I married a playboy at the beginning, and I changed my fate by eating delicious food

Chapter 136 Winter Melon Candy

"Of course, winter melon can be used not only as a vegetable, but also as a fruit."

It just uses a lot of sugar when making it, so you can only eat it occasionally, otherwise the sugar jar won’t be able to hold it.

However, this winter melon was too big and not so much of it could be used. Xu Si divided it into two halves along the crack.

Cut a piece from the smaller half.

Cut off the outer skin with a knife and remove the inner pulp.

Cut into long strips as wide as fingers, put them in a bowl, add some white sugar, mix well, and marinate for a while.

Wait until the moisture inside is marinated out, pour all into the pot, bring to a boil, then simmer for 5 minutes. When cooked, serve and let cool.

Pour it into the pot and fry over high heat until the moisture of the winter melon is dry. Turn off the heat and continue to stir-fry with the residual heat until it turns white and sandy.

Many people soak the winter melon in food-grade lime water, which can make it hard and keep it from becoming mushy even after long cooking, while also increasing its flavor.

She didn't have the conditions at the moment, so she simplified the steps, and luckily nothing went wrong.

When she has time, she will make some herself. It can not only be used when making many kinds of food, but can also be used as a desiccant.

The method is also simple. Just roast the shells over fire, then soak them in water for a while, take them out, dry them, and then grind them.

It can be used to marinate seafood or meat, and can also be added to flour to make pasta.

Su Jinyue picked up one and looked at it. "This color is really nice."

"It's better to finish this early, otherwise it will backwater and become inedible." Xu Si distributed a few pieces to everyone in the kitchen one by one.

Then he opened the door curtain and shouted to the house in the backyard, "Qining, Qinghuan, come and have some candy!"

Soon, the two appeared at the kitchen door.

"Second Aunt, what kind of candy is this?" Qi Ning trotted to her side and asked expectantly.

"Winter melon candy," Xu Si said as he handed the plates to the two of them.

"It's so sweet," Qi Ning took a bite as soon as he got it, squinting his eyes slightly. Perhaps he inherited Su Jinyue's genes, he also loves sweets.

Qinghuan felt like vomiting the first time she put the food in her mouth, but she felt that this was not a good idea, so she held it back and took a long time to swallow it.

Seeing that her expression was not right, Xu Si touched her head and said, "What's wrong? Don't you like to eat?"

"No, it's delicious," Qinghuan tightened her grip on the winter melon candy.

If she says it tastes bad, will it hurt my second sister-in-law's feelings?

Anyway, Qi Ning seemed to like it very much, so she would secretly give hers to him later, so as not to waste her second sister-in-law's kindness.

"What are you eating? Let me try it." Shen Yanchen came in from outside and saw the fresh food on the plate, so he picked up a piece and put it directly into his mouth and started chewing.

The next second, he frowned and spit it into his hands, saying with disgust, "It tastes terrible, this is fat wrapped in sugar."

Qing Huan's heart skipped a beat. "Second brother, what are you talking about? This is winter melon candy, which Second Sister-in-law just made."

Lou Yuexin also rolled her eyes at him. Kid, if you are not good at talking, just keep quiet.

"Uh," Shen Yanchen was speechless for a moment as he held the food he vomited in his hand, but he still felt it was not tasty.

"Real or fake? I think it's okay," Xu Si also tasted it himself.

Shen Yanchen looked at her expression and said tactfully, "Maybe it's not bad, but I just can't get used to it?"

Xu Si didn't feel unhappy. There are people who like and dislike everything. She even refused to eat the fish head she made herself.

But what does his expression mean? Is he afraid that she will be angry or afraid that she will hit him?

She looked like such a gentle person.

Xu Si smiled and said, "If that's the case, you'll be even less used to eating lard candy."

Lard candy is simply a mixture of sugar and oil. Although the name suggests, it is not entirely made of lard, but also lard residue.

Mix a large amount of glutinous rice flour and a small amount of flour evenly, add brown sugar water to make a batter. Fry the onions with lard, then take them out and chop them. Also chop the lard residue and put them all into the batter.

Fry the batter in a lard pan, scoop it out, knead it into dough, flatten it, cut it into small pieces and you can eat it.

Shen Yanchen grinned. Just hearing the name sounded disgusting.

Su Jinyue had already eaten two of them, proving her opinion with practical actions, "Anyway, I think winter melon candy is delicious, very sweet."

"Then the rest is yours."

"Okay, does anyone else want some?" Su Jinyue picked up the plate and looked at everyone else. Seeing that everyone was shaking their heads, she left a few pieces for Shen Jingchuan and Shen Anyi, then happily put them away.

Shen Yanchen realized that he had said something wrong, so he threw the things in his hands into the trash can, washed his hands, and quickly went out.

"Miss Xu, can I take this candy home?" one of the women making the meatballs asked carefully.

She has a 5-year-old child who has rarely eaten candy since he was born. If she brings this back to him, he will surely be very happy.

They can’t take their work meals back home, but I don’t know if they can take this candy back.

"Sure," Xu Si had no requirements for this. He was afraid that the work meal would affect the work, and this one would be the same for anyone eating it.

"Thank you," the woman was extremely happy to know that it was possible, and the smile on her face never faded.

Seeing that she was about to put the candy on herself, Xu Si hurriedly stopped her, "This will probably be softened by the time you get home from work. Let me process it a little more."

"Sister-in-law, give me yours too. I'll bake it in the clay kiln so it can last longer."

"it is good."

Xu Si collected all the uneaten winter melon candies, put them in the mud kiln to bake for a while, then scooped the icing sugar from the pot, sprinkled it on the candies, and redistributed them to everyone.

As for the sugar that was not scooped out of the pot, she poured some water into the pot and boiled it, letting it completely dissolve in the water. Then she could use it to stew rice.

Qinghuan finally secretly gave her candy to Qining. The little guy didn't think that his aunt didn't like it and just thanked her sweetly.