Gourmet conquest starts from the entertainment industry

The two ran downstairs happily. The yard was already covered with snow, and the snow layer was already very thick. And the snow is still falling. The little guys who got up early were also very excited and started to build snowmen with Zhou Mochen and the other two.

Zhou Mowei followed closely behind. After playing wildly for a while, Zhou Mochen was worried that the child's alternation of cold and heat would cause a cold, so he only practiced stance on the balcony.

A few people started to set up a charcoal basin after eating. Sweet potatoes, peanuts, melon seeds, arranged.

"Brother, are you still open today?"

Seeing that Zhou Mofan was going out, Zhou Mochen asked.

"No, go and settle their wages before the end of the year, and come back after giving out red envelopes."

Zhou Mofan smiled and shook his head. I was thinking of going for two more days. It's not so convenient when it snows.

"Then you can drive my car over there. There is no problem with the wheels running on the snow. Weiwei, where are the keys? Give the car keys to the elder brother."

Zhou Mochen said something. Zhou Mowei handed the key to Zhou Mofan from his pocket.

"Understood. I'll be back in a while, don't you guys want to eat earthen hot pot? I've bought everything."

Zhou Mofan went out after finishing speaking.

After resting for a while, Zhao Jinmai led the two little guys to start class again. It wasn't too long, just over an hour.

And Zhou Mochen let the two idlers look at the roasted sweet potatoes. I went to the kitchen to pick out some chicken, fish, and pork, and started to defrost them. Otherwise, it will be impossible to pass the oil for a while.

"Mom, what are you using the thawed meat in that basin for?"

Saw some melted meat in the kitchen. I just asked Liu Mei.

"Make big meatballs and meatloaf, can you do it?"

Liu Mei came in from the living room. He took a look and said something.

"Yes, then I will make it? What about other accessories. Black fungus, peanuts, bean curd and so on."

Zhou Mochen laughed when he heard that. Isn't it enough to have hands? He is familiar with this matter.

Put on the apron neatly and start chopping stuffing. Both big meatballs and meatloaf need meat filling.

Because the family ate it, Zhou Mochen did not use a cooking machine to process the minced meat, but chopped it out by hand.

Although they seem to be the same, the taste is often better when handmade. The fat-to-thin ratio is 1:4. The best meat is the front leg meat. Liu Mei is also very professional in this stuff, so the meat she picks is always the best.

Zhou Mochen cut the meat into small granules first. Then start chopping the minced meat with your hands. Gripping the two knives, a rhythmic voice sounded.

The stuffing changes state visibly with the naked eye. It didn't take much effort to chop the minced meat to be used. One serving is two, and the meatballs will use more meat.

Next, we will start to deal with the accessories for the meatballs.

Crush and chop an appropriate amount of onion and ginger, pour into clean water and soak into onion and ginger water. Then pour it into the minced meat. Season the minced meat with salt and chicken essence. If it was in a restaurant, Zhou Mochen would definitely season it with broth.

Peel the two steamed buns, let them dry, grate them, and put them into the meat stuffing. This can improve the taste of the meatballs. Add eggs. Add appropriate amount of water starch.

Stir well, beat repeatedly until sticky and vigorous. Here it is necessary to use ingenuity to beat, pulp, and shoot out excess air.

Pour a lot of cooking oil into the pot, the oil needs to be more, otherwise the temperature will rise too fast, causing the phenomenon of being caught.

Heat the oil in the pot until it is 60-70% hot, and squeeze the balls into it. After setting, change to low heat and deep-fry.

The finished product is golden in color, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Or steamed or stewed or soup or side dish, delicious and convenient.

It was Zhou Mochen's favorite delicacy when he was a child, but the meatballs back then didn't have much meat.

The meat cake is simple, the same meat filling method, but more peanuts and black fungus are added, and there is no need to add steamed bun residue.

However, the proportion of water and starch is more important, which greatly affects the meatiness and quality of the meatloaf. But this is not a problem for Zhou Mochen at all.

The adjusted meat filling is spread on a piece of finished bean curd. Form into round cakes of the right thickness. Then cover with another piece of bean curd, press and seal the steamer. Steam over water.

Cook over high heat. After cooling, place in the refrigerator. Cut into small pieces when eating. Stewed dishes and hot pot are both great choices.

"Xiaochen, you are good at this craft, is it your first time doing this?"

After Zhou Mochen was done, Zhou Mofan came back. After seeing the finished product, I praised it.

"Yeah, there's no need to do this outside. It depends on what you do. The rest is the seasoning and cooking. That's not easy for me."

