Chapter 166 Dumplings Dumplings

"No!"

Fu Chao categorically denied it! Everyone's faces became a little strange.

Then he heard Fu Chao say solemnly: "What if the paparazzi took pictures of the two of you? You won't be able to clear your name even if you jump into the Yellow River!"

It actually makes some sense.

Even Xie Yu changed his tone:

"Let the assistant buy it."

Nanzhi also nodded.

"But what do you want to eat tonight?"

As soon as she asked the question, she quickly received a similar response:

“Just do whatever you want.”

"Well, don't make it too complicated."

"How about making dumplings? Together?"

Although they said they wanted to eat the food cooked by Nanzhi.

But when it really came to this moment, I thought to myself that Nanzhi had been tired for so many days and didn't want her to work too hard.

In the end, dumplings won unanimous approval.

Fu Chao's assistant was waiting nearby. He called and within 20 minutes, the assistant knocked on the door carrying large and small bags of food.

Nanzhi told Fu Chao's assistant the list of ingredients in person, and even Fu Chao didn't hear it clearly.

When everyone saw the pile of ingredients, they were shocked: "So many!"

"You can't eat casually."

Nanzhi said lightly.

Everyone didn't want to trouble Nanzhi too much, but Nanzhi didn't seem to think so.

She prepared three kinds of dumpling fillings alone:

The most classic and popular cabbage and pork dumplings;

Shepherd's purse and meat dumplings are suitable for eating in spring; and shrimp dumplings are best fried.

Qi Pei'er, who helped to take out the ingredients, asked curiously: "Why are there no dumpling wrappers?"

"The dumpling wrappers sold in the store have too much alkali, which is not good and not tough enough."

Nanzhi shook her head and was unwilling to compromise in this regard.

The other three looked at each other.

Well, didn’t we agree to let Nanzhi relax a little?

Fortunately, everyone has been working together in the restaurant for many days, and with their help, the food preparation process is not particularly troublesome.

Fu Chao and Qi Pei'er were responsible for washing the vegetables, Xie Yu was responsible for cutting the vegetables, and Nanzhi was responsible for kneading the dough herself.

Everyone was busy together, and the sound of jingling came one after another.

It seemed like a re-enactment of the kitchen scene at Nanjia Restaurant.

But there is no camera here.

The kids who had sneaked into Nan Yi's room to play as soon as he entered the room all ran out when they heard the noise.

"What are you doing?"

They opened their eyes wide with curiosity.

Qi Pei'er told them that they were going to prepare dumplings.

The kids didn't react very enthusiastically, but instead focused their attention on the basin in Nanzhi's hand.

Swish! The little ones' faces were instantly lit up with excitement! They rushed to Nanzhi again, with Nanyi being the closest.

Xie An was the second one and asked curiously, "Aunt Zhizhi, are you playing with flour?"

Nanzhi wanted to deny it.

But if you think about it carefully, this idea is really interesting.

He nodded seriously:

"Yeah, about the same."

Qingxi: "Wow! This is so interesting!"

Qi Zhang: "We want to play too!"

Nan Yi was not very happy:

"Don't disturb my mother cooking!"

Qingxi hugged Nanyi and said, "Brother Yiyi, let's play together!"

Nan Yi pursed her lips, looking very reluctant.

Nanzhi thought this was a good idea.

The dough she had kneaded just needed to rise, and the time in between was plenty for her to play with the children.

She simply got some flour again, freed up the coffee table for the children, and wiped the surface clean.

Then she gave each of the cubs a small basin.

Nan Yi and Xie Anan were on one side, Qing Xi and Qi Zhang were on the other side.

Even though Nan Yi, who had just said he was reluctant, now had a tense face and a serious expression between his brows.

Given his temper, he probably didn't want to do too badly and embarrass his mother.

"alright."

Nanzhi stood in the middle, like a classroom teacher.

She poured flour into each basin.

The kids all looked at the flour in their own bowls, then at the bowls of others, and were satisfied.

Well, the portions are about the same! Thanks to Nanzhi's precise touch, a comparison dispute among the cubs was avoided.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

At this time, Xie Yu and others also came over and stood by to watch the fun.

Nanzhi continued to instruct the children to add water to the basin. They stopped when she shouted, which was basically a hands-on teaching.

But the kids were not so quick to react. They started to panic from this step. Either they added too much water or it spilled out, and the table soon became a mess.

Fu Chao, a bystander, was the first one who couldn't help but speak out. He said to Qing Xi:

"Hold your hands steady, don't shake! Don't shake! Yes, just add it like this!"

Qingxi was unhappy:

"Uncle, you don't understand!"

"Hey! You said I don't understand?"

Fu Chao rolled up his sleeves and waved his hands, "I want a basin too! I want to knead the dough too!"

Hehe, he has wanted to play for a long time! Now that Fu Chao is leading the way, Qi Pei'er and Xie Yu can also join in.

Everyone was assigned their own dough basin and began to mix and knead the dough under the guidance of Teacher Nanzhi.

Some have calm thinking and excellent performance, like Xie Yu and Nan Yi.

Some, like Fu Chao and Qing Xi, were particularly bad and were in a state of panic.

Looking around, the room was filled with activity and everyone was working hard.

It was just too messy, with flour all over the table, the floor and everyone's body.

However, everyone was laughing happily.

Nanzhi felt helpless and amused.

She was not idle either. While everyone was busy with the dough, she took the ingredients and started chopping the stuffing.

The pork is a whole piece of unprocessed pork, with three parts fat and seven parts lean, and beautiful texture.

First cut the meat of Nanzhi with a slanting knife, then cut it into sections with a horizontal knife, and then chop it into fine meat paste with a row of knives.

It needs to be chopped finely while retaining a little bit of granularity.

The cabbage cannot be chopped too finely, otherwise the juice will be lost and the taste will be bad.

Instead, break it apart first, drain the water, and then chop it into pieces.

Fearing that the children would not like chopped green onion and ginger, Nanzhi used green onion and ginger water instead.

Then add seasoning such as fine salt, peanut oil and pepper.

Use chopsticks to stir in a clockwise direction. This will not only make the meat filling taste even, but also make it stronger, so that it will taste better and be chewier when cooked.

Nanzhi's series of movements were quick and agile.

By the time others had finally finished their "battle" with the dough, she had almost finished preparing the filling and was just waiting to wrap it.

How to roll the dough is also a science. If it is too thin, it will have no floury taste, and if it is too thick, it will be hard to eat. So it should be slightly thicker in the middle and slightly thinner at the edges.

Nanzhi instructed everyone to roll the dough into long strips and then pinch them into equal-sized pieces.

At this stage, the kids, who were about to lose their patience in the dough battle, found new fun again.

Qingxi exclaimed:

"Wow! Play-dough!"

"Xiao Xi, this is food, not a toy. We can't waste it!"

Fu Chao warned him seriously.

Qingxi looked down and saw that the dough in Fu Chao's hand was thin and had no shape at all.

"cut!"

Qingxi snorted in disdain and ignored him.

Fu Chao was so anxious that he was sweating profusely. He just didn't believe that he couldn't do it!