She used the concentration to take the CET-4 exam and kept writing and drawing in her notebook, recording the ingredients ratio and baking time of the custard mooncakes.

While he was busy, a shout came from the door:

"Shen Jiayue, your stuff!"

Hmm?

What's going on?

Shen Baobao took off his headphones, confirmed that the errand boy at the door was calling him, and then ran over.

This bit...

What will the errand boy give me?

When she arrived at the door and saw the packed bags, she was delighted. The way they were fastened was exactly the way Xubao packed food.

Could it be that there is food in it?

Returning to her seat, Shen Jiayue quickly opened the tightly sealed packaging bag.

"Yueyue, didn't you just come back from Lin Ji's place? Boss Lin has prepared delicious food for you again?"

Many of my colleagues have officially become Lin Kee Boys and Lin Kee Girls.

When I saw Shen Jiayue unpacking the packaging of Linji Food, I couldn't help but start joking.

"I don't know either. It's strange. He hasn't given me anything to eat recently, and he was not in the store today. He went to Diaoyutai to learn how to make dipping sauce..."

While I was talking, the package was opened.

After taking out everything inside, everyone saw that it was actually a large box of braised food, a drink, and two snacks.

There was also a small note written on a kitchen note:

"I brought some food from Building 18 to see if you like it. If you like it, I will find a way to practice and make sure you can eat it every day. I didn't buy you the first cup of autumn milk tea at the beginning of autumn, so I will give it to you today.

The first rabbit head bar in autumn, there are new surprises after work, okay?"

Looking at the word "mo", Shen Baobao couldn't help but laugh:

"This term has long ceased to be popular, you stinky Xubao. I won't kiss you until you get off work!"

She took out a Hermès wallet from her bag and was about to stuff the note into the innermost part of the wallet when she suddenly felt that it should be exposed.

My Xu Bao’s handwriting is so beautiful, it deserves a lot of praise, right?

Under the envious eyes of her colleagues, she placed the note on several dishes, took a photo and then posted it on her WeChat Moments:

"I have already drank the 99th cup of autumn milk tea, and my Xubao just remembered this. I love you, and I really want to fly to you and throw myself into your arms right now."

After sending it, Shen Baobao stuffed the note into his wallet as if it were a treasure, and then said to his colleagues:

"Come, come, come and see me. This is the braised food made by Building No. 18 of Diaoyutai. Let's try it. If it tastes good, I will let Xubao make a new one in Linji!"

She no longer cares about the smell of rabbit heads.

Because the touch and love brought by that note are more important than any amount of braised food.

While everyone was sharing the braised food, she secretly took out the note and read it.

There is a new surprise after get off work...what kind of surprise will it be?

Looking forward to it!

Brilliant Building.

Chen Yan sat in front of the computer, eating delicious rabbit heads and watching "Your Name" played on the 32-inch 4K monitor.

When she was watching with enthusiasm, she wiped her hands and picked up her phone, intending to share her understanding and feelings about the movie with her circle of friends.

However, as soon as I opened it, I saw the news posted by Shen Baobao.

The note with more than a thousand plus signs in sugar, and the cousin's love that overflowed the screen, made Mr. Chen's feelings disappear without a trace.

Even the rabbit head on the table no longer smells good.

After a long while, Mr. Chen, who was choked by dog ​​food and finally recovered, silently posted a message in the circle of friends:

"Tomatoes these days are so sour!"

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the people in the kitchen were tasting braised meat and rabbit heads, while Lin Xu moved half a box of chicken breasts and several kilograms of pig fat from the cold storage, and soaked some pea starch in preparation for making chicken cakes.
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The making of chicken cake is relatively easy, but it is very tedious and requires enough patience to make it.

Fortunately, Lin Xu had the skills to make pure water lotus, and the step of smashing the chicken lotus was done quickly and well.

Once the minced chicken is made, the remaining steps are relatively simple.

Finely smash the pig fat into minced meat. After smashing it, use a knife to smash the minced meat into thin slices like you would a chicken breast. Check whether there are any small particles inside that have not been smashed into minced meat.

After checking, stir together with the chicken breast.

In order to prevent the chicken cake from breaking during the cooking process, Lin Xu deliberately added a little more water starch when making it, which can make the chicken cake form a ball better.

