Chapter 163 Braised Wraps
Nasha has always been a girl with a good sense of self-awareness.
She knew that her round face did not conform to the aristocrats' preference for oval faces and pointed chins, and she also knew that her cooking skills were mediocre and were only at the level of home cooking.
Now she can make delicious food in just one morning. This is certainly not because she has acquired some powerful abilities overnight, but because of the store manager's mysterious recipe.
After breakfast, Nasha's affection and admiration for Jiangyou have increased dramatically, and she can't wait to learn more.
Takumi Yuu certainly still had much to teach her. After all, she would soon be leaving the shop to undertake a private cooking assignment, and it was unknown how long she would be staying there. Andrei would then have to accompany her to the beautiful pirate's villa as her bodyguard and assistant cook. The brewing workshop would then be left to Nasha, who would be in charge, with Jericho and Aunt Wolf helping out.
The chef is the soul of a restaurant. To maintain its success, they must master at least a few signature dishes. Roast meats are complex and prone to mistakes, making them impossible to master overnight. However, braised food and rice noodle rolls rely heavily on a single ingredient ratio. Once the vague notions of "right amount," "a little," and "a dash" are translated into precise weights, mastery can be achieved with a little practice and careful adherence.
Now that the store’s raw material suppliers have confirmed that the quality of the ingredients and the water absorption of flour/rice flour will not change much, the chef does not need to make too many manual adjustments.
The only problem is that the rice rolls are served with braised food, and this combination seems too salty for the customers.
So after a little thought, Jiangyou decided to teach Nasha another simple staple dish, scallion omelet.
Jiangyou also made this thing in Witch Forest. It is a classic home-cooked dish for southerners and is called many names such as pancake, spread pancake, pancake, and soft pancake.
Different from the pancakes made by northerners using fermented dough, wrapping it with pastry filling, rolling it out, and then frying it in an iron pan, the pancakes made by southerners are much simpler to make. You just need to make a thin paste with flour, beat in eggs and add some salt, sprinkle some green onions on it, stir it, and then you can put it in the pan.
Due to the different water absorption capacity of flour, the ratio of flour to water fluctuates between 1:1 and 1:2. For the flour that Jiangyou currently has on hand, the ratio of about 1:1.5 is just right to make the batter flowable and almost dripping when you pick up chopsticks, which is just right.
Similar to rice noodle rolls, the consistency of the batter directly affects the taste of the pancake. The thicker the batter, the thicker the pancake will be, and the thinner the batter, the thinner and softer it will be... But if it is too thin, it will be fried into a crispy pancake.
Heat the iron pan, pour a little oil into the pan to grease it, and then add a spoonful of batter. Jiangyou quickly shakes the pan to let the batter flow around and spread into a beautiful circle. Under the heat of the pan, the batter will quickly solidify, turning from white to yellow, and then it can be flipped over.
"Pay attention to the heat and don't let the pancakes burn. A slight golden browning can enhance the aroma of the pancake, but don't overcook it. Beginners can turn down the heat; using medium or low heat is less likely to make mistakes."
The first pancake came out of the pan. Jiang You pushed it onto the plate with a wooden spatula, scooped in another spoonful of batter, and then spread the second one. He didn't forget to continue to say to Naxia: "Try it, you have to remember this taste. Be careful, it's hot~"
Nasha picked up a small piece of bread with her fork. The bread was very soft and easy to separate with the fork. She blew on it, put the small piece of bread into her mouth, and chewed it for a few times.
Crispy around the edges, soft and glutinous inside, a subtle burnt aroma, rich eggy flavor, scallion fragrance, and a hint of saltiness all bloom on the tip of the tongue. If you weren't careful, the pancake would slide down your esophagus... Nasha suddenly understood what it meant to be "so delicious you want to swallow your tongue." Without even opening her mouth to evaluate it, she raised her fork again and attacked the remaining pancake.
Jiangyou made seven or eight pancakes in a row, put them on a plate to cool, then moved away from the stove with the plate, giving the stage to Nasha to perform.
Naxia, who was enjoying her meal, said: "..." Huh? It's my turn now?
Jiang You nodded encouragingly: "You eat first, and then we'll start over from the beginning at your own pace~"
The skeleton smiled cunningly: "You can eat as much as you want. The more you spread, the tastier it is~"
Na·Xia, the novice foodie chef, was severely controlled by the black-hearted store owner. Her fighting spirit was ignited at once, and she carefully picked up the scale, measuring cup and her own notes to carefully mix the batter.
——This new chef obviously has the potential to be an alchemist.
Jiang You thought so and walked to the small kitchen with the stack of soft pancakes. She picked out some marinated goods, sliced them, removed the bones, and casually put them in the pancakes as fillings, and wrapped them into rolls.
She had just finished her work when Andre came downstairs yawning. The knight was wearing armor properly today, probably because he had to work seriously.
"Good morning," he said to Jiang You, "Do you have breakfast?"
"Here," the prepared Jiangyou said with a smile as he handed over the plate of wraps in his hand. "As many braised wraps as you can get. If you can't finish them this morning, you can take them away for lunch."
Andrei took the tray with satisfaction and sat down at the bar by the window to enjoy his breakfast.
He picked up the omelet, took a big bite, and immediately a look of happiness appeared on his face. The tender omelet was casually wrapped with a rich marinade flavor. Every bite was like opening a blind box. The excess marinade had obviously been drained beforehand, so the inside of the omelet was neither too soggy nor dry to the point of choking. The flavor of the marinade had already permeated the meat.
The filling is rich in flavor and the crust is light, and the two together are the perfect combination.
As he was eating, he saw Jiang You coming over with a glass: "Passion fruit honey water, it's best to drink this the morning after drinking alcohol, it helps to sober up~"
"...I'm not that drunk." Andre muttered, but still took the cup and took a big sip. The cool honey water with the unique sweet and sour aroma of passion fruit moistened his throat and indeed brought an unusual sense of comfort.
The black-haired knight was clearly delighted with his breakfast. He devoured three wraps in one sitting, then asked Jericho to bring him some baking paper so he could neatly wrap the remaining wraps in a lunch box. He also had Takumi Yuto prepare a pot of honey water, which he happily carried off.
Andre had to serve as a guard at Baron Neumann's hunting ground today, so he needed to bring his own lunch. Eating these soft braised meat wraps and drinking sweet honey water was much more comfortable than gnawing on hard bread and guzzling cold water.
Jericho: "..." I always feel that the young master who has been spoiled with a spoiled appetite will not be able to survive without this skeleton.
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