Stop pretending, I am the God of Cooking and I am showing off my cards! - Chapter 762

c762 The meatballs are super delicious! Shen Jiayue: Stop pretending, I am

“Wow, it’s finally done. It took three hours and forty-three minutes. My arms are so sore… Please put ‘Awesome Chef Shen’ on the barrage!”

Shen Jiayue rubbed her sore arms and looked at the smashed meat, feeling unreal.

Huh… I didn’t expect that I was so good and a hidden master of cooking. If I had known that it would be so difficult, I should have been more cheesy when shooting the title sequence.

The meat paste on the chopping board is fluffy and delicate, and looks like glue.

This is actually the performance of beating to the extreme. The gelatin in the meat is knocked out, and the fiber in the meat makes the meat paste extremely fluffy.

This kind of meat paste is very enjoyable just from the visual perspective.

But this was not the time to appreciate it yet. Shen Jiayue used a kitchen knife to scrape the meat into a pile, looked at the camera and said:

“Although it’s nice to have the meat pureed, it’s only half of the process of making the meat. Next comes another process, rolling the skin!”

After saying that, she brought over the starch that Lin Xu had just ground. There was almost a small pot, which was enough for making meatballs, and it was not even used up.

“My unnamed assistant just helped me grind this. I like this kind of young man with a bright eye. With his cleverness, his wife is definitely a first-rate beauty.”

Chen Yan, who was behind the camera, curled her lips and couldn’t help but mutter in her heart:

“Bah, shameless…”

I have seen people boasting before, but this is the first time I have seen such a form of boasting. Sure enough, the bigger the bear, the thicker the skin!

After Shen Jiayue finished, she grabbed the starch and sprinkled it on the chopping board next to the minced meat, spreading a thick layer on it.

Then use a kitchen knife to hold up the meat paste and buckle it up. This way, there will be an extra layer of starch at the bottom of the meat paste. When rolling out the dough, you don’t have to worry about the meat paste sticking to the chopping board.

Then sprinkle a layer of starch right above the minced meat.

After spreading it, she picked up a rolling pin. Instead of rolling it directly, she followed the method taught by Lin Xu, holding the rolling pin with both hands and pressing it on the meat bit by bit.

To do this, flatten the meat paste first to facilitate rolling.

After pressing them in a row, the pile of minced meat had flattened a lot and its area had become larger.

Shen Jiayue calmly grabbed the dry starch and sprinkled it on again, so that the meat paste was completely covered with dry starch. Then she picked up the roller pin she borrowed from the pastry department.

This is a tool for making pasta. It is used in the same way as a rolling pin, but the difference is that this rolling pin has a thick roller in the middle and handles at both ends.

Hold the handle with both hands and push forward on the dough. While the roller in the middle is rotating, it will also flatten the dough.

This roller stick is relatively simple to use and is suitable for kitchen novices.

The reason why Shen Jiayue dared to challenge the step of rolling the dough today was actually because she planned to rely on this “artifact”.

Holding the handle with both hands, let the roller rotate on the meat paste, and the meat paste will be compressed even more flat.

This girl doesn’t actually know how to roll dough, but she knows one thing. She just needs to roll the meat paste into thin enough, and don’t worry about the shape.

So under the watchful eyes of Lin Xu and Chen Yan, she used the crazy magic wand method.

Holding the rolling pin with both hands, just push and roll, like a crazy girl playing in the mud.

Lin Xu originally thought that the car would overturn, but what he didn’t expect was that when the meat paste spread to occupy the entire chopping board, the meat paste still didn’t stick everywhere, and it magically rolled out.

“Wow, I do have a talent for cooking. Once this pork swallow is ready, I will officially challenge someone. I hope everyone will give me a helping hand!”

As an UP owner, Shen Jiayue knows very well how to interact with netizens.

After the meat paste is completely rolled out, the meat paste is still quite thick and is not suitable for making meat swallow skin.

Shen Jiayue sprinkled another layer of sweet potato starch on the minced meat, then carefully folded the spread minced meat together.

At this time, a lot of dry starch has been combined with the minced meat, turning into thick slices of meat, which looks like dried pork or fish.

Use a knife to cut the folded area of ​​the meat, and then use a rolling pin to continue rolling the meat.

Roll out to the size of the chopping board, dust with flour again, fold again, and continue rolling.

After repeating this twice, the thickness of the meat slices decreased rapidly. The meat slices that originally looked like Hanamaki now really feel like paper when held in the hand.

