Baozi Xishi's Struggle

Chapter 541 Convenient and delicious fried noodles

As for those who went to the south to be cooks, since they were originally soldiers, they would have a share of the military merits that the soldiers led by Zheng Jian would get, even if they just helped to cook.

Such attractive conditions attracted many soldiers who wanted to gain military merit to sign up.

General Zhou selected twenty smart, studious and literate people to form this group of students.

The method that Shen Yu came up with to teach how to make pasta is simple and effective.

Coupled with the nanny-level fool-proof recipe, it can be said that as long as you can remember the methods and quantities of making these pasta dishes, follow them exactly, and practice a few times, you will definitely succeed.

Sure enough, in just two days, these twenty people were able to knead dough of the right hardness and softness.

And because the man is strong, he can not only knead the dough faster than Shen Yu, but the dough he kneads is chewy and smooth, making it very convenient to make various pasta dishes.

Shen Yu was also very satisfied.

Because they learned quickly, Shen Yu taught them how to roll out dough, make pies and pancakes, roll out dough to make various wide and narrow noodles, and make dumplings and wontons. Then he watched from the side and let them practice on their own.

Because there were twenty people practicing at the same time, the production of pasta in this secluded courtyard was astonishing. Not only did the people in the camp eat a variety of pasta every day, but there was also some left over.

Especially when learning to make noodles, it takes a lot of practice to cut out even noodles, and you will make a lot of noodles every day.

Shen Yu was looking at the extra noodles and suddenly remembered the time when he was on the way to Anping County. He lamented that if he had instant noodles, the food he would eat would be better when he went out.

When she was trying new dishes in the restaurant, she also thought about making instant noodles for sale.

But in this day and age, the law stipulates that cows cannot be slaughtered and eaten at will, so the butter and beef in the meat sauce bag can only be replaced with other oils and meats.

Mutton is too expensive, but chicken and pork are quite affordable.

But spices are expensive, drying vegetables is troublesome, the meat sauce has a short shelf life in summer, and it is difficult to package.

After Shen Yu finished, he calculated the labor and costs, and added 20% profit.

If you want to make a small portion of instant noodles delicious, it will cost two or three times more than a bowl of freshly made hot soup noodles.

Only by producing in large quantities and spreading the costs and labor can the price be brought down.

After thinking it over again and again, Shen Yu felt that instant noodles were a bit useless. If they were produced in small batches and sold to passing merchants in a retail format, it would not be realistic, so he had to give up.

However, there are many people in the army. If they can eat noodle soup with meat and vegetables by just boiling some hot water while the army is marching, it seems to better reflect the convenient nature of instant noodles.

With this idea in mind, she used two small stoves to prepare some meat and vegetables. She took some freshly cut noodles from the small stove in the corner and tried to make instant noodles again, preparing to recommend this noodle dish to General Zhou.

As for the other extra noodles, Shen Yu simply hung them out to dry and turned them into dried noodles.

It is easy to dry noodles. Just use a clean bamboo pole to hang the cut noodles on a rack and place them in the yard under the sun to dry.

But it is winter now, and although there is a north wind, the sun is not very warm. It took two or three days to dry.

After the noodles are dried, they are collected and cut into suitable lengths. If stored properly, they can be stored for a month or two without going bad. When you want to eat the noodles, you can just take them and cook them, saving the process of kneading the noodles and cutting them on the spot.

But what Shen Yu didn't expect was that after making the noodles into soup and showing it to the soldiers, they all agreed that the dried noodles did not taste as chewy and smooth as the freshly cut noodles.

Although dried noodles are easy to store and convenient, only lazy people would dry the noodles and keep them at home. When it comes to eating noodles, freshly made noodles are more delicious.

Shen Yu couldn't help but laugh and cry as he listened to the comments of these soldiers who had just learned how to make pasta and started to be picky about the taste.

No wonder General Zheng and his soldiers were so obsessed with eating noodles.

It turns out that although the Langjuns don’t know how to cook, they have grown up eating freshly made noodles and have developed a habit for the taste.

You can tell if the taste is not good enough, let alone not being able to eat what you want, which must be even more uncomfortable.

Although the noodles received a mediocre response, everyone found the instant noodles magical when Shen Yu tried making them for the first time.

Just put the noodles, some dried vegetables and meat sauce in a big bowl, pour some hot water on it and put a plate on it, and after a while you can eat hot noodle soup with meat and vegetables, and it tastes pretty good. It's so convenient.

The instant noodles made by Shen Yu are the simplest version.

The noodles are rolled up and divided into small portions, first steamed and then fried until cooked. The only vegetables are dried chopped green onions, shredded cabbage and shredded radish.

The seasoning is fried peppercorns, ground star anise, some fine salt, and a little fine powder made from dried mushrooms.

The meat sauce is divided into chicken sauce and pork sauce, which is made by stir-frying sweet soy sauce, bean paste and chopped meat.

Because the weather is cold now, after boiling it and putting it outside to cool, it becomes solid.

Put it in a small can. When making instant noodles, just scoop a spoonful into the bowl. Pair it with some pickles to make the taste richer.

General Zhou has been following Shen Yu these days. When he saw the fried noodles she made, he thought it was really good.

During the march, all you have to do is boil some hot water and have a bowl of delicious noodle soup with meat and vegetables. This is something you couldn't even dream of.

Especially for the soldiers on the frontier, if they could eat a bowl of such noodle soup anytime and anywhere, it would really help to stabilize the morale of the army.

General Zhou thought about it again and again, and said to Shen Yu: "Miss Shen, this fried noodle is really good. It is convenient and delicious to eat."

"But I see that you are making it in a very complicated way. I wonder where you got the recipe for fried noodles or where you can buy it."

Shen Yu said the answer he had prepared long ago without changing his expression: "It is indeed a bit complicated to make. My master got this recipe by chance when he was traveling to another country. I guess there is no place in our country that sells it."

General Zhou nodded and said with some regret: "No wonder, there are restaurants everywhere in Beijing, and noodle shops are countless, but I have never eaten noodles like this, it turns out to be a foreign food."

"It would be great if our army could make it ourselves. I wonder if Miss Shen is willing to sell the recipe?"

Shen Yu's original purpose was to recommend instant noodles to General Zhou as a dish suitable for military marches. It would be best if the army was willing to purchase the recipe.

So he said, "Although this recipe is not easy to come by, it is not used by ordinary people in their daily meals."

“Although it is more troublesome to make, it can be done faster with more people, and we can make a lot after doing it once.”