Are you worried that Mommy will blow up the kitchen?

Lin Xu came to the kitchen door and saw Shen Jiayue wearing an apron and working in front of the stove.

Her hands, face, and even her apron were covered in flour. There was a mobile phone on the workbench, and a food tutorial was playing on it.

The screen of the mobile phone was also full of flour, which made the corner of Lin Xu’s mouth twitch:

"What secret weapon are you developing?"

"Ah, are you awake?"

Shen Jiayue patted the flour on her hands and ran over:

"I wanted to eat fish skin peanuts, but I didn't know how to make them, so I followed the tutorial. Who knew it was so difficult? I had to knead the dough first, then roll the dough thin, and wrap the peanuts. It was so troublesome."

Lin Xu took a look at the eucalyptus board. It was all covered with noodles, and there were dough balls the size of meatballs in the middle. He asked curiously:

"Are these the peanuts you wrapped?"

"Yeah, what do you think?"

Lin Xu didn't want to hurt his wife, but this peanut bag was too much.

After thinking about it for a long time, he said:

"Taste aside, with so many noodles, you should feel full,"

So a big ball of gnocchi is wrapped with a peanut. If you eat three or four of these fish-skin peanuts, you will be half full.

He rolled up his sleeves and said with a smile:

"Fish-skinned peanuts are not a baby like this. No wonder you have invited Dundun here. Let me make them for you. If nothing happens, I will fry them for you in the air fryer."

Shen Jiayue was not depressed about failure, but her expression was a little excited:

"Wow, can it also be cooked in an air fryer?"

"Yes, and the fish skin and peanuts made in the air fryer are drier, more fragrant and more delicious."

Lin Xu washed his hands, looked at the peanuts prepared by Shen Jiayue, and said to her:

"This method of yours is just to deceive outsiders. How long will it take to make each bag like this? Even the most traditional handmade method cannot use bread."

If one person were to make this thing alone, working from morning to night, he probably wouldn't be able to pack ten kilograms.

If you open a shop like this and sell hundreds of yuan per kilogram, it is probably not enough to cover the cost of rent, water and electricity, so this method of making a little dough to wrap the peanuts is purely a trick to fool the kitchen novice.

Real fish skin peanuts are not complicated, just use peanuts to stick to flour.

Lin Xu glanced at the peanuts prepared by Shen Jiayue, shook them twice, and checked briefly to make sure they were not broken, then poured them into a basin and washed them carefully twice.

This can not only effectively remove dust on the surface of the peanuts, but also allow the peanuts to absorb a little moisture.

With the blessing of moisture, it is less likely to fall apart when fried, and it can also be better coated with flour.

Shen Jiayue watched from the side, wanting to seriously learn from Lin Xu's approach.

If it were simple, I would secretly update it later.

Lin Xu took the peanuts out of the water and sprinkled them with a small spoonful of salt, a small spoonful of sugar, and a small spoonful of five-spice powder.

Fish skin peanuts are mainly salty and sweet, so salt and sugar are used, while five-spice powder enriches the flavor and makes the peanuts taste more delicious.

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Stir and mix all the seasonings evenly.

Then Lin Xu cracked three eggs into the basin.

After beating in, continue stirring to spread the eggs and evenly coat the surface of the peanuts.

Take advantage of this time to pour some low-gluten flour into the basin. Do not stir, but shake the basin constantly to allow the peanuts to automatically stick to the flour.

This is a bit like the Lantern Festival in the north.

Shen Jiayue said:

"When I was little, my grandma liked to make some glutinous rice flour in the yard, knead some Yuanxiao stuffing, put the stuffing in first, soak it with glutinous rice flour, then put it in cold water, and then put it in the glutinous rice flour again, just like this over and over again

Shake it until it turns into a round ball..."

Lin Xu said:

"This is how fish skin peanuts are shaken out."

Of course, basically no one shakes it like this now. It is all processed automatically by machines, which makes it more even, more solid, and the surface is smoother and smoother.

"Xubao, what does this taste like?"

"Five-spice, the taste is a bit bland. If you want something spicy, you can sprinkle some Sichuan pepper powder or chili powder in now, do you want it?"

"Okay, okay!"

Lin Xu added some seasoning and continued shaking.

Soon, the peanuts originally covered with egg liquid were now covered with flour and seasoning powder.

When the surface became dry and no longer sticky, he took the peanuts out of the basin, put them on a tray, and let them sit for a while to allow the moisture inside to seep out and make the flour stick more firmly.

After a while, Shen Jiayue looked at it with curiosity on her face:

"Hey, these flours seem to be wet. What's going on? Xu Bao?"

Lin Xu said:

"This is the reaction between dough molecules and water molecules. The hard dough that has just been mixed will become soft after it relaxes. This is the principle."

After saying that, he scooped some cornstarch and poured it in, holding the basin and continuing to shake it.

The surface of the peanuts was quickly coated with a layer of dry starch and became smooth at the same time, a bit like rubbing it with hands, but compared to rubbing it, it felt more natural.

There is no deliberate intention like Internet celebrities wrap it in dough and then roll it into a round shape.

Moreover, the flour on the surface of the peanuts is not very thick, so people will not feel half full after eating a few peanuts.

After finishing this, Lin Xu preheated the air fryer, then replaced the grid tray, poured the peanuts in, and started frying.

Shen Jiayue held her cheek and waited beside her eagerly. She also recorded the whole process with the notepad on her mobile phone.

Lin Xu said:

"If you don't understand anything, you can ask me. In addition to five-spice and spicy, you can also fry some garlic-flavored ones."

Garlic?

Shen Jiayue suddenly became interested:

"Xubao, how is this made?"

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"The general commercial practice is to add garlic powder. This garlic has a rich flavor and is not troublesome. If you feel that the taste of garlic powder is bland, you can also add some completely crushed garlic when beating eggs for seasoning, so that the taste will be stronger.

, but if it is over-fried, it will have a bitter taste."

The taste of this snack is very rich.

For example, add some onion juice to create an onion flavor.

Add some cucumber juice and it will have a subtle cucumber flavor after frying.

If you want a fresh taste and want some coriander flavor, just squeeze some coriander juice and add it, and the resulting fish skin peanuts will be full of coriander flavor.

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There are two origins of the name of fish skin peanut.

One is the most traditional method, which involves adding isinglass to increase the viscosity. This kind of peanuts with isinglass gradually became known as fish skin peanuts.

There is also a fried peanut with a pattern like fish scales, which is also called fish skin peanut.

There is actually no strict standard for which statement is correct.

Nowadays, the definition of fish-skin peanuts is even broader. Any snack that is fried with a layer of peanuts can be called this name.

While Shen Jiayue was in the kitchen, Lin Xu came out to take a drink of water and explained to Dundun:

"From now on, your mommy will go to the kitchen to cook secretly. Remember to call me upstairs."

"Meow~~~~~"

Dundun agreed, and then impatiently pushed Lin Xu with his paw, telling him not to block the TV.

Hey, this TV addiction is getting bigger and bigger.

Lin Xu rubbed its head and returned to the kitchen, planning to take advantage of this time to make something to eat for herself.

Although the dinner was rich and delicious, after two cups of Erguotou, he lost his appetite and did not even eat the staple food.

After taking a good nap now, my stomach feels empty.

He looked at the dough Shen Jiayue was kneading, dug out the peanuts inside, sprinkled some dry flour on the dough, and kneaded it again.

Knead until the surface is smooth and set aside to relax.
To be continued...