Chapter 57: Beating Ghee (for further reading)
Although Chen Yan came to Kelsang Village for the first time, she was very familiar with Namtso. She called a taxi from the scenic spot service area with just one phone call.
After buying high-quality yak milk from a nearby ranch, Zhouzhou bought some brown sugar from a supermarket near the scenic spot, and then returned to Grandma Dama's house to start making steamed buns with milk residue.
As the name suggests, making steamed buns with milk dregs naturally requires milk dregs. This is actually the product of separated butter tea. It is the most common thing in Tibetan families, but it has become the most anticipated delicacy of Mei Duo, which shows the embarrassment of the family.
Looking at Mei Duo with an expectant face, Zhou Zhou felt a little sour, so he bought two large buckets of high-quality yak milk; apart from today's meal, Mei Duo should be able to drink it every day in the next few months.
Here comes the fragrant butter tea.
Separating butter tea relies on the 'beating' process, which requires the use of the 'Dong Mo bucket'. This bucket has a removable lid and a piston-like beater in the center of the lid, which is the so-called 'Jialuo bucket'.
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Fresh yak milk must first be heated to about 50 degrees, then poured into a bucket and the lid of the bucket fixed. The maker must continuously pump the 'Jialuo' up and down to separate the oil and water in the milk.
This process is very laborious and tests the skill of the producer. The trick is to judge the degree of oil-water separation through the feedback force from 'Jialuo'.
Whether the final butter tea is fragrant or not depends on the maker's technique and accurate judgment.
Grandma Dama was afraid that Zhou Zhou was inexperienced, so she originally wanted to do it herself, but Zhou Zhou refused. The making process required thousands of twitches of the armor, which was not something an elderly person could handle.
The helpless Dama could only wait aside with her excited granddaughter. When Zhou Zhou finally let go of Jia Luo's hand, he cautiously walked over to watch.
“What a fine butter!”
A layer of yellow grease appeared in Dong Mo's bucket, with a faint milky aroma. Under the sunlight, the foam on the surface of the grease shone with colorful light. Grandma Dama could tell at a glance that this was the highest quality ghee.
The butter made from cow's milk is yellow, and the butter made from goat's milk is white, both of which are considered to be pure in color. The butter in Dong Mo's bucket is bright yellow, with such a pure color that even those who have lived in Tibet for more than 80 years can
It was the first time for Grandma Dama to see her.
Compared to grandma, there is nothing surprising about Mei Duo. Since brother Zhou is the incarnation of the auspicious heavenly mother, of course he is omnipotent.
She had washed her hands in advance, cheered and picked up the butter with her little hands, and then carefully put it into a leather bag specially made for holding butter.
Soon these fresh ghee will solidify into bright yellow ghee blocks, which can be stored for a long time and used anytime.
After the ghee is successfully separated from the yak milk, the remaining milk has already been degreased. It only needs to be boiled and then cooled to obtain yogurt water. The milk residue is the residue after filtering the yogurt water through a bamboo bucket filter.
After removing the milk residue from the bamboo bucket filter, it needs to be placed in the sun for one to two hours. The finally formed milk residue is in an irregular shape, with a sour and refreshing taste, and is rich in nutrients.
It can dissolve food and eliminate phlegm.
When Tibetans leave their hometown, they always take some milk residue with them to prevent them from adapting to the soil. This cheap food has a special meaning for the Tibetans.
While drying the milk residue, Zhou Zhou began to dissolve the filtered milk into brown sugar, and then kneaded it into the flour.
Milk dregs buns require a soft outer skin and crispy milk dregs, so you don’t need to knead too many times, and don’t use too much force. However, they do require kneading evenly, and the brown sugar and milk must be evenly distributed in all parts of the dough.
This will give you the best taste.
The last step is to have fun making buns.
Grandma Dama, Mei Duo, and Chen Yan all helped. Zhouzhou made the most beautiful buns, with flower-like patterns and eighteen folds. Grandma Dama and Mei Duo were also above the standard, but only Chen Da
The beauty’s buns look more like ugly steamed buns.
After the hot steamed buns with milk residue came out of the pot, a beauty-loving girl like Chen Yan naturally grabbed the steamed buns produced by Zhouzhou immediately. However, Grandma Dama picked up the steamed buns she made with a smile and praised her a few times.
