Baozi Xishi's Struggle

Chapter 217 Crispy and Fragrant Layer Meat Patties

Qi Xi also nodded repeatedly: "Brother Zhou, just follow him. I'm here and I can do the safekeeping as well as you."

After getting Li's permission, Zhou Dalang immediately put the big soup spoon in his hand on the table and turned back to the big kitchen in the backyard.

Shen Yu was scooping flour into the basin. When he turned around and saw Zhou Dalang coming in, he immediately asked, "Is there something going on upstairs?"

Zhou Dalang waved his hands hurriedly: "Don't worry, young lady, no one is coming. I heard you say that you want to make some kind of thousand-layer meat pie, so I followed you and learned it."

Shen Yu finally put his mind at ease and said with a smile, "It's good that no one came. I don't know what the situation is like at Li Changgen's house, and it's hard to find out."

Zhou Dalang said, "There was no news when I went back yesterday. Don't worry, young lady. Sister Liu came to my house last night."

"She said that she would keep a close eye on Li Changgen. If anything happened, she would tell my wife to come and report it."

Shen Yu smiled and said, "That's good. I hope that after these two days, Sister Zheng and Xiao Zhuzi won't have to hide like this anymore."

Although the two were talking, Shen Yu did not stop his hands.

She added some fine salt to the flour, poured some warm water into a basin, and stirred it with bamboo chopsticks until it formed into a dough. After it formed into a ball, she took it out and put it on the dough board.

Zhou Dalang said, "I'll knead the dough, and you can just watch."

Shen Yu said hello and gave up the seat in front of the noodle table.

He told Zhou Dalang to knead the dough for a while, and after it was smooth, divide it into small portions and set them aside to rest.

When the dough is resting, apply a little oil on it. This way the dough will be more chewy and can be stretched into a very thin and even layer.

Shen Yu used a small bowl and took out some pork filling that was 30% fat and 70% lean without any seasoning.

Add two spoons of soy sauce and appropriate amount of salt to the meat filling.

After mixing, cut a handful of green onions and a piece of ginger, crush them and chop them into small pieces, put them on the stuffing, and add some pepper powder.

Heat the oil on the stove, and then pour it into the pot of meat filling after it cools down slightly after leaving the heat.

With a "sizzling" sound, the aroma of green onions and peppercorns is stimulated. Stir them evenly with bamboo chopsticks and finally pour a little sesame oil on it. Although the filling is still raw, it already smells fresh and fragrant.

Zhou Dalang's noodles were also ready, and Shen Yu spread a thin layer of oil on the dough board.

Reach out and take a dough, press it with a rolling pin, and then roll it into a long strip with an outward push gesture. One end is slightly wider and the other end is slightly narrower.

Take the bowl with the stuffing, spread a thick layer of meat stuffing on the rolled dough, and press it gently to make it flat.

Roll it up from the narrow end into a rectangular pie shape, close the opening with the wide end and wrap it tightly, and the dough for a lasagna is ready.

Zhou Dalang watched carefully from the side. After Shen Yu finished the first one, he stepped aside and let Zhou Dalang do it.

After all, Zhou Dalang had been making Hu Bing for many years, so even though he had never done it this way, he could make it pretty well after watching it once. The only difference was that the lace edges he pinched when closing the edge were not as even and delicate as those made by Shen Yu.

After finishing one, Shen Yu praised: "Not bad, not bad. Use less force when closing the next one, and it will look better."

Zhou Dalang also felt a sense of accomplishment, and immediately reached out to take another dough and started working on the next one.

Shen Yu placed the flat iron pan on the pancake oven and poured some oil into it.

By the time the oil temperature came up, the fourth dough had been made, just enough for the whole pot.

Shen Yu asked Zhou Dalang to continue making the dough, while she started to fry the lasagna on the iron pan.

Put the dough into the iron pan and press it carefully with a wooden spatula to make it thinner.

Once all four are in, cover the pot.

After waiting for a while, you can soon hear the "sizzling" sound of fat frying in the iron pan.

Flip it over and fry the bottom side until golden brown. Flip it over twice and fry until both sides are golden brown and crispy. When you can smell the aroma of scallions and meat, you can remove it from the pan.

Use a knife to cut the pancake into two halves. As the knife falls, the pancake crust crisps with a light crackling sound.

There are four or five layers of puff pastry and juicy meat filling, stacked up one after another. You can't help but want to pick up a piece and put it in your mouth right away.

The two people divided the work, one made the dough and the other fried it, and soon they made four pots of crispy and fragrant lasagna.

Shen Yu went to the shop in front and took a look. It was already past breakfast time, and there were only two or three customers in the shop eating breakfast leisurely.

After Shen Yu left enough cakes for Zheng Sanniang, Xiao Zhuzi and Yutao, he brought a large tray of cut lasagna to the shop.

The shop door was open, so they couldn't eat in the big kitchen like they did for dinner. They had breakfast and lunch at a long table in the corner of the shop.

If you are not busy, you can eat together. If you are busy, you can take turns to eat.

Shen Yu was just about to invite everyone to come over for breakfast, but unexpectedly, the last two customers in the store who were still having breakfast also smelled the aroma of the puff pastry.

One of the customers was enjoying the meal when he suddenly asked, "Girl, what kind of food are you selling? It smells so good, looks so greasy, and so crispy."

Shen Yu smiled prettily, took a small plate and a pair of clean bamboo chopsticks, picked up two pieces of Thousand Layer Meat Pie and brought them to the table for the two people: "These are the Thousand Layer Meat Pie that we made for breakfast. If you like them, you can have a taste."

The two of them hurriedly thanked him, and regardless of the fact that the meat pie was still hot, they each picked up a piece, carefully caught it in their bowls, and took a big bite.

Fortunately, Shen Yu waited until all four pots of meat patties were fried before cutting them into pieces one by one.

If the meat pie is just out of the pan, it may not look hot on the outside, but the fat inside is very hot. If you bite into it, you will definitely get burned.

But at this moment, the temperature is just right.

It's slightly hot. When you take a bite, the crispy crust breaks apart in your mouth first, followed by the slightly hot and fragrant taste of onion and oil.

The crispness and freshness are intertwined, and once you take a bite, you can't stop eating.

After taking a bite, the two guests both had intoxicated expressions and did not say a word. Instead, they finished the large piece of cake in just two or three bites.

After Shen Yu delivered the cakes, he did not wait around, but went to get a bowl of soy milk.

Just as I served two bowls of soy milk, the two guests called out again: "Girl, girl, come here for a moment."

Li and Jiang had also tidied up the shop by now. When they heard the customer calling Shen Yu, they couldn't help but stop, wondering what the customer wanted.

The two customers looked at each other, and then looked at the large tray of fragrant lasagna on the table in the corner of the store.

Their eyes met and they both smiled.

Shen Yu came over and asked with a smile: "Do you want to pay the bill after eating?"

One of the guests took out a towel from his sleeve, wiped his hands and mouth, and asked with a smile: "Miss, how much did the meat pie you just ate cost?"

Shen Yu smiled and said, "That's for the two guests to try. It's not sold in the store, so you don't need to pay. The guests just need to pay for the buns and soy milk."