Chapter 168: Pancake Fruit
Gu Xiaoyou looked at the phone and continued to read: "Let me see, mix the flour and corn flour in a ratio of two to one, add water and mix into a batter."
"What does two to one mean?" Zhou asked puzzledly.
"Oh, I'll do it." It was too troublesome to explain, so Gu Xiaoyou simply did it himself.
Gu Xiaoyou put the phone in her purse, scooped out two bowls of flour and a bowl of cornmeal, and poured it into the basin: "This is two to one, you can add water."
"That's it." Mrs. Zhou added water to the basin as instructed, picked up her chopsticks and stirred it up.
She stirred for a long time before it turned into batter. Gu Xiaoyou felt tired for her and missed the mixer in the kitchen at home.
"The batter is ready, prepare the pan to preheat." Gu Xiaoyou said.
"The pan... what kind of pan is it?" Mrs. Zhou asked again, why couldn't she understand what was reported in the treasure?
"That's how the bottom of the pot is flat." Gu Xiaoyou paused the screen and showed Zhou the appearance of the pan.
Mrs. Zhou looked at it carefully several times and said hesitantly: "We don't have this pan here, but we do have an earthenware pot."
"Find it out and let me take a look." Gu Xiaoyou said curiously as he really didn't know what ancient clay pots looked like.
Zhou immediately rummaged around in the kitchen, and finally took out a flat-bottomed pot with a curved edge that was about ten centimeters high from where the pots were placed.
"This is an earthenware pot." Gu Xiaoyou held it in his hand and weighed it. It was completely different from modern earthenware pots.
However, the bottom of the pot is flat, and although the rim is a bit high, it can also be used as a frying pan.
"That's it." Gu Xiaoyou cleaned the pot, put it on the stove, waited for the water in the pot to evaporate, and poured a small amount of oil into the pot.
Gu Xiaoyou picked up the earthen pot, shook it back and forth, spread the oil all over, and put it back on the stove.
"Oh, you have to prepare a brush. Just use a thin layer of oil to apply it." Gu Xiaoyou sighed: "We are still not prepared enough."
"Then I'll go shopping tomorrow." Zhou said positively.
"It's too late to do it tomorrow morning." Gu Xiaoyou shrugged: "Let's just make do with it for now."
After chatting for a while, the oil was almost warm. Gu Xiaoyou gave up the position on the stove, took out his mobile phone and said: "Okay, let's continue with the next steps. Sister Zhou, stand in front of the pot and listen to my instructions."
"Well, tell me." Mrs. Zhou stood in front of the stove obediently and looked at Gu Xiaoyou seriously.
"Put an appropriate amount of batter into the pan, turn the bottom of the pan, and spread it into a pancake."
Mrs. Zhou did as she was told, scooped out a spoonful of the hard-stirred batter with a spatula and put it into the earthen pot.
She turned the bottom of the pot with some unfamiliar movements. Upon seeing this, Miss Gu picked up the spatula to help, turned it clockwise, and spread the batter into a round shape on the bottom of the pot.
When the batter was almost done, Gu Xiaoyou continued to watch the video, cracked the eggs prepared in advance and spread them on the dough.
"Sister Zhou, spread the eggs evenly on the dough."
"Okay." Mrs. Zhou picked up the spatula, lightly mashed the eggs, and spread them evenly on the dough.
While Zhou was busy, Gu Xiaoyou quickly watched the video and went to the seasoning area of the kitchen to find the ingredients.
She sprinkled sesame seeds and chopped green onions on the eggs. When the eggs were cooked, she said, "It's time to turn them over."
"I'll turn over right now." Mrs. Zhou responded.
Mrs. Zhou used a spatula to turn the dough over. Gu Xiaoyou picked up the prepared sauce and poured it on the dough with a spoon. When it was almost done, spread it evenly with the back of the spoon, and then put the crisps on top.
Gu Xiaoyou picked up the spatula from the side, folded both sides of the dough in half, wrapped the crispy dough inside, and folded it in half again.
"Okay!" Gu Xiaoyou looked at the steaming pancakes and announced, "Breakfast is ready."
Use a spatula to put the dough onto the plate. Gu Xiaoyou brings two pairs of chopsticks over: "Let's try it."
"Yeah." Mrs. Zhou took the chopsticks and divided the crispy bread into two.
Zhou took a few glances at the noodle cake held between her chopsticks. The noodle cake was steaming, mixed with the aroma of egg and sauce.
Open your mouth and bite down the pancake and crackers together, making a crisp sound. The mixed texture is very unique, with the aroma of sauce and egg, plus the crispy crackers, it has a unique flavor.
"It smells so good." Mrs. Zhou sighed and finished the remaining noodles while sighing.
Gu Xiaoyou had already finished her portion of pancakes in three strokes, and said proudly: "It's delicious."
"It's delicious, it tastes so fresh." Mrs. Zhou praised with a smile.
"As long as it tastes good, Liang'er will definitely like it." Gu Xiaoyou said with a smile.
Zhou nodded in agreement, swallowed the food in her mouth, and asked curiously: "I still don't know what this food is called?"
"Ah, I forgot to tell you." Gu Xiaoyou smiled slightly: "This is called pancake fruit."
"Pancake fruit..." Ms. Zhou muttered silently, thinking about the steps just now, and said with a smile: "This name is really appropriate."
"No, when I was in school, I liked the pancakes at the school entrance the most. They contained lettuce and eggs, and you could add more sausages and crackers for extra money." Gu Xiaoyou recalled the past and kept talking.
Zhou was eating and listening. Although the words in Gu Xiaoyou's mouth were unfamiliar, he was already used to the new words that came out of her from time to time.
When I heard about ham, I was a little scared and asked, "What is this ham? Is it a burning leg?"
Why are cultivators so cruel?
"Ouch, you made me laugh so hard." Gu Xiaoyou was amused and laughed for a while before explaining: "It's either a burned leg or something made of meat and starch. Because it's long like a leg, it's called
Ham."
"Well, that's quite interesting." Ms. Zhou's mouth twitched, and after thinking for a while she asked, "Does the ham taste good? Do you want to add ham to Liang'er?"
"I can't make ham."
Gu Xiaoyou spread his hands, there are too many things added to the ham, which may not have been available in ancient times.
"But we can just put the meat in it, just put it in."
"Okay, then I'll make another pancake with meat and fruit." After hearing this, Mrs. Zhou immediately became energetic, found some fresh meat, and chopped it up on the cutting board.
Gu Xiaoyou checked her phone by the way and found that there are many things that can be added to the improved pancake fruit, such as chicken steak, steak, and even shredded carrots and cucumbers.
"You can really put everything in it." Gu Xiaoyou immediately shared the new hairstyle with Zhou.
The two women discussed it and studied the additives for pancakes in the kitchen.
It wasn't until all the crisps and batter were used up that the two women stopped researching, and finally Gu Xiaoyou came to a conclusion.
"Pancakes with meat and vegetables are the best."
Chapter completed!