chocolate solidify.
Although it is early winter now and the weather is getting cooler, it is still feasible to put it outside.
But in this kind of weather, by the time the chocolate solidifies, its flavor will have already disappeared.
So Su Changan just asked Yan Ruyu to help get some big ice blocks from the cold storage.
Pile large ice cubes at the bottom of the large water tank, place a partition in the middle, and then cover it with a clean cloth.
Take the three bowls and the plate and place them on the partition.
certainly
Both the bowls and plates are wrapped tightly to prevent the smell from escaping.
at last.
Seal the cylinder mouth completely! !
And just in case, Su Changan took some cotton cloth and wrapped the jar with it.
After all, this ensures the temperature so that it can solidify faster.
After doing all this, Su Changan looked at the remaining milk and cheese.
"How about making some cheese snacks?"
But after thinking about it, I realized that I didn't have any molds and the baking items were not complete, so I gave up.
So, I turned around and started packing up the tools.
And saw that Su Changan had finished his busy work.
Yan Ruyu and Maomao then walked into the kitchen and looked at the water tank in confusion.
"Is it done?" Yan Ruyu asked.
Su Changan nodded: "Well, once it solidifies, you can take it out and eat it."
The cat squatted beside the tank in confusion and knocked on it with his hand, very puzzled.
Yan Ruyu sighed, "I don't really understand what all this means. But since you are done, I will convey His Majesty's words."
As she spoke, Yan Ruyu's expression turned serious.
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