After the salted fish is married

24. Hand-ground soy milk

Yan Xining had heard of venison warming, but he didn't expect to be able to warm it up like this.When he woke up, he had a few red seeds on the corner of his mouth, and two ulcers in his mouth, which made it painful to speak.

What is extreme joy begets sorrow, this is it!In his lifetime, he actually warmed up too much and got angry!

Yan Xining looked at the sky melancholy, could it be that he has the legendary physique that cannot be replenished?I didn't eat much venison yesterday, why did it become like this?

Bai Tao was not much better either, he didn't sleep well all night and got up several times to find water to drink.His gums were a little swollen this morning and it was hot when he drank hot water.

There was still a deer neck left in the kitchen, Yan Xining wanted to stew it today.Forget it now, I have to eat some food that clears away heat and fire in the past two days.

Bai Tao also had the same thought, and he suggested: "Master, should we have something lighter for lunch? Shall we have rice with beans?"

Yan Xining was stunned for a moment: "Bean rice?" Is it the bean rice that the chefs of the palace often make?

People from Chu and Liao like to cook all kinds of beans and rice together. Although it's not bad, Yan Xining doesn't like it very much.Untreated beans have their own flavors, and it's okay to eat once in a while, but you can't stand eating them all at once.Sometimes when you encounter beans that are not easy to boil, they are particularly useless to chew.

Yan Xining touched the anger at the corner of her mouth and shook her head: "Let's change to another food."

He would rather have porridge than rice with beans.But when Bai Tao mentioned beans, it reminded him of a delicacy.He has ready-made soybeans at home. Just two days ago, he asked steward Leng for a stone mill. How about making tofu?

Tofu is easy to digest and there are many cooking methods. The most important thing is that tofu at different stages has its own flavor.Soy milk, tofu, tofu, and dried tofu...every one is delicious.

As soon as he said it, Yan Xining scooped up two bowls of soybeans and soaked them in clear water.Seeing that Yan Xining was still adding water to the basin, Bai Tao asked curiously, "Master, what are you going to do?"

Yan Xining wanted to laugh but her mouth hurts: "Soak some beans and make some tofu."

Bai Tao's eyes sparkled: "What is tofu?!"

Yan Xining just remembered one thing. In the memory of the original owner, it seems that he has never eaten such food as tofu.The people of Chu and Liao know how to use beans to make bean flour and extract soybean oil, but they haven't found a way to sublimate beans.

Yan Xining really wanted to show a wry smile, but just as he grinned, the corners of his mouth hurt and he gasped.So he could only say with a serious face: "You will know in a while."

Baitao's expectation for tofu has reached its peak.After this period of observation, the young master made all the delicious food.Especially for things that I have never eaten or seen before, the young master is even more handy in making them.

So every hour, he would go to see the pot for soaking beans and ask by the way: "Master, can we make tofu?"

It wasn't until Bai Tao asked three times that Yan Xining nodded, "You can make tofu." The beans were finally soaked, and the sun was about to set.

Bai Tao was full of emotions: "Master, it's really not easy to want tofu..."

Yan Xining scratched her cheek in embarrassment: "The main reason is that the beans have been soaked for a long time."

If he had known that today would be like this, he would have soaked the beans last night, and he would be able to grind the beans and cook soy milk early this morning.But it's not too late to grind now, just enough to drink two bowls of bean curd to sleep.

When Yan Ke came to Wenzhang Garden with a large bag of snacks, he saw Yan Xining, master and servant, busy working beside the stone mill.Bai Tao scooped the soaked beans into the millstone with a spoon and clear water, while Yan Xining held the handle on the edge of the millstone and pushed the small stone mill round and round.

As the millstone rotates unhurriedly, the milky white soybean milk slowly seeps out from the gaps in the stone mill and gathers into the groove under the millstone.At the end of the groove is a wooden basin, which is filled with half of the soy milk, and the rich bean flavor hits the face.

Yan Ke put down the snacks: "Is the princess making bean cakes?"

The people of Chu and Liao will soak the beans and then grind them. The ground soybean milk is mixed with flour or rice noodles to make bean cakes.The cooks of the palace often make bean cakes. As for whether the bean cakes are sweet or salty, it depends on the mood of the cooks.

Yan Xining was stunned for a moment: "Hey? Guard Yan, why are you here now?"

Yan Ke said depressedly: "Stop talking, I've been busy all day today, so I'm free now. By the way, the brothers bought too much snacks, and they asked their subordinates to bring you some."

Yan Xining smiled and said, "Thank them for me." Yan Xining who pulled the corner of her mouth hissed in pain.

Yan Ke teased: "Why did the princess get so angry? Did you eat too much venison yesterday?"

Yan Xining lowered his eyes depressedly, he didn't want to speak.

Yan Ke recalled the taste: "But the venison marinated by the princess is really delicious, especially the chili powder you adjusted, it is so fragrant! Brothers even scraped the plates clean."

Last night, the brothers roasted venison and ate fish pieces in the cafeteria. Everyone forgot their worries and seemed to be back in Chiling Army.The spirits of the brothers who had been tense for several months were finally relaxed, even if it was only for a moment, they felt much more comfortable physically and mentally.

