"What a delicious sll! Can we eat now?"
She saw the minced at stead in the basin and couldn’t help swallowing.
Lin Xu took a small spoon, stirred the minced at in the basin, then filtered the beaten egg liquid through a fine sieve into it. This allowed the at, which was stead until just cooked, and the egg liquid to mix together fully.
The stead egg made this way, with the fresh fragrance of the eggs and the rich aroma of the at combined, might not have looked the best, but its flavor and texture were superb.
Another thod involved not stirring the at but covering it with the egg liquid; this was called at cake stead egg.
Although it might have looked slightly better, the fragrance didn’t spread evenly and wasn’t as good as when the minced at was stirred before steaming.
Besides these thods, one could also steam the egg custard separately. After steaming, a spoonful of minced at, stir-fried with dark soy sauce, light soy sauce, table salt, and sugar, could be poured over it. This version had a higher aesthetic appeal but was more troubleso to make.
Although for Lin Xu it was as simple as drinking cold water, for Shen Baobao, who had absolutely no cooking skills, and Chen Yan, it was as challenging as asking a junior high student to learn advanced mathematics.
This was a classic case of asking too much of them.
"Xu Bao, why don’t we just mix the minced at and the egg liquid together and steam it?"
Shen Baobao yawned and leaned her head on Lin Xu’s shoulder.
Being close to Xu Bao just feels so reassuring!
Lin Xu said, "If you steam them together, the stead egg is likely to have a fishy sll, especially if the at isn’t marinated thoroughly or if the pork isn’t fresh. By steaming them separately—first steaming the minced at until it’s just cooked, and then the eggs—you can avoid that problem."
Lin Xu briefly explained, then covered the small basin with its lid and started steaming again.
"Why cover it with a lid?"
"This way, the stead custard will have no air pockets."
After speaking, Lin Xu chopped so scallions, which would be sprinkled on the stead egg at the end.
By this ti, the stead buns, beef patties, and Pumpkin Soup were already done.
He brought out so dishes. Just as Shen Baobao was about to sit down to eat, Chen Yan appeared, dressed in a plaid shirt, jeans, and thin Doc Martens.
Shen Baobao glanced at her outfit. "Are you preparing to go work as a lumberjack in the Northeast Forest?"
"Tsk, you clueless fool who doesn’t understand fashion."
"Right, I don’t understand fashion, I don’t get matching, and I’m not even good at makeup... But I have Xu Bao, such a perfect husband. Annoying, isn’t it?"
Chen Yan was speechless.
Every ti I try to mock my cousin, those mocking words quickly turn into bullets shooting back at . If only my cousin couldn’t speak so well... tsk tsk, wouldn’t that be nice.
Lin Xu went back to the kitchen.
Before long, he opened the stear and took out the small basin from inside.
As he lifted the lid, the aroma of eggs and at instantly wafted out. Once the steam dissipated, the tender yellow egg, now solidified, could be seen inside. So broth floated on the surface—the at juices from steaming.
The rich at scent at this mont was coming from this broth.
Although the egg was already stead, it couldn’t be eaten just yet.
It needed additional seasoning to take the taste and texture of the stead egg to another level.
He drizzled a bit of Stead Fish Sauce over the surface of the stead egg and then sprinkled so chopped scallions. Finally, he poured a little hot oil over it, causing a rich, fresh aroma to instantly rise.
It was ready to eat.
Lin Xu brought the prepared stead egg with minced at outside. Shen Baobao, who was eating a bun, and Chen Yan, who was sipping Pumpkin Soup, both turned their heads.
This rich, savory, and eggy aroma... it’s too tantalizing, isn’t it?
"Brother-in-law, is this the stead egg with minced at you said you’d teach us to make last night?"
"Yes. Try it and see how it tastes."
No sooner had he finished speaking than Chen Yan and Shen Baobao took their spoons, originally used for the Pumpkin Soup, and gently scooped into the egg custard. They carved out trembling pieces of stead egg, which even had a drizzle of Stead Fish Sauce on the surface.
As they put the stead egg into their mouths, the sisters’ eyes widened. "Wow, it’s so savory! The freshness of the egg envelops the aroma of the at, and you can even taste the tiny pieces of minced at inside. This is just perfect!"
"Brother-in-law, I want to learn how to make this!"
Lin Xu took Shen Baobao’s spoon and scooped a bit to taste. He was very pleased with the tender and smooth texture, the rich egg flavor, the delicious taste, and the flavorful minced at.
"After we finish breakfast, I’ll make the hundred orders of Seven-colored Water Chestnut Cake for the custors. Then I’ll teach you how to make Crystal Skin Jelly and stead egg with minced at. Once you’ve mastered the technique for stead egg, you’ll be able to make all sorts of stead egg dishes yourselves, like Okra Stead Egg, Shrimp Stead Egg, Stead Milk Egg, Stead Egg with Brain, Sausage Stead Egg, and so on."
The preparation for these types of stead egg dishes was quite similar.
As long as you got the ratio of egg to water right, strained it once before putting it in the pot, and covered the container with a lid, you could make tender and smooth stead eggs.
With the stead egg technique mastered, creating other dishes would be a breeze.
Listening to her brother-in-law’s explanation, Chen Yan always felt that what he described as simple was on a completely different level from her understanding.
When Lin Xu returned to the kitchen to get busy after breakfast, Wei Qian and the others had arrived at the shop by subway. They were now sitting in the booth area, eating breakfast and chatting about food.
Seeing this chubby little guy chatting away while eating, Chen Yan couldn’t help but think of the favor Song Tiantian had asked of her.
Yes, after last night’s ticulous planning, Chen the Strategist had co up with a brilliant idea.
However, with the grand opening celebration imminent, it wasn’t the right ti to implent it.
She planned to arrange for Song Tiantian to make her move after the celebration, aiming to capture this little chubby fellow in one fell swoop and allow Song Tiantian to bring ho her prize.
「Not far away.」
Wei Qian took a bite of his bun and whispered to Zhu Yong beside him, "I don’t know what’s going on today. When I first walked in, President Shu kept looking at . Now that I’ve sat down to eat, President Chen is also staring. Do I have toothpaste on my face?"
"Nope... Could it be that President Shu and President Chen both want to lose weight, so that’s why they’re looking at you?"
Wei Qian elbowed his companion and mumbled to himself, "Do you think it’s because they saw that joke I wrote last night before bed? Is that why they’re reacting like this?"
"What joke?"
"The one I wrote anonymously: ’Beautiful Woman Throws Herself into His Arms, Boss Lin Adamantly Doesn’t Refuse!’"
"Not... not refusing?"
Zhuang Yizhou spat his mouthful of Pumpkin Soup into the nearby garbage bin.
The nerve of him, actually spreading stories about the boss starting a harem! If that got out, the boss would flay him alive. I’ve heard he’s pretty skilled at butchering pigs.
Zhu Yong took a bite of his bun. Just as he was about to join in with so teasing, Wei Qian said, "Less yapping from you. You’re always so henpecked you don’t even dare to fart. Isn’t that pathetic? If it were ... three punches, and she’d be as docile as a kitten!"
This Chapter is 5,200 words long. Brothers, I need your Monthly Tickets!
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