During breakfast, Aunt Yu said that there was new milk delivered to the cafeteria today. If Xiao Nianzhi wanted to eat it, he could go there and ask for it.
There is fresh milk, and now there is also brown sugar, tea...
Wouldn't it be a shame not to make some milk tea?
Thinking of this, Xiao Nianzhi took action.
Afraid that the unused milk in the cafeteria would be given to the pigs and sheep in the backyard, Xiao Nianzhi went there first.
As soon as she heard that she wanted milk, Aunt Ye directly filled a basin with it.
Aunt Ye was afraid that it would be difficult for Xiao Nianzhi to carry it, so she smiled and asked, "I'll help you carry it over. It's not far."
It was just a basin of milk, but Xiao Nianzhi could still carry it. After thanking Aunt Ye, she walked back slowly with the nearly full basin of milk.
At this time, the students were taking their monthly exams, and the academy was very quiet.
However, we did encounter those wild cats that the aunts were talking about, including civet cats and big orange cats. However, they ran away quickly after seeing people, and they were very vigilant.
Xiao Nianzhi had something in his hand and didn't even think about picking it up.
So, after looking at it, I returned to the backyard with the milk.
The sun is nice today, and Aunt Yu is reading in the courtyard.
Seeing Xiao Nianzhi coming back with milk, she stood up quickly and asked with a smile: "What are you going to do? Do you want my help?"
Xiao Nianzhi originally wanted to say no, but he was afraid that Aunt Yu would be bored by herself. Thinking that it would be good to have one more person for a job like pearl rubbing, he took Aunt Yu with him.
As for pearl milk tea, milk tea is easy to stir-fry and milk is ready-made, but the bad thing is the pearls.
The main ingredients for making pearls are brown sugar and tapioca flour, which Xiao Nianzhi already has.
When boiling pearls, the heat must be well controlled and the proportions must be precise. Otherwise, it will not be easy to condense and cannot be rubbed out. Finally, when put into milk tea, it will easily melt into one piece.
Xiao Nianzhi often rubs pearls by himself, so he has a good grasp of the proportions.
Under normal circumstances, the ratio of brown sugar to water and tapioca flour is about 1:1.5:2.
A slight difference does not matter, but too much does not.
The main ingredient still relies on the gluten properties of tapioca flour to condense into beads.
Aunt Yu had never eaten this kind of thing, nor had she done this kind of work, so she was still a little curious about getting started.
She was a kitchen waste, so she didn't know the truth about seasonings and the like, so she didn't ask too many questions.
Xiao Nianzhi first boiled the brown sugar, added water at a ratio of 1:1.5, boiled the brown sugar, and boiled it for a while. When he felt that the stickiness of the spoon in his hand was almost the same, he could add tapioca flour.
At this time, what needs to be noted is that the tapioca flour must be added when the water is boiling, and it needs to be stirred while adding.
Otherwise, the pearls will not condense.
Xiao Nianzhi moved very quickly. After all, she had cooked it many times. Even if the pot was changed and the heat was different, she probably knew it by heart after using such a stove several times after coming here.
When the brown sugar is boiling, a faint sweet aroma floats in the air.
Aunt Yu liked to smell it, so she quietly shrugged her nose and inhaled the fragrance in the air.
After the tapioca flour was added, the sweet aroma was obscured a lot, but it soon became sweet again.
After completely mixing the cassava flour until there were no particles, Xiao Nianzhi turned off the heat, took the dough out onto the chopping board while it was still hot, sprinkled a layer of cassava flour on it, and started kneading the dough.
At this time, the temperature of the dough is very hot.
However, this step needs to be done while it is hot, otherwise...
As the temperature drops, it becomes harder to rub the pearls.
Aunt Yu watched from the side and couldn't help but exclaimed: "...Oh, it's hot!"
She wanted to step forward as she spoke, but Xiao Nianzhi had already rubbed it on quickly. At the same time, she shook her head indifferently: "It's okay, you have to rub it while it's hot in this step, otherwise it will be more difficult later."
Aunt Yu doesn't understand, but just thinking about this temperature makes her feel...
hand pain.
But Xiao Nianzhi rubbed her face without changing her expression, and Aunt Yu felt that this little girl was capable of big things!
Apart from anything else, the ability to endure pain is something that most girls cannot compare to.
This is a tough and tenacious little girl, and Aunt Yu likes her more and more.
The dough is kneaded quickly and the air bubbles are squeezed out.
Xiao Nianzhi rolled the dough into thin strips as thick as his fingers, and then cut them into small pieces.
It doesn’t need to be super small, but it doesn’t look good if it’s too big.
Although there are no straws nowadays, if you want to drink milk tea, you still have to rely on a bowl, but it is too big...
I always feel it affects the aesthetics and taste.
After the small doses are cut, the next step is a very important step.
Knead it into a round little fat man!
At this step, Aunt Yu can get started.
This step is not difficult. Aunt Yu understood it as soon as Xiao Nianzhi explained it.
When two people rub together, the speed is still fast.
Soon, a large ball of dough was kneaded into round and cute little pearls. In order to prevent adhesion, a layer of white tapioca flour was also dipped on top. The whole pearl could not be seen yet.
But soon, Xiao Nianzhi put them into the pot and cooked them.
The hot water and high temperature took away the shallow white layer of tapioca on the outside, slowly revealing the brown-red fat man inside.
Each one was cooked to a round, plump and cute appearance.
After simmering for a long time on low fire, Xiao Nianzhi turned off the heat when he saw that the skin was getting more and more translucent, then fished out the pearls, poured them into cold water, and set aside.
The two of them were busy with this step for most of an hour.
Aunt Yu was so busy that she was sweating, but this was a novel experience for her.
Not annoying, even a little addictive.
Rubbing pearls is so fun!
Next, Aunt Yu is no longer needed to fry tea and sugar. Xiao Nianzhi can do it quickly and quickly by himself.
After the tea leaves and sugar go through intense fire and high temperature, the aroma suddenly emerges.
The aroma of tea is already long and long, and when paired with sugar, it adds an alluring sweet aroma.
Anyway, Aunt Yu can't refuse this kind of sweetness!
At this time, as soon as the sweet fragrance combined with the long fragrance of tea came out, Aunt Yu couldn't sit still.
The white sugar slowly melted until it was fried to caramel color. Xiao Nianzhi then added the milk, then stirred and simmered.
The slightly cool milk diluted the previous strong aroma, but as the temperature increased, the aroma of milk, tea, and sweetness came together, colliding and shaking, and slowly floated out of the pot.
Aunt Yu felt that the mixture of these aromas seemed to bring out more tempting flavors, which made her couldn't help but poke her head into the pot.
Then, I was hit by the fragrant hot breath!
Xiao Nianzhi thought she was in a hurry, so he quickly looked back and reassured: "You can drink it soon, aunt."
In fact, it is a bit hot, and it will taste better after letting it cool down.
Aunt Yu was a little embarrassed to be told that, but thinking that there were only two masters and apprentices, what was she afraid of?
Moreover, the food Xiao Nianzhi cooks is so good, why is she greedy?
Shouldn't it?
She is a normal person, a normal reaction to delicious food!
So, no shame!
