Thinking of this, Lin Yunchu was already a little impatient. If it wasn't already dark, she really wanted to make some right now for everyone to taste.
But thinking that the cold noodles cannot be made immediately, I suppressed my excitement and decided to try it tomorrow.
Once they have tasted the cold noodles, they will definitely remember it forever.
Everyone became even more interested when they heard Lin Yunchu's words.
Everyone knows that Lin Yunchu is a good cook. If the food is praised by her like this, it must be of good quality.
"Just wait, I'll make it tomorrow and let you taste it first."
Since he had made up his mind to make cold noodles, Lin Yunchu prepared all the ingredients for making cold noodles the next day in the evening.
The next morning.
After Lin Yunchu had breakfast, he started to get busy.
Pour flour, appropriate amount of water, and a little salt into a wooden basin, and start kneading the dough.
Although kneading dough seems simple, it requires a lot of effort. After finishing her work in the workshop, Lin's mother hurried back to help Lin Yunchu, fearing that she could not handle it alone.
Lin Yunchu kneaded the dough in the wooden basin into a smooth dough, and then let it rest for another quarter of an hour.
Taking advantage of this free time, I turned around and went to the kitchen to prepare the cucumbers and fried peanuts that I would use to make cold noodles later.
When Lin Yunchu came out of the kitchen again, he saw that the dough in the wooden basin had almost risen.
Then he found a clean large basin, scooped half a basin of water into it, put the dough that had just been proofed into the clean water, and began to wash and knead it repeatedly.
Mother Lin, who was standing by, was very curious and couldn't help but ask, "Yunchu, why did you put the dough back into the water after it had risen? It will melt now."
Lin Yunchu's method was something Lin's mother had never seen before. She found it a little novel, but also a little worried because the dough would melt in water.
Lin Yunchu lowered her head, her hands moving non-stop, constantly adding clean water to the basin and kneading the dough in her hands.
Hearing what Lin's mother said, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, and she explained softly: "Mother, this won't melt. This is called washing the face, which is a very important step in making cold noodles."
This step is not only to wash out the batter, but also to make the most important gluten in the cold skin. This step cannot be skipped.
Seeing that the water in the wooden basin was almost gone, Lin Yunchu quickly changed to a second basin of water and continued washing the noodles until the dough in his hand became a ball.
Lin Yunchu used both hands to gently break the washed dough into two sides. It was done. The dough felt very chewy.
Lin Yunchu's face lit up with joy, and he immediately put the kneaded dough aside.
Then he pointed to a bamboo strainer not far away and asked Lin's mother to bring it over. The next step was to filter the starch water left after kneading the dough.
Mother Lin looked at Lin Yunchu's actions and chuckled. She knew this step. When she made potato flour, it was similar to this.
Lin Yunchu didn't explain, but chuckled and nodded. It was true, and that was the logic.
Lin Yunchu poured the two basins of flour water together and began to filter out impurities.
After filtering all the flour water, Lin Yunchu found a large bamboo basket, put the filtered flour water into a wooden basin, put it into the bamboo basket, and hung it in the well in the yard.
There is no refrigerator here, so the well is the best natural refrigerator. The filtered flour water needs to be placed in the well and left to stand for more than two hours.
Lin Yunchu washed the dough he had just washed again, and the gluten was almost ready. The next step was to steam the gluten.
Knowing that Lin Yunchu was going to make new food today, Lin Changshun hurried home after finishing his work in the fields, as if he was afraid that there would be nothing left if he went back too late.
"Mother, light the fire. We need to steam the gluten first."
Lin Yunchu gave instructions to her mother who was standing beside her and helping her.
Lin Yunchu found a plate, put the gluten he had just washed on the plate, spread it out carefully, then put it in the pot and started steaming it.
Now he could finally breathe a sigh of relief. After kneading the dough for half a day, Lin Yunchu only felt his arms sore.
She couldn't help but sigh. If she had known this earlier, she would have left her second brother at home to help her. Lin Changshun was used to doing farm work, so kneading noodles was an easy job for him.
Lin Yunchu stood by the stove, watching the water boil in the pot and a lot of mist begin to rise.
After a while, Lin Yunchu opened the lid and saw that the dough had begun to become fluffy.
Lin Yunchu had a smile on his face, and the gluten was steamed.
Lin's mother stood aside, watching the gluten ball in the pot change its appearance, then looked at Lin Yunchu's raised mouth corners, and couldn't help but laugh along.
Judging from Lin Yunchu's appearance, it seems that he has succeeded.
Lin Yunchu poured the steamed gluten from the plate onto the chopping board, cut it into small pieces, and placed it in a large bowl for later use.
Lin Changshun, who had hurried back all the way, heard the movement in the kitchen as soon as he entered his yard. He was delighted, put down the hoe in his hand and trotted into the kitchen.
"Second brother, why are you back?"
Lin Yunchu was a little surprised to see Lin Changshun. Didn't his second brother go to the fields to weed with his father today? How come he came back so soon?
Lin Yunchu turned around and looked around the yard, but didn't see Lin Wenshan, and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly.
"Why hasn't Dad come back?"
After hearing Lin Yunchu's words, Lin Changshun finally reacted and explained haltingly, "I...I...I was thirsty, so I came back to drink some water."
Lin Yunchu:.......
After hearing this, Lin Yunchu was completely confused and suddenly looked at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
"Second brother, then you should go to the main room and drink some water. The water I boiled earlier should be drinkable now."
Father Lin and his colleagues would spend a long time working in the fields, and they would usually bring a bamboo tube filled with water with them, so they wouldn't have to run back home so far if they were thirsty.
I guess my second brother knows that we are going to make new food today and can’t wait any longer.
Lin Yunchu didn't want to tease him, so he said directly: "It will take a while before this cold noodle is ready to eat."
The water is still hanging in the well, but it should have settled by now.
Lin Yunchu looked at the sky and called her second brother to help her pull up the flour water hanging in the well.
When Lin Changshun heard what Lin Yunchu said, he happily pulled up the bamboo basket hanging in the well as she said.
Lin Yunchu squatted down and carefully took out the wooden basin from the bamboo basket. He looked at it carefully and saw only water in the basin.
At this point, it has almost settled, and the water and starch inside have separated into layers. This is what it looks like after settling.
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