Shen Jiayue didn’t expect this to be possible, and she was so happy that she couldn’t help but smile:

“Haha, I feel like I succeeded. I am indeed a once-in-a-century cooking genius!”

She repeated it again and rolled the meat swallow skin thoroughly.

Chen Yan couldn’t believe her eyes, while Lin Xu was a little doubtful that Dundun had let it slip. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for this girl to achieve this step based on her cooking skills.

“What should we do next?”

The more Shen Jiayue looked at her rolled pork swallow skin, the happier she became. She planned to pursue the victory and asked Lin Xu what to do next.

“First fold and cut, fold the pork swallow skin twice and cut it, then remove the excess corners, and then cut half of it into a square with a side length of seven to nine centimeters. You decide the specific size.”

“What about the other half?”

“The other half is reserved for making swallow silk, which is hand-rolled noodles made from this meat.”

Now that it has been successful, it is natural to make good use of it.

Shen Jiayue first folded and cut the meat slices on the chopping board, then picked up the knife, used the long ruler used by Shaqima to cut the pastry, and began to cut the meat and swallow skin.

Before cutting, she deliberately calculated the spacing and determined that the side length of the pork swallow skin was eight centimeters.

Soon, piles of squares were cut into pieces. I picked up one piece and shook it gently to remove the excess starch, and now I had a thin and transparent piece of meat swallow skin.

Shen Jiayue picked up a piece in her hand, her eyes filled with pride:

“It’s not that big of a deal. I saw how ridiculous it was on the Internet, so I thought it was really difficult.”

She arranged the meat swallow skin, looked at Lin Xu and asked:

“What should we do next? Is it time to make minced meat?”

“Yes, mix the meat stuffing, and then start wrapping. You can cover it with slightly wet gauze now, so that when you wrap it later, the skin of the meat will dry out and it will not be able to be pinched together.”

Upon hearing this, Shen Jiayue obediently wet the kitchen gauze, squeezed out the excess water, and carefully covered the pork swallow slices.

Next it’s time to prepare the stuffing.

On other dishes, the step of preparing the stuffing is the key point.

But the meat swallow is on the contrary, the focus is on the skin. As for the filling, it can be eggs and leeks, fresh meat and shrimps, beef and green onions, or pork and lotus roots.

In short, there are no requirements for fillings, you can basically use whatever you want.

Shen Jiayue said:

“I like wontons stuffed with fresh meat, corn, and water chestnuts. I will make this stuffing today.”

She went to the big kitchen next door and scooped up some pure lean meat stuffing, two sticks of fresh corn, and some peeled water chestnuts.

After getting it to the kitchen, he said happily:

“This is minced meat. The enthusiastic stall owner helped me process it. The horse’s hooves have also been peeled.”

She put the meat filling in a basin, followed the method taught by Lin Xu, added onion ginger water, pepper water, light soy sauce, oyster sauce, egg white and other ingredients into it, then grabbed the meat filling and stirred it in the same direction.

Stir until the meat filling becomes sticky, seal with plastic wrap and put in the refrigerator to marinate.

Taking advantage of this time, she peeled off the husks of fresh corn, cleaned off the corn silk, and then used a paring knife to scrape off the corn on top row by row.

Put the corn kernels into a blender and turn them around a few times to turn the whole corn kernels into granules.

“When doing this step, be careful not to stir for too long, otherwise the corn kernels will be stirred into a paste, which will make it tasteless.”

After the corn kernels are prepared and the water chestnuts are chopped, the preparation of the stuffing is basically completed.

Corn has a sweet taste, so there is no need to add sugar for freshness in the meat filling, otherwise the sweetness will be too strong and affect the final taste.

Put these ingredients into the meat filling, add a little salt, mix evenly, and you can wrap it.

“Xubao Xubao, how should I wrap the meat swallow?”

Shen Jiayue was like a student taking an open-book exam. On the surface, she looked like she was taking the exam, but she was looking around for the correct answers. She was not as confident as she was in front of the camera.

While the camera was paused, Lin Xu picked up a piece of swallow skin, scooped out a little stuffing with a spoon and put it in the middle. Then he pinched the excess corners together with his hands. It was a little loose, but the stuffing was already there. Completely enveloped.

“It looks pretty simple, let me try it.”

Shen Jiayue tried a few first, and after Lin Xu helped her correct a few mistakes, she actually learned how to make wontons.

