Chapter 70: Rushing to push the envelope(1/2)
Later, Lin Guodong and others greeted Zhao Yanglin and others.
The scene became more lively.
Zhao Yanglin smiled and said: "I didn't expect it to be so lively today. It's getting more and more interesting."
The more lively the scene, the higher the interest of everyone.
Li You is of course very interested.
It is indeed the right choice to use a stone mill to grind beans.
See how the soybeans are soaking?
When I came to the large aluminum basin where the soybeans were soaked, I grabbed a handful of beans and looked at them carefully.
It feels like it should be basically at its best.
"It's almost done when it's soaked like this. If you keep soaking it again, it will be over." Lin Guodong also came to the side and looked at the soybeans and said.
Li You nodded, "Then get ready to start work."
Xia Xiaoyue, Yu Wei and other girls were all excited again after hearing this.
It finally begins.
Before starting work, first drain the water in which the soybeans are soaked, then rinse the soybeans twice, and finally add an appropriate amount of water again.
After some operations, it’s done.
Rinse the stone grinder again.
Now, construction officially begins.
"I'll grind the mill first," Lin Guodong said.
Pushing is a strenuous job, and if you push for a long time, your hands will be sore and your back will hurt.
However, there are so many people here today and it will be very relaxing for everyone to take turns.
Lin Guodong wanted to be the first to go into battle, and Li You quickly expressed his thanks.
One person is responsible for grinding, and another person is responsible for adding soybeans.
There is a hole above the upper grinding disc.
Add the soybeans through the hole. The soybeans fall into the middle of the upper and lower grinding discs.
The upper millstone rotates, and the soybeans are crushed and ground. The soy milk overflows from all sides of the gap between the two millstones, and is collected through the stone trough.
The principle is very simple.
However, when adding soybeans, you need to add an appropriate amount of water along with it.
How much water should I add? This is very important.
Adding too much or too little water will affect the quality of soy milk. It will also affect the quality of the final tofu.
Generally speaking, the amount of water added is four to five times that of soybeans.
But the best way to add water is to adjust it at any time according to the specific conditions of the process, which requires experience.
Li You decided to add the soybeans himself.
It's not because he has rich experience. It's because while learning Mapo Tofu, he also mastered the tofu making technology.
He can accurately control the amount of water added.
The same applies to the amount of gypsum powder used later.
The amount of gypsum powder is also directly related to the quality of tofu.
Therefore, the process of making tofu is very simple. But it is not easy to make high-quality tofu.
Lin Guodong started to push the millstone, and Li You used a spoon and added the first spoonful of soybeans.
Of course, water is also added together.
Everyone looked at the stone mill, expecting the first ray of slurry to overflow.
After Li You added a few more spoonfuls of soybeans, the first wisp of milky white slurry finally overflowed from the gap between the two millstones.
Soon, more slurry continued to flow out.
It’s coming out!
Everyone seemed very excited at this moment.
Ye Shengge took out his mobile phone to take photos and videos.
She finally saw with her own eyes the pulp produced by the stone mill.
This is a very meaningful moment and must be recorded well.
Xia Xiaoyue, Yu Wei and other girls are also taking photos and videos.
There was only one concept, the legendary stone-ground soy milk, and they finally saw it with their own eyes.
It's strange and magical.
Even more exciting!
Even Zhao Yanglin, He Xianfei and Qu Feng could not help but be equally excited.
Even they have almost never experienced such a scene.
In addition to being excited, Zhao Yanglin said to Lin Guodong enthusiastically: "Brother Lin, you rest for a while and I will push you for a while."
After a few pushes, Lin Guodong didn’t feel tired at all.
However, when he saw Zhao Yanglin looking eager to try, he still smiled and said: "Okay, you can push for a while."
Saying that, get out of the way.
Zhao Yanglin walked to the stone mill, grabbed the handle for pushing, and gave it a try.
"It's quite heavy. You need some strength to do it."
As Zhao Yanglin said this, he slowly pushed the millstone.
Li You smiled and said: "This millstone weighs almost 100 kilograms, so it will naturally take some effort to do it."
Zhao Yanglin nodded.
Keep grinding.
Li You continued to add soybeans and water.
There is more and more milky white slurry, and it has flowed out through the stone slot into a large bucket below.
At the same time, there is also a bean aroma.
It makes people have the urge to take a sip and try it.
"Boss, can I just drink this soy milk like this?" a girl asked.
Li You shook his head, "No. You have to filter out the bean dregs and boil them before drinking."
The girl nodded to show that she understood.
"Mr. Zhao, you need to rest for a while. I'm going to give it a try too."
After Zhao Yanglin pushed for a while, He Xianfei said again.
Zhao Yanglin laughed and said: "That's OK. Chef He should also come and experience it."
In this way, He Xianfei, Qu Feng, and several other villagers from Taoshan Village went into battle one after another.
Everyone only pushed for a short while. Not only were they not tired, but they felt that the pushing was not satisfying and wanted to push for a while longer.
Ye Shengge, Xia Xiaoyue, Yu Wei and other girls are also eager to try.
They also want to feel it.
If one person can't push it, then two people can do it together.
So, the girls started to fight in pairs.
This is the first time in their lives that they have been grinding, and they are very excited and have a sense of accomplishment.
During the grinding process, everyone handed their mobile phones to others and asked them to take pictures of the grinding process.
This is the first time in life, and it is such a meaningful thing, so it is even more important to record it carefully.
Pushing the grindstone is originally a very tiring thing.
But now, everyone is getting more and more excited, and they are starting to compete.
The more they scramble to be the first, the higher their interest becomes.
An hour later, when all the soybeans were ground, everyone was still unfinished.
"Are the beans gone now? I haven't had enough yet."
"Boss, you haven't prepared enough beans! You should prepare two more pounds."
To be continued...