In order to thank Yan Xining, they raised funds to buy the most expensive dim sum in the best restaurant in Beijing.This is the origin of the package of dim sum brought by Yan Ke.

Hearing that someone praised the dishes he made was delicious, Yan Xining became happy again: "If the guards like it, I'll make some later. When the fresh peppers are on the market, I will also make chopped pepper sauce and bean paste..."

Yan Ke didn't know much about the food that Yan Xining mentioned, but he was very supportive: "The concubine's cooking must be delicious."

Seeing Yan Xining grinding soybean milk seriously, Yan Ke rolled up his sleeves: "Princess, let me do it, I will also grind soybean milk."

Yan Xining said softly, "We're almost finished, don't get your hands dirty."

While talking, the last spoonful of beans had become a paddle, Yan Xining neatly scraped the soybean milk from the stone mill into the wooden basin.

Only then did Yan Ke notice something hanging from the beam in the kitchen. It was a square piece of gauze, and the four corners of the gauze were tied to the edge of a cross-shaped branch.

Yan Ke frowned slightly: "Princess, this is..."

Yan Xining explained: "It filters the bean dregs."

Yan Ke didn't quite understand: "Do you need to filter the bean dregs to make bean cakes?"

Bai Tao chuckled: "You don't understand that, do you? The young master doesn't make bean cakes, but tofu!"

Yan Ke glanced at Bai Tao, the smile on Bai Tao's face suddenly froze, he shrank behind Yan Xining embarrassingly like a little quail.

Yan Xining poured the soy milk into the pot: "Don't scare Bai Tao, he is timid, what should he do if he is frightened by you? Bai Tao, turn on the fire."

Bai Tao breathed a sigh of relief, he sat behind the stove and skillfully lit the fire.Yan Xining stood beside the stove and waited quietly for the soy milk to heat up. He explained by the way: "After the soy milk is boiled and filtered, add a little white vinegar and it will coagulate. Collect these coagulated bean curds and compact them to get tofu. Beans are easy to cook and can be eaten in many ways.”

There are many ways to make tofu, and it is nothing more than a few steps to sum it up.The process of filtering the soy milk can be done before or after the soy milk is cooked.

When Yan Xining's mother makes tofu, she usually filters it first and then boils it.However, the water quality of Wenzhangyuan is not very good, and impurities will appear when the water is boiled.Yan Xining decided to boil the soy milk first and then filter it, so that the filtered soy milk is purer and more delicate.

Let's talk about tofu, some people like to use plaster, some like to use lactone.But in Chuliao, it was difficult for him to find these things, so he remembered the method of an old woman in the village - order tofu with white vinegar.

Yan Ke was taken aback when he heard this: "It's so complicated."

Yan Xining said calmly, "It's not complicated, you'll know it after you read it."

As the temperature of the soy milk rises, thick foam appears on the surface of the soy milk.The bubbles are menacing, they rise along the side of the pot, making a unique "呲味" sound.

Bai Tao poked his head out from behind the stove: "Master! The soy milk is about to overflow!"

Yan Xining held a big spoon in his hand, and he scooped the foam on the surface into the slop bucket on the side: "It's okay, you continue to burn."

As the foam was scooped off, the soy milk in the pot began to boil.The milky white soy milk is mixed with thick bean dregs, and the rich bean smell and steam permeate the whole kitchen.

After boiling in the pot for a while, the soy milk can be filtered. Yan Xining has only filtered raw soy milk before, and this is the first time he has filtered cooked soy milk.Looking at the boiling soybean milk pot, he was a little worried.

This is too hot!Mistake, should not be taken for granted on the spur of the moment.

At this moment, Yan Ke strode forward: "Princess, leave it to your subordinates."

Yan Xining looked at Yan Ke hesitantly: "Do you know how to filter?"

Yan Ke patted his chest: "I know!"

As he spoke, he took the ladle and poured the soymilk in the pot into the gauze spoonful by spoonful. White steam evaporated, and the milky white pure soymilk rolled down the eyes of the gauze and fell into the wooden barrel below.

While scooping up the soy milk, Yan Ke carefully shook the stick on the gauze. The soy milk in the gauze flowed slowly, and soon the bean dregs that sank to the bottom were shaken into a bean dregs ball!

Yan Xining gave a thumbs up in admiration: "Guard Yan is amazing! I can't tell!"

Yan Ke said proudly: "Just now when I saw the gauze, my subordinates knew that the princess wanted to filter things. To be honest, my subordinates can't do other things, but they are good at filtering things."

Yan Xining nodded again and again: "I can see it! Skilled! It seems that I have done similar things before."

As soon as the words fell, the expression on Yan Ke's face dimmed: "Master needs to filter out the dregs of the decoction that is fumigated every day while it is hot, and then add new medicinal materials. After a long time, the subordinates will also learn it."

Ji Song injured both knees, the imperial doctor prescribed internal and external medicine, but the effect was not very good.

Yan Xining sighed, "Thank you for your hard work."

Yan Ke smiled wryly: "Subordinates don't work hard, it's the master who really works hard."

The soup is boiling hot, and the master needs to fumigate his legs in the hot air every day.Those subordinates who see it hurt in their eyes, but they can't do anything except watch their master suffer.