Although there is no way of wrapping wontons with one hand like those aunties in wonton shops, from an amateur level, it is quite remarkable and looks quite similar.

After restarting the recording, this girl wrapped it up quickly.

The wrapped pork swallows were placed on the tray. Shen Jiayue wrapped dozens of them in one go, which was probably enough for a trial. She stopped and said to the camera:

“Generally, the meat swallow is not cooked immediately, but steamed. This way it tastes better and prevents the filling from being exposed. However, if you have good skills, it is no problem to cook it directly.”

After saying that, she set up the soup pot, added water to the pot, turned on the stove and started to boil the water.

Hum, people with average skills can steam the meat swallows, but the ones made by the chef are definitely of the best quality, so there is no need to bother with steaming.

While the water was boiling, the girl brought a few bowls and put chopped celery, shrimp oil, salt, light soy sauce, shrimp skin, seaweed and other ingredients into the bowls.

Bring the water to a boil, carefully put the meatballs in and start cooking.

For steamed meat swallows, the water can be boiled again before serving. However, for this kind of unsteamed meat swallows, you still need to order cold water once, so that the taste will be smoother.

The meat swallow gradually becomes transparent in the pot, and even the corn kernels in the filling can be seen clearly.

When it was about done, she used a spoon to put the bird’s nest and soup in the pot into a bowl with the ingredients, filled it full, pinched some coriander, and poured a few drops of sesame oil.

In this way, a delicious meatball with both taste and appearance is officially completed.

“It smells fresh and fragrant, and I think it will be very delicious. I haven’t eaten this kind of meat-wrapped wontons before. Let me try it for everyone first.”

Shen Jiayue didn’t expect that today’s production process would be so smooth. Everything seemed to flow smoothly, which was in sharp contrast to the past when filming food videos often got stuck and made mistakes.

When she sat down to try the food, the girl even wondered whether the awakening of some God-Emperor bloodline in her body caused the sudden increase in talent.

Otherwise, how could it have gone so smoothly?

She picked up a wonton with chopsticks, put it to her mouth, blew on it, and took a careful bite. Shock filled her eyes:

“Wow, it tastes great. It’s actually crispy. The outside is crispy, and the filling inside is also crunchy because of the water chestnuts. It’s so delicious!”

I originally thought that the meat swallow would be similar to wontons, but I didn’t expect that the texture would be smooth and crispy, and my mouth would be full of umami flavor.

This texture and taste cannot be achieved with any wonton.

“It’s great, it’s great, it’s super delicious… I won’t take pictures anymore, hurry up and eat, it’s so delicious, I feel like every word I say now is a blasphemy against food…”

Shen Jiayue waved her hand at Chen Yan anxiously, indicating to turn off the phone.

It was so fresh and delicious, she couldn’t even wait to finish it.

Chen Yan turned off the camera and couldn’t help but muttered:

“You’re pretty good at acting. You make it look like it’s really delicious.”

“It’s really delicious. If you don’t believe it, try Yan Bao. It will definitely exceed your imagination…”

When Shen Jiayue was traveling in Fujian in the past, Shen Jiayue had eaten local meat swallows, but for some reason, she always felt that they were not as delicious as the ones she made herself. Especially this kind of umami taste, which was simply unpalatable.

Chen Yan picked up the bowl with hesitation, smelling that the soup in the bowl was quite fresh, but could her cousin really make delicious meatballs with her half-assed skills?

She tasted the soup, and it tasted really good. The shrimp skin, shrimp oil, and seaweed all exuded an attractive umami flavor. When paired with minced celery, it gave people a very fresh feeling.

After tasting the soup, she took another bite of the meat swallow, and immediately showed the same expression as Shen Jiayue:

“Wow, this meatball is really delicious. Yueyue, have you secretly opened up the Rendu Second Meridian? Why did it suddenly become so powerful?”

I thought my cousin was just acting, but I didn’t expect it to be so delicious.

Shen Jiayue said happily:

“I wanted to get along with you as an ordinary person, but what I got in exchange was indifference and ridicule. Stop pretending, I am the God of Cooking and I will show my cards!”

This girl looked like a villain who had succeeded. Chen Yan couldn’t tell that she looked like the God of Cooking at all.

But the pork wontons are so delicious. Although my brother-in-law secretly gave me cheat sheets during the making process, they were just one or two reminders, so I demonstrated them when making the wontons.

With such a standard, some people even believe that they are chefs in star-rated hotels.

As the old saying goes, if you marry a chicken, you will follow the dog. So if your cousin marries a chef, he will become a chef?

