Opening a Tavern in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 157 Snow Skin Mooncakes, Molten Custard Mooncakes, Egg Yolk Mooncakes, Fresh Meat and Ham Mo

Xiaoyu watched everyone busy making mooncakes and said with a smile, "We don't just make mooncakes with the same fillings as before, we also make ones with egg yolk fillings. This egg yolk filling is delicious when paired with lotus seed paste or red bean paste. The salty and fragrant flavor of the salted egg yolk can neutralize the sweet filling, making the taste very rich and layered."

Yuyu's eyes lit up when she heard this. She stopped what she was doing and asked curiously, "Mom, should we make mooncakes with egg yolk filling? I think they will be delicious."

Xiaoyu nodded and responded, "Of course we will. We'll process the salted egg yolks and add them to the lotus seed paste and red bean paste to make mooncakes."

Cheng Chumo, fanning himself on the side, also said, "Oh, this is quite interesting. The combination of salty and sweet will definitely create a unique flavor."

Li Hao nodded. "Yes, yes, yes. There are also those snow skin mooncakes. The outer skin is made of glutinous rice flour, and the taste is very soft and sticky. Paired with various fruit fillings or cream fillings, it tastes refreshing and delicious."

Yuyu agreed, "Indeed, snowy mooncakes have a unique flavor, especially during the transition from summer to autumn. Eating a few of these makes me feel refreshed."

As Yuyu printed the mooncakes, she exclaimed, "There are also mooncakes with a lava-filled custard filling. I heard that the custard filling contains ingredients like salted egg yolk and butter. When heated, the filling becomes fluid. When you take a bite, the sweetness of the custard and the salty aroma of the salted egg yolk blend in your mouth. How delicious would that be? Should we make some too?"

Xiaoyu smiled and said, "Okay, as long as everyone likes it. But the lava custard filling needs to be made more delicately, otherwise it would be a shame if the lava effect doesn't come out."

Xiaoyu first took out the prepared salted egg yolks, each of which was orange-yellow in color and had an attractive luster. She put the salted egg yolks in the steamer and steamed them briefly.

After steaming, take it out and say: "Come on, Yuyu, Haoer, add these salted egg yolks to the lotus seed paste and red bean paste respectively. Let's start making egg yolk lotus seed paste mooncakes and egg yolk red bean paste mooncakes."

Xiaoyu said as she assigned tasks to the two of them.

Yu Yu and Li Hao quickly responded and carefully mixed the salted egg yolks into the lotus seed paste and red bean paste.

Yuyu said as she stirred the mixture, "Mom, once the salted egg yolk is added, the taste of the lotus seed paste becomes even more special. I know it must be delicious just by smelling it."

Li Hao also agreed: "Yeah, this salty and sweet combination is wonderful just thinking about it."

After stirring evenly, Xiaoyu began to wrap mooncakes. Her technique was much more skillful than before. After a while, the round and plump egg yolk lotus seed paste mooncakes and egg yolk red bean paste mooncakes were wrapped.

Here, Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaidao began to prepare to make snow skin mooncakes.

Cheng Chumo weighed the glutinous rice flour, sticky rice flour, starch and other raw materials according to the proportion, poured them into a basin, added appropriate amount of water and sugar, and began to stir.

The batter gradually became fine and uniform as he stirred it. Qin Huaidao watched from the side and lent a hand from time to time.

"Brother Chu Mo, the batter for the ice skin has to be mixed more finely, otherwise the taste will not be good." Qin Huaidao said.

Cheng Chumo nodded and continued to stir carefully until the batter was in the ideal state.

Then, they divided the batter into several portions and added different colored fruit and vegetable juices to adjust the color. In an instant, the batter became colorful.

"Haha, this colorful batter is pleasing to the eye. It will definitely be more beautiful when it is made into snow skin mooncakes." Cheng Chumo said with a smile.

Afterwards, they put the batter into the steamer and steamed it until cooked. After it was done, they took it out, let it cool down a little, and then started to wrap the snow skin mooncakes.

They wrap the ice skin with strawberry filling, mango filling and other fruit fillings. The ice skin is soft, sticky and elastic, and it is wrapped with sweet fruit fillings, which makes people salivate at the sight.

Xiaoyu started to make the lava custard filling.

She first melted the butter in the pot, then added flour and stir-fried it evenly, then poured in milk, light cream, sugar and the crushed salted egg yolks in turn, stirring constantly to allow all the ingredients to fully blend.

The custard filling is cooked slowly over low heat, and the whole yard is filled with the sweet aroma of custard.

"This lava custard filling must be cooked until it's cooked enough, otherwise it won't have the lava effect." Xiaoyu muttered to herself while stirring attentively.

After the custard filling was cooked, she took out the filling, let it cool down a little, and then began to wrap the lava custard mooncakes, carefully wrapping the filling into the dough.

Li Hao came over and said, "Mom, we also have fresh meat mooncakes and ham mooncakes. I haven't tried them yet, so I don't know if they taste good."

Hearing Li Hao talking about the fresh meat filling and ham filling, he said: "These fresh meat filling and ham filling are also delicious."

As he spoke, Xiaoyu began to prepare the fresh meat filling.

She took out fresh pork from the kitchen. The pork was fat and lean, and looked very tender.

Xiaoyu neatly cut the pork into small pieces, then placed it on the chopping board and chopped it finely. The rhythmic sound of chopping meat could be heard.

After chopping, she put the minced pork into a bowl and added appropriate amount of soy sauce. As soon as the soy sauce was poured in, the pork was instantly dyed with a beautiful color.

Next comes the chopped green onion and ginger. With the addition of green onion and ginger, a unique aroma begins to fill the air.

After adding a little sugar, salt and other seasonings, Xiaoyu began to stir the mixture with chopsticks, saying, "For this fresh meat filling, you have to mix the seasonings evenly so that every strand of meat is coated with flavor. Only in this way will the mooncakes have the right balance of salty and sweet, and be filled with the aroma of meat. This is one of the representative flavors of Suzhou-style mooncakes, so we can't be careless."

Li Hao watched from the side and asked curiously, "Mom, how do you make the ham filling? I've never tasted mooncakes with ham filling."

Xiaoyu smiled and replied, "Hao'er, for the ham filling, you have to first choose good ham and cut it into small pieces, or make it into ham puree."

As she spoke, she took out the ham that she had prepared long ago and began to process it.

First, cut the ham into small, even pieces, then slowly pound it into a paste in a stone mortar. Then add appropriate amounts of sugar, honey and other seasonings and continue to stir evenly.

Xiaoyu said, "Look, this is what the ham filling is like. It's a mixture of salty and sweet. The unique salty and sweet flavors of the ham blend together, giving it a unique flavor."

Yuyu smelled the fresh meat and ham fillings, her eyes sparkling, and said expectantly, "Mom, I feel like mooncakes with these two fillings must be very delicious. Let's wrap them up quickly. I can't wait to try them."

"Haha, okay, let's start wrapping it now." Xiaoyu responded with a smile.

Then, everyone started to wrap mooncakes with meat and ham fillings in a lively manner.