Zhou Mochen smiled slightly. Explained a bit. It has been like this since childhood. As long as it is related to cooking, just read it once. There is nothing wrong with imitating seven or eight.

"Haha, you are the best. Why don't you come too?"

Zhou Mofan saw the ingredients that had melted in the basin and said something.

"Brother, you should come. Hehe."

Zhou Mochen took off his apron immediately. Handed it to Zhou Mofan.

"Brat."

Zhou Mofan scolded with a smile, but did not refuse, took the apron and started to process the ingredients.

"Come and try the freshly baked meatballs."

Zhou Mochen came out with a plate of freshly fried meatballs. Eating this meatball at this time has a different taste. Best eaten warm.

"Big meatballs. Hehe, that's great, brother. So you made a fuss about this when you went to the kitchen."

Zhou Mowei's eyes lit up and she picked one up with her chopsticks. At this time, it is really crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.

When biting, a crisp sound is very comfortable.

Everyone came to taste it when they saw it.

"Yeah, Brother Chen, this is delicious, is this how meatballs are eaten?"

Zhao Jinmai fell in love with this relatively crude delicacy after taking a bite.

"I'll give you a bowl of stew at noon. You can also eat it in hot pot, but it's not shabu-shabu, it's the earthen hot pot at home."

Zhou Mochen explained with a smile.

"Brother, have you steamed the meat loaf yet?"

Zhou Mowei asked again after eating, these two things used to be must-haves for the Spring Festival at home, but meat has become more common these years, so there are fewer cooks.

"I must have done it. It's in the refrigerator. I'll let my elder brother cook at noon. A bowl of stew for each. Try something new."

Zhou Mochen acted like I was not stupid.

"Uncle, you've worked hard. I'll give you sweet potatoes. It's delicious."

"Yo, our little one is so nice. We're one and a half."

Caressing Zhou Zixi's hair, and then split the sweet potatoes handed over, half of each person. Sweet potatoes have a nice texture. It's the kind of sweet potato that resembles a honey potato. The brown skin wraps the almost red flesh. The taste is soft and sweet. It looks like it was grown from farmyard manure. And the seeds are better too.

"Mom. I want to eat sweet potato balls."

Zhou Mochen remembered the snacks he ate when he was a child. It's just that I didn't eat it when I got older. It's not that I don't want to eat it, but it's hard to find delicious sweet potatoes. Ordinary sweet potatoes don't taste so good when fried.

"Okay, I'll make it for you this afternoon. I'll go and steam the sweet potatoes first."

"Hey, then I'll go and wash the sweet potatoes."

After speaking, he ran to the warehouse to get the sweet potatoes. Then go to the kitchen to clean the sweet potatoes. Drain and leave it there.

"Roasted sweet potatoes, or sweet potato balls?"

Zhou Mofan obviously knew the family tradition. The snacks I ate when I was a child were different from others.

"Hey, sweet potato balls. Why don't you take advantage of the frying pan and fry some potato chips?"

Zhou Mochen rolled his eyes. Just remembered another kind of food. Anyway, it's snowing today and I won't go out. Just make it at home.

"Okay, cut it yourself. It happens that it hasn't been fried yet. Otherwise, the smell will change in a while."

Zhou Mofan had just heated up the oil right now. The ingredients have been processed. Only fried.

"Okay, I'll be there soon."

As he said that, he took a few washed sweet potatoes and peeled them, and wrote them obliquely into sweet potato slices of appropriate thickness. Zhou Mofan was in a daze for seeing the knife skills.

After a while, a few sweet potatoes were cut. Zhou Mochen also waited for the frying to finish before leaving the kitchen.

"Haha, I still know how to eat."

Taking the sweet potato chips handed over, Zhou Mowei happily bit them. Sweet. There are two different tastes from roasted sweet potatoes.

"Otherwise, how can I improve your food for so many years?"

Zhou Mochen replied with a smile.

When I was a child, the conditions at home were average, and the family was reluctant to eat some good ones. Zhou Mochen loved Zhou Mowei since he was a child, and he tried to catch crayfish, snails, eels, loaches and other edible things in different ways. The technology is not bad. Cicada which became luxury food now. They used to eat it all the time.

"Hey. My little brother is the best."

Zhou Mowei had a smile and pride on his face.

"By the way, mom, why didn't I see my dad so early in the morning. Where did my dad go?"

Zhou Mochen asked suspiciously.

"With your uncle, Mo Han and the others went to pick up your aunt's family. It's not easy to take a car in the city. I didn't expect it to snow today."