But don't add too much, otherwise these chicken cakes will not be in the shape of tofu, but in the shape of jelly.

Although it won't rot easily in this way, it will lose the softness and tenderness of the chicken cake.

And the dish I want to make with chicken cake today is Mapo tofu, not Mapo jelly. Too much starch will only be counterproductive.

But... Mapo jelly?

This is a new research direction.

If today's Mapo Chicken Cake doesn't work well, I'll just change it to Mapo Jelly, so as not to drop my perfect skill to Excellent tonight and lose 800,000 points.

After the meat lake was prepared, he brought some small trays, brushed them with lard, covered them with plastic wrap, then put the small trays into the steamer on the wok and started steaming.

Chicken cake cannot be steamed over high heat, so forget about the steamer cabinet.

Even the steamer was not suitable, so Lin Xu simply placed the steamer on top of the wok. This method did not seal tightly and the steam leaked everywhere.

This steamed bun may not work, but the steamed chicken cake is just right.

Not long after, the chicken cake was steamed.

Lin Xu took it out and took a look. It was steamed well. It was tougher than the one Dai Jianli made at noon. In terms of feel, it was closer to the gypsum tofu used to make Mapo tofu.

The chicken cake is steamed and set aside to dry.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, he grabbed a handful of Sichuan peppercorns, put them in an oil-free wok, and roasted them slowly over low heat.

Wait until the Sichuan peppercorns are fragrant, place them on a eucalyptus board, crush them with a rolling pin, and put them into a bowl. This will become the Sichuan peppercorn noodles that must be sprinkled before Mapo tofu is cooked.

The pepper noodles were ready. Lin Xu cut a small piece of beef from the cold storage and brought it over.

Mapo Tofu is a dish that requires beef to be stir-fried with sauteed seeds. This will make the dish more fragrant. If minced pork is used, the effect will be much worse.

Slice the beef and shred it, then trim it and cut it into pieces the size of mung beans.

Although many tutorials mention mincing beef into minced meat, the exact method is to cut it into small pieces the size of mung beans and stir-fry them in order to achieve the "crispy" requirement of Mapo Tofu.

The beef cubes are crispy, fragrant and delicious, melting on the tongue as soon as you sip it. Only this kind of texture can be called "crispy".

The eight-character motto, also called the eight-character requirements, are the rules that need to be followed when making Mapo tofu. The eight characters are:

Numb, spicy, hot, fragrant, crispy, tender, fresh and lively!

The first seven words are basically not controversial, but the word "live" at the end, some say it is "wrapped", some say "bundle", some say "whole", and some people say it should be "crisp".

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A good eight-character motto has become a twelve-character motto.

Well, since there are more than a dozen universities in the top five, it seems that there is nothing unacceptable if the motto has twelve characters.

Imagine

Cut the beef and place it in a bowl, sprinkle a little salt, then add a little light soy sauce, cooking wine and pepper, stir and beat a few times, and set aside for marinating.

When cooking beef normally, salt and cooking wine cannot be added directly, because this will cause the beef to become hard and woody.

But this dish aims for crispy meat. Instead, salt and cooking wine are added to allow the meat to dehydrate and ferment to achieve this effect.

The way of cooking is really fickle.

After the beef cubes were marinated, Lin Xu scooped two spoonfuls of bean paste and placed it on the cutting board, then chopped it into fine pieces with a kitchen knife.

In this dish, bean paste plays a role in coloring, flavoring, and aroma. In order for the effect to appear quickly, the bean paste needs to be chopped finely.

The more chopped it is, the faster the bean paste will be fragrant and flavorful, and the effect of red oil will be better.

Once the bean paste is ready, wash and cut a garlic sprout into small pieces.

Garlic sprouts correspond to the "live" in the eight-character motto. They are green in color and fresh in taste, giving the dishes full vitality and reducing the greasiness of the dishes.

Finally, Lin Xu used a small plate to serve some thick chili noodles.

Chili noodles and bean paste correspond to the "spicy" in the eight-character motto.

The spiciness of douban and chili peppers finally converge into the spiciness of tofu. The spiciness is neither strong nor dry. You can feel the strong aroma of spiciness when you taste it carefully. This is the "spiciness" of Mapo tofu.
To be continued...