Crossing 70: Fish in the Pond Have Good News

Chapter 252 Fried Peanuts

Then add the spices and a large bag of coarse salt.

Jiang Yu stood beside the stove, holding the handle and turning it. After the handle moved, the mechanism at the back also started to work, and the stove began to rotate successfully.

The others gathered around her and watched. The stove was heated and it was warm, and it was quite comfortable to stand there.

"How long does it take to fry this?" asked Jiang Yu.

Several people looked at each other, and no one really knew how long it would take to fry it.

"Fry them first. I'll get a spatula. When the peanut shells turn yellow, we'll scoop out some and try." In the end, it was the cooking veteran Wu Aiqing who made the decision.

After about an hour, when the peanut shells looked very dry and slightly yellow, Jiang Yu stopped turning the stove and asked Wu Aiqing to carefully scoop some out with a spatula.

The scooped sand peanuts are placed on a plate and cooled quickly by the cold wind.

Jiang Yu touched the peanut and found that it was cold, so he picked up one and squeezed the peanut open with his fingertips. Then he poured the kernel into his palm. The red skin of the peanut had become crispy and would fall apart with a slight touch, revealing the white peanut kernel.

Ginger Fish put the peanut kernels into his mouth and tasted a little bit of salty and fragrant taste. After chewing, the aroma of peanut oil spread out, which was fragrant, crispy and delicious.

"You can stir-fry it a little longer." Jiang Yu thought the peanuts might taste better if they were a little drier.

Others also thought it tasted good after trying it.

After another seven or eight minutes, Jiang Yu stopped the stove and asked everyone to disperse.

She used special pliers to clamp the drawer at the bottom of the stove and pulled out the still burning fire.

The sudden heat made everyone take two steps back.

Jiang Yu put the drawer aside and covered it with a lid to isolate it from the air. The fire soon died down.

The main body of the stove can be opened, and the round ball used for frying can also be taken out separately. With the help of Fu Biao, Jiang Yu and Fu Biao took out the round ball filled with things, turned it upside down, pointed the opening at the basket on the ground, and poured out all the peanut sand.

After emptying the contents, Gingerfish put the ball back in and closed the shell, returning it to its original state.

After the temperature of the sand dropped, several men began to pick out peanuts. The sand, coarse salt and spices could still be used, and after the peanuts were found, they had to be poured back.

Xue Li also tried a peanut. Apart from the lack of fragrance, the overall flavor was pretty good. If the recipe is optimized, this thing should be popular with a good audience.

Jiang Yu went back into the house (actually the space) and turned out the melon seeds that had been processed before, poured them all into the stove, then added the sand that had just been used, put the drawer containing firewood back, and continued processing.

Although it needs to be operated manually, Jiang Yu thinks this stove is very good. It can produce more fried nuts at one time than the previous two pots. It is very convenient!

Originally, when frying peanuts, you had to constantly turn the contents of the pan. The sand was heavy and troublesome, but switching to the roller with a handle has greatly reduced the trouble of stir-frying. At least you don’t have to put in so much effort.

Jiang Yu looked at the handle in his hand, wondering what he should do to go further, preferably freeing his hands?

After the fried peanuts cooled down, they were put into the pocket and set aside. Xiong Lijin took over Jiang Yu's work and sat by the stove, warming the fire and shaking the handle. "This is good. What else can you do besides frying dried goods?"

Jiang Yu and Xue Li scratched their heads, it seemed like there was no other use for it?

"If I can't fry things, then it might be good to use it for stirring. If it's smaller, can I use it to dry herbs?" Wu Aiqing often fiddles with his herbs and is quite skilled at using a wok. However, the herbs need to be turned over and so on, so he has to pay attention to even heating. Wouldn't this rotating wok be more useful?

"I'll make one for you?" Although Jiang Yu didn't understand, if he needed it, it would just be a matter of melting iron and splicing iron sheets together, and it could be made quickly.

Wu Aiqing was a little tempted. "How much?" he asked in a low voice.

"I'll charge you for the materials and processing fees, just give me 10 yuan." Jiang Yu couldn't estimate the value of the iron sheet because the price given by the recycling station was outrageous, so she could only name a price.

Wu Aiqing nodded immediately, "Okay, I'll go get the money."

Jiang Yu took on a new job for no apparent reason.

After Qianyuan understood Jiangyu's new invention, she was also tempted and wanted to rent a machine from her. After all, everyone had stockpiled some mountain products, mostly walnuts, hazelnuts and other shelled things. It was not impossible to fry them in an iron pan in previous years, but it was very tiring.

Seeing that there is a good tool right in front of me, of course I want to borrow it.

"If we rent it together, conservatively speaking, two days should be enough." Fang Qianqian discussed with He Yuanchao in a low voice.

They have already done all the work before roasting the nuts, the only thing left is the frying step.

He Yuanchao nodded, "Then I'll go ask Jiang Yu."

"Go ahead." Fang Qianqian nodded.

Then Jiang Yu had another income, although it was not much, she agreed because they were both educated youth and they had been getting along quite well recently.

Fang Qianqian and He Yuanchao cheered, hurriedly made an appointment with Jiang Yu for use, and then ran back to the room to count their supplies.

After Jiang Yu handed over the work outside to his friends, he went back to the house to make Wu Aiqing's stove.

The next day, the heavy snow stopped temporarily.

Fu Biao and Xiong Lijin quickly pulled Chen Jinghan out with them. They were going to get back all the things they had left in the city.

It is not convenient to ride a bike on the snowy road, so they can only push the bike. Although it is more troublesome to go there, they have a lot of stuff and it is probably impossible to carry it all back. It is more convenient to put it on the bike.

Xue Li asked them to bring flashlights with them, otherwise what would they do if they came back late and couldn't see the road clearly.

Wu Aiqing wanted to ask them to wear their raincoats, fearing that it would snow again later.

"If it snows again, don't come back. It's hard to travel if the snow is too heavy. Safety is the most important thing." Jiang Yu reminded.

"Okay, Brother Wu, please do me a favor. If we are not back by 8 o'clock in the evening, please close the door to the yard." Fu Biao thought about it and decided that he didn't have to rush back. If he didn't have time, he could just stay at his friend's house for one night.

Jiang Yu watched them push their bicycles away and suddenly asked, "Do you think it would be more convenient for us to go out in the future if we had a sled?"

"Then we still need to raise dogs?" The dogs that pull sleds are larger and more stable. If it's a Husky, it might just pull you to go ice skating!

"Yeah, keeping a dog these days is still a topic of gossip, how boring!" Jiang Yu snorted, then went straight back to his room.

Xue Li looked at her best friend who suddenly had a bad temper with amusement, and walked slowly into her room.

Only Wu Aiqing, who was frying walnuts, was left busy under the eaves.