Shaking the sake bottle.
After taking a few big gulps, the General immediately showed a satisfied expression!
Then, out of the corner of his eye, he secretly glanced at Sosuke in front of the cooking counter, his thoughts inevitably drifting.
As the young lady of the Nakiri, Erina would always be a cherished treasure in the General's heart!
And at Totsuki Academy, Erina naturally had an extremely high status, background, and wealth!
This gave her immense prestige at Totsuki, but at the same time, it made it difficult for her to form close relationships with ordinary students!
After all.
Most students.
Only felt jealousy, envy, and awe towards her.
And the few who could approach her would be repelled by her tsundere and arrogant nature!
So, Erina was actually very lonely!
But here at the Izakaya, although Sosuke's Restaurant initially had the intention of teasing her.
He possessed a naturally amiable demeanor, often able to quickly close the distance with Erina in just a few sentences, and could chat with her delightfully!
This, in the General's opinion, felt incredibly unbelievable!
"Could it be?"
"In this world."
"Is the one who can save Erina the Shopkeeper of this Izakaya?"
Looking at the clear sake in his cup, the white-haired General could only murmur to himself!
...
First.
Prepare ordinary all-purpose flour.
Pour it into a container, add cold water and edible salt, slowly add them to the flour in batches, stirring with chopsticks as you add water, and finally knead into a relatively soft dough by hand!
Afterward, cover with a damp cloth, let it rest for 10 minutes, then knead it again by hand, and let it rest for another 20 minutes!
At the same time, prepare wheat starch.
Pour hot water above 90 degrees Celsius onto the wheat starch, slowly, bit by bit.
Once the dough forms, let it rest for 10 minutes!
"Young Lady!"
"Why is he preparing two different types of flour and wheat starch?"
Seeing Sosuke mixing two different types of dough, Hisako Arato, who was quietly observing from the side, felt very puzzled.
"Hmm!"
"From my experience."
"Using two types of dough should be to achieve different textures and visual effects, right?"
Erina's eyes first flickered, then she stated her opinion.
All-purpose flour, with a moisture content of 13.8% and crude protein content above 8.55, falls between high-gluten flour and low-gluten flour.
In terms of extensibility, all-purpose flour is actually relatively inferior to high-gluten flour!
But on the other hand, all-purpose flour is pure white and lustrous in color, and the food made from it is soft with a slight chewiness, so it is also very suitable for making dumpling wrappers!
As for the dough made from wheat starch, it is even more delicate and can increase visual appeal!
"Strange!"
"If it's just to achieve a visual effect."
"You could use a 4:1 ratio of high-gluten flour and cornstarch to create all-purpose flour, so why would wheat starch and all-purpose flour be needed?"
"What's more, wheat starch is just a type of starch; the wrapper is relatively thin and can easily break if not handled carefully, and it's even more delicate in texture, so it's completely unsuitable for making dumpling wrappers!"
Thinking of this, Erina's eyes were filled with suspicion.
Every new dish Sosuke made always left her completely unable to understand or guess!
And in the end, when all the secrets of his dish were revealed, it would completely subvert her understanding of that type of cuisine!
Therefore, Erina also began to have a premonition.
The shrimp dumplings Sosuke was making this time would still be as astounding as the previous two times!
"Logically speaking."
"Dumpling wrappers should be as thin as possible."
"But he actually wants to use all-purpose flour and wheat starch to make two different types of dumpling wrappers?"
The General, seeing Sosuke's method, also found it truly puzzling!
...
Nothing tastes better than dumplings,
Nothing feels better than lying down!
As an important part of Heavenly Dynasty culture, dumplings have a long history!
As early as the late Eastern Han Dynasty, the physician Sosuke Zhongjing returned to his hometown during the winter solstice and saw many poor common people with frostbitten ears, and some even suffered from colds.
So he used mutton, pepper, and medicinal herbs that dispel cold and promote warmth as filling, wrapped them into ear shapes, and gave them to the poor to eat, successfully resisting the cold and curing their ears!
Later.
After many years of development.
By the Ming and Qing Dynasties, dumplings began to spread throughout the country!
Dumplings are not only delicious but also unique and simple to make; they can be made with hot water dough, oil-flaky dough, egg dough, or rice flour.
The fillings are also diverse, they can be meat or vegetable, sweet or savory; and the cooking methods can also be steaming, boiling, frying, pan-frying, baking, and so on.
In short.
Dumplings, like Tofu.
Can be made in countless variations, with different flavors!
...
Just then.
Sosuke had washed all the prawns clean.
Then, using scissors, he cut off the long whiskers and the sharp pointed parts on their heads.
He then used a toothpick to break the tissue connecting the head and body, rinsing while continuing to mash the tissue in the sandbag with the toothpick, and finally rinsing it clean!
He inserted a toothpick into the section next to the tail, broke the skin, cut the shrimp meat into pieces, then mixed it with cooking wine, ginger, white pepper, sugar, salt, sesame oil, and shrimp roe, stirring evenly and marinating for 15 minutes.
Finally, the peeled shrimp shells were carved into the shape of a dragon's head.
Immediately after.
Utilizing different types of dumpling wrappers.
He used a crystal wrapper as the base, then placed a regular dumpling wrapper on top, sealed the edges, then inverted the dumpling and took it to steam!
...
"Is it my illusion?"
"He really used two types of dumpling wrappers?"
Seeing this, Erina couldn't help but be stunned, her mind racing!
She completely failed to understand the purpose of Sosuke's method; it was simply too contrary to common sense!
Finally, as the shrimp dumplings were steamed, Sosuke, quick-eyed and quick-handed, quickly opened the steamer.
Swoosh!
Swoosh!
Swoosh!
Unexpectedly, the moment the steamer was opened.
The entire steamer instantly filled with mist, then erupted with dazzling light, directly blinding the titanium alloy eyes of all the diners present!
"Huh?"
"Why is it glowing again?"
Erina had an incredulous expression!
This was the second time she had seen a glowing dish, but even seeing it again, she was still startled!
And just as Erina, Senzaemon Nakiri, Hisako Arato, and all the other diners had not yet recovered from the glowing phenomenon...
Shrimp.
No, it's a dragon!
The dragon-shaped dumpling actually slowly ascended within the misty steamer!
Like a majestic dragon soaring through clouds and mist, gracefully winding, resplendent all over, looking down on everyone with a powerful and dignified aura!
"Ah?"
"The dumplings actually flew?"
In an instant, Erina was stunned!
And Hisako Arato and Senzaemon Nakiri beside her, along with everyone else, were all utterly dumbfounded!
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