Entering the basement, the temperature dropped suddenly. The dim kerosene lamp cast Rogo's shadow on the wall, as if joining the weird murals painted on the wall, making it look very eerie.
Pushing open the door of the storage room, the somewhat rusty iron door made a harsh sound, which raised the gloomy atmosphere to another level.
In a daze, Rogo seemed to hear someone crying in his ears, and a bad feeling arose in his heart.
He quickly found rice and soybeans, put them on his shoulders, and rushed forward immediately.
At this moment, Rogo made a decision in his heart.
No matter how difficult it is, we still need to install a lighting magic circle in the basement.
So scary!
Returning to the ground, Rogo felt a little more at ease. He looked at the ingredients he brought up, hesitated, and finally reached out to grab the rice.
Let’s make rice vinegar first!
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Chinese vinegar can generally be divided into four categories: mature vinegar, balsamic vinegar, white vinegar, and rice vinegar.
The raw materials for brewing these four kinds of vinegar are different. For example, mature vinegar is made from sorghum, rice bran, and bran, while balsamic vinegar is made from glutinous rice. White vinegar is made from distilled wine and has a strong and irritating taste.
Rice vinegar is naturally made from rice.
Regarding the corresponding usage of the four kinds of vinegar, Mr. Mi Wuwei once taught Luo Ge a simple and easy-to-remember formula——
“Old vinegar is the most acidic for sauces, balsamic vinegar is more fragrant for cold dressing, white vinegar is more delicious when simmered in soup, and rice vinegar is the most versatile!”
What Luo Ge chose to brew this time was naturally the most versatile rice vinegar.
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To make rice vinegar, first wash the rice and drain it.
Next, it’s time to fry the rice.
Rogo's custom-made wok at Nelson's wasn't ready yet, but fortunately, frying rice wasn't too complicated, and rice was just the basic ingredient, so he just used Norma's pan.
Pour the rice into the pot and stir-fry over low heat. I guess the rice didn't expect that they could actually do this, so their energy was a little confused for a while, and they didn't know whether to riot. Fortunately, Rogo released the power of his soul in time, and quickly
Suppress the energy inside the rice.
As the rice was stir-fried, the rice slowly turned brown. At this time, Luo Ge quickly poured out the fried rice, then followed the same method and continued to stir-fry for several more pots.
When the fried rice was allowed to cool down, Rogo ordered Norma to boil a large pot of water and let it cool down as well. This step was very crucial.
When the boiling water cooled down and the fried rice was almost cool, Luo Ge found a large clay pot, poured the fried rice into it, and then poured in the cooled boiling water.
If there were things like plastic wrap in the previous life, there would have to be a gap between the water surface and the mouth of the jar, because fermentation would produce bubbles. But now, Rogo can only fill it up with water, cover it with the lid, and use the overflowing water.
Form an isolation zone between the inside of the altar and the water.
During this process, the originally calm energy in the rice began to become active again, but it did not explode, but moved weakly. However, if this activity is not suppressed, it will become more intense.
Therefore, for this fermentation method, Rogo needs to sort out the internal energy every once in a while.
But for now, the work of making vinegar is completed, and the next step is to leave it to time.
In about 10 to 15 days, the fresh rice vinegar will be ready.
In the previous plan of brewing rice vinegar, salt, sugar, or diced apples were also added, mainly to enrich the taste of rice vinegar. However, for Rogo, this will make it more difficult to sort out the energy. Anyway, he just wants a vinegar taste.
That's all, so those things are not added.
After brewing the rice vinegar, Luo Ge stretched himself, and then came the main event - soy sauce!
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Soy sauce, as a traditional seasoning for Chinese food, plays an irreplaceable role in Chinese food. Unfortunately, at the time when Rogo traveled through time, the high-end soy sauce market on Blue Star had almost been monopolized by Japan and South Korea. And many of their high-end soy sauces
The factory just improved or even directly used the soy sauce brewing process from the Southern Song Dynasty in China.
Rogo couldn't help but sigh when he thought of this.
He can no longer maintain Chinese food in that world. Now he wants to make Chinese food shine again in this world.
Reject technology and hard work!
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The brewing of soy sauce is much more complicated than rice vinegar.
First, soak all the soybeans in a water tank, at least overnight!
Then, there is nothing you can do for the time being, so just wait.
Rogo had dinner, which was also white bread with sauce, but the evening meal was black pepper sauce. After eating, he meditated again. After absorbing the energy, it was late at night, so he climbed into bed and went to sleep.
went.
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Early the next morning, Rogo woke up from a nightmare again, but this time he dreamed that he was killed by Michelle.
Nightmare actually has a TV series.
Luo Ge didn't pay attention, got up, washed up, and then ran to look at the soaked soybeans. At this time, the soybeans had expanded one by one, fully doubling in size.
It's just that the next procedure gave Rogo a headache.
Because it needs to be steamed.
But the customized steamer basket has not been completed yet.
But this does not trouble Rogo.
After all, this is an extraordinary world.
The essence of steaming is to use high-temperature gas to cook food.
Therefore, Rogo approached Donna again and asked if there was a suitable magician. Under Donna's guidance, Rogo found a fifth-level magician through the alliance's guild cooperation tasks.
The magician's name is Abraham. He is a very easy-going man and is a water-attribute magician. His main job is to regulate the growth environment of magic plants, so he can release moist and high-temperature air. The reward for the task is only 100 Bellas.
Listen, it's only 100 bellas.
After hearing Rogo's request, Abraham was also very interested and couldn't wait to enlist Rogo to cooperate in steaming the soybeans. He was responsible for steaming the soybeans with high-temperature water, and Rogo was responsible for dealing with the energy riot in the soybeans during this process.
However, due to coordination problems, the final success rate will be only 50%. Abraham is also very embarrassed about this, but he will not lose Rogo and Bella.
After seeing Abraham off, Rogo looked at the successfully steamed soybeans and breathed a sigh of relief.
He doesn't need to make soy sauce on a large scale at the moment, he just needs to meet his personal needs, so the current soybeans are enough.
The steamed soybeans are very soft and turn into powder when pinched. Rogo spread them out to cool, then sprinkled some flour on them, and then mixed them evenly, trying to coat every soybean.
Next, it’s fermentation.
The special house had not been built yet, so Rogo unceremoniously commandeered the male servant's quarters. Anyway, there were no male servants now, and Joseph had a special butler's room.
Because Rogo's current goal is to make soy sauce that he can use as soon as possible, and the real natural brewing can be done slowly later, so Rogo unceremoniously took out the "Head of Serenity" he got in the alliance.
Next, Luo Ge stayed in the male servants' dormitory, practicing here and sleeping here, of course, in order to control the temperature here.
I have to say that Serenity Head was still effective. Early the next morning, Rogo discovered that white Aspergillus flavus, which originally took four or five days to appear, had appeared on the surface of the soybeans.
At this point, the brewing of soy sauce can be said to be half done.
Next, Luo Ge washed the soybeans with aflatoxin, poured water into the large vat, put all the washed soybeans into it, sealed the mouth of the jar with linen, and placed it in the empty space behind the castle.
On the ground.
Then, the sun and night dew, the coming and going of cold and summer, wait for half a year.
A dish of soy sauce takes such a long time, which shows how particular Chinese food is.
Of course, Rogo doesn't have that much time!
When the steamer is ready, he will brew new soy sauce, but for now, if nothing else, it may be needed for the Pearl Banquet in a month and a half, so——
Please, Head of Serenity! This chapter has been completed!