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The soft and sweet milky bun skin was chewed by Mei Duo in one bite. The sour and crispy milk dregs made her narrow her eyes in beauty. When she was a child, she always thought that the milk dregs buns made by her grandma were the most delicious, but when she tasted them
After Zhou Zhou made steamed buns with milk dregs, the girl's heart immediately fell in love with her.
Through the steam rising from the buns, the happy Mei Duo secretly glanced at Brother Zhou, lowered her head and smiled sweetly, not knowing what was going on in her little head.
When Mei Duo smiled the happiest time, her father, Amma, also came back; seeing her father's condition improving and her daughter's happiness, the honest father would only rub his hands and smile honestly, even if he was secretly poked a few times by his wife.
I still can't say a single pleasant word even though I'm at waist level.
Instead, it was Zhou Zhou who reached out his hand first: "Uncle Qianba, are the cattle and sheep on the pasture still fat?"
"This year's aquatic plants are good, very fat, very fat..."
Qiangba, whose Han name was Ma Qiang, replied, but then he didn't know what to say. He ate a steamed bun with milk dregs, and then picked up another...
Seeing the man eating three steamed buns in a row, his wife Dolma finally couldn't bear it anymore. She rolled her eyes at her husband and said apologetically: "He is such a fool. I can't help the two guests."
Zhou Zhou smiled and waved his hands: "It doesn't matter, Uncle Qiangba has his true temperament.
By the way, I heard that you and Uncle Jianba are currently grazing on someone else's pasture. I wonder how the cattle and sheep are in the pasture where you two are?"
When mentioning cattle and sheep, Qiangba's eyes lit up, and he nodded repeatedly: "The quality is very good, they are all the highest quality yaks and northern Tibetan black sheep."
"I believe Uncle Jianba, do you think this is good?
We also need the supply of beef and mutton on the railway, and the person in charge of the logistics office of the Tibetan Railway Section is also very familiar with our train conductor.
I happen to be the chef in charge of the dining car, so I believe the conductor will still give me some face; I hope that in the future we x164 will purchase the beef and mutton from your ranch through the logistics office of the Zangdu Railway Section on a regular basis, and for a long time.
But this requires a middleman, Uncle Jianba, can you do me this little favor?"
Half of x164's journey is on the Tibetan Plateau, and a lot of beef and mutton are consumed. If Qiangba is the middleman, he can get some benefits, and maybe help this poor herder family.
Zhou Zhou had just received the 50,000 skill points rewarded by the system and directly upgraded his 'skill' to the level of a special second-level chef. Now he is a genuine special second-level chef.
Speaking of which, I have to thank Mei Duo for this... Looking at the only long leather jacket on Mei Duo's body and her happy face while holding ordinary food such as steamed buns with milk residue, Zhou Zhou always felt that
What should I do for this family?
Aunt Xia's reputation on this railway line is big enough. Anyway, the logistics office of the Zangdu Railway Section also needs to purchase ingredients. As long as Aunt Xia is willing to help with a word, this shouldn't be a difficult task.
"I...but...but..."
Qianba's face turned red and his hands turned red. Finally, Dolma agreed on behalf of her husband.
Now that the cattle and sheep on the ranch have a stable market, the rancher will also give the couple a reward; Zhuoma is a smart woman, how could she not see that Zhou Zhou is deliberately trying to help her family?
"Brother Zhou is the best person in the world, he is the incarnation of the Heavenly Mother of Auspiciousness..."
Mei Duo was as smart as her Ama, and her big sparkling eyes never left Zhou Zhou's face, as if she wanted to remember Zhou Zhou's appearance firmly in her heart.
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After eating this meal, Zhou Zhou and Chen Yan said goodbye and left Grandma Dama's house; the sooner the ranch supply matter is resolved, the sooner Mei Duo can wear the new clothes she deserves, and last night Xia
His aunt called him and asked him to return to Zangdu as soon as possible. The chef arranged for him had already arrived in Zangdu, and he, the 'chef' of the dining car, was still needed to check it out.
When the two got into the taxi, Mei Duo stood on the roadside holding her lamb Tuantuan and refused to leave. She jumped desperately and waved her hands desperately, hoping that her brother Zhou would look back at her and Tuantuan.
One glance.
Looking back and seeing Mei Duo, who had turned into a small black dot, Chen Yan felt that her eyes were itching again and wiped them gently: "Old Zhou, this little girl probably has you in mind.
Chapter completed!