Chapter 216 Egg Yolk Pastry (Update 1)
Jiang Zhiluo covered the pot and said, "Mom, we need to simmer it for a while until the chestnuts are cooked through and the caramel flavor penetrates into the chestnuts. This way, they will have a rich aroma."
Madam Cui said, "I didn't expect that chestnuts could be prepared this way."
Following Jiang Zhiluo, her cooking skills have improved a lot.
Mrs. Cui had never done housework before, let alone cooking.
But if you learn cooking from Jiang Zhiluo, even if you only learn the basics, the food you make will be delicious.
Cui Hejin was in the yard, cracking walnuts in the moonlight and the candlelight in the house.
Just because Jiang Zhiluo said she needed it to make porridge the next morning.
Even when cracking walnuts, Cui Hejin's every move exudes a noble and elegant temperament.
It is a noble aura that permeates from the bones.
After the chestnuts had been simmering in the pot for a while, Jiang Zhiluo calculated the time and when she felt it was about time, she opened the lid of the pot.
A light and sweet fragrance instantly diffused.
Madam Cui said, "Although I'm full from dinner, I still find the aroma tempting."
Tempted, she wanted to eat some more.
Jiang Zhiluo said, "You can eat it after taking it out. It's a little hot, though, so let it sit for a while."
As she spoke, Jiang Zhiluo scooped out all the chestnuts with a colander and placed them in a large basin.
One big basin couldn’t hold it all, so another big basin was used.
Madam Cui said, "The chestnuts are talking."
Jiang Zhiluo patiently explained, "Cut it in at the beginning so it can expand when you fry it. This way it's easier to peel without hurting your nails."
If you don't make a cut, it will be difficult to peel the skin.
Madam Cui nodded and said, "Such a simple method is not easy for everyone to think of."
Jiang Zhiluo didn't say anything. This was not her idea. In modern times, sugar-roasted chestnuts come with cuts on them, making it easy to peel.
The weather is getting warmer and it is almost May. It is not cold at night.
The whole family sat together and talked.
When the chestnuts were no longer so hot, Jiang Zhiluo took them and peeled two, handing one to Old Madam Cui and the other to Cui Hejin, saying, "Try it and see how it tastes."
Cui Hejin had already washed his hands and put the food into his mouth to eat.
Mrs. Cui said happily, "It's delicious, really delicious."
"With a light sweetness and a hint of caramel, this flavor is just right."
Old Madam Cui couldn't help but sigh that Jiang Zhiluo had a really good control over the taste of the food she cooked.
When cooking, make it salty when it should be salty and sweet when it should be sweet.
No matter what you cook, it tastes delicious.
"If it tastes good, eat more, Mom."
As she spoke, Jiang Zhiluo continued to peel the skin, but did not eat it and handed it to Mrs. Cui.
Madam Cui quickly waved her hands and said, "Mother likes the feeling of peeling the skin and eating it at the same time. It feels delicious this way. You eat it, just eat it."
Mrs. Cui said this on purpose. How could she let Zhiluo peel the skin for her and not even bother to eat it?
Eat together as a family.
However, Cui Hejin did not eat it himself. Instead, he silently peeled a small bowl of chestnuts and handed it to Jiang Zhiluo.
Although he didn't say anything, the tenderness in his eyes was like water.
One look at each other will make you indulge in it involuntarily.
Jiang Zhiluo's heart suddenly beat faster, "You eat too."
"It's okay, just eat it."
Jiang Zhiluo pouted and said, "You don't think what I cook is not tasty, do you?"
Cui Hejin had a gentle and good-tempered demeanor from beginning to end, and her emotions were very stable. "No, it's delicious."
"Then you eat too, we'll eat together."
"good."
The family ate chestnuts and talked together.
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For the next period of time, Jiang Zhiluo continued to sell bread and chili meat sauce.
But I don’t make braised food anymore.
Because Lin Zhuzhu no longer showed up to set up the stall, Jiang Zhiluo was too busy to handle so much, so she only made bread and chili meat sauce.
Just from these two businesses, I can earn at least two taels of silver every day.
However, Han Bingce has not appeared for a long time since he delivered the bottle twice after being injured.
It was his father who came to deliver the bottles.
She asked how Han Bingce was doing, and he said he had gone out for something and hadn't come back.
Jiang Zhiluo didn't ask any more questions, but after she knew Han Bingce's possible identity, she saw his father's appearance and didn't find it strange that he didn't look like his father.
She always felt that Han Bingce might have gone out to do something.
But she couldn't think of it for a moment.
I will never go to war again.
In addition to setting up a stall to do business on weekdays, Jiang Zhiluo also went to the Jian family several times, performed surgery on Jian Yunci, and bandaged his hand. As long as he takes good care of it for a few months, Jian Yunci's hand will be healed.
Old Madam Cui also took the time to tell the head of the village that if a war broke out, their family planned to move to the mountains to hide. If the villagers had this idea, they could hide together.
When the village head told the villagers about this, they all responded positively, saying that they would follow the head's instructions and hide in the mountains with him.
For this purpose, everyone has started preparing on weekdays.
Most people make some pickles because they are easy to store.
The villagers also packed up their things in advance and packed some food in cloth bags.
When you plan to move, you can carry your things into the mountains at any time.
Time passed quietly, and by mid-May, the weather had become warmer.
The salted duck eggs that Jiang Zhiluo had pickled a month ago were already pickled.
She took out the salted duck eggs and used them to make some egg yolk pastries.
Mrs. Cui ate the egg yolk pastry and praised it highly.
"Zhiluo, mother has never eaten such delicious snacks."
Mrs. Cui couldn't believe that there were such delicious snacks.
"I never thought that duck egg yolks could be used to make snacks."
"When I was in the capital, some of the ladies I knew didn't eat salted duck eggs very often, and salted duck eggs are not easy to cook with, so they are cheap."
"If salted duck eggs can be made into snacks like this and sold, the price of salted duck eggs will go up."
She always thought that snacks were sweet, but she never thought that snack fillings could be salty.
"I feel like after eating so many pastries and breads, my favorite is the egg yolk pastry."
No wonder Zhiluo wanted to pickle salted duck eggs before.
Jiang Zhiluo said, "I pickled some more at the end of last month, and I'll pickle some more now. I can use it to make egg yolk pastries later."
Madam Cui said, "Our usual snacks are five or six coins each, but these are only ten coins each and people are buying them."
"But this is only in the Northern Province. If it were in the capital, people would buy it for twenty or thirty coins each."
"Noble families don't care much about the price; as long as something is rare and delicious, they will buy it."
Jiang Zhiluo nodded. She understood that in the capital, as long as you had good things to do business with, you would make money.
It’s just that the prices of goods and housing in Beijing are high.
Of course, there are hidden dangers.
Without the protection of a background, it is not easy for ordinary people to run a small business.
"This is such delicious food, you should also bring some for your brothers and sisters to try."
Jiang Zhiluo smiled and said, "Mom, you are the only one who understands me and is willing to let me bring things to my brothers and sisters."
Madam Cui sighed, "Put yourself in their shoes. I also have brothers and sisters, and I can't help but miss them. Besides, He Jin also has a younger sister. As parents, we hope that our children have a good relationship and can take care of each other."
Jiang Zhiluo couldn't help but ask, "Mom, such a big thing happened to the Cui family, do they know?"
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