Thinking of the person she married, Chen Yan felt that there was no chance of cooking. Now she could only work hard in the direction of private detective, and maybe she could achieve something.

She was thinking wildly while eating.

Next to him, Lin Xu tasted the bowl and felt that the taste and texture were quite good, and the amount of seasoning was just right… I have to make something delicious for Dundun later, after all, I worked hard.

Shen Jiayue was now full of confidence. She held the bowl and approached Lin Xu and asked:

“Xubao, do you think this meat swallow can be improved further?”

Lin Xu nodded:

“Okay, use a slotted spoon to put the cooked pork swallow into a bowl, and then add a large spoonful of boiled pork bone stock to the bowl. It tastes better than the original soup.”

Normally, pork tenderloin needs to be eaten with pork bone broth.

But Lin Xu was worried that this girl didn’t know how to control the two pots. If she made a mistake and had an accident while busy, she might as well cook the original soup of the pork swallow in a practical way. It was simple and trouble-free, and the cooked pork swallow would look good.

After eating a bowl of meat swallow, Shen Jiayue thought of Lin Xu’s innovative meat swallow:

“Xubao, what are you going to do with these skins?”

“I’m going to make some shaomai, paper buns, steamed dumplings, pot stickers, etc. I’ll try to make a little bit of everything. Anyway, there are so many skins, so we can’t waste them.”

After saying that, he took the meat swallow skin and started to wrap the meat stuffing. He was going to wrap the remaining stuffing first, and then think about other things.

Because these meat swallows are to be sent to the elders, they cannot be cooked directly. They have to be steamed first and allowed to cool before being sent.

If it is delivered raw directly, the meat filling will go rancid easily, and the cooked meat will rot easily. It is more convenient to only steam it and let it cool. You can send it to the refrigerator and cook it over high heat if you want. It is very convenient.

Lin Xu was making the wonton very quickly. He put the stuffing in one hand and kneaded it casually with the other hand. The wonton was officially ready. Shen Jiayue, who was originally full of confidence, was suddenly startled:

“I thought my wrapping speed was very fast, but compared with professional players, it’s actually so far behind.”

Lin Xu smiled and comforted:

“You were shooting a video. If you go too fast, netizens can’t see the movements clearly. It’s better to go slower and show the details. I’m in a hurry, so there’s no comparison.”

After the meatballs were wrapped, he called Qi Siliang over and took them to the steaming cabinet in the large kitchen for steaming.

Then he took the remaining half of Shen Jiayue’s uncut swallow skin, rolled it up, and cut it into thin strips with a kitchen knife.

Cut and shake these filaments, remove excess starch, and then dry them in a large basket.

These filaments are bird’s nest silk, which can be stored for a long time when dried.

When eating, you only need to cook it in boiling water like noodles, then put it into the soup base prepared with pork bone stock, and you can enjoy the delicious taste.

This kind of swallow silk made by beating the meat repeatedly is much more delicious than noodles. Its smooth and crispy texture is even better than bamboo noodles.

After cutting the swallow silk, Lin Xu began to use the remaining swallow skin to think about delicacies such as shaomai steamed buns.

The wrapped delicacies were sent to the steaming cabinet to start steaming. Taking advantage of this time, he brought two bullfrogs, slaughtered them, picked out the meat, mixed them with egg yolks and crushed salted duck egg yolks, and put them into the pot. Steam it.

After steaming, pour it into the porcelain plate that Dundun eats on, spread it out to dry, and take it downstairs when it is not hot to your hands. At this time, a certain little fat cat is already waiting.

“Did you help mommy just now? Thank you, honey.”

Lin Xu raised his hand and rubbed the little guy’s head. He really paid a lot for this family and deserves a commendation.

Thinking that there was nothing to do in the afternoon, and Dundun had not gone out to have fun in a few days, he smiled and asked:

“How about taking you to see Xiaobai this afternoon? I happen to be going to the Ginkgo Garden to see your aunt’s wedding venue. If you want to go, come with me.”

“Meow meow meow!”

Dundun let out a series of calls, and it was obvious that he couldn’t wait to chat with his friends.

Lin Xu rubbed its head again:

“You go on eating. In the afternoon we will go to the ginkgo garden. If we have time, we can catch a few fish and improve your life.”

The little fat cat who was lowering his head to eat bullfrog meat immediately lit up, his tail swaying slightly, his eyes full of anticipation and excitement…

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