Chapter 675
The first time I made it, it was almost the same as a cold dish, with a smooth taste, but it had one drawback: it couldn’t absorb seasoning very well, so I had to rinse it in juice before eating.
After Su Miao noticed this problem, he began to think about ways to improve it and decided to start by changing the physical structure of konjac.
Take the idea of frozen tofu. First put the konjac into the refrigerator to freeze. The low temperature will cause the water in the konjac to form ice crystals, destroying the original gel structure.
After thawing and cooking slightly, many honeycomb-shaped holes appeared on the konjac tofu, like a small sponge.
Su Miao told his father about his idea of making konjac into snacks.
Su Yuanzheng said in surprise: "Snacks? Is this okay?"
"Of course, Dad. These past two days, I've been serving cold konjac salad, and I've always come back with empty bowls. Everyone loves it, and they're eating it as a snack. I think this idea is worth a try."
"Then how do we sell it? By jin? Like shredded papaya?"
Su Miao shook his head and said, "This time I want to make it into a pocket snack, so people can eat one pack at a time. This way, it will be convenient for people to buy and clean and hygienic to eat."
"Small packages, if that's the case, mass production will require machines, otherwise the efficiency will be slow."
"Well, I plan to finalize the flavor and formula of the konjac snacks first. After a successful trial sale, I'll find a professional to design an assembly line and see what kind of machinery is needed."
"Okay! As long as you want to do it, Dad will strongly support it!"
The father and daughter discussed for a long time and felt that if they wanted to make it into a snack, the ingredients needed to be refined.
After a day of research, they decided to filter out ingredients such as onions, ginger, and garlic that are easy to spoil and affect the taste from the finished product, add some dry seasonings, and finalize a recipe that is easier to operate later.
Stir-fry ingredients over low heat. Add star anise, cinnamon, bay leaves, peppercorns and other spices into hot oil. Remove spices after frying until fragrant.
Then add the bean paste and stir-fry until fragrant, then add salt, light soy sauce, MSG, sugar and chili powder.
Cut the frozen konjac into small strips, mix it evenly with the seasonings, and soak it for a while.
The konjac noodles made in this way have less attached seasonings and a purer taste. Su Miao decided to let diners taste them in the store.
When Aunt Li knew that she wanted to try a new snack, she carried over the half basket of konjac that was left at home.
It was said that it was very troublesome to make and no one was willing to do it, so it would be better to give it to Su Miaoduo and let him try it.
When Su Miao brought the improved konjac noodles to the table, the diners who had heard about it were already looking forward to it.
"Oh, this looks amazing!" Aunt Li was the first to pick up one. The red oil on the konjac strips was pleasing to the eye.
As soon as she took a bite, her eyes widened: "Sh ...
She quickly drank a sip of herbal tea, but couldn't wait to pick up the second one: "Strange, the spicier it is, the more I want to eat it. It's full of flavor!"
One diner brought his own rice wine to drink. He quickly picked up a piece of rice wine and put it into the bowl with chopsticks. He chewed it with the rice wine and made a crackling sound.
"Sure, sure! It's tastier than pig ears and chewier than peanuts. It's a perfect side dish for drinking!"
A few half-grown children squatted in the corner, spitting out their tongues from the spiciness. One chubby kid exhaled and said, "It's like eating flavored bubble gum!"
Su Miao looked at everyone's enthusiastic response, her eyes curved into crescents.
She noticed a little girl with pigtails stamping her feet in rage, staring intently at her plate. She smiled and handed her a bowl of mung bean soup, saying, "Eat slowly, little sister. This has a strong aftertaste."
"Miao Miao, this is really delicious. Didn't you send me a bowl last night? My family and I ate it while watching TV. It was very comfortable." Aunt Li can eat spicy food and thinks the spiciness is just a small matter.
"I agree, it's delicious. So what should we call this snack? Just calling it konjac sticks doesn't sound very catchy at all."
"Hey! Look at how delicious Konjac is! Eat this and drink Mung Bean Drink at the same time. Why not just call this Konjac Drink too?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the naughty children squatting by the table shouted in unison: "Konjac is delicious! Konjac is delicious!"
Everyone started discussing it in a buzz, and quickly helped Su Miao come up with a name for the snacks.
Is Konjac cool? Konjac is cool!
Su Miao turned the name over in his mind several times. Very good! It's konjac!
Although we have decided to launch it, it is a new thing after all, so we have to make some and try selling it first.
Because this time he plans to make it into small bags, Su Miao plans to find a suitable automated machine.
She knew that many food factories now had vacuum packaging machines, which could reduce the oxygen content by extracting the air from the packaging bag, thereby inhibiting the growth and reproduction of microorganisms.
This helps prevent food from spoiling and extends its shelf life.
She also plans to introduce it into her own factory. Not only konjac cakes need it, but papaya shreds and soft ginger candies also need to upgrade their packaging.
Su Miao has always been very proactive, and the next day he went to find the manager of the packaging factory he had been cooperating with.
They have been producing the cup sealing machine that Su Miao had participated in designing, and the quarterly dividends are regularly deposited into Su Miao's account. The two parties are old friends.
Manager Xie received a call from Su Miao the day before and deliberately did not go to the workshop for inspection and waited for her in the office.
Seeing Su Miao and Su Yuanzheng coming in, he stood up to greet them enthusiastically, poured them tea, and said excitedly:
"Long time no see, bosses! I heard you've expanded your business to Beijing! That's incredible! What's going on this time?"
Su Yuanzheng also smiled and nodded: "Thank you, Manager, for being so polite. We came here this time because we have something to ask of you."
Manager Xie's eyes lit up and he leaned forward slightly:
"Oh? What's that new idea? That cup sealing machine made our factory a lot of money last time, and now we have orders from all over the country!
Now our factory is no longer just a packaging factory. We also sell small packaging machinery. I will take you to the factory to have a look later."
Su Miao took out a small jar from her bag and opened it, revealing the shiny red konjac juice inside.
"This is a new snack we developed called 'Konjac Shuang'. We want to make it into a ready-to-eat product in small packages."
Manager Xie took a closer look, sniffed it, and said in surprise, "Konjac Refreshment? That's the name of this snack? It looks delicious."
"Try it." Su Miao handed over a pair of chopsticks.
Manager Xie picked up one and put it in his mouth. After chewing it twice, his eyes widened:
"Wow! What a texture! So springy and chewy, and quite spicy, but the more you eat it, the more delicious it becomes!"
He quickly grabbed another one and nodded as he ate. "This flavor is definitely going to be a hit! How are you planning on packaging it?"
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