Chapter 119 Trying to make hot sauce and guessing...
Chapter 119
Lin Mujin came to the morning market, which was rare, and selected ingredients with her cousin Lin.
She also held a bag of Korean hot sauce imported from inland China, produced in Qingdao.
Huimei mainly uses three kinds of sauces. The salad dressing was made last night and it was better than expected.
She also knows how to make ketchup and has bought all the ingredients.
But she only had a vague impression of Korean hot sauce, so she brought a "hack".
Be prepared to buy according to the ingredient list.
Thanks to the current technology there are not many jobs.
Can you believe there are tomatoes and apples in the chili sauce?
"Sister, which kind of pepper do you want to buy?" Lin Mujin was undecided.
The main reason is that there are too many varieties of peppers.
Dry and fresh, spicy and non-spicy, big and small.
Cousin Lin thought for a moment and said, "No spicy ones. I've tried chili sauce and it's sweet and spicy, not very spicy."
Lin Mujin nodded, "People here can't really handle spicy food."
Even the chili oil used for frying at home is of the less spicy but more fragrant variety.
Cousin Lin added, "You must buy red peppers."
Lin Mujin had no objection, whose chili sauce was green.
Cousin Lin continued, "Finally, it's a matter of choosing between dried and fresh. What do you think, sister?"
How would Lin Mujin know? She tried hard to recall the relevant videos, and it seemed that a blender was needed.
Since you are using a wall breaker, it seems that you can't do it dry.
"Fresh, right?"
A very uncertain tone.
Cousin Lin smiled and said, "I think it's fresh too, red fresh peppers. I need to look for them carefully."
The result is good. Although the sales volume is small, it is still good, and the price is not expensive.
Lin Mujin directly bought three kilograms and prepared to conduct more experiments.
Then she bought two pounds of beef, including tenderloin.
Three pounds of pork hindquarters.
After returning home, Lin Mujin went back to her room to write.
The kitchen needs to prepare ingredients now, so it is obviously not suitable for them to try making new products.
She only wrote two thousand words yesterday, and is preparing to write five thousand today. She will officially finish it tomorrow and can't delay any longer.
And only after "Faded" is completed can she put all her energy into "Huimei".
She planned to follow it for a while in the early stages, just like when a food truck opens.
After all, she invested so much money, she would be heartbroken if she didn't make any money.
"Sister, everyone has left, let's start." Cousin Lin came over and called for help.
Lin Mujin put the letter away and said, "Here it comes."
"Sister, let's make tomato sauce first. The first step is to peel the tomatoes." As soon as Lin Mujin said that, her cousin knew what to do. "After peeling the tomatoes, dice them."
"Sister, use a blender to crush the diced tomatoes." Lin Mujin prepared a clean basin and would put the tomato juice in it later.
Cousin Lin hesitated, "Can we use a beater? Won't it break the beater?"
Lin Mujin said, "The blender is not only for rice milk, it can also be used for fruits and vegetables."
But when we first bought it, our family was broke, so we treated the blender like a treasure and never used it for anything other than making rice milk.
But now she is rich (wrong), she bought an oven worth over 30,000 yuan! She also bought a range hood worth over 10,000 yuan! What does a mere blender mean to her?
The little sweet girl of the past has long since become Mrs. Niu.
After confirming it again and again, Cousin Lin finally took action. There was no surprise at all, and the fight was very delicate.
"Sister, it really works!" Cousin Lin was pleasantly surprised.
Lin Mujin's reaction was calm, as expected. "Sister, save some of the tomato juice for the chili sauce, and the rest for the tomato sauce."
"Sister, pour it directly into the pot?" asked cousin Lin.
Lin Mujin nodded. The method of making ketchup was so simple that it made her doubt her life.
"Sister, bring the mixture to a boil over high heat. Add 40 grams of rock sugar and stir constantly with a spatula to avoid burning the bottom of the pot."
Lin Mujin was standing by the pot watching her cousin Lin work.
The tomato juice was already bubbling. "Sister, turn the heat down to medium-low and keep simmering. Don't stop shoveling. If your hands get sore, let me do it."
Cousin Lin smiled and said, "It's not sour. Anything else?"
Lin Mujin said, "Just a little bit of salt and white vinegar, nothing else is needed."
Cousin Lin looked at the already somewhat sticky tomato sauce and began to add salt and white vinegar. "Can the white vinegar be replaced with lemon juice?"
Lin Mujin nodded, "Okay."
Cousin Lin kept stirring, "Sister, is this consistency okay?"
Lin Mujin took a closer look and said, "I think it's almost done. Why don't we turn off the fire?"
The two sisters waited until the ketchup was hot, then took a spoon and started to taste it.
"Sister, it really tastes like that, but it seems to have less sugar and more sourness." Cousin Lin commented optimistically.
Lin Mujin nodded. "Then add five grams more sugar next time and replace the white vinegar with lemon juice. Lemons are cheap anyway."
Cousin Lin poured out the cooled tomato sauce. This couldn't be wasted. "Next is the chili sauce."
Lin Mujin felt inexplicably guilty.
The first step is to grind the juice.
A pound of peppers and a pound of apples.
Wash the peppers, remove the tails and seeds, peel and dice the apples, and then put them all into the blender.
Pour it into a bowl, stir it and pour it into the pot, not forgetting the remaining tomato juice, "Ajie, boil it over high heat."
Cousin Lin asked, "How much sugar do you want to add this time?"
Lin Mujin started to push. She had added 40 grams of tomato sauce just now. This time there was more stuff, so 40 grams was definitely not enough, so she would try doubling it first.
How much white vinegar should be used?
She uses low-proof rice vinegar at home, which is not that sour. If it’s a one-to-one ratio... no!
Because this hot sauce is "sweet" spicy, it is more sweet than sour.
Then let’s use 2:1, 40 grams of white vinegar.
By the way, you also need to add basic bean paste.
How much of this?
My head hurts!
Put half a pound first, check the saltiness and then consider how much salt to put.
After telling cousin Lin the proportions of various ingredients, she said, "Sister, I'm not sure about this hot sauce. I may need to add more in the middle."
Let me give my cousin a shot of prevention first.
"Sister, let me try it." Lin Mujin took a small spoon and scooped a little.
I didn't dare eat it right away, so I blew on it to cool it down faster, then licked it with my tongue. "It's spicy, but not sweet at all. It lacks sugar."
Measure another 20 grams of sugar and add it.
It still doesn't work if I try again.
"Sister, add 50 grams this time. If it's too sweet, you can just add vinegar." Cousin Lin said.
Lin Mujin gritted her teeth and said, "Okay!"
"It has sweetness this time, but the overall taste is a little lacking." Cousin Lin frowned.
Lin Mujin also noticed something was wrong, but what was the problem?
"Sister, is there not enough vinegar?" Cousin Lin reluctantly thought of this.
Lin Mujin thought it was very likely. Too much sugar would only make it sweet but not smooth enough. "Then add 20 grams of vinegar."
The sisters tasted it again and found that the sweetness was reduced, but the overall taste was better.
Cousin Lin said, "It seems that sweet and sour cannot be separated. There must be a certain ratio between them."
Lin Mujin calculated that they added a total of 80+20+50 grams of sugar to the chili sauce.
There are only 40+20 grams of white vinegar.
The approximate ratio between the two is 2.5:1.
Now it’s not sweet enough, so I have to increase the proportion. Then I added 30 grams of sugar and 10 grams of white vinegar.
The taste is finally back to normal.
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