Then, Li You said: "The tofu should be ready now. Let's take a look together."

When everyone heard this, they were once again looking forward to it.

I hope the quality of the tofu can satisfy Li You.

They didn't forget Mapo Tofu.

They are all very eager to eat Mapo Tofu today.

And only if the quality of tofu can satisfy Li You, Li You will take action.

Under everyone's expectant gaze, Li You lifted the bucket, took off the cover, and uncovered the gauze.

A large piece of white and tender tofu appears.

Sure enough, it has already taken shape.

This tofu is so beautiful!

"Boss, how are you? Are you satisfied with the quality of this tofu?" Zhao Yanglin asked impatiently.

Li You nodded and said, "It's okay. You can make Mapo Tofu."

As soon as these words came out, everyone at the scene except Lin Guodong and a few others were very excited.

Including Ye Shengge, Zhao Yanglin, He Xianfei and Qu Feng.

Finally, I can finally eat the boss’s Mapo Tofu.

What Xia Xiaoyue, Yu Wei and other girls want is that they can finally eat authentic Mapo Tofu.

Lin Guodong and others were a little confused. They were just eating tofu. Are they so excited?

Of course they know about Mapo Tofu and can make it at home.

Of course it’s delicious. But there’s no need to be so excited, right?

Wait, this should be the reason why the mapo tofu made by the young man is quite delicious. It is definitely much more delicious than the mapo tofu made at home.

Lin Guodong and others found the reason.

Then I couldn't help but sigh, one dish can make the guests so excited. This restaurant is really amazing.

Later, Lin Guodong said to Li You: "Young man, the tofu is made now. Let's go back first."

Li You said: "Uncle Guodong, don't leave in a hurry. I made tofu to introduce Mapo Tofu. Now that the tofu is made, I treat you to Mapo Tofu."

Then he said to the others: "Today we made this tofu together. So, I decided to invite everyone to try Mapo Tofu for free."

As soon as the words came out, the girls cheered.

"The boss is so handsome!"

"Thank you boss!"

"..."

Zhao Yanglin, He Xianfei and Qu Feng smiled and said: "In this case, we are not welcome. Thank you, boss."

Lin Guodong and others saw that everyone was like this, so they did not refuse, and they all smiled and said: "Thank you then, young man."

Li You told everyone not to say thank you, and then carried the tofu into the kitchen.

There are about eight kilograms of these tofu. Let’s take six kilograms and make them for everyone to eat.

I will go back to the village to cook the remaining two kilograms tonight for my parents to eat. By the way, I will bring some to Li Zhong and Liu Jialiang’s family to treat them to a meal.

As for this, there will be no tofu ingredients, so that doesn’t matter.

When will there be medium-quality tofu again? When will Mapo tofu be sold again?

First put about two kilograms of tofu into the storage cabinet.

Then the operation officially begins.

In addition to the main ingredient tofu, Mapo Tofu also requires minced meat.

You can use minced pork or beef. Just use minced pork.

Then you also need bean paste, chili noodles, pepper noodles, green garlic sprouts, soy sauce, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, sugar, starch, salt and other seasonings.

All of these are available.

First take out some pork and cut it into minced meat. Then add appropriate amount of cooking wine and salt to marinate.

Then cut all the tofu into 2 cm square cubes.

Boil a pot of water.

After the water boils, add some salt. Then put the tofu in and blanch it.

This step is very important.

This can not only remove the astringent taste of tofu, but also keep the tofu tender and not brittle.

Without this step, the tofu will be too tough and taste bad after it is cooked.

After blanching, set the tofu aside.

Then chop all the bean paste in the doubanjiang to be used.

This step is equally important.

Otherwise, the color and taste of the finished dish will be seriously affected.

Next, continue to prepare other auxiliary ingredients.

……

Li You was working in the kitchen, while Ye Shengge, Zhao Yanglin, He Xianfei, Xia Xiaoyue, Lin Guodong and other guests were waiting and chatting in the dining room.

The content of the chat is all related to Mapo Tofu.

Xia Xiaoyue asked He Xianfei: "Chef He, they all say that Mapo tofu has the eight-character motto of 'numbing, spicy, hot, fragrant, crispy, tender, fresh, and lively'. How should we understand these eight characters specifically?"

Can't you please tell us?"

When the other girls heard Xia Xiaoyue ask this question, they all looked at He Xianfei expectantly.

Xia Xiaoyue and the others also knew the identity of He Xianfei, a senior chef and head chef of a five-star hotel.

This is definitely the top master in the cooking world.

Therefore, they all wanted to ask He Xianfei for advice on this issue.

When He Xianfei saw all the girls looking forward to it, he smiled slightly and said: "First of all, everyone can understand the words 'num' and 'spicy'. The hemp and spiciness of this dish can refresh the mind and is quite enjoyable.
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Then "hot" means that the characteristics of tofu keep the temperature of the dish after it is cooked, and it is not easy to cool down. Every bite you eat is the taste of freshly cooked food.

Next is the 'fragrance'. Real Mapo Tofu does not have any gypsum smell, nor any original unpleasant smell of various seasonings. It only has various aromas. The sauce aroma of bean paste, the spicy aroma of chili, pork or beef

The meaty aroma, the garlic aroma of green garlic, the numbing aroma of Sichuan peppercorns, etc. are endless.

Next is 'crispy', which means the minced meat inside is red and crispy, crispy in the mouth and melts when you touch your teeth, complementing the tofu.

There is also "tender", which means that the tofu is as white as jade, it has ripples and corners, but it breaks into pieces when you twist it, and it is smooth and tender in the mouth.

Let’s talk about ‘fresh’ next. First, it means that the ingredients are fresh. Second, the finished product is fragrant, fragrant, and impeccable.

The last word is "live", which is the essence of Mapo Tofu. It means that when this dish is first served, the tofu is trembling and like a living thing, and the long garlic sprouts are half standing on the plate, and the oil is emerald green.

It feels like it has just been picked from the field, but there is no harshness in the mouth."

After He Xianfei finished speaking, Xia Xiaoyue, Yu Wei and other girls were all stunned.

This is how I understand it.

This is indeed not a simple dish. No wonder it is so famous.

Then, I am even more looking forward to Li You’s Mapo Tofu.

Lin Guodong and others thought in their hearts, it turns out that Mapo Tofu has so many specialties.

It seems that the Mapo Tofu made at home in the past is not the real Mapo Tofu.

The real Mapo Tofu is definitely much more delicious.

No wonder these people were so excited before.

……

In the kitchen.

Li You is still continuing to operate.

The minced pork has been fried until crispy. This is the key to the word "crispy" in the eight-character motto.

Other preparations have also been completed.

Heat the oil in the pan again, add various accessories in sequence, and stir-fry until fragrant...

After a series of operations, the tofu comes out of the pot.

After taking it out of the pot, sprinkle with fried and crushed Sichuan peppercorns and specially processed green garlic sprouts.

The authentic Mapo Tofu, which is full of spicy, spicy, hot, fragrant, crispy, tender, fresh and lively, is officially released.

Fifteen copies in total.

There should be enough for guests to try.
Chapter completed!