CIATB Chapter 234 Soft and waxy
Chapter 234 Soft and waxy
Pebbles are easy to find, and Li Heng didn't spend much time picking out several kilograms of pebbles of moderate size from the stream.
During the process of frying chestnuts, add an appropriate amount of stones, mainly to better bring out the sweet taste of chestnuts.
It helps the chestnuts to be heated evenly, evaporates moisture in a shorter time, and concentrates the sweetness of the chestnuts.
Li Heng poured the stones he picked up into the basin and had to wash them with water before adding them to the pot.
"Brother Li Heng, didn't you say you were going to make sugar-roasted chestnuts? Why did you pick up so many pebbles?"
Li Heng was still squatting on the ground washing pebbles. Lu Xiaoxiao had already returned holding a bamboo basket that was much taller than her. The basket was filled with chestnuts she had just picked.
As soon as she saw the pebbles, Lu Xiaoxiao thought of the hard dish that made her father lose all face. Could it be that brother Li Heng wants to repeat his old tricks again?
Lu Xiaoxiao stared at Li Heng suspiciously.
"Xiao Xiao, what's that look in your eyes? Who would think about how to trick others all day long? Do I look like such a sinister person?"
As soon as Li Heng saw Lu's little expression, he knew what she was thinking.
Moreover, the last time Lu Xuan was embarrassed was entirely his own fault and had nothing to do with him, Li Heng.
Lu Xiaoxiao didn't speak, just nodded. Her silence was deafening.
"Don't cheat on me. When have I ever cheated on others?"
"Money is like life!"
Li Heng: "..."
Well, this kid was indeed tricked quite miserably by him.
"Okay, don't say these are useless, help me peel the shells of this basket of chestnuts, and you will know what these pebbles are for in a while."
The chestnuts Lu Xiaoxiao brought back still had thorns on them, so they couldn't be fried directly.
"Hehe, come right now!"
Lu Xiaoxiao didn't hesitate, clapped his hands and came to help.
A basket of thornballs finally harvested half a basin of chestnuts. These chestnuts were all thick and thin, and Li Heng was very satisfied.
The peeled raw chestnuts must also be washed with water, and then a slit must be made on each chestnut. It does not need to be too deep, just cut through the brown-red shell.
The reason for doing this step is to make it easier for the chestnuts to be cooked during the frying process.
Moreover, the shell is cracked before frying, and it is easy to peel off the shell after it is cooked. The most important thing is to prevent explosion during the frying process.
"Brother Li Heng, do we have to do this?"
Lu Xiaoxiao took the chestnuts and imitated Li Heng in cutting them, but this work was too boring.
There were at least hundreds of chestnuts in the half-pot, and the two of them would be able to row them as long as they wanted.
"Of course I have a reason for doing this. How about you call Senior Sister Lingxuan and the others over to help?"
Li Heng was too lazy to explain the reason to Lu Xiaoxiao, but directly asked her to call someone to help. After picking chestnuts for so long, they should be able to show off.
"Okay, let's go now!"
Lu Xiaoxiao waited for this sentence in time. Before Li Heng could finish what he said, she ran out like a wild dog, leaving only an afterimage of Li Heng.
With the help of the girls, it is naturally much faster to deal with chestnuts.
"Such a boring thing is finally done."
"I thought I would just go sightseeing with Lord Li Feng, but I didn't expect that I would still have work to do."
After working with their heads down for a long time, all the girls got up and stretched their muscles.
"Phew~ finally it's all done!"
The next steps are much simpler. First, boil a pot of water.
After the water is boiled, pour the chestnuts into the boiling water and let them pass through the water for a while to remove the astringent taste of the chestnuts, then take them out and dry them out.
Pour away the water in the pot, add a small amount of water and sugar again, and heat until the sugar is completely dissolved.
At this time, pour in the chestnuts and cook them with the sugar water. When the sugar water in the pot is boiled dry, the chestnuts in the pot are not yet cooked.
At this time, the surface of each chestnut is covered with a layer of shiny syrup.
Li Heng brought the prepared beans and poured them all into the pot, then added an appropriate amount of cooking oil.
Increase the heat and start to stir-fry the chestnuts and beans in the pot.
In order to avoid scorching, Li Heng kept waving the shovel in his hand, switching to his right hand when his left hand got tired.
"Wow~"
"Wow~"
Driven by the spoon, the stones and stones, and the stones and the pot are constantly colliding and rubbing, making a rhythmic sound, like a cheerful music.
As time goes by, the chestnut flesh begins to slowly expand when heated, opening the shell.
The small hole previously made on the shell split into a large hole, exposing the pulp inside.
The unique fragrance of chestnut is gradually stimulated by the high temperature.
"Wow~ This tastes so sweet just from the smell. I really want to eat it!"
"Hey, brother Li Heng, do you want me to help you taste it first?"
Lu Xiaoxiao couldn't stand the torture of the fragrance anymore, so she wanted to reach out for the chestnuts in the pot.
"Don't make trouble, little one, it will take a while to cook."
Li Heng put one hand on the deer's small forehead, preventing it from getting even half a step closer to the cauldron.
"Let me go, I'll just eat one, just one."
Lu Xiaoxiao pressed his head against Li Heng's palm like a cow, and punched a set of king's eight punches in the air with his hands.
However, his arms were too short and could not touch Li Heng's body.
"Don't disturb your brother Li Heng from roasting chestnuts."
Su Lingxuan saw Li Heng busy and exhausted between Li Zi and Lu Xiaoxiao, so she walked forward and picked up Lu Xiaoxiao and held her in her arms.
It wasn't until the chestnuts were ripe and the shells were dry that Li Heng put down the shovel in his hand, turned off the fire, and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"Okay, okay, I know you are anxious, but please don't be anxious yet."
Li Heng stopped his hand from reaching into the pot and said calmly that the temperature in the pot was so high that he would definitely get burned if he scratched it with his hands.
"Master Li Feng, what you said is as if you didn't say it."
After smelling the fragrance for so long, she finally refused to eat them until they were ripe. Li Heng's persuasive way left Miss Ruyan speechless.
"I'm not afraid of hot food because of my advanced cultivation. Let me try first how delicious these sugar-roasted chestnuts are."
Jiang Mei, like the others, was so greedy that she relied on her own cultivation to take a chestnut out of the pot despite the high temperature.
Thinking about it, this high temperature really didn't mean anything to Jiang Mei, so Li Heng didn't stop her.
As a result, all the girls' eyes focused on the candied roasted chestnuts in her hand.
Even the shell of the roasted chestnuts looks shiny, as if it has just been waxed.
Inside the shiny shell, the golden flesh is ready to come out.
The pulp and shell have long been separated, and the complete pulp inside can be easily taken out with just a little force.
"Ah woo~"
Jiang Mei threw the peeled chestnut vertically into the air, then opened her mouth to catch it.
"Well, not bad. It's soft and glutinous. It's indeed much more delicious than eating it raw."
After eating a chestnut, Jiang Mei commented while reminiscing.