Liu Mei said with a worried face.

"Huh? Why didn't dad call me? He drove my car anyway. Have you installed snow chains?"

Zhou Mochen's heart tightened.

"Fake it, it was your Brother Mo Han who asked him to pretend. He's following along, it's fine. He's probably coming back soon. He even talked on the phone just now."

Liu Mei was also worried about what happened to Zhou Weimin, so she called every half hour. Report your location.

"Ah That's good."

Zhou Mochen also breathed a sigh of relief. It's really dangerous to pick up people on this day. The road repair of the national road is still very good. It will be much safer with snow chains installed. Just run slower.

As expected by Zhou Mochen, when they had lunch at noon, several people hadn't come back yet. I made a phone call to confirm, it was relatively safe, and I ran relatively slowly, so everyone didn't wait any longer. Save your meals.

Everyone also started to eat. Not too many people. A clay hot pot will do it. They also stewed a bowl of soup with meatballs and meatloaf. Some vegetarian dishes as side dishes. Several people used small tables.

"Brother Chen, this is delicious, soft."

Zhao Jinmai took a piece of the meatloaf and took a bite. On the side, you can clearly see black fungus, cut peanuts, and meat stuffing.

"It's delicious. Let's try the meatballs cooked in this hot pot. See if it has the same texture and taste as the lion's head."

Zhou Mochen gave Zhao Jinmai another cooked meatball.

"Yeah, it smells so good, it's different from the freshly fried ones, it's delicious. It's rich in flavor. I like this meatball better."

Zhao Jinmai's eyes lit up. The braised broth is paired with meatballs, and the aroma is definitely worth mentioning. But personal preference is different. Zhou Mochen prefers directly stewed meatballs. Lighter.

Guo Qilin's food is also very novel. It turns out that this is the benefit of the whole family knowing how to cook. Looking at Zhou Mowei who is eating happily, he sighs in his heart. He must come, but Zhou Mowei has the cooking gene of this family It is not inherited at all.

I wonder if I should learn from my uncle. After getting married, he cooks. If he is not at home, Zhou Mowei can go to her own house to have a meal, or Zhou Mochen's teacher to have a meal. There are still many places to eat.

After a simple and warm lunch, Zhou Weimin came back more than half an hour later.

"Dad, are you back? I'm going to heat up the dishes."

Zhou Mofan also heaved a sigh of relief when he saw the man came back.

Even Zhou Jianguo and Zhou Mohan who brought them out also came. It was dusty.

"Auntie, Uncle, Sister Bingyan, Jinyang. Welcome home."

Everyone also stood up, welcoming the returning aunt's family. Since Zhou Mochen made his fortune, Hu Jianting's attitude has changed a lot. The family members naturally stopped pursuing the previous things for the sake of the aunt.

"Sister, Bingyan, Jinyang. Let's go and take you to the room. Fortunately, according to Xiaochen, there are quite a few rooms, and the bedding is ready."

Liu Mei smiled and led them to several bedrooms on the first floor. The three brothers and sisters of Zhou Mofan lived on the second floor. The little ones also have their own separate bedroom.

"Hehe, you are blessed, and Xiaochen has worked hard on his own. The two of us don't let me worry at all."

Zhou Qingyou responded with a smile.

"Mom, why don't I let you worry about it. I work well, earn money, and look beautiful."

Hu Bingyan refused immediately. Anyway, she is also a beautiful woman with money and beauty.

"How old are you, don't look for a boyfriend. Are you going to give me a grandson after I'm too old to walk? Look at Mo Fan, Mo Han and the others."

Zhou Qingyou immediately came to the old-fashioned urging marriage. This is probably the nightmare of most young people during the New Year.

"Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. Today's young people have their own ideas. We just need to help later."

Liu Mei spoke for Hu Bingyan this time.

"Auntie, hey, you're better off. Don't worry, Mom, I'll let you hold your grandson."

Hu Bingyan was immediately happy. He also comforted Zhou Qingyou.

"Wow, auntie, this room is so beautifully decorated. This furniture?"

Hu Bingyan followed Liu Mei to the bedroom. Even the guest rooms are well furnished, and the brands of the furniture are familiar.

"Hehe, Xiaochen hired people to build and decorate the house. The furniture is said to be handled by a manufacturer, and it didn't cost much. But the quality is quite good."

Liu Mei explained with a smile.

"Oh, hehe, Xiaochen has so many friends."

Hu Bingyan suddenly remembered the brand of furniture. The corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching. deal with? Didn't cost much? hehe. He thought to himself that Xiaochen probably didn't want his parents to know how much the furniture cost, for fear that the old man would feel distressed.

