When I took a bite of the fried maggot meat slices with dogwood, I felt that the meat was smooth and tender. The heat was a little old, but it gave the maggot meat that was originally too slippery a chewier texture, making the dish more chewy.
The spiciness of dogwood, the fragrance of onion and ginger, and the richness of oil are all tightly locked in the meat slices. When the big jaw cuts into the meat slices, the condensed deliciousness explodes in the mouth in an instant.
After taking a sip, the protagonist felt as if he was not indoors in winter, but outdoors in midsummer. The hot burning sensation spread along the stomach and intestines to the whole body, and a burst of comfort made the protagonist's whole body tremble uncontrollably.
This ant's body has never experienced such a wonderful combination of oral desires! ! !
Spicy, but delicious!
There was a big pot of fried maggot meat slices with dogwood. The protagonist didn't even ask for the staple food, but just ate the vegetables and ate it up. The rest was given to the noble ants who were close to the nest.
In the next few days, the protagonist is surrounded by all kinds of ants who praise and urge the food. They all come and want to eat stir-fry again.
The protagonist pretended to wait until the New Year banquet to eat it. However, driven by self-confidence and vanity, he started researching new dishes without even mentioning them.
In fact, after the New Year this year, the protagonist has asked the scientific research team to study some highly processed ingredients based on existing ingredients, which greatly expands his space for use.
For example, soy milk is made from wild beans.
The ants were unable to make and drive a heavy enough stone mill, so they made soy milk by pounding it. It means soaking the beans until soft, cutting them into small pieces, and pounding them with a stone hammer with a wooden handle until they are completely pounded and pulp is produced.
In addition to ants pulling ropes to pound beans on their own, the scientific research team also experimented with beetles as a power source, and even wanted to set up a waterwheel next to the canal as a power source.
The soy milk produced in this way is very rare, and is an ingredient more precious than honeydew. Even the protagonist cannot often drink it. But once in a while, I have a warm bowl of soy milk with concentrated honeydew added. The essence of various varieties of wild beans is concentrated in this bowl, which is full of vegetation and fragrance. It is really sweet and delicious.
With soy milk, you can order tofu, and the ants happen to have some old salt brine for tofu.
The coarse salt bought from the Maolin ant clan inherited by the water god must be refined into fine salt. After the coarse salt is dissolved with water in a clay pot, it is placed outdoors for purification in the sun. What is left is the old salt brine, which can be ordered with tofu. .
The tofu made in this way is commonly known as northern tofu, which is relatively tough and suitable for stews. The protagonist tried stewing dried meat, adding various spices and sauces, and it tasted great!
Especially now in winter, a large clay pot of steaming tofu stew is served. The red tofu stained by the sauce absorbs the essence of the broth, and the dried meat becomes soft in the soup. A few wild vegetables are garnished with it. , not to mention eating meat and vegetables, just taking a sip of soup makes the protagonist and other ants unable to stop!
Speaking of sauce, this is also a new result of this year’s food processing.
The key to making sauce lies in fermentation. Ant Lianguo learned the fermentation technology from the remnants of the big-headed ants during the old big-headed ant kingdom. At that time, they only had limited strains of bacteria, and they mainly made some slightly sweet fermented drinks.
Nowadays, in the Ant Alliance, soy milk is a drink for the upper-class nobles in the Ant Alliance, honeydew is a drink for the middle-class nobles, and fermented beverages are a drink for ordinary working ants.
After a long period of accumulation, the scientific research team finally found a strain suitable for making sauce from various mold-growing foods.
With these bacteria, the fermentation workshop quickly produced three products: bean paste, noodle sauce, and meat paste.
Bean paste is made by fermenting various kinds of wild beans that have been soaked and chopped into pieces. It is added with a lot of salt and has a salty flavor similar to bean paste and soy sauce. It can be used as a seasoning and dipping sauce.
The noodle sauce is made from mashed setaria seeds and plantain seed powder, which are fermented by adding water and flour. It has a natural sweetness and can also be used as seasonings and dips.
Meat sauce is made by cooking and mincing the mealworm meat, then fermenting it, and adding salt. It can also be used as seasoning and dipping sauce, but most of the time it can be eaten directly.
The current production of these three sauces is very limited, and there is not much inventory now. The protagonist plans to use these sauces to make top-notch dishes at the New Year banquet, and usually prevents other ants from receiving them.
The main reason that limits the production of sauce is the processing of raw materials. Whether it is pounding beans or turning grass seeds into flour, it is too inefficient to rely solely on ant power.
But the protagonist has a high position, so it’s okay to use his power for personal gain. He strictly controls all these highly processed ingredients, and no one can take them away without his own orders. He also specially mobilizes tens of thousands of man-hours of ant power to make different kinds of food for himself. Less grass seed flour, mainly barnyard grass seed flour.
Tares themselves are the ancestors of wheat. Although the grains are not as large as wheat, they can also be used to make pasta. The protagonist's current limbs cannot make fine ramen noodles, but he can still make thin noodles with a jaw knife.
Knead the flour with water and knead it into a dough. Boil the shaved dough in the boiling hot water. The thin and light dough will be cooked immediately. You can quickly pick it up with a grate made of hay and pour a steaming piece of meat on it. The mixture of soy sauce, bean paste and noodle sauce is a hot and fragrant bowl of noodles.
It’s been so long since I’ve eaten pasta. After just one bite, the protagonist feels like he’s about to shed tears. Of course, he doesn’t have tear ducts now.
After traveling for such a long time, isn't one of the main goals to live a better life? Food is the most important thing for the people. Now that the delicious noodles are in his mouth, the protagonist instantly feels that it is worth it and the sky cannot fall.
Next, the protagonist has a lot of dishes to develop, and he has to restore Duoku, the food he liked in his previous life.
Is there any big plate chicken? ?
Yes, how about stewing mealworm meat with tubers instead?
The tubers are actually the roots of some wild grasses, which are rich in starch. They are cut into pieces and cooked thoroughly to remove the bitter taste. Then they are stewed with the mealworm meat, add dogwood leaves, add bean paste, reduce the soup over high heat, and finally add and cook Mix the shaved noodles out of the pot.
The appearance seems to be no different from the large plate chicken, and the taste is quite good, but the grass roots are not powdery enough.
Roast leg of lamb! ?
Of course, this dish has been recreated before! There are no lamb legs, but the legs of locusts and grasshoppers are more chewy. The legs of locusts and grasshoppers, which are good at jumping, are muscular and chewy.
Remove the outer shell of the legs and roast them directly by the fire. Turn them over while roasting, sprinkle with salt and spice powder, and finally apply a layer of honeydew. The honey-roasted locust legs are similar to a mixture of honey-roasted wings and roasted lamb legs. alright.
After one bite, it is caramelized and crispy, and even the strong tendons are soft and delicious.
The protagonist was busy for more than half a month and made more than a dozen new dishes before he was satisfied.
There are only three days left for the New Year. I believe that the ants will even be eager to swallow it with their jaws at this year’s New Year’s party! ! !
