Guozijian little cook

Chapter 53 Edible Alkaline Water
The relatively simple extraction method of edible alkaline water is plant ash.

Yes, edible alkali is extracted from grass ash.

It sounds disgusting, but it is actually quite delicious when it is extracted and made into a delicacy.

Plant ash is not suitable for any weeds, it is particular about it.

Now the family can use it, and only straw is the most suitable.

After the rice straw is burned completely, the white ash that comes out is boiled, filtered and purified repeatedly, and what is obtained is edible alkaline water.

This is a simple but patient process.

It is similar to the extraction of pea starch, but it needs to be filtered back and forth repeatedly.

After all, it is extracted from ash, so the impurities have to be filtered out.

Xiao Nianzhi started to dry in the afternoon. The first step is to cook. After the water boils, skim off some large particles of impurities on the surface. After the water and plant ash are mixed together, you can turn off the fire.

Then just let it stand, and the next step can wait until tomorrow morning.

Xiao Siye has to go back to the academy tomorrow, and Xiao Nianzhi hasn't finished making lye, so it's okay to be lazy for a day.

She went to ask Xiao Siye, and the other party indulged her so much that he agreed without hesitation.

With the other party's permission, Xiao Nianzhi happily washed up and went to sleep.

The next day, when she got up, Xiao Siye had already returned to the academy, because he was not sure when Xiao Nianzhi would return, so Uncle Zheng didn't go to the farm to help today, but returned to the mansion.

The plant ash water that has been standing overnight can already be filtered.

Moreover, what is needed is the water that has already stood still, the upper layer.

After one night of standing, the impurities and lye have been separated.

The water in the upper layer, after the first filtration, is actually alkaline water.

However, the alkaline water at this time is particularly turbid and tastes bad, and it will make people lose their appetite just looking at it.

Therefore, it is necessary to go back and forth and filter several times.

Until a dark yellow liquid is obtained, the production of edible alkaline water is completed.

Xiao Nianzhi has been busy with this matter all morning. Aunt Qin and the others don't understand, but they have been helping.

When it was lunch time, Xiao Nianzhi finally finished the final filtration, and when he saw the golden liquid, he let out a long sigh of relief.

The edible alkaline water has been put into the jar, and the amount extracted this time is quite a lot, and the amount of this thing is usually not much, so it can be used for a period of time.

Today has been delayed for a long time, Xiao Nianzhi didn't think about going back to the academy now.

She is going to make a snack at the house and go back tomorrow.

After all, Walnut and the others have been tossing and tossing with him for two days, and they are quite tired.

She has to reward them.

As for what to eat tonight?
I already have alkaline water, so if I don't make something to eat, wouldn't I be sorry for my two days of tossing?
So, get on it!
As soon as Xiao Nianzhi said that he would make some snacks, everyone couldn't help but look forward to it.

After all, whether it is the previous watermelon smoothie or milk, everyone thinks the taste is both delicious and amazing.

Today is getting hotter and hotter, Xiao Nianzhi searched for delicious snacks in his mind, and then decided on one of them.

After washing the rice with Aunt Qin and the others, she took the rice and water to the millstone.

Uncle Qin and Uncle Zheng saw that it was time to need them!
Then the two of them went up very consciously.

A spoonful of rice and a spoonful of water start to grind the rice paste.

If you want a more delicate taste, then the operation of this step needs to be more cumbersome and delicate.

Therefore, it is definitely not enough to only grind it once.

The ground rice paste was repeatedly put back into the grinding disc by Xiao Nianzhi, and processed twice, three times or even four times.

After grinding until she was satisfied with the fineness, she stopped.

After grinding the rice paste, add an appropriate amount of pea starch, and it can be boiled.

Because ordinary rice is less viscous, adding pea starch can help the rice cake form better in the end.

Cooking rice paste requires a certain heat. After the water boils, you need to turn to low heat and add rice paste slowly. In order to ensure that it does not stick to the pan, you need to keep stirring.

Xiao Nianzhi is in control of when to add alkaline water and how much to add.

The timing of adding alkaline water depends on the feel.

The resistance of the rice paste to the hand determines the timing of adding lye.

The amount of lye water is not much, after adding, continue to stir on a low heat, let the lye water and rice paste completely blend and react, then cook for 2 to [-] minutes, then turn off the heat.

Walnut looked at it and thought it was amazing, but she couldn't say it, and could only look at it with envy.

The talkative Da Zao dared not speak out, for fear of disturbing Xiao Nianzhi.

Aunt Qin wanted to learn, but...

Xiao Nianzhi didn't mention such things as heat and texture, Aunt Qin really couldn't grasp it well.

But she was too embarrassed to ask her cheeky.

After the rice paste was cooked, Xiao Nianzhi put them into small bowls, each bowl was about [-]% full, then put these bowls into a big basin, and hung them directly into the well.

The temperature of the well and well water is lower, which is conducive to better shaping of rice cakes.

While waiting for the rice cakes to take shape, Xiao Nianzhi would naturally not be idle.

The rice cakes are ready, but the final sauce is needed.

There is brown sugar in the house, so there is no need for Xiao Nianzhi to secretly take it from the delicious kitchen.

The ratio of brown sugar to water is probably a little more water than brown sugar.

Boil the brown sugar to a state of big bubbles, then turn off the heat and let it cool.

Rice cold cake needs time to finalize, Xiao Nianzhi thought about it, and made a peach fruit tea for everyone with peaches, let everyone wait while drinking.

At this time, the dark color of the night slowly permeated every inch of the sky, and the coolness and breath of the whole body made people feel extra comfortable.

Aunt Qin and the others were sitting in the yard, chatting about the daily life, while watching Xiao Nianzhi's busy figure.

Dazao couldn't stay idle, and murmured in a low voice: "Our big girl is really capable. Whoever marries her in the future will be blessed. She is beautiful, has a good temper, and the food she cooks is delicious."

Although Walnut couldn't say it, he nodded in agreement.

After hearing this, Aunt Qin couldn't help shaking her head: "Silly girl, what do you know? The more you know, the more you do, and the more tiring you work."

Uncle Qin listened to it, and laughed, not daring to refute.

Aunt Qin gave him a blank look, but she saved face for him and didn't say anything more.

Dazao seemed to understand but half understood, with a blank expression, while Walnut lowered his head and stared at his toes, thoughtfully.

At this time, in the canteen of the Guozijian, some students just came to have dinner.

Wei Changting was one of them, he was injured by the bandits before, it wasn't serious, but the injury was on his arm, his mother was worried and stayed at the house for two days.

Now that the wound has scabbed over, he was driven back to the academy by his father.

On the first day back to the academy, he heard from Su Yugui that Xiao Nianzhi would have supper in the cafeteria in the future.

He didn't finish his reading all day in excitement, so he just waited for the midnight snack.

As a result, on the first day he returned to the academy, Xiao Nianzhi did not come.

The next day, Xiao Nianzhi still didn't come.

Today is the third day, when he came over for dinner, he faced Chef Shui's cold face and asked bravely, "Is Miss Xiao coming today?"

(End of this chapter)