"It's enough to live comfortably. You are still lucky."

Zhou Qingyou obviously also noticed that after staying in the imperial capital for a long time, how could she not know the luxury of furniture. He glanced at Hu Bingyan. Didn't say anything.

The chat upstairs was lively, and the chat downstairs was not bad either. It was mainly three adults chatting, and a few juniors chatting.

"Dad, let's eat. Xiaochen, help me arrange the dishes."

Zhou Mofan brought a hot pot from the kitchen and walked towards the restaurant. By the way, I told Zhou Mochen.

"Understood, brother!"

After Zhou Mochen finished speaking, he went to the kitchen, and Guo Qilin followed with a wink.

There is great power in numbers. After a while, the table was full of things.

"Hey, it's really rich. Xiaofan made these, or Xiaochen made them."

Zhou Jianguo pointed to the hot pot and the meatballs and meat cakes on the table and said. What I ate before was made by Liu Mei. Zhou Mofan's three brothers and sisters are still young.

"Uncle, I made the hot pot. Xiaochen made the meatballs and meat cakes."

Zhou Mofan replied with a smile.

"Mom, the meal is ready, let auntie and the others eat first."

Zhou Mochen yelled to the bedroom.

"I'm coming."

After saying that, she came out with Zhou Qingyou, and the bedroom was also divided. Only Hu Jinyang lives in a smaller house.

"It's so rich. Just eat something, Xiaofan, you still have so many dishes."

Zhou Qingyou still has the Zhou family's diligence and thrift in her bones. Subconsciously said something.

"Haha, aunt, this is a simple meal. Our family has a lot of cooks. No matter how simple it is, it is unmatched by other families."

Zhou Mochen suddenly laughed. This is really simple. Letting him come is probably even more exaggerated.

Hu Bingyan and Hu Jinyang were really speechless when they heard Zhou Mochen's words. There is no way to refute it. Because this dish is served in their house, it is considered rich.

"Stop chatting, let's sit down to eat and warm up, Xiao Chen, go get us a bottle of wine. Drink less at noon to warm up."

As soon as the head of Zhou Weimin's family said the words, everyone immediately obeyed.

"Yeah, delicious. Fan Gechen's cooking is so delicious."

Hu Jinyang didn't care what the adults were drinking, and just kept eating. Compared to being in the imperial capital, he feels that eating here is the happiest.

"Haha, then you should eat more. Tell your brother what you want to eat tonight, and let them make it for you."

Zhou Weimin said something with a smile.

"Yeah. Got it, uncle!"

Hu Jinyang immediately nodded seriously as if he had received an imperial edict.

Probably because they were hungry, everyone ate quickly, except for the three who were drinking, everyone else finished eating.

Zhou Weimin asked for rice only after drinking. Meatballs with rice is a must in Zhou family. Still old enough to eat.

After eating, Zhou Jianguo and Zhou Mohan left. There are things to do at home. Liu Mei asked Zhou Qingyou to play mahjong together. Fang Xiaowen and Zhou Mowei were also playing with her. Zhao Jinmai doesn't know how to fight. I don't like it either. So I didn't go.

Zhou Mochen made tea for the two elders. A few small ones chatted around the charcoal basin.

And Zhou Zixi and Zhou Zixuan had already taken the pudding and ran to the yard to play with the snow. The heavy snow stopped at noon. The snow is still very thick at the moment. The adults didn't bother.

"Xiaochen, are you playing mahjong? Anyway, I'll be fine this afternoon."

Zhou Mofan finally got some free time, counted, and there were just enough people in the family. Just proposed it.

"Brother, you have earned a lot of money this year. If you want to give me a red envelope, just give it directly. It will be very embarrassing to give it in this way."

Although Zhou Mochen doesn't usually play mahjong, he has a superb memory and computing power. As long as he doesn't cheat, he is the biggest cheater.

"Yo, you're quite confident. Let's just say whether to fight or not."

Zhou Mofan raised his eyebrows and led an army. He knew that Zhou Mochen would never play mahjong. Every time there is no one in the New Year, just one less. He will only go to the table to make up the numbers, and his skills in playing mahjong are also terrible. The kind of catching and beating. Changing cards is also a stick. Keep the ones that are pleasing to the eye, and type out the ones that are not pleasing to the eye.

Embarrassing, the last chapter was deleted after a short drive. When I came back to look at the word count, I was confused. Suddenly 200 words are missing. Fortunately, it was not directly sealed.