Zhiyin plans to try making various kinds of noodles with different flavors, such as beef noodles, mutton noodles, goose noodles, vegetarian noodles, and minced meat noodles, using materials from this era.
The rest are relatively simple; the most important thing is the three types of flour: beef, mutton, and goose.
The most essential part of these three types of noodles is the broth, followed by pickled cabbage, pickled radish, and crispy chili flakes that can be eaten separately as snacks.
"Let's try the mutton rice noodles first!"
After talking to himself, Zhiyin began to prepare to cook mutton and make mutton soup.
Since the pot at home is an iron pot and not very big, Zhiyin didn't cut too much lamb bone or lamb with skin.
She rinsed a certain amount of lamb bones that she had prepared in advance with water for about fifteen minutes, and also rinsed the lamb meat with skin for about fifteen minutes.
Next, pour the lamb bones and lamb meat with skin into the prepared pot, and fill the pot halfway with water.
Only then did he squat down and add a large amount of firewood to the stove to boil water over a high flame.
"Cough cough cough... This is too pungent!"
Zhiyin frowned, feeling the smoke constantly choking her nostrils, and couldn't help but cough violently.
"Isn't this a bit too much trouble?"
Zhiyin frowned as she looked at the stove. Before, since Yao Yulin had helped to light and control the fire, Zhiyin hadn't thought anything of it.
Now that she's done it herself, she realizes that simply tending the fire without controlling the heat is actually quite troublesome.
Moreover, the smoke was too strong and pungent, making my eyes hurt.
"No, we need to find someone to build a return air furnace!"
As Zhiyin added firewood, he thought to himself whether he could make a similar return-air stove used in his hometown during winter.
The return air furnace has an adjustable flue that allows for easy control of the heat output, and a return air chamber that allows unburned flue gas to undergo secondary combustion, improving thermal efficiency.
This allows for the generation of more heat, making full use of the heat, improving efficiency, and saving fuel. In short, it's much better than a stove.
Moreover, it can be lit with firewood or coal and can burn all day, which is very convenient.
Moreover, it ignites quickly, heats up rapidly, has excellent heating and heat retention effects, and when the lid is closed, the smoke will be discharged from the flue pipe, saving materials and preventing indoor pollution.
It's energy-saving, environmentally friendly, and highly multifunctional. In winter, you can sit around it by the fire for warmth, enjoy hot pot, etc.
"Steel should be able to be used to make furnace cores, right?"
The furnace body itself should be quite easy to make; it's just that the furnace core is not so simple.
Zhiyin wasn't sure if it was feasible. After thinking it over, she decided to ask the blacksmith in the county in a few days. If it was possible, that would be great!
The more she thought about it, the more she felt that it was absolutely feasible.
She was just wondering whether, if she were to open a hot pot restaurant, she should cook the food and serve it directly, just like she would with a dry pot restaurant.
But that would greatly diminish the flavor, and it certainly wouldn't be as good as eating it while it's cooking.
But if we could really make a recirculating oven, then it would be possible to cook and eat at the same time!
Especially in winter, it's a great way to ward off the cold!
"But there's no use thinking about it too much, we need to see if we can actually make the furnace core!"
Zhiyin felt a little impatient at this thought, but at this moment, she had more important things to do, so she forcefully threw the thoughts out of her mind.
Seeing that the fire was getting stronger and stronger and the water had boiled, Zhiyin quickly began to use both her hands and feet to reduce the heat, turning it into a simmer and skimming off the foam that was rising to the surface.
Then, one by one, the prepared crushed ginger, star anise, cinnamon, fennel, cumin and other spices were added to the water in a certain proportion of grams.
While waiting for the soup to simmer, Zhiyin didn't sit idle; instead, she began methodically making pickled radishes.
Making pickled radishes is actually very simple. Just peel a white radish, remove the head and tail, wash it, slice it, put it in a bowl, add salt, mix well, and marinate for half an hour.
While waiting, Zhiyin went to the chili factory next door where Xiaoya and her partner worked.
She had already taught the two of them all the types of chili peppers and how to make related chili products.
I just never let them make crispy chili peppers.
"Sister Yinyin~"
Upon seeing their confidante arrive, Xiaoya and Xiaoqin, who were resting, were overjoyed and excited. They quickly wiped their hands and came to her.
Zhiyin smiled and patted their heads, "You must be exhausted after all this time."
"Not tired at all, Sister Yinyin, we're very relaxed."
Upon hearing this, the two little ones shook their heads frantically, their eyes sparkling.
Zhiyin affectionately rubbed their cheeks and said with a smile, "How about I treat you to something nice later?"
"Wow, that's great! Thank you, Sister Yinyin!"
Upon hearing this, the two little ones immediately became excited, their faces beaming with joy.
"Sister Yinyin, you're so kind! I feel like I'm living a dream. I can eat my fill and stay warm every day!"
Xiaoqin used to be very self-conscious and shy around people, but now, after playing and practicing martial arts with Zhihua and the others every afternoon after work, she is no longer so frail that she would fall over in the wind.
Moreover, her personality gradually became more lively.
As she spoke, Xiaoqin looked at Zhiyin with delight, smiling expectantly for praise, and said, "I've secretly saved up one tael of silver already!"
Her voice was light and melodious, like a silver bell, and her eyes were full of longing and anticipation for the future.
"Once I've saved up five taels of silver, I want to go to school with painting too!"
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