Chapter 157: Soft at and Tasteful Gravy
Translator: Xiong Guoqi Editor: DesTheSloth
He wasn’t worried for long as the system gave the answer soon.
The system displayed, "The thod of making Braised Pork with Soy Sauce out of rice is to be provided three hours later."
Seeing that, Yuan Zhou finally felt relieved. After that, the opening hours in the evening started.
When the business ti ended, the ti for the system to provide the cooking thod arrived. Only after Yuan Zhou shut the door did he receive it.
Upon obtaining it, Yuan Zhou got to know the cooking thod of making Braised Pork with Soy Sauce out of rice. Although Yuan Zhou was knowledgeable, he still couldn’t help praising it, "How exquisite."
The rice tofu was used to make the Braised Pork with Soy Sauce. The system also provided the compounding ratio of the different ingredients.
The system displayed, "The preparation thod of the rice tofu is fairly easy."
"The early indica rice is selected as the raw ingredient. After optimized cultivation, the grains are plump and shiny with rich nutrition as high as 9 tis that of the ordinary indica rice. However, the yield of the rice is extrely low."
"Before making the rice tofu, rice grains of identical size and color have to be selected out manually. Then, they are washed clean with the mountain spring water before putting them in a vessel and adding water inside until the water level is 3.5cm above the rice.
"After soaking the rice in the water for 3-4 hours, it is then scooped up, with the water being drained. Then it is ground with the stone mill for 4 tis until it becos rice starch. Water is added with baking soda inside to decoct it; after that, the rice is placed into the bamboo vessel and imrsed into a deep well to be shaped, and then the alkaline taste was remove from it with the help of water pressure and cool well water."
By then, Yuan Zhou had obtained the preparation thod in his hand. The subsequent procedures of grinding and decocting were to be handled by him.
Luckily, he needn’t do the manual selection of the rice by himself as the system provided rice that had been well selected.
Then Yuan Zhou began to wash and soak the rice. Even if Yuan Zhou was fast, it still took half an hour to finish. During the period, Yuan Zhou first went to feed Broth dinner, a bowl of noodle broth from his leftovers.
Then, he went upstairs and took a shower, in order to ensure that no smoke sll contaminated the rice starch when he grounded the rice.
It took one and a half hours from the start of the process until it was placed into the bamboo vessel. The final shaping of the rice required a longer period of ti to finish. Therefore, Yuan Zhou sat on his chair and took a nap to regain his strength.
The whole night passed while Yuan Zhou was continuously practicing making the Braised Pork with Soy Sauce using rice.
Currently, Yuan Zhou’s skills were good enough to et the requirents of the system. Contentedly, Yuan Zhou started the business of the day.
On the other side, Jiang Changxi also began to contact her friend, inviting her to go together and taste the dish.
"Le Yi, shall we go now? It’s almost the agreed ti," she said to the other end of the phone.
"Humm. But do you think it’s possible?" From the other end of the phone passed a clear and lodious female voice, with a hint of uncertainty.
"It’s definitely not a question. That Boss Yuan is the one that I have often dropped by for als," Jiang Changxi spoke to the girl in a gentle and patient manner.
"Well, alright. I’ll trust you," there passed an affirmative reply from the other end of the phone.
"Hurry up and move. I’ll wait for you at the crossing." Jiang Changxi hung up the phone as soon as she finished talking.
"This fellow still hangs up the phone as fast as before," Not having answered in ti, the girl, Le Yi, helplessly took a look at the phone that had been hung up.
She picked her handbag by the door, tidied her hair and opened the door, heading for the appointed address ntioned by Jiang Changxi.
There were still 10 minutes left before the agreed ti when Le Yi caught the sight of Jiang Changxi.
"Changxi, I’m here," Le Yi shouted while crossing the street.
"Careful," standing across the street, Jiang Changxi shouted loudly to Le Yi.
"Sorry, I’m late. Have you waited for a long ti?" Le Yi had a gentle personality. She spoke politely and apologized first as soon as she arrived.
"Never mind. Let’s go. The ti is almost up. That guy never waits for anybody once the ti is up." In an ungraceful manner, Jiang Changxi dragged Le Yi heading for Yuan Zhou’s restaurant in quick steps.
Thankfully, it was not far and was just located at the street behind them. Le Yi likewise followed Jiang Changxi’s pull and rushed to the street obediently.
"Boss Yuan, my Braised Pork with Soy Sauce from the 100 Styles of Rice Cuisine," as soon as she entered the restaurant, Jiang Changxi asked in a loud voice.
"Sit down, please. It’ll be served in no ti," Yuan Zhou made a gesture of ‘please’ with his hands.
"It seems that he truly knows how to cook it," Jiang Changxi whispered in a low voice and thought in her heart "He’s not kidding, right?"
"What’s the matter with you?" Staying close to her, Le Yi asked in puzzlent.
"Nothing. Just in a short while, we can finally taste the dish passed down from your ancestors," Jiang Changxi said to Le Yi with an excited expression on her face.
"Humm," Le Yi put her hands on her thighs. Even now, she didn’t believe it. However, she still smiled and nodded.
No one knew better than her about the difficulty in cooking that dish. Even after dozens of years of careful study, her father was still unable to cook the Braised Pork with Soy Sauce to be as perfect as was described in the book, which described that the skin and at had to be crisp and soft while the lean at and fat at were evenly distributed.
Even if it was made from soybeans, a block of tofu couldn’t be cooked to that extent, let alone the rice tofu that was more inferior in softness and texture. Where did the feeling of fat at and lean at being evenly distributed co from, not to ntion the crisp skin?
Le Yi felt those were only so adjectives appearing in the book.
While thinking this way, she was suddenly attracted by the scent of Braised Pork with Soy Sauce. The faint fragrance was quite strong, which contained a scent of sugar and roast, as well as a hint of delicate fragrance. With the combination, the mixed fragrance almost made people drool.
"Wow. Boss Yuan, you are so amazing. I’m drooling just by slling it," Jiang Changxi said without any exaggeration.
On a small white porcelain plate painted with bright green leaves on the edges as the decoration, the Braised Pork with Soy Sauce was stacked up like a tower. Although there was no chopped green onions for decorations, the dish nevertheless carried a faint delicate fragrance.
Jiang Changxi couldn’t help swallowing the saliva, saying, "Is this really made from rice?"
The Braised Pork with Soy Sauce in the plate had also skin, fat at, and lean at, which appeared to be made of top-grade streaky pork.
Yuan Zhou had never responded to Jiang Changxi’s queries all along, but just gestured for her to have a taste.
"Shall we have a taste now?" Jiang Changxi turned head and asked Le Yi.
"Sure, but I don’t have chopsticks," Le Yi was a little embarrassed while saying that.
"Boss Yuan, why is there only one pair of chopsticks?" Jiang Changxi shouted straightaway.
"There’s only one pair," Yuan Zhou took a look at Jiang Changxi and then said with a serious look.
"Alright. Le Yi, you just order a dish casually. Every dish here is perfect anyways," Jiang Changxi urged Le Yi. She almost couldn’t wait to eat it now.
"Then give a serving of Jin’ling Grass and Clear Broth Noodle Soup, please," looking at the Braised Pork with Soy Sauce that had an oily luster and attractive color, Le Yi selected refreshing dishes decisively.
"One mont, please," Yuan Zhou then turned around and began to prepare the dishes.
"Le Yi, let have a taste first, ok?" Jiang Changxi could no longer bear the tempting fragrance and hence couldn’t help asking.
"No, you can’t. You promised to eat together with ," Le Yi rarely persisted. She dragged Jiang Changxi away from the dish.
"Alright. I will wait for you," having unconsciously swallowed the saliva, Jiang Changxi said with great effort.
Two girls, moreover, beautiful girls, started to stare at the Braised Pork with Soy Sauce on the table for a mont and at Yuan Zhou’s back the next mont, appearing to be just waiting to eat.
Fortunately, Yuan Zhou’s cooking speed was amazing. In no more than 5 minutes, he carried the dish back to them; therefore, Le Yi also got her chopsticks.
"I’m starting to eat now." With quick actions, Jiang Changxi picked up a piece of Braised Pork with Soy Sauce and stuffed it into her mouth straightforwardly.
Being reluctant to fall behind, Le Yi also stuffed a piece of the pork into her mouth.
A fragrance of the pork instantly occupied the entire mouth. It was not greasy at all. The lean at carried a little chewy texture while the fat at interspersed in the middle instantly lted, carrying a glimr of sweetness.
At the end, the skin of the Braised Pork with Soy Sauce was surprisingly too well-cooked, carrying slight colloid texture of pork skin. With the simple bite, it brought about full happiness.
This dish was about to beco famous. With the delicious taste of Braised Pork with Soy Sauce and low-fat content of rice tofu, it was simply the best recomndation for those on a diet!
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