I'm the Culinary God-Chapter 730 - 327: Old Huang pigeonholed the promised pigeon! The favorite of foodies—Dry Pot Cauliflower! [Subscribe please]

Chapter 730: Chapter 327: Old Huang pigeonholed the promised pigeon! The favorite of foodies—Dry Pot Cauliflower! [Subscribe please]

It was National Day, so Shen Baobao didn’t have to work; Lin Xu decided to let her sleep in.

The young woman had brought back a large bag of sugar-roasted chestnuts last night. She’d settled in with her tablet and headphones, binge-watching her shows until well past two in the morning.

If I try to wake her now, she probably won’t even be able to open her eyes.

The most crucial part of making spring rolls is the wrapper. It needs to be thin yet resilient, without any holes or gaps. When these wrappers are filled with the prepared three-shreds filling and fried in a wok, they become the beloved three-shreds spring rolls of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang region.

"The spring roll wrapper is essentially a well-beaten batter," Zhuang Yizhou explained, busily working as he detailed the key points. "Last night, just as we were about to leave, Lin Daiyu, who was here waiting for Zhu Yong to finish his shift, mentioned spring rolls. Coincidentally, I know how to make them, so I whipped up some batter. It’s perfect to use today."

He added flour to a bowl with a pinch of salt, then poured in water, stirring it into a viscous batter. He continued to stir with chopsticks, always in the same direction, until the batter was smooth and free of lumps. By this point, the batter would have developed elasticity. After resting for over an hour, it would become soft and pliable, the kind that wouldn’t drip even when held.

To give Lin Xu a more direct understanding, after frying the spring rolls in the wok, Zhuang Yizhou brought over the remaining batter he hadn’t used for the wrappers to demonstrate.

Zhuang Yizhou plugged in the electric baking pan to reheat it. He then grabbed a handful of batter and swirled it quickly on the hot surface. A round, thin layer of batter immediately appeared.

After a few seconds, the heat solidified this layer of batter into a thin pancake. It was incredibly thin, almost translucent. This was the spring roll wrapper.

Watching Zhuang Yizhou handle the batter, Lin Xu finally understood the process of making spring rolls.

Lin Xu picked up a wrapper and placed it on the cutting board. Using chopsticks, he took some of the shredded pork, chives, and shredded wood ear mushrooms that Zhuang Yizhou had prepared. He then rolled it all up in the spring roll wrapper and folded in the ends. Finally, he dipped a brush into a starch-water mixture, spread it on the edge of the wrapper, and rolled it up tightly, sealing it. A spring roll was now complete.

It seemed quite simple. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

The ingredients for three-shreds spring rolls weren’t fixed. One could use shredded carrots, shredded winter bamboo shoots, shredded shiitake mushrooms, shredded wood ear mushrooms, shredded chicken breast, vermicelli, chives, chive sprouts, or yellow chives in various combinations.

Lin Xu enjoyed a large bowl of Yangchun noodles accompanied by spring rolls and potstickers.

To prepare it, a small spoonful of lard and a drizzle of soy sauce were placed in a bowl. Then, some of the hot broth from cooking the noodles was ladled in, and the lard was stirred until it melted. Finally, the cooked fine noodles were added and sprinkled with chopped green onions.

He took a deep breath; the rich aroma seemed to drill straight into his nostrils.

Yangchun noodles were considered the simplest type. For a more extravagant touch, one could add some fried shrimp roe, which would further enhance the noodles’ savory and rich flavor.

After eating his fill, Lin Xu packed up some spring rolls and potstickers and carried them to the residential complex behind the shop.

To coax his Baobao out of bed, I’ll have to lure her like a stray cat—start with food and establish trust with delicacies.

"Hmm... I’m so sleepy~~~~"

On the bed, Shen Baobao, still half-asleep, complained while instinctively reaching a hand towards the enticing aroma of food. This greedy-little-cat expression made Lin Xu chuckle helplessly.

"Why don’t you eat and then go back to sleep? You can’t be hungry anyway, after eating so many chestnuts last night..."

Before he could finish, Shen Baobao, who had seemed too drowsy to even open her eyes, suddenly sat bolt upright. "Who ate a lot?" she retorted, pouting. "I barely had any! Those chestnuts were impossible to peel once they cooled down. I had to bite them open with my teeth... I really didn’t eat that many."

Hmph! I could tolerate you saying other things, but implying I ate a lot of chestnuts? That’s absolutely unacceptable! Because I really didn’t eat that many...

Lin Xu reached out and gently pinched Shen Baobao’s smooth, delicate cheek. "Since you’re awake, you might as well get up. We made Yangchun noodles, spring rolls, and potstickers at the shop. If you’re still sleepy, you can always go back to bed after breakfast. It’s not too late... What do you want to wear today? I’ll get it for you."

"That Sakura Memory set from the closet... you know, the pink underwear, the red joggers, and that white hoodie. Your Baobao is going for a sporty-girl look today."

Lin Xu opened the wardrobe and began searching through the mass of clothes. The underwear was easy to find, neatly stacked in a drawer. The joggers and hoodie, however, took a bit more searching.

When they first moved in, the wardrobe had seemed enormous. But as Shen Baobao kept bringing more clothes over from her parents’ place every few days, it had started to feel quite cramped.

As he searched, he remarked, "I didn’t really notice it before, but with so many clothes, the wardrobe seems small now. Still, if we bought a bigger one, there wouldn’t be any space for it in the bedroom..."

Just as he finished speaking, he found the joggers and hoodie.

Shen Baobao tossed her hair back and, reaching behind her, fastened her bra. Then, she offered a sincere suggestion, "Why don’t we move to a bigger place? This apartment is a bit small, you know. It’s not very convenient when my parents come to visit. And sometimes, they need to stay over at their daughter’s place. Not having enough bedrooms just won’t work."

Lin Xu wanted to move too. However, his current funds were limited, and he lacked the eligibility to purchase property in Beijing. Acquiring a house wasn’t going to be easy.

There were only two options. The first was to obtain a Beijing residence permit through a talent recruitment program. The second was to acquire a company that already possessed purchasing eligibility and buy an apartment in the company’s name. Once he became personally eligible later on, he could simply transfer the registration.

The talent recruitment program was a difficult path. Although Central Finance was a prestigious university, Lin Xu only held a bachelor’s degree and wasn’t employed in a high-